good morning. >> good morning, savannah.ood morning, matt. >> this explodes five seconds after launch. it'sette -- it's either an embarrassing failure or a sign that the north is devoted towards getting a nuclear weapon. >> we should take cold comfort for this failure because every failure causes them to go into overdrive. they perfect their missile program. they're trying to do two things. they're trying to get the element of surprise. they're putting their missiles on trucks, making them mobile, driving them around the country. and they are also perfecting their solid fuel so they can launch in a hurry about that long lead time. they want to do this, matt and savannah, anywhere, anytime. >> let's go back. the u.s. intelligence suspected they would test something much more severe, the sixth test of the nuclear device. they didn't. they test a mid-range missile instead. they blinked. >> well, maybe they did. they could have tested a nuclear weapon, which they've done five times before, going all the way back to 2006. they co

savannah? >> hallie jackson in the briefing room there. thank you very much. let's bring in our political director, moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd. with two investigations going on, one into russia and one into trump's surveillance claims and this week both took unfortunate turns for administration, how do they get out of this and move past it? >> at some point they have to accept it exists. i think the biggest problem here is, you have the president who doesn't want to accept the conclusion that russia tried to interfere in the election, and there is going to be an investigation in this. whether he likes it or not. ultimately, that's the problem here. the source of all of the current problems for this west wing right now for this presidency right now stems from the tweet where the president accused president obama of wiretapping him. since that time, this has all been self-inflicted. look, the russia cloud is dark enough by what is already been reported and what's being investigated.

savannah was still pregnant. weird. not knowing that she was going through this whole adoption process at the same time. so she was kind of pregnant and savannah and i said, so weird, i had a dream that you just had the baby but i don't know, i just dreamed that hoda was pregnant too. and savannah was -- just gave birth to charlie. >> did you dream that i was going to win the lottery? >> just then. >> have you ever had a dream about us? >> no, but i might now. >> i feel like you're psychic. i'm going to be texting you every evening at 5:00 p.m. to put me in your subconscious. >> i'll let you know. >> all right. okay, guys, so, pop star demi lovato opened up, telling the website mama mia, there was a time that i used to say i didn't get along with girls. i reevaluated why i didn't get along with girls and i think it's because i didn't have any of them in my life that i trusted. now i've made it to a point to surround myself with strong women and it's really made a difference. >> wow. >> so i think she was saying t

quote, i beg to present to you as a christmas gift the city of savannah. all kinds of newspapers talked about our union santa claus. so as was the case with hood in atlanta, sherman now had to deal with confederate general william hardee. but again, he refused to cut off his escape. rather, he consciously specifically left open an exit so hardee could get away and sherman would not have to fight him in the trenches. when sherman's army entered savannah, sherman's soldiers were on their best behavior. where previously they had taken or destroyed anything they wanted, now they paid for everything they took. well, what happened? well, sherman had long been promising the south that as long as they held out, he would fight them without mercy. but as soon as southerners quit the war, he would, and as he phrased it, become the south's best friend. thus he's not going to try to destroy hood or hardee or atlanta or savannah. he is going to institute what comes to be known as a soft piece f peace for the hard war he's been demonstrating in georgia. but let's face it

savannah? matt? >> kelly cobiella, thank you. >>> the state of arkansas executed two death row inmates. jack jones and marcel williams received lethal injections on the same gurney. it was the first double-execution in the u.s. since the year 2000. arkansas planned to execute eight men within 11 days because a key lethal injection drug expires at the end of next month. last week the state conducted its first execution since 2005. four others were blocked by courts. >>> now, to new information on the former tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old student. according to court documents, tad cummins took out a $4,500 loan just before they disappeared and planned to flee to mexico with elizabeth thomas. the two were found last week in california. cummins made his first court appearance on monday. he's been charged with transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of sex. a federal judge approved his transfer back to tennessee. and he still faces a kidnapping charge there. >>> majo

