America celebrates Independence Day with fireworks across the nation. Not all of the displays went off without a hitch. I think they caught on fire. Weve got the good, the bad and the red, white and blue, today, july 5th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. We have willie in for matt. Did your patriotic duty last night hosting fireworks on nbc. No matter how many times youre lucky enough to see it in person, it never ceases to take your breath away. I was lucky to be there. The rain stopped just in time. More on the fireworks in just a bit. Our top story, politics. All eyes on the president ial race in North Carolina where president obama will be campaigning with Hillary Clinton, their first trip together. Donald trump has his own event there today. This as our new nbc survey monkey online tracking poll shows clinton leading trump five
Party in the usa. America celebrates Independence Day with fireworks across the nation, but not all of the displays went off without a hitch. Oh, no, i think they caught on fire. We have the good, the bad, and the red, white and blue today, july 5th, 2016. Good morning, everybody. You did your patriotic duty last night. No matter how many times you are lucky enough to see it in person, never ceases to take your breath away. An incredible show. The rain stopped just in time. Our top all eyes on the president ial race. President obama will be campaigning with Hillary Clinton, their first trip together, and donald trump has his own event today. This is as the survey monkey showing trump by five points natalie. Lets start with andrea mitchell. Good morning, savannah. President obama will be going all out in the First Campaign appearance with Hillary Clinton today, even giving her a ride here on air force one. They have been teammates. They have been rivals. And today president obama will d
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