On cnbc. Im sara eisen im wilfred frost well get to the Global Market picture in just a moment and Hurricane Irma and todays agenda first overnight a powerful magnitude 8. 1 earthquake striking off mexicos surn coast ea Southern Coast this morning this triggered a tsunami warning. The epicenter hit about 70 miles off the coast of chiapas, mexico multiple aftershocks have been recorded we continue to follow details of that story a bit of a market reaction. Peso getting hit on that lets get an update on hurm machlt the most p Hurricane Irma its still a category 5. Wind speeds decreasing to 160 Miles Per Hour t is headed for miami. The death toll has reached 12. Forecasters say irma has peaked in intensity and it is supposed to weaken slowly, but even a slightly weaker irma is expected to do serious damage a full report coming up as florida, georgia and the carolinas all brace for irmas arrival. This is the front page of all the newspapers with florida expecting a direct hit this weekend.
The biggest names in tv news but its her past struggle with alcohol that has made headlines now. Indeed, she is opening up about her battle with the bottle that nearly cost her her marriage and her life. There are days you wake up where you feel so horrible that the only thing that will make you feel better is more alcohol. And thats when youre in the death spin. She has covered some of the biggest stories of our time. But off camera, elizabeth varggs had a kind of double life. The mother of two suffered from crippling anxiety and alcoholism. I remember anchoring the news, you will see me, i gripped the desk with my right hand, a and then in my left hand, im taking my Engagement Ring and digging into my thumb. Elizabeth, who says she is sober for two years, opens up about it all in her new memoir. Shes also sitting down with Diane Sawyers 20 20. We really only have today. Elizabeth suffered blackouts and went to rehab four times, but she says it was a moment during a vacation with her
Mccormacks big event. And Elizabeth Vargas, one of the biggest names in tv news but its her past struggle with alcohol that has made headlines now. Indeed, she is opening up about her battle with the bottle that nearly cost her her marriage and her life. There are days you wake up where you feel so bad that the only thing that makes you feel better is more alcohol. That is when youre in the death spin. She has covered some of the biggest stories of our time. But off camera, Elizabeth Vargas had a kind of double life. The mother of two suffered from crippling anxiety and alcoholism. I remember anchoring the news, you will see me, i gripped the desk with my right hand, a and then in my left hand, im taking my Engagement Ring and digging into my thumb. Elizabeth, who says she is sober for two years, opens up and will sit down tomorrow with diane sawyer. She suffered blackouts and went to rehab four times. But she said it was a moment during a vacation with her son that still haunts her. I
Lewis is behind bars at the Santa Clara County main jail. Its unclear if he acted alone. The investigation is still open. Live in san jose, Philippe Djegal, kron four news. Vicki we first told you about the arrest of the serial shooter. Through our mobile app. We sent a push alert at 8 31. Last night. Vicki the kron 4 news app is free for apple and android devices. We are tracking breaking news in the east bay. Grant theres a major back up right now on highway four. Near pittsburg. Police say a suspect driving a stolen car. Crashed after driving the wrong way on the freeway. Grant a Traffic Alert has been issued for the eastbound lanes of highway 4 at san marcos. Traffic is backed up to sr 242. This all began around 3 this afternoon. When chp officers received a report of a stolen car driving along highway 4. When officers tried to pull the vehicle over. It took off reaching speeds up to 90miles per hour. Chp says the vehilce hit the Center Divider near the san carlos exit. The female
Airport where that teenager snuck onto the tarmac and stowed away into a flight to highway. The tsa is changing its procedures. And watch your step. A mans leg gets wedged between a train and the platform. A crowd of commuters rushes in as video shows the power of the people. Today, august 6th, 2014. 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. 7 00 on the west coast. Can we put that video up again . All those people helping to push that train off that man. That could have been a horrifying story. It is really heartwarming. We will tell you about that in a little the while. We want to talk about the top story. The massive theft of 1. 2 billion user names and passwords from hundreds of thousands of websites. Pete williams is nbcs justice correspondent. Pete, 1. 2 billion user names and passwords. This is like the keys to the kingdom. Pete, good morning to you. Reporter ma