. >> i love savannah. >> good morning. how are you. it is 8:00 on "today." good morning.s thursday, it's april 13th. 2017. we got another epic crowd on the plaza. we're running out of adjectives to describe our crowd. >> it's deceivingly chilly this morning. not as warm as we've been having the last couple days. >> it's going up. >> in the 60s this afternoon. >> we can wait. >> coming up our style squad

savannah? >> all right, kelly. thank you very much. >>> nikki haley, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, joining us now. ambassador haley, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> i want to talk about the american being detained in north

matt and savannah?>> hallie, thank you. >>> now, to a troubling foreign policy incident facing the white house and the world. this morning, president trump and other world leaders are condemning a suspected chemical weapons attack in syria that killed dozens of people and children. we should warn you, the images of the aftermath are disturbing. nbc's correspondent richard engel has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they are absolutely disturbing. a u.s. intelligence official tells nbc news it appears this was a chemical weapons attack. but russia, an ally of the syrian regime, has a different explanation, saying a weapons depot was targeted, releasing toxins into the air. >> reporter: the images are horrific and hard to tell, showing telltale signs of a chemical weapons attack. no blood, only the dead and injured on the ground, after succumbing to what witnesses describe a poison gas. this boy, using all his strength just to breathe. first responders dousing the victims with water, str

savannah?bill neely in st. petersburg, thank you. >>> speaking of russia, we're learning more about russian interference in the presidential election. it includes the targeting of a trump associate by russian spies. it comes during a fight for supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. we have two reports this morning. beginning with chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. good morning to you. >> reporter: the reports by target of russian intelligence intelligence of russell page, later aide to donald trump, adding fuel to the controversy of possible connections to trump associates. page is not aware at the time that the man was a russian spy. this morning, a new hi released payment, carter page, met with and gave documents to a russian spy in new york city in 2013. an energy industry consultant, he is the unnamed man identified in the federal complaint, who met with a russian agent, posing as a bank executive four years ago. page is not a defendant in the complaint, and was unaware the m

savannah?> kelly cobiella in cairo for us. thank you very much. >>> this is a crucial week for the white house on several fronts. in the wake of last week's missile strikes, the trump administration is vowing to keep up the pressure on the syrian regime. but lawmakers on capitol hill want more specifics on the long-term strategy for syria. as for north korea, its provocative behavior has a u.s. navy strike group led by uss "u carl vinson" aircraft carrier moving towards the korean pens l.a. >> all of this is creating tensions with russia. and things could come to a head tomorrow when secretary of state tillerson arrives in moscow. he will be the first trump cabinet member to visit there. and he's expected to press the kremlin on its failure to prevent syria's use of chemical weapons. >>> and neil gorsuch is the newest supreme court justice. he is being sworn in a private ceremony ahead of a public one in the white house rose garden later this morning. >> for more on all of this, let's turn to p

savannah? >> miguel almaguer, thank you very much. >>> now back to that wild video we showed you at the top of the show. the incident happened on the 15 freeway northeast of los angeles. and here you see it, a big rig dragging a nissan maxima up the freeway pass after the car somehow becomes wedged into the side of the truck. the witness who was recording this video then pulls up alongside of him, the driver of the car waves his hand out the window and pleads for help. >> won't stop! he's not stopping! >> the truck dragged that car for about four miles. eventually, did come to a stop, and that's when the witness confronted the truck driver. >> why were you driving so far? >> far? >> the guy's on the end of your car. >> i didn't know it. >> what do you mean you didn't know it, dude? he's on your truck! >> he said, what do you mean you didn't know it, dude? california highway patrol said it's not clear if anybody faces charges. >> i had the same question as the witness there. how do you go four m

