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tonight al roker takes on the topic with the president. >>> breaking her silence after all these years. monica lewinsky has spoken out about the clintons, the scandal, and the unbearable shame. >>> and battle in beverly hills. some of hollywood's biggest names take aim at one of the world's richest men and an american landmark gets caught in the middle. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. tonight it now feels as if the world is aware and responding to the kidnapping of 276 school girls in kenya three weeks ago today. after a bold and scary video from the terrorists involved promising to sell the young women they have abducted, tonight the u.s. has a team en route to help find those still being held. they are all ages 15 to 18. in the meantime, we learn today eight more female students have been abducted there. and today thanks to a documentary film maker, we did hear from one of the kidnapped girls who managed to escape. it's where we begin again tonight with nbc's ann curry. >> reporter: a first glimpse at one of the school girls who escaped. her face obscured to hide her ide

and we have this interview with al roker and the president about the u.s. sassistance. >> well, we will do everything that we can to help the international community and the nigerian government as a team to do everything that we can to recover these young ladies. >> and for the first time, we are hearing firsthand from one of the girls who escaped from the abductors and she said that at first she felt that the men dressed as nigerian military had come to protect them, and she escaped when the bus broke down. >>> the uncle of another girl talked about his niece's dramatic escape. >> while they were being driven away, she managed to clutch the branch of the tree and hang the there. >> well, right now in washington, there are two congresswomen ready to hold a news conference and they are going to talk about what is happening in nigeria as the outrage continues to grow on capitol hill and around the world. >>> and joining me now is the director of the nigerian leadership council and also the founder of burn bright international ozioma egwuonwa. and so, samuel,

roker, roker & roker. we will get stuff for you. >> who are the other two rokers?lug? "good talk, dad," bill geist and willie geist released here yesterday. you guys had a great conversation here, talked about all the talks that you didn't have growing up. it made us all think about things that we heard from our own fathers, good advice or maybe didn't hear from our fathers. and so we wanted to bring some up. >> i always remember, talking about the birds and the bees, my dad taking my fishing. i was about 15 years old. and we're out in jamaica bay. and he says, so, you know, i think you're old enough now for this talk. you know, talking about, you know -- >> as he's reeling in the fish? >> ladies and relationships. and all i can think is, you know, if we leave now i can still catch "the flintstones." i don't remember a word he said. >> those are words no kid wants to hear from his father. right? it's time we had the talk. ah! >> and you know what that means. boys, it's different. i think moms have that talk with their boys maybe a little more easily. >> i don't wan

al roker is there. oh wait, there's an even more exciting thing. the washington monument is reopening, as you see. al is there to cover it live and take us inside. >>> let's start, though, with this morning's top story. we've got breaking news tied to the kidnappings of hundreds of schoolgirls in nigeria. the terror group behind those kidnappings making new demands in a new video. nbc's stephanie gosk has the latest on this. steph, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. well, this is essentially a hostage video with prove of life for the hostage takers. it was obtained by the french press agency and they released it. it shows as many as 100 of the girls sitting in muslim dress and reciting a prayer. they are reciting this from the koran. this video was obtained by the french press. the school girls have converted to islam and they won't be let go unless his fighters are released from nigeria. the group has been fighting for five years. one of the worst recent attacks killed five people on the nigerian capital. the same day the school

roker, love the three piece suit. do you still have that? >> yes.. >> and this looks like a high school picture. adorable. ed a and then there is my cap and gown in the great state of texas. ft. worth specifically. melissa says sunday i'm getting my bachelor's. and i love this, no cap and gown, that car provided me much needed cool factor that i was never able to recreate. so end us your pictures. #capandgown k through college. >> i want to know where that car is. >> pretty cool. >>> coming up on trending, the superstar had a shot to replace david letterman and apparently turned it down. >>> and then what is their secret? you'll miss the brady bunch. the remarkable family with seven kids who started college by the age of 12. >>> and a new project after your local news and weather. cars are driven by people. they're why we innovate. they're who we protect. . . . . . . ♪ [ male announcer ] give extra. get extra. you'll figure it out. [ male announcer ] tim and richard smucker grew up knowing it has to be packed with lots of delicious fruit. with a nam

