The president s Team Planning legal challenges, all of this as the president s chief of staff tests positive for coronavirus and the u. S. Is hit with the most cases ever. Who will be the next president to handle the pandemic . And will today be the day a president ial winner is declared . America is watching and waiting, today, saturday, november 7th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today with peter alexander, kristen welker, and dylan dreyer. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today and thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning. Peter and i are so happy to be joining you from new york. Typically of course we would be in d. C. , but here we are in our election headquarters as we watch and wait for results today. Thats right. We had election day that turned into election week. We welcome you to election weekend. You were in wilmington, i was at the white house. Were in new york for as long as it takes to get you results. It
And lots to talk about in your Weather Report today. Shell have the latest on that very soon. We want to get right to our top story. That is the president s late night communetation for his late night friend. Stone was just days away from going to prison for his help in the russia investigation. He was found guilty for lying to congress in part prosecutors say to protect the president. In just a moment, we will talk to congressman adam schiff who led the impeachment fight against President Trump, but we want to begin with kelly odonnell. She is at the white house with the latest. Kelly, good morning. Reporter good morning, peter. This is the first time the president has used this absolute authority to benefit a convicted figure from the russia investigation. After years of mocking and underdhauunde undercutting that probe. And part of the rationale is that the president wiped out the prison sentence in order to protect roger stone medically, to keep him from contracting coronavirus if
Commemorating the end of slavery directed at the media. And in a place with a tragic you can see right there, those are the gray boards. History, this as the president under that is the bronze statue heads to west point today, of Winston Churchill. Gathering more than 1,000 cadets now, the rightwing groups out in the midst of the coronavirus here have all showed up to counterprotest and to march for crisis for a Graduation Ceremony what they say is to save this statue. Unlike any other. Peaceful or a threat . Protesters in seattle still in hes long been seen as britains control of several city blocks this morning, including a Police Greatest wartime leader, a National Hero, even immortalized precinct. Its sort of like a different on the big screen in the darkest way of thinking. With President Trump hour. Whatever the cost may be threatening to send in u. S. Troops, how will this standoff end . All that, plus happy we should fight on the beaches. Reporter but today a statue birthday, y
11 and planning to close some stores permanently. This as some Grocery Store workers and employees at other American Giants get set to lose the hero pay theyve been receiving for the passed two months. Start your engines. Nascar back in action this weekend and racing fans cant wait, even though they have to watch from home. But how will they keep the drivers and their crew members safe . The president of nascar will join us live. All of that, plus mission to space. The u. S. Space force making history this morning, launching a secretive plane into orbit for the first time ever. The mission and what it hopes to accomplish. Today saturday, may 15, 2020. From nbc news this is today with peter alexander, Kristen Welker and dylan dreyer. Welcome to today. Thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. It is the weekend, whatever that means anymore. We are glad to have our friend dylan back of course as well. The days are all blending together these days. This is only your second weekend
Parlors, no. Briefing without his usual back president ial criticism for even in texas, this salon kemp coming as states like and forth with reporters. This as the president faces alaska open up restaurants and owner isnt fazed. Harsh backlash for asking retail. It is their personal choice whether injecting disinfectant in oklahoma, its salons and to come bo the salon if they spas where some owners enforce might be a good way to kill want to. They have that right. From wisconsin to georgia, coronavirus. Strict rules. Americans are exercising their danger on the highway. Get a good haircut. The number of drivers caught not leave with covid. Right to protest the plan. Speeding skyrocketing these days even in texas, where were not disposable just stayathome orders remain in because, you know, were with so few cars on the roads. Effect, this salon owner isnt lowincome people. Employees worried about the some drivers racing at more than risk of return as some owners, fazed. It is their pers