nbc's gabe gutierrez is in omaha. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. in addition to those two killed ten others were hospitalized and four of them critically hurt and dozens more barely managed to escape where authorities are calling an industrial accident. today investigators will be back here at the scene trying to find out what shredded this animal feed plant with 38 workers inside. so far authorities have not said what triggered the collapse, but there were several daring rescues including one worker that had to be cut from concrete and steel. the occupational safety and health administration fined the plant's owner and international nutrition back in 2002 after a worker fell into a mixing tank. and again in 2012 after another inspection. so far the company has not commented, but police say it is cooperating fully. meanwhile again, investigators will be back today trying to figure out what caused this accident. >> this is a terrible story, gabe. thanks so much. >> the white house announced

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our report tonight from nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: they're a supermarket staple. but now nutrition labels may get their first makeover in 20 years. >> everything i buy, i look at the label, especially now that i'm pregnant. >> it won't really make a difference for me, i like what i like and i'm going to get what i want. >> the government has taken the wraps off a new generation of food labels. >> reporter: in 1993, the food and drug administration first introduced the labels, revealing exactly how much sugar and fat we were consuming. but while our diets have changed, the labels have not. the fda says there is now a shift to focus on calories to help consumers construct healthy diets. >> the hope with the new label is that the calories perceiving will be prominently displayed right at the top so you know from the start what a serving is. >> reporter: health advocates are lobbying for other ways to

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gabe gutierrez starting us off tonight. gabe, thanks. >>> and another city that took a big hit from the storm, birmingham, alabama, with thousands of people caught off guard there, and life has been all but paralyzed. we're joined by our station in alabama, john, in homewood, alabama. i understand while thousands of people are in the same boat, is it true you had had a 4-year-old overnight at a pre-school, and both you and your wife were cut off and couldn't get to your child? >> reporter: brian, you do your research, you're exactly right. my 4-year-old daughter, julie, was stranded in the suburbs, my wife and i couldn't get to her, it broke my wife's heart. but fortunately, she was able to drive very carefully today, retrieve my daughter and they're all home safe. let me tell you though, the storm, the snowstorm paralyzed like you mentioned, birmingham, like no winter storm has in decades. you're looking at just a taste of the gridlock that the birmingham drivers had experienced over the last 30 hours. icy bridges, this is

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. we are counting down to the 49er game against the seahawks. we have live team coverage with monte francis in san francisco with some unusual plans, but first out to mindy from comcast sports net. she is in seattle, of course. hello, mindy. >> yes, the team is winding down its final preparations. they went through their final walk through. they held it at a convention center instead of here. they wanted to make sure the final details remained private and they will have some final team meetings tonight, then it's up to each player to get the rest he needs and get into that mental state. >> you know, get you to the super bowl, obviously, but i think you know, for the most part, how we've gone in every game in the years past, we try to be as -- as possible in how we do things. we're not going to get all caught up. t

more from gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: at the clinic in denver -- >> we are selling this product -- >> reporter: -- rhine cook is selling out faster than he can harvest. there is plenty of medical marijuana left, but when recreational sales became legal in colorado on january 1st, licensed stores had to set aside a certain amount, and that supply is dwindling fast. >> it's kind of crazy. >> reporter: prices are skyrocketing with recreation's marijuana now cost double what medical marijuana does in some stores. medical dispensaries say they're still getting 500 customers a day. here at this shop it translates to more than $40,000 in business every day. the owner, robin hackett is one of the many sellers rationing their product. >> unless the department of revenue makes some changes, we'll be out of marijuana in the next ten days. >> reporter: adding to the green rush, tourists from all walks of life. >> many professionals and many doctors -- many wealthy people. >> reporter: and the industry is growing elsewhere, washington state plans to allow recreational pot sales by this summer. al

and the world is watching. >> that was gabe gutierrez reporting. washington state is also planning to start recreational sales in late spring. 52% of californians support legalizing marijuana. >>> coming up, a bay area man under goes an amazing transformation. >> has a heartbeat. there's time to save your life. >> a viral video helped change his life. we'll show you how he's doing two years later. >>> plus, first it was target and your credit information. now, hackers have hit social media. >>> how businesses are dealing with the dry weather. >>> and 25 spare the air days across the bay area. we'll let you know how the air quality improves. >>> we are following some breaking news. a small fire at the chinese consulate. the fire was reported at 9:35 and under control in less than ten minutes. the cause is under investigation. we have a crew heading there. we'll bring you the latest as soon as we get it. >>> the blog and social media cast of a prominent internet company were hacked today and a syrian group is claiming responsibility. skype, twitter i

