Mccain continues. And historic flooding leading to dramatic new rescues. All that plus what was she thinking . Why the wife of treasury secretary is now apologizing. Espn under fire for pulling this announcer from the game. You wouldnt believe the reason. And are you feeling lucky . Powerball hits a staggering 700 million with the drawing just hours away. Today wednesday, august 23rd, 2017. This is today with matt lau lauer. As he was speak, protests were raging in the streets outside of that arena. We have both sides of this story covered starting with Kristen Welker. Get us started. Good morning. Matt, good morning to you. President trump waking up here in arizona after delivering a 77 fiery, divisive speech overnight. He took aim after many of his detractors, a complete reversal after he called for the country to come together just one day earlier. As protesters lined the streets outside the Phoenix Convention center, inside a very fired up President Trump waging his own battle, aba
Mccain enters its fifth day. Target texas. The remnants of Tropical Storm harvey, posing a threat to the gulf coast. Farther north, flooding leading to dramatic new rescues. Plus, what was she thinking. Why the wife of the treasury secretary is apologizing. And espn apologizing for pulling this announcer from a game. Are you feeling lucky . Powerball hits 700 million, with the crdrawing just hours away. Today, wednesday, august 23rd, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this wednesday morning. As always, thank you for joining us. Our top story, the president s raucous Campaign Rally overnight. He started with a call for unity. Then, he quickly tore into his detractors. As he was speaking, protesters were on the streets outside of that arena. Kristen welker, get us started. Good morning. Reporter hi, matt. Good morning to yu. President trump is weeks up here in ariz