savannah. >> i don't care how much she drank, it doesn't matter. nobody has the right to take something that's not theirs. >> or team cameron. >> you go from a little small town kid playing football, to a national media crisis. >> the revelations that left a small town split and speechless. >> in the courtroom, i'll never forget, there was an audible gasp. >> good evening. i'm elizabeth vargas. >> and i'm david muir. it was the kind of teenage party that's taking place around the party. but this ended in a life-changing he said, she said. >> one that is igniting a desperately needed conversation about the blurred lines of sexual consent, and sexual assault. here's ryan smith. ♪ >> reporter: it's friday night. the lights, the band, and the entire town is out to see the toros. welcome to spanish fort, alabama. population 8,000. located just east of mobile bay. once the site of one of the last civil war battles. it will later be the site of a different kind of battle. >> very small, close communit

savannah? >> andrea mitchell in washington, thank you. >>> president trump meanwhile is keeping the world in suspension tonight about his plans tonight regarding the paris accord. reports today the president was about to drop the hammer on that agreement sent a ripple across the globe but tonight some activists are holding out hope. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker with the enormous impact it could have. >> reporter: tonight, mounting anticipation as president trump inches closer to a final decision on the paris climate agreement. two administration officials tell nbc news mr. trump is leaning toward pulling out of the obama era accord. >> very soon. you'll find out very soon. >> reporter: mr. trump called climate change a hoax vowed to pull out of the deal calling it a jobs killer. >> we will scrap the $5 trillion obama clinton climate action plan and the klein power plan. >> reporter: the non-binding agreement asks the nearly 200 participating countries to reduce toxic emissions a

savannah. >> kristenker at the white house. >> and there is going to be a closed session, chuck, at 1:00. what are the things that we didn't here that may come out? >> well, look, it's some of the individual aspects of the flynn investigation. how connected is it. there were so many aspects to the flynn connection. is the fbi investigating the dossier or are they not? that was a question that was asked and he couldn't answer it for fear he was getting into classified -- >> one other point. he made an impassioned defense of the russia investigation itself saying this is important whether you're a republican or democrat. it's about being an american. >> we'll be back on with the response from marc kasowitz, the president's lawyer but for now that will do it for us after the public fbi hearing with james comey, president trump's lawyer to hold a news conference shortly. we'll carry that when it happens. continuing coverage on msnbc and on nbcnews.com and i'll be back with a complete wrapup on "nbc ni for savannah guthrie, chuck todd and our entire team, i'm lester holt, nbc news washingt

savannah a better place to live. in 1957, he joined the savannah police department. group ppell was in the of -- second group of african-american police officers that the department ever hired. they were never allowed to arrest criminals. his personal pernable nature created a connection with neighbors and around savannah that before 1957 had felt underrepresented. he retired from the police force after 35 years but subsequently embarked on another service position as a ember of the city council in thunderbolt, georgia. he built a town hall and senior citizen center. i want to thank him and his family for their work in the savannah community. mr. speaker, i rise to recognize the outstanding career of judge alex atwood, who received the american patriot award on may 29, 2017. each year one individual has exhibited leadership that positively impacts glen county, receives this award. mr. atwood is certainly worthy of this title. he started his career as a local law enforcement officer before he transitioned his knowledg

savannah, come here. savannah, they want savannah. al and matt. we can't give you matt.exas. >> happy to have you here. it's a little breezy, isn't it? >> we have no idea. we'll hang tight together. >> we'll pull ourselves together. >>> coming up, sizzling savings on everything you need to have it made this summer. jill is here with the first of five-straight days with seals and deals. >>> jean chatzky is going to explain why you should consider buying used. >>> let's get a check of the weather. can i give the report that it's windy. >> you have really strong thighs. >> kick him with the thighs. >> i'll get you out of this one. >> thank you. doing it a solid. let's show you what we have going on for today, the weak ahead. severe storms along the eastern seaboard. record highs out west. it will continue that way right into the midweek period. looking for heavy rain in the gulf. we don't know where that tropical system is going. the wet weather continues in the southeast. mid-atlantic states. stil >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are seeing some sunshine a

