Good morning and welcome to sunday today on this june 4th. Im willie geist. Tensions are heightened this morning between the United States and china after two close calls with chinas military in just the last few days. Yesterday a chinese warship cut in front of a u. S. Destroyer coming within 150 yards of it in an aggressive maneuver. That near collision coming just days after a chinese fighter jet flew in front of a u. S. Air force plane. Well tell you how the white house is responding this morning in a live report just ahead. Plus, on this first weekend of pride month our sunday focus on some of americas Favorite Brands like bud light and target under fire from a small but vocal group of protesters because of the companys outreach to the Lgbtq Community. The boycott having an impact. Then we will turn to our sunday spotlight on the extraordinary violins of hope. String instruments saved from victims and survivors of the holocaust and making beautiful music once again. And later, a n
Hotels in las vegas overnight. A fright ing scene for thousands of tourists. An investigation under way. And in the footsteps of christ. Whats long believed to be the path jesus used on his way to the crucifixion, now questioned by historians. A good friday controversy of biblical proportions. On this friday, april 14th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Start of a holiday weekend. But it is a busy time in the news. There will be a lot of eyes on whats happening in korea over the weekend. A major show of force from the u. S. In afghanistan. The mother of all bombs used to destroy an isis complex of tunnels and caves in that country. That strike coming with rising tension in north korea. We have cleveland coverage starting with Hallie Jackson. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. And new this morning, the Afghan Ministry of defense sa
Temple university camera, the skies are still gray at this hour and those clouds are hovering over the region all day long, if you head out dont forget the umbrella, david murphy is joining us on the terrace with the details from accuweather. Cloudy and cool and a break in the action, it doesnt last long, look at stormtracker 6 live double scan there is light rain that is working its way toward philadelphia and here at our Camera Position along monument road. There is also now and then a heavier cell highlighted in yellow and darker shades of green and in Lancaster County we have a recent lightning bolt. I dont think a thunderstorm survives towards the east but we are in and out of this rain in the afternoon and later this afternoon getting steadier stuff coming in. You get that sense as you look at the wider view, lots of clouds out there and the initial band is fairly light but the second band east of pittsburgh includes heavier bands eye lighted in yellows. I think the rain has the
A local wrestler gets a lastminute ticket to rio. He has a big surprise waiting for him back home. We heard the gun shot. We all started running. They were just kids playing outside when one of them got shot. A 6yearold girl is in the hospital. Family, friends and neighbors are telling nbc 10 what they witnessed and whats now happening in their philadelphia community. Thats right. Monique braxton joins us live with new details from the investigation. Monique . Reporter hi, keith and rosemary. A 6yearold was shot. Her parents asked that we not reveal her last name. Here outside the 39th district, one lieutenant told us simply, there is no excuse. I just heard the gunshot. I heard the pow, pow, pow. What did you do when you heard the gunfire . I went in the house. Were you afraid . Yes. Reporter terrified children and parents who live on this East Germantown street said just before 7 00 last night, everyone ran for their lives. We spoke to the playmate of nala. Her parents asked that we
Stand in her lawsuit against nashville marriott. She fought back tears while discussing what happened when a stalker took naked video of her through a modified peephole. My naked body was on the front page of the new york post. Like they had put bars over my body parts. My girlfriend was calling me telling me she was running around new york city throwing coffee on all the papers because she felt so bad. 8 on your side is following this story closely. You may know andrews grew up here and her dad is our own Investigative Reporter steve andrews. Today is super tuesday. Voters in several states and one territory are headed to the polls this morning. The outcome is crucial. Frontrunners donald trump and Hillary Rodham clinton hope to build on their leads and the other candidates hope to score some victories to prove they are still in the race. And selfdriving cars are the future but americans may steer clear of them. Four people are afraid to ride in a selfdriving car. Drivers explain the