That why dont you tell me . Strongly denying any collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia during the election. It is an appalling and detestable lie. But why did he refuse to talk about his private conversations with the president . All that, plus another ugly incident for the airlines. Bill cosbys tv daughter speaking out in an exclusive live interview. And a fathers day promotion strikes out bigtime. Today, wednesday, june 14th, 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. Its a wednesday morning. So glad to have you with us. Craigs in for matt this morning. Its a busy morning. A lot going on in your world. We start with the breaking news in london. Wire r fire ripping through a highrise Apartment Building while people slept. The images are horrifying. Some had to jump to safety. Others waving towels and flashlights, trying to signal for help. This is a live shot o
It gets the Government Shutdown out of the way. Investors want tax cuts and they dont want fights over the budget, the result, thats what theyre going to get. No fight over the budget and the tax cut and stocks will be up really big again this morning. Stocks up across the board. The dow, the s p, amazing nasdaq which is getting close to 6,000. Its another rally. As our viewers well know, were all about politics and money and thats what is making big news this morning. Youre going to like this. Varney company is about to begin. What about the idea, maybe this is my idea, that the president focuses on a narrow tax cut for corporations, and a cut in the tax rate paid by corporations bringing money back from overseas, and the tax revenue going to infrastructure. It sounds complicated, but thats the most simple, and i think the most doable of all the tax plans. Okay. That was yesterday. I think it was a pretty bright idea. It wasnt my idea, this was coming from the administration. I think
But then again, no punishment will ever be enough. No matter what, it will never be justice because an innocent life was taken. Well never get him back. Theres still a chance that a judge will decide the suspect will be tried as an adult but formally, its only up to the district attorney. The d. A. s office says it cannot legally talk about juvenile cases. Live in the newsroom, ryan takeo, kpix 5. Tonight we know a 13year veteran bay area pilot was killed in a mountainside crash while battling a wildfire in yosemite. 62yearold craig hunt was battling the dog rock fire when his air tanker slammed into a canyon outside el portal. Kpix 5s andria borba joins us live from el portal where neighbors watched his plane go down. Andria. Reporter well, veronica, it has been a very active wildfire season in. Yeah. Active wildfire season in california. The pilots are considered the families of the area. Tonight the residents of the area are taking the death of the pilot craig hunt very hard. On eag
Begin. Two numbers for you right off the box this morning. According to a New Washington post abc poll a majority says president obamas presidency is a failure and that word was used, failure. 52 believed it to be a failed presidency and this from gallup. Only 14 approve how the legislative branch is holding its job. The lowest Approval Rating two months before elections that the poll has measured since 1974. Special report host bret baier is with us this morning. You have seen those numbers. What do they mean for the elections in november . They are starting to means this could be turning. We start to see some pundits, election watchers who are well known, saying that he sees a republican wave election in the fall. That is pretty unique this far out for some of these guys who do the crystal ball predicting. Obviously you have a long time between now and november 4th that these polls and a sense about president obama and his leadership, that washington postabc poll is most telling and
Valley we have near freezing conditions if los gatos and a lot of sunshine this afternoon and temperatures in the midtoupper 50s. Back to fremont we had an early accident northbound 880 new cleared from the lanes and to the shoulder so we do not see slowing. Eastbound dumbarton bridge we have road work until 6 00, and westbound the road work is picked up so you have no problems to menlo park. Coleman to north bascom, road work until 7 00 this morning. Otherwise it is looking good. All this frigid morning extra help is going out to the hopeless who have been struggling in dangerous conditions for days. We go to san jose. In a few hours, people in need are expected to line up around the building to get cold weather essentials. Sacred heart gives out 100 backpacks twice a month separated by gender and by size of the person. Personal care items are inside, socks, underwear, and highly coveted flannel blankets, a hot commodity. The give away is not just for the homeless but all those in nee