savannah? >> peter, thank you. by the way, those remarks coming on the eve of an exclusive interview with nbc's meg l kel megyn kelly that met the leader and spoke with a number of russian citizens about the tense moment between our two countrie countries. >> reporter: in america, russian president vladimir putin is now front and center sparking anger among u.s. officials. >> russia brazenly interfered in the 2016 presidential election process. >> reporter: and prompting deepening questions over the relationship with president trump's team but many wonder why mr. putin is facing any allegations at all. we spoke with sergey one of the country's top broadcasters that works at a state run channel. we see this as a matter of national sovereignty and if there was interference with the presidential election, that's a big deal. >> are you serious that russia being the biggest country on earth could have interfered in the democratic process of the largest democracy in this planet? >> reporter: russia has the best hackers i

savannah? craig? >> a heartbreaking scene. >>> we want to turn to one of the residents we heard from briefly in bill's piece. masrab was on the 17th floor of that building. he escaped with his girlfriend and his aunt. so good to see you. i'm glad your family is okay. can you tell us what happened last night? >> we were up watching a movie. and we heard the sirens of the fire trucks. there was no alarm in the building. there's no alarm system. we looked outside. i checked the lifts to see if there was activity. seemed quiet. but i could smell the smoke. we went inside. i looked out the window. and i could see the flames coming out from underneath. really rapidly. we tried to get out of there. i woke up by auntie. with the help of my girlfriend, we moved fast so we could move slow down the stairs. and i tried to warn my neighbor. him and his wife. they were behind us by a couple of minutes. we were able to move with some order. right behind us, chaos broke out. i feel like we were minutes away from real

savannah? >> all right. peter alexander at the white house the thank you as always. >>> let's bring in chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press." good morning to you. we have another report of trump allegedly saying to an official in the government, in this case, the director of national intelligence, to lay off the russia investigation. something the director doesn't exactly acknowledged happened. he never felt pressured to do that. what does it add up to when you add in the pressure to the attorney general? >> the russia investigation has consumed the president on every level. the report about the director of national intelligence, dan coats, he wanted him to go to comey and lay off of mike flynn and the russia investigation. in talking to people very close and supportive of dan coats, he's been concerned all along by the atmosphere of the relationship between his interactions with the white house. now, he testifies today. you know, there's two days of these hearings. comey's tomorrow. that's

savannah? >> peter, thank you. those remarks from putin coming on the eve of an exclusive interview with nbc's megyn kelly, who met the russian leader at way dinner in moscow today ahead of that sitdown. she also spoke with a number of russian citizens about the tense moment between our two countries. >> reporter: in america, russian president vladimir putin is now front and center, sparking anger among u.s. officials. >> russia brazenly interfered with our election process. >> reporter: and bringing questions over the deepening relations between russia and the trump administration. we spoke with one of the country's top broadcasters who works at a state run channel. we see this as a matter of our national sovereignty. if there was int interference with our presidential election, that's a pretty big deal. >> are you serious, that russia, even being the biggest country on earth, would have interfered -- >> russia has the best hackers in the world. >> who said that. >> reporter: only 29% of voters believe rush rah ya

savannah is down there getting ready for it.rning again. >> hi, guys, good morning to you. the president will be watching today. he's got a busy schedule as well as a speech at a washington hotel this afternoon. he's hosting a summit with governors and mayors. but the real question is, what will he be doing with his device? will he be tweeting during that hearing with director comey which starts at 10:00 eastern? we shall see. >> we'll find out soon. thank you, savannah. >>> but first a look at other stories making headlines in our world today, including a missile launch from north korea. the regime firing cruise missiles into the waters between the korean peninsula and japan. that's according to south korea's defense ministry. today's launches come a week after the u.n. security council passed sanctions against north korea. >>> and the bill cosby trial, could prosecutors be wrapping up the case against him? his accuser says he sexually assaulted him at his home in 2004. her mother also took the stand. the jurors could get the c

if you thought this was bordering on obstruction of justice, why didn't he say anything. >> savannahon capitol hill. thanks so much. >> reporter: thank you. >> of course, the "today" show konk of the comey hearing starts right after "news 4 today." savannah will be on the hill waiting to hear from comey including democrat kamala harris. >>> 6:38 right now. did you see the nba playoff game last night? prince george's county's own kevin durant does it again. how he's making hometown fans proud and how his home mom is getting in on the celebration. >> cool and sunn nendorses dr. wralph northam. mr. northam would make the better governor. and virginia progressives agree. ralph northam is the only candidate after the virginia tech shooting. dr. northam led the fight to stop the republicans' transvaginal ultrasound law. ralph is a leader for education, expanding pre-k for thousands of families in virginia. ralph northam: making progress means taking on tough fights, and as governor, i won't let donald trump stand in our way. >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> beautiful day outside

