Way. We have moved past watergate into floodgate. This was an incredible day. We heard live testimony today from the key man in the middle of all this. Trumps ambassador to the eu, Gordon Sondland. This is not a never trumper. This is not a civil servant. This is not a democrat. This is one of trumps wealthiest donors, a wealthy hotel magnate, who was given the position after he donated a Million Dollars to Trumps Campaign fund. He was the quid pro quo in the quo. So today sondland took the stand and said this. I know that members of this committee frequently frame these complicated issues in the form of a simple question. Was there a quid pro quo . As i testified previously, with regard to the requested white house call and the white house meeting, the answer is yes. Jimmy and just like that, Donald Trumps defense disappeared faster than he downs a bucket of kfc. It was [cheers and applause] i mean, it doesnt make sense. Its, this doesnt make sense. He tweeted so many times, there was
Who . I win again all it takes to win risk chaos edition is to boldly declare victory and leave chaos in your wake you just lit the board on fire. Guess i win again. laughing hey, guys, i just got the new risk chaos edition. I win son of a bitch risk chaos edition, nothing means anything announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight burning it down plus stephen welcomes steve carell and musical guest toby keith, featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause theme song playing stephen hey there nice to see you i like it i like it thank you thank you cheers and applause thank you, dear friends. Welcome. Welcome one and all to the late show. Im your host Stephen Colbert. And folks cheers and applause in light of the darkness that is the trump presidency, id like to start tonight with something nice. Last night, gymnastics World Champion simone biles threw out the first pitch at
Star spangled spectacle. Today we come together as one nation with this very special salute to america. The president celebrates Independence Day with a military show of force. Speaking of thousands on the national mall, the reaction this morning heading into the Holiday Weekend. Those stories, plus, in the weeds. A surprising problem popping up on beaches this summer. Never forget. New revelations that amazons alexa can record and store conversations forever. But there is something you can do to get your privacy back. And coco motion. Cori gauff is taking wimbledon and the world by storm, and we got the chance to speak to her proud parents today, july 5th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Thank you for joining us on this friday morning. Im peter alexander, alongside sheinelle jones, filling in for our friends savannah and hoda on this post july 4th friday morning. We have some
Po, you have never faced anything like this. The chameleon has the power of all my old nemesis. [ chuckling ] nemecee. Nemesi . We have to get an army of the best crooks and criminals. Oh, youre adorable. Violence makes our tummies tingle its disturbing. But its awesome. We can take down the chameleon together. Oh. A rare and incredible sighting in the waters off the east coast. Yes, some new england scientists spotted a gray whale last week about 30 miles south of nantucket near massachusetts. Its believed that this gray whale, this type, disappeared from the atlantic 200 years ago. I imagine the researchers were freaking out. They confirmed its a rare gray whale. They believe Climate Change may be responsible for us seeing it. The melting ice is making it easier for marine life to migrate into the atlantic. On the one side its nice they found it, but on the other side the whole Climate Crisis is leads to these things. Leads to seeing a whale we shouldnt be seeing. Thats insane. We ha
Start his reelection campaign. Last minute preparations, as a rematch general election kicks off. How the gop plans to respond tonight. Breaking overnight. Alabamas governor signing a law to restore ivf in the state. What it means and why some families say the fight is not over. Convicted. We find the defendant, Hannah Gutierrez, guilty. The sentence ahead for the armorer in the rust fatal on set shooting. Her plans for appeal, as a juror speaks out overnight. And what it could mean for alec baldwins trial. Flames shooting from a boeing jet engine. Lot of people around me were screaming and crying. What passengers are saying after a plane was forced to make an emergency landing. New Weather Threat in the south. Dangerous flooding. And the new storm for the northeast on the move. One on one with gisele bundchen. How are you . Sorry, guys. I dont know. Can i have a little moment . Yes. My emotional conversation with gisele, discussing her high profile divorce, difficult days and decision