Coming to america. Los angeles poised to host another olympic games. But will it be sooner rather than later . Those stories plus riptide rescue, courtesy of a human chain. A new twist in Amelia Earharts disappearance and this photo. And allstar heroics. All the way to right. Back at the wall. Gone. A thrilling finish to the midsummer classic, today, july 12th, 2017. 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 wednesday morning. Going to get to all those stories in a few. Lets start with our top story, a host of developments of controversy in donald trump jr. s meeting with that russian attorney. And this morning, President Trump is weighing in, as well. Well talk to the president s personal attorney. First, two reports from the white house, starting with peter alexander. Take it away. Reporter good morning to you. The swirling controversy around his son is personal. A team
Los angeles poised to host another olympic games. But will it be sooner rather than later . Those stories plus riptide rescue, courtesy of a human chain. A new twist in Amelia Earharts disappearance and this photo. And allstar heroics. All the way to right. Back at the wall. Gone. A thrilling finish to the midsummer classic, today, july 12th, 2017. 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 wednesday morning. Going to get to all those stories in a few. Lets start with our top story, a host of developments of controversy in donald trump jr. s meeting with that russian attorney. And this morning, President Trump is weighing in, as well. Well talk to the president s personal attorney. First, two reports from the white house, starting with peter alexander. Take it away. Reporter good morning to you. The swirling controversy around his son is personal. A team of the president s
My money is on the shark. Same here as we say good morning on this tuesday. We are going to start with the protesters over hate groups 6 and racially charged violence moving beyond the city of charlottesville. In North Carolina, activists used a rope to tear down a Confederate Monument that had been standing in front of the old courthouse in durham, North Carolina, for more than a century. And in new york city thousands of very loud but mostly peaceful demonstrators lined the streets outside trump tower on fifth avenue, nhattan, first overnight matr ome since he took office. He tweeted that, quote, feels good to be home after seven months, but the white house is th. Ere nl. Abcs emily rau joins us from washington now with the details. Emily, good morning. Reporter good morniap dg, nehas been strong and growing t last few days from politicians to bigtime ceos and finally the president condemning those hate groups. Morehan thound demonstrators lined the sidewalks around trump tower monda
As we say good morning on this tuesday we will start with protesters over hate groups and racially charged violence moving beyond the city of charlottesville. In North Carolina, activists used a rope to tear down a Confederate Monument that had been standing in front of the old courthouse in durham, North Carolina for more than a century. In new york city thousands of very loud but mostly peaceful demonstrators lined the streets outside trump tower on fifth avenue, manhattan, for the president s first overnight trip home since he took office. He tweeted feels good to be home after seven months but the white house is very special. There is no place like it and the u. S. Is really my home. Abcs emily rau joins us from washington with details. Good morning. Reporter good morning, diane and kendis. The pressure on President Trump has been strong and growing the last few days from politicians to bigtime ceos and finally the president condemning those hate groups. More than a thousand demons
Attention, the news Media Attention from fellows like you, is when theres a counterprotest. Reporter with the violent images of charlottesville still fresh in the publics mind, counterprotest organizer Melanie Nathan from marin says its no time to back down. I think its critical for there to be a counter demonstration. If we stayed away, it might be interpreted as a tacit approval which is absolutely could never be. Reporter fear of a violent confrontation as we saw recently in seattle at a patriots prayer demonstration has local leaders calling for the federal government which controls crissy field to reconsider its permit for the demonstration. I have asked the park service if they have seriously evaluated their capacity to ensure the safety of people who would attend such a rally. Reporter the promise of a big opposition turnout and the possible question of violence is also being used as a chip. I see a turnout in force in the mold of a buildup we show that will happen on that day,