Beheading the kneeling man with a hunting knife. Joining me now is cnns ian lee, who is tandi istanding by for u istanbul. Obviously we cant show it, ian, but tell me what more you know about the video. Brooke, its a brutal video. The runs about eight minutes of the the majority of it you have this man sitting in a chair talking about or confessing, rather, what his alleged crimes are against isis. He says that he was recruited by russian intelligence and then was blackmailed, according to him, saying that they were going to charge him on drug offenses unless he went and spied for them. He was given a little bit of training and what he says was his admission was really twof d twofold, one, to look for isis leaders in iraq and syria but also report back to russia on my sort of operation thats could be planned to take place inside russia. Now, this man was from chechnya, a region of russia where there have been militant whoz have gone and fight for isis. So this man was caught after a li
Andrew Yang Says He s a Jay-Z Fan, but Can t Think of Any of His Songs
On 5/23/21 at 8:10 AM EDT
Appearing on comedian Ziwe Fumudoh s show, the Democrat was quizzed about his taste in music.
Yang, 46, replied that he listened a lot to hip hop during the 1990s and aughts, and named New Yorker Jay-Z among his favorite artists.
Asked to name his favorite song by the man who enjoyed hits such as 99 Problems, Can I Get A. and Izzo (H.O.V.A.) during the 90s and 00s, Yang appeared to struggle to name one.
Here s the exchange:
captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this thursday morning, it is groundhog day, i m ann curry. and i m matt lauer. donald trump has a talent for popping up in politics and a good knack for self-promotion. insiders are saying that trump will throw his support behind newt gingrich in the gop race. on the heels of his sound defeat in florida, would a trump endorsement be a coupor the former house speaker, heading into saturday s caucuses in nevada. and also ahead, listen to this, and unusual legal maneuver that experts say could be a first. a wealthy florida man is facing a very costly wrongful death lawsuit tied to a drunk driving accident. well, apparently to protect his fortune, he s now legally adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend, that set off a firestorm in the legal community. we re going to have more on that coming up. also this morning, some bad news for women who have a love affair with high heels. in one of the first studies
captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today. it s 7:00 a.m. on the west co t coast. and i m matt lauer. donald trump has a knack for popping up in politics from time to time. and for self-promotion. he s keeping the exact news of today s major announcement in las vegas pretty close to the vest. it s believed trump will announce who he s endorsing. the new york times quoted a senior official with newt gingrich s campaign saying trump would support the former house speaker. that s a story most media outlets went with this morning. but now there are other indications it could be mitt romney. we have nbc s peter alexander in las vegas where the announcement will take place. also, we re going to talk about an unusual legal maneuver that experts say could be a first. a wealthy florida man is facing a very costly wrongful death lawsuit tied to a drunk driving accident. well, apparently to protect his fortune, or a part of it, he s now legally ado