on the one hand, hey, it's al roker. oh god, on the other hand, it's al roker. wife was saying that? >> natalie and i were among the guests at saturday's white house correspondents dinner. joel mchale getting mixed reviews as the comic headline. here's a gag he did that targeted obama's healthcare.gov website. >> mr. president, you have to admit, and you already have, the launch of healthcare.gov was a disaster. it was so bad. it was bad. look, i don't even have an analogy, because the website is now the thing people use to describe other bad things. they say stuff like ugh, i shouldn't have eaten that sushi, i was up all night healthcare.goving. ugh. boy, that latest johnny depp movie really healthcare.goved at the box office. look at my new rug! did the dogs healthcare.gov on it? >> see, i think it was funnier in the room than it played on tv. >> i think so. >> i only saw clips and i thought he was hysterical. >> very edgy. >> did a good job. and we got to take pictures. >> got to pose together. so it was nice. we were on a party bus. >> oh, you had a party bu

he spoke with nbc's al roker in an interview that was primarily about the climate change report releasedt the president made news when he announced a new offer from the u.s. government to help try to find the girls. the president tonight confirmed ha the u.s. not only made an offer but the nigerian government accepted and u.s. help is on the way. >> look, this is a terrible situation. bokas haram has been killing people and innocent civilians for a long time. we have always identified them as one of the worst local or regional terrorist organizations there is out the there. i can only imagine what the parents are going through. we have offered and it's been accepted help from the military and law enforcement oh officials. we're going to do everything we can to provide assistance to them. in the short term our goal is to help the international community and the nigerian government as a team to do what we can to recover the young ladies. we also have to deal with the broader problem of organizations like this that can cause ha sock in people's day to day lives. >> the president confirming

earlier today, president obama met with a group of meteorologists, including al roker and ginger zeeo discuss the contents of the report. and to see what is going on in their neck of the wood. i am not kidding. he really did. that's, a lot of people still refuse to believe that global warming is a real thing. and while it is fine to be skeptical of what the government tells you, al roker is a guy who admitted that he pooped himself at the white house. he tells you, there is climate change, you better believe it. the timing of this is interesting too. the world is warming. the sun is getting hotter. what is the one thing that can sach us? th -- save us? that's right, v. stiviano's sunglasses now. who looks stupid? [ applause ] we don't have time to try to understand climate change and what is happening on "game of thrones" one or the other. tommy lasorda was in florida, did an interview with abc 25 down there. a they asked him about the whole donald sterling thing. i thought he had an interesting take on it. >> well, it doesn't surprise me that he said those things. that doesn't surpr

. >> nbc's al roker was one of a handful of journalists who got to discuss climate issue with the president. and you can see more of his interview coming up on td. >>> midterm primary results are in this morning and major races in north carolina, thomas tillis claimed victory over the tea party challengers. he can take on democratic senator kate hague innocent fall. >>> and foreign "american idol" star clay aiken holds the lead in the democratic house primary but the margin is just too narrow to declare victory just yet. >>> and in ohio, republicans named john boehner the party's nominee. >>> the white house was briefly on lockdown yesterday. a suspicious car was caught trailing the motorcade carrying the first daughters. the driver made it past the pennsylvania avenue barricade and made it into a restricted area. it turns out the driver had a pass to the treasury department but did not have security clearance at the white house checkpoint. he was taken into custody. >>> the u.s. is urging the ukraine to proceed with the may 25th election but russia wants it postponed. violence in the rege

