trump's attorney is speaking to "today" show's savannah guthrie. he argues this is the first time the first amendment has been used to criminalize speech. savannah says the indictment says this is about the former president's conduct, not speech. >> he can speak all day. he can't engage in conduct -- >> of course, you can take action in the political sphere. for example, let's say somebody opposes a law in congress. do a filibuster. that's political speech, political action. there's nothing wrong with that. what we have, we have something that no one else realizes -- >> there is something wrong with sending fake electors, trying to go around the law. >> these weren't fake electors, these were alternate electors, who john kennedy did in 1960. it was an exact protocol. >> different situation and the indictment alleges that some of these alternative electors weren't even aware, they thought this would only come up if there were a legitimate dispute. >> absolutely. and what president trump had was an actual opinion of counsel that his request to vice pr

we also, of course, heard from john lauro, the defense lawyer with savannah guthrie.te an interview. what is the former president saying today? >> he is saying less than you might have expected, given how long they have anticipated this moment. i was interested in his truth social post that he posted a little while ago, thanking his supporters and almost trying to declare victory, moving on saying we're going to make america great again. almost dismissing this and moving past it. it's not hard to see why he feels this way. the campaign has been buoyed by this national poll that came out showing the lead over the rest of the republican primary field and showing him tied with president biden in a 2020 rematch. this is what this is all about. they have and intend to make the case that this is political, that the timing is political. you heard some of that from lauro, which is an interesting argument for an attorney to make. they will try to take this on the political battlefield as proof they are ready to take on joe biden. >> garrett, phil and tim, thanks to all of you.

he was on with savannah guthrie on the today show. and i think what he is saying is laying out maybe what we are going to hear from donald trump's team as it relates to the special counsel case and this pending situation in georgia. we will play it and get reaction on the other side. >> professor eastman, laying out a series of options that were discussed with the vice president, pence. vice president pence disagreed on certain issues. but ultimately, what president trump said is, let's go with option the. let's just hold, let's pause the voting, and allow these state legislators to take one last look, and make a determination as to whether or not the elections were handled fairly. that is constitutional law. >> obviously, that was laura ingraham, and not savannah guthrie. again, in, talk to me a bit about what you are hearing. this sounds like an admission. the former president asked him to reject the electors. here, they are talking about a delay, but this admission is the violence either way. >> this goes back to forming the intent

. >> reporter: she spoke to savannah guthrie earlier this year. >>> rem>> i remember him pointing the gun at me i remember the look on his face i remember the gun going off. >> reporter: zwerner has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school district. her attorney writing in part, "our focus remains on justice for abby, and holding the school system accountable for failing to act on warnings the boy had a gun. newport news public schools said in a statement that it cannot comment on legal action according to the family attorney, the boy still has regular contact with his mother, but is currently in the custody of his great-grandfather. we've also learned that he's in therapy, and improving every day. lester >> all right, kathy, thank you. >>> up next, could the home of the future be the office of the past how developers are filling empty buildings with work from home on t the rise. >>> we're back now with two big problems facing america's cities -- the housing crunch, and office buildings sitting empty due to work from home trends. but could both issues have a single solution here

. >> reporter: she spoke to savannah guthrie earlier this year >> i remember him pointing the gun at me. i remember the look on his face. i remember the gun going off >> reporter: zwerner has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school district. her attorney writing in part, our focus remains on justice for abby and holding the school system accountable for failing to act on warnings the boy had a gun. newport news schools say they cannot comment on legal actions. >> reporter: the boy still his mother but is in the custody of his great-grandfather. >>> disney is accused of withholding hundreds of millions of dollars tsg entertainment co-financed films produced by 20th century fox, which was bought by disney in 2019. the financier is suing the studio, saying they used accounting tricks to cut into tsg's profits. disney did not respond to request for comment. >>> august might be slipping away, but the summer heat is here to stay for now anyway. meteorologist angie lassman has her eye on more record temperatures across the country today. hi, angie. >> hi there, good morning, guys. we

