Morning. Outrage and an apology. I went way too far. Comedienne Kathy Griffin says shes sorry for posting graphic photos, holding a decapitated head in the likeness of the president. The secret service not laughing. Was her post technically a threat against the commanderinchief. And awkward incident. A professional tennis player banned from the french open for groping and forcibly kissing a reporter on live tv. What he an she are saying about one very uncomfortable interview, today, wednesday, may 31st, 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. 7 00 on the west coast for and. Thank you for joining us. Unfortunately we start with a horrific story coming out of afghanistan. Theres chaos in kabul, as an explosion rocks one of the most heavily guarded areas of that capital city. Nbc chief correspondent Richard Engel joins us with morning. Good morning to you. Good morning
Outrage and an apology. I went way too far. Comedienne Kathy Griffin says shes sorry, for taking Photos Holding a decapitated head. Was the post, a threat against the commander in chief . And awkward incident. A professional tennis player banned from the french open for groping and forcibly kissing a reporter on live tv. What he an she are saying about one very uncomfortable interview, today, wednesday, may 31st, 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 this wednesday morning. Unfortunately we start with a horrific story coming out of aftghanistan afghanistan. Theres chaos in kabul, as an explosion rocks one of the most heavily guarded areas of that capital city. Richard engel has the latest on this. What can you tell us . Reporter good morning. This is one of the worst bombings theres been in afghanistan recently. The death toll according to afghan officials stand
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