live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> yeah, we're on. >> this is not a typical show. this is a very special show. welcome in, it's a special thursday morning here on "today." >> yes, we are outside with thousands of our dearest friends. who have come to see one man, harry styles he is here >> you know what we've done so many concerts out here on the plaza, none like this. people were camped out -- were y'all camped out [ crowd cheering ] >> we mentioned the weather, it has been pouring rain for hours but these fans are smiling, dancing, they're undeterred. harry's been out here doing sound check and al said it might actually open up a little bit and be better by the 8:00 hour. >> harry can bring the sunshine. let's work on that >>> we'll get back to the crowd in a second but a lot of news to cover. the new action taken by the white house to tackle the shortage of baby formula and help millions of desperate families kristen welker joins us with more on this. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. president biden has been on defense on what critics say has been a slo

studio one a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today. as of thursday morning. thank you so much for joining us. i am studio 1a. savanna joins us from uvalde, texas. hey, savanna. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is an utterly heartbroken community that gathered here to mourn and count the cost. 21 victims in tuesday's school massacre. we are learning more this morning about the victims. the 19 young students and their two beloved teachers who were killed. i spoke with several family members about their loved ones and their little girl. we had touching conversations because they opened up about what those children meant to them. including new questions here, and about the timeline surrounding the shooting, and whether law enforcement should have moved in more quickly. we have it all covered for you this morning. we are here with tom yunus who is here in uvalde. good morning. >> that's exactly right. the more we are learning about the shooting, the more the questions are being asked. the security budget at the school district was doubled. there was a

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♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night withmeyers. tonight -- ken jeong -- star of "girls5eva," actress and comedian paula pell. music from pup featuring the 8g band with derrick wright ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight. and now we are going to get to the news president biden spoke today in illinois about his administration's plan to support farmers. although i feel like he should be asking about their plan to support him. "do you guys got one of those charlotte's web spiders that could write something nice about me?" [ laughter ] while speaking yesterday at the white house about the steps he's taking to curb inflation, president biden acknowledged that democrats "control all three branches of the government." oh, so you are aware [ laughter ] it's like hearing a 6-year--old say genesis was better with peter gabriel. definitely we just didn't know you knew [ laughter ] bill gates announced yesterday that he has tested posit

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[ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with setheyers. tonight -- amy sedaris, playwright michael r. jackson, a performance from broadway's "a strange loop." featuring the 8g band with derrick wright ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're all doing well tonight. and now, if you don't mind, we are gonna get to the news. in his new book, ex-defense secretary mark esper writes that despite his hatred of press leaks, former president trump was "the biggest leaker of all." said trump, "well, that's the last time i show him the area 51 aliens -- oh, damn it! [ light laughter ] president biden criticized republicans at a fundraiser last night for their recent attacks on disney and said, quote, "they're going to storm cinderella's castle before this is over. oh, buddy, i hate to tell you, if they're storming anything, it's the hall of presidents. [ light laughter ] also, that's me, right [ light laughter ] i mean, imagine -- finding -- that's how i found out i

[ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with setheyers." tonight -- amy schumer. actress and author, jennifer grey. music from stephen sanchez featuring the 8g band with carter mclean. ♪ [ chrs and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight. and now we're going to get to the news vice president kamala harris spoke yesterday at a gala for a pro-abortion rights organization and said, "thoes republican leaders who are trying to weaponize the use of the law against women, well, we say, 'how dare they?' great. that oughta do it. [ laughter ] and if that doesn't stop them, you can always throw in a harumph! microsoft co-founder bill gates spoke out yesterday against the potential reversal of the supreme court decision in roe vs wade and warned that it would "set us back 50 years. he said the next time america makes that much progress, we should remember to hit save. [ laughter ] in a new interview, maryland governor larry hogan said that former president trum

♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night withh meyers. tonight -- sutton foster and hugh jackman actress and author, ali wentworth. an all-new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with carter mclean. ♪ [ cheers and applaus and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight. and now we're going to get to the news "the new york times" has published additional audio of house minority leader kevin mccarthy in the aftermath of the capitol attack. all right, how do we have this much audio of kevin mccarthy pretty soon we're going to be able to put out an ep. [ laughter ] president biden said yesterday that his administration is making progress on reducing the national debt. oh, good, that was definitely the thing i was most worried about. [ laughter ] what about abortion, the pandemic, climate change the democrats are like the people who offer to bring the most boring thing to a party "good news, everyone the napkins are here [ laughter ] the soiree can begin." president b

[ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with setheyers. tonight -- miley cyrus -- authors jenna fischer and angela kinsey - featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening, everybody, i'm seth meyers. welcome to "late night." we are gonna move on after this, i promise and try our very best to have a normal show, but something happened this weekend and we're gonna do our best to address it now, while appreciating that we might not be the best people to talk about it but on saturday a gunman entered a supermarket in a black neighborhood in buffalo with an assault weapon and shot 13 people, killing 10 of them it's an absolute nightmare and worse, it's a story we've now seen dozens and dozens of times. and this time there was a small detail in the reporting of the new york times that caught my eye. just this one sentence "a gun dealer who said he sold the suspect an assault weapon in recent months described a routine transaction. we live in a country, and i don't know when it ha

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♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night withmeyers. tonight -- jon hamm author and comedian julio torres a performance from broadway's "six: the musical, featuring the 8g band with ulf mickael wahlgren ♪ [ eers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause good to hear in that case, let's get to the news president biden spoke from the white house on tuesday and asked when the country will be ready to stand up to the gun lobby when we will that's like your landlord saying, "ooh, you got to do something about these mice." [ laughter ] the white house announced -- has announced that the k-pop group b.t.s. will appear next week with president biden because the white house is always looking for ways to make biden look even older. [ laughter ] i mean, look at that that's like a korean remake of "scooby doo. [ laughter ] "i would have gotten away with it if it weren't for these pesky kids and their catchy hooks. [ laughter ] georgia re

♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night withmeyers. tonight -- sarah silverman, star of "law & order," actor jeffrey donovan, music from sleaford mods featuring the 8g band with fred armisen ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers, and this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight and now we're gonna get to the news. president biden spoke yesterday in buffalo and called for an end to white supremacy well, good luck with that. you've been in washington a year and a half, and so far, the only thing congress has gotten rid of is daylight saving time. [ laughter ] "now that we took care of that, move on to white supremacy [ laughter ] we crushed daylight savings time, i mean." president biden yesterday warned that democracy is in danger, even scarier, in a ransom note [ laughter ] former president trump recently announced he's writing a book titled "the crime of the century" about the alleged voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election look for it in your bookstore's tantrum sec

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[ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with setheyers. tonight -- tiffany haddish. star of "the girl from plainville," actress chloe sevigny. a performance from broadway's "company." featuring the 8g band with aric improta ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight. and now we're going to get to the news after a clip was released yesterday of former president trump storming out of an interview with journalist piers morgan, a spokesman for trump called the preview a, quote, "pathetic attempt to revive the career of a failed television host. buddy, you're going to have to be more specific [ laughter ] that's right, piers morgan released a clip from an interview with former president trump that he claims will be, quote, "the most explosive interview of the year. well, it's certainly going to be the sweatiest. i mean, look -- he looks like jigsaw just told him he has an hour to name all the state capitals [ laughter ] after the capitol attac

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♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night withh meyers. " tonight -- senator chris murphy from "father of the bride", actress and comedian, chloe fineman. music from danielle ponder featuring the 8g band with ulf mickael wahlgren ♪ d now, seth meyers [ cheers and applause >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. welcome to "late night." thank you for being here as you know, there was another horrifying school shooting yesterday in the town of uvalde, texas. 21 people were murdered in cold blood for no apparent reason of course, for no reason how could there be a reason? you know, when i got this show eight years ago, school shootings had already been a part of the national landscape for a long time, and i knew -- i went into it knowing there would be occasions where i would have to start the show with remarks of some kind, remarks like this. and i can remember thinking, "man, it's going to be difficult to start a show talking about a mass shooting and then pivoting to doing jokes and sketches. that will be so hard " but,

[ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with setheyers. tonight -- chelsea handler. lifestyle icon martha stewart. author allegra hyde. featurg the 8g band with fred armisen ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well. and now, we're going to get to the news president biden has reportedly been telling aides in private that he no longer recognizes the republican party and views them as an existential threat to democracy. oh, good, you're all caught up [ light laughter ] this is like when you watch three episodes of a show and you have to wait for your partner to watch them before you can move to episode four. "i hope i can remember what's going on it's been like a year. president biden spoke today in buffalo and called on congress to pass new gun control laws also today, a tree fell in the forest [ laughter ] in a new interview, dr. anthony fauci criticized the trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and said it "wasn't optimal,

goodnight, everybody [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plazawas another horrifying school shooting yesterday in the town of uvalde, texas.

