tonight, matt lauer and savannah guthrie, scientist bill nye, matt walsh, featuring the 8g band withd armisen. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ and now, here he is, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: good evening. [ cheers and applause ] i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] are we well? is everyone well? all right. we begin tonight with donald sterling. i don't know if you guys have been following the whole donald sterling thing. the nba announced this afternoon that clippers owner donald sterling has been banned for life from any nba event. [ cheers and applause ] banned for life from any nba event. and you can probably guess who he's blaming. [ laughter ] the nba laid out his punishment which will include the lifetime ban from the nba, a $2.5 million fine, and two free throws. [ laughter ] very serious. sterling couldn't be reached for comment because he's not super psyched about the phone right now. [ light laughter ] i'm pretty sure he's answering the phone, this is donald sterling and i love black people. [ laughter

then matt lauer and i discussing jesus in the public school system. is he enrolled. did you know that? you might find this very interesting. we hope you stick around. put it on my capital one venture card. i earn unlimited double miles. hey, you're not the charles barkley? yes i am. nah charles barkley is way taller. there's my picture on the wall. yeah that could be anyone. what about my jersey over there? oh yeah, that's your jersey. there's my bobble head right behind you. alright well let me see you bobble. yeah, i'm just not buying it man.

. >> also tonight matt lauer and i discuss jesus in american public schools. don't miss this one. >> it's very difficult, bill, to separate historical side of the story from a religious side of the story. >> did i it. >> caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ >>> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. is attorney general eric holder playing the race card that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. this evening mr. holder testified in front of the house judiciary committee about the irs scandal and other controversies. as usual, the attorney general said little citing ongoing investigations for years have yielded no public results in fact, mr. holder was cited for contempt it of congress in 2012 for failing to hand over documents about the fast and furious gun scandal. as usual, nothing happened to him. but that contempt action was cited at the hearing. >> i realize that contempt is not a big deal to our attorney general but it is important that we have proper oversight. >> you don't wan

you are giving >> stephen: ton morning news reaches out to millennial, savannah guthrie will hunt matt lauer in the hunger games. and on my last day before retirement and pie guest star rena ron ofski is the director of a new film about noah ark, it is the tragic sequel to we bought a zoo. raised the speed limit to 80 miles an hour. now you can get out there of even faster this is the colbert report. (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central >> stephen: right there. is this it, is this were-- welcome to the report, everybody. thank you for joining us. >> steveen, stephen, stephen, stephen! >> stephen: thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen. nation-- (cheers and applause) thank you so much. right through the uprights. thank you. nation, thank you, please, sit down, everybody. nation, if you have been watching the news, and i hope you have been, vladimir putin takeover of crimea is a sobering reminder that we cannot trust the subans unless they have a scottish accent. and folks, things just went from bad to borscht. >> we learned that it included taking ukraine's combat dol

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source i have and every person in the industry that follows this stuff thinks he's in line for matt lauer'say." people love these morning shows and late night shows too. they feel like the hosts are members of their own families. i wanted to talk to someone with an anchor's eye view on all of this. i invited deborah norville who once hosted the "today" show and is now the host of inside edition. she joins me from new york. >> thanks, brian, how are you? >> i'm well. how are you? >> this is an interesting week. it is a big blip on monday and of course people are still talking about it. but how much is it going to impact the ratings at "good morning america"? i'll be interested to see what this past week's numbers are when they come out later this week. >> in the last two years or so, gma held up remarkably well no matter what happens. robin roberts went away because of her illness. she was away for six months and the show held up. she came back, the show held up. it's been doing well no matter what happens in the war between these two shows. >> one of the things that i haven't seen anybody c

before london she told matt lauer, she wasn't sure she was ready for her son to hang it all up. >> you said you would like him to push forward and go to rio, even if for one event. >> it becomes part of the culture and part of your family. >> no one has won more. >> more than anyone, phelps has proven he's right at home in the water. nbc news, mesa, arizona. >>> that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00, nowhere left to grow. the south bay housing crisis is pushing even farther south. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. the real estate boom is heading deeper into the south bay county. a development that has been sitting idle since the early '90s is seeing construction action. the community will sit on some 359 acres between santa theresa and the creek where it used to be farmland. >> reporter: real estate sales are picking up again. and because of that, developer

