The wrong flight. Im brian balogh and ive been a cohost for backstory for over ten years now. Im going to introduce the panel and then we are each going to say a few words about our quite different roles. Nathan and i have the same role, he is trying to steal the 20th century from me, doing a pretty good job of it, but we all have relatively different roles in backstory. I wanted to talk about that a little bit and then we are going to open it up to your questions. Just for starters, this is not what it looks like behind the scenes at backstory. In fact, were rarely in the same place at the same time. I had to Google Nathan to see what he looked like, for instance, even though i talk to him every week. So introducing myself, im a professor at the university of virginia, i cohost backstory and i direct the National Fellowship program at the jefferson scholars foundation. My cohost, nathan connelly, of course, is known to most of you as an outstanding scholar. He is the Herbert Herbert b
The navy seal acquitted of murdering an isis fighter in iraq now facing a new sentence. We were certainly hoping for a different sentence. President trump celebrating the outcome. But the controversy in the case, far from over. Plus, quad goals as team usa heads to the finals well talk strategy with the star goalie. Sea change the Little Mermaid casting choice thats lighting up the internet and you go coco, cori gauffs winning Streak Continues and the teen sensation is headed to round three, today, thursday, july 4th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, and welcome to today and thank you for joining us on this holiday morning, the 4th of july, im Sheinelle Jones alongside Kristen Welker filling in for savannah and hoda this morning, craig is off for the holiday we have a lot to get to. Its great to be with you. How about coco. I love that were calling her coco like were buddies, rootin
Pricing surrounding the feds next rate decision. Plenty of great coverage coming up. Lets get a first word news update with olivia hows. Olivia at the vatican today, russian president Vladimir Putin met with pope francis. It is a sign of closer ties between the kremlin and the catholic church. Russian officials said the meeting would focus on syria and ukraine. Tomorrows the pope is due to hold talks with the ukraine about conflict in that country. British special forces have seized a supertanker suspected of carrying iranian oil to syria, in violation of u. S. Sanctions against the syrians. The tanks are ready to go, and the fighter jets are set for the flyover, all part of President Trumps changes to the two directional fourth of July Celebration on the National Mall the traditional fourth of july silla brush and on the National Mall. There is concerned that the 20th to Nuclear Treaty with iran is about to collapse asked that the 2015 Nuclear Treaty with iran is about to collapse tha
Michelle g anmecca cant for kenny choi. It was e quak that struck nethe town of ridgecrest. Thats in kern county. About 150 miles northeast of los angeles. There have been dozens of aftershocks in the area. Take a look at the moments right when it hit. This video was taken from inside the newsroom of our sister station in la. You can see the light textures and other equipment swaying. And people shouting in the distance. Usgs Officials Say the quake was felt as far south as orange county. People there caught these images during the shake. You can see the chandelier just swaying from the ceiling there. In los angeles, this was the scene in peoples backyards. Waves surging inside pulls. And, check out this fish tank. What are moving back and forth. The shake is being labeled as the largest quake in Southern California since the 1994 northridge, which killed dozens and caused billions of dollars i the building rolling. And, looked at the ceiling. I saw my living room apartment, i have a h
Chances coming up. For no lets go to jack taylor. Good morning. We start leaving the district northbound on d. C. Kenilworth avenue near Eastern Avenue single file leftwhat is a work zone. The ramp north on kenilworth is blocked with this work. Crash southbound on dc 295 before benning road northeast is blocking a left lane. Manassas cras northbound on the Prince William parkwaynd trafficiverting to sudley drive. Round one is done. Two nights of hot topics and big promises are in the books but ehe democrats fight to take back the white houss just beginning. News4 Aaron Gilchrist is in miami covering the democratic debates of 2010. He ha 2020. He has a quick recap of the moments from last night. 2020. He has a quick recap of the moments from last night. 2020. He has a quick recap of the moments from last nigh reporter going into last nights debate, there were questions about who would have a breakthrough moment. I think several people haom several mts on the debate stage and some of tho