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
And featuring the legendary roots crew. Questlove 712 iowa steve and now, here he is, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause ] jimmy oh, my goodness yes [ cheers and applause ] oh, we got a great show tonight. Welcome, everybody. Welcome. Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome to the tonight show. This is it, baby. [ cheers and applause ] you made it. Youre here. Well, heres what people are talking about. Some big political news. Today President Trump went on twitter and announced that he is banning transgender people from serving in the military. [ audience boos ] trump said he understands this is a very sensitive issue, so he made sure to choose his emojis very carefully. [ laughter and applause ] actually, trump says that hes banning transgender people from serving because of high medical costs. If he cares so much about high medical costs, maybe he should pass a health care bill. [ cheers and applause ] if he cares so much and trump was talking
Building. You know why this building is the safest building in the world . We are surrounded by super heroes. There are dirty, sweaty super heroes all over. The reason i bring up safety, the Pugh Research center gave at the top of the list, the two biggest threats are isis and Climate Change. 13 countries said Climate Change here in l. A. , we said traffic and gluten. But the rest of the country said cyberattacks, which i think is interesting. You really dont want to be off instagram for even a minute. President trump has to be happy he didnt make the most dangerous list, although he doesnt have much to celebrate right now. The president s Approval Rating has dropped to a new low. This is a newer low than the last new low. O today, which i think is lower than the emoji movie. Theres no light at the the tunnel. [ applause ] did you hear what trump said about living in the white house . According to golf magazine of all places, the president told a group of members at his club in new jer
Building. You know why this building is the safest building in the world . We are surrounded by super heroes. There are dirty, sweaty super heroes all over. The reason i bring up safety, the Pugh Research center gave the worlds biggest threats. At the top of the list, the two biggest threats are isis and Climate Change. 13 countries said Climate Change is the most dangerous. 17 countries said isis. We didnt say either one of those. In the united states, we said cyberattacks are the most dangerous threat. Here in l. A. , we said traffic and gluten. But the rest of the country said cyberattacks, which i think is interesting. You really dont want to be off instagram for even a minute. President trump has to be happy he didnt make the most dangerous list, although he doesnt have much to celebrate right now. The president s Approval Rating has dropped to a new low. This is a newer low than the last new low. It is down to 33 today, which i think is lower than the emoji movie. Theres no light