it kept getting better and better, your introduction of savannah, our hearts melted, and then savannahr whole table. >> you could have heard a pin drop and people want to see all of it. can they? >> we should have done pay per view. >> sorry tina and andrea. >> you can see the full speech go to today.com. congrats. >> thank you. >> dill snn. >> i'm going to walk over here. we'll look at the heavier rain through the areas like north and south carolina. the it's going to start moving into the mid atlantic. expect delays through philadelphia, washington d.c. and up into boston, new york city. airport delays expected. mountain snow where the coulder air is surging in we'll start to see strong storms show up tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow evening with large hail, damaging winds and possible tornadoes right middle of the country. temperatures cool down by about 20 to 25 degrees below average behind the system. highs only in the 30s and 40s. another wet day on the west coast with temperatures in the 50s. that's a look at the weather across the country. here's a peek out your window. >> it's

savannah, it was molina, right? >> it was molina.op that. but we love a good animal video around here. this one will not disappoint. a man in puerto rico, who gets up close and personal with a stingray. take a look. >> what was that? >> look at that. >> dud it punch him? >> he was swimliming. apparently, he dislocated his jaw. he never made his bed growing up and he gave a really bad noogy. and i know that because that's my brother. >> really? >> that's my brother. >> who was shooting it? >> my niece. we're going to believe what she said. she is 14 and experimenting with the camera. yeah. >> wow. >> is he okay? >> he is. i mean, he said it hurt. he sent me the video and said, yes, that me. and yes, it hurts. and i wrote back, not how are you doing? can i put it on the "today" show. but then, the girl called and convinced him. >> glad he's okay. gets hit by a stingray. >> can we move on now? >>> let's do "pop start" now. we begin with chris pratt. he doesn't like taking selfies with fans and for an interesting reason. he tells "cigar

savannah?lts of the 21st century. >> first up is the saga of patty hearst. it's dominated headlines for years, often in the newspapers that her grandfather built into an empire. stephanie gosk is here. >> reporter: good morning, guys. this is one of those stories as amazing today as it was years ago. in 1974, there was a new association with the family known for newspaper magnates. ♪ the kidnapping, crimes and conviction of patty hearst is a saga as surreal as their era. >> 1970s was the craziest times of the century. political violence, violence, economic disaster. political crisis with watergate. >> reporter: out of that chaos came the symbionese liberation army, the sla, a disorganized but deadly domestic terrorist group of eight people, in 1974, kidnapped cal berkeley student, patricia hearst. >> i have trouble figuring out what it was these people wanted, except to be noticed. and that they accomplished. >> reporter: she was the granddaughter of william randolph hearst, newspaper tycoon an

>> reporter: good morning, savannah. one respective russian news source is suggesting that that meeting will take place. but the official kremlin position is, there is nothing on the agenda between vladimir putin and rex tillerson. maybe this is not the time for either man to be seen shaking the other's hand. there has been within the last few minutes a statement from the russian foreign ministry, hoping for productive talks with sergey lavrov. and monoting that russian/u.s. relations are at their most difficult since the cold war. the kremlin has been watching that g7 meeting carefully for signs of a united stand by the west. also, for any signs of what u.s. strategy going forward might be. and i think it is now quite clear that rex tillerson will deliver a message to the kremlin that russia must drop its support for president assad, that he is toxic. but this comes at the very moment when russia is doubling down on its military support for president assad. and of course, assad is winning the war on -- in syria. so, thi

>> reporter: good morning, savannah. family members of the woman who was killed, karen smith, said that she went into teaching after home schooling her own children, and she especially loved working with children who had special needs. >> one charlie three -- >> we got three down. >> reporter: over the police radio, a shooting call from inside a special needs classroom. the first reports of chaos inside north park elementary school. >> can you advise if the victim is a student or an employee? >> it's both. it's both. >> can you say the injuries on the child? >> it's a head injury. >> two victims with severe trauma. >> reporter: cedric anderson killed his wife of two months in front of her own students. >> it's a husband of the employee. >> reporter: within seven minutes, police storming the school, evacuating 500 terrified students. >> i want to see them and just hug them. >> reporter: while the desperate parents waited for world. >> i want my children. >> reporter: there were 15 students inside the classroom when anders

