>> lardo for short. >> never ever call you lardo. >>> good morning. a new tornado outbreak rips across the midwest as one massive twister levels homes and businesses in south dakota overnight. millions today facing the threat of strong storms from dallas to new york and al is tracking it all. >>> evacuating. two of the world's largest o companies begin pulling staff out of iraq as the violence there rages on. secretary of state john kerry speaks exclusively to nbc news saying u.s. air strikes are not off the table, teaming up with iran is and his message to iraq war veterans who fought so hard. >> there's a disappointment, yes. there's a frustration, yes, but this is not finished. >> our one-on-one this morning. >>> worldwide outage. facebook, the site that vows never to crash does just that overnight. so what took it off-line? >>> swinging into action, meet the 11-year-old -- yes, 11-year-old golf prot gentlemen making history at the u.s. women's open today, thursday, june 19, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and sav