al roker. >> that's my nickname. >> you know what a shantuse is? >> it's a mushroom. >> no. >> it's a green color. >> no. it is a female singer in clubs and lounges. like a billy holliday type. >> mariah carey takes our concert stage this morning. we're kicking it off right with her and we've got a big crowd this morning. look forward to that. >>> let's start with the top story. got some new problems for crews battling the powerful wildfires in southern california. nbc's joe fryer is in escondido that's north of san diego. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. overnight two teenagers were arrested for trying to start a couple of fires that were quickly extinguished here in escondido. they have not been connected to any of the larger wildfires we've seen this week including the one that burns through here, the cocos fire. which is only 10% contained and still destroying homes. the may fire storm has now claimed its first victim after a charred body was discovered at a homeless camp in carlsbad. mean while to the east, a fire that sta

another 14 roker is charged with shooting the other girl over a facebook dispute. >> please try to determine the name of the woman who drowned in lake michigan, she was about 40 years old. she had left her shirt and shoes upon the shore. second-largest school district in the state is turning down a federal lunch program that is supposed to provide healthier meals. the board think is worth it but they say federal guidelines will result in an appetizing choices. that means they'll lose money because students won't buy them. >> according to these regulations we couldn't sell a hardboiled egg, or hamas. >> our students have the opportunity to this campus or go to fast food left front and convenience stores. >> school district says it will provide healthy options for students. details for reduced price lunches are still being worked out. >> up one mother will receive special appreciation this mother's day. she is a to a halmillion thanks to his mother at this man is a 2 1/2 million dollar lottery winner. >> showers and thunderstorms, we will be warmer than normal but we will get wet especially ea

tonight al roker takes on the topic with the president. >>> breaking her silence after all these years. monica lewinsky has spoken out about the clintons, the scandal, and the unbearable shame. >>> and battle in beverly hills. some of hollywood's biggest names take aim at one of the world's richest men and an american lan

i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales, and tamron hall.ah. >> this michael jackson hologram. kind of breathtaking, isn't it? >> it is. it stole the show last night at the billboard music awards. we heard rumors that it was going to happen. last night, we saw it in the flesh. can you say the flesh? >> it's not the flesh. >> the hologram, michael jackson performed "slave to the rhythm" with 16 backup dancers. a new track that was actually recorded in 1991. take a look at what happened. ♪ she danced with all the men ♪ >> the hologram was nearly a half year planning. this went down to the wire. a lawsuit, with this innovative technology, they believe it belongs to them. a judge said on friday the show must go on. so billboard producers breathing a sigh of relief with that big moment. but i saw the michael jackson show at mandalay bay, which also uses a digital image of him. breathtaking. not since i saw "this is it" had i been so moved bay michael jackson moment. it's huge. >> i guess i get why some people think it's creepy. i just think any t

roker is here. dr. roker could use some lights. thank you.coast. and then on monday, memorial day, more widespread showers, but out west, you're going to have spectacular weather. we could use some rain for our friends in california. they are suffering from a months-long drought. that's what's going on around the country. >>> 9:33. happy friday to you, bay area. overcast sky means temperatures will not be able to soar today. it will be warmer, but not too hot. 61 in livermore. these are current conditions. 61 in redwood city, just about uniform temperatures. with that blanket of clouds extending all the way inland, starting to clear out in san jose. on our way to about 82 degrees here. i want to show you the place to be if you can get out there for memorial day weekend. 74 in saturday, san francisco, 75 sunday, and 71 monday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks a lot. >>> this weekend marks the unofficial start to summer, but more importantly, the time to remember the sacrifice of fallen warriors and to recognize our t

roker. how's it going? love your purple, by the way. >> well, thank you very much.ur friends down in the gulf have been getting dumped on. some areas in louisiana, 9 inches of rain in the last three days. and this moisture just continues to wrap around this upper level low. in fact, it's going to be making its way to the east. orlando today starts off sunny, but then storms develop by the afternoon. some of these are going to be heavy by later in the day. and in fact, we've got flood watches stretching from panama city, the panhandle of florida. we're looking at flood watches there. we're also expecting flood watches as you make your way into louisiana. new orleans, parts of gulfport, kenner and into new orleans until 7:00. look at the rainfall amounts. upwards of 3 to 5 inches, and then you get into the gulf, the western gulf. some areas picking up another 7 inches of rain in the next 24 hours. now we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> nbc bay area microclimate forecast is sponsored by yakult probiotic drink. >> taking a li