savannah? >> peter alexander, thank you. let's bring in msnbc's chief legal correspondent ari melber. good morning to you. let's play this out, two of the key intelligence officials, mr. coats and mr. rogers, have already said that they didn't feel, they said this under oath, that they were not pressured in any way to end any kind of investigation. so is this obstruction investigation now going to boil down to the word of james comey verse the word of the president? >> probably not. that's because the doj doesn't care about their feelings in the way they put it in the now famous testimony. the doj cares about the feelings and intent of the president. this is by far the largest development legally in the trump era. it is a sign that the inquiry is not just about the campaign in the past, it's a criminal inquiry into the president's conduct in office, the present. >> and how is that likely to proceed? i mean, in a normal investigation, one might try to get the testimony of the person you're inves

and that's going to leave collateral damage here with republicans for some time. >> let me turn to savannah guthrie. also our chief legal correspondent. is there a potential criminal case here? >> well, you know, it's very debatable whether the conduct we heard described would rise to the level of obstruction of justice and the fact of the matter is our criminal statutes weren't really built for a situation like this where a president is potentially accused of firing his fbi director because he wants him to drop an investigation of a staffer. what would likely happen is if the special counsel thought something was wrong here, there was a criminal offense he would refer it back to congress. there is the department of justice guidelines that say you can't indict a sitting president. so yes, there are legal questions here. but they're going to end up in the political branches with congress if we get there. >> all right, savannah and chuck, thanks to both of you. >>> from coast to coast today the comey hearing was must see tv for millions of americans. american many stopping everything to tune

today savannah maintains important aspects of irish culture and now home to the third largest st. patrick's day festival in the world. a native of ireland, a newly ordained o'neill arrived in the heat of a georgia summer in 1967. his first assignment was to st. mary's on the hill in augusta. later he would go on to manage the cathedral which has become an architectural staple in the city of savannah. his graciousness and love for the kate lick faith and followers led him to begin the renovation of the cathedral in 1998, which involved the removal and cleaning of over 50 stained glass windows, replacement of the slate roof, and restoration of the building's interior. on february 4, 2001, father o'neill was made the first priest of the savannah diocese in nearly 30 years to be invested with the title of monsignor, which serves as the recognition of his commitment to the diocese. although he has since retired, father o'neill remains an active part of the diocese. congratulations, father o'neill. thank you for your commitment to the first congressional district of georgia. mr. speaker

savannah? >> kristen welker leading us off. by the way, nbc news will have live coverage of the president's announcement this afternoon on most of these nbc stations. >>> let us talk now about new developments on the russia investigation. fired fbi director james comey has now been cleared to testify on capitol hill. and lawmakers are now issuing new subpoenas to some key figures tied to the trump campaign. nbc national correspondent peter alexander has more on that. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, matt, good morning to you. the russia questions are mounting just as the white house says it's done answering them ahead of james comey's upcoming testimony, the press secretary sean spicer has announced he's now going to refer all questions about russia to the president's newly appointed outside counsel. this morning james comey is ready to share his story, a source close to the former fbi director tells nbc news that comey has been, quote, cleared for takeoff by special counsel robert muelle

savannah?e to pay for their daughter's college tuition. >> we're bad parents. that mother who threw their baby down the well, we're worst than them. >> we always tell the truth. that's what we say. >> i think we should do it. >> not going to do it. >> me, neither. >> we have to lie. that's what parents do. we don't know what we're doing. >> isn't that the truth? amy, good morning. we're going to play roulette. >> i'm excited. >> are you a gambling woman? >> i'm not at all. >> should i be scared? >> i like to go like this. i like to spread it out and say, give me all of it. ma'am, you can't bet like that. >> house wins. i love the premise of this movie. you said, it is never too late to do the wrong thing. >> i like this couple are united in their dumb idea. they know each other well enough and they still love each other, which is nice to show a marriage still thriving. >> and they're doing it for their kid. they open a casino in their friend's basement. and they really get into it. >> they do.

