See the change for herself. Comiccon arrived in saudi arabia, a celebration of comic book characters that is a sign of the times in this ultraconservative islamic kingdom. Just last year it probably wouldnt have been allowed. Things are becoming more free . Yes. More cool. N gender segregation used to be structly enforced in saudi arabia but at comiccon the sexes mixed freely. Traditional islamic dress was optional. So who changed things . Who is making your country a more yeah mohammad bin salman. The favorite son of saudi arabias ruler, king salman and he wants to modernize. The crown prince is only 32 years old. And he isnt just the kings anointed successor, he is already enormously powerful in his own right. Prince mohammad used that power to round up more than 200 members of the saudi elite, all accused of corruption, now locked up in this luxury hotel. Critics say the prince is targeting his detractors. He has also reined in the religious police. They still patrol the streets and
The it goes into her background and the challenges they face. And studio 57 will help us reveal the 60th annual grammy nominations. Looking forward to that. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. These allegations are completely false. Im going to take off some gloves and show the truth. Senate candidate roy moore talks tough. Tempers start to go boil over around the moore campaign. People got physical outside the event. Leandra english, not Nick Mulvaney is in charge of the cip. The Consumer Financial protection bureau. Im going in there tonight and ill be here. They call her pocahontas. President trump is getting backlash about a comment he made about Elizabeth Warren. He thinks somehow hes going to shut me up with that, and its just not going to happen. A volcano on the indonesian island of bali continues to spew ash into the air stranding tourists. The lava and the molten rock has reached the summit. A ring was ripped off Virgin Atlant
Under his cell. Also coming up this hour, french air pollution is not only bad for your health, it costs a fortune estimated 100 billion euros each year. A racist Atticus Finch . Fans get a portrayal in the second book from harper lee. More on our top stories. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing a result in his own leftwing syriza party. The Greek Parliament will vote later today on the bailout deal reached over the weekend with leaders of the eurozone. Tsipras was forced to accept harsh terms after greece defaulted on debt and closed banks. The bailout what provide 86 billion euros of financing for greece over three years. The conditions are so strict many of the Prime Ministers own mps say they will vote against it. For more from athens, the political fallout has already begun. We have heard one official who has released. The deputy finance ministers Resignation Letter has just become public. She could no longer accept the bailout, which she calls a tombstone for the greek
Show exit. Rather than saying goodbye or good night, im just going to say, im going to go get a drink. With help from some of the politicians he skewered and correspondents he made stars. Becoming an International Superstar is just something i did while waiting for my next assignment. And going urban. A huge crowd packs the plaza for a live concert from country superstar keith urban as our long, hot summer continues on friday, august 7, 2015. 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 friday morning. It is a great morning for a great concert. Weve got keith urban here live and several thousand of his closest friends here to watch the concert in our 8 30 half hour. Well be outside in a little while. I dont have to ask you if you watched the debate. We were texting at times. It was fascinating at times, exhausting at times and it is the subject of our top story. We have the big moments,
Show exit. Rather than saying goodbye or good night, im just going to say, im going to go get a drink. With help from some of the politicians he skewered and correspondents he made stars. Becoming an International Superstar is just something i did while waiting for my next assignment. And going urban. A huge crowd packs the plaza for a live concert from country superstar keith urban as our long, hot summer continues on friday, august 7, 2015. Good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. It is a great morning for a great concert. Weve got keith urban here live and several thousand of his closest friends here to watch the concert in our 8 30 half hour. I dont have to ask if you watched the debate. We were texting each other during the debate. It was fascinating at times, exhausting at times and it is the subject of our top story. We have the big moments, the nights impact on the race moving forward beginning with nbc National Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, good morning. Rep