nbc's matt lauer, al roker getting in on the cam row. >> we're back live. >> thank you for watching the we now resume our regularly scheduled programming. >> they don't like green pillows. actually, wh is probably going to happen -- >> i like the extras in the background. >> running by, right. >> one on the couch, see the one on the couch, like -- >> no, i missed that. >> laying down. >> they save the rest of the cast. >> yeah. >> that green pillow is you and i both know probably will appear as a shark in the finished product. >>> kate upton making the jump from model to actress in the new movie "the other woman." she joined cameron diaz and leslie mann at the film's premiere. not a bad looking trio. >>> david lederman got bill murray and lady gaga together for a selfie. dave, though, his number of rts, about 800 or something like that. >> who stole the show on that photo? >> i have to say lady gaga. is there someone else in the background? >> david letterman. >> yeah, yeah, but he's supposed to be in it. you think that's a photo bomb. >> a little bit. >> all right. >> ellen, 3 million,

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie. 7:00 on the east coast. we have breaking news.e have our national correspondent kate snow.

so which one is real, matt lauer, and which one is fake? about real is on the left. >> no. >> real is on the left. >> is that true? >> matt knew. >> there you go. >> carson daly, you got it wrong. >> it's great, though. >> i guess you are a loser after all. >> let's go to the beef. >> wow, that's crazy. >> you guys are -- it's like being at my house. >> you're not supposed to talk with your mouth full. >> no, you're not. >> and the company says -- >> it's hard to tell. >> real is on the right again? >> real is on the left. >> again i got it wrong? >> the real beef is on the left. the beyond beef son the right. the company is also coming out with hamburgers so you won't be able to tell the difference. >> and they're coming out with a fake ronald mcdonald. that's kind of cool. >> that's very cool. >> it's good. >> impressive. >> let's go over to natalie. >> all right, matt, thank you. >>> now to more of our ground-breaking body image series "love your selfie." would you ever take off nearly all your clothes and let the whole world watch? styl

with matt lauer watching. you want to know where's matt lauer? fantastic. you want to see more of these, and why wouldn't you? go to today.com. >> we're going to franchise this. >> they're going to actually write a question. greg, what's the question you're going to leave for the next celebrity? >> i have to say -- >> probably about trigonometry. >> politics. >> this one's fantastic. >> read over his shoulder, carson. >> why are you leaning over my -- [ laughter ] >> greg is gone. greg said, i'm so out of here. >> why are you looking at my boobs? that's a great question. the guest on tomorrow's show is going to answer the question. perfect. >> all right, guys. >> all right, let's get to it. >>> coming up on "trending," the students who used a cell phone to pull the ultimate prank on their professor. >> and a guinness world record attempt live on the plaza. a woman in heels. trying to pull a 15,000-pound truck. >>> first, your local news and the weather. everything your mouth does in a day is building up layer, upon layer, of bacteria. and to dest

. >> matt lauer could pull it off. but when you make $25 million a year ... >> i will shave the beard but it will cost you. satellite composite shows we are dry. here's the day planner. 54 today. no rain. tomorrow, 53 good chance of showers. thursday chance of rain high 65. >> new crash on the north side this morning heading north bound watch for an accident. a lot of overnight roadwork this morning on the tristate heading south bound. watch for the two right lanes out until 6:00. on 90 heading inbound right lane is closed until 5:00. even with that roadwork everything is in good shape. >> a clean shaven marcus is here. >> i do it every few days or so. talking about the blackhawks. how much does it cost to go to the blackhawks a playoff game? we put together this list and it turns out the blackhawks rank no. 3 when it comes to price to go to a game. the rangers are number one. bruins are second, and the blackhawks are just under $338 a ticket to go to a game. remember five years ago you could go for just a few dollars

. >>> we're asking josh elliot about the rumors he's in line for matt lauer's job. >> plus, what we knowbout david letterman's surprise retirement. i'm roxy diaz. >> i'm rob marciano. >> a year from now i'll be on a beach with a metal detector. [ laughter ] >>> after decades on the air, dave is just about done. now who will replace him? it will be tina or amy? ellen, neil patrick harris? >> cbs is interested in him. >> then the josh elliot side of the gma break up as robin roberts breaks news that michael strahan's gig may be a done deal. so excited about the addition of stray. >>> kaley cuoco comes clean about her big bang breast implants. the before, the after, and our celeb selfie co

