Would be like me trying to something someone about a rembrandt portrait or a book you have never read. Him in san francisco. And the most significant thing about lennys personality was his humility. Him whenlity followed he was at the top of his game until the last face the last phase of his life. Trying to elevate him into exactly the kind of person he was talking about here. No one would have been more stalinist than he at what we see her today. At the time they turn down his petition. I remember when nixon gave his speech and said i wish lenny were here. And then when we heard clinton ist is the definition of that i wish lenny were here. And as we watch donald trump and hillary i wish lenny was here. I think it is important to know what the atmosphere was. It was the diversity of the country. All of this is cyclical. When you have a manlike trumps bea man like trump, who will a permanent part of the culture and became very different, it is important to look at the time and the reaso
Morning. Hmm . That person clearly was right. Well check in with al in a check. Also, today, the weather is our top story. Damaging winds sweeping east after a rough wednesday for tens of millions of people. Nbcs ron mott is in chicago this morning, hawaii, ron. How are you . Reporter good morning. A rough night in the midwest, especially in chicago, which is living up to the nickname today. It is very breezy. You can see the flags behind me dancing. This wind is expected to gust today 50 to 55 Miles Per Hour, and it wont go away any time soon. They will blow all day today into tomorrow. In chicago overnight, stunning lightning lit up the windy city as the nearby suburbs had to dial with downed power lines and massive downpours. The storm moving east after nine suspected tornadoes touched down in iowa wednesday, destroying homes and overturning a semi the roads. Uprooting trees and lifting this parked car into the air. In iowa city, wind gusts combined with rain and lightning. Causing
Ju a massive explosion. All nine passenenrs were killed. Were there as investigators try to piece together what caused this crash. All bets are off. Two of the countrys largest Fantasy Sports websites ordered to cease and desist in new york. The e mpanys vowing a fight. It the beginning of the end for an industry already with tens of millions of players and growing every day . The. And 30 down, 20 to go. Als crosscountry quest to hit all 50 states in a week goes south, literally, and with eight more states on the rokerthon to do list al is swamped today, wednesday, november 11th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good momoing, everyone. Weweome to today on a wednesday morning its veterans day. Willie is in for matt this good to be with youou we have some of the countrys great veterans groups represented out on the plaza and well spend a good deal of time with them. Al will be, too. Rokerthon 2
Morning. Good to be with you. We have some of the countrys great veterans groups represented out on the plaza and well spend a gogo deal of time with them. A awill be, too. Rokerthon 2 has a veterans day theme, too. An hes startg out there, too, in the waders. Yes, good morning. Do they make me look fat . They are very slenderizing. Thank you very much. Got this nice little cinched belt but were so excited. As you mentioned, well be going throughout the south and into the southeast and stopping at a lot of great military installations and saluting our veterans and our military as rokerthon rolls on. Als well pasthe Halfway Point. All downhill from here, al. See you the rest of the morning. Now lets move to todays top story, the Republican Debate, eight top candidates facing off and as promised we saw a very different bush on the primetime stage and donald trump was up for his usual sparring. Weve got all the angles cord and well talk with senator marco rubio and lets begin with Peter A
And homestretch. Rokerthon 2 hits the final phase. E. 38 states checked off the list so far. Utah, colorado, new mexico, arizona, the four corners kentucky. And were here at the Honey Island Swamp in slidell, louisiana. 12 m me go putting al on track to make weathercasting history today, thursday, november 12th, 2015. Announcer 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 on a thursday morning. I hope al is feeling strong this morning. Hes got 38 states down and a g Weather Forecast to talk about. His energy has been great throughout the week. Its been fun to watch. Although someone with inside morning. Hmm . That person clearly was right. Well check in with al in a check. Also, today, the weather is our top story. Damaging winds sweeping east after a rough wednesday for tens of millions of people. Nbcs ron mott is in chicago this morning, hawaii, ron. How are you . Reporter good