Well start with breaking news in afghanistan. A deadly explosion going off in what is considered a highly secure part of kabul. It is lined, of course, with foreign embassies. Afghan Officials Say a suicide car bomb killed more than 60 people and injured rough think 300. That blast went off in the height of the morning rush in whats considered the citys safest area. You can see some of the early images were getting quite a powerful blast that blew out the windows and destroyed more than 50 vehicles. That death toll expected to rise. The nationalities of the victims are not yet known, of course, well continue to stay on top of this breaking news. That explosion in the heart of kabul this morning. And also breaking overnight a midair scare for jetblue passengers flying from new york to San Francisco. The plane forced to divert to grand rapids, michigan, after a passengers laptop battery caught fire. I was stunned. I knew something was going to happen because, you know, lithium batteries
Correct. Becoming the youngest competitor ever to qualify for the National Spelling bee. How shes preparing to go up against kids twice her age as the showdown kicks off this morning. And good morning, america. So 6yearold edith fuller about to make a little history at the spelling bee. Youngest competitor ever. Could she solve President Trumps spelling challenge. Could she spell covfefe. Or covfefe. The v is silent. Covfefe. 12 06 tweet. Never finished it. Covfefe. That tweet, that word, covfefe, covfefe, whatever you want to call it has sparked more than a million tweets and jimmy kimmel saying what makes me sad is that i know ill never write anything funnier than covfefe. And as george alluded to he responded to it on twitter and found humor in it. Well have much more on that in a bit. First we want to get to breaking news. A devastating attack rocking afghanistans capital near several embassies during rush hour. Lets go straight to abcs lama hasan for the very latest on this, good
To struggle through sobriety tests and slurring his words before being placed in handcuffs and taken to jail. And foul ball. The new york mets beloved mascot caught on camera making a vulgar gesture to fans. And the team is looking for a new mr. Met, today, thursday, june 1st, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Its nice to have you along with us. As mr. Met would say, were number one. Those big hands have an impact. Exactly. Let us begin on a thursday morning with the eyes of the world on President Trump. Later this afternoon hes going to announce whether the u. S. Is pulling out of the historic Paris Climate Accord. And there are new developments in the russia investigation as well, including word of key testimony to come from fired fbi director james comey. Were covering all of it for you and well start with nbcs white house co
Arrest including a breathalyzer. It was a crushing game one for the cavs but there is a new champion in the world of spelling. Early today starts right now. Good to be with you on this friday morning. Im frances rivera. Breaking overnight President Trumps travel ban could be heading to the Supreme Court. Before midnight east coast time the news broke that the white house is looking for permission to immediately enforce their executive powers on preventing travel from six muslim countries. Nbcs tracie potts is in the capital. Where do we go from here . Reporter we go straight to the Supreme Court which is exactly where President Trump said he was going to take this when the lower courts turned down his initial travel ban and his revised travel ban. Bans traveling to the United States for people from six mostly muslim countries. That was the issue. The courts have said because of what the president said during the campaign about banning muslims, they believe this travel ban is unconstitu
This is a Campaign Promise he made but that is going to undermine american leadership. Its going to undermine our National Security. The world waits for President Trumps decision on the paris climate accords. Details are still being finalized and the president has been known to change his mind last minute. You know, mustsee tv, whats going to happen with this . Fired fbi director james comey has been cleared to testify before congress about his meetings with President Trump. A massive explosion has rocked a corn milling plant in central wisconsin. Its going to be a hard hit for this community. Police have released individual your of tiger woodss dui arrest. He appears disoriented and confused. Lebron james Southern California mansion in los angeles was vandalized with a racial slur. No matter how much money you got, how famous are us, you are risk. And a shootout inside a car dealership in texas. The driver escapes moments before his tanker became an inferno on an interstate in denver.