savannah? >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> there's another big talker in washington. that's the battle over health care. republican lawmakers are closed doors. that is drawing complaints from democrats. and now, some top gop lawmakers are joining in. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house. he's got the latest on all this. peter, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning. you're right. the complaints of secrecy, now bipartisan. one republican senator asking reporters, do you know what the health care bill looks like because i don't. there's an all-republican senators meeting to talk about it. their plan to hold a vote on the gop's sweeping rewrite of the health care laws, next thursday, just nine days from now. it's the best-kept secret in washington. the senate republican health care bill, with republicans among those being kept in the dark. >> no one has been shared. we used to complain like hell when the democrats ran the affordable care act. now, they're doing

savannah?most people, you probably took time to spruce up your home but you know what else could use a good cleaning? our finances. "today" financial editor is here with hacks to help us brush up our financial future. this is great because americans, we're optimistic. >> we're really optimistic. >> maybe too optimistic? >> when it comes to finances, we have a lot of research that shows we're too positive. if you look at yourself on a scale of 1-10, when it comes to finances, you should be an 8. eights are people o have the right protections in place, they save the right amount of money, if you're not we have hacks to get you there. >> you say there's four areas, financially competent retirement savings. >> most people believe thill be fine in retirement. when we look at the numbers, half of the people have absolutely nothing saved. so the first point is you want to visualize. you want to see yourself as older. if i'm for me to identify with myself down the road but if i can see that 70-year-old

savannah?> morgan radford, thank you very much. >> that's going to be a fascinating verdict to see what they rule on. >> it's interesting. if you read the text messages, the moral blame seems clear. but whether there's legal responsibility is at the heart of the trial. >>> let's get a look at today's weather, from dylan, in for al. >> we're looking at a warm-up, actually. temperatures will get close to 90 degrees by the time we get to sunday. if you've been missing the warmer temps lately and it hasn't felt like spring, we're going to lose the low pressure and we'll see a pattern shift. temperatures are running below average. 69 in washington, d.c. raleigh, 78 degrees. charlston, 76. as that blows away and the jet stream creates a ridge over the eastern half of the country, we'll see a major warm-up. southwest winds should get chicago up to 92 degrees by sunday. rochest rochester, new york, 83. new york, 88 degrees. 92 degrees, 14 above average in washington, d.c. on sunday. in the middle of th

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savannah?all right, al, thank you. >>> coming up, some new developments in that alleged fraternity hazing at penn state. are prosecutors about to show for the first time video from that fateful night. >>> then new cases of passenger planes encountering severe turbulence on a new rosen reports. what you can do to stay safe and calm on your next flight. first, this is "todayon nbc." >>> just ahead, are your smartphone habits leading to bad behavior from your kids. >>> coming up, we have katy perry. what katy is revealing to natalie. a dark moment and her feud with taylor swift. is it well? i love it. this piece is so you. i know, right? i saw it and i was just like "oh, i have to have it..." is it suede? it's suede. i love suede. state farm knows that every one those moments, there's one of these... well? i love it. this piece is so you. i know, right? i saw it and i was just like "i have to have it..." is it suede? it's suede. i love suede. that's why we're there, with renters insurance, when th

matt and savannah? >> that sets the table nicely for james baker who served as secretary of state under president george h.w. bush and chief of staff to ronald reagan and president bush. he's with us along with tom brokaw, secretary baker, secretary brokaw, great to see you both. >> later we'll find out if president donald trump is going to pull the united states out of the paris accord. he said he would make no decisions that wouldn't put america first and wouldn't be what is best for america before it is best for others. is pulling us out of the paris climate accord the best for america? >> i hope he doesn't pull us out of the paris accord. on the other hand, it is important to have something to point to that would fulfill our obligations under the accord rather than this. i proposed to the white house a carbon dividends proposal where we would impose a carbon tax but reinvade it to the american people so it doesn't grow government. it's conservative, free market, limited government and internationall

at the end of the march to the sea and a brief occupation of savannah, they continued their campaign into the carolinas at the beginning of 1865. i the time the campaign ended near durham station, sherman assessed it inflicted more than $100 million in physical damage and acknowledged he had earned the scorn of confederates for civilianach to the population. having secured the surrender of john smith, the union proclaimed the march a success. the campaign had for field -- fulfilled its goals, to break the will of confederates and to destroy the material and human resources supporting the rebel military. today's talk is designed to get us to rethink the connection between these goals. between the breaking of the will of the confederates and the destruction of resources. rather than focus on the material world, my examination focuses on the personal reaction of southern women to the invasion. throughout the campaign, sherman's troop marched through the lower part of the south, purposely cutting through farms and plantations. this chosen path of destruction which commanders designed to

