Why its finally coming to light nearby buildings. Today, friday, january 4th, in case you are just waking up right now, let me be the bearer of good news. 2013. Its friday. It will look good out there. Announcer from nbc this is Christina Loren, good morning. Good morning to you, jon kelley. 7 27 now on a friday morning. Today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from taking a live look beautiful start over the city by the bay youll notice we have low clouds studio 1a in rockefeller center. Increasing. Winds are shifting out of the good morning. Welcome to today on a friday west. Morning. Im matt lauer. And im erica hill in for onshore flow making for milder conditions. Savannah this morning. There is good news for secretary of state Hillary Clinton. 43 in San Francisco. She plans to return to her 38 this time yesterday. 32 in gilroy. Office next week after she was, of course, hospitalized for a 34 in livermore. Blood clot in her head. Well see clouds increase as we head through 8
Protesters were violently cleared from outside the white house. First, a new report on weekly jobless claims shows 1. 5 million americans filed for Unemployment Insurance for the first time last week. Despite widespread business reopenings, it is obviously fewer than the week before, but 1. 5 is still a lot in nearly 2 1 2 times our alltime prepandemic record. All of this comes as the United States reaches another grim milestone surpassing 2 million cases of the virus. At least nine states have reported a spike in hospitalizations since memorial day. Joining me for the two hours is my coanchor katy tur as we get right to the news. She and i have been discussing this. Its a busy, busy day today. A lot of different a lot of different subjects to touch. Americas top general is apologizing for his role in the st. Johns church photo op, with President Trump. General mark milley was seen walking with the president. Heres what of what he said in an address to the National Defense university.
Putin, what is behind this new bromance . A lot in the broadcast but i want to begin with the day in trump. Joining me no discuss is bob beckel, his latest book is i should be dead, my life surviving politics, tv and addiction. Also matt louis author of too dumb to fail and kelly conway of keep the promise pac, a super pac towarding ted cruz. You liked a that an nation. Very funny. Kelly, this is the newest fox news poll out tonight and it shows that trump is really dominating, at 39 , ted cruz 18 , marco rubio 11 and everyone else down three or lower, and that includes jeb bush. So trump would say im at the top, you should be covering me. Yes, we know hes at the top, but thats a lot of ground for ted cruz to make up. Sure, but we like the trend lines so in this latest fox news poll, like some other National Polls, you see donald trump rising, you see ted cruz rising and you see establishment favorite, washington favorite marco rubio flat lining, going down three points in the fox news
Speaking exclusively, sessions says that recusal is admission of any wrong doing. Its simply that whether or not you can be perceived as fairly deciding a case or evaluating that case. We are moving in through that latest flap. He defended his answers during senate confirmation. I focused on that i had not had any such meetings, was not meeting with russian officials on a continuing basis to advance any campaign agenda. I had met in my office in an official way, that was the answer i gave and that was an honest answer. President trump is standing firmly by sessions saying that he has, quote, total confidence in attorney general but for Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer the recusal is not enough. There cannot be even the doubt about the impartiality and fairness of the attorney general for the good of the country, attorney general sessions should resign. As you might have guessed the president is take to go twitter to defend his attorney general calling this a, quote, total witch hun
We will give our military the tools you need to prevent war and if required to fight war and only do one thing. Win. Senate has confirmed ben carson as housing secretary. Several democrats also crossed over to confirm former Texas Governor rick perry as Energy Secretary. Her first solo outing reading to sick kids in a new york city hospital. You have in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. This is going to be the best day of my life my life. Steve oh the places you will go. Thats the dr. Seuss book that melania was reading from. Start your broadcast day the places we will take you today. Ainsley at any age that book is wonderful. Brian i have a problem with dr. Seuss. You try teach kids real words answered comes up with words that isnt real. Ainsley like green eggs . Brian there are a lot of words that dont exist. Ainsley whoville . Brian those words can i deal with you about other words that dont exist wrong vocabulary. Ainsley today i believe is dr. Seuss birt