matt and savannah? >> let us turn to mr. roker. tell us something good about the weather. >> we've had rain in the southeast that's helped knock down the wildfires in florida. that's good news. the bad news is we have rain coming up the east coast and it's going to be a big, big amounts that will cause flash flooding. in fact, 15 million people under some sort of flood warning or flash flood watch through the southeast. double-barrel lows slowly moving up the coast so it's going to dump tons and tons of moisture. we have a flood risk, air delays and road problems from boston, new york, atlantic city upwards of an inch or more but the big numbers get posted in the southeast. isolated areas, north carolina/south carolina border could see upwards of 10 inches of rain before this is all over on tuesday. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> good morning, we are facing a very cloudy day today with with rain showers off and on through most of the afternoon and evening hours. don't stray too far from that

papers.the curtis, savannah, georgia, a democrat. curtis, what is on your mind this morning, go ahead. aller: i agree about the death penalty. host: okay. caller: you know, when i was a got caught with our hub caps and they sent me down to a farm in texas called ea eastham, a murder farm, people had 40 years and stuff. treated me ar, they real bad down there and those row are are on death similar to the rest of the that were there. they are animals, you know. everybody talking about mental are justthat, no, they criminals. they are out to hurt people. i don't agree with having them death row for 20 years while theay for it, when they did crime. you know, they didn't give the whatever, ears or they just killed them. curtis.ll right, lexington, mississippi, a republican. okay.r: i agree with the death penalty, for one reason, i had a sister murdered, which this victim broke into the house and put a -- around my sister's neck, raped her and shot her in heart. how can someone defend a person like that? what he did and she didn't choose t

chris jansing is up next on msnbc. >> great words from savannah. thank you so much.d afternoon i am chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york. right now russia refusal. leaders of the house oversight committee in a standoff with the white house. the administration refusing a request for documents about michael flynn. will that paperwor prove fnn broke the law? first ughter diplomacy. ivanka trump booed in berlin at the g20 women's summit and what she told nbc in her exclusive

and he also lives here in savannah. please give a warm, hometown welcome to william daugherty. ms. . >> thank you all for coming. what an amazing crowd. shouldn't you all be out playing tennis or walking your dog or something -- [laughter] i do want to, need to correct one thing. i just did a degree at the university of california. actually, i'm an emeritus professor at armstrong. and and since i have a cap tuf audience here -- captive audience, i'm going to digress from my normal talk for two minutes and address the university of georgia board of regents. [laughter] about 10 or 12 years ago, armstrong was a commuter college with no residence halls, if everybody remembers, and georgia southern was 19,000 students. and as i recall, the board of regents said, oh, georgia southern's a little too large, let's make armstrong a residential college and turn it into another regional school, and we'll take some of the pressure off georgia southern. that happened. armstrong has beautiful residential halls, the school is growing, and now here is this phenomenally, incredibly stupid -- [la

savannah? >> jacob rascon. a helicopter rescue. church pastor jay vonnish recorded the inflatable kayaks flipped over in a river in utah. after two days, they prayed for a miracle. within minutes, a police chopper on a mission to rescue another kayaker rescued them instead. >>> up next, prince harry's emotional speech honoring his mom's legacy, as the royals attend a special service this morning. we're there live. >>> on "trending," a commercial controversy. the new pepsi before fibromyalgia, i was active. i was energetic. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. he also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. for some, lyrica can significantly relieve fibromyalgia pain and improve function, so i feel better. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions... or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression,

these give a warm savannah welcome to john tamny. [applause] >> linda, thank you very much for the gracious introduction, and thank you to all of you for being here today. it's a passionate book people like you that make it possible for me to get to do what i love. and so i can't express mywh gratitude enough. also want to thank the savannah book festival for including me, as a lookout at the other authors in the other books in featured this weekend. i can't believe i am in such good company. these are authors whom i've read for years.ok i'm kind of clicking my heels appeared that he could to be part of this. so what to thank the excellent festival, kim, for all the work she did to make possible for me to be here because like to add to that, it's not in the literal sense but i believe she moved mountains to give me a position to be a today pixel i am forever forever in her debt and also tot her husband, paul, who's in the audience today. they are quite simply would not be a book called "who needs the fed?" if not for hall. what paul

