Im frances rivera. The leader of isis may be dead as the Russian Defense ministry issued a statement saying they have information that Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi was killed in one of their air strikes. Nbcs lucy kafanov is in london for us. Lucy, what more do we know . Reporter good morning. The russians claim on may 28th, 30 highlevel isis commanders and about 300 fighters gathered to plot their escape from raqqa, the groups de facto capitol in syria, also a city currently under assault by the u. S. And its allies. The Russian Defense ministry claims baghdadi was at this meeting, and dispatched a group of bombers and fighter jets to strike the gathering. In a statement the Russian Defense ministry said, quote, isis leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi also attended the meeting and was killed in this air strikes. The ministry adds that it had warned the u. S. Of the strike in advance. Theres been no confirmation from the americans. A spokesman for the u. S. Dough ligs fighting isis could not confirm
Student freed from north korea opening up about seeing his son for the first time in 18 months. I knelt down by his side and i hugged him. And blaming president obama for why it took so long to get his son home. Do i think the past administration could have done more . I think the results speak for themselves. All that, plus the manhunt for two escaped fugitives. Oa fiery blimp crash at the u. S. Open Golf Tournament. And a live concert from country superstar, shania twine, june 16th, 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 a friday morning. Thank you for joining us. It is a busy morning. Weve said that before. A lot going on in your world. We got it all covered this morning. The Russian Military says that Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi has been killed in an air strike. Keir simmons, what can you tell us . Reporter this raid of russian fighter jets over syria, was carried out a
Two escaped inmates are finally captured after running into a hoist to hide out. They thought they were going to steal a vehicle from the residence. Little did they know it was not. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Congressman Steve Scalise remains in Critical Condition following multiple surgeries. Authorities are learning more about the gunman who shot scalise and three others, but last night scalise was on the minds of fellow lawmakers who played the annual congressional baseball game in honor of their wounded colleague. Weijia jiang is in washington. Weijia, good morning. Good morning, annemarie. Players in both parties wore hats to represent the Louisiana State university. It was one of many tributes at the stadium where politics stayed on the sidelines. Democrats, 11, republicans, 2, but the oners of the annual congressional baseball game handed over the trophy as quickly as they received
, but we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We have our disagreements, but we are here to serve this nation we love. Ladies and gentlemen, lets play ball. Democracy takes the field in washington. This game is a game where we always come to have fun. Root for everybody and do their very best and hope that our team wins. Tonight were all team scalise. Russias Defense Ministry saying its investigating whether one of the countrys air strikes may have killed the isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi. Thats great. The guy deserved that fate. Two prisoners captured after a daring and deadly escape that led to a massive manhunt in the south. Great day in tennessee. This ended as well as it could have been imagined. Vice president mike pence has retained a personal lawyer to represent him in the russia investigation. It was a nightmare. A blimp crashes at the u. S. Open Golf Tournament in wisconsin, seriously injuring the pilot. They just parachuted out. D
Captured after running into a hoist to hide out. They thought they were going to steal a vehicle from the residence. Little did they know it was not. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Congressman Steve Scalise remains in Critical Condition following multiple surgeries. Authorities are learning more about the gunman who shot scalise and three others, but last night scalise was on the minds of fellow lawmakers who played the annual congressional baseball game in honor of their wounded colleague. Weijia jiang is in washington. Weijia, good morning. Good morning, annemarie. Players in both parties wore hats to represent the Louisiana State university. It was one of many tributes at the stadium where politics stayed on the sidelines. Democrats, 11, republicans, 2, but the oners of the annual congressional baseball game handed over the trophy as quickly as they received it, asking that it be placed in