. >> reporter: she spoke to savannah guthrie earlier this year. >> i remember him pointing the gun at me. i remember the look on his face. i remember the gun going off. >> reporter: zwerner has filed a $40 million lawsuit and her attorney says, our focus remains on justice or abby. newport news public schools said in a statement that it cannot comment on legal actions. according to the family attorney, the boy has regular contact with his mother but is currently in the custody of his great-grandfather. we've also learned he is in therapy and improving every day. lester. >> all right, kathy, thank you. >>> up next could the home of the future be the office of the past? how developers are filling empty buildings with work from home on the rise. skyryr. ♪ t things are e looking upu♪ ♪ i'v've got sympmptom relief♪ ♪ control o of my crohnhn's means evererything to o me. ♪ ♪ ♪ contrtrol is evererything to ♪ fefeel significant symymptom rerelief with h skyrizi, including g less abdomominal pn and fewewer bowel movementnts at 4 weeeeks. skyryrizi is thehe first anand only il-l-23 inhibitir fo

savannah guthrie interviewed trump's lawyer. they're still talking about the first amendment, where on the very face of the jack smith indictment, jack smith said, "you have the first amendment right to say what you want to say. you have the first amendment right to lie. you do not have, though, a first amendment right to commit a conspiracy to overthrow the federal government of the united states." i mean, it just makes absolutely no sense. they're either talking about the first amendment or, on another news channel, people were talking about a two-tiered justice system, talking about hunter biden's hubcap rolling off his '57 impala, something like that. >> that was bad. >> we heard it in the studio, a '67 impala, the hubcaps, they bounce the wrong way, they can take out an eye. they were talking about the two-tiered system. i may have said it harshly yesterday when i said, "we don't care if hunter biden goes to jail." i didn't mean it that way. what i meant was, if he's done something, if he is found guilty, he goes to jail. h

. >> yeah, i want to play a bit of sound from john lauro speaking on the "today" show with savannah guthrie this morning. this is what he said. let's take a listen. >> this is the first time that the first amendment has been criminalized. it's the first time that a sitting president is attacking a political opponent on first amendment grounds and basically making it criminal to state your position. >> i just i don't get -- is this a defense othey've prepared and loathe to let it go given the indictment? >> this is a talking point. this is a defense in the court of public opinion in terms of his base that is not legally something that is going to past muster. i think the reliance on counsel, it still doesn't work. but that was the other thing that john eastman -- >> that john eastman basically said, well, you could do this, sir. >> exactly. that is something that people are allowed to rely in good faith on their counsel after they've told their counsel all the relevant facts. that happenalize the time, and you can have a good faith disagreement. there are so many problems with that issue her

speaking to nbc's savannah guthrie on the "today" show yesterday, john laura argued that trump was simply exercising his first amendment right by raising concerns about the 2020 election and was adjust following the advice of his lawyers when he falsely claimed that former vice president mike pence has the power to block the certification of the election result on january 6th. >> this is the first time that the first amendment has been criminalized. it's the first time that a sitting president is attacking a political opponent on first amendment grounds and basically making it criminal to state your position and to engage in political -- >> let me give a little time out on that one. well, the indictment specifically says that the president had a first amendment right to speech. he even had the first amendment right to lie. it says it right here. this indictment is criminalizing conduct, not speech. >> what president trump had was an actual opinion of counsel that his request to vice president pence was completely lawful and completely constitutional. >> he also had many -- in his own whit

