We are seeing reversals. The stocks in europe are no longer gaining. Touch on oil as it moves higher today. Francine is really focused on the European Central bank. Is that thursday . Francine it is thursday and we will hear more comments on it. Ative rates and the brex lets get to the first news with Caroline Hyde. Caroline leaders are expected to press turkey for not allowing migrants to enter europe. They want to support greece. Turkey is putting it since the eu needs its help, a crackdown on opponents of the president wont hurt its chances of becoming a member. The government has seized control of a company that owns a bestselling newspaper. Curtis lawmakers may be stripped of their parliamentary immunity. Killed 47nd attack people at a security checkpoint. It happened 60 miles south of baghdad. Islamic state has claimed responsibility. Its the third bombing in a little more than a week. The Democratic Candidates faced off in another debate. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders clash
Boy versus gator. A 9yearold speaks out about the fight of his life, attacked during a dip in a lake. I felt its jaw. I felt its teeth. How he managed to fight the sharktoothed beast off and the souvenirs to prove it. And good morning. Were going to get to the news in just a moment, but first this is a huge day for us here at gma. Paula faris officially joining us as the weekend coanchor. Having been your friend and having been your friend and your colleague for three years now, im extremely, extremely pleased youre here. I know sara haines feels the same way. Even ron claiborne. Im very excited. Okay. Faris and harris. 15 seconds into the know. We knew that would happen. Im so thrilled to work alongside what i believe to be the best tv team in all of the world, not just in front of the camera but for all those people that are working diligently behind the camera, and im so grateful for this opportunity. This is going to be a fun ride. Were happy to have you. Coming up, were going to d
Of survival. The latest person to take on the ice bucket challenge. The big question now, who will she pass the bucket to. Today is saturday, august 9, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning, welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill alongside jenna wolfe. The latest on the ebola crisis. Its killed 1,000 people. This morning we will hear from one of the two u. S. Aid workers recovering in atlanta. A girl swept away in a tsunami ten years ago is found alive and well. How she became to be reunited with her family who thought she was gone forever. Overnight, another drop of humanitarian aid. This as questions are growing about the u. S. Militarys involvement. Jim is following all of this this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. This is a crisis that gets worse by the day as the u. S. Military made the secondary drop of food and water. The problem is th
Superpower. Welcome to the programme. Palestinian negotiators say theyll abandon efforts to reach a truce unless the israel domes the party. Fighting has started again with israel renewing their bombardment of gaza, 7 palestinians were killed on friday. Palestinian fighters are firing rockets into israel. Since the assault began a month ago, 64 Israeli Soldiers and three civilians, including a Thai National has been killed. Gaza says air strikes and artillery attacks killed 1,914 palestinians. The United Nations says 73 of those killed are civilians. To that, add 10,000 palestinians who are injured, and more than 220,000 People Living in the u. N. Shelters. Andrew simmonds has this report from gaza. [ explosion ] reporter on the ground in gaza city, air strikes like this may not be as frequent. Each is as devastating as earlier in the conflict. As long as the rockets are fired from gaza, theyll continue to strike from the air, land and sea. And the Ground Forces remain massed on the bo
New courses. Israeli bombings be given in gaza as they threaten to leave the talks in cairo unless the israelis return. They ended the talks after a 3day truce expired on friday. Since israel began the military assault more than a month ago 64 Israeli Soldiers and three civilians, including a Thai National have been killed. Air strikes and artillery attacks killed 1,911 palestinians. The United Nations says 73 of those killed are civilians. Add to that 10,000 palestinians who have been injured, and more than 220,000 who are living in u. N. Shelters. Charles stratford reports from gaza city on the threat that remains from upexploded ammunition. The Israeli Military hit the grip hard. [ explosion ] reporter . Reporter homes, businesses, vital infrastructure flattened. Lives destroyed. And the killing could continue after the conflict ends. Unexploded bombs, missiles, tank and artillery shells lit up vast areas. This man walks over a bomb of he heads the disposal team. We rvt calls from c