nbc's al roker spoke to president obama yesterday about those findings. >> it was one of your major policy issues you wanted to tackle in office. it's been an uphill battle. why has it taken so long to get to this point where you're signing this urgency? >> well, we've been signing this urgency for years. it's not a distant problem. it's a problem affecting americans right now. whether it means increased flooding. greater vulnerability to drought. more severe wildfires. all of these things are having impact on americans as we speak. >> report says climate changes will impact every region of the country. and the changes won't just be physical but economic as well. president obama says the report underscores the need for tougher environmental regulations to reduce pollution. >>> well, there are growing questions about the size and scope of the new congressional panel on benghazi. a house resolution says there will be a republican majority with seven republicans and five democrats. speaker john boehner picked republican trey goudy to lead the select committee. minority leader nancy pelosi who

al roker, ladies and gentlemen.n keep playing. but in the meantime, we're going to move on here. we got a lot of severe weather going on today. and in fact, western new york right now, we've got flash flood watches and flash flood warnings in effect. the rain basically just training punxsutawney, hopefully phil is out of the burrow and away from that rain because we have a lot of heavy stuff going on. out west where we saw severe weather yesterday, going to see it again from wyoming into parts of nebraska and kansas. we're looking at strong storms, and in fact, denver, you can see we're going to be looking at heavy showers and thunderstorms later today. we had that last night. could happen again today. and we got the risk of severe weather from st. louis all the way to washington, d.c. large hail up to two inches or more in diameter. washington during the day, you start off with sunshine, but by the evening, 78 to 79 degrees >>> 9:10. good wednesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. almost universal

roker. >>> let's show you what we have around the rest of the country today. i just love cherry preserves. is that your favorite? i don't know... i also like strawberry, boysenberry, red raspberry, blackberry, sweet orange marmalade, apple, pineapple, concord grape, apricot, peach, blueberry... [ male announcer ] tim and richard smucker grew up knowing that with so many delicious varieties, it's tough to choose just one favorite. apricot pineapple... [ male announcer ] for five generations, with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. . >>> 7:15 these are your current temperatures and we have bypassed the coolest point in the day. we are on our way to 97 degrees here in the south bay. 88 degrees. meanwhile we see temperatures in the triple digits. make sure you are drinking lots of water. hope you can stay cool. >>> now to a frightening accident in upstate new york. three children hurt, two of three seriously, when the bounce house they were playing in was swept off the ground during a fierce wind storm. nbc's tom llamas has the latest on that. >> take a loo

. >> nbc's al roker was one of a handful of journalists who got to discuss the climate issue with the president. and you can see more of that interview coming up on "today." >>> midterm primary results are in this morning for some major races. in north carolina, tom tillis claims victory in the republican senate primary over his tea party challengers. he will take on democratic senator kay hagen in the fall. also in the tar heel state, former "american idol" star clay aiken holds the lead in the democratic house primary, but the margin is just too narrow to declare victory just yet. >>> and in ohio, republicans named house speaker john boehner their party's nominee. boehner defeated two tea party challengers. he is fighting for a 13th term in the house. >>> well, the white house was briefly on lockdown yesterday. a suspicious car was caught trailing a motorcade carrying the first daughters. the driver made it past the pennsylvania avenue barricade and into a restricted area. it turns out the driver had a pass to the treasury department, but did not have security clearance at the white