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[ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york "late night with seth meyers. tonight -- sam rockwell gubernatorial candidate from texas, beto o'rourke comedian mo amer featuring the 8g band with derrick wright and now, seth meyers [ cheers and applause >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well, tonight. now, we are going to get to the news president biden, today, held a bilateral meeting with italian prime minister mario draghi to reaffirm the partnership between the two countries. though i think he misunderstood which partnership. [ laughter ] president biden has reportedly told his national security officials that recent press leaks about intelligence sharing with ukraine need to stop and could further inflame tensions with russia. so, remember, "the ukrainian people have our full support, but if anyone asks, no they don't. [ laughter ] congressional republicans are reportedly split over what to do if the supreme court officially overturns roe v. wade. apparently, they can't decide be

[ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with setheyers." tonight -- ricky gervais. star of "angelyne," actress emmy rossum. music from ashe. featuring the 8g band with fred armisen ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. " how is everybody doin' tonight? [ cheers and applause great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news former president george w. bush spoke about russia last night at an event in dallas and had quite the freudian slip. >> the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of iraq -- i mean, of ukraine [ laughter ] >> seth: oof that's like your wife asking if you're hungry and saying, "i could cheat. i mean eat i could eat with my mistress aghh!" president biden yesterday launched a program that activates military aircraft to import baby formula from abroad. said the french, "white or red?" [ laughter ] health secretary xavier becerra yesterday tested positive for the coronavirus. wow, the health secretary. that's embarrassi

♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night withh meyers. tonight -- drew barrymore - star of "senior year" actor and comedian chris parnell - cooking with chef and author kwame onwuachi - featuring the 8g band with ulf mickael wahlgren ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers [ cheers and applause >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause good to hear in that case, let's get to the news president biden said yesterday that the u.s. economic recovery is going to take some time okay, "take some time," like the amazon option that saves you a dollar or "take some time" like "avatar 2" if he were any more vague, he'd be a magic eigl. [ light laughter ] president biden said for the third time yesterday that the u.s. would respond militarily if china tries to invade taiwan well, at least he's capable of taking a firm stand on problems we don't have yet. "yeah, yeah, we'll fight china student loans? uh, yeah, let me call some people." in her new memoir, ex-trump adv

goodnight, everybody [ cheers and applause ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plazanew york it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- billy crystal. star of "the valet," actress samara weaving an all-new "closer look. featuring the 8g band with ulf mickael wahlgren and now, seth meyers [ cheers and applause >> seth: good evening, everybody! i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well, and now we're gonna get to the news. when asked by a reporter over the weekend if he had a message for north korean leader kim jong-un, president biden said, "hello, period." which sounds lame, but remember, a hello followed by a period is the scariest text you can receive. [ laughter ] in her new memoir, former trump adviser kellyanne conway writes that her husband george conway's attacks against the administration were, "sneaky, almost sinister," and it's honestly why she fell in love with him all over again. conway also writes that former president trump was "a feminist who repeatedly supported and promoted her." said trump, "thanks, maryanne. [ laughter ] ne

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good night, everybody. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plazaw york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- laura linney, star of "candy," actress melanie lynskey, cooking with food network's geoffrey zakarian. featuring the 8g band with kristina schiano ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers [ cheers and applause >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're all doing well tonight. and now, if you don't mind, i'm going to get to the news during his remarks at saturday's white house correspondents' dinner, president biden said, quote, "american democracy is not a reality show." and he's right reality shows get much better ratings. [ laughter ] according to a new poll, president biden's approval rating has increased slightly over the last two months, and now the white house is scrambling like hell to figure out what he did. [ laughter ] "did he change his hair? a different mask what tie was he wearing? that's right, president biden's approval rating has increased to 42%. he now ranks slightly above leaf

from studio one a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, good morning. tuesday, 7:00 on the west coast. we are ready. we are so ready, top gun maverick, tom cruise flying high. we are trying to look at mcgillis in 1988. >> you have and dress the part. this is a big movie and it is going to be a lot of fun. tickets for this, we've got john hamm on the show a little bit later, but let's get to our top story, including that new information on the monkeypox outbreak. >> yeah, confirm for positive cases now in five states, including washingtons with health officials looking for ways to contain the spread and minimize the spread. including a vaccine. we've got all covered with a loud report in your answers straight ahead. >> to the 2022 midterm election, critical primaries being held in five states today and the major focus this morning in the state of georgia. >> yeah, the battle for governor is highlighting a rift with the republican party. former president trump backing one and his former pants back in the other. hey, blaine, good morning to you. >> reporte

