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17th, 2014. from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone, welcome to today. i m savannah guthrie. i m matt lauer. we are watching what is happening in south korea this morning. there may be some survivors from that ferry disaster there. and the stories coming out are heart breaking, young kids tech messageing their parents in those final moment itself. yeah. i hope we can, the boat went over on that one side. there is a particular area of the boat they are concentrateing on pocket there is where survivors told you ru could be. it is our top story. let s go to seoul, south korea with the latest. eunice, good morning. good morning, savannah. emergencteams used flood lights and flares to search the stricken vessel through the night. they are continuing their efforts this morning. the south korean coastguard says the visibility in the waters is less than 2 metres. they ....
one is the so called islamic state. they ll kill you. and then you have the assad government, which restricts visas. right now, there are no visasç for u.s.-based correspondents. ifill: plus. the egos in this business! ( laughter ) ifill: .a star-studded cast revives a play about the politics of broadway and theç comedy backstage. woodruff: those are some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ç ifill: canadian police announced today they ve found no connection between two fatal attacks this week on soldiers. that wo ....
they ll kill you. and then you have the assad government, which restricts visas. right now, there are no visasç for u.s.-based correspondents. ifill: plus. the egos in this business! ( laughter ) ifill: .a star-studded cast revives a play about the politics of broadway and theç comedy backstage. woodruff: those are some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ç ifill: canadian police announced today they ve found no connection between two fatal attacks this week on soldiers. that word came as parliament cheered the ma ....
to our viewers on pbs, and to those watching in the uk and around the globe, welcome to world news america. new york city is now the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the us there are more than fifteen thousand cases here, and the rate of new infections is doubling every three days. president trump says he wants to open this country in two weeks time. he s had enough of social distancing and its impact on the economy. meanwhile, lawmakers in washington are close to reaching a deal on a rescue plan for america s workers and companies. the iconic landmarks of new york city are eerily empty, the usually bustling subway and streets shadows of their former selves. the city is shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus. but the curve isn t flattening here, it s getting steeper. this gigantic convention centre on the west side of manhattan is being turned into a i,000 bed emergency hospital. 140,000 beds will be needed when infections are at their peak, says the ....
we need 30,000. what happened after. tonight, these images of a packed new york city subway. tonight, we hear from doctors and nurses across the country on the front lines. what they desperately need. worried about bringing the virus home to their families. as tonight, we learn of two health care workers who have died from coronavirus. and news tonight on former presidential candidate amy klobuchar s husband. she reveals he is now hospitalized, on oxygen. and like so many americans, she is unable to be at his side amid concern loved ones could get this at the hospital. the toll here in the u.s. a 34-year-old man dying from the illness. louisiana becoming one of america s newest hot spots. confirmed cases there tripling in just days, weeks after mardi gras. and dr. jen ashton here tonight. how long can you have this before you even show symptoms? and we ask the doctor about news of a possible test to see if you ve already had it, and if you have immunity. late de ....