Found. The wild story of a dog rescued after an attack ends in a fiery crash. The poor pup somehow got away after the crook jumped into the car. Im lisa bell. Thats scary enough. And as you hear, this could have been a whole lot worse. The carjacking happened this morning. A short time later, the car smashed and caught fire at mcgregor road and done can trace. Jennifer ortega is there live tonight. And really a wild story. Reporter that carjacker didnt get too far. Actually five miles to be exact. They crashed right here in this power poll. Tonight we talk to the man that burning suv. I saw half the top of the telephone pole and it exploded. Reporter david said head ed to work when he rolled up on a Ford Expedition smashed against the power poll. The car was already on fire when he went looking for someone inside. The dash board was on top of him. I just grabbed it and pulled it off of him. And grabbed it underneath his arms and as soon as his feet hit the ground, the car went up compl
Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie along side Natalie Morales and al roker that just dropped a bomb on us. You say you have amazing video later. Amazing video. Of the aurora borealis. Youll want to stay tuned for this. Hell show you next week. Lets start with the top story. The suspicious packages that led to tense moments at the Jacksonville International airport. Kerry sanders is there for us this morning. What happened. Well it is now confirmed by the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office that one man is in custody. He has been arrested. Police say the zelko told the security checkpoint that, quote, ive got a bomb here. That setoff a response that landed him in custody. For unknown reasons, another man in the security line ran. He is manuel rivera. He was chased to the parking garage where he was arrested. The two men we
Congress as quoted dozens of veterans into the memorial on tuesday. We were here this group of veterans flew in from mississippi on an honor flight. The National Park service furloughed its 330 workers from the National Mall. That also affects places like fort mchenry, now closed to the public. Deborah wiener has more. I and embarrassed for our country. I care more about how this affects people. It is wrong. There has been much of a middle in a long time. Persist aslems will long as the stalemate persists. That also goes for the Naval Academy. A shutdown in washington is affecting life in annapolis. That is where we find jennifer franciotti. What is happening . It is like a spider with a lot of legs. Its been those outward. We know the status of the game is still up in the air. The military has suspended all intercollegiate sports activities on soul further notice. Navy practicing yesterday because a decision is not expected until thursday. The Naval Academy has had to employees35 civi
Government shutdown. The senate will convene at 10 00 this morning and the house will get back to work at about 10 30. Republican aides say the house will attempt to pass mini funding bills. And some new details about what federal employees can expect as the shutdown drags on. Richard jordan is live with more. Reporter aaron, federal workers are taking a big hit. Just about anyone coming down through the National Mall is going to see some changes. A lot of roads are blocked leading to the big attractions. All the monuments and even if you do get past the roadblocks, all youre going to find are gates like these that are closed. Even a padlock there to keep it locked up tight. Now the rule of thumb is if its a typically a free attraction, a free museum like the smithsonian or the national zoo, that will be closed. If its something you have to pay for, you should expect that will be open. But youll definitely want to do a little research, go online to make sure if you are heading out to o
Diverted to nearby airports. The flights that were on the ground here, passengers, as the planes moved away from the terminals passengers had to deplane and come down and depart and make their way back. They spent the night at hotels. According to the local authorities a man that was here and made some sort of verbal threat. A man who is known to the fbi. The fbi and the joint Terrorism Task force are now investigating the details of what happened here last night. Reporter i pulled up and they said theres a bomb threat. Everybody started running to get up. Reporter tense moments at Jacksonville International airport. Shutdown by police because of two suspicious packages. A lot of people started ducking behind where the packages go. Reporter the airport was evacuated when a bomb squad found one package in the terminal and another in a nearby parking garage. The airport tweeting details about the incident in real time. Jso bomb squad on site conducting their investigation. Currently no i