live from studio one a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, guys. welcome to today. we are so happy you were joining us this tuesday morning. it has been a long holiday weekend and spent most of our time outside. maybe a couple hours inside of you were watching a good movie. >> my coworkers as we can, what you do over the holiday? i saw 156 million open weekend box office. tom cruise will say i told you so. getting to wait for this, wanted to be in theaters and the decision has been made. >> it really has. breaking overnight, and recovering from multiple tornadoes. the damaged or destroyed dozens of homes. we are going to have the latest on that and more severe weather. we will also check out where the record high temperatures are said today. meanwhile, president biden is sitting with jerome powell today do to tackle the ominflation crisis. the white house feeling pressure on the rising prices at the gas pump to the grocery store. we set the white house this morning with a full report. >>> we are going to begin in uvalde , texas, where parents are recovering from the

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio one a and rockefeller plaza. >> lot of people traveledthe theater. lot of people traveled everywhere else around the u.s. we told to you expect a brz nearly 40 million people estimated on the roads and airports by aaa. a the lo of people are facing problems. 5,000 flights canceled over the weekend because of staffing use and bad weather. >> the historic price of gas. a new record high for a gallon of un travel weekend and that is what's playing out from coast to lead coast. ed nearly 40 million people set at 4.62. >> we'll have much more of the travel headaches and the forecast just ahead. >> we begin in in uvalde, texas. the justice department is now launching an investigation into the police response to the horrific school shooting that claimed the lives of 19 young students and 2 teachers. morgan chesky joins us from uvalde. >> reporter: some are mourning here across from robb lamentry. the memorial grows for the 21 victims. as this intense scrutiny also grows into this on going investigation into what exactly happened when and where i

from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello everybody, good morning. it is 7:00 am on the morning. craig is here. we are getting that jump start on the holiday weekend. >> the unofficial start of summer is upon us. >> according to aaa, more than 39 million people going to take to the roads and skies this weekend. as you can see from this look in l.a., a lot of them are already getting started this morning. >> that rush coming amid another record high in gas prices. the national average is a lot higher in california. we've got a full stack of the dribble and weather forecast. >> but first the later story. >>> the latest out of uvalde, texas. the timing of the police response, some parents asking why they didn't act more quickly, and why the school was unlocked. >> eight has been a teacher who died of early tragedy, he sadly died yesterday. >> we have it all covered this morning. we will start with morgan, who was in uvalde for us. morgan, good morning to you. >> reporter: savanna, good morning, another tough morning here in uvalde with authority shiftin

> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza> good morning. welcome to "today." it is wednesday morning. so nice to be back. >> look at you. how we feeling? >> never been more well rested in my life. yes. busy morning this morning, including another record setting day of high temps across the u.s., as wild fires are raging across the u.s. and more than half the country is now facing a drought. al has the full forecast coming up. >>> breaking overnight, the house passed a massive new package to support ukraine in the war against russia. ukraine's president zelensky quickly tweeting his thanks to the u.s. lawmakers. what does that mean for the fighting? we'll take you live to the front lines. >>> key new inflation numbers announced this morning. we know where gas prices are headed. up. overnight new records hitting drivers in the shipping industry hard. that added costs for businesses being passed on to consumers. jo ling kent in washington with the latest on what we can expect. jo, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. new num

> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plazagood morning welcome to "today" on this friday morning good to have you with us talk about an over achiever. >> what were your doing at 18? what was i doing at 18. >> on top of the world we'll talk to her from the world's highest peak in a bit. let's start with what has become a national crisis. parents coast to coast in a state of panic over america's baby formula shortage. >> the amount of formula now out of stock rising to 43% what is the reason a mix of supply chain issues and product recalls. >> to make matters worse, several states are now reporting more than half of all formula is sold out in stores president biden under immense pressure to act. met with top manufacturers and retailers yesterday. and the question now is, will he invoke a federal law to boost the supply nbc's blayne alexander in atlanta with the latest. blayne, good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. you are right. for so many parents this is truly the topic of conversation. the average 3 month old can go