>> correct. >> and you've also heard that gunshot on miss lauer's tape, correct?correct. >> so going back in time from the gunshot backwards on miss lauer's tape, you heard on miss lauer's tape there was probably 40 seconds worth of screaming that was recorded on that call, correct? >> objection speculation in terms of the time. >> he can testify if he knows. >> sure. >> can you repeat the question? >> sure. i tell you what, here's what we'll do, if i might have a moment i'll let you listen to miss lauer's call again and i want you when you're listening to it, i want you to think throu through, i'll tell you 45 seconds into the phone call you're going to hear the gunshot so be ready for that because i want you to testify what you remember seeing sort of in time line with when you remember hearing the shot. >> i wouldn't be able to tell you. >> i'm going to let you hear the tape and we'll go from there. >> okay. >> if i might have a moment to set that up, your honor. >> and just for the record purposes, your honor, i'll identify the exhibit number in just a moment.

. >> did matt lauer pin her down on her past racial slurs? >>> the guardian's glenn greenwald pushing back against david gregory, asking whether he should be prosecuted for publishing classified information from fugitive leaker ed snowden. >> i think it's pretty extraordinary that anybody who would call themselves a journalist would publicly muse about whether or not other journalists should be charged with felonies. >> was that question by the "meet the press" host out of bounds? >>> plus some reflections from me on my final show after 15 years. i'm howard kurtz and this is "reliable sources." >>> we are monitoring the situation in eequipmegypt this where a massive number of protesters have filled the streets in tahrir square and elsewhere. you're looking at a live picture from cairo. there is fear there may be clashes between pro and anti-government forces and we will provide live updates as cnn keeps an eye on that situation. >>> first, the networks were cautious when the supreme court ruled on same-sex marriage this week, determined to av

sat down with matt lauer on "today" trying to repair some of the damage. but tonight the pieces of her empire keep falling away. our report tonight from nbc's katy tur. >> reporter: almost a week after she called in sick for her "today" show appearance, it was a contrite paula deen that sat down with matt lauer this morning. >> there were hurtful lies said about me. >> reporter: in a teary 13-minute interview the self-proclaimed queen of southern cooking tried to whip up some damage control after admitting in a deposition last week she used a racial slur in the past. >> i'll ask you bluntly. are you a racist? >> no. no, i'm not. >> reporter: today there were some contradictions. >> so the fact that you were asked in that deposition whether you had used the "n" word on other occasions and said probably are inaccurate? >> no. i answered the question truthfully. >> reporter: at her restaurant in savannah, her fans offered support. >> i thought was a sincere apology. >> we all say things that we don't mean. >> reporter: while fans are faithful, her business is

i'm matt lauer with al roker and natalie morales and the obama administration continues to react to these leaks from edward snowden. they're promising to release more details about the nsa programs and the terror plots they thwarted and that's coming today. >> we will talk to the committee chairman mike rogers in just a moment. >> but first right to andrea mitchell, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. democrats and republicans want the head of

i am matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie along side natalie morales and al roker. out west they're used to hot temperatures but it's brutal. 115 in las vegas expected today. 119 in phoenix. >> if that's not hot enough, the high in death valley where you get lost if your gps messes up, could approach a world record high of 134 degrees this weekend. let's get to mr. heat and humidity al roker. what's going on. >> i'm triple h baby. let's show you. we have a big area of high pressure dominating. this happens normally this time of year but it's even hotter this time. the jet stream pushes way to the north. we have rising air, a clockwise flow of air around this. it's like a giant heat pump. look at what we've got right now. excessive heat watches and heat warn tprings from parts of new mexico until, nevada all seeing temperatures expected to be dangerous temperatures. boise up to 99 degrees. salt lake 99. phoenix 119, temperatures even higher on saturday. the all time record high for las vegas 117. looks like it will be there, new mexico 121, boise again at 102 and on

paula deen sat down with matt lauer to defend her against charges of racism.nd like my morning shower routine it started fine, but then it ended in tears. >> if there is anyone out there that has never said something that they wish they could take back, if you are out there, please pick up that stone and throw it so hard at my head that it kills me, please. i want to meet you. i want to meet you. i is what i is and i am not changing. >> popeye is rolling in his grave. by the way, popeye is my ferret i buried alive this morning in a makeshift grave. discuss. >> lightning roooouuuunnnnddd. lightning round. >> r me y, you defend -- remy, you defend horrible people all the time and you love it. i think she is sincere, and she is sorry. >> two things. number one the reason this came out was she is being sued and deposed. she is testifying under oath. she was asked have you ever used this word? almost -- well, a lot of people would say no because how dowry but that? it is impossible to really challenge that. she said yes 20 some years ago this is what i said. i give