. >> he could be replacing matt lauer. >> is chelsea handler about to leave her e!show. >> everything they do is just a failure. >> no lover for this hip-hop mogul and what really happened to hip-hop star benzito, and why was he shot at his mother's funeral? >> it's stuck in the bone. >> plus, halle berry's new berry -- he sees a truck and he goes, truck, car. my daughter i met your mother' series finally and look who is crying. >> i've been here for nine years. >> our kids' choice selfie best. >> i just slimed my daughter. i'm not playing with these kids. >>> now the latest celebrity news delivered to you 24/7. it's "the insider" together with yahoo. >> another shake-up in the morning show wars. hello, everyone. i'm kevin frazier. >> i'm thea andrews. it's not about the money, kev, >> but it's about the money. ? all of this as chelsea handler prepares to kiss her estimated $12 million a year at e! adios. >> good morning america was at the top of the morning show game and now he's out. >> we have big news about our friend josh elliott. he is going back to his roots

. >> it would not have been the same interview if matt lauer had done it. we got much more personal info. >> chelsea clinton also works for nbc. should we interview her mother? >> i don't think so, because he's not in office. >> i'm giving this a two. >> i'm giving it an eight. it was really interesting television. and it was an eye-catching moment on "the view." jenny mccarthy and sherri shepard were moaning about how lena dunham gets all this attention for taking off her clothes again and again on the hbo show "girls." they played a clip of the partially naked star and then came back on camera. >> lena gets cred every week for being naked. we're jumping on the bandwagon. wait a minute, why is my big black box so much bigger than yours? >> oh, my gosh! >> you've got a cube and i got a rectangle box. >> take time to enjoy our view. >> okay. how's this? >> you don't need a black box, you're fully dressed. put those down. >> but it's -- it's cheap. it's a cheap stunt to do a tv show naked. can you imagine barbara walters doing this? i don't think so. >> oh, s

matt lauer told bill o'reilly he's not so sure. that. >> born on this day in 1990, this magical actress starred in "noah." who is that? e-mail us. correct answer, you'll be the winner. ♪ ♪ >>> time for headlines out of hollywood. an emotional tribute for wrestling superstar, the ultimate warrior. [bell tolling] >> a bell was rung ten times in his honor. this as we learn the 54-year-old died of heart disease. >>> just when you thought sean penn was a great guy, he apparently replaced his ex robin wright with his new girlfriend in his new film. he will direct charlize theron. >>> penelope cruz, the new bond girl? she's set to join daniel craig in the 24th 007 movie. her name we leaked and then we saw the video. steve, on something unrelated. >> thank you for alt actress news. >>> should america's schools teach kids about the influence of the bible on america? bill o'reilly got into that with some guy named matt lauer. >> kids need to know what judeo-christian tradition is because that's what all of our laws are based on. that's what

i wonder how tom brokaw and matt lauer feel about that guy that works for their news thread enough said record "hannity" the series we went out to colorado and have a lot of tape to show you about what is going on with marijuana a stoned america. start your day with fox and friends weekday mornings 5:00 to asasasasasasasasashington. i'm shan i don't know bremen. "on the record" is next. >>> i'm greta van susteren, and we are going "on the record." domestic terrorists, thousands celebrating a cattle battle victory but senator harry reid making this promise. >> it's not over. and we can't have an american people that violate the law. >> senator rand paul firing back. >> it really is government overreach, government gone amuck. >> and just wait until you hear what he is saying now. plus, "on the record" taking you to the bundy family ranch. >>> also, chaos in classrooms across america. a porn watching teacher not fired from his job but the school cutting a $200,

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. >> jimmy: and finally, pro, al roker took a naked russian steam bath with matt lauer on the "today" forecast was mostly cloudy with a chance of meatballs. there you go. that's the pros and cons. we'll be back with more "tonight show!" come on back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ fold up your old map verizon, t-mobile's network now reaches 96% of americans. berry pomegranate mio. do i just squirt a little? or you can squirt a lot. ...really changes your water. it changes everything. [ male announcer ] mio. squirt some. it changes everything. mornings should be easy. new eggo bites are ready right out of the bag. packed with flavor, they're a tasty part of a complete breakfast... they're the easiest eggo ever. leggo my eggo! you gotta reel it up now,buddy. it.creel it up.t up, [father] reel it up,you got him on there.bring him in. is that a bass? [boy] yeah,i got a big bass. [father]bring it up.keep reeling.keep reeling.c'mon, where is he? whoa! you caught that all by yourself? [boy] yeah! [father]how old are you to catch that? [boy]three! [father]you're three years old? show me how ma