. >> i love savannah. alabama. >> i think i found a world record on the plaza today. how many grandchildren do you have? >> i have 28 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, 7 great great and 14 step grandchildren, 104. >> 104. what are you ladies celebrating today? >> 120 years of life. >> 104. >> 104. >> i am seriously impressed. >> i dropped the mic. >> did you ask her -- could you name them all? >> we'd still be going. >> exactly. welcome back to "today." nice to have you with us on a busy thursday morning. >> hear the sounds? andy grammer music. good reason for that. tomorrow right here on "today," we have andy grammer live on the plaza. come down early. it's going to be a busy one and fun. lots to get to in this half hour. let's start with news at 8:00. tropical storm cindy made landfall along the gulf coast overnight with damaging winds and torrential rains. it's also turned deadly. nbc's kerry sanders is in alabama. kerry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. sad by a boy was struck by a

savannah?sed college opportunity eric warmbeir. he was sentenced for allegedly stealing a political propaganda poster. dennis rodman arrived in north korea on what he called to open a door. we don't know if they're related events. this comes one day after jim mattis said north korea's missile program is the most dangerous to our security. >>> and jury deliberations resuming at the assault trial. his defense team wrapping up their case with surprising speed. stephanie gosk is outside the courthouse in norristown, pennsylvania. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. everyone on pins and needles here waiting for the jury. a full day of jury deliberations. they're considering three charges of aggravated, indecent assault. and each one of the charges carries a maximum sentence of ten years. bill cosby, 79 years old and not in great health. a guilty verdict could mean he spends the rest of his life in prison. looking back at yesterday. he was accompanied by his wife into court. the first time we ha

savannah. savannah, they want savannah. and matt. we can't give you matt.cca. where are you from? good to have you here. >> it's a little it. >> we had no idea we'll just hang tight together. >> coming up, everything you need to have it made this summer, jill is here with the first of five straight days of special steals and deals. i'm holding down the back of the dress. >> buy a new song this summer, we're going to explain why you may want to consider buying used instead. >> first a check on the weather. it's a little windy. >> easy now. >> al. >> i'm just saying. >> go ahead, kick him with those thighs. >> al roker, i'll get you out of this one. >> all right, thank you. >> doing me a solid. let's show what you we've got going on for today. the week ahead severe storms along the eastern sea board, record highs out west it's going to continue that way into the mid-week period and we're looking at heavy rain tlourt gulf. got to watch that tropical system. we don't know exactly where that's going. sunshine in the mid-atlantic at hot out west with some showers

savannah, carson? >> all right, al, thank you.son explained to me the triple-double. >>> coming up, the disturbing video from the night of alleged fraternity hazing, shown in court for the first time. and what led to a shouting match between attorneys. >>> and the mother who lost part of her arm to a shark attack. her ordeal and her inspiring perfect dasure is.game huh? i don't know about you gus,y! the new scratch-off from the pennsylvania lottery. with top prizes of 100 grand! that's some catch! (giggles) (crowd cheers) keep on scratchin'! >>> just ahead, the one thing oprah says she will never do. >>> and, hoda, what do you have? >> all these beauties, when you have a headache, what do you the world is not flat. you can't just pinch it, swipe it, or scroll it. sure, you've seen the mediterranean. but have you? how warm is brazil in february? what color is dusk in san francisco? there's a whole world out there and no other card lets you experience it like the platinum card. ♪ ♪ backed by the service and security of american expr

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. >> our went to savannah to visit. they were to return home.oldest son called and said, mom, y'all need to get to savannah. i fell to the floor screaming and hollering. my husband had gotten in from work. i said, we've got to go. as i was driving i felt like i was going to pass out. i was trying to stay strong. >> we finally reached savannah we went to the hospital. our oldest son approached us in the parking lot. the first word he said was he didn't make it. i, at that moment, just fell. our whole world just turned. >> and that day was just unbelievable. >> the detective came to my mom's house about 1:30 that morning. we're not sure. who are the suspects. well, the suspect really is your nephew. it's my brother's stepson. he was very close with him. they're pretty much the same age. our whole family was just torn apart. >> there's no identity. being negligent. >> i just want to make it known that it's just a kid that was in the things that he should not have been and this is -- this was expected or whatever. >> it's very easy in the news. to t

