Putting all other cliff hangers to shame today thursday july 23rd 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Remember the time we got eaten by a flying shark . Did we survive . They survived. Its a movie. Its not over. I believed you in the role of matt lauer. Thank you. Well have fun with sharknado 3 a little bit on. We start with a serious news. Troubling comments from fbi director james comb my on threats from isis facing the United States. At the groups ability to inspire americans to extremism. Kristin welker is at the white house with more. Reporter officials here have long signalled the terrorist group isis also known as isil poses a risk to the u. S. The fbi director was asked if the group is a bigger threat to the u. S. Than al qaeda. His answer is question underscoring the level of concern here. Isil is not your parents al qaeda. Its a very di
There is a press conference being held. Were listening live. Every level has been extraordinary. At the end of our comments, the fbi special agent in charge, mr. Reinhold, will answer a few questions. Please understand that due to the nature of this ongoing investigation, we will not be able to answer all of your questions. Please identify your self and your organization you represent when you ask a question. As this involves an ongoing investigation, no further regular press briefings are scheduled after today unless information becomes available that can be shared with the public. You will be notified in advance of any releases of Upcoming Press briefings by the United States attorneys office. Autria these are officials from the fbi and the states attorneys office. They are in tennessee. We will listen in on this and bring you new developments as soon as they become available. We will get you right back to it. In the meantime, the terror and tennessee has prompted officials in severa
Dat toes elderly mother that february morning when she heard a loud noise and rushed to the front door. She went across the street to a neighbors and returned to take lodatos mother to safety. After that she went to be with a dying Ruthanne Lodato testifying franco then broke down sock on the stand. The judge called a recess. He witnessed a murder. She was shot. She led a 90yearold woman to safety, had 911 called, and then she put her own life at risk and returned to ruth ann to be with her until help arrived. The family is greenly and forever grateful to her. Reporter franco was asked to testify as the defense wanted to block use of that photo lineup at trial. But the judge rejected their request. Coming up on news4 at 6 00, i october. Neighbors are calling the fire devastating flames overnight ripping through a reof Historic Buildings in Harpers Ferrys business district. The blaze broke out this morning damaging at least four buildings that housed shops and apartments. For one shop,
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Global governance program. But stewart is that quintessential practitioner with the rockefeller steadies program and as a rhodes scholar. And here since 2008. And as a very long long title with a multilateral cooperation with international institutions. Has written widely on topics to the Un Security Council and the merits of though willing. But tonight were not talking but with those sovereignty wars. So join me to welcome him tonight. [applause] congratulations. Probably for sale for those who want to read them. And that is interesting but since then the word sovereignty is that President Trump is first address to the Un Security Council 21 times in the 42 minute speech to start us off. Why is it such a hot topic . Wondering how much i have paid with the word sovereignty but it was remarkable. And it makes sense in the case because to that degree one confined constant blood is turbulence and with that promulgation of that idea. Or to provide that. Getting into the topic of sovereignt