and plummeting 500 yards down a ravine. why emergency crews say she owes her life to an app on her cell phone. and mrs. clooney on the case. amal steps into the spotlight weeks after the wedding without her husband to tackle a controversial case today, wednesday, october 15th, 2014. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to wednesday morning. i m matt lauer along with natalie morales, tamron hall and al roker. savannah continues on maternity leave. we start with unsettling news on this ebola crisis. very frightening, indeed. breaking news out of texas. another worker from texas health presbyterian hospital who cared for ebola victim thomas duncan now has been diagnosed with that virus. nbc national correspondent kate snow is outside the hospital. kate, what can you tell us? good morning. reporter: matt, good morning. we learned about this just before 4:00 am local time this
the iphone 6 goes on sale today. thousands lined up to be among the first to get their hands on it. here in new york the line stretches for 12 blocks, and look who is out there with them today, friday, september 19 county, 2014. welcome to today on a friday morning. i m matt lauer along with hoda kotb, savannah continues on maternity leave. we have the same route to work. did you come down fifth avenue? by the time i came the line stretched to 70th street. i m surprised carson isn t being mugged. there are people out there for two weeks. carson, how s it going? it s pretty crazy. we re seeing scenes like this across the country. this apple store normally open 24 hours closed at midnight in anticipation of this, almost 5,000 people in line just to give you perspective. on 58th street the line goes around the block, all the way to 67th street. we re seeing this across the country. it s crazy. i m holding the product which not a lot of people get, so i really should
that he had, the grandchildren. reporter: in fact, says wrightman, the reason he moved from portland from florida was to be closer to his family. he and his wife were going to visit the bay area again in may, and at what time stay with him. the man who survived that speed boat crash is still in the hospital. investigators say they hope to have this case wrapped up by midweek. live in tiburon, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. okay, thank you, terry. so how did he fall? rescue crews recovered the body of a hiker who died after falling 150 feet down a cliff at alum rock park in san jose. fire investigators say the middle aged man went hiking on saturday, but a search team found his body yesterday afternoon. they had to wait until today, though, to remove it because of the rough terrain. rangers say he was in a dangerous area that was closed to the public and clearly marked for park visitors to stay out of. of course follow the signs on the trails. that s high the signs
do. do everything humanly possible to repeal obamacare. we d like to repeal it for everybody. obamacare. repeal it for everybody. at some point next year we ll move to repeal obamacare. now is the time. at some point next year. is that clear? good to have you with us, tonight, folks. i m on the edge of my seat waiting for that plan. today marked a day when the next congress would take shape. kentucky senator mitch mcconnell has been elected majority leader and of course, on the democratic side, look at this elizabeth warren has secured a leadership role as the new strategic policy adviser to the policy committee. that s a big title. the role was created specifically for her and secures a progressive voice in the leadership. what is the left concerned about right now in mitch mcconnell has made it very clear what the agenda is going to be all about. at the top of his let is repealing and chipping away at obamacare. okay. give him that. what s the plan?