institution. he s not alone. kevin mccarthy is now agreeing to major concessions overnight as he tries to appease the group of gop hard liners who are standing between kevin mccarthy and the speakers gavel. we have an update this morning on damar hamlin still in critical condition but showing signs of improvement. we ll talk to his close friend, indianapolis colts safety rookie robby tomlin who just visited him. first to the speaker drama on capitol hill set to continue for day three as republican leader kevin mccarthy is seeking the job but apparently no closer to it after two days, six votes in which he has failed to secure the 218 votes needed to become sp speaker. the stalemate has rendered the house of representatives useless. no business can be conducted until a speaker is elected. mccarthy insists he is making progress, giving concessions to the 20 hard liners. the question is will it be enough. right now mccarthy does not appear anywhere ready to give up the fi
on tonight but we have to begin with shocking breaking news. what appears to be a very very serious injury. tonight, monday night football game. between the buffalo bills, the cincinnati bengals. the bills safety, lamar hamlin, collapsed on the field after making a tackle in the first quarter of the game. this is where joe is so good. but now another bills players down. of the we can tell exactly who that is. maybe hamlin? good jordan player was able to go it was indeed hamlin. he was number three on the bills. we are watching it, he appeared to stand up for a moment before collapsing. it is incredibly disturbing to watch what is happened. we don t yet have all the information on his current condition. but we do know that in absence was brought on to the field and according to the espn broadcast, and then received cpr. on the field before being driven out of the stadium in that ambulance. bob costas joins us now on the phone. bob, so scary to see that. to watch consecutiv
They did them with a bunch of rats, like they do every test, and they found out that oreos are as addictive as cocaine or morphine. How did college kids come upon cocaine . They didnt at Oral Roberts University where i went. Thats for sure. Oreos and cocaine on rats and had an equally strong addiction. Oreos come in rows, the three rows that come when you get the package. Its so simple to take one bite, then two, then three. This is what i think is the funniest. They watched the rats. What the rats did they did this. They broke it and they ate the middle first. How crazy is that . I love that. See, this was higher before, when we started. I have no trouble putting that oreo right back. You dont . No, its not no, no. Im so glad. I have other things i have difficulty with. Thats not one of them. I have to finish them. I like to eat them in the privacy of my home. When you eat an oreo, your teeth show it. Its horrible. You have to be in private alone. Its the same thing with lamb chops at
I dont know, im busy right now. I havent thought a lot about it. Thats today, wednesday, october 16th, 2013. 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 wednesday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and Natalie Morales. Remember 24 hours ago when it seemed we might get a deal. There was optimism in the senate but that was so yesterday. Overnight everything came to a screeching halt. And the deadline is looming ever closer. Thats right. This race to end the shutdown is todays top story. Lets get right to Peter Alexander at the white house. Peter, what can you tell us . Reporter good morning to you. Most americans are asking themselves is it over yet . I just spoke to a Top Republican senate aide that said optimism abounds. But this is crunch time for congress now facing intense pressure to come up with a senate deal and get it appro
With men while walking through new york city. The same scene playing out over 100 times in ten hours. The message behind the video that has people talking today, wednesday, october 29th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Im matt lauer along side hoda kotb, al roker and josh elliott. Savannah is back monday. Natalie is on assignment. People talking about that video we just showed. What was your thought when you saw it . My thought was first of all, it seemed threatening what she was going through. There are times i have to admit i walk down a street past construction guy they dont say one thing i have to think my outfit is off. But what happened here was strange. Yes. Definitely. Weve all asked does that ever work for any of these guys . Does it turn out well . Were going to show you more of that later on. Lets start on a wednesday morning with our top story,