As he did in the primaries. I i would rather not go the on november. That is s going to make my brain hurt too much. Amy donald trump has described him as a third rate talent, and a sleaze ball, a jerk, and a total loser. Today well speak with Garry Trudeau, creator of the popular comic strip doonesbury and the first cartoonist to win a a Pulitzer Prize. He has been writing about donald trump and a possible run for the presidency for decades. Making fun of everything from his hair to o his ego to his rampant use of insults, and his cartoons have just been collected in a new book titled, yuge 30 years of doonesbury on trump. Then the 2016 summer olympics open tonight in maracana stadium in Rio De Janeiro, brazil. More than 10,000 athletes across the world have convened in rio olympic city for one of the most widely watched sporting events of the year. Not a deephuge crisis. Thistheless, you see managed this city has to transform a city and to put Olympic Games on the stage. Amy we will
United states topped 1800 this week, mostly from travel to foreign countries. But in a miami neighborhood, Health Officials say local mosquitoes have now infected at least 16 people with the virus, which causes severe birth defects. Pregnant women are advised to stay away from floridas socalled zika zone. As marlie hall reports, the outbreaks that sent a chill through floridas tourism industry. Reporter insecticide rained down on mimes zik the spraying continued this morning by air and by land. My one job is to protect this baby. I cant get bit by a mosquito. Reporter lisa isaza is 36 weeks pregnant. She and other expectant mothers, like leah lacero, are on edge. The most fearful thing is i dont want to have a child who ends up with some of the severe cerebral defects that have been talked about, including visitors spent about 89 billion here last year. Governor rick scott is doing damage control. This is a safe state. Reporter he says mosquitocontrol crews in Miamidade County have bee
Little bit more comfortable around here in just a few minutes. Okay, glenn, well check back to you. Now to decision 2016 coverage and its Donald Trumps turn to make a push for pennsylvania on a campaign tour. The republican president ial nominee will hold a real at a high school outside harrisburg tonight, and before trump rolls into the keystone state he held a town hall in columbus, ohio within the past hour. Trumps trip comes immediately following Hillary Clintons bust tour through the same battleground states. The democratic president ial nominee making her way to the midwest tonight. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will introduce clinton at an event in omaha, nebraska. The president ial election 99 days away, while candidates clash on many issues they agree while winning pennsylvania is key. Were joined lie nbcs Deanna Durante and today we found which parts of pennsylvania are in fact critical. Deanna. Yes, youre going to see a lot of hillary clinton, donald trump, their runni
Today at the Olympic Games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and Savannah Guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to a split edition of today on a friday morning. Savannah, its great to see you. We have reached the final hours of our countdown to tonights Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games. And ill be honest with you, im excited, im nervous, im all of the above. Youre nervous . What . You dont have to do a back flip, do you . No, you know what, thats actually right. You know, we are hosting the Opening Ceremony. What do we have to be nervous about . Were not competing in the Olympic Games. I have to tell you, savannah, youve been to the olympics, you know sometimes in the morning when the crowd gathers here at an olympic set, you have wonderful, little moments, unexpected moments. I had one of those a second ago. I was Walking Around talking to some of the people who are here on copacabana beach, and i walked up to this guy right
Light the cauldron. Live from copacabana beach, nightly news begins right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. Good evening, from copacabana beach, the picturesque ocean front skyline ablaze in lights as this city, this country this, continent lighting the olympic torch began. A lot has happened from this country, in a zika pandemic. It starts just a few miles in from us, at the maracana stadium where the olympic opening ceremonies are taking place. Stephanie gosk, good evening. Reporter im standing in front of the russian teammates, they are among the more than 11,000 athletes from 207 countries that are getting ready to march into maracana stadium. Tonight it will be on display like never before. For rio, it all comes down to this. Nearly seven years after winning the bid tonight their olympics kick off. Welcome to rio. Reporter this week, the first sneak peek of what the Opening Ceremony is going to look lik