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, welcome to "today" on a thursday morning, i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer along with al roker and natalie morales. >>> at least for now of one of the country's largest communication companies. >> according to a report, a court order dating back to april requires the phone company verizon to turn over phone records on an ongoing daily basis to the national security agency. we're talking about the private calls of americans whether they've been suspected of a crime or not. the phone record data not the content of the call. we want to get right to chuck todd. chuck, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. this is part of a secret surveillance, domestic surveillance p

. >>> katie couric says what she really thinks of matt lauer. i'm howard kurtz and this is "reliable sources." >>> we've all seen reporters standing outside in hurricanes and blizzards, but, lately, weather reporting seems to have taken a more dangerous turn when a second round of deadly tornadoes struck oklahoma on friday two got in their car and the result a harrowing close call and left mike bettes and a colleague badly shaken. on the weather channel, he was asked what he thought about when he ran into danger. >> good question, dave. >> i know it's tough. i just saw my wife's face. and i thought, you know, that's, you know, that's my life. i don't want to give that up just yet. >> and then there are the storm chasers. the citizen thrill seekers who sometimes sell picture and information to news outlets. cnn confirming this morning that three of them died on friday while pursuing the tornado in oklahoma city. they are tim samaras who worked with "storm chasers" and paul samaras and carl young. very sad news. joining us now to talk about the ri

i think resources were put together because of where this virus landed. >> reporter: antje lauer agrees. >> there are no valley fever cases, and there is no incidents of coccidioidomycosis on the east coast, where all the politicians are sitting, so they are never reading anything in the news about valley fever around washington. so they are not that concerned. >> reporter: there's a lot more scientists say they must know about cocci spores: how they grow; where they blow as the tiny spore makes more americans sick. >> brown: a postscript to ray's report: this week a federal judge ordered the california department of corrections to transfer 3,000 or more inmates at high risk of contracting valley fever. attorneys say 18 inmates have died in the past two years from complications related to the disease. the state has 90 days to move them from two prisons located in the san joaquin valley. online, you can find the c.d.c.'s list of 10 things you should know about valley fever, including symptoms of the disease and other important information. >> ifill: now, how a local battle in texas over

. >> did matt's hardline interview help lauer?? >> when jackson's son took the stand in michael's death trial. >> halle berry on her daughter's murder fears. >> plus stars on today's same-sex marriage ruling. >> i have great faith in the supreme court right now. jackson julie chen this year's . >> the naked marine, the injured veteran on becoming an underwear model. >> he's praying, he's believing. >> how he helped the grand canyon daredevil keep the faith. >> how i love you, jesus. >> where yahoo and broadcast news meet. >>> paula deen finally speaks. we have the surprising response to her interview with matt lauer. welcome to "omg insider." i'm kevin frazier. >> i'm thea andrews. we were waiting to see what paula deen would say as matt lauer fired off tough questions. now what? can she bring her brand back as the embattled deen been given a clean slate in the court of public opinion? >> if anyone out there that has never said something that they wish they could take back, if you're out there, please pick up that stone and throw

