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Results tagged “devastating”

Preps underway for potentially devastating storm

Feb. 7: Snow and hurricane-force winds are slated to hit the Northeast this weekend. Residents in the tri-state area are scrambling to get ready after last year's unusually dry and mild winter. NBC's Ron Mott reports.  (Nightly News)Snow and hurricane-force winds are slated to hit the Northeast this weekend. Residents in the tri-state area are scrambling to get ready after last year's unusually dry and mild winter. NBC's Ron Mott reports. (Nightly News)

Jersey Shore residents return: 'It's devastating'

Nov. 17: With many homes completely gone and others mostly destroyed, homeowners picked through the destruction left by Sandy. With many homes completely gone and others mostly destroyed, homeowners picked through the destruction left by Sandy. "The idea of rebuilding doesn't even seem possible," said one Jersey Shore resident. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports. (TODAY)

Diana Nyad: Leaving the water 'was devastating'

Aug. 22: Swimmer Diana Nyad was forced to end her fourth attempt to swim from Havana to Key West on Tuesday, suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia. She talks with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about her inability to conquer what she says is the most difficult obstacle: the jellyfish stings. Swimmer Diana Nyad was forced to end her fourth attempt to swim from Havana to Key West on Tuesday, suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia. She talks with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about her inability to conquer what she says is the most difficult obstacle: the jellyfish stings. (TODAY)

Diana Nyad: Leaving the water 'was devastating'

Aug. 22: Swimmer Diana Nyad was forced to end her fourth attempt to swim from Havana to Key West on Tuesday, suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia. She talks with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about her inability to conquer what she says is the most difficult obstacle: the jellyfish stings. Swimmer Diana Nyad was forced to end her fourth attempt to swim from Havana to Key West on Tuesday, suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia. She talks with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about her inability to conquer what she says is the most difficult obstacle: the jellyfish stings. (TODAY)

Sgt. Bales' wife: Accusations 'devastating'

March 26: Kari Bales, the wife of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the soldier who stands accused of murdering 17 Afghan civilians, talks exclusively to TODAY's Matt Lauer about the Kari Bales, the wife of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the soldier who stands accused of murdering 17 Afghan civilians, talks exclusively to TODAY's Matt Lauer about the "devastating" accusations against her husband, saying "this is not him." (TODAY)

Duggars: Miscarriage was 'devastating'

Feb. 14: Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of TLC's Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" open up about the miscarriage of their 20th child, the funeral they held and what viewers will see in the new season of the show. (TODAY)

Gov. Rick Perry: Wildfires have been 'devastating'

Sept. 6: Republican hopeful and Texas Governor Rick Perry talks with TODAY's Matt Lauer about the wildfires burning in Texas, saying they've been destructive and are moving into residential neighborhoods. Republican hopeful and Texas Governor Rick Perry talks with TODAY's Matt Lauer about the wildfires burning in Texas, saying they've been destructive and are moving into residential neighborhoods. (TODAY)

Obama: Joplin 'more devastating' than Tuscaloosa

May 30: NBC's Ron Allen reports on President Obama's emotional weekend trip to Joplin, Missouri where he saw first-hand the devastation tornadoes left behind, and offered his support to residents rebuilding their lives.   NBC's Ron Allen reports on President Obama's emotional weekend trip to Joplin, Missouri where he saw first-hand the devastation tornadoes left behind, and offered his support to residents rebuilding their lives.  (TODAY)

Devastating losses, thankful survivors

May 1: Amidst hundreds of deaths, there are incredible stories of survival and even more stories of people coming together to help each other. NBC's Lester Holt has the story.  Amidst hundreds of deaths, there are incredible stories of survival and even more stories of people coming together to help each other. NBC's Lester Holt has the story. (TODAY)

Devastating losses, thankful survivors

May 1: Amidst hundreds of deaths, there are incredible stories of survival and even more stories of people coming together to help each other. NBC's Lester Holt has the story.  Amidst hundreds of deaths, there are incredible stories of survival and even more stories of people coming together to help each other. NBC's Lester Holt has the story. (TODAY)

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