she had taken the prescription drug ambien earlier in the day. kennedy s doctors was looking into whether she may have had a seizure. more on that coming up. we also told you about the mother diagnosed with the flesh eating bacteria days after giving birth to twins. she s undergone 20 surgical procedures. this morning she ll open up about her recovery for the first time in an exclusive live interview. the blame game in london. who pulled the plug on concert performance by music legend bruce springsteen and paul mccartney. you just don t do that. the story in a minute. we begin with the return of the brutal heat. the weather channel s stephanie abrams in for al this morning. good morning. we ll talk more about the heat in just a minute. but first i want to take you into houston and talk more about the lightning strike that killed two during a soccer game and injured another. they were taking shelter under a tree, the absolute worst spot you can be because lightning wil
captions paid for by nbc-universal television announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to today on this monday morning. i m savannah guthrie. i m willie geist in for matt this morning. something like 94 degrees in new york today and we re the lucky ones. we re getting used to this, aren t we? a scorcher across the country. heat reports in 12 states. headed into the 90s this afternoon. could be hotter tomorrow. we ll tell you just how hot it s going to get where you are straight ahead. new details on an accident involving robert kennedy s daughter kerry. she was charged with driving while impaired and told police she had taken the prescription drug ambien earlier in the day. kennedy s doctors was looking into whether she may have had a seizure. more on that coming up. we also told you about the mother diagnosed with the flesh eating bacteria days after gi
announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and ann curry, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome today on this monday morning. i m ann curry. i m david gregory in this monday for matt who has the morning off. a lot of buildup surrounding the greek elections particularly the import for our own economy back here. in the end a party that supports a bailout for the country s troubled economy pulled off a narrow victory. and the results caused the world market to rally. this morning there s already growing concern over similar debt crises in other parts of europe that the u.s. actually has closer ties with, david. a live report from athens straight ahead this morning. also this morning a california family that s lucky to be alive. we were just talking about this. it s an amazing story. they survived a plane crash but left them stranded on a remote snow covered mountain in idaho and they were dressed for much warmer weather. it took rescuers
we have the scoop on what s hot and what s not, summer style. what you re wearing obviously hot. i m not sure. i m going to find out, from printed denim to high heeled sneakers. yes, sneakers. we ll show you the editor s hottest pick for fashion. high heeled sneakers. some cute, great to travel in. weren t they hot a few years ago. i remember. family vacation, always fun. getting there always not the best time. so we re going to tell you how to avoid all the problems when you re traveling with your younger ones, get from point a to point b. expert on that. a lot of vacations coming up. meantime natalie is apparently traveling. she s not here today. savannah standing by at the news desk. hey, savannah, good morning. good morning. defense will start its side at the child sexual abuse trial of penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. he was examined by a state psychiatrist after defense revealed they plan to unveil a rare psychiatric disorder which e
announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and ann curry, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome today on this monday morning. i m ann curry. i m david gregory in this monday for matt who has the morning off. a lot of buildup surrounding the greek elections particularly the import for our own economy back here. in the end a party that supports a bailout for the country s troubled economy pulled off a narrow victory. and the results caused the world market to rally. this morning there s already growing concern over similar debt crisis in other parts of europe the u.s. has even closer ties with, david. a live report from athens straight ahead this morning. also this morning a california family that s lucky to be alive. we were just talking about this. it s an amazing story. they survived a plane crash but left them stranded on a remote snow covered mountain in idaho and they were dressed for much warmer weather. it took rescuers 15 hours