i wonder how tom brokaw and matt lauer feel about that guy that works for their news thread enough said you record "hannity" the series we went out to colorado and have a lot of tape to show you about what is going on with marijuana a stoned america. start your day with fox and friends weekday mornings 5:00 to 9:00. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. our get wire cot come and vote in the poll. >> o'reilly factor is on. tonight: >> we will never forget the courage, strength and resilience we have seen this past year. [starting gun] >> an american will win the boston marathon. >> boston triumphant one year after americans were assaulted by a terrorist. perfect day. meanwhile the jihad tries to launch a come back. we will launch a special report. remember those scenes in oakland, california 2012? very few liberal democrats spoke out against occupy wall street. but now they are hammering the nevada rancher cliven bundy. >> they are

bill, you were clearly the winner in the discussion with matt lauer.nty of christ. if you watch the latest "60 minutes" interview with me, you know where i'm coming from. matthew, concord, north carolina, the historical fact is jesus is the son of god. that is not history, that is theology. period. i'm over 60 and loved the "last days of jesus" even though it was written for children. killing jesus was intense and may be too intense. "killing jesus" is an intense book and explicit, had to be if the truth be told. good day, bill, didn't think it was possible cbs went more left than letterman and did with colbert. traditionally late night and light and breezy. carson and leno set the tone for that but colebert has a career on the left. the far-left web sides and writers are thrilled. so he has to compete with fallon and kimmel who are basically high-energy guys who want to have a good time on their show. hard fathom 40% of americans that are conservative will watch colbert. colbert will have good writers and knows his challenge. place your bets now. >>>

. >> also tonight matt lauer and i discuss jesus in american public schools.iss this one. >> it's very difficult,

laughter ] last monday after your third glass of merlot, you asked, "where in the world the is matt lauerot, the panda enclosure of the central park zoo, these are just some of the places i have found you. [ laughter ] at the "today" show christmas party you kissed me on the forehead and whispered, "i'm going to adopt you whether you like it or not." [ laughter ] you meant it as a compliment but it felt like a threat. please get help. your producer, paul. >> seth: wow. some really heavy material. >> yeah, wow. whoa, heavy. >> seth: and would you like to read your letter? >> dear hoda, it's me. your daughter. [ laughter ] your daughter doda. doda brokaw. [ laughter ] [ applause ] while other kids' moms were at their piano recitals, you were at a piano bar. [ laughter ] most kids' first words are mama or dada. mine was "refill." [ laughter ] i feel like you don't love doda the daughter. you love doda the bartender. >> seth: wow. really heavy. do you guys -- do you ladies have anything you would like to say? >> anybody else need a drink? [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: we have made no progr

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone, welcome to "today." i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer. >> we are watching what is happening in south korea this morning. there may be some survivors from that ferry disaster there. and the stories coming out are heart breaking, young kids tech messageing their parents in those final moment itself. >> yeah. i hope we can, the boat went over on that one side. there is a particular area of the boat they are concentrateing on pocket there is where survivors told you ru could be. >> it is our top story. let's go to seoul, south korea with the latest. eunice, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. emergencteams used flood lights and flares to search the stricken vessel through the night. they are continuing their efforts this morning. the south korean coastguard says the visibility in the waters is less than 2 metres. they are laying tents so divers can reach the inner most parts of the ship to find survivors. tho

. >> also tonight matt lauer and i discuss jesus in american public schools.'t miss this one. >> it's very difficult,

. >> there was this battle between anchors, matt lauer and producers know rates and prince william anddon't want to paint too brood of a brush. cbs's major garrett worked here at fox and john carlson and i think you'll probably disagree with this in the last year, much of the media reporting on this president unlike the first term has been mostly negative since the zigzag -- >> since the last election, howie, that's convenient. let's get tough on president obama. it's a little late. we have fudges going up with obamacare before the last election. they didn't report on that. >> it affects the reality in a second term and the obamacare botching and so he hasn't gotten very good headlines and numbers are down. >> that's for sure. howard, thanks so much. before we go, check out lauraingram.com and follow me on twitter. that's it for us tonight. the "kelly file" is next. i'm laura ingram in for bill o'reilly >>> i'm megyn kelly live, in new york and tonight... growing numbers on both sides moving towards the battle on the western front rangers dig in for a big fight with uncle sam. >> there