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. >>> a shocking wakeup call in an east bay neighborhood. what happened after a car crashed into not one, but two homes, as the residents slept inside. >>> sure feels like spring in the bay. giving people a taste of the boating lifestyle. >>> after sparing the air for today, air quality is expected to improve only slightly, though, for tomorrow. we are watching clouds off the coast that's eventually going to move this way for morning fog, even rain. we'll talk about that on the other side of this break. >>> it felt like spring, and it looked like spring. weather had people out on the water today. the san francisco boat show took over mccovey's cove next to at&t. they had more than 60 boats in the water. people had a chance to try them out, from big yachts to paddle boats. the goal, to offer people a chance to sample the boating. >> it's actually a coliseum that's meant for boating. beautiful for sailing, or power boating alike. it's safe and secure. >> this marks the first annual boat show at mccovey's cove. it runs until tomorrow. >>> antho

>> all right, gabe gutierrez tonight. gabe, thank you. >>> we are back in a moment with the answer to one very important question. just who is the best dressed man of 2013? >>> wildlife officials in utah tonight have identified the mysterious illness that has killed more than two dozen bald eagles over the past few weeks. using the blood samples of the infected birds, officials now know what they're up against. nbc's miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: it was a bald eagle rescued by bob carter and taylor schulte that helped to solve the mystery. >> the bald eagle is just what america stands for. >> reporter: brought to a wildlife rehab center in utah, today blood work showed this eagle and five others being treated are suffering from west nile virus. >> it is very rare, it is not something we've ever seen. >> reporter: the disease has killed at least 27 bald eagles, it is believed they got infected after eating a water foul on the nearby great salt lake. >> there is not a lot we can do to manage it at this point, so we

>> reporter: and the south seems a little warmer. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. >>> on a good note, that is our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00 we have developing news as a plane skids off a runway at a small south bay airport. good evening and thanks for joining us. >> let's show you this developing story out of san jose. investigators interest trying to figure out what caused this plane to skid off the runway. less than two hours ago the mane went right through a fence, shopping right short of a frontage road. our chopper was over the scene as workers cleaned up hydraulic fluid off the ground. no injuries. all passengers safe tonight. >>> a very stingy storm dropping a bit of rain but not enough to ease our drought. the rain here means snow in the sierra. and it came down this a big way. it's great news for skier, snowboarders and small businesses. our chief meteorologist

. >> gabe gutierrez is in atlanta with us this morning. i know this is emergency is schedul scheduled. >> reporter: there are still some icy patches here in atlanta. schools remain closed. people will allowed to go -- there's a lot of finger pointing going on. stressing that many of the images that have been played in the national media have been in the interstates. that's actually the state's responsibility. but from personal experience, i can tell you that driving around even the city of atlanta, to and from schools, the icy patches really trap some of these from a good number of hours overnight. they are back home tonight after finally being able to get out of the schools yesterday afternoon, but this has been a very difficult time throughout the entire southeast. 12 deaths are blamed on the storm. here in atlanta in particular, officials are -- and that this -- the response to this storm was actually better than that one. that one left the town at a standstill to rise bo freezing. and to help the city thaw out, but again the mayor is d

