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yesterday, the first time ever. tom: right now, we need to go to the bloomberg first word desk. the rain ending in south carolina, but floodwaters are rising. it may be weeks before state officials decide which are washed out roads and bridges are safe. deathst 13 storm related in the carolinas. the committee wants american troops to stay in afghanistan. lawmakers were asked the u.s. commander if president obama should changes plan for recalling u.s. troops. there are 10,000 at afghanistan, that will drop to 1000. a hearing days after a u.s. coalition headed a husband who. russia s deputy foreign minister is a establishing a no-fly zone, saying that would highly syria s sovereignty. admiral said volunteers might enter the fight. goldman sachs says the fed may not raise rates until 2016 or later. areeconomist says they forecasting a december rate increase. a slowdown in output and unemployment may prompt the central bank to hold off. a rarity before a new york inky s pla ....
announcer: from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday morning. i m lester holt. i m erica hill alongside jenna wolfe. we are a great bunch. we like to think we are. ahead, we have live in gaza, another intense night of fighting. israel launching a full scale of bombardment as they search for a missing soldier. also ahead, we are talking heart health. how to keep your heart healthy with an easy swap with your favorite meals. this is part of our shine a lot city. the american heart association is working there to help keep people healthier. s this video has everyone talking this week. she is crying over the fact her baby brother will eventually grow up. cherish life s smallest moments. that will be great. we begin with the top story. that is effective of two first aid workers affected with ebola will return to the u.s. today. itis not clear if ....
other. today, saturday august 2nd, 2014. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday morning. i m lester holt. i m erica hill alongside jenna wolfe. we are a great bunch. we like to think we are. ahead, we have live in gaza, another intense night of fighting. israel launching a full scale of bombardment as they search for a missing soldier. also ahead, we are talking heart health. how to keep your heart healthy with an easy swap with your favorite meals. this is part of our shine a lot city. the american heart association is working there to help keep people healthier. s this video has everyone talking this week. she is crying over the fact her baby brother will eventually grow up. cherish life s smallest moments. that will be great. we begin with the top story. that is effective of two first aid workers affected with ebola will r ....
well, good wednesday morning to you. i m reena ninan. and i m devin dwyer. thanks for joining us. we begin with the major cleanup effort under way in los angeles on the campus of ucla. a 90-year-old water main burst under sunset boulevard shooting a geyser three stories in the air. streets were completely overrun and the school s newly renovated pauley pavilion flooded. and before crews could shut the water off, some 10 million gallons of water were wasted. abc s kirk hawkins has the latest. show you just how close that geyser is to the campus. reporter: in this aerial video you can see the massive water main break that shut down streets near the campus of ucla in l.a. s westwood neighborhood on tuesday afternoon. i didn t really know how bad it was until i saw see it here myself. reporter: firefighters say at least three drivers were rescued from several cars that were stuck with water flowing as high as the windows. a bus, several cars and students attem ....
celebrity confrontation. orlando bloom reportedly going after justin bieber at one of the biggest night spots on the planet. a punch allegedly thrown and the skirmish caught on camera so what set off this a-lister altercation? when everybody talks bad and good morning, america. we have a lot to get to this wednesday morning including breaking news from the war in the middle east. that s right, george. another united nations school hit in the crossfire. palestinians had taken cover there. more than a dozen people killed. we ll have the latest coming up from gaza. but we begin with that massive water main break at one of america s major universities sending millions of gallons of water pouring into the street an accidental flash flood. and cecilia vega has the latest. good morning, cecilia. reporter: george, good morning to you. boy, what a mess out here. this campus a few hours ago was a virtual lake. i want to show you what it looks like right now. take a look ....