. >> and i'm matt lauer.etting back to the heat story there were moment where is they were on that bus and they had to go down like this to get under the overpass. didn't seem like the greatest idea for 6'8", 6'10" and 7 foot. >> did anybody see the hang over three. >> exactly. don't tell them about the giraffe. >> welcome back. good to have you here. did you have fun? >> i had a great time. never been to the grand canyon so it was amazing. >> it's pretty. >> kept your feet on the ground which we're glad about. >> thank goodness. >>> now back to the nsa story. a lot of mixed signals right now about the whereabouts of edward snowden this morning. >> that's right, the u.s. is turning on the heat on russia to turn him over. russian officials are now insisting he has not crossed their border. accusing them of harboring him we hear from the foreign minister this morning is "ungrounded and unacceptable." >> let's get to nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andr andrea, good morning to you. >>

to issue an apology to matt lauer. i was invited to do an interview with him this morning and, matt, i am so sorry. i was physically in no shape to come in and talk with you. the last 48 hours have been very, very hard. you know, i'm a strong woman but today i wasn't. this morning i was not. and so i do apologize. >> donna, they appear to be heart-felt apologies from paula deen. can she make this right again? >> i think so. on a personal level i'm sure there are so many people that know her personally, that will come to her defense that, will say the good things she's done. i know about those, i've heard about some of her good work. but at this moment the apology is appropriate. people will have to express their disappointment, the food network has made their decision. but people like paula deen, by that i mean just like a politician, mark sanford, whoever, they come back. she will make a comeback. she made a comeback after admitting she had type two diabetes. but this is a huge blow to her brand, to her image and her

. >> i'm matt lauer along with al roker and natalie morales. there is growing concern over the health of nelson mandela. after visiting with him south africa's president says mandela is showing signs of improvement. >> president obama offered his prayers where he is kicking off a week-long trip. we want to get to the hospital in pretoria. what is the family saying about the health of mandela? >> reporter: hey, good morning, savannah. earlier among these out here we saw some of the grandchildren collect some of the flowers and one said that nelson mandela is stable. one of nelson mandela's daughters said he is responding at times and opening his eyes though she says it doesn't look good. meanwhile, one of nbc news's special correspondents is conducting exclusive interview with zinzi mandela. the family would welcome a visit from president obama if the doctors allow it. president obama saying that nelson mandela is a hero for the world and his legacy will live through the ages. meanwhile, president zuma of south africa is saying that he saw nelso

matt lauer says that man tried to harm himself with a knife.he good news here, nobody else was injured. they were all set there. they started their 8:00 hour in the studio and they had to explain this situation. there is a video taken by a witness at that scene. it shows security tackling the man and the police are right now handling this scary situation. >>> a developing story in philadelphia where we wanted to give you a live look at the scene here. rescuers have just stopped their overnight search for anyone else that might have been buried in the rubble of this building collapse. you can see emergency crews still john seen today of course. in the past 30 minutes, our nbc station told us the investigation is now underway. a woman was pulled out of the rubble overnight alive when rescuers heard her voice. at least six people died. 14 others are injured because of this collapse. investigators say the building was being demolished when it collapsed on to a salvation army thi thrift store. we will let you no he whether th when that is expected t

where she says i was going on matt lauer on the "today" show to talk to matt lauer about these statementsr that were very hurtful to others. she's distancing herself from what actually she may have said or what was said. and she's also minimizing it. we also in that second video see her using minimizing language or character testimony where she talks about the good she's done over the last 24 years. you can tell that she here is speaking to her character and looking out to make herself look better than she's coming across. this video i think hurts her. there's a lot of hotspots in this video, and it has the opposite effect of the first video. so sincere apology but also an overcompensation and overselling of that apology. >> very interesting. thanks, joey and chris. very interesting. >> thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >>> coming up, have you seen this sweetheart? a child born deaf hears for the first time. >> daddy loves you. daddy loves you. daddy -- >> yes. >> and he has insurance but it wouldn't cover his hearing aids, so this 7-year-old boy has been partially deaf until

>> lauer. >> lauer? >> yes. >> okay. do you hear any vehicles leaving or anyone else?you hear anything? >> there's people yelling out there. i don't want to go down there so -- >> okay. multiple people are yelling now? >> yes. >> okay. all right. we do have officers on the way. call us back if you do hear or see anything, any vehicles leaving or anything like that, okay? >> okay. >> all right. thank you. >> bye. >> bye. >> 911. >> joining us now is msnbc legal analyst, lisa bloom and, lisa, obviously this is a very important witness trying to decipher exactly what was happening in that struggle between trayvon martin and george zimmerman. obviously you can hear the emotion in her voice. she sounded very scared on the second floor of her house when she heard those gunshots. what do we hope to gain from this witness from the prosecution's perspective? >> first of all, this is the 911 call with the screaming in the background that we had heard so much about, and there have been a number of different people saying that screaming was trayvon martin. it shows he was screamin