savannah? matt? >> kerry sanders, thank you. >>> al is standing over here. it just seems like a particularly active period right now. >> in fact, we've had more than 460 tornadoes this time of the year, which is more than double, the most we have seen since 2008. and we have more going on. we have severe thunderstorms making their way from florida all the way on up into the midatlantic states where we now have a tornado watch from richmond, norfolk, on into raleigh, north carolina. we're going to be watching this very closely over the next several hours. right now, we have an enhanced risk from salisbury, maryland, down to wilmington. 15 million people at risk for isolated tornadoes. the highest threat is going to be early this afternoon as this system pushes in. look for more strong storms. and moving into the northeast as well, with heavy rain, rain up to one inch per hour. that's why we have flood watches up for 47 million people in the northeast and new england. heavy rain, saturated ground

savannah? >> al, thank you. >>> just ahead, the massive payout heading bill o'reilly's way, despite being fired by fox news. and what sarah palin is saying about the culture at that network. >>> also ahead, the infamous laci peterson murder case back in the spotlight 15 years later. what we're learning from just-discover eed tapes unearth by nbc news, of her husband's investigation. but first, on a friday >>> coming up, a boy emotional >>> coming up, a boy emotional over the pulling if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history o

please give a warm savannah welcome. >> linda, thank you very much for the gracious introduction and thank you to all of you for being here today. it is a passionate book people like you that make it possible for me to get to do what i love. i can't express my gratitude enough. also want i want to thank the savannah book festival for including me as i look out to the authors and books featured this weekend i cannot believe i am in such good company. these are authors i have read for years. i am clicking my heels up here that i get to be part of this. i want to thank the festival and all the work done to make it possible for me to be here. i would like to add leddie mcadams, not literally, but i believe she moved mountain to get me here today. also to her husband hall who is audience today. there wouldn't be a book called "who needs the fed" if not for hall. what hall knows about banking and credit could fill many thick books and over the last 13 years he has taught me enormous amounts. he has been so patient in discussions in person, boy e-mail, over the phone about these issues and

i'm savannah guthrie in new york. this has been an nbc special report. >>> we have much more still ahead on nbc 10 news at 11:00. turning up the heat, world leaders gather and put the pressure on russia following last week's chemical attacks in syria. >>> take a look at the first-alert radar and clear conditions today. we are tracking temperatures that are near record breaking in some areas, and i'll let you know when coming up. many people clean their dentures with toothpaste or plain water. and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture, and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly. that's why dentists recommend cleaning with polident everyday. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. at nature valley, we know that you have to put good in here to be great out there. real good ene

savannah? >> peter, thank you. >> let's bring in nicolle wallace and ari. this was a week for the confirmation neil gorsuch. and to hear mitch mcconnell tell it, he's going to get confirmed. but what are the stakes here? >> the stakes are high, as republicans will bend the rules. republicans made the original fight over the obama era about the seat, not the man. they won. now, democrats have painted themselves in a corner, making this about the man not the seat. and they are on the precipice of losing. >> he says democrats are painted themselves in a corner. so, if republicans go nuclear, which is the term that everybody is using, and they require only a majority vote, according to the rules, how will this play out? and which party has more to lose in this? >> i think democrats are snatching defeat in the jaws from victory. to their base, they may be satisfied for tyaking a hide of garland. but people that may have glanced at the confirmation hearings, they saw gorsuch was qualified. a republic