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that's where gabe gutierrez is for us this evening. good evening, gabe. >> reporter: hey there, larry. compared to some parts, we're down right toasty here in atlanta. this is something that people aren't used to. the city of atlanta announced it will close school tomorrow, even though we're not seeing any snow but the concern is so high these temperatures will be so dangerous, they decided to cancel school. temperatures just under 20 degrees but overnight this is expected to drop to about 7 degrees. when you factor in wind chills, it's expected to feel like it's below zero. because of that, the city of atlanta, in addition to cancelling school, which has also just opened a warming center, and there could be a second and third opening up as well. throughout the south, others are cancelling school. mississippi has seen about 60 hours of temperatures below freezing. in northern florida, there's some concern about the weather there. farmers, though, however, they say that so far it has not gotten so bad that they're worrying about their cr

more tonight from gabe gutier z gutierrez. >> reporter: today, health officials from the centers for disease control boarded a cruise ship, struggling to contain a norovirus outbreak. >> i was one of them. >> she was one of them. >> it was awful. >> reporter: vomiting and diarrhea symptoms. >> it was a terrible experience. i've been on this boat before. we had an amazing time when we were here. this time, it's just been awful. >> reporter: after departing new jersey on tuesday, the ship bypassed a planned stop in haiti friday to be san advertised in puerto rico before moving on to st. thomas. sao panto, the mayor of eastern pennsylvania is on board, vacationing with his wife. he is not sick, but says other passengers have been quarantined in their rooms. >> lot of activity with cleaning and san advertising the various railings and elevator shafts. >> reporter: norovirus is a fast-moving stomach bug. each year, the cdc says it sickens 21 million people in the u.s. and kills up to 800. just this month, dozens of travelers got sick on another royal caribbean cruise. >> norovirus can spr

nbc's gabe gutierrez is in denver for us. >> reporter: good evening. the line behind me is still going strong. many customers here calling this a historic day. colorado now has the most regulated system to sell recreational marijuana in the world. under a flurry of white they wait for green. >> i wanted to be ferks because i've been waiting 34 years for this. >> $59.74. >> reporter: in a photo op, this was the first customer, an iraq war veteran who says pot helps relieve his ptsd. what is the best misconception? >> that we're just lazy. >> reporter: and this one drove all the way from georgia and slept overnight in their car. >> the world's watching. >> reporter: colorado residents now 21 and older can buy an ounce of marijuana. people out of state up to a quarter ounce. taxes are expected to bring in $67 million in revenue. much of it set aside for building schools. >> it's a whole new world not to have to be underground about it. >> reporter: you can't light up in public. no pot at the denver airport or carried across state lines. and police warn, y

gabe gutierrez, we appreciate it.d in atlanta. >>> with this week's polar plunge and drastic storms, more than a few people are wondering what is going on with the weather and what it means about a change in global climate. joining me now, climate central meteorologist bernadette woods-plaquey. thanks for coming on, bernadette. i guess all the people who think climate change is hoeky are saying, see, there's no global warming, what are you guys talking about? what do you say to them? >> that has been a big question this week, but we have to step back and look at the big picture, both for time and space. in the sense of time meaning it's not just about this cold snap, not just about this year, but going back 20, 30 years, and looking at the overall trend. and that trend shows that temperatures are rising. now also space. i mean, not just here on the east coast of the united states, yes, it is brutally cold up and down the east coast, down to the deep south in texas, but california actually set some record highs. in ala

nbc's gabe gutierrez is in denver for us now. ere, so people are ready to rock and roll and bring out 2014 by legally buying pot. but talk about the regulation, the restrictions that go along with this. >> reporter: that's right, thomas. we'll get to that in just a minute. first of all, i think you really need to see this line. it's been growing for the past hour or so. legal recreational marijuana sales started here, as you mentioned, at 8:00 a.m. local time. the first person to buy recreational pot here in denver, it was selected by the campaign of amendment 64. they picked an iraq war veteran with ptsd to demonstrate that the people buying marijuana in colorado aren't just the stereotype, the stoners that everybody might think about. so that was the first person that bought pot. but we've seen long lines at dispensaries all throughout denver this morning. there is a lot of people watching this throughout the country. we've also seen a lot of people coming from other different states. we spoke with somebody this morning who was

