and extreme heat. record shattering heat wave for 12 states. 70 million people impacted as the hot conditions cause several wildfires to explode. and frightening scene. meat loaf collapses on stage in the middle of the performance. is this really happening? the singer rushed to the hospital. the latest on his condition today, friday, june 17th, 2016. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to today on friday morning. we have willie in for matt. i wish we had a decibil counter. we will have charlie puth later this mortganing. more on the shooting in the night club in orlando. the investigators are looking at the text messages with his wife during the actual shooting. we have nbc s stephanie gosk with more on. this good morning. reporter: good morning, savannah. the shooting lasted nearly four hours. we are learning that during that time in between firing hi
extreme heat. potentially record shattering heat wave expanding 12 states visiting triple digit temperatures. 70 million people impacted and heat force wildfires to explode. meatloaf collapses on stage in the middle of a performance. is this really happening? the singer rushed to the hospital. the latest on his condition today, friday, june 17th, 2016. this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. welcome to today. we have willie in for matt. i wish we had a decibel counter, the squeals are loud outside. we have a huge concert coming up. beautiful summer day in new york. we look forward to that. more new twists on the investigation of the massacre at the pulse nightclub in orlando, the police taking a close look at the gunman s text messages with his wife during the actual sho shooting. stephanie gosk has more on this. good morning. reporter: good morning. the shooting lasted nearly four hours. we are now learning during that time, in between firin
if you grew up in the 70s a and 90s or you have small children at home you know about full house. we ll put lori to the test. look how good she looks. i know . i have known you since i was 16 years old, kathie lee. what? she was at gma. she hadn t even started. we can reminisce later. that s exactly right. we have nen each other forever. she s the only one that looks the same. the guys from flipping boston are here to help increase the value of your home with incredible before and after photos and our friend squire has another unbelievable story that can only be described as a god wink. it will give you chills. miss lori, you re excited? i m excited. going to be fun. looking forward to sitting down and hearing about it. and the hallmark thing, too. third season. can t turn on tv without you on it lately. the trailer, reunion, all of it. apparently there is big news. alert. we have found out there is a street named hoda drive in texas. i don t b
how rescuers finally got him out. countdown to the oscars. on the red carpet, and behind the scenes. the controversy. the chris rock factor. and a beefed up oscar. the award s new look. and good evening. thank you for joining us on this sunday. i m tom llamas. and we are counting down to the oscars tonight, but also super tuesday, just two days away. the high stakes showdown. republican front-runner donald trump, under fire tonight. the race issue exploding. critics demanding he denounce the ku klux klan. marco rubio on a relentless attack, calling trump a conman. as senator ted cruz goes even further, suggesting trump won t release his tax returns because he has possible mob ties. abc s mary bruce starts us off tonight. donald trump! reporter: tonight, donald trump on the defensive, forced asked if he condemns the ku klux klan and its former grand wizard, david duke s call to vote for trump. i m just talking about david duke and the ku klux klan here. but i don
trump on the defensive, forced to explain this answer when asked if he condemns the ku klux klan and its former grand wizard, david duke s call to vote for trump. i m just talking about david duke and the ku klux klan here. but i don t know anything. hon honestly, i don t know david duke. i don t believe i ve ever met him. and i just don t know anything about him. reporter: the backlash was swift. his rivals pouncing. we cannot be a party that nominates someone who refuses to condemn the ku klux klan. we cannot be a party that does that. reporter: ted cruz tweeting, really sad. donald trump, you re better than this. we should all agree, racism is wrong. kkk is abhorrent. trump fired back, noting this previous response. i didn t even know he endorsed me, david duke endorsed me? okay, all right. i disavow, okay? reporter: trump is poised to win big on super tuesday. which includes six southern states. trump boosted by his huge endorsement from former rival chr