simmons spoke to savannah by phone last year. >> savannah, it is richard simmons, how are you?ned a knee injury. >> i sort of just wanted to be a loner for a while. you know, i hurt my knee, savannah, and had some problems with it. and then the other knee sort of gave me trouble. because i've taught like thousands and thousands of classes. and, you know, right now i just want to sort of, you know, just take care of me. >> a renewed interest in simmons picked up in february with the release of the hit podcast, missing richard simmons. >> where is richard? >> i have no idea. >> in the newest message to fans, the fitness mogul says, i reached out and hope you will, too. i'm sure there are people in your life who love and care for you and would do anything to help you with the challenges you face. just knowing you care has already made me feel better. hope to see you again soon! love, richard. >> that goes without saying, we are big plans at the show. there are new rumors suggesting he may be making a comeback. he signed a business deal for merchandising, endorsements and licensing

you heard nancy pelosi there, savannah, no no no.welcome pro life democrats. >> it's interesting, tom perez takes the position that is something close to a purity test or a litmus test saying if you want to be a democrat you have to hold these pro choice views and nancy pelosi didn't go there. they have to work this out for themselves. they're going through something that the republicans have gone through where you have the grass roots, all the energy is on the far left. just as on the right, the energy is on the far right. but are you going to win the elections like that. >> there's a donor/voter split there. >> there's a real story. if i can put it this way. those who profit from abortion or health services, women's health services, how ever you put it, they give a lot of money to the democratic party. democratic party should say shaw very much, but you know what? we're going back to being a big tent party. broad on social issues like this. we are declaring go with your heart. if you truly feel that y c be -- that you are pro-life,

peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. new scrutiny about the tax reform plan this morning. the white house putting out a one-page outline that simplifies the way the tax code works. what's missing here, the details and how they plan to pay for it. >>> also, today the president is revisiting his promise to pull out of one of the country's biggest trade deals. this morning a seismic shift on nafta after threatening to pull out of mexico and canada just hours earlier. the white house reversing course late wednesday, saying they are now willing to renegotiate. while the issue has been a hot topic for mr. trump both on the air and once in office. >> it's a disaster. take trading disaster. >> reporter: overnight president trump holding what the white house describes as pleasant and productive calls with both his canadian and mexican counterparts, all vowing to work together. it comes as the white house is touting one of the biggest tax cuts in american history. >> we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to do something reall

msnbc's savannah sellers has more on the tug of war between the president and the press. savannah?richard. as you mentioned, president trump was not there. it was the first time in 36 years that the sitting president did not attend the dinner. back in 1981, ronald reagan was not in attendance for a very different reason. he was recovering from a gunshot wound from an assassination attempt. we took a look at what else was different this year and how this gathering of the press got started. the white house correspondents' dinner has been an event that brings oscar winners and journalists together over cocktails, all in the same ballroom as the president of the united states. the first dinner was a gathering of the men of the white house press corp at the arlington hotel and then a sitting president, coolidge, attended. 20 years later, bob hope became one of the first celebrity performers. since then, it's been attended by the who's who of hollywood. the most notable guest is always the president of the united states. but this year was noticeably different. >> you know this is not the

matt and savannah? >> okay.rending today. there's nothing we love on "trending" more than a good food holiday. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> people, it's grilled cheese day. i almost dropped it. everybody picked the favorite grilled cheese. tuesday, we have some grilled cheese facts. saturdays are the most popular days of the week to get grilled cheese. but tuesday is the least popular. >> tuesday is the least popular day for everything. we ranked the days of the week, tuesday is the worst day of the week. >> it is. >> anyway, what did you get on yours? >> i'm old-fashioned, white bread and american cheese. >> i add bacon. >> i knew it. >> what's yours? >> i said whatever you want because i don't believe you can mess up grilled cheese. i don't know. just some cheese on bread. >> that's yours is the same, basically. i have cheddar on rye toast. not above on occasion putting thinly sliced tomato. do you like grilled cheese and tuna? >> yeah. it's great. >> you can miss up grilled cheese. >> i did grilled