>> it wasn't a political attack, savannah. as was buried in that report, one-sided report, here's the other side. that the president stands firm with the people of the u.k. he spoke to the prime minister of the entire country, theresa may, that same night. and yesterday, he announced his support for the u.k. people. i was in the ford gala when he said, we will get these people, bring them to justice. the bloodbaths have to stop. >> fair enough, kellyanne. >> let me finish. >> that was his first tweet. >> you make this about something other than what it's about. >> i'm not going to allow a day and a half after terrorists did it again, whether they are isis inspired or isis directed, they are savage murderers. it's an evil slaughter. i'm not going to let him be seen as the perpetrator here. every time you said russia, imagine you said isis. every time you said twitter, imagine if you said terrorist. >> but kellyanne, in fairness, he's setting the agenda. he speaks. the reporter covers what he said. >> what did he say to theresa

the savannah river site was built after hanford to enrich uranium for atomic weapons.id: doe is not taking a risk-based approach to its risk-informed approach to its clean-up mission, both within a site and across the sites across the nation. joce: what does that mean? david: bottom line, it means you're not -- for the dollars you're spending -- you're not buying down the biggest risk. joce: it's an issue the gao says it's been pointing out since the mid-1990's, calling for more consistency and more oversight to focus clean-up dollars on the biggest threats to the environment and people. other government reports put out in 2016 highlight worker safety concerns first addressed in a damning 2014 report conducted by experts on behalf of the department of energy itself. that report issued 46 recommendations designed to reduce the risk to workers who breathe in chemical vapors at the site. do you really feel like this ruined your life? seth ellingsworth: every day i struggle to breathe. every day i wake up, i have to use my breathing machine. joce: seth ellingsworth claims

congrats. >> savannah holds the beer pong record there.e new movie called "thouse." and we're grilling up a great summer meal that's bursting with flavor. and it's good on the health side, as well. >> yum. >> looks >>> you probably noticed our buddy, charlie, isn't here. he's on the road, touring major league baseball stadiums. and his latest stop took him to the phillies, where charlie delivered the ball to the pitcher's mound, as you see right there, the ceremonial first pitch, thrown out by a was caught by phillie phanat phanatic. we were there for the dnc. we had a lot of fun. roker, a check of the atic. weather? >> we do. besides worrying about cindy, the pacific northwest looks spectacular. plenty of sunshine. we have we continuing in central california all the way to the southwest. torrential rain ahead of cindy. and f along the west coast, into the pacific northwest. the heat continues in the southwest. and heavy flooding likely, making its way into the central gulf coast and the mid mississippi river valley >>> good morning. i'm m

savannah? >> bill neely in london, thanks. >>> now we'll get a check on the weather. al is on the road this morning in florida. al, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. we'll talk about that in a bit, but also let's look into what is going on right now. we have some severe weather that's firing up through the plains and the upper midwest. strong storms from kansas city on just to the south of indianapolis heading on into parts of kentucky. we do have a risk of severe weather today stretching from the plains all the way into the southeast. 16 million people at risk for isolated tornadoes, damaging winds and severe hail. that's what's going on, we'll >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist, bill henley. nice cool start but we have sunshine, warm temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. congratulate degrees, partly cloudy skies for delaware. the cool neighborhood is in new jersey, especially at the shore where a sea breeze will keep temperatures in the low 70s. sunshine and suburbs warm in the l

. >>> for more on the cal and legal fallout, let me bring in chuck todd here in washington and savannah guthrie back speaker of the house say that the president is a newbie and may not know the ropes of protocol. talk about the political fallout with the democrats and his own party. >> republicans like paul ryan and others who are never big trump fans, but they continue to essentially publicly protect him and that was a sense that he had done that. now the problem is that speaker ryan looks silly especially given the worst aspect is that the president told the attorney general to leave the room. that tells you he knew that that was what he needed to do. i think it actually undercuts the larger issue that paul ryan was bringing up. but look, i think politically today the president survived as far as his base is concerned. outside of washington. james comey though did a lot of damage to the president's reputation here in washington. that is going to leave collateral damage with republicans here in washington for some time. >> let me turn to savannah. if we're talking about obstruction of