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and

. >> matt lauer from nbc's "today" show interviews christina garcia, the mother of mercedes nichols aboutactual beating on tape? do you think this has been overblown? >> i wouldn't say that. mercedes, my daughter warned this girl before she came into the house. the two girls that you have been running your mouth about over myspace and threatening are in the house. please do not go in the house. >> relatives of the other suspects also speak out. >> she is a very good person, and she's my baby girl, period. >> if y'all saw the video, it was a one-on-one fight. there was no gang beating. it's our sheriff trying to show this. that's all it is. >> sheriff grady judd doesn't buy it. he says that videotape speaks for itself. >> i was outraged. i mean, when you looked at the violence, when you looked at the animalistic behavior, the pack mentality where they just beat her and beat her and beat her, and the reality of it is, the piece that you're seeing on television is after they knocked her unconscious and she regained consciousness. there's a lot more to that beating than just that two or three

even though hillary clinton -- 69% agree with what barbara bush said to matt lauer on the "today" show. we need somebody other than these two families. >> i feel like there's this fundamental disconnect, andrea. which is 7 in 10 people say, yes, we're done with these political dynasties. and then who are the two candidates that certainly are at or near the top? hillary clinton's case, at the top. jeb bush's case at the top or near the top. it's jeb bush and hillary clinton. if you don't like political dynasties, here's a hint, american electorate. don't vote for american dynasties. fascinating. not that people can't hold two different notions in their head. but on that question, it's kind of remarkable. >> by the way, though, the question is important for this reason. it is her fundamental problem, hillary clinton's problem, going to be potential problem. we don't know. is how does she look like the future? what we saw in the answer to that question is americans always believe in looking to the future. we want to always look ahead. we don't look liking behind. we like to march forward

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. wealth come welcome to "today" at 7:00 on the west coast. and welcome back. >> thank you! >> how was your trip? how was your honeymoon? what do we call it, a honeymoon? >> honey baby moon. i don't know, the honeymoon is over. it was wonderful. >> you're all tan. look at you. >> it's amazing what self-tanners can do these days. >> you were actually in new jersey. >> you said to me on friday, the people in this part of the country, arkansas going to be in for a bad weekend. >> we could see it setting up. unfortunately, it has come true. this is going to be a long-lived system. >> this is our top story this morning. devastating storms. they've impacted at least 17 states so far. >> that's right. the hardest hit areas in arkansas just north of little rock, where the most powerful tornado of the year touched down. so a state of emergency has been declared in four counties there, and the national guard has now been activated. nbc's janet shamlian is in the town o

matt lauer along with natalie morales. dylan dreyer, tamron hall, and mr.wd we have. you notice all the signs say one day, one d. this is part of our campaign to help people do something in their community, spread the word. everybody wrote down what they intend to do and got more on some of the efforts on this campaign coming up. >>> also, carson is going to take you behind the scenes of last night's evening filled with suspense on "the voice." >> nice. >> was that your audition? >> i did it for savannah. because whenever she says "the voice," she sings it. >> it's not often you sing on the air, which is a good thing. >>> plus, tony winner alan cumming is here to talk about reprising his role in "cabaret" on broadway, taking a selfie. >> he's a good photographer, by the way. >> nice. >> he does it all. >> it's a talent. >> wedding photos. all that. >>> then, jenna bush hager shares the touching story behind those bracelets, supporting a great cause that all began with a father and daughter's simple idea. >> and guess what, mother's day, fast approaching. we

press rewind, roll that beautiful matt lauer dancing footage. did not. don't start, all right? >>> up next, on "trending" -- >> what? now you're mad. >> no, i'm not. jimmy fallon gives fans of the yankees a chance to express some of their bitter feelings to a player who left for another team and a lot more money. what they didn't know, that fan was there. >> you have got to see this video. >>> plus, diane keaton will be here. she'll open up about some of her personal struggles with body image. her unique fashion style and, of course, her famous leading men. >>> and speaking of body image, on "love your selfie," unique mannequkinnequin mannequins that challenge today's beauty standards. but first, these messages. hi. what did you do thin mints flavor coffee-mate? it's only one of the most delicious girl scout cookie flavors ever. i changed the printer ink. try coffee-mate girl scout cookie flavors. wake it up with olay regenerist. formulated with a skin energizing complex, it penetrates 10 layers of the skin's surface. because energized skin is y

are you alleging there is illegality here or as matt lauer put it this morning on the inf legality? >> i'm not a lawyer. i say in the book i think it's more infuriating legality than illegality. i don't have any sense that anything that is happening is illegal. there are people who would argue with me about that but that wasn't the point of the point of the story was this really screwed up structure seems to be legal, much like the -- a lot of what happened with the subprime mortgage scandal seemed to be totally legal. >> michael, one of the things i found kind of omitted a bit from the book was any culpability of the exchanges. i mean, they make money off high frequency trading and all these different platforms out there, but you didn't really take them to task as much as the flash boys themselves. why was that? >> well, no, in fact, i don't think that's true in the book. your colleague andrew ross sorkin seems to say that today but that's totally unfounded. the heroes of the book, the flash boys, what do they engage in? they're engaged in building what they see as the one fair exc

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie.d tamron hall joins us, as well. >>> and a lot to get to this morning. and we'll talk about the 16 things you may have never known about flying on a plane. some may gross some of the germ folks on the show out. >> once you know them, you can't unknow them. >> right. >> can't unring that bell. >>> natalie's over at the news desk. >> good morning to you all once again. dozens of aftershocks have rocked chile this morning following a deadly overnight earthquake. mark potter is in los angeles following the latest on the quake's impact. mark, good morning. >> good morning to you, natalie. the magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off the northern coast of chile and triggered a tsunami with 6 to 7 foot waves hitting the shore. so far, at least six people reported dead, most dying from falling walls or heart attacks. t some 300 female prisoners escaped from a penitentiary during the quake. the chilean president declared it a disaster zone bringing in troops and police to maintain order. chile was h

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to a tuesday morning of "today." i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm carson daly alongside willie geist and dylan dreyer. matt and al have the morning off. anybody stay up for the blood moon last night? >> i did, and i took some fabulous pictures. let me show you. >> wow! >> yeah, that's some -- i took that with my iphone. >> slept in the orange room last night? >> exactly. no, i didn't stay up. did any of you? >> well, we couldn't see it here anyway. >> and wake up in time for it. >> and you're saying we're still here. some people saw this as a sign of the apocalypse. >> the world did not end, so everything you ate yesterday is going right on the hips. >> and if you missed that, it's happening like three more times in the next year, so drk. >> yes, in the next 18 months. three more chances. >> exactly. >>> well, we want to get to today's top story, and as we mentioned, natalie's in boston this morning. this is the one-year ann

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i'm matt lauer along with al roker, natalie morales, and carson daly. we've got savannah down in our nation's capital. hey, savannah. >> good morning, guys. beautiful morning here in washington. i'll tell you more about why i'm here later on. but we've got a lot to news to get to, matt. >> we certainly do. let's begin with our top story on "today." that tragic scene in california. a group of students involved in a deadly crash there. it happened on interstate 5 north of sacramento. nbc's miguel almaguer has the latest on this. miguel, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. nearly 40 students were involved coming here from southern california to northern california that were injured. two are still in critical condition in the hospital. we now know at least ten people have died. this happened late last evening. these vehicles were traveling down interstate 5 late yesterday when the chp says there was a head-on collision. a fedex big rig tractor-trailer for unknown reasons, that tractor-trailer crossed a center divide line and hit that bus h

. >> "today" show host matt lauer has known welch since 1992p.welch his boss, chairman and ceo of general electric. >> jack is one of the most competitive people i've ever met. there's no question about it. in business it's legendary. jack wanted to win. >> jack is one of the ultimate industrialists of our time. took this massive company, founded by edison, are you kidding me, and just made it ruthlessly efficient, right. >> when you worked with jack, you wanted to work. you wanted to execute. you wanted to take whatever you were doing to the next level. >> welch became ceo of ge in 1981. it was a slow and steady profitable behe must with $25 million in annual revenue. the young maverick, just 45 years old, immediately started reshaping the company. >> jack set the standard for deciding which assets to keep, which ones to jettison. >> out were slow growth businesses like small appliances and tvs. welch could see the japanese were taking over in those industries. he spent billions moving ge into services and technology. he cut the payroll by 100,0

with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a if rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everyone. nice to have you along on a thursday morning. >> unfortunately, though, we do begin with sad news. our top story is another tragic shooting at fort hood in texas. you'll remember that's the site of a similar deadly attack back in 2009. >> this time four people are dead including the gunman, and we're learning a lot more about him this morning. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. u.s. military officials identified the gunman as 34-year-old ivan lopez, an iraq war veteran. he was being evaluated for posttraumatic stress disorder, but he had not been diagnosed. this morning fort hood is reeling -- >> seek shelter immediately. >> reporter: -- after a routine afternoon was abruptly shattered again. >> we have an active shooter on fort hood. we have multiple gunshot victims. we also have some people jumping through windows. >> reporter: amid terrifying reports of an active