. >> danny, interesting conversation between anchor savannah guthrie and trump's attorney. let's listen and then talk. >> the indictment specifically said that the president has a first amendment right to speech. a first amendment right to lie. this indictment is criminalizing conduct and not speech. >> no, it's criminalizing speech. what the president saw in the 2020 election was irregularities going on. instances where the rules were changed in the middle of the game. he had every right to act on that and comment. all of that speech was not entitled to first amendment protection. they'll never be able to do it. >> danny, what do you make of that free speech argument. >> it's an intent argument part of what the attorney's saying there is essentially that donald trump didn't have criminal intent because of these affidavits and information telling him he may have won the election. common misconception, they have to prove what my intent was, what if i just say, i believe i was in the right, it's not what you actually believe in your mind because it's true, we can never at lea

. >> i want to play a little bit of sound from trump's lawyer, john lauro, speaking with savannah guthriey show this morning. it's like they haven't gotten member the first amendment here's what they said, let's take a listen. >> this is the first time that the first amendment has been criminalized. it is the first time that a sitting president is attacking a political opponent on first amendment grounds, basically making it criminal to state your position. >> i just don't get it. is this what they prepared in their defense and they are loathe to let it go? >> it's a talking point. this is a defense for the court of public opinion in terms of his base, that it's just not legally something that is going to pass muster. i think that the reliance on council, it still doesn't work. that was the other thing that eastman talked about. >> he basically said, you can do this, sir. >> and that's when you're worried, is something that people are allowed to rely in good faith on their council after they have told their counsel all of the relevant facts. thatt happens all the time you can have a good

savannah guthrie talked to the former president's attorney on the "today" show earlier today and asked about timing. and he said benefits the defense to have a speedy trial as jack smith wants, but yet maybe we should get three and a half years because that's what the special counsel got, right? if the former president is innocent here, wouldn't it benefit him to be exonerated on the american stage ahead of the election? wouldn't that be secure votes for him more than anything? >> it would, but here's the thing. i look at this as an attorney, i'm not involved in the campaign. you set aside the election for a second and look at it, in order to get this case to trial within the next 15 months, it would require the defense to wave a lot of significant motions. it would require the defense to essentially not look at the millions of documents that they're going to be produced during discovery. the document discovery in this case is going to be much more extensive than what they had in the mar-a-lago case and there are significant motions they have to litigate regarding privilege, regarding

here is his attorney john lara with savannah guthrie today. >> it's the first time a sitting president is attacking a political opponent on first amendment grounds and basically making it criminal to state your position and -- >> i've got to give you a little time out on that one. >> we've never seen it before. >> the indictment specifically says the president has a first amendment right to speech, even has a first amendment right to lie, says it right here. this indictment is criminalizing conduct, not speech. >> no. it's criminalizing speech for this reason. what the president saw in the 2020 election is all these irregularities going on, affidavits, examples of when the rules were changed in the middle of the game. he had every right to comment on that. in a criminal case, what he would have to show is all that speech was not entitled to first amendment protection. >> i want to bring in ken dilanian. garrett haake is following the case from d.c. carol lamb, a former federal prosecutor and andrew weissmann was a senior member of the mueller probe. both carol and andrew are msnbc lega

here's what john lauro told savannah guthrie. >> the prosecutor says let's go to trial, clearly you're ready? >> 3 1/2 years. the bottom line is they have 60 federal agents working on this. 60 lawyers, all kinds of government personnel. sand we get this indictment. and they want to go to trial in 90 days? does that sound like justice to you? >> well, maybe -- >> is that justice. >> they want to go to trial so that instead of debating the issues against joe biden that president trump is sitting in a courtroom. how is that justice? >> just a fact check, it's 2 1/2 years since january 6. the general orbit here do not want to go to trial on this before the 2024 election. they're go to do everything they can to delay, delay, delay. and not push for a change of venue, basically any legal tactic to push off the start of this trial will be used, chris. and we might see that as soon as tomorrow's arraignment. >> garrett haake, thank you. >>> now, right after this indictment broke, within minutes, team trump went it into fundraising mode. what have we been seeing? >> reporter: yeah, chris, our i

