involved in a car accident that killed a woman. could she be charged with manslaughter. and pool party. six, count them, six black bears take over a backyard swimming pool. and we re going to need some more chlorine today, friday, august 21st, 2015. from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savanah guthrie live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to today on a friday morning. savannah is off. tamron is here. that would be the end of my swimming season there. those bears are very, very cute. that s the result of the heat wave here in the northeast this week, bears swimming in back yards. that will put a smile on your face. also carly rae jepsen warming up on the plaza. a nice crowd out there to see her. a lot of fun and bears. you don t get that everywhere. we ll be outside in a little while. let s start with two major stories tied to the weather. high temperatures make for another difficult day for crews battling wild fires. in
for his life. he loves to work and serve his community. he has been a great wonderful child. reporter: late thursday a procession to honor the men they call heroes as firefighters push on while taking time to remember the fallen. the government is spending $150 million a week on fire suppression. they say some 46 million homes or 40% of the population has a home at risk for a potential wildfire. tamron and matt back to you. thank you very much. now to the other major weather story, danny, the first hurricane of the atlantic season. this is a small compact storm. hurricane force winds only extend about ten miles out. it is moving over very warm water. winds are at 85 miles per hour making it a category 1 and should remain as category 1 for moves into an environment to rip it apart. by the time it makes its way through the leeward islands should be a tropical storm and then makes its way to dominican republic by wednesday morning. these are the upper level winds that
back in the headlines, a new documentary on the amanda knox murder case reigniting questions over her guilt or innocence. either i m a psychopath in sheep s clothing or i am you. this morning we ll talk to the team behind that controversial project. and error on the diamond. a guy tries to pop the question during a baseball game but drops the ring. look at this poor guy. the frantic search captivating fans in the stadium and watching at home. we ll tell you if it all turned out happily ever after today, wednesday, september 28th, 2016. announcer: 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 wednesday morning. we start with sad news coming out of the middle east. the breaking news is the death of one of the defining political figures in the world. former israeli president and prime minister shimon peres. nbc s kelly cobiella has a look at his life
documentary on the amanda knox murder case reigniting questions over her guilt or innocence. either i m a psychopath in sheep s clothing or i am you. this morning we ll talk to the team behind that controversial project. and error on the diamond. a guy tries to pop the question during a baseball game but drops the ring. look at this poor guy. the frantic search captivating fan we ll tell you if it all turned out happily ever after today, wednesday, september 28th, 2016. announcer: 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 wednesday morning. we start with sad news coming out of the middle east. figures in the world. former israeli president and prime minister shimon peres. nbc s kelly cobiella has a look at his life and also his legacy. kelly, good morning to you. matt, good morning. a man of vision and peace, the essence of israel. just some
back in the headlines, a new documentary on the amanda knox murder case reigniting questions over her guilt or innocence. either i m a psychopath in sheep s clothing or i am you. this morning we ll talk to the team behind that controversial project. and error on the diamond. a guy tries to pop the question during a baseball game but drops the ring. look at this poor guy. the frantic search captivatinns and watching at home. we ll tell you if it all turned out happily ever after today, wednesday, september 28th, 2016. announcer: 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 wednesday morning. we start with sad news coming out of the middle east. figures in the world. former israeli president and prime minister shimon peres. nbc s kelly cobiella has a look at his life and also his legacy. kelly, good morning to you. matt, good morning. a man of vi