Rio ready. The summer Olympic Games exactly 100 days away. Brazil getting ready to host its Biggest Party yet. This morning, the preparations, the athletes and the issues. Bob costas is live on copacabana beach. Were throwing a celebration on our plaza today, wednesday, april 27th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Big crowd out on the plaza. The countdown is on in rio. The first south American City to host an Olympic Games. Theyre playing the song. How can we not get excited. Rio is bound to be spectacular. There have been challenges. Well talk about them when we check in with bob costas later. One of the biggest stories will be the return of Michael Phelps, already the most decorated olympian in history. He hopes to add to his 22 medals in brazil. This morning were going to hear from phelps exclusively about his readiness for the games. Wel
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Surrounding dr. Ronny jacksons allegations to head the va. The nomination is putting the spotlight on the nominee and the vetting question. Hearings the question, why didnt the white house know more about jacksons record ahead of time. I have a great team to help to break it down. First, i want to understand where things stand. This is supposed to be the day that Ronny Jackson headed to capitol hill. Instead, in damage control mode, jackson was abusive to his staff, improperly handed out prescription drugs and was even drunk on the job. I have to say again, these are allegations. The latest word from the white house is that jackson is not planning to withdraw his nominations. In fact, doubling down, facetoface with the president last night during which the two agreed that jackson would fight the allegations. The white house backed him up with this statement, quote, dr. Jacksons record as a white house physician is impeccable. He has improved unit morale, received glowing reviews and pr
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