A very big donation to a cause close to their hearts this morning. And winners . A thrilling finish at the National Spelling bee, and the event ends in a rare tie, the first in more than 50 years. The cochamps are celebrating with us today, friday, may 30th, 2014. Life is a highway from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Can we take that shot one more time . That is a concert crowd. Wow. So many. Eat your heart out, austin mahone. That was a big crowd earlier this week, but huge today. And there is good reason. This is the most awarded Country Group in the past decade. They have 14 number one hits, 22 1 2 million albums sold. They have a new album thats getting critical acclaim and theyre going to give us a great concert in a few moments. That crowd, its all ages. They, Everybody Loves rascal flatts. Good to have them here. Were going to get to our top
Nearly 50 years. Put some 50 in your morning. And from da club to the park, 50 cent set out to smoke out our party in the park. The rap superstar now here live revealing what really happened with his infamous pitch seen round the world. Good morning, america. Its going to be wild. Good morning, everyone. The question for 50, is it going to be as wild as that pitch the other night . And how impromptu was that pitch . Was it planned . Thats the big question. A lot of questions out there. Hes going to be speaking out about the first time here on gma this morning, as we all head to the park. Everybody gathering already for what is going to be an epic friday morning. You know what also was epic . When george explained for me to say 50 and 50 cent. He knew. Did all my homework. I continue to learn from you daily. We have a busy news morning this morning. The president speaking out to kelly ripa and Michael Strahan, on the fastgrowing v. A. Scandal. With calls for the head of the v. A. To res
A giant strikeout. How kansas city is fighting back if a royal rumble. And we do say good monday morning to everybody. The world series gets under way tomorrow night. Games have already begun. Youre not going hear this song played on San Francisco radio stations. Theres a good reason for that. Lorde was inspired by george brett . She wasnt even born in 1985. The big ebola news. An important milestone for the family of Thomas Eric Duncan, and dozens of others now declared ebola free. New evidence of how hard it can be for the disease to prspread. And tom llamas has more. Reporter that Group Includes the paramedics who first brought Thomas Eric Duncan to this hospital. Its a milestone, as you mentioned. But there are still 75 hospital workers who wake up every morning hoping to show no symptoms. This morning, a big morning in dallas. The first group of people quarantined and monitored for their close contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, now free and clear. 48 in total. Including duncans rela
A giant strikeout. How kansas city is fighting back if a royal rumble. And we do say good monday morning to everybody. The world series gets under way tomorrow night. Games have already begun. Youre not going hear this song played on San Francisco radio stations. Theres a good reason for that. Lorde was inspired by george brett . She wasnt even born in 1985. The big ebola news. An important milestone for the family of Thomas Eric Duncan, and dozens of others now declared ebola free. New evidence of how hard it can be for the disease to prspread. And tom llamas has more. Reporter that Group Includes the paramedics who first brought Thomas Eric Duncan to this hospital. Its a milestone, as you mentioned. But there are still 75 hospital workers who wake up every morning hoping to show no symptoms. This morning, a big morning in dallas. The first group of people quarantined and monitored for their close contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, now free and clear. 48 in total. Including duncans rela
And it really is the planet of the apes. Well show you what these two critics thought about the most popular film in america right now. Buying their own tickets and popcorn. Turns out this trip to the movies was all Monkey Business. Wild thing and we do say good morning, america. Several people at the theater a little worried about those chimps getting the wrong idea, you know. You knew someone was going to try. We have a lot to get to this morning, including the breaking on the subway disaster in just a minute. First, the dangerous weather worsening overnight. Flash flooding from arizona to new jersey. Waters rising rapidly and sweeping families away. Ginger tracking it all. More than 170 Severe Weather reports from coast to coast and we get in a little closer. Part of the fuel for all the storms, that striking cold front. This morning memphis in the 70s. Kansas city hit a record low of 54. Unruly storms across the nation. Hail and floodwaters swallowing colorado neighborhoods. Fierce