him lauer.i've known him for 20 years, if you know someone for a long time and you like them, you call them by their family name. it's a compliment. recently a young boy had the hiccups in my presence, and they were getting to the kid. hiccups are very annoying as you know so i gave the kid a spoonful of peanut butter and told him to put it under his tongue. 60 seconds later the hiccups gone. call me dr. killdare, it always works. fact or tip of the day. we'd like you to spout off of where in the world. o'reilly@foxnews.com. do not be a louche not a grouch, a louche. don't be one. thanks for watching us tonight. i'm bill o'r >> good morning. i am heather childers. >> i am patti ann browne. thanks for watching "fox & friends first". >> it is time for your 5@5:00. the top five news stories at this hour. a helicopter crashes leaving one person dead. this happened in oklahoma. just as the chopper was taking off from the hospital it lost power caught fire when it hit the ground. three other people bo

dean told matt lauer, she has only used that "n" word one time. >> other than that one time, in a bank robbery, you're telling me you have never used the "n" word? >> never. they asked me in all of my 66 years on earth. >> but then a contradiction. >> so reports that you were asked in that deposition whether you had used the "n" word on other occasions and said, probably, or of course, are inaccurate? >> no. i answered the question truthfully. >> one bright spot, deen's book "new testament," is now number one on amazon. another celebrity chef says deen just not happy with her, when the food network dropped deen, they replaced her shows with delaurentis. that's when delaurentis received backlash on twit and facebook. >>> dylan dreyer is here with the weather. hot, hot, hot. >> and more hot. it is brutally hot. for areas that are used to the heat but even there, officials are warning residents to stay indoors. take precautions for the heat. we do have a couple of showers in the northwest. although those should taper off as we go through the day. seattle seeing some of that rain. and we w

like matt lauer it got worse and worse and worse. in case you were feeling sorry for her she came with the crying piece on on the interview the "today" show. >> if i do feel sorry throw a stone at my head. >> i've had to hold people in my arms when they sobbed because they know what is being said about me and it's not true. i've had to comfort them and tell them it's going to be all right. >> she has to hold her friends who are crying over her problems. >> that was a jimmy swagart moment. >> she reminds me of tammy faye baker. >> speaking of throwing things, she through everything on "today" interview. she threw the explanation the denial the emotion i think in the end she's done. if you want to put a fork in her, she's done. >> thank you guys. "the turks" return in a moment. >> what a show. the doma ruling, the filibustering in the texas legislature. we have the nfl star charged paula dean. we're exhausted. "viewpoint" next. [ ♪ music ♪ ] [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening. the supreme court kills the homophobic defense of marriage

him lauer. for 20 years, if you know someone for a long time and you like them, you call them by their family name. it's a compliment. recently a young boy had the hiccups in my presence, and they were getting to the kid. hiccups are very annoying as you know so i gave the kid a spoonful of peanut butter and told him to put it under his tongue. 60 seconds later the hiccups gone. call me dr. killdare, it always works. fact or tip of the day. we'd like you to spout off of where in the world. o'reilly@foxnews.com. do not be a louche not a grouch, a louche. don't be one. thanks for watching us tonight. i'm bill o'reilly. please remember the spin stops right here. we're definitely looking out for you. >>> this is a fox news alert. the american civil liberties union is suing the obama administration in an effort to prevent the federal government from spying on law abiding americans. now, the lawsuit filed by the aclu late this afternoon focuses on an nsa program that requires companies like verizon to

she told matt lauer that she's only used the "n" word once. >> you're telling me you have never used the "n" word other than in the bank? >> never. in all of my 66 years on earth. >> but then a contradiction. >> so reports that you were asked in that deposition whether you had used the "n" word on other occasions you said probably, of course, are inaccurate. >> no, i answered the question truthfully. >> one bright spot, deen's new book not released until october, is number one on the amazon's best-seller. >>> meanwhile, another celebrity chef said that deen's fans aren't happy with her. when her program was dropped, it was replaced by giada's shows. >>> air force is pretty tricked out airplane, it can reportedly withstand the pulse of a nuclear blast. but on its way to after can wednesday, it ran into a problem. the wi-fi went out. white house staff later called the plane to notify the president. when the president landed in senegal, he was greeted with this video of the world's famous rappers. >>> nancy pelosi has apparently had it with colleague michele bachmann. look at how she re