gabe gutierrez was with us. >> today health officials for the centers of disease control was in the u.s. virgin islands, scrambling. >> i was one of them. it was awful. >> more than 300 passengers reported vomiting and diarrhea. >> it was a terrible experience. i have been on the boat before. we had an amazing time, but this time it has been awful. >> after departing on tuesday, the ship bypassed a planned stop in haiti to be sanitized in puerto rico before moving on to st. thomas. the mayor of eastern pennsylvania is on board vacationing with his wife. he is not sick, but said other passengers have been quarantined in their room. >> a lot of activity sanitizing the various railings. >> norovirus is a fast moving stomach bug. they said it sickens 21 million people in the u.s. and kills up to 800. dozens got sick on another royal caribbean cruise. >> for can spread readily from person to person. when you have people confined, it can be quick and explosive. >> royal caribbean said sick passengers are responding well to the medication. we apologize about the disruption to their vacation. t

. >> nbc's gabe gutierrez is in atlanta with more. as many know, the metropolitan area about three times the size of manhattan, the size of los angeles -- this is a big place with a lot of cars. >> reporter: good morning. things are improving here in atlanta. we're expecting to crack the freezing mark this afternoon. that should go a long way. many of the residential areas still are not. they are very icy. i can tell you that from personal experience coming here this morning. many schools are closed, but all the students that were trapped, they are back home. they got back home last night. state offices are closed. as you mentioned, mayor kasim reed defending his decision passionately. he is correct that many of the images shown on national media have shown the gridlock on the interstate. that is technically not the city of atlanta's responsibility. however, as i mentioned, we went to a school yesterday that -- where 90 students were trapped there, and it was very difficult to get to that school. so there's a lot of debate about wheth

. >> reporter: for nbc news, gabe gutierrez, atlanta. >>> and an update on a story in florida that weld you involving a dozen whales stranded. and the whales stranded there, at the scientists believe may have caused the whales to be lost. >> and why all of this cold weather could be good for your waistline. veronica? >> well, more cold, cold weat r weather. today's high temperature is 27 degrees, and take a look at a this. where are we going to be a week from now? hmm, pretty darn close in e between, and we have a few chances of seeing some snowfall, if you have high blood pressure like i do, many cold medicines may raise your blood pressure. that's why there's coricidin hbp it relieves cold symptoms without raising blood pressure. so look for powerful cold medicine with a heart. coricidin hbp. >> the 2014 washington auto show is now officially under way. right now cadillac and volkswagen are hosting ride and drive events. it is a chance to test out some of the newest models, and some carma carmakers are offering contests to let you win new cars. there are also celebrities making appe

have to tell you it's cold outside but let's find exactly what it's like out there from nbc's gabe gutierrez in atlanta. hi, gabe. >> hi, there scott. temperatures in atlanta have cracked double digits. now up to 14 degrees. that's after temperatures plunged to six degrees overnight. the lowest temperatures here in about 18 years. of course, windchills felt much colder than that. the city of atlanta opened up a temporary warping shelter overnight to help people out. in atlanta public schools are shut down today. school districts throughout the south are also shut down. in south carolina. hearing at tens of thousands of people without power. earlier we heard that rolling blackouts were in effect. we just heard from the energy company that those have been suspended for now. here in atlanta, we're expecting to get in the 20s today but won't crack freezing mark until tomorrow afternoon. this cold snap is affecting people in the country and in the south including travelers, going to flightaware.com, 20,000 flights have been canceled today. >>> one flier taking advantage of the cold blast is wheel

from new york down the east coast, nbc's gabe gutierrez is in atlanta. the city opened a temporary warming shelter. how are people handling it? >> reporter: i feel guilty after listening to sarah and katie. we're doing okay. we're now up into the 20s. temperatures plummeted to 6 degrees overnight. 6 degrees in hotlanta. the windchill of course when you factor that in, it felt colder than that. city of atlanta opened that temporary warming shelter. atlanta public schools are shut down today. school districts were shut down across many states in the south. power outages were an issue in some parts. tens of thousands of people were without power in south carolina and some rolling blackouts were in effect but we hear that those rolling blackouts have been suspended. farmers across the south have been watching this cold snap. from what we heard in florida, the citrus growers say they really have dodged the worst of it at this point. so have those in louisiana and farmers and onion farmers in southern georgia are looking at this. in atlanta, we've cracked 20 d

