and good morning. welcome to today on a friday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m meredith vieira. this is the fourth straight day of storms that have pounded iowa, leaving the state heavily flooded. that s right. ames has been hard hit, flooding so severe there the city has been forced to shut down its water supply to about 56,000 people. we ll have a live report from the scene straight ahead. also ahead, an nbc news exclusive. general david petraeus spoke with nbc s david gregory overnight. his first interview since taking command of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. he is onboard with president obama s july 2011 date to begin pulling u.s. troops ousted region. or is he not? we ll get a live report from kabul just ahead. also ahead, lindsay lohan is only 24 years old. she s had more than her share of trouble with the law and addiction. right now, she s in rehab for the fourth time. this time, it s been ordered by the court, after she served a couple of weeks in j
and good morning. welcome to today on a friday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m meredith vieira. this is the fourth straight day storms have pounded floiowa. ames has been hard hit, flooding so severe there the city has been forced to shut down its water supply to about 56,000 people. we ll have a live report from the scene straight ahead. also ahead an nbc news exclusive. general david petraeus spoke with nbc s david gregory overnight. his first interview since taking command of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. he is onboard with president obama s july 2011 date to begin pulling traps out of the region or is he not? we ll get a live report from kabul just ahead. also ahead, lindsay lohan is only 24 years old. she s had more than her share of trouble with the law and addiction. right now she s in rehab for the fourth time. this time it s been ordered by the court after she served a couple of weeks in jail. how did her once promising young life seem to unravel? w