lost their tv show, there'd be no tv shows. >> but the problem also is that she seemed to when matt lauerto get her to address this herself, she used it to lecture the young people in her kitchen. >> come on. which seemed weird. she was deflecting it off herself and putting it on their shoulders as if they were the issue. i'm not her. i wasn't there. i think the most honest part of her testimony was when she was asked if she ever used the word, she said of course she did. there are lots of areas in the country where people use that word casually. before young people started using it. and it was a casual, demeaning, violent, dehumanizing word that was used. i just can't quite wrap my head around the fact that she used it once when a black guy had a gun pointed to her head and the other time she used it was quoting young people who really should stop using it. you know? >> my own view on this and i said it is that if we're talking about something she said 20 or 30 years ago, then i don't think that's -- all of us have done and said things we have regretted. but you're talking about allegati

matt lauer talks to actress sandra bullock about her new movie "the heat" and life as a mom and catching up with kris jenner. all that coming up on the "today"for watching this show. we do appreciate it. i'm betty ngyuen. have a great day. . >>> the supreme court could be just a few hours away from issuing a ruling on california's prop 8. what we expect to hear from washington this morning. plus, how the bay area is getting ready next. >>> another south bay city takes on the issue of gun control. we'll tell you about the new rules in the works. >>> right now a live look at the golden gate bridge. san francisco is not the only place dealing with some rain. you can see the wet roads out there. christina will have a look at your tuesday forecast coming up. >>> marla, some delays at sfo this morning, not just because of all the rain, but also another major issue. we'll explain all coming up. >>> now we take you live outside to the south bay. it is very dark, as it should be. it's only

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and mr. al roker.cal sibling rivalry turn into sibling aggression and bullying and what impact does sibling bullying have on the one being bullied. we'll talk about that. >>> and a woman that decided to shave her head with her sister who is suffering from cancer. the woman is a hair stylist and she says her salon asked her to wear a wig after that so she decided to quit. the salon said that's not how it happened. we'll have the story just ahead. >>> and on a lighter note, super model, business woman, mom of four, heidi klum is mingling with the crowd. we'll get the scoop on america's got talent. >> a world class high fiver by the way. >> look at that. >> later on, what the kardashian family is saying about their new edition. the baby girl born to kim and kanye. but first, natalie is standing by with the headlines. >>> good morning everyone. documents apparently supplied by nsa leaker edward snowden indicate that britain may have spied on foreign delegates at a london summit in 2009. british leaders say

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paula deen finally made good with her interview with matt lauer. on the same day she lost more endorsement deals, home depot and walmart. >> there have been some truthful l -- hurtful lies said about me. >> african-americans are offended by the "n" word? >> i don't know, matt, i have sy times because it's very distressing for me to go into my kitchens and i hear what these young people are calling each other. what you see is what you get. i'm not an actress. i'm heartbroken. if there is anyone out there that has never said something that they wish they could take back, if you're out there, please pick up that stone and throw it so hard at my head that it kills me. i is what i is. and i'm not changing. >> let's go to business. investors looking for another day of gains after all three indices went to the up side yesterday. the dow led by boeing and home depot. meanwhile the price of gold bouncing a bit this morning after touching a three year low. let's touch on that with steve sedgwick live in london. >> yes, on the previous session we were rallies

lauer ingle is in our new york newsroom. laura. >> hi, shep. was just barely enough airspace to go around two planes came within a football field length of each other. happened june 14th at 2:40 p.m. john f. kennedy and laguardia airports. a boeing 747 arriving at jfk came dangerously close do a shuttle flight taking off from laguardia. in a statement released today the federal aviation administration says the two aircraft were turning away from each other at the point where they lost the required separation. now, tower control audio between the controller and delta pilot there was a serious problem at hand. the transcript says the controller is heard saying delta 171 heavy, traffic 12:00, 1400 feet. in prayer, that's the small plane 1600 feet. the pilot responds okay we have got them on the fish finder here. the controller says okay he is eastbound at 1800 feet. the voices really escalate here the fish finder the pilot is referring to is slang for the equipment used to alert pilots that another plane is in the area and getting close. the delta

