Those metal Water Bottles. Theyre popular with children. It turns out there is a risk of kids getting their tongues trapped inside. Very serious. Can lead to a trip to the emergency room. So what, if anything, is being done about it . Then a strange phenomenon off the coast of southern california. Were talking about massive squid. They are being spotted and caught in record numbers. Well get a live report about that. But let us start on a wednesday morning in washington where the Obama Administration is getting ready to tackle a whole host of issues, beginning this morning with gun control. Nbcs Peter Alexander is at the white house. Peter, good morning. Reporter matt, good morning to you. Barely a week into this new year and the president , as you know, is already juggling a handful of familiar challenges. They are the looming fights over guns, confirmation of his National Security team, and as the nations fast approaching, borrowing limits. With the white houses self imposed deadline
Another racks here in south florida. Morning joe starts right now. I think its going to be an important debate. I dont think any one event is decisive, but this is an important issue. Even though being strong at home and rebuilding our economy is the number one issue, people want to know that they have a strong, steady hand in the oval office, and they dont want someone whos reckless and whos been consistently wrong on Foreign Policy issues, as governor romney has. The president had created this false image of mitt romney in the minds of some voters that was completely knocked down in that first debate. And i think now whats becoming apparent in these debates is that the president has no plan for the next four years. Hes failed to outline any sort of ideas how hell govern the country in his words forward over the next four years. And thats why these debates have mattered more than ever. Tomorrow is his last chance to tell us what hes going to do over the next four years. And good morni
To head into space. He is here about our role in that adventure today, friday, november 8th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Big finish. Big finish. Welcome. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie alongside al roker and Natalie Morales. I dont remember that team music being so disco. Well have more on that big announcement later on but first the storm is amazing. The top story today. Massive typhoon is in the philippines and wreaking havoc right there. Angus is in manila. What can you tell us, angus . Reporter good morning, matt. Experts were warning this would be the storm of the century. A category 5 super typhoon with wind speeds of up to 200 miles an hour. This morning, the people of the philippines are counting the cost. When typhoon haiyan made landfall at record speeds, it shows no mercy. Tearing apart houses and whipping up giant
According to the Washington Post, abc news, Cheesecake Factory poll, voters favor donald trump over Hillary Clinton 46 to 44 . But how do you feel about it . 46 to 44, if you do the math, that only adds to 90 . The final 10 kept whispering kill me. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is may 24th. Mika has the morning off. Willie, as you know, its may and this time of the year she goes around the world and tries to help young rebels trying to train them im in an undisclosed location in a Counter Intelligence operation. Willie, we will get through this, which may be one of the uglier days in recent american political history. I say that because of what happened yesterday. We knew that the bill clinton allegations were coming. We didnt think they would come this early or this hard, but the vince foster charges bringing
those up and casting a light on suspicious activities. Thats about as low as it goes. And i was shocked that its already happening in may. Yeah, were in 1993 Conspi
We have our divisions and they are not new. We have our divisions and they are not new. Around the clock news social sometimes amplify these decisions. We are about to enter a couple weeks where our political rhetoric tends to be more overheated than usual. That is why it is so important that everyone, regardless of race or Political Party or profession, regardless of what organizations you are a part of. Everyone right now focus on words and actions that can unite this country rather than divide it further. We dont need inflammatory rhetoric. We dont need careiloless accusations to advance an
agenda. We need to temper our words and open our hearts, all of us. President obama yesterday after what happened in baton rouge. Good morning, its monday, july 18. Were live at flatterys irish pub in a very rainy cleveland, ohio, the site of the Republican National convention. The next five days they belong to donald trump. The firsttime politician is going to formally accept his partys nominati