And at first, i took cover. I felt a burning sensation. I went to go lift my pant leg up. And i saw the blood. Why he says its the one and only time he will share his story. All that plus the American Woman held hostage for years, suddenly rushed to the hospital. Two officers involved in this ugly Airline Incident fired. And epic comeback. Into the gap. And two runs are going to score. The yankees pull off a late rally to tie up their series with the astros. And the dodgers beat the cubs, moving one win away from their first world series in 29 years. Today, wednesday, october 18th, 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 a wednesday morning. We arent as blearyeyed started at 5 02 in the afternoon. Thank you for our schedules. Were going to start with the headlines coming out of washington this morning. The new controversy facing President Trump. He is taking heat for
Speaking out for the first i felt a burning and went to plift pant leg felt why he says only time hell share his story. All that who held suddenly two officers involve in ugly Airline Incident into going to the yankees rally to tie the astros. The dodgers one win away world series in 29 years. Todays wednesday october 18, 2017. Good morning, welcome wednesday morning. 7 00 on the west coast. A lot of happy dodgers fans, theyre getting de beisbol, l win away from going to the word series. Si, were a un juego de la feelt new york pulled even. I know you would like to the whole show on baseball we got to get to the news. Tens out of que ir a las controversy facing the president. This esta morning mananag himself after a un lawmaker ed made an un insensitive ro a widow of a fallen soldier coming a day after complainf him not families. Hi, President Trump is starting day on defense again florida congresswoman call to one of down right insensitive. Some democrats president of taking fight br
Brutal fight over her replacement, which has been going on almost since the moment she died just one week ago. Tomorrow were expected to learn the name of president Trumps Supreme Court nominee. But today, today the focus remains on the life and service of the one and only Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I want to bring in Garrett Haake. Hes on capitol hill. And nbcs Peter Alexander at the white house. Garrett, what will we see today . Stephanie, this will get under way around 9 30 when the justices casket will be moved from the Supreme Court here to the capitol. Shell lie in state in statuary hall on the house side of the building. This will be a straightforward ceremony and shorter perhaps than i think what weve gotten used to seeing here. We only expect to hear from the speaker of the house and from a rabbi, the same rabbi who spoke at the sproupreme court. This will be a private ceremony in the age of covid19 and the coronavirus. Invite only opportunity for members of congress. Other invited
Collusion with the Trump Campaign. Nbc news has just learned that trumps personal attorney Michael Cohen, has received requests for information from the house and Senate Intelligence committees, this comes as the controversy surrounding Jared Kushner, the president s Senior Adviser and soninlaw is keeping the white house in crisis mode today. Kushner under scrutiny by the fbi as part of its russia investigation. The Washington Post reports kushner talked about setting up a secret Communications Channel with the kremlin using russian facilities during the president ial transition period. Lots to get to. Nbcs Hallie Jackson at the white house, and kasie hunt is on capitol hill. Hallie, start with you, what do we know about this request being made. We know and also what we dont know aut this. Heres what we know, according to cohen who in a brief interview with nbc news confirmed that he did, in fact, receive these requests for information from the house and Senate Intelligence committees.
Good morning, everyone, friday, june 9th. Im Ayman Mohyeldin alongside Louis Burgdorf and Yasmin Vossoughian. While the testimony didnt turn into the spectacle many hoped for, still his comments were a politicalest as some democrats say it sho the president trying to coerce him to abandon the investigation into Michael Flynn while the white house and some republicans say there no sign of obstruction of justice and the president never ordered him to drop the Russian Investigation or the one into Michael Flynn. But the fbi director questioned the motives of the president time and time again before the Senate Intelligence committee. So it confused me when i saw on television hearing the president say he actually fired me because of the Russian Investigation. I was also confused by the what was described publicly. Although the law required no reason at all to fire an fbi director, the administration then chose to defame me and more importantly the fib. By saying the organization was in dis