here's lester holt and savannah guthrie. >>> good day, everyone.g on the air for another consequential moment in american history. right now former president donald trump is making his way to a federal courthouse in washington, d.c. >> he is set to be arraigned this afternoon on four charges accusing him of trying to overturn the 2020 election and defraud the voters of the united states. these are the most serious charges ever faced by a former president. >> when he arrives at the courthouse, and we expect that shortly, the former president will surrender to authorities for the third time in four months. the courthouse is just one block from the capitol building where mr. trump was inaugurated as the 45th president, but also, of course, the site of the infamous riots on january 6th. the charges involve the then-president's actions in the weeks leading up to that day and in fact, on the day itself. >> we are watching that motorcade as it heads to the federal courthouse in downtown washington. let's talk about these charges, today. they're all feloni

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and thanks so much for joining us today savannah and hoda are off. let us start with that historic image that you are already seeing everywhere. donald trump becoming the first u.s. president to have his mug shot taken and like so many other things former president the i concerning the former president, that image, just the image is dividing americans. >> posting it overnight along with the phrase never surrender. his opponents using it to go attack the former president. >> trump surrendered to authorities last night in atlanta after being indicted on 13 counts in the georgia elections case it marks the fourth time this year he's been arrested and booked on criminal charges so what does it all mean politically and legally as the 2024 election starts to heat up. we got it all covered this morning. we'll start with blayne alexander in atlanta for us. good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you mr. trump's motorcade came righd

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. good to see you. we're happy you are joining us on a wednesday morning. savannah is off. craig is here. that baby giraffe at six feet, a newborn baby. i can't wait to figure out what the name is going to be. >> so rare. hasn't happened in years. and you will have a chance to help name that giraffe. >> not a spot on that giraffe. >>> all right. but we want to begin this morning with dangerous high temperatures across the country. >> that's right. after days of record rainmaking headlines, record heat is the headline. 100 under alert from the midwest to the south. chicago expected to feel like 110 degrees today. >> wow. al has the forecast in just a moment. but we do start in chicago with nbc's maggie vespa. >> reporter: good morning, yeah. from a muggy chicago, as you point out, normally the breeze off lake michigan helps, but temperatures expected to top out over 97 degrees breaking a set record in 1947. speaking of, over the next several days, basically by mon

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning and welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. savannah and hoda are off. good morning to you, peter. >> the good news is al roker is here helping us keep an eye on this storm. idalia was intensifying while most of us were sleeping overnight. this is a serious storm. >> absolutely. the storm upgraded to a hurricane overnight gaining strength near cuba as it heads to the u.s. >> this could become a powerful category 3 before making landfall in florida likely tomorrow morning. hurricane watches are now in effect along the gulf coast. in some areas, evacuation orders have been issued. >> we have it all covered this morning starting with priscilla thompson where idalia could make landfall. priscilla, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. this is what the waterfront here looks like. it has boarded up windows up and down the street as residents here remain under a mandatory evacuation. many of the

heard around the world today, monday, august 28th, 2023 >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthriend hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and a good monday morning to you. welcome to "today. thanks for starting your week off with us. savannah and hoda are off this morning, s kristin welker traveled from washington, d.c., to join th party. >> we are heading into labor day. a week away. lot of excitement. >> quite the weekend if you are a sports fan not a fan celebrating not on but two thrilling sports stories last night california taking home the 2023 little league world series they took the title in epic fashio after that incredible walk-off home run in the final inning. >> this also incredible. simone biles breaking yet another record becoming the first gymnast to win an eighth championship thanks in part to a dazzling floor routine. her former teammate will join us in studio as we look ahead to her road to the paris olympics. >>> florida bracing for tropical storm idalia expected to strengthen into major hurricane before making landfall mr. roker tracking the

