His answer, today, january 30th, 2013. 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. Im matt lauer. Good morning, everyone. Im savannah guthrie. Weather is the story again this morning. Severe storms moving east, packing heavy rain, high winds. Al is tracking this for us. Well get to him in just a moment from now. Also ahead, bill gates is considered one of the great visionaries of our time. For example, take a look at what he said to tom brokaw in 1992. One of the big things over the next couple of years will be getting the computer on enough desktops that well actually communicate through whats called electronic mail and its surprising to me its not happening a little faster. Ooh, electronic mail. I think we call this email. I guess he is a visionary. Any other crazy predictions you want to make . Its amazing how Fast Technology is moving. If you go out
Sequester fight meaning an automatic acrosstheboard cut for the Defense Budget and every other federal budget that is supposed to happen march 1. Ifill and we look at the big money groups supporting and attacking hagels nomination. Woodruff we have two takes on the war in mali, an onthe Ground Report from the newly liberated town of gao. Ifill . And an update on the destruction of ancient manuscripts in the fabled city of timbuktu. Woodruff and we close with the story of a soldier who underwent a successful rare double arm transplant, after losing all of his limbs in the iraq war. I hated not having arms. I was all right with not having legs. Not having arms takes so much away from you out of even your personality. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by viking river cruises. Bnsf railway. And by the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive lif
Boy and takes him to an underground bunker he has been building for years. Rally on. Markets nearing an alltime high. Why . Can it last . Ill explain. Life after politics, or maybe not . With only three days left as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton talks to cnn about her plans for the future and answers keep changing many. And well speak to Dan Shaughnessy about new allegations of performance enhancing drug abuse in baseball. Florida senator bill nelson. The two doctors behind the double arm transplant for a veteran. And the screen writer of life of pi will join us. Starting point begins right now. Stashti istarting point, violent thunderstorms moving to the east. Widespread damage in tennessee. One person is reported dead there, there are reports of a family tractortrailer lies on its side. Roofs ripped off homes. Warnings in effect right now. Lets get right to meteorologist indra peterson. Good morning. Right around 4 00 central time, the bulk. Activity in the nashville area pushi
Dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff one week into his second term, president obama officially took on the issue of immigration today. He said it comes down to a simple question whether the country and the government have the resolve, finally, to deal with the longfestering national challenge. The president launched his effort in nevada where more than a quarter of the States Residents are hispanic. Im here today because the time has come for common sense, comprehends i have been immigration reform. cheers and applause the time is now. Woodruff the campaignstyle event at a Las Vegas High School came a day after a Bipartisan Group of eight u. S. Senators put forward their own plan. It calls for creating
Ifill and we look at the big money groups supporting and attacking hagels nomination. Woodruff we have two takes on the war in mali, an onthe Ground Report from the newly liberated town of gao. Ifill . And an update on the destruction of ancient manuscripts in the fabled city of timbuktu. Woodruff and we close with the story of a soldier who underwent a successful rare double arm transplant, after losing all of his limbs in the iraq war. I hated not having arms. I was all right with not having legs. Not having arms takes so much away from you out of even your personality. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by viking river cruises. Bnsf railway. And by the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcast