. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody, welcome to "today." it's a wednesday morning, thank you for being with us, we have carson in more matt once again. >> republicans are facing new setbacks this morning in the late st attempt to repeal and replace obamacare. >>> there is also new fallout tied to the russian investigation and the president's ongoing attack against his own attorney general jeff sessions. we are ready to break it down with national correspondent peter alexander. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, hours after republicans squeak through with barely enough votes to start the debate on overhauling obamacare, they came up well short of passing the plan. they needed 60 votes but only got 43. moderates and conservatives raising new questions whether republicans can deliver on their promise to reshape what remains the health care law of the land. overnight another setback for health care reform, the senate rejecting a plan to repeal and replace obamacare. >> on this

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. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's a wednesday morning. thank you for being with us. we have carson in for matt once again. >> it's a busy morning. president trump and senators are facing new setbacks on their latest attempts to repeal and replace obamacare. >> there's new fallout tied to the russia investigation and the president's attacks with his own attorney general, jeff sessions. we're going to break it all down, starting with peter alexander. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. hours after republicans squeaked through with barely enough votes to start the debate on overhauling obamacare, they came up well short of passing a plan. they needed 60 votes but got 43. raising new questions, whether republicans can deliver on their promise to reshape what remains the health care law of the land. overnight, another setback for health care reform. the senate decisively rejecting a republican plan to repeal and repla

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's a wednesday >>> good morning, it's a wednesday morning. thank you for being with us. carson in for matt. >> it is a busy morning. president trump and republican senators facing new setbacks in their latest attempt to repeal >> also new fallout tied to the russia investigation and the president's ongoing attacks against his own attorney general, jeff sessions. we're ready to break it all down and start with peter alexander. good morning to you. >> good morning. hours after republicans squeak through with barely enough votes to start the debate on overhauling obamacare they came up well short of passing an actual plan. they needed 60 votes but only got 43. moderates and conservatives raising new questions whether republicans can deliver on their promise to reshape what remains the health care law of the land. overnight another setback for health care reform. the senate rejecting a republican

he later apologized in an interview with matt lauer. well, a brazilian court has confirmed it tossed out the case because it did not constitute the filing of a fake report. >>> still to come at 5:00, a wild fire raging in southern california. what happened that caused firefighters to lose ground. tracking the heat and the fire concern here. a red flag warning in effect as temperatures soar. and i'm an arborist with i'pg&e in the sierras. the drought in california has killed trees on a massive scale. any of those trees that fail into power lines could cause a wildfire or a power outage. public safety is the main goal of our program. that's why we're out removing these hundreds of thousands of hazard trees. having tools and technology gives us a huge edge to identify hazard trees. my hope is that the work we're performing allows that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. together, we're building a better california. =vo= the "time deli" in san jose closed up shop after being >>> a south bay deli restau

i'm matt lauer, along with savannah guthrie in new york. this has been an nbc news special report. >>> we're back now. 7:18 on a friday morning. out on the west coast. with this edition of "today." and got a lot going on. >> we do. and dylan has got a check of the weather. she's in for al this morning. hi, dylan. >> good morning, guys. we've got extreme heat out west. most likely we will see record-high temperatures in the southwest and a high fire danger in the pacific northwest with temperatures running about 10 to 15 degrees above average. that's a look at the weather across >>> good morning. we are seeing low clouds filling the peninsula hill tops there. hazy skies. 64 currently. by the afternoon, highs near 90 in san jose. 70s in san francisco. and highs near 80 in oakland. upper 90s to more clouds and sea breeze stronger and cooler late in the weekend. hot temperatures in the valleys starting the weekend and then trending cooler by monday. >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you very much. coming up, venus

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you along with us on a tuesday morning. we have willie in for matt again. >> let's get to the breaking news on capitol hill overnight. for seven years, republican lawmakers have vowed to overturn obamacare. but this morning, their latest plan has come to a screeching halt. >> that's because two more republican senators announced they would vote no on their own party's proposal. that left party leaders short of the required votes to move forward. we have complete coverage on this breaking development. we'll start with nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is a devastating blow to one of the president's top agenda items and biggest campaign promises to repeal and replace obamacare. the white house was caught by surprise after two more republicans defected overnight, effective killing the bill. the president tweeting th

matt lauer, people. slim has a passing resemblance. >> roberto. >> i think filling in next week. >> al roker, are you ready? >> let's see al. >> a couple i can kind of see. >> carson, you are in there, too. >> let's see carson's. >> there are a couple good ones on carson. >> look at that. >> i think sante top left. >> someone is a cross between you and gilbert god freed. >> i could sees santi for the spring seasono$ñ of the voice. >> it's a fun way to do it. >> that's what's trending today. >> what about yours. >> not so fast. >> i need to see a savannah. >> i see it. >> i don't know. >> beauties. >> yeah. f >> carson -- >> we are not doing mine because >>t"a exactly. >> let's do pop start. >> we're going to start with ed sheeran who was just here a few weeks ago on the show performing on the plaza. in an interview with matt ed addressed some of the that claimed he was quitting twitter. he said he was just taking a step back from reading the comments. it appears that ed's twitter account has now been de

. >> let's talk to matt lauer and ho ho ho hoda with a preview. >>> a lot to cover. crisis from north korea even as chief of staff gets ready for first week on the job. will that bring border to the white house. >>> have you ordered these, the new extreme eating list revealed the most unhealthy restaurant dishes in the country. you're going want to know what you think. >> those stories and jessica beal stop buy to talk about her return to tv. as we get set. see you a little bit later on today. >> how about that list of food. are you scared of it. >> i'm very scared. >> that's just monday afternoon for me. >> blooming onion for vai. >> exactly. >> thanks guys. >>> great day on the beach yesterday. find out more today. meteorologist bill henley. accurate neighborhood forecast. >> great day wherever you are. look at the sunshine coming up. penn's landing. blue sky right now. temperatures really cool down niegs ly nice overnight with light wind to no wind in neighborhoods. allow the temperatures to fall down and spring city area in the 50s to start with this morning. war

we say good morning to matt lauer and savannah guthrie. hey guys. >> hi, nice to see you both.ng up on a friday, of course, all eyes on this highly anticipated meeting between trump and vladimir putin. they're preparing to sit down for the very first time hours from now. talk to a former u.s. ambassador to russia who has been in the room with putin. get his perspective and live at the g20 summit. >>> also ahead, retail titans, qvc and home shopping network sho joining forces. what that merger could mean. >>> happy savannah versery. celebrating five years of savannah today. look back on great moments as we get start instead just a couple of minutes here on today. >> congratulations. we'll be raising a glass to you here in philly too. >> thanks ladies. >> see you at seven. >> see you in a bit. >> all right. now to this. >>> police in central jersey trying to solve let's call this an unusual mystery. >> want to know who left a big boat on a busy highway. take a look at this. 37 foot power boat just sitting on u.s. one. police sent out a tweet to try to find the owner. is this your

matt lauer spoke to nbc news senior national security counterterrorism analyst michael liter earlieron "today." >> well, this is really hard but you could go after a number of sights. you can go after mobile missile launchers or nuclear facilities but the problem is they are very deeply hidden and we are very vulnerable to count attacks. >> and as you talk about enormous risks associated with any military strike we conduct. >> that's right. within 50 miles of the border, you have 26 million koreans, 130,000 americans, you've got japan within range of numerous missile systems. this is really hard. >> let's say military strike is a bad option at the moment. >> terrible. >> let's talk about sanctions. we've imposed sanctions for years, and yet kim jong un continues to act badly. why aren't they working? >> mostly they're not working because 85% to 90% of north korea's trade is through china and china has not clamped down and until we get china to do that on oil and other critical matters, it probably woenlt affect them. and remember, they already have the materials to fight a convention

. >> 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 "today" on this friday morning. a lot to talk about. first of all, happy anniversary. >> thank you very much. >> we'll get to that in a little while. the story that everyone wants to talk about today is the high-stakes, highly-anticipated meeting between president trump today's meeting comes after the president acknowledged just 24 hours ago, that the kremlin meddled in the 2016 u.s. election. but then adding, nobody really knows for sure. we got it all covered beginning with peter alexander in hamburg. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt and savannah, good morning to you. presidents trump and putin have seen each other, greeting each other with a handshake a short time ago. but the substantive meeting, that's still to come. the president this morning, tweeting that he's looking forward to it. saying there is much to discuss. president trump greeting german host angela merkel, braising h

he says, i want to meet matt lauer. and each time he looked for you, and it didn't work out. >> i'm so sorry. can we get you out here? are you here with your family? what's your name? reagan just said, i'm his spokesperson. >> you want to come out, too. family. >> what a pleasure to meet you. i'm really happy -- i'm going to sign that for you in a second, all right? can i sign it for you, inside the studio when i bring your family in for the next half hour? >> wow. >> can you come in, reagan? are you available? >> you're coming in with us. >> where are you >> we'll be watching reagan. >> the fourth time's the charm. glad we got to meet, jack. >> sweet. >> hang in with us. >>> just ahead, need to relax? and who doesn't, really? reagan does a little. jill is here to help with a special "steals & deals." >> that's right. >>> and we have clever uses for odds and ends that you probably have lying around the house. what could go wrong? >>> first, do you know what today is? it's national etch-a-sketch day. and we have chris br

matt lauer. your plans because matt was on vacation. >> of course. >> i'm so happy you came. >> we are so happy you came. and you've been watching us every day for 40 years. where are the daughters? >> that's cool. >> you're so sweet. can we do anything for you? >> yeah. matt can sign my -- >> i will do that. i will do that. maybe you come on in for the next segment. >> that would be amazing. >> this is a bucket list. >> there you go. great to have you. >> we love you, honey. >> thank you for coming to see us. >> what a pleasure. >> you're going to come in with us. >>> guess who is here, you guys. we have miss jessica biel. you're coming in with jessica biel in there. >> that's way better. >> you like a good thriller, you're going to love her new show. she's going to tell us about that and everything that's happening in her life. >>> and then, puppies on the plaza. how to keep them safe and cool in the heat of summer. >>> and, "today food," camila alves will share one of her go-to recipes from br

>> i called matt lauer and said i'm going to be on your show, here are the things that i would like tout. and matt said to me i'm going to teach you something really quick. i'm going to ask you the first question, you don't have to answer it, you can answer anything from that point on and i've never forgotten it. though the today show when matt lauer was very open when it came to having a discussion about this because up to that point nobody had actually done it. oprah was the same way. we did a whole hour on oprah talking about obsessive-compulsive disorder. >> i did an hour, believe it or not with howard stern when i went on that show my wife was scared to death. he said if you talk about anything about our lives personally, we are dead. but howard has admitted to having obsessive-compulsive disorder so we were able to have, by the way, you are in the history of broadcasting, say what you will about him, he's brilliant. >> he was very good about opening up and getting the word out so you need to get people in the industry , who have a voice , and who can take everything that we're ta

matt lauer was walking by. he topped me with this story. is he around? can we get matt?be that part of the flight where the pilot says we're starting our descent, if you need to use the rest room this is a good time. you know how many people get up to head to the bathroom. i'm first in line and waiting for lavatory door to open but there are people behind me. the lavatory door opens, a guy walks out, hi how are you? i go in lock the door i turn around. there is urine everywhere all over the seat all over the seat. i'm a bit of a germaphobic, what do you do? here is the dilemma, if i turn around and walk out, everyone thinks i'm the one that did that. >> you didn't clean it up? would you. >> anthony, who has never cleaned anything in his life you have to clean that up. you were the guy in front of me? i had to clean it up. >> did you wait until after you went and clean it all up together. >> i don't mess up the seat. in 59 years i've learned how to hit the water part. >> aim for the hole. >> so i cleaned it up and walked out so the next person had a good experience becaus

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. nice to have you with us. we have carson in for matt today. you're perfect. you know about the golf. you connection plain the extraordinary ending. >> i know you're a tennis person, savannah. but one of the greatest moments of golf history happened. we thought he was going to collapse. but he came back in an epic victory. >>> we start with politics. a lot going on with the russia investigation. all-eyes on the president's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner. we know what he will tell lawmakers on capitol hill today. and we learn more about the abrupt departure of sean spicer. we're going to talk to the president's former campaign manager in a moment. let's begin with nbc white house correspondent, kristen welker. >> reporter: good morning to you. president trump will try to put the focus on his domestic agenda today, delivering a speech about health care this after

matt lauer. and in fact you were plans because matt was on vacation. >> yes area of course.ou came here to see us and you've spend e spent time and you've been watching us every day for 40 years. where are the daughters? you all are the daughters. >> yes. >> you all are so sweet. can we do anything for. >> you yeah, matt can sign my shirt. >> i doll that. and actually maybe you'd come on in for the next segment, we'd love to have you in there. >> that would be amazing. >> that would be cool. >> this is a bucket list. >> we love you, honey. >> thanks for doumg scoming to >> you're going to come in with us in a little bit. we have ms. jessica biel here. >> you're coming in when jessica biel's in there. >> that's way better than you. >> if you like a good thriller she's going to tell us all about that and everything else that's happening in her life. >> then we have puppies on the plaza. we'll teach you thousand keep them safe and cool in the heat is about to share one of of her go-two recipes from brazil. >> but first something interest on our sister golf channel today. >> i s

. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1 a in rock feller plaza. >> good morning to everybody, nice to have you with us. we've got carson in for matt today you're perfect because you know about the golf skou explain that ending. >> one of the greatest moechlts in golf major's history happened yesterday with jordan speej. we thoughtw collapse but he came back with an epic entry. >> this morning, all eyes on the president's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner. we now know what he will tell lawmakers on capitol hill today and we're learning more about the sudden and abrupt departure of white house press secretary sean spicer. we're going to talk to the president's former campaign manager in a moment, but let's begin with nbc white house correspondent kristen welker, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. president trump will try to put the focus on his domestic agenda today delivering a speech about healthcare this afternoon. but its his son-in-law who's in the hot seat, jared kushner expected to deliver a strongl

. >> 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 "today" on a wednesday morning. and we welcome savannah back from a week of vacation. >> have we met? >> did you have a good fourth? >> we did. had a great time off. it's awesome to be back. >> you come back on a very busy day. there's a lot to get to. just as president trump departs on his second foreign trip since taking office, he is facing the biggest test of his presidency so far. it's the growing crisis with north korea. this morning, there's new launches, new video from that rogue state. all of this ahead of his meeting with russian president vladimir putin. we've got it all covered, beginning with kristen welker at the white house. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. president trump is moments away from departing for poland and the stakes couldn't be higher, after north korea launched its most advanced weapons test yet. nikki haley has requested a national secu

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on this independence morning. thanks for joining us. craig and i are in for matt and savannah today. >> we're going to help you celebrate america's 241st birthday with some members of the band here. this is the united states air force ceremonial brass out on the plaza. they're going to be joining us throughout the course of the morning. >> busy morning. >>> we begin with the breaking news. north korea says it has test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. our team is standing by with everything you need to know, beginning with keir simmons in london. good morning. >> sheinelle, good morning. u.s. defense and military officials tell nbc news they are assessing the type of missile fired by north korea. but early analysis suggests it is an intermediate-range ballistic missile, not the longer range that north korea claims. it comes just days before leaders of the group of 20 nations will discuss steps

. >> announcer: this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthry live from studio 1 a in rock fell her plaza. >> welcome to today. it's friday. we've got willie in again for matt. >> felt like a flashback to 90s yesterday. >> we'll start with that. o.j. simpson soon to be a free man after that decision by a nevada parole board. the country's most infamous inmate granted p parole. not before simpson made some controversial statement. good moerning joe. >> good morning. no specific date has been set. o.j. simpson could leave as early as october 1st. he said he would like to move to florida. there is a process to make that happen. this comes after a unanimous vote to grant simpson's parole. >> mr. simpson, i do vote to grant parole when eligible. this will conclude this hearing. >> thank you. >> no stranger to dramatic moments o.j. simpson's relieved reaction to a life amountering decision was once again broadcast on live tv. the ruling was after a 75 minute hearing. >> i take full responsibility. >> in vivid detail he recounted his version of events. >> it was my property. i wasn't there

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on thursday morning. thanks so much for being with us. we've got carson in for matt once again. >> good morning, everybody. we've got a lot to get to. we're going to start with the tragedy from the ohio fair. >> it's tragic to wake up to this. the fireball ride malfunctioned putting riders in the air. two girls next for the ride and saw it all happen. first blake mccoy in columbus with the overnight investigation into the incident. what can you tell us? >> reporter: savannah, good morning. one person is dead, seven others injured after this twisting and turning amusement park ride unexpectedly broke apart at a high rate of speed. we do want to warn you some of the video you're going to see is disturbing. >> the whole ride, they just fell out. >> reporter: overnight something went horribly wrong at the ohio state fair, a swinging ride called fireball ripping to pieces sending passengers crashing to the ground. >> i saw

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you so much for being with us. it's friday, at last. we have carson in for matt. matt will be back on monday. >> it's shaping up to be a very busy day. we're going to start with the breaking news from capitol hill overnight. >> what a dramatic night. the republicans' newest push to change the health care system, in that unexpected vote in the moifld the night. we have complete coverage and how the white house is reacted this morning. let us start with kristen welker. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. this is a major defeat for this president and the republican party. after campaigning for seven years on repeal and replace obamacare, in this critical moment, they couldn't get it done. it was a john mccain, the self-proclaimed maverick, who got it done. senator john mccain with a surprising no vote, as senate republicans failed in a ma make-or-break effort to repeal obama car

. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody, welcome to "today." thank you so much for being with at least we have carson in for matt. matt will be back on monday. >> it is already shaping up to be a busy day. we will start with that breaking news from capitol hill overnight. >> what a dramatic night. the republicans newest push to change the nation's healthcare system defeated in that unexpected vote in the middle of the night. as we mentioned the seven-year campaign to repeal obamacare was derailed. we have complete coverage and how the white house is reacting it morning. let us start with nbc's kristen welker. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a major defeat for this president and the republican party. after campaigning for seven years on a promise to repeal and replace obamacare in this critical moment they couldn't get it done and it was senator john mccain the self-proclaimed maverick, who delivered the final blow. >> the motion is not agr

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everybody. welcome to morning. so glad you're with us. all you thousands of people here to see ed sheeran. >> this is an enormous crowd. they have been lining up for about a day now. the line goes down 48th street, down 6th avenue past radio city music hall, through the lincoln tunnel to the jersey shore. that's a bit of an exaggeration but it's a big crowd. >> will treat us to a concert in a few. we have a lot of news to get to first. let's start with breaking news overpass. the president speaking out in poland on day one of his much anticipated trip abroad. the president with some harsh words for russia, north korea and the american press. we've got it all covered with nbc national correspondent peter alexander who is traveling with the president in warsaw, poland. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt and savannah, good morning to you. president trump during a news conference addressing two of his domestic obsessions, fake

. >> 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 "today" on a friday morning. and thanks for being with us. >> nice to have you along. we want to get right to the exclusive information tied to donald trump jr.'s russian meeting. >> we know he met with a russian attorney and that son-in-law jared kushner and paul manafort were there. this morning, we find out there's another person in that room. let's start with nbc chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson, in paris. hallie, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. good morning to you. nbc news is not naming this man. but we have learned that some u.s. officials suspect him of having ties to russian intelligence, something he denies. this is the latest twist in a story that has dogged the president in paris, as he now returns home, after being forced to confront this russia-related controversy here in france. this morning, a major revelation in that meeting between donald trump jr. and a rus

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today. it's a tuesday morning. good to have you with us. >> let's begin with this breaking news overnight. 16 people have been killed after a u.s. military plane crashed into a field. it happened just north of jackson, mississippi. >> witnesses say disintegrated on its way down. the thick smoke and the wreckage, scene for miles. let's go to hans this morning. >> reporter: officials are saying this is a workhorse, the c-130. there's few clues why this one went down in that field in mississippi. officials also warning residents to stay away from the crash site because there's so much jet fuel onboard. this morning, officials are on the scene of the deadly military plane crash in mississippi, trying to determine how the c-130 transport airport crashed 85 north of jackson, killing all 16 people onboard. witnesses say the plane slammed into a soybean field, bursting into flames. thick plumes of smoke, visible for miles. emergency pers

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on this holiday monday morning. thanks for joining us. sheinelle and i are in for matt and savannah today. >> a beautiful start to the day but a busy one. >> dylan is standing by with your holiday forecast in just a moment. >>> first, president trump, setting off fireworks of his own this fourth of july weekend. on sunday, the president posted this video to his twitter account, that shows him wrestling a figure with the cnn logo on it. he's been ramping up his attacks against the media in recent days. and that's not all. still insisting his november victory was tarnished by voter fraud, the president also took aim at some states that refusing to hand over their voter rolls. we have it all covered this morning, beginning with nbc's chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. while it's quiet at the white house today, not so much on twitter, where donald trump is decry

. ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. ve from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody, welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. thanks for being with us. we have karszen in for matt once again. >> we have a lot to get to this morning. we will start with that tragedy at the ohio state fair. >> it's just awful to wake up to this. the fire ball ride malfunctioned last night tossing terrified riders into the air. we will tao two girls were next in line for that ride and saw it all happened. blake mccoy in columbus with the overnight developments nft investigation. good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: one person is dead this morning, seven others injured after this twisting and turning amusement park ride unexpectedly broke apart at a high rate of speed. we do want to warn you that some of the video you are about to see is disturbing. >> the whole ride just broke, people just fell out. >> reporter: overnight something went horribly wrong at the ohio state fair, a swinging ride called the fire bal

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." so glad to have you with us on a wednesday morning. willie is in for matt again. i have to say i know you are a bit of a sweater sometimes and it's -- >> harry styles. i thought you were talking about harry styles is here, that's one reason. >> that and also the ring of fire, excessive heat around the country. >> you know it's real when the meteorologist drops the metrological terms and just goes with ring of fire. >> we will have more o weather in a moment. >>> let us start with yet another russia controversy with president trump. his face-to-face with vladimir putin at this month's g20 was highly scrutinized, everybody knew about that. now we have learned that that was not their only encounter that day. we have complete coverage. let's start with nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right, we are learning that trump and president puti

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's a tuesday morning. so glad to have you with us. we have carson in for matt once again. >> good morning, everybody. there's a lot happening today, including an active day on capitol hill. john mccain is making a return to the senate. in the house, senior adviser and son-in-law, jared kushner, is talking russia. >> plus that speech to the national boy scout jamboree. let's start with hallie jackson. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. what a dramatic morning this is turning out to be. with john mccain making that surprise return to washington, just days after getting diagnosed with brain cancer. republican leadership, knowing every vote is critical on health care, had hoped he would make it back in time for today's procedural vote that kicks off debate in the first place on a bill. this is something the senator seemed supportive of last week. if the gop clears this

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. so glad to have you along with us. and you, too, craig. >> happy fifth anniversary. >> july 10th. smack-dab in the middle of the summer. we'll start with the new controversies tied to russia facing donald trump and his oldest son. we start with national correspondent peter alexander at the white house this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. with president trump facing fierce new criticism in the wake of his meeting with vladimir putin, there are indications that some within his campaign, including his oldest scan, donald trump jr., were willing to accept potentially damaging information about hillary clinton from a russian lawyer tied to the kremlin. this morning, revealing new details about why the president's son, son-in-law and his then-campaign chairman met privately at june 16 with a russian lawyer. donald trump jr. now acknowledges he was promised information about hillary clinton that

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. glad to have you with us. the outpouring for senator mccain just immediate when he got this news last night. >> this coming from all corners of the country from the president of the united states to former president obama and so closely with john mccain through the years. >> senator john mccain the arizona republican one of the most powerful and vocal lawmakers on capitol hill diagnosed with brain cancer. we have full coverage and we will start with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that news met with stunned disbelief among senator mccain's colleagues on capitol hill. it's already uniting bitterly divided democrats and republicans in support of the senator. his office says he is in good spirits, that he appreciates the outpouring of support and his doctors say that his underlying health is excellent. he's one

. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. glad to have you with us. the outpouring for senator mccain immediate when he got this news last night. >> it's coming from all corners of the country. from the president of the united states to former president obama, and all those people that have worked so closely with john mccain through the years. >> that's our breaking news overnight. senator john mccain, the arizona republican, one of the most vocal lawmakers on capitol hill, diagnosed with brain cancer. we have full coverage, and we'll start with national correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. that news met with stunned disbelieve among mccain's colleagues here on capitol hill. it's already uniting bitterly divided republicans and democrats in support of the senator. >> he is one of america's bravest fighters, and this morning john mccain may be facing his toughest battle yet. on capitol hill his political partner

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie.ive from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you so much for waking us up with us on a monday morning. we've got willie in for matt, good morning. >> good morning. good to be with you this week, savannah. if you're celebration, your social media is any indication, your interview with roger federer is going to be a hard-hitting cross-examination of the wimbledon champion. >> there may be a few lobs in that interview. we'll talk to roger federer in a moment. we have a lot to get to this morning. >>> let's get to the developing story in arizona, where there are new flooding fears following that deadly flash flood over the weekend. nbc's miguel almaguer is in pason, arizona, with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the locals say the water came out of nowhere, this entire area was cascading. it was only a fraction of what it was when it was rushing just over the weekend. >> oh my god it's coming right at us. >> report