8th pledging that the g 7 countries will drive up the cost of the war for rush and emergency personnel searching for the missing at a ukrainian shopping mall that was hit monday by wash and missiles at least 18 people are confirmed death. ah, i m burned. gov to our viewers watching on p b as in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin tonight with breaking news and a green light for nato expansion. after weeks of debate, turkey has agreed to support the bids of finland and sweden to join the military alliance. the 3 countries have signed a joint memorandum to quote, extend their full support against threats to each other s security. now this is a reversal by turkish president air to one who had opposed a swedish and finished membership, claiming that the unfreeze provide safe haven to a courtesy group that on kara regards. is terrace. the resolution of the ral over the nordic countries. membership is a boost to nato in the face of russia s more in
russia and emergency personnel searching for the missing at a ukrainian shopping center that was hit monday by russian missiles. at least 18 people are confirmed. ah, i bring gov is good to have you with us on this tuesday and we begin with a green light for nato expansion. after weeks of debate, turkey has agreed to support the bids of finland and sweden to join the military alliance. now this is a reversal by turkish president richard tire bear to one who had opposed swedish and finish membership, claiming that both countries provide safe haven to a kurdish group that on correct regards as tears on day one of what has been described as one of nato s most important summits in years, a major breakthrough in turkey dramatically dropped its opposition to finland and sweden becoming members of the military alliance. turkish president, wretched tie of aragon had blocked the nordic countries. membership bids because of what anchor perceived. a support for courtesy militant groups.
the fear on campus and the investigation right now. freezing cold and record lows blanket the east. a huge dust storm and wildfires plow through plains. the storm-chasing couple who saved this man as he ran from the flames. get in, hurry up, hurry up. we take you inside the incredible escape. and the uconn women seal the deal overnight breaking record, the incredible fourth championship in a row. the secret to how they made history. and good morning, america. we had a big night in politics and a big night in women s basketball. there they are, the uconn huskies celebrating a record-breaking win over syracuse. yes, that victory, their fourth championship title in a row and that is something that hasn t happened in college basketball in more than 40 years. we are going to have much more on that big celebration. so the big stars of that people, one, two, three, four, four year, four championships, just incredible. we are going to begin with the race for the whi
the mine has proven to be a safe one and never expected something like this to happen. one of the steel vertical beams became loose under the elevator, causing it to become stuck. however, the elevator is still down in the shaft and needs to be freed before they know specifically, why. a basket was lowered by crane. one person went down in the basket to put safety harnesses on the miners before all were lifted to safety. there are no injuries. the mine manager says the 17 men are just cold after being stuck 900 feet underground. they huddled together. they did what they could do to keep each other warm and keep each other s spirits up. they persevered the best way they could. and prioritized who should come out first themselves. it is impressive to see how well they managed the situation. nancy: the first miners rescued waited nervously for about two hours. reunited with their families. christa: breaking news in paris. police have shot and killed a man armed with a knif
preakness! now only the belmont stands in the way of racing s elusive triple crown. and ready to ride. matt lauer just moments away from setting off on the ride of his life. five days 225 miles, one red nose. it s all for a very good cause. today, sunday may 17th 2015. from nbc news this is today with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. well to today on this sunday morning. we are red nose ready. we are. in solidarity with matt lauer. matt s out there at fenway. you had a nice crowd behind you. yeah. we ve got nice people here. it s very hard to talk in these red noses, but a nice crowd. perfect, perfect day for a bike ride. it s all for red nose day, a great cause. it is. and we re looking forward to chatting with you about that a little bit more coming up. we begin with our top story and it is about the weather. ominous scenes like this one through the city of oklahoma oklahoma city. in oklahoma city this morning, jo