And did a leading republican admit the Benghazi Administration was motivated by politics. And jeb bush live in studio 1a. And massive jackpot, massive winner. The search is on for the one and only ticket. Who are you, and give us a call . Today, thursday, october 1st, 2015. Announcer live from studio 1 a in rockefeller problem. Good morning. Big storm coming. We always talk about the u. S. Model and the european model. Lets keep your fingers crossed that the europeans are right this time. We know you have a pension for europeans. One in particular. Thats our top story this morning. Hurricane joaquin intensifying to a major category 3 overnight. Were going to get to al in just a moment. Lets start in the bahamas this morning. Kerry, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. This really caught people off guard in the bahamas. They went to bed. Theyve woken up and discovered it is a category 3 with winds of 120 miles per hour. Here in nassau, Tropical Force Winds already, but its furthe
Motivated by politics . Jeb bush live in studio 1a. The search is on for the holder of the one and only Winning Ticket for the 310 million powerball lottery. Who are you, and give us a call. Today, thursday, october 1st, 2015. Announcer 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 this thursday morning. Big storm coming. Lot of suspense about where its headed. We always talk about the u. S. Model and the european model. Lets keep our fingers crossed the europeans are right this time. They have it possibly going out to sea. We know you have a pension for european models. One in particular. Thats the top story this morning, Hurricane Joaquin intensifying to a category 3 overnight as it nears the bahamas. Lets start with kerry sanders, in the bahamas this morning. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Folks here are waking up, and theyre surprised to find out what was a categ
Republicans and democrats remain far apart. And over the weekend, there was worry negotiations may actually fail. I think were going over the cliff. Its clear to me they made a political calculation. Before president obama and his team are demanding that they allow bush era tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 of americans expire. Theres no way we can govern this country with those low rates in place for future generations. Those rates have to go up. Reporter but republicans have drawn a line in the sand in raising tax rates. Instead, signaling theyre open to raising revenue by limiting the tax code. Its a major sticking point. Holding up a deal. Right now, id say were nowhere. Reporter president obama is looking for 1. 6 trillion in new tax revenue over ten years. Speaker boehner is offering half of that. Theres 600 billion. The speaker says thats not enough. Although he hasnt outlined what he thinks should be cut. If they cant avoid the fiscal cliff, it means on january 1st, every american
Today, but that highstakes stalemate is not getting any better. That fiscal cliff, just 29 days until everyones taxes go up and the white house and congress are absolutely deadlocked right now. Both sides seeming farther apart than ever. Both sides saying, its your turn to blame. Well see what happens. Also this morning, startling video. Its a little tough to watch but it is okay. Its a prank by a Television Host setting this magicians hair on fire. Now, the magician is okay. Hes recovering in the hospital. Wow. What . But he is accusing the host of that show of a criminal act. Looking at that videotape, its hard to believe this was any kind of a stunt, as the host claims. Hard to believe hes okay. Thank goodness hes okay. Wow, also ahead on the show. Very special guest today. Heidi klum is with us live. Heres what she was up to this weekend. Looking so glorious. You remember that was supposed to be her halloween costume. Hurricane sandy put it on hold and she did a wonderful benefit.
killed his girlfriend and then took his own life. it is monday, december 3rd. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. is it monday already? where did the weekend go? yeah. christmas is just three weeks away. it all goes by too fast. good monday morning, everybody. i m rob nelson. and i m paula faris. we re going to get the latest on the tragic series of events in kansas city in our top story in just a moment. and then the fiery prank that a tv studio that could have caused serious harm to this american magician. the frightening moment and the performer s condition. wow, looks bad. ooh. this morning, less than a month now before the big federal fiscal cliff. and we have some details on a war of word between treasury secretary tim geithner and house speaker john boehner. we will also update you on where the negotiations stand. right now by all accounts it is deadlocked right now with the clock continuing to tick down.