Acres. Already forcing evacuations overnight. Plumes of smoke seen 40 miles away. A lightning bolt strikes a resort, igniting a fire. As the record heat has millions on alert right now. And Chain Reaction. And the big one happens behind them a massive nascar crash in daytona just hours ago. One car flying into the fence at almost 200 miles an hour. A massive cloud of debris injuring fans. The dramatic scenes. How did this driver walk away . And good morning, america. How about that win for the u. S. Women . Boy, what a game. Here are some scenes. A look behind the scenes. All the celebrations with the trophy. The third u. S. Womens world cup win. Three goals for carli lloyd. She was just spectacular. I was watching while making dinner. My little girl said, mommy, they just scored again. I said honey, thats an instant replay. Theres no way they just scored again. Then sure enough. Then 20, 30, 40. Everyone was on twitter. Millions and millions of tweets about the game. From celebrities
Race against the clock and fierce winds are fanning the flames. The u. S. Womens National Soccer team just hours away from the world cup finals. So can the red white and blue defeat japan to bring home the cup that eluded them for 16 years . Natalie is there with a hero of the 1999 team. It is sunday july 5th 2015. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Good morning. Pretty quiet, which was good. A good quiet. A good sigh of relief for a lot of folks. Now with have the womens u. S. Team to cheer for. She is so happy to be there right now. And looking great in the shirt too, natalie. Well go to vancouver in just a bit. Of course it was the fourth also the big hot dog eating competition on coney island. There was a huge upset and not just upset stomachs. Lets get to our top story. A string of accidents at fourth of july holiday parties. Chaos around the country on the fourth of july. Overnight in louisville kentucky a frantic search for a boat hit a bridge and capsized o
Independents. How independent voters are changing the landscape of american politician. Im chuck todd. Joining me for insight and analysis this sunday morning, the former chairman of the Republican National committee, Michael Steele. Carolyn ryan of the new york times. Kathleen parker and chris slisaliza from the washington post. This is meet the press. Good sunday morning and happy fourth of july weekend despite some slightly unseasonable weather there were some spectacular fireworks on the National Mall here in washington, d. C. We do fourth of july really well in Washington Trust me. As america celebrated its 239th birthday. Thankfully, despite a heightened state of alert, there were no terror related incidents. That said, authorities across the country we main on high alert with the big fear being still that an isisinspired lone wolf attack could happen here. Weve got all the bases covered this morning. Richard angel is in turkey, Andrea Mitchell in vienna as the Iran Nuclear Talks
Goooaaaalllll . The drought is over team usa wins. A record third world cup title. The final score 52. Carly lloyd, considered the most valuable player. Hat trick for lloyd it doesnt feel real . It hasnt sunk in. Greek voters rejecting european calls for more spending cuts in exchange for muchneeded bailout cash. The vote could lead to the countrys exit from the eurozone. The suspect has confessed in the tragic shooting of a San Francisco woman, now at the center of the debate on immigration reform. Did you shoot her . Yes. The huge grass fire prompted evacuations in northern california. I dont want to lose my house. Ive lived here since i was a little kid. Air strikes against isis within syria. The biggest thing we have to do is change the momentum on the battlefield. Thats why todays strike is so important. Thousands lined the streets of ecuador as the firstever south american pope returned to the continent for the First Time Since becoming pope. Beachgoers scramble to get out of the
Goal oriented. Excitement building this morning. The National Womens soccer team hours awayed from the World Cup Finals. Can they defeat japan to bring home the cup that eluded them for 16 years . Natalie is there along with one of the heros of the 1999 team cheering them on sunday july 5th 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Glad to have you with us. Im craig melvin alongside dylan drier. Pretty quiet which was good. A sigh of relief. We have the womens u. S. Team to cheer for. Such an exciting. Natalie is in her element. Shes so happy to be there now. And looking great in the shirt, too. Yeah well go to vancouver in a bit, also of course it was the fourth. In addition to fireworks theres the tradition that happens every year on coney island. The hot dog competition. There was a huge upset this year. Were not talking about upset stomachs. The winners here in the studio well ge