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good morning. happy friday. welcome to worldwide exchange on cnbc. i m sara eisen. i m wilfred frost. good morning to you from me as well. an extra happy friday on this long weekend. a long weekend back home, back in britain, and also here. one of the few bank holidays that are united. what are they celebrating there? just a may bank holiday. i m not sure there s a reason for it. we ll check in with steve, he ll know. also new music friday. listening to carly rae jebson s new hit. another record finish, and very strong day for both the s&p and the nasdaq. we are looking at futures under pressure. dow futures down 13. s&p down 1 point. nasdaq is positive. we ll tell you about that in a moment. it s been a strong week as a whole. s&p is up about 1.4%. and the russell 2000 index has underperformed a little. as for oil prices, almost a 5% slide yesterday. watching that carefully, seemed to be a big disappointment out of vienna. wti crude below $49 a barrel. 48.97, ....
announces controversial changes that will impact millions of users. those stories, plus prince philip breaking overnight. the heart breaking photos of otto warmbier. the role for o.j. simpson and a surprise guest crashes a presidential news conference. today wednesday, june 21st, 2017. from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, and good morning, everyone, thanks, for joining us on a wednesday morning a. morning that has us talking about a lot of severe weather, dangerous weather from coast to coast. we can show a live shot. this is new orleans the outer bands of tropical storm cindy are having a huge effect. waves crashing on to a boardwalk there. out west, no break from that record-making heat, making life miserable for tens of millions. we will get to al in a moment. we want to talk about the impact of that storm, kerry sanders is in position in new orleans for us, hi, kerry, g ....
nationalists. we re not nonviolent. mystery solved. a breakthrough in the 12-year disappearance of natalee hollow holloway. her father speaks out. and eclipse fever breaking out coast-to-coast. honoring elvis, 40 years after his death. he broke the mold. we re live at graceland with priscilla presley. and the new necklace that live streams your life. today, wednesday, august 16th, 2017. from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to today on this wednesday morning. we have a lot to get to. let s start with our top story. president trump at the center of a new firestorm after pivoting back to his original wake on the weekend violence in virginia. the president said that very fine people took part in the rallies organized by white nationalists. his words sparking immediate outrage. we ll talk about it with john ra kasich of ohio, who ran against donald t ....
well, apparently, that blank space includes her instagram page. taylor swift deleting all of her photos. one thing is for sure, we know she s gearing up to release new music. and did chris pratt and anna faris, here s everything we ve learned since their split. life is too short for you to be in relationships where somebody didn t have your back or doesn t value you in every way. anna s pov seems to be, i m practically a single mom while chris is away. i m finding my voice and strength. know your worth. chris is turning to his faith to help him. i wouldn t be here without my lord and savior jesus christ. the wife likes me better fat. fame was a factor. his star power grew after he dropped 70 pounds. but did anyone cheat? we re told, no way. as for the twitter madness blaming j-law for the breakup. i fully support jennifer. chris had just given anna what she called an engagement ring upgrade. my sweet husband got me this ring. beautiful. it ....
this is entertainment tonight. the search for the next american idol is under way. could abc be a step closer to filling the judges chairs? we re doing auditions this summer. two months ago, katy perry saidsaid she will attend the auditions, but as the only confirmed judge jordin sparks said they have all the ingredients for success. an abc executive says the right chemistry will make or break the relaunch. i realized, i know why they re hiring me. i m going to be mopping up the tears. season one was a cultural game-changer. paula was a natural counter balance. and kara didn t fit in. and had one of the most cringeworthy idol moments. ellen s talent is undeniable, but in 2010, it didn t work. nicki minaj, and mariah didn t work as well. it was a setup. well, apparently, that blank space includes her instagram page. taylor swift deleting all of her photos. one thing is for sure, we know she s gearing up to release new music. and did chris pratt ....