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images of herself on big game hunts taunting her critics. we ll talk to her. and end of the road. the little robot on a cross country journey to san francisco. strangers supposed to get him all the way. but then this happened. how the happy little life of the robot came to a sad end today, monday, august 3rd, 2015. from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to today. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on monday. i m savannah guthrie. our big story is out west. scary scene in california. over 20 individual fires but a couple of them very, very alarming. it s our top story this morning. thousands of homes now being threatened by this california wildfire. and overnight, emergency officials stepped up evacuation orders. nbc s joe fryar is live in lake port, north of san francisco this morning. good morning to you, joe. good morning, savannah. we have just learned th ....
the little robot on a cross-country journey to san francisco. the goodness of strangers supposed to get him all the way. then this happens. how the happy little life of hitchbot came to such a sad end today, monday, august 3rd, 2015. from nbc news this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a monday morning. you look so different, matt with your glasses. well thank you very much. matt is off this morning. we ve got carson here and breaking news at the top this morning. it s our top story. the severe storms moving east now, after producing dangerous hail high winds and tornadoes across the midwest. here s nbc s john yang with the latest. reporter: severe weather turned deadly over the weekend when high winds caused a tent to collapse at a small festival in suburban chicago. we had one fatality three serious injured and 17 to 20 minor injuries. reporter: jo ....
the popular locala palooza festival shutting down. organizers ended the final day of the festival 30 minutes early when another storm hit the area. here in grays lake, illinois, a day of cleanup. parts of this building across the street. you can see that truck turned over. carson, savannah, back to you. what a night. jong yang in grays lake, illinois, thank you. meanwhile, in california, thousands of homes are being threatened by a wildfire that nearly tripled in size over the weekend. emergency officials stepped up evacuation orders. joe fryer has the latest. good morning. reporter: good morning, carson. this fire now at 54,000 acres, growing at a rate that s unprecedented. the flames have moved into a more remote area, which is good news. but in these conditions, they know things can change in an instant. the rocky fire is an unpredictable monster still growing this morning, even veteran firefighters say they have never seen anything like it. at one point, the f ....
abc 7 news crew is on the way. we will bring you the latest developments in this newscast, online and on twitter. good afternoon. i m dan ashley. larry beil is off. i m ama daetz. commuters are facing delays on bay area transit systems because of today s high winds. crews scrambled to remove a fallen tree from the b.a.r.t. tracks near the balboa park station in san francisco. trees are still falling in lots of communities. check out these few in shellville in sonoma county. a large eucalyptus brought down power lines along east 7th street. nearby, a large pine tree landed on live wires causing them to spark. flags trees, you name it just about everything that can is swaying in the wind across san francisco. people are holding on tightly to bags and even their clothing as they brave today s really powerful gusts. it is so blustery. here s a live look from the exploratorium camera where you can see whitecaps on san francisco bay. we have live team coverage on toda ....
their ships collided and triggered a massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico of mexico. will those tapes prove who was at fault. man overboard, a sailor falls overboard in the ocean during a boat race and his remarkable rescue and story of survival, tuesday april 1st, 2014. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, happy tuesday, and welcome to today. t good morning. happy tuesday. welcome to today. that s right. we ve got a busy show today. want to show you who s in our studio right now. we have michael lewis with us this morning. this is a guy that writes books people talk about. the big short, moneyside. he has a way of 0 explaining complicated issues the rest of us can understand. if you have money in the stock market, you want to hear this. we ll get to michael lewis in a little while. general motors related to the switch problems thought to be respon ....