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and a good morning to you. welcome to "today." it's 7:00 a.m. on this west coast on this wednesday morning. savannah and hoda are off. we want to get right to that breaking news, idalia, hammering florida as we speak. >> look at the conditions in tampa bay this morning. the storm making landfall to the north of there about two hours ago. >> here's a look at the latest path. the national weather service saying as that storm pushes inland, damage could leave some areas uninhabitable for weeks and even months. >> and the airports are closed and that's impacting travel nationwide. and also news, what could be historic storm surge. >> mr. roker is standing by with the storm's forecast and path. and we start out with tom yamas in florida. how is it looking right now? >> reporter: good morning to you, craig. we have an active rescue water e went to bed thinking it was going to be a category 3, and they woke up to category 4 at one point and tornado warnings, and now this historic

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi issue everybody, good morning. it's friday, so glad to have you along with us. we will be singing and dancing in the rain because jon batiste1 rockefeller plaza. >> hi issue everybody, good morning. it's friday, so glad to have you along with us. we will be singing and dancing in the rain because jon batiste is here this morning >> women -- people don't care about the rain >> there are people lined up, ponchos on. >> is he there practicing? >> of course he's out there. five-time grammy winner. i don't know how many times. >> no one puts on a show like jon batiste. every single foot will be tapping, so we'll see you out there in just a bit. two major stories this morning actually on the weather, hurricane hillary, a category four storms of winds o 140 miles an hour, that is headed towards southern california that is a rare west coast storm expected to make land over the weekend. al is tracking it all for us. >> in hawaii, an official has

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. happy that you're joining us. and savannah has the morning off. >> we're talking about that extreme weather. >> your region is facing a second day of intense winds and torrential rains after hilary crashed ashore in southern california. that happened yesterday. it came upon as a tropical storm. >> here's a look where that storm is right now. at this hour and also where the storm is heading, flooding even impacting las vegas. >> amid that raging storm, parts of the region rocked by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. fortunately no reports of significant damage but there are concerns over aftershocks. >> meanwhile, multiple wild fires forced thousands there to evacuate. the largest blaze just 10% contained. >> so much happening along the west coast. we have live reports from across the region including hawaii where the president and ms. biden are set to survey the damage on the island of maui. but we do begin wit

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >>> a good morning to you. welcome to "today. so glad you're with us on thisi. savannah and thursday morning savannah and hoda have the morning off. perhaps they were in nebraska at that volleyball match. >> did you see that crowd? record-breaking crowd? >> volleyball has been big for a while now, especially big in nebraska, but not quite that big. so we're going to show you precisely -- >> kudos to those athletes >> more than 92,000 cheering them on. we'll have that story in just a bit, but we want to start once again with idalia still wreaking havoc. a live look right now, this is kill devil hills, north carolina, right now, as we speak, it is getting pounded by heavy rain and high winds. >> as for where that storm is heading, here's a look at its path, finally moving offshore later today, after flooding parts of the carolinas >> meanwhile, we are starting to get a clearer picture of just the sheer devastation left behind this morning, more than 300,000 are without

barbie world today thursday, august 17th, 2023 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthriea kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, there good to see you. good morning welcome to today so glad you're joining us on this thursday morning. savannah's a little under the weather. she'll likely be back tomorrow but, wow, the "barbie" movie beating harry potter, beating "batman," beating them all >> i may be one of the only people who hasn't seen it yet. >> well, i haven't, either >> good. >> you're in good company. >>> we'll begin this morning in hawaii new details coming in on those tragic wild fires. the death toll climbing overnight. now the number at 111. consider this, just 38% of the destruction area has been searched >>> meanwhile, newly-surfaced video has a lot of folks wondering if this could perhaps be the moment that led to at least one of those fires spreading. if you look closely, there, you see the flash from a tree falling on a power line. and this morning, there are growing calls for an independent investigation into what caused this disaster. >> nbc n