personas, the idea that there is different times of people that you can buy for, there is the total punk roker, the young person and someone a little older like me, you know, i did the clash concert, sex pistol concerts in the '70s and ''80s, you know, being able to understand personas is israeli, really important. so that's what i would look for in a buyer. someone who can understand the different times of people that might come into a store. >> i also want somebody who understands the numbers as well as the essential, the brand, the feeling, the vibe. so i think, a perfect combination would be jimmy with a little bit of footballs. >> i would agree, being a buyer is part art and part science. >> it is. >> you can learn the science if school. but the art comes from first hand experience. as a buyer, you are the expert if your business on the customer on your competition, on the category, which is the industry. so, you know, i agree, you have to be a real expert and know these things and get deep into who the customer is to be a good buyer. >> vanessa, if possible, does it help to understand th

i'm with al roker, natalie, tam ron.an williams and edward snowden. since last june, snowden has lived in a secret location in moscow since pulling off the thing he was accused of leaking documents from the nsa spy programs. brian asked him about the ability to spy on someone's cell phone. take a look. >> i want to ask you about this device. what can the nsa do with this device if they wanted to get into any life? >> they can turn it into a microphone, take pictures from it, take the data off of it. >> can anyone turn it on remotely if it's off? can they turn on apps? >> i say yes to all of those. they can absolutely turn them on with the power turned off on the device. they can tell your pattern of life. when do you do activity tiactiv? are you with someone who's not your wife? >> snowden had access to these files walking brian through what's possible when terms of surveillance. >> we have his word of what's possible. >> right. snowden could come home but would be arrested when he got here. what he misses here, this is

we're lucky to have al roker with us. how serious is this problem? >> it is serious.ator katherine sullivan on tuesday. she said basically this is because of sequestration. it's a backlog. they acknowledge it. but any critical positions, they have worked on filling those first. so they know it and they're trying to fill those positions. >> takes some time. >> good news for meteorologists looking for a job. you know where to send your resume. >>> coming up next, jenna bush hager is going to share the story of a mother-daughter reunion 77 years in the make. >>> plus, the cast of the broadway hit "mamma mia!" performs live on our plaza. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> sing it, natalie. >> i love this song. >>> we're back. it's 8:40. a touching memoir is coming out in time for mother's day. "the waiting" tells the story of a 102-year-old woman, minka disbrow, and her lifelong quest to connect with the baby girl she gave up for adoption. jenna bush hager has the story. >> for 77 years, minka disbrow cherished the only photo she had of her little girl. >> that was my

here's the "today" show's al roker. >> why has it gotten so long to get to this point where you're sounding this urgency. >> we've been sounding the urgency for five years. >> the new report the climate situation that we're in seems pretty dire. what do you think you can get done in the next two years? >> the good news is we've already taken some big actions. >> all part of the aggressive plan laid out by the white house. >> mr. president, the science has spoken. our world is warming. the climate is changing. what do you think we should do? >> now, some weather folks asked purely local questions or just invited the president to make his pitch. >> what can florida residents take away from the national climate assessment and apply it to their every day lives? >> what is the most important thing you would like for me to convey to my viewers. >> what's your views on the severity of climate change, this is spin cycle in action. release a report and limit presidential access to a hand-picked group. he was also asked about the news of the day, the mass kidnapping of the young girls in nigeria. >>>

and usa today's favorite picture of al roker. >> doggie heaven. >> i feed -- >> i was going to see --give up my time. >> i was going to say i lost a friend today, my glasses. i got tri focal contact lenses and i can't see anything. i pulled a beckle. i hit my head on a massage parlor door on saturday. >> not a happy >> it's tuesday, may 6th. leading the charts cge the congressman leading the benghazi investigation. how he plans to find out what the white house knew and when they knew it. >> a small plane plunges into a house ripping right through the roof. the incredible ending to this crash that is truly a miracle. >> perfect aim from 12 toot b-fl fields away from your first shot. we are putting smart technology to the test. "fox & friends first" starts right pm9húnow. ♪ >> good morning. you are watching "fox & friends first" on this tuesday morning. i am heather childers. thank you so much for starting your day with us. >> i am ainsley earhardt. it is one minute to the top of the hour. how and why were four americans murdered. lee goudy has a task force to figure out what happened t