. >> on april 3rd, our sons went to savannah to visit for spring bre break.st son. mom, you all need to get to savannah, jawan has been shot. i literally fell to the floor. i was screaming and hollering. my husband had just gotten in from work. i said, we've got to go. >> as i was driving i felt like i was about to pass out. and being a husband and a father, i was trying to stay strong, like, it's just -- i can't imagine, you know. i have two daughters i can't -- i can't imagine. >> we finally reached savannah. we went to the hospital. our oldest son approached us in the parking lot. the first words he said, he didn't make it. i, at that moment, just fell. our whole world just opportunity. >> that day was just unbelievable. >> yeah. >> the detective came to my mom's house about 1:30 that morning. he said something happened, we're not sure. i said who you are the suspects. he said well, the suspect really is your nephew. this is my brother's stepson. this is someone he was close with. they're pretty much the same age. our whole family was sworn apart. >> there

we have traveled to savannah to oppose the other side's expert. looking back on this, i realize that expert must not have been too important to the case if they were letting me do the deposition, but nonetheless, that is what we were doing. iswe get there in the expert a russian engineer with a very heavy accent who chain smokes with one of those long cigarette holders, holding it like this for the entire deposition. this is back when folks could smoke in depositions. i was incredibly nervous, and i have to tell you, throughout the whole thing, he is literally, not just figuratively, but literally blowing smoke in my face. i also have to admit to you, i did a miserable job. he owned me during that deposition. i don't think i made a single point. well, on the flight back, the partner that i was with thought that this might be a good time to critique my performance in the deposition. we are both sitting on the aisle seats, he is one row ahead of me, so he has to turn around to talk to me. he, for the entire flight back to atlanta, in excruciating de

savannah, thank you. a lot to talk about here as well. including new developments in the desperate s military plane from meyanmar tht a disappeared. kelly has that story. >> reporter: good morning. they think they found the wreckage of the plane that disappeared with 120 peopl soldiers, their families, including 15 children on board. this happened off the southern coast of myanmar. the plane was heading north when it vanished. the aircraft, a chinese made transport plane. it took off wednesday afternoon local time. lost contact 29 minutes into flight while at cruising altitude over open water. the military sent out helicopters and search planes. they say they have spotted several bodies including a woman and a child along with some debris. life jackets and luggage offshore. no reports of a may day call. searchers are still hoping to find survivors. another big story we're following. a new court appearance for reality winner. she is the 25-year-old nsa contractor accused of leaking a highly classified document about russia's election mettl

savannah? back to you. >> hallie, thank you. >>> north korea has carried out another rocket engine test, apparently within the last 24 hours. this is the latest in a series of engine and missile trials by this regime this year. u.s. officials say this type of engine could be used for a space launch. but they fear it might actually be part of north korea's program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile. meantime, a second american test of a missile defense system failed this week when it was unable to shoot down a target missile over the pacific ocean. >>> tens of millions across the eastern half of the country is facing a day of heavy rain, as the remnants of tropical storm cindy is pushing inland. the massive system has caused problems in the south, widespread flooding. even powerful tornadoes. we're going to get al's forecast in just a moment. let's start with reynolds wolf in fairfield, alabama, this morning. reynolds, good morning. we can see the destruction behind you. >> reporte

marched through the carolinas, he had just swept through georgia after having captured atlanta and savannah and presented it to lincoln as a christmas gift. there is a lot of confusion about where sherman was going to head to next. most thought he was going to head through charleston. there was some concern that he would head to columbia. according to the census, there were 8000 people in the city. occurred, a lot of southern cities where a focal point for people to come to an seek food in jobs to wait up war. -- out the war. the city population swells to 20,000 people. when they start hearing about sherman and his advance through south carolina, they are hearing about the burning and all of it is rumor and speculation, they see the confederate forces. there is a lot of writing that takes place before the troops arrive. when sherman starts out, the real impediment he has is the wet weather he is encountering. his troops are veterans at this point during his corps of engineers is excellent and he can push through 10 to 12 miles a day. there are only some minor skirmishes along the way. once