He talks about retirement the president ial race and that beard. Friends, fans and celebrities arrive in louisville for the funeral of mum ahammad. Matt joins live in lul. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. We got a great concert crowd outside. We have carson inside because matts in louisville, couple this morning, where later, tens of thousands of fans, along with a starstudded crowd will say goodbye to the champ, muhammad ali, matt good to see you. Savannah, carson, good to see you guys. I think it will be a sad and inspiring day in louisville a. City by the way that adores muhammad ali. Hes a hometown hero. 15,000 people expected in the center behind me to pay their respects to memorialize the heavyweight champion of the world him i left my hotel room early, walked down the hallway. In front of every hotel room was this, usa todays tribute to ali a. Very moving wa