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> a good morning to you. thanks so much for waking up with us on "today. savannah and hoda are off. sheinelle jones is here. >> good morning. yes. >> it's the city of florida where the mega tickets was sold, right there inside that publix nearly $1.6 billion jackpot, the third largest in u.s. history. so we will have all the details coming up. >> we'll get to that in a few moments. but the results of that closely watched vote in ohio it is being called a major win for supporters of voting rights. voters there in ohio rejecting a republican-led proposal that would make it more difficult to amend the state's constitution that's important because it could have massive implications on the state's abortion rights we have it all covered for you this morning we'll start with nbc's kelly o'donnell. good morning to you. >> good morning, craig a clear and resounding message by voters. while the specific issue on the ballot dealt with making it harder to change the state's constitution,

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. good to see you today. thanks for joining us. it's wednesday. savannah is off. craig is in. we're just at halftime. please stay here. we'll update you on the scores as we go. >> we know who you're pulling for. we'll get to that in a moment. we will start with the latest on that recovery in maui. the number of people who have died rising to 106 overnight. with just 27% of the burn zone searched so far. >> yeah. officials have named two people both in their 70s. hawaii's governor now warning that the teams could find 10 to 20 bodies per day as the damage structures are searched. miguel almaguer was granted rare access inside that burn zone. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. fema is working around the clock looking for the missing going home to home, building to building. the death toll now tops 100. this morning, ground zero of the burn zone. for the first time, the federal government giving nbc news an upclose view of the destruction as s

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody so nice to have you there. after a busy week, we have a fun summer weekend ahead so much fun to watch out there. >> simone biles returns to competition the first time since the tokyo olympics team usa in action and then, of course, taylor swift is closing out the first leg of her massively successful eras tour in los angeles a lot of girl power coming up this weekend. >> oh, and she's adding more dates. we'll get to all of that in just a bit, but first, our top story. in the wake of federal charges yesterday stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president pleading not guilty before a judge in the courthouse where more than 6,000 people have been charged with crimes from the january 6th attack on the capitol. we we'll start this morning with nbc's garrett headaake garrett, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that whole hearing only took 27 minutes. the president giving the judge his full name

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> well, good morning welcome to "today. so happy you're joining us on this tuesday morning some people have been up since 3:00 a.m. because they were -- >> those people have no nails left >> exactly because that world cup was a close, close call for team usa >> the good news is we survived. all right? let's just get to the good news. but while you were sleeping, the u.s. women narrowly, narrowly advance to the knockout round. it was a scoreless draw against portugal but there was drama in this game this result will have a big impact on what's next for team usa. >> we'll talk about all of this with ashland harris, who is right here in studio 1a with us. but first, nbc's molly hunter is in auckland, new zealand in the stadium during the match wow, molly >>> what a nail biter. i was in the stadium these people were in the stadium. it was heart stopping and they made it through. it may not have been the exactly the score board we wanted, but wow is a

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everyone. nice to have you along with us on this busy wednesday morning. >>> special counsel jack smith going before the cameras to deliver the news late yesterday afternoon. this indictment includes four charges against the former president tied to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. >> it also references six co-conspirators who took action alongside mr. trump. although, they have not been charged with any crimes. >> this is the third indictment for trump this year just as the 2024 campaign is ramping up. we have complete coverage, including our interview with a member of the trump defense team just ahead. let's start with garrett haake. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. this lays out in detail a series of conspiracies all led by mr. trump to overturn the 2020 election. this is conduct that already led to m. trump's third indictment. the former president commanded to appear before a judge here tomorrow.

. >>> from nbc news, this is ay" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb.m studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> what a great friday crowd. good morning. nice to have you along with us. hoda is back on monday. we will start with this breaking news out of hawaii. it is devastating. at least 55 people have been killed by wildfires and a high number of people still missing. this death toll will likely continue to rise. >> the state's governor saying late last night, quote, when you see the full extent of destruction, it will shock you, adding it appears like a bomb went off. >> while the fires are mostly contained, the rescue operations are far from over. experts say theory -- the rebuilding process could take years. we have complete coverage, including a live interview with the mayor of maui county. let's start with miguel almaguer who got a first-hand look at the devastation there. >> reporter: good morning. as the death toll continues to rise now at 55, authorities are concerned they will find even more bodies. by one estimate, upwards of a thousand people cou