savannah and willie? >> thank you so much. >>> president trump has just ordered a review of the iran nuclear deal and whether to kill it. nbc's andrea mitchell is here with that story. >> reporter: good morning, willie. secretary of state rex tillerson says tehran is complying with the historic agreement signed under the obama administration to rein in its nuclear program. president trump is instead focusing on iran's terror ties which six world powers didn't consider at the time because they thought it was more important to stop iran from getting a bomb. in a strong signal, the new administration appears ready to rip up the deal. this morning, the white house talking tough on iran. secretary of state rex tillerson saying the trump administration is weighing whether to break the terms of the landmark iran nuclear deal signed almost two years ago. during the presidential campaign, then-candidate trump called it the worst deal negotiated. >> the deal is one of the worst negotiated deals of any kind i've eve

. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a monday. a monday of what promises to be a very eventful week. >> a lot of countdowns. you talked about a countdown to a potential government shut jdo. the 100-day mark for the trump administration. and north korea. >>> let us set the stage for you. today, president trump welcomes in the u.n. security council the white house for an unprecedented meeting. high on the list of priorities, north korea, syria and u.s. cuts to u.n. funding. we'll talk about that more with the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, in a moment. >>> budget battles will dominate. the white house releases its tax reform plan on wednesday, while congress faces a friday deadline to pass a new spending package, if it wants to avoid a government shutdown. >>> here's another thing to watch out for on friday. president trump's address to the nra's annual leadership forum. >>> we have complete coverage, starting wi

sherman's army captured savannah. after capturing, occupying come and destroying atlantic, general sherman marched his 60,000 man savannah ontured december 21. he presented the city to president lincoln as a christmas gift. general grant wanted to transfer sherman's army by see from petersburg -- from savannah to petersburg for one last push e. lee's army.ev's arm he came to the cape fear river and consulted with the leaders who had captured fort fisher, how do we capture wilmington? commandertask force admiral porter and the union said we have been here for two weeks and we have scouted that the confederate positions. the ground on the east side of the cape fear river is too narrow for military operations, and strongly defended by the sugarloaf lines. us readse you send forces and will transfer to the .est side there is only one major obstacle between us in wilmington, and that is fort anderson on the but it will mainly provide elbowroom for our army so we can attack fort anderson from the river, attack it from the s

. >> joining me are savannah guthrie. peggy noonan, and cornell belcher. welcome to sunday, it's "meet the press." >> the longest running show in television history, celebrating our 70th year. this is "meet the press" with uck todd. >>ood sunday morning, after ed koch was elected mayor of new york, he walked the streets of the city saying, how am i doing? president trump has dismissed the 100 day mark and also raced to meet it. we have a new poll to tell us how americans think the president is doing. in short, not well. 40% of those polled approve of his performance so far. and by far the lowest we have recorded at this stage of any presidency in our 25 year history of this poll. 64% say he is off to a fair or poor start. at the same point in his presidency, 54% said barack obama was off to a good or great start and 46% chose fair or poor. finally, 46% say they feel more hopeful with president trump, 52% say they feel more doubtful, compare that to president obamaobam obama's 64 to 30 split. keep in mind, most of trump's term is still ahead of him. he has

savannah sellers, thank you. >>> all right. bring in political analyst robert trainen and a democratic strategist. thank you. ivanka reacted to the criticisms and she put out a statement. she said this heard, i have heard the concerns some have with my advising the president in my personal capacity and volunteering complying with the ethics rules and i will instead serve as an unpaid employee. robert she was saying i'm no longer the unpaid adviser, i'm the unpaid official employee of this great country. does that relieve some of the concerns that you might have here? >> yes, it does. because the reason why she just said it. she now is is an official government employee. so what does that mean, richard? it means she has to fill out ethics forms and she has to be transparent. it means she needs to use a government e-mail. it means that in fact she could be subpoenaed before congress if need be. it means just that. she's a government employee whether she's making 1 4u00 $10 year or $1, she has to abide by every single ethics law t

