Nothing, hes joking, right . The hilarious sendup that has Andrew Garfield running for his life in an snl skit thats trending today, monday, may 5th, 2014. 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 a monday morning. Im matt lauer. Im savannah guthrie. Natalie morales and al roker are here. How many times have you watched that skit online . Probably about five times. Its hysterical. Its long, but were going to break it down in trending. A lot of people talking about that this morning. Were going to get to todays top story, and its that large wildfire racing through parts of oklahoma. The flames are being driven by unseasonably high temperatures and high winds, too. Nbcs jay gray is in guthrie, oklahoma this morning. Just north of oklahoma city. Jay, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, savannah. Were in the staging area right now. Hundreds of firefighters poring through here,
Good morning to you. Im frances rivera. Breaking news out of south africa where the judge in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial has ordered the olympic track star to undergo an evaluation for mental illness. The move will likely delay the trial for more than a month. The judge argues that a psychological evaluation would ensure that pistorius gets a fair trial. Pistorius has admitted to shooting his girlfriend, viva steenkamp, last year. A psychiatrist told the court this week that he suffered from an anxiety disorder. At least 20 workers at two hospitals in orlando are being monitored after coming in contact with a patient infected by mers, or the middle east respiratory syndrome. So far, only two cases have been confirmed in the u. S. A patient in indiana was hospitalized 12 days and released last week. The second, a saudi resident, who was visiting family remains hospitalized in orlando this morning in good condition. A Health Advisory is now in effect at all major u. S. Airports in a
Savannah guthrie with Michelle Knight. He met the love of his life by accident. He ran over her with a horse. Pretty tough kid. Years later, when he lost her, he named his new love after his old one. The slowest horse i have ever seen. But this lisa, lame and half blind, turned out to be pretty tough, too. I was determined to make this horse run. And run she did. And there they go could she win her biggest race of all . Its definitely one of those things, where its made up in hollywood. Also. Heart stopping moments. Heartbreaking stories. Im scared to death. On the voice, its amazing what theyve overcome. Im like i cant do that. No, this show has no boundaries. We take you on an exclusive trip backstage where contestants and coaches open up. Hardships. Its so hard, its so hard to be away from home. Relationships. I never felt a stronger bond with any other human being. And the secrets that make the show really sane. I really love these guys. Winning against all odds. Welcome to datelin
A new diet from the hungry girl, lisa lillian. They say if you eat a lot, you lose weight. You have to eat the right things, but she has a thing. Thats the trouble. Theres always a rub. Speaking of rubbing what . What does that even mean . If Prince William sat down next to you on any airline, much less sitting there in coach, would you sort of rub up against him . How about the headlines . Prince william sat in coach . Hes a human being. He didnt sit up front with all of the muckety mucks. He sat in the bulkhead which isnt a great row in coach because you cant put the stuff in front of you. You have to put it up on top. And there he was all cozied up in the window seat. From memphis to dallas which is about an hour flight. Its a short flight. But apparently there was a reporter also on the flight who took a picture of him which were not allowed to show because its too expensive. Apparently if you show his picture, he wants 1 million, so we couldnt do it. He was very casual. He had bee
And the voice. Josh kaufman wins it for team usher on a night packed with stars, the voice crowns its new champion, so whats josh kaufman going to do now . Hes making his way to our plaza today, wednesday, may 21st, 2014. 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 a wednesday morning. And when we say josh kaufman is making his way to studio 1a we really mean it. Literally making his way. Took the red eye overnight. Expected to perform. He is the voice. You are not the voice this morning. Battling the voice a little bit, but looking forward to meeting him. It should be great. We want to get to todays top story, the intense storms wreaking havoc on the midwest. Al, they are on the move this morning. They absolutely are. Check out this video just out from chicago. Really amazing Lightning Storm going on. High winds, a lot of rain, a real mess. And in fact, some amazing Lightning Pictur