al roker doesn't even have this type of stuff. [ laughter ] >> you don't know that.uds and anvils and stuff. >> jimmy: i don't know what's worse. >> jimmy: let's talk about this funny movie. "a million ways to die in the west." >> jimmy: and liam neeson is in it as well. >> as an irish cowboy. >> jimmy: an irish cowboy. it's silly, it's super fun. >> it's goofy! >> jimmy: we have a clip. here's amanda seyfried in a "a million ways to die in the west." take a look at this. >> here you go. you can buy your girlfriend a a brain. >> excuse me? >> you're an idiot. you have the nicest guy in the world throwing himself at your feet and here you are with this complete ass -- >> who i go out with is my own business. so why don't you mind your own, bitch? >> how can you be so blind with eyes that big. >> they're not that big. >> come on, they're practically chinese. >> god, i love you. >> jimmy: it's just a hundred jokes a minute in that movie. amanda seyfried. "a million ways to die in the west" is in theaters may 30th. will ferrell and chad smith next for their much anticipa

and usa today's favorite picture of al roker. >> doggie heaven. >> i feed -- >> i was going to see -- give up my time. >> i was going to say i lost a friend today, my glasses. i got tri focal contact lenses and i can't see anything. i pulled a beckle. i hit my head on a massage parlor door on saturday. >> not a happy ending. >> "special report" next. >>> house republicans call it their best shot at getting answers on benghazi. democrats laugh it off as election year politics. this is "special report." >>> good evening, i'm bret baier. the house select committee to investigate what happened in benghazi on september 11th, 2012 is starting to take shape. leaving the white house and democrats on capitol hill with a dilemma. whether to cooperate or boycott the effort completely. >>> house

roker. >>> we've got some severe weather to talk about. severe stuff starting to fire up in the plains. these strong storms, we're talking about a 48-hour period where these storms will really start working their way in. you can see on the radar, already starting to see some heavy activity from ohio all the way back into the plains. this low pressure system, warm front, ahead of the warm front the temperatures are going to soar as we have that warm air coming in behind it. colder air, and so what we're looking for is a risk of severe weather today from san angelo on into kansas. also from cheyenne all the way to green bay. the second day of this system is even wider, from san antonio all the way up to rockford, illinois, and on into minneapolis. the 48-hour rainfall amounts going to be fairly impressive. as you can see, we've got some areas up to one inch from just north of denver into michigan, and also into the central plains as well. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. we're going o get to cam for

has chosen to draw attention to the report by talking to meteorologistists including nbc's own al roker whether it's increased flooding, greater vulnerability to drought, more severe wildfires, all of these things are impacting americans as we speak. >> since the president plans to use the findings to buttress plans to enact new regular glags to lower greenhouse gas splugss from the new and existing power plants mitch mcconnell took to the senate floor this morning in a preemptive strike. >> use the platform to new the call for a national energy tax. i'm sure he'll get loud cheers from liberal elite. from the kind of people who leave a carbon footprint and lecture everybody else about low flow toilets. >> i'm sorry. why are the kentucky senators so obsessed with toiletses? >> everything costs more to retro-fit toilet that is don't work that no bureaucrat understood or flushed before they made us use them costs money. it will cost thousands to add a jet stream to the toilets. we don't save money. we flush them ten times. they don't work. >> the senators are working out flushing issues we

i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales, and tamron hall.y out there. >> brisk. >> you promised, 20-degree drop and here it is. >> thanks to a back door cold front. >> know all these weather terms now. >> see, the things you learn after a while. >> but the jacket is warm. >> thank you. >> a beautiful jacket. >> 1970s johnny carson called. >> it's working, man. >> he wears lavender well. >> hey-oh! >> a lot of people talking today about edward snowden. you're going to see the full interview tonight on nbc with brian williams. he's, of course, the former nsa contractor who pulled off the biggest intelligence theft in u.s. history. he leaked documents that revealed the existence of nsa spying programs. since last june, he's lived in a secret location in moscow. here at home, he's accused of espiona espionage. in his first u.s. television interview, snowden tells brian he was a bigger player than most of us have known, at least he says so. here's what he told brian when asked if he was trained as a spy. >> it's no secret that the u.s. tends to g