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie along side al roker and tamron hall. we're following the breaking news out of russia. which is edward snowden's last known location. >> over the weekend snowden left hong kong for moscow and he is seeking asylum. he was supposed to be on the flight from moscow to cuba and possibly bound for ecuador, and we know the u.s. is trying to block that. >> and second of state john kerry saying there will be consequences if russia or china help snowden flee. and we have the latest on that this morning. >> reporter: well, as you say, what a busy and bizarre day here in moscow. there was an airplane that took off for havanna several hours ago now, and when it did there were a total of four empty seats, and one which was intended for fugitive snowden, and meanwhile adding to the confusion, the company is saying nothing at all about snowden's whereabouts. it's the latest twist in the story that becomes more intriguing. he may be inside the airport he could be in an ecuador embassy, and a man was whisked off when he got off a plane ear

matt lauer talks to paula deen. daredevil nick wallenda joins us for a preview of the tight rope walk. keep it right here. we have more news, weather, and sports on nbc. thanks for watching "early today." have a great weekend. >>> on the run and wanted in three cities on the peninsula. the details we're learning about an alleged serial burglar and where police think he may be. >>> watching for retaliation. what san jose police are planning for this weekend after a teenager is killed by a rival gang mob. >>> the world famous shez paniss opens its doors almost four months after a fire burnt it down. the big bucks it will take to get back in that restaurant. >>> that is the bay bridge there, the lights gligs ening to help jump start your day on a friday, june 21st. this is "today in the bay".

what she had to say to matt lauer about her recent admission to using racial slurs. part of the interview, next. >>> the controversy surrounding paula deen has hit a boiling point pop dean admitted to using racial slurs and tolerating racist jokes in the kitchen of a restaurant. since then deen lost a contract with the food network and smithfield food. deen said she used the word only once. >> the day i used that word, it was a world ago. it was 30 years ago. i had had a gun put to my head, a shaking gun because the man that had the gun to my head, unbeknowing to me the customer at the main office. >> the full interview will air on the "today" show this morning. hopefully offer more explanation. >> she was a no-show, finally getting there to the "today" show for matt to talk to her. 5:25 now. christina loren what is happening today besides temperatures rising? >> feels like florida. it's balmy and temperatures are close to 70 degrees in places like sunnyvale, 67 degrees at 5:26. we do have a warmer day ahead. temperatures are actually going to climb by five to ten de

. >>> from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1-a. >>> welcome to today on a monday morning. >> good morning everyone. president obama touched down in northern ireland early this morning and stepped into yet another delicate diplomatic dance. >> that's right. just as he is about to meet with fellow g-8 leaders and talk about trade and economy in syria comes the new revelation from edward snowden. it could make things awkward. >> let's get to andrea mitchell who is covering this for us. good morning to you. >>> good morning. edward snowden has struck even. he is released documents on high level spying on foreign leaders including the then president of russia. >> reporter: yet another

. >> reporter: jenna lauer made that 911 call when she heard a scuffle behind her townhome. while she was able to clearly make out the screams she told the jury it was not clear whether it was martin or zimmerman yelling for help that night. jay gray, nbc news, sanford, florida. >>> moving to washington now where the senate has approved the most significant overhaul of the nation's immigration laws in a generation, and it did so with bipartisan support. the vote was met with chants of "yes, we can" as vice president biden announced final results. 14 republicans joined all democrats and independents for a 68-32 vote in what's become an all too commonly polarized senate. the massive legislation cobbles together priorities for both parties, it includes a 13-year path to citizenship for some 11 million undocumented immigrants and a major boost in funding for border security. the bill now moves to the house where it faces uncertainty. republicans there said they plan to write their own legislation. >>> nbc has learned that the former second ranking highest officer in the military

