Hi everyone. Im Heather Moran and i in the ceo of six and i. Thank you so much for being here tonight. By joining us you are supporting us at a time where we are deeply impacted by the loss of income with times. We are very grateful to you. John dickerson has been a longtime friend we hosted the first live taping. During 2009 on the weekend of president obamas first inauguration. Since then john has returned to our states many time tonight we are so excited to celebrate him and his fantastic new book which came out today. The office of the president looks a lot different now than it did back in 2009. Not only a party a power change. But the tone of position shifted. It has become an almost impossible job between trying to fulfill Campaign Promises and solving every surprising and urgent crisis that arises. As we prepare for the 2020 election could not be more timely to reevaluate how we view with the president. And how we choose our president and what we should expect from them once th
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Hes down right unamerican. And the politics behind a Coronavirus Vaccine. We may have a vaccine bef where it stands as it enters the home stretch. Unprecedented pledge. This morning nine of the worlds top drug makers joining forces vowing to deliver that vaccine only when its safe. So when will that be and who will get it first . The ceo of pfizer joins us live for an exclusive interview. Oneonone. Michael cohen, President Trumps former lawyer, speaking first to nbc news as his bombshell book about the president is released. The actions that i was performing for my boss were morally wrong. What hes saying this morning about the president s behavior behind closed doors. Those stories plus 15 million putt. And dti a dominating performance. Today, tuesday, september 8th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody. Welcome to today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. So happy to be back after the long Holi
Person in the world. He never forgot where he came today. From mean streets. Protesters and Police Square off nationwide in a weekend of violence. Federal agents called in. The latest just ahead. Final crossing. A new tribute to john lewis, the and he works from the bottom up civil rights hero making one last journey across the bridge as you guys said so rightly in where he almost lost his life fighting for justice. Speak to the legacy that he leaves behind and the lives he the intro. He was just happy to be on a has changed. Set. He was just happy to be looking at joey bishop next thing hes sitting next to joey bishop. And he just was always today a rare honor. The congressmans lie in state at the u. S. Capitol. Comfortable in his own skin. Always felt like the luckiest in the end zone, the nfl and guy in the world and i used to say to him not the players reach an agreement luck, reg. Blessed. He goes, youre right. Youre right on a return to play but one star blessed. And i always fel
All right. All right. Everybodys got a Favorite Book from their childhood sometimes stories of adversity and triumph. But the heroes of those stories are often lacking in diversity yeah. Its true. Frustration. We just know, like, its too according to a recent study, much of a gamble straight ahead, the story actually, more childrens books from coast to coast. Massive explosion. What caused this devastating blast in the heart of beirut the mystery growing as the number of dead and injured climbs this morning. But from the rubble, a stunning story. A survivor pulled out alive. Those stories, plus phoning feature white characters than all other types of visible home the astronauts in that historic nasa Spacex Mission revealing the prank calls they made. Minorities combined. Thats one reason why jenna sat down with some really bright young minds to talk about the importance of representation especially in this particular moment by the way, these kids are probably was a pretty funny incredi