in an interview with al roker, president obama also responded to the kidnappings in nigeria.ere's our president. >> this is a terrible situation. this terrorist organization operating in nigeria has been killing people and innocent civilians for a very long time. we have identified them as one of the worst worst local or regional terrorist organizations out there. but i can only imagine what the parents are going through. we have offered and it's been accepted, help from our military and law enforcement oh fishes. we're going to do everything we can to provide assist to they will. in the short term we want to help the international community and the nigerian government as a team to do everything we can to recover these young ladies. >> what's the best reporting eight now about with the girls sb taken? >> there isn't much. to be honest with you there really isn't. no one really knows. what people think is they may have been taken to the sambisa forest which is a former game reserve. a vast space where the boka haram spent most of their time and are based. to be honest, nobody

and in an interview with al roker, president obama made a commitment to nigerian president. >> what wee offered and it's been accepted help from our military and law enforcement officials. we are going to do everything we can to provide assistance to them. in the short term our goal ties help -- the international community and the nigerian government. as a team to do everything we can to, to recover these young ladies. but we are also going to have to deal with the broader problem of organizations like this that -- that, you know can cause such havoc in people's day-to-day lives. >> the militant islamic group whose name means western education is a sin has taken responsibility for the kidnappings. last night we reported on a video of a terrorist leader bragging about the kidnappings saying, quote, i will sell them in the market. western style education should end. girls you should all go get married. 56 girls did manage to escape. now one of them is describing the terrifying moments. nbc's ann curry translates her story. >> reporter: we were sleeping at night. suddenly there were soldi

. >> i was going to say al roker. but it's a president. reagan? >> it's not roosevelt. oh, lester! >> what is -- who is? >> thank you. really great having you here. >> a lot of fun. >> once again, with the host of meet the the press, who is david gregory. >> thank you. thanks so much, erica. good morning. gop attempts to take down hillary clinton politically after an attack from karl rove, will they try to keep her from running in 2016. the firing of jill abromson and the growing scandal at the v.a. is the government failing to give veterans the care they were promised? it's all coming up on "meet the press".. >> it for us on this sunday morning. >> the only show with school bells. i'll see you tonight for "nbc nightly news". have a great day, everyone. nightly news". have a great day, everyone. thanks for watching. >>> good morning. i'm kris sanchez. coming up, tens of thousands of people starting to line the streets of san francisco as one of the bay area's biggest events gets set to go this morning. we'll tell you what you need to know if you're heading to bay to bre

prompted president obama to speak out publicly on this matter for the very first time with our own al roker. >> we're going to do everything we can to provide assistance to them. in the short term, our goal obviously is to help the international community and the nigerian government as a team to do everything we can to recover these young ladies. but we're also going to have to deal with the broader problem of organizations like this that, you know, can cause such havoc in people's day-to-day lives. >> and new today, as the world economic forum meets in nigeria, the nigerian government is offering a $300,000 reward for any information leading to the girls. this is our first glimpse of one of them. her face is obscured to hide her identity but she spoke to an independent filmmaker. >> translator: we were sleeping at night, and soldiers came in and asked us to get ready because we were going to be raided by boko haram that night. >> those girls were anything but safe. soldiers who took them were the ones they thought they were fleeing. boko haram. bring back our girls is now a rallying cry, a