again, this is this woman by the name of jenna lauer. she's being questioned right now.owing many, many hours of testimony by this friend of trayvon martin, rachel jeantel. it's been a grueling cross-examination today in this murder trial in sanford, florida, of george zimmerman. on the stand most of the day today was this young woman, here she was, who was the one on the phone with teenager trayvon martin just before george zimmerman shot him. and zimmerman's lawyer challenged her testimony about what she heard on the phone the night martin was killed. and for the first time, the defense asked jeantel whether martin confronted zimmerman. >> told you that he could see the man again, the man was behind him, correct? >> yes. close. >> sure. >> yes, sir. >> and if he were hiding somewhere and the man walked close to him, they would be close together, correct? >> objection, your honor. argumentive. >> sustained. >> in any event, your sense of it was that they got close together at that point? >> he got close to trayvon, yes, sir. >> and you don't know whether the man was app

. >> i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, natalie morales and al roker. >>> a warning for anyoneotice, would you know what to look for if someone were drowning? >> when someone is in trouble in the water, a lot of times you don't see a lot of splashing, don't hear cries for help. it's the sound of silence. we will tell you what you should be on the lookout for this summer. >> that's scary. >>> all right. how will parents in a wealthy new york suburb reacting to the shocking arrest of a well-known mom now charged with being a major pot dealer? >>> all right. and the big day has finally arrived, martha stewart is going to be here to tell us how her online dates turned out. larry or stan, stan or larry, or none of the above? >> we'll find out a little later on. >>> we want to begin this half hour, though, with michael jackson's 15-year-old daughter paris. she's recovering at a los angeles area hospital this morning after what sources close to the family are calling an attempted suicide. e!'s jason kennedy is out in los angeles this morning. jason, good morning to you. >> reporter: m

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and mr.d baby boom, a lot of celebrities announcing that they are expecting and we'll be talking about that in just a couple of minutes. >> all right then speaking of having children we'll take a serious look at the subject, a lot of women are delaying child bearing until later in life. that has led some doctors to start having a rather difficult talk with some of their female patients about the consequences of waiting to have a baby. we'll get into that. >>> look who just walked out here, paula deen is here. roar went up from the crowd. look out, a force of nature. >> we are grilling with her. >> that's right. >>> we're used to the no frill airlines. are you ready for no frill hotels? what people are willing to give up to save some money. >> one major hotel here in new york just announced no more room service. >> can you bring your own sheets? we'll find out. >>> we've got a lot to get to. natalie has a check of the headli headlines. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with a s

i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie along with natalie morales, we are following the latest scandal tied to major league baseball. it could be bad news, really bad news for some of the game's biggest names. >> this traces back to an anti-aging clinic in miami, florida, allegedly supplying players with performance-enhancing substances. we'll get to willie geist who has the details. this is a big

lauer. >>> all right al, thank you very much.ab your car keys and head out the door this morning, there's new research into distracting driving that's taking the discussion in a new direction. for the first time the brain activity of the drivers is being measured as they encounter distractions. tom costello served as one of the testers for this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this involves the aaa, university of ut under the circumstances -- university of utah and this car with all kinds of gadgets and they found hands free devices is a big source of distraction. >> reporter: it looks painful but it's not. a little glue to hold the electrodes in place, behind my ears, on my face and in my hair. all to measure my level of distraction. >> we're recording a brain wave from this signal in your brain that's going to get smaller the more distracted you become. >> reporter: a simple drive around the track with a radio on but every time a green lht flashes in my field of vision i have to put a button with my thumb as if

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales. boy do we have a wet one this morning. the rain has been coming down all morning, expected to get really bad just around 8:00. >> you know what, that's about a half an hour before mr. lionel richie was scheduled to be performing outside to a big crowd so we brought him inside and going to get a much more intimate concert. good to have you here. welcome back. >> we love you. >>> anyway but first overnight the director of national intelligence weighed in on the government's secret surveillance program in order to quiet some

matt lauer with savannah guthrie, natalie morales and al roker.more self-absorbed and a lot of couples feel pressured to have additional kids so their childs will have a sibling. a new author takes that on. she is a mother of one and has an only child herself. we'll talk to her coming up. >> she has cooked for the royals. he just finished cooking for the president. bobby flay will be taking on all the problems in the kitchen including the dreaded sticking. >> and do you cook corn on the cob on the grill with the husk or without the husk. >> oh, really. >> disagreement right here. >> we're going to go inside for a live performance by andrea bocelli. but first a look at the weather with mr. roker. >> wet weather moving through new england. temperatures reaching record high levels from the rockies into the central plains. sunny and 79. rain into the pacific northwest tomorrow. more strong storms through the upper midwest. rain continues through the northeast. look for the heat to continue in the southeast gulf coast sizzling from texas into the south

