Life on mars and liftoff. The worlds most powerful rocket successfully launching into space sparking a new era of other worldly ambitions, a tesla car now orbiting earth on a mission toward mars, so whats next . Good morning, america. The first liftoff of the sundtrack right there. Brandnew era in space exploration. Theres another look. Uhhuh and seeing that tesla with starman, the mannequin, driving into orbit a car. Its a real car and some people dont believe that image but it is a real image. The New York Post has this, car trek. I love it. David kerley was there, lucky man, there to witness the incredible launch of that and he hes joining us from titusville, florida. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, michael. A new space race is on this morning and elon musk just took a half billion dollar leap ahead of the competition and launched a private company, the biggest rocket in the world successfully with the most unusual cargo weve probably ever seen. He sent his car into spac
Well [ bleep ] kill these people if we have to. Mystery solved. A potential breakthrough in the 12year old disappearance of Natalee Holloway. This morning her father speaks out in a live interview. All that and eclipse fever breaking out coast to coast. This may be the biggest weve ever seen. Honoring elvis, 40 years after his death. He broke the mold. He broke the mold. Were live at graceland with Priscilla Presley. And the new necklace that live streams your life. Today, wednesday, august 16th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this wednesday morning. We have got an awful lot to get to, so lets start with our top story. President trump at the center of a new firestorm after pivoting back to his original wake on the weekend violence in virginia. The president saying both sides of protesters were to blame and that very fine people took part in the rall
Nationalists. Were not nonviolent. Mystery solved. A breakthrough in the 12year disappearance of natalee hollow holloway. Her father speaks out. And eclipse fever breaking out coasttocoast. Honoring elvis, 40 years after his death. He broke the mold. Were live at graceland with Priscilla Presley. And the new necklace that live streams your life. Today, wednesday, august 16th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this wednesday morning. We have a lot to get to. Lets start with our top story. President trump at the center of a new firestorm after pivoting back to his original wake on the weekend violence in virginia. The president said that very fine people took part in the rallies organized by White Nationalists. His words sparking immediate outrage. Well talk about it with john ra kasich of ohio, who ran against donald trump in the primariepri. We begin with hallie
Thousands have signed an online petition to keep the statue in place. Deanna durante spoke with one man who wants to see the statue e remain roigt there. She joins us life live with the story new at 5 00. Reporter the barricade you talked about is getting bigger as we speak. Police here setting up a larger perimeter around the statue and the Police Department tells us that a special detail will be on site as long as needed. In the meantime, those who knew frank rizzo are calling to keep this statue in place. Thomas gibbons still has the radio recording from frank rizzo when gibbons was shot on the job. He locked thu his own archives pulling out books and pictures of frank rizzo. I think its up to the people who still remember him and had experience with him to speak out. Rizzo died 25 years ago. The tough talking former cop and mayor was a major figure in gibbons life. He remembers the riots of the 1960s. His security force, it was mostly black guys. All of the black guys in the depart
A good thursday morning. Im diane macedo. Im ryan smith in for kendis gibson. We begin with a powerful show of solidarity and peace in charlottesville, virginia, just days after the city erupted in violence. Hundreds descended on the campus singing together and honoring those who died. That gathering happened in the same spot where White Supremacists had just spewed hatred and gathered just the weekend before. The vigil playing out as President Trump faces more fallout. Abcs emlay rah has the latest from washington. Good morning, emily. Reporter good morning. President trumps latest comments really the last straw for a lot of the countrys top ceos. The fallout tipping for President Trump as the Charlottesville Community comes together. But still like dust ill rise. Reporter less than a week later hundreds gathered once again. Let it shine reporter but this time in the name of peace. Were here to take back the lawn from this student generation. Reporter the show of support coming as Pre