ichb cluding al roker and five to try to penetrate those local markets and really get the word out. what do you make of their turn and attention to focus and climate change. >> >> it's an effort to juice up the base, there's no question about it. i don't think it matters how much tom stier, how many millions of dollars he pours in or candidates who do or do not believe in climate change. climate change is not even the tellth moat important across to voters. i haven't seen this play a role, even a minor role to juice up the base. the republicans are more willing and excited to come out to the ballot box. i think this is a way to get the democrats to come out to the ballot box. as you any it issed at the top of the segment, this is looking like it's shaping up. >> i would say it's maybe an issue the base is very excited about. it's also an issue that the president has demonstrated a deep concernen and one that is important to the country. >> thanks guys. >> we're just getting started. up next, heartbreaking new details in the search for hundreds of kidnapped girls tarjd new boom in am

one one-on-one interviews with the local and the national meteorologists including "today" show's al roker. what is behind that? >> making the science relevant to people and their communities. you can have a big report of what climate change may mean, but what matters most is what is happening in their communities. and does it mean coastal rescission and flooding or more snowfall or more droughts. >> let me play something from republican senator john thune. >> i am not debating that, but the debate should be what are we going to do about it, and at what cost, and you have to do it where it is not going to destroy the economy and unh dreads of jobs for people when the environmental gains are minimal, because you have a world that is not going to play by the same rules as we are. >> and senator thune is a good example of the political thought of acting on the climate change, but there are some skeptics. and give us their side of the argument. >> there is less than ever, buzz 2% to 5% disagree with the science behind the report, but the thinking is that the temperature records and the satelli

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. >> and in an interview with nbc's al roker, president obama made his first on camera comments since nigeria accepted the u.s. assistance the. . >> i can only imagine what the parents are going through, so we have offered and accepted help from the military and the law enforcement officials. >> and nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker is going to join us live. kristen, give us more details on what this assistance means. our colleague chuck todd was on earlier, and saying that it is not a situation where the navy s.e.a.l.s will swoop in and try to regs cue the girls, and if that is not the case, what are we waiting to see happen here? >> and secretary of state john kerry saying it is going to be coming and you can expect days and not weeks. this is some of the specifics, it will include military intelligence, and fbi forensics investigators and hostage negotiators and satellite imagining, and electronic eavesdropping and the drone bases could be a part of this as well. the question surrounding this assistance of the united states is offering is how well will they work wit

white house this afternoon with scientists, climate change experts and meteorologist and our own al roker will be there and folks from all over the country to focus on what the administration hopes will eventually start to scale back the effect thavt we't we're see especially with that drought out in california. >> thank you so much. >>> speaking of meteorologists. let's check in with christina this morning as we're taking a live look at san jose and san francisco. good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> 6:33 now. i'm just hanging out over here by myself. i was waiting for you guys. good morning to you. thank you for joining us this morning and for being part of our morning routine. i've got to do my job this morning and let you know windy out there today and those winds are going to intensify as we head throughout this afternoon and we'll hit that weather that i have been promising you. so, if you can get through one more day of pretty significant weather, we've got a nice, nice finish to the week for you. 51 degrees in san jose and 52 for oakland to start and 52 in san franci

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in sochi before i got to savannah. [ laughter ] >> seth: al roker is like, "do you know how the human. >> i'll tell you what i've learned about her. i've been trying to help her. i have three kids so i've been trying to help her with things like nannies, referrals. and as a result of doing the nanny thing one time, we ended up in a conversation that no co-hosts should ever have where it evolved into her telling me her fears about breast feeding. [ laughter ] i mean, with all the anatomy, i'm afraid that he/she won't latch on. and i'm like -- i'm doing like the 3 year-old. la la la la! [ laughter ] >> this is all on text again. and then at the end, you know, matt's lying dying a thousand deaths. and i'm like, i love it when we can talk like girlfriends. [ laughter ] >> seth: well i think i read something, if they're not latching on you just turn them counter clockwise. [ laughter ] and you hear it click. when you hear it click, they're on. >> i'm going to stick with matt's advice if you don't mind. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: obviously, the "today show -- this is a late night come