Well talk live to dr. Ben carson. Breaking his silence. Why has fitness guru Richard Simmons not been seen or heard from for more than two years . There are odd claims that hes being held against his will in his own home. This morning he opens up in a morning exclusive right here on today. And concert of a lifetime. Theyre one of rocks biggest acts, selling out stadiums all over the world, crushing it at the super bowl. And now coldplay is heating up our plaza for a rare late winter concert, today, monday, march 15 14th, 2016. This is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a monday morning. No rain. Not raining out there. Forget the umbrellas. Weve got a great concert. We are so excited. Coldplay is here. How do you follow up a performance at the super bowl . Obviously you come to the today show plaza. Tons of people already getting ready. And we hope the weather cooperates. Lets begin this morning wit
Good morning. Welcome to today on a monday morning. No rain. No, its not raining out there. Forget the umbrellas. Weve got a great concert in our 8 30 half hour. Were so excited. Coldplay is here. How do you follow up a performance at the super bowl . Obviously, come to the today show plaza. Were thrilled to have them. Tons of people getting ready. We hope the weather cooperates. Lets begin with the amtrak train, traveling from los angeles to chicago, derails in kansas. Five cars falling off the tracks. Blake mccoy is in chicago with more. Good morning to you. Good morning, matt. The train, as you mentioned, was on its way to chicago when just after midnight something caused the train to derail, sending passengers and their belongings flying. Reporter this morning, authorities are trying to figure out what caused an amtrak train carrying 128 passengers and 14 kansas. Amtraks southwest chief train was heading from os los angeles to chicago when five of the nine cars derailed, leaving th
Things werent going their way. Now, the judge actually read the verdict this morning. Raymond shrimp boy chow found guilty on all 162 counts including the murder of chinatown businessman alan leung, and money laundering. We are outraged, and we are disturbed that in the United States of america, five cooperating witnesses, informants of the lowest possible moral caliber combined in an effort to free themselves and convicted, from our perspective, an innocent person. Reporter the defense also had some pretty harsh words for the judge. They accused him of being unfair, cutting funding to the defense. They said that he is, in essence what prevent their client from having a fair trial. They showed pictures of these victims with bullet holes in their face, blood roping down their face. They admitted in closing argument, theyre not saying hes connected to that killing at all. Reporter chows sentencing is set for march 23rd. He said to his attorney after the verdict was read, dont worry, we w
The developments and the challenge of investigating this crash. Reporter heather, the crash site is controlled by the very rebels suspected of taking the plane downle and today it became clear that the prorussian militia was delicately hindering recovery efforts. That prompted a swift and stern response. Victims of the crash are carried from the site, placed in bags that they are left by the road to be collected. The scene is gruesome after two days, bodies are starting to decompose. We have very incensed about the site. We need to retrieve the human remains as fast as we can. More than half of the victim were from the netherlands and today an emotional dutch Prime Minister called on Russian Press Vladimir Putin to force rebels for full access to the crash site. Against all rules of the careful investigation, it seems there are people who are rummaging through the personal and recognizable belongings. Victims. This is down right disgusting. This afternoon the ukrainian Prime Minister a
Big winners, powerball players set to flip a jackpot for more than half Million Dollars, leaving the rest of us with 564 million reasons to be bummed out today, thursday, february 12th, 2015. Narrator from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. So people people are shocked and saddened about bob simon. So many of us looked up to him as a squornlist. It is a terrible story. Our top story this morning. The tragic accident that has stunned our industry and people all across the country. Bob simon killed in a car crash right here in new york city. And this morning he is being remembered as one of the most respected people in this field. Willie is here with more on that. Willie, good morning to you. Had this was a gut punch when the news crossed. Bob simon admired by those who only knew his work. Some say he may have been commuting home last night. A tragic end to