This is today. To the extreme. A late winter storm set to dump feet of snow out west and cause major travel trouble. Severe weather lashing the nations midsection overnight. We have a tornado on the ground. With more on the way, while up and down the east coast, a major warmup with temperatures soaring. Al has the full forecast. One step closer. The fate of tiktok in the hands of the u. S. Senate, after the house votes overwhelmingly for a bill set to ban the popular app. I think its a serious and direct threat to National Security. The companys ceo urging more users to make their voices heard. We believe we can overcome this together. Where the showdown goes from here, straight ahead. Trapped, American Families desperate to flee haiti as the country spirals into chaos. The u. S. Now deploying marines to secure the embassy, as a bestselling author opens up about his harrowing escape. The fear is that the gangs are going to shoot at the helicopters. The very latest in a live report from
ohio. reporter: most of the top ten are off the trail today, preparing for the face-off on fox. getting comfortable, going over their answers they think will spike on social media and get play. reporter: center stage will be donald trump, his popularity polls are double his closest rivals, but he will be in their world thursday night. and on fox, trump tried to lower expectations. i mean, they re going to try and trick you up, which is unfortunate. because all of that has nothing to do with being a great president. but i m doing it, because it s something you have to do. and, again, i ve never debated. reporter: one-time front runner jeb bush gets a front look at admitted stumbles, the latest as he backed defunding planned parenthood. i m not sure we need a half billion dollars for women s health issues. reporter: the seven candidates whose lower polls relegate them to an afternoon event some are kalg calling the happy hour debate could get replays in what s sur
let s tell you about the victims. 24-year-old allison parker on the left, 27-year-old adam ward on the right. the two reporting from a shopping center about 25 miles southeast of roanoke at the time of the shooting, doing a story about tourism. as for the suspect, you see him here, he s been identified as 41-year-old vesterly flanagan ii. he s in very critical condition following a self inflicted gunshot wound but he does have a pulse. he used to work at the same tv station under the name bryce williams. he grew up in the bay area. we have several reports on this breaking avny3st. b bob redell and stephanie chuang are tracking the local ties. reporter: a suspected gunman is in custody after shooting himself along the side of a road in northern virginia. police say vester flanagan allegedly shot and killed a local television news crew during a morning broadcast. the shooting happened live on cbs affiliate wbdj at 6:45 a.m. this is the broadcast right up to the point of t
did facebook revolutionize the robot revolution. and the split that nobody saw coming. today, monday, august 7th, 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. thank you for joining us. monday morning. we have willie in for matt. good morning. good to have you back. tan, and rested. vitamin d. a lot to get to, including escalating tension with north korea. defining the sanctions, as a heinous plot. this as secretary of state rex tillerson condemned north korea and its missile launches. let s start with andrea mitchell. good morning to you. reporter: good morning, savannah. at the asian-pacific summit in the philippines, a rare display of unity, the u.s. on the same page as china and russia, taking a stand against north korea and its threatening missile launches. but the rogue nation, not taking it well. lashing out. overnight, kim jong-un regi
flying, turbulence hospitalizes people. did facebook revolutionize the robot revolution. and the split that nobody saw coming. today, monday, august 7th, 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. thank you for joining us. monday morning. we have willie in for matt. good to have you back. tan, and rested. vitamin d. a lot to get to, including escalating with north korea. defining the sune ing thing heinous plot. and rex tillerson condemned north korea and its missile launches. let s start with andrea mitchell. good morning to you. reporter: good morning, savannah. at the asian-pacific summit in the philippines, a rare display of unity, the u.s. on the same page as china and russia, taking a stand against north korea and its threatening missile lunches. but the rogue nation, not taking it well. lashing out. kim jong-unregime, saying it wil