Alive, not held by isis. The Syrian Government denies having him. It is been more than two years that austin is missing. After all the emotion and the american beheading of james foley, we know theyre still an american journalist allied in syria. As Reporters Without Borders campaigns to free austin tice, his parents will join us in our new york studio. Then in a democracy now exclusive, we speak to environmental activist eric mcdavid. In007, who sentenced to 19 years in prison for conspiring to bomb sites in california, including the nimbus dam. He is just been released 10 years early after federal prosecutors acknowledged withholding key evidence about how he have been entrapped by an may fbi informant he had fallen in love with. The government will not say it was deliberate or malicious. They say just the opposite. They say it was inadvertent. It is very hard to imagine that this was a mistake. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and p
The newest member of our family about to be revealed. We cant wait to meet him and tell you why he is a puppy with a purpose today wednesday, january 14, 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. We have a new member of our team, he is hafry and has bad breath. A puppy. Well tell you about that. An interesting story. Lets start on a wednesday morning with our top story. Defiant Charlie Hebdo releases its first issue since that terror attack. With the cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on the cover. Nbcs chief global correspondent bill neely is in paris. What can you tell us . Reporter good morning from paris, at this time almost exactly a week ago a dozen people lay dead in and around the offices of a magazine the terrorists tried to kill it off. This morning, Charlie Hebdo is back on the streets again seemingly stronger than ever. It looks like all p
Surviving Charlie Hebdos employees worked in borrowed offices and today put out their first issue since the attack. In paris, people waited in pretty long lines to get a copy. Three million newspapers sold out before dawn. Two million more are now being printed. Charlie hebdos weekly circulation is around 60,000. Right now theres a copy on display at the newseum. Thats where we find Jeanette Reyes right now. Weve already seen a handful of people stopping by here at the newseum trying to take a look at that cover of the french satirical magazine charlie hebdo. Take a look. This is whats been flying off the shelves over there in paris. Millions of copies sold at this hour. The issue depicts a tearful Prophet Muhammad holding up a sign that says i am charlie. Above it are a defiant title proclaiming all is forgiven. This cover joins 80 other issues on display here but this one makes a powerful statement. We spoke to the editors at the newseum minutes ago and they say their display of the
Is about to be revealed. We cant wait to meet him and tell you why he is a puppy with a purpose today. Wednesday, january 14th 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today. With matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning and welcome to today on a wednesday morning. We have a new member of our team to tell you about. He is hairy and has bad breath and has a purpose behind him. Its an interesting story. Lets start with our top story, a defiant Charlie Hebdo releases its first issue since the terror attack on the paris offices with a cartoon of the prophet mohamed on the cover. Bill neely is in paris. What can you tell us . Good morning. Almost a week ago at exactly this time a dozen people lay dead in or around the offices of a magazine terrorist had tried to kill it off. Today Charlie Hebdo is back on the street seemingly stronger than ever. All of paris seems to want to buy it. Its a satyrical magazine that used to sell 50,000 copies a week.
The ice storm is hitting the carolinas this morning and casing parts of the tar heel state under a frozen glaze. Road crews worked in to the night salting roads, bridges and overpasses. Officials are warning drivers to be extra careful. In particular of black ice which can linger well after the outdoor temperature has risen in to the 40s. In todays forecast, icy conditions linger in the midatlantic region. Northeast cold snap continues for another day. A break from the dangerous cold in the midwest. Snow in northern new mexico. Showers in the gulf coast. 50s in new orleans and seattle. 40s in atlanta, albuquerque and memphis. 30s in washington, d. C. And new york teens and 20s for minneapolis to boston. Authorities are warning nearby communities about a volcano eruption in western mexico. This is the kilima volcano known as the fire volcano spewing ash and smoke 5,000 feet in the air. The ash could pollute the air for miles around. Theres been an increase in activity in the volcano sin