cancellations from atlanta's hartsfield-jackson and houston's george bush intercontinental airport, and gabe gutierrezbia, south carolina. it looks a little better, the rides behind you, than what we're seeing right now in parts of louisiana. but this is another bad few days here, gabe. >> reporter: that's right, tamron. the roads are doing fine so far, in the past few minutes we've started to see the first precipitation of the day. a little bit of rain, and we expect sleet over the next couple of hours turning into snow later this evening. and emergency officials here in columbia, south carolina, are watching this very closely. people here just aren't used to this type of weather. they've got their emergency operations center ready to go, and they have all nine of their snowplows ready to go, here in columbia, south carolina. they just have a few of them. they also get a few -- a little bit of help from the state, as well. but when you compare that to northern cities like new york city, more than 2,400 plows, hundreds of plows in other major cities. here in south carolina, they're not just used to th

. >> nbc's gabe gutierrez starts us off with more on the fallout. >> reporter: the mayor said that the city did all it could to prevent this and learned many storms from the ice storm of 2011 and this response was better than that ice storm which paralyzed the city for four days. many people here in atlanta disagree. they say that city and state officials should have seen this coming and paid attention to the changing forecast and really should have prepared for this better than they did. >> rusty paul is the mayor of one of those metro area municipalities that was especially heart hid. sandy springs just north of atlanta. mayor, good to see you. the snow is past not the political firestorm though. mayor reed says that this was a coordination issue. is that your sense? what should have been done differently in your opinion? >> well first of all, it would have been -- the number of calls on the road made it impossible for any jurisdiction to get their trucks out to sand and salt. in sandy springs on the north side of the city of atlanta, we mobilized early and got -- one he one of large

nbc's gabe gutierrez is there live regarding the family as they're seeing justice for jonathan ferrell> hey there, tamron, this case drew national attention. and farrell's family hopes this new lawsuit will grant them subpoena power to find out what really happened. >> as a family, we want answers. >> reporter: for the family of former florida a&m football player, jonathan ferrell, the last few months have been agonizing. >> he was one of the most kindest people you ever wanted to meet and they haven't give me any answers. >> reporter: they just filed a wrongful death lawsuit against officer randall kerrick, the city police chief and the county. despite being completely incapacitated and mortally wounded mr. farrell was handcuffed with his hands behind his back as he lay dying on the ground. >> i'm at a loss. >> reporter: in mid-september, police say farrell crashed his car and then walked to the nearest house and banged on the door for help. the woman inside thought it was a burglar and called 911. when three officers arrived, police say farrell ran towards them, and officer kerik fir

for "today," gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. >> well, we'll shift gears now.ver expected on a date. >> the super bowl between the broncos and seahawks is in two weeks. on wednesday sherman faced the media given. >> reporter: if we are just talking statistics, the seahawks are lucky to have sherman. butch his comments after clinching a berth in the super bowl have made him a rising topic off the field. and now sherman himself is speaking out. >> if i would have really known it was going to blow up like that, i probably would have approached it differently. >> and the seahawks are going to the super bowl. >> what blew up was sherman's temper, unleashed minutes after the seahawks won the championship game. the play he's talking about, this one, a game saver, when here blocked a pass intended for 49ers receiver michael crabtree. >> picked off! >> that ended the game. sherman said he tried to shake crabtree's hand and was pushed away. sherman now apologizes for the comments and said he got caught up in the moment. the 25-year-old football star went on to compare hi

