This conversation took place in washington, d. C. And runs an hour and half. [applause] thank you very much. Good morning. Good morning. Im going to take a quick seat, is that ok . Yes, i am still working through trying to compete in the nba dunk contest. Yes, next year. ■8first of all thank you for joining us this morning. Lets thank rhonda spears bell. [applause] and by longterm partner and colleae heorleans, the u. S. Conf mayors, now the National Urban league. Now an ordained elder. [applause] i always called her evangelist. Lets give it up for rhonda spears bell. And a warm thanks ty billington and johnson johnson. I use their products this morning. ■zbut most importantly, i appreciated you making the connection between executives and the National Urban league. It reaffirms the role that nul play in Opening Doors to Corporate America a long time ago, before it was inclusion. I will get to that a little later. Second, i want to welcome, raise your hdsle affiliate leaders from a
And back on american soil. The third infected ebola patient arrives in a special Isolation Unit. And we have usher live in concert today, friday, september 5th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer and long with natalie mor aales and willie geist. We have amy van dykenruen was in an accident three months ago and now she made a remarkable recovery. She looks great. Along with her husband tom. We will talk to them later on. Lets start on a friday morning with the sad news. The death of joan rivers. The 81yearold died thursday, a week after going into cardiac arrest and losing consciousness during a routine medical procedure. This morning, the new York State Health department is launching an investigation into the clinic where that happened. This as fans of the legendary comedienne leave flowers and other mementos on rivers star on t
The first female host of a latenight talk show that is after making history as permanent host of the tonight show. Her fearless humor changed the rules of comedy. I had her on the first tonight show. She came out and came over to me and came over and gave me a kiss. Reporter jimmy fallon choking up as he remembered joan rivers on tonight show. The program where she first broke through in 1965. They finally, the seventh edition they brought me up and thats because bill cosby said the guy last night bombed, take joan rivers she couldnt be worse. The brash comedian from brooklyn was a regular. The sharp tongue and groundbreaking voice in latenight tv. Can we talk . Reporter rivers landed her own latenight show in 1986, but canceled after just one year. Not long after her husband committed suicide. Rivers was forced to begin a new chapter, carving out a need as a fashion host and commentator. Rip it apart. The flowers gone. Reporter bringing that same brash humor to the red carpet. Most aw