it is great to be here in the sister city of savannah because i live over in buford. but i'm here frequently and i love savanna, i always think of savannah as scarlet o'hara and charleston is miss melanie. so i have a soft spot for that. this of course is bittersweet for me to be here. talking about that, especially here because it's been almost a year. we took two weeks off from a year since his death and so it's been a very difficult year as i'm sure you know. when the book came out last october, the publisher random house had asked me if i would go around and speak. to various festivals and so forth about the book. and if i would be able to do so. i told them of course that i would and it wouldn't be any problem. and so forth but then i wasn't so sure. once i started to do so but what kept me going is i told myself, pat would have done it for me and he did. i remember one time, thomasville georgia, right here in your state. i got a great surprise and a great thrill because they're still talking aboutit . because i got the flu. and i was supposed to speak something

savannah will come very close. 93. shreveport, 90.y d.c., atlanta, tampa, and tupulo all coming very close or setting some records. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. in san francisco it will be breezy with a lot of sunshine. expect a high of 64 degrees and 68 degrees tomorrow. that warming trend continues for the weekend with some low to mid 70s there. getting some upper 70s by next week. for the inland areas, it will be in the 70s 234 inn san francisco but the inland vallejys will be in the 80s. and for the middle of next week we see highs in the mid to upper 80s. >> and don't forget, take us with you. go sirius xm. >> if you have to choose, go to the hoda show. >>> al, thank you. more now of the rossen reports series "the dirty truth." our national correspondent jeff rossen is on the hunt for potentially dangerous dust. jeff? >> good morning. this is not just dust we are talking about. there are little bugs that actually live in that dust. they are called dust mites. luckily, you have us to come on in here to blow up the

matt and savannah, back to you. >>> u.s.ttorney general jeff sessions is here with us. >> good morning. nice to be with you. >> was michael flynn vetted by the trump transition team before being named the national security adviser? >> they work hard on vetting. they do the best they can. and i don't know what they did in that case. i'm not aware and not involved in studying it. >> there's investigations under way. if it turns out that general flynn lied on his paperwork for that application, or if he continued to work for a foreign interest while he was the national security adviser, he may have committed a felony. and it will fall on your department to decide whether to prosecute him or let him go. you have already recused yourself from investigations involving any coordination between trump associates and russian officials. does that recusal extend to this area? to general flynn? >> my recusal deals with the campaign issues. but i would expect not to be involved in this one. >> you would recuse yourself from any decision d

savannah? >> hallie jackson, thank you. >>> u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news the u.s. is also prepared to launch a preemptive strike against north korea, if the north moves forward with a nuclear weapons test. and the regime has already warned that a big event is near. nbc's kelly cobiella has the latest on that. kelly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. and the next 24 hours are really crucial. tomorrow is the biggest holiday of the year in north korea. it's a day that has been used in the past to carry out these big, high-profile weapons tests. overnight, already, some tough talk from a north korean official who called president trump's policy towards north korea vicious and aggressive. and vowed his country is prepared to go to war if provoked. flower power on display in north korea. the secretive regime showing off shiny, new buildings and prepping for parades in the capital, pyongyang. while in the northeast at its nuclear site, there's signs that north korea is prime

with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a. >> welcome to this special edition of "today." 7:00 o'clock on the west coast on this friday morning. >> we have a lot to get to, including the u.s. mill take strikes on syria. but first breaking news out of sweden. >> a truck has crashed into a department store. several victims are dead. police are treating this incident as possible terrorists. we have the latest on this. what can you tell us? >> we're just getting details of this, but in the last few minutes, the swedish prime minister saying this indicates a terror attack. two people dead. many people injured. other reports say three -- many people have been injured. other reports say three people are dead and there are eye witness accounts of bodies on a pedestrian street, a busy pedestrian street. there are also pictures of a struck that appears to have slammed into a major department store and eye witnesses saying they could see smoke coming from that building. swedish television also saying, not confirmed b