. >> today, tuesday, august 8th, 2023 >> reporter: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good news morning. welcome to "today. thanks for waking up with us savannah and hoda off today. sheinelle jones is in a bit early. >> good morning. weather again. >> weather again that pumpkin spice latte clip, that was just from mr. roker. >> i feel like we're rushing it a bit. >> we will talk about that in a moment, how some people are trying to bring fall in sooner but that wicked weather the top story this morning the south, up and down the east coast, hit hard overnight. >> in fact, several people were killed one by lightening in alabama another by a falling tree in south carolina >> in fact, at one point, more than a million people lost power. and take a look at this. the moment nearly 30 electrical poles came crashing down in maryland, trapping dozens of people in their cars >> those storms are still causing major travel issues after canceling 1,700 flights and delaying some 8,000 more here's a look at what we call the mis

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >>> well, good morning welcome to "today. so happy you're joining us on this thursday morning. savannah is on vacation. craig is here with me. good see you, craig. >> good to see you >> we've got a lot happening we begin with two major stories unfolding this morning >>> last night's first republican presidential debate in milwaukee >> and donald trump, the front-runner who was not there set to turn himself in later today over racketeering and conspiracy charges in georgia. >> we've got it all covered this morning from the next legal steps to full analysis of the debate that's where we'll start with nbc's garrett hake he was right there in milwaukee in the thick of it hey, garrett, good morning >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning to you the former president and current republican front-runner was a major topic of debate himself, despite never setting foot on the stage last night, taping an online interview instead but there was plenty of heated conversation to go

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good tuesday morning, welcome to "today." 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. so happy you're with us. savannah is enjoying time off. craig is here. sha'carri and noah. usa number one and number one. >> i can't remember when we had the fastest man and woman in the world. >> we'll have more on those races in a bit. but first we're following two major weather stories. patients at white memorial hospital evacuated after fa facility was hit by a power outage and then the backup generator, it went out as well. that emergency is playing out as communities across the west are cleaning up the damage from tropical storm hilary's record rainfall. >> another tropical storm named harold gaining strength overnight as it heads for texas. that storm is expected to make landfall today, leading to major concerns over flash flooding there. >> all this is playing out as hawaii continues to deal with the impact of those historic wildfires, the president and first lady touring the devastati

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you along with us. it's thursday morning. hoda's off. we've got get right to this top story. this ongoing devastation from the wildfires in hawaii that seemed to come out of nowhere. >> yeah. overnight the death toll on maui reached at least 36 people. and officials worry that is a number that is going to rise. entire neighborhood have said to be destroyed there. close to 300 homes, buildings, and businesses. >> as crews continue to battle those flames this morning, just take a look at this. these are before and after images of the region we talked about, on the left, this was taken earlier this morning. you can see those lush, green, beautiful neighborhoods and a forest full of trees. and look to the right, those same neighborhoods and forests, now they're gone. in a moment, we'll talk to one resident who lost his home, one of the many. and al's got some possible relief in sight in the forecast for m

thinking today, tuesday, august 15th, 2023 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> we remember, good morning welcome to "today". happy to see you here on this tuesday morning. >> yeah. it is becausesy one. we have two major stories we're following at this hour in hawaii, the wild fire death toll is at 99 people it is expected to rise more than 1,000 people are still missing. >> in a moment we will have a live report from maui. also, we will hear from a fema official right there on the ground. >>> let us again with the late-night indictment of donald trump. this time in georgia over efforts to over turn the 2020 election in the state among the 19 people charged alongside trump, his personal attorney rudy giuliani, former chief of staff mark meadows as well. >> this is the fourth case facing the former president, former kbop front-runner alongside a trial in new york over hush money payments, the florida case over federal documents and a recently revealed case over election interference we have it all covered for