. >> 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 a tuesday morning, i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer along with al roker and natalie morales. a lot of fireworks expected on capitol hill today. not only over the military assault cases. but also, you've got the growing scandal in the irs. >> the leaders of the conservative groups who were targeted are going to testify in a separate hearing today. have a lot more on that in a moment from nbc's lisa myers, but we want to begin at the pentagon. mick, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. all the military's top brass are marching up to capitol hill this morning where they're sure to face a tough grilling on a rising number of sexual assaults in the military. this on top of the latest incident at the elite naval academy which allegedly involves a volatile combination of sex, alcohol and football. >> officials confirm, three navy football players are under investigation for alleg

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, welcome to "today" on a thursday morning, i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer along with al roker and natalie morales. >>> at least for now of one of the country's largest communication companies. >> according to a report, a court order dating back to april requires the phone company verizon to turn over phone records on an ongoing daily basis to the national security agency. we're talking about the private calls of americans whether they've been suspected of a crime or not. the phone record data not the content of the call. we want to get right to chuck todd. chuck, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. this is part of a secret surveillance, domestic surveillance program that was first launched during the bush administration. and in order to do this court order, the obama administration is essentially exploiting a part of the highly controversial patriot act. of course, all of this became public when the actual court ord

today show cameras were not trained on the man, but he was in full view of matt lauer.ately responded but it freaked out the crowd and the plaza had to be temporarily cleared. show was pushed back inside and matt lauer said this on airlifted. >> as usual we've got security people around here who do a fantastic job. in the nature that no one could be injured we understand the individual said something about not wanting to harm others but causing harm to himself. >> clearly security was all over it. today show and they said they will go back outside. xom kom on, they are in a tight race and they will do it again tomorrow night. >> megyn: all right. trace, thank you. >> testimony from fort hood shooting suspect, a new plan how he plans to defend himself and raising major questions how this was, quote, workplace violence and not a terrorist attack. that is next. despite days of back and forth doj they say eric holder has failed to answer their questions on whether he targeted journalists. they will join us live to explain and how they plan to change it. ♪ ♪ >> megyn: fox ne

. >>> the "today" show's matt lawyer admit lauer admitted in a tweet that it was a scary moment. a man pulled out a knife and started cutting himself near the "today" show set. because of what happened, they started their show inside the studio rather than outside on the plaza as it typically does. >> in a short time, a man out there attempted to hurt himself with a knife. he did manage to cut himself. he was controlled by a security team. we're keeping that area cleared and we're not going out there at all. >> reporter: the man apparently made it clear he was only intending to hurt himself and no one else. he is now in custody. >>> there is a new way to get younger looking skin. we'll tell you why doctors say this is a more natural way to do it than with a traditional facelift. >>> more than 100 february 22nd. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration in the virginia legislature. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell, tea party republicans refuse to support the plan. but terry mcauliffe thinks this is too important a time for partisan politics. mc

i'm matt lauer. >> good morning. i'm savannah guthrie along side al roker and tamryn hall. it's kind of an unusual morning around here. >> it is. we arranged to do an interview with paula deen. the discussions were going on throughout the day yesterday. i spoke to her late afternoon on the phone yesterday and we talked about the fact it would be an open and candid discussion. no holds barred. all questions within the bounds of what we would talk about and she flew to new york. arrived here last night and we started to hear she was exhausted and this morning, although we have not spoken to her, she has not called us, her publicity people have told us she is exhausted and will not be showing up, so that's where we stand right now. >> this is in the wake of course of some revelations that she used racial colors in the past, and she agreed to come on and agreed to talk about that but we will not be seeing paula deen this morning. >> apparently not. >>> meantime, the dangerously close call is a focus of an investigation by the federal aviation administration. >> how did two plan