gabe gutierrez is there for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning.outlying areas are not. atlanta as a city, still partially paralyzed. >> it's terrible. looks like everybody dropped the ball. >> reporter: the interstate is littered with hundreds of abandoned cars after tuesday's storm. those stranded students are finally back home. >> it's been tough but as long as the kids are safe, i'm fine. >> reporter: politicians and meteorologists hey debate who missed the warning sign but if government steps up -- >> i walked to mcdonald's, got look 200 biscuits, manned them out. >> reporter: volunteers organized on facebook. chip are jones rescued freddie freeman on his a.t.v. and retailers opened their doors to trapped commuters who slept on their floors, yet while the rest of atlanta was on a stand still, tiny grace elizabeth was on the move, even if her parents were stuck in traffic. >> we were waiting to wake up and say to each other, did that really happen? did we just have a baby in the front seat of my car on the highway? >> reporter: many throughout

for "today," gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. >>> turning now to business news.g down more than 300 points on friday. cnbc's sarahizen is here to walk us through what this means. good morning. >> good morning. it was a brutal week for wall street. on friday, the dow closed down more than 300 points. on the week, it lost more than 3.5%. but put it in perspective, because it has certainly been running strong. last year, we know was a strong year. the dow closed up 26%. so the question is, is this the week, a start of something more scary, a correction perhaps? interestingly enough, some of the reasons behind the declines come from outside the united states. investors are concerned about china, for one, the world's second-biggest economy starting to slow down from that super fast economic growth that we'd been seeing. they're also concerned about places like argentina and ukraine, places that have their own unique economic and political problems, but are growing concerned for the global economy and for all of wall street. and you can add to that some disappointing e

first, though, gabe gutierrez is in denver. e, good morning. >> reporter: erica, good morning, the lines were long, but as you can see here at the cannabis center, there is still plenty of supply. meanwhile, all this attention on colorado is firing up a debate among parents nationwide. >> welcome, welcome. >> reporter: this morning, the novelty may be wearing off. >> i'm going to go home so i can do what i bought. >> but the buzz is not. >> oh, my plans are basically to pick up a quarter bag, go home, smoke some weed and play stupid video games. >> reporter: a day after colorado became the third state to allow marijuana sales. but critics are weighing in. >> it's awful, foolish. >> reporter: ben works in the drug rehab program, he's a recovering addict himself. >> the experiment taking place in my home state where my three kids go to public school. >> reporter: with the pot-laced foods and drinks, gena says it's marketing to young people. >> i think we are inviting all sorts of people, unsavory people that want to be in the drug

. >> gabe gutierrez, down in atlanta this morning, gabe, thank you very much. >> by the way, guess whatx back in 1896. way to go, new york! >> with the wind. >> now's a good time for me to pull my michael bay. >> we're right behind you. let's go to natalie with the top stories this morning. >> come on in, guys. come on and get warmed up. >>> a showdown in the senate today with a vote on extending jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. democrats lined up behind the bill described as a top white house priority, but many republicans were reluctant to support it without changes that would offset the cost. the measure would extend benefits for three months. the vote was postponed monday night because of bad weather. >>> a bus with nine passengers onboard was left dangling over a loading dock after crashing into an office building monday in boise, idaho. the driver says he lost control when his brakes failed and the bus also hit trees, light poles and street signs before coming to a stop. nobody was seriously injured. >>> dozens of people were injured when the ferocious weather that h

nbc's gabe gutierrez is there. >> good morning.in colorado were tiny shops run by stoners, you'd be wrong. we're here at meade sin mdicine. it's part of a long road to making this a national pot franchise. >> reporter: in the mile high city. at least one store says it never ran low on recreational pot. >> it's a sea of green. >> medicine man calls itself the largest marijuana dispensary in colorado here under the watchful eye of armed guards and security cameras, the owners are building what they're calling the costco of weed. >> we're trying to make this into an industrial process rather than a stoner process. and i think we're being very successful at that. >> pete williams, his brother andy, and their sister sally started selling medical marijuana in 2010. now ten relatives from three generations work here. there's kayla in reception, ryan on quality control, and michelle counts the other kind of green. since recreational cannabis sales became legal in colorado on january 1st, business has been so good, these entrepreneurs are p