Its hard to imagine anyone more suited to the topic of a career in intelligence than mr. James clapper. Its a great treat to have him here this evening. As you can see from his background, hes had over five years of experience in the Intelligence Community, in the military side, on the civilian side, inside and outside government and overseas as well and maybe its not listed in his bio but maybe someone can ask him a question to tell you about his 2014 visit to north korea to rescue a couple of americans who got caught up there. I first met mr. Clapper in the 1990s when i was a baby bureaucrat in the pentagon and he was head of Defense Intelligence agency. I was, i confess, a little bit scared of him when i first encountered him but my boss, ash carter, and the rest of the pentagon civilian leadership held him in such high regard and respect that we were all grateful to have him part of the team. Most recently, i logged many hours with mr. Clapper in the white house situation room disc
Lifetime. And the heat across the country is supposed to intensify today. And the mom who survived a vicious shark attack. Im alive. Im grateful for that, for sure. A brides unforgettable gift to her best friend. Curry, three. And the Golden State Warriors reclaim the nba championship today, tuesday, june 13, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. So glad to have you carrens in for early. Matt is i was. The to. Lets s to s including with peter r. Wel inh reporter good morning. Jeff sessions recused himself from the russian investigation. But he will be in the middle of it. This is where hell be testifying. Whats unique about today, james comey had his issues with the president , Jeff Sessions is a fierce loyalist. And as for the special prosecutor Robert Mueller, is he the next man to go . This morning, the white house is pushing back. With the russia inquiry heating up, this stunning assessment about the futu
Student freed from north korea opening up about seeing his son for the first time in 18 months. I knelt down by his side and i hugged him. And blaming president obama for why it took so long to get his son home. Do i think the past administration could have done more . I think the results speak for themselves. All that, plus the manhunt for two escaped fugitives. Oa fiery blimp crash at the u. S. Open Golf Tournament. And a live concert from country superstar, shania twine, june 16th, 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 a friday morning. Thank you for joining us. It is a busy morning. Weve said that before. A lot going on in your world. We got it all covered this morning. The Russian Military says that Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi has been killed in an air strike. Keir simmons, what can you tell us . Reporter this raid of russian fighter jets over syria, was carried out a
Taking on special Counsel Robert Mueller, the man now leading the russia investigation. What the president is now saying about mueller. Overnight, johnny depp stunning crowds with this comment. When was the last time an actor assassinated a president . Backlash growing over the remarks. Was he threatening President Trump . The secret service now responding this morning. And an abc news exclusive, Dennis Rodman oneonone with michael. His first tv interview since returning from north korea and the death of american student Otto Warmbier. When he went there he was fine. A year later the same day you go over hes released in a coma. What hes saying about kim jongun. I think people dont see him as a friendly guy, but if you actually talk to him his message for President Trump and why he got so emotional only on gma this morning. And we do say good morning, america. Its been great having david with us all this week. Did we survive . We did. Almost there. Happy friday and that means we have a
Biggest victim in his death. Thousands pay tribute to him in an emotional service. Johnny depp under fire, and a golden rule of golf broken and you wont believe who is behind the wheel today. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savanna guthrie we thank you for joining us. As a golfer, im gasping over lets get to the battle over the Health Care Bill from Senate Republicans. It keeps the basic structure of the Affordable Care act, obamacare, that republicans have railed against, but there are sweeping changes. Including the elimination of the mandate that required people to buy insurance. It deepens the cuts to medicaid and it defunds planned parenthood. A vote could come as early as next week but republicans leaders have work to do. President trump is voicing his support, several gop senators say they will oppose the bill as it stands. Top medical groups are weighing in, finding fault with the plan. The American Academy of pediatrics claims certain cuts will hurt children.