don't forget the interview that donald trump did i think with savannah guthrie where she asked him tooud boys and denounce what they're about. and of course he refused. and rather he said i'll tell them to stand back and stand by. and enrique tarrio has said that membership requests went up after that, and that they were empowered and inspired even more by trump because of that. also, you might recall "the new york times" several months ago did a great video pinning together all of the camera coverage of january 6th. and you can see both the oath keepers and the proud boys leveraging the crowd as kind of a wedge to drive to breach the capitol. it was deliberate. it was strategic. and that's why these guys should face very, very long sentences. >> errin, one of the reasons i love reading the 19th is because you were able to put the threads together of these types of stories. we just saw this shooting in jacksonville, you know, a couple days ago. fed by a hate manifesto in a country where we're not necessarily going in the right direction in terms of understanding each other better. but

today, monday, august 14th, 2023 >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotblive from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody happy monday so nice to have you with us. good to have hoda back did you have a good birthday >> i had a great birthday. thank you so much. i'm coming back to a busy newsday. we're beginning with the tragedy in hawaii. what is now the deadly west wild fire in american history. >> the death toll in maui climbed to 96 people now officials say they have only begun to search inside the 2,700 homes and buildings that have been destroyed. >> this comes amid questions of how it went so wrong so fast including why the emergency sirens weren't activated. >> we've got it covered and al's look at a major storm system that could affect the island later this week. >>> let's start with tom llamas in position. he's live in maui this morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you all over maui, wildfires are taking lives and homes the home here completely gone. you can see what the wild fires did to the two cars behind me. i wanted to sho

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb.m studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> well, good morning! good to see you. it's a thursday morning. thanks for starting it with us. it is august 3rd. it is already football time and people are ready. >> why should we wait until september? >> exactly. >> preseason, we're here for it. the game is tonight. it's on nbc 7 we've got jets versus browns. we'll get a live report from >> we look forward to . few. >>> let't to our top story. today's arraignment of donald trump. overnight, police in d.c. tightening security, installing metal barriers all around the federal courthouse, where donald trump face a ju >> the former president is expected to appear at 4:00 eastern time aill face four feloounts tied to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. >> we have complete coverage. westart with nbc's garrett haake s at the courthouse just down the road from the u.s. capitol. hey, garrett, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. this 4:00 hearing this afternoon should be shor

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb.live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." hoda has the morning off. she's probably at simone biles' house this morning. that was incredible! >> yeah. the road to the olympics started this weekend. here's the thing. didn't look like she competed in two years. >> only simone says, my comeback, i'm going to put my foot in the water just a little bit and do a vault that literally no one else in the world can do. can't wait to chat about that. >>> let's begin with what's a busy news week including today's deadline facing former president trump. his lawyers have until 5:00 today to respond to a request from the prosecutors special counsel that aims to limit the kind of rhetoric tied to his 2020 election interference case that the president can use. >>> meanwhile, believe it or not, folks, already back to school time for millions of students. it comes as extreme heat is affecting a huge swath of the country from california to virginia. >> st

we heard him on the today show speaking with savannah guthrie talking about the fact that it is the defendant to a speedy trial because jack smith said yesterday he wants a speedy trial, but that they want to take their time. he said the department of justice, he called it biden's department of justice, they are really trying to say this is political, had three years to investigate this and they want to take their time. this is going to take months and years. the most eminent date to watch is going to be tomorrow and that is when trump will be arraigned. we don't know whether or not he is going to come in person to washington, d.c., or if you will be arraigned over zoom, because that is a possibility. jonathan: annmarie hordern with the timeline for washington and the events in the nation's capital. in about nine minutes, we will get the adp report. the estimate is 190,000, the previous number 497,000, close to 500k. payrolls came in at 209,000 the following friday after that report. the estimate for friday in the payrolls report is 200k. bob morgan -- bob michele from j.p. morgan asset manag