details emerging about her ordeal and the ransom paid to set her free. searching for answers. the fbi joins the investigation after a string of suspicious fires erupts at black churches in louisiana. three in just ten days. we are doing everything to solve this crime. church goers standing strong amidst the devastation. the church is still alive. dangerous spring storms. tens of millions in the path of heavy winds, hail, tornados. baylor wins the women s national championship in dramatic fashion. on the drive! with the men set for the spotlight tonight. and country king and queen. keith urban takes home the acm s top prize for the very first time. kasey musgraves winning big as well. it means everything to me. while the song of the year is all about that tequila. love you guys, thank you. we have got all the winners, performances and big moments. today monday, april 8th, 2019. announcer: from nbc news this is today with savannah guthrie and hod
deal with. definitely feeling it here in new york. major fires burning in washington state, oregon, idaho, california, colorado and montana. for so many in these states it s time to survey the extensive damage and determine what, if anything, can be salvaged. take a look at this. the so-called canyon creek complex fire in oregon. this picture taken on friday, small plumes of smoke, fast forward a couple of days and it looks like this with. with more on the fires here s abc s kenneth moton. reporter: across the west they have fueled wildfires burning out of control in several states. on the front lines 30,000 firefighters who are stretched so thin active military troops are being called in as reinforcements for the first time in a decade. in chelan, washington, dozens threatened and officials are putting out a call for help overseas. we ring looking at other nations. reporter: there are air quality alerts as the smoke from those 90 wildfires moves across the country.
everyone. i m reena ninan. and i m phillip mena. let s start with the wildfire crisis across the western united states and all of heat that so many of us are being forced to deal with. definitely feeling it here in new york. major fires burning in washington state, oregon, idaho, california, colorado and montana. for so many in these states it s time to survey the extensive damage and determine what, if anything, can be salvaged. take a look at this. the so-called canyon creek complex fire in oregon. this picture taken on friday, small plumes of smoke, fast forward a couple of days and it looks like this with. with more on the fires here s abc s kenneth moton. reporter: across the west they have fueled wildfires burning out of control in several states. on the front lines 30,000 firefighters who are stretched so thin active military troops are being called in as reinforcements for the first time in a decade. in chelan, washington, dozens threatened and officials are p
incredible video here of a pro british surfer and his major wipeout, breaking his back on some huge surf there in incredible video here of a pro british surfer and his major wipeout, breaking his back on some huge surf there in portugal. andrew cotton was slammed back first onto a wave estimated to be 50 feet high, and he says that he s looking forward to getting back onto some more big waves. i m not sure he wants one like that. doctors say his prognosis, though, is good. and we re now learning more about the severe brain disease suffered by former nfl star aaron hernandez. researchers in boston showed images of hernandez s brain to the public for the first time. doctors have said the 27-year-old had the worst case of cte ever seen in someone his age. hernandez hanged himself in prison earlier this year while serving a life sentence for murder. the doctors believe the brain disease contributed to hernandez becoming a convicted killer. we can say collectively that indiv
the truce. this must be the last time to rebuild. this must stop now. the worst outbreak of ebola that we have ever recorded. the virus seems to have taken hold in nigeria. i don t think all the information is in on whether this drug is helpful. sometimes when two people get to the their collaboration can surpass what each might do on their own. we are consumed by the myth of the lone genius. we are deeply entwined with other people. pro russian rebels have shot down another ukranian fighter jet. russia is hitting back. two storms headed hawaii s way. we begin with president obama s announcement that he has authorized two operations in iraq, one has already begun, american car go planes have started a relief operation dropping supplies to thousands of desperate iraqis who fled state fighters and are trapped on a mountain. the other targeted airstrikes, only if the jihaddists move toward irbil or threaten american facilities. islamicists overtook mostly chris