my life. her mother speaks out after reuniting with her daughter. and gone to pot? is the legalization of marijuana driving people to homeless shelters? the unexpected problem in colorado as it goes mainstream today. monday, july 28, 2014. 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 monday morning. we ve got willie in here for matt this morning. what a strange situation in california, the lightning strike on the beach. how rare these are, al. this is such a tiny storm. in fact, the last time somebody died in california from a lightning strike was 2009. so you don t see that this often. and that violent weather coast to coast actually is our top story this morning. let s start with the deadly lightning strike on california s famed venice beach. that s where we find nbc s joe fryer this morning. joe, good morning to you. reporter: good morning, savan
also ahead the authorities in denver say the homeless exploding all because of legalized marijuana. we will have update. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. hi, i m bill o reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the threats to america grow. that is the subject of this evening s talking points memo. in a provocation the white house has not seen since vietnam war. the russian dictator putin is trying to humiliate barack obama. the russians have violated the 1987 missile treaty by test agnew type of cruise missile. ukraine as military units inside russia are are firing rockets into that besieged country. want more? russian allies continue to block the investigation of the downed malaysian airliner. shot out of the sky two weeks ago by russian made missiles. 298 human beings died. putin directly responsible. but instead of pulling back, putin continues to spit in our eye. he now says he will restore relation with castro s cuba. provo
also ahead the authorities in denver say the homeless exploding all because of legalized marijuana. we will have update. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. hi, i m bill o reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the threats to america grow. that is the subject of this evening s talking points memo. in a provocation the white house has not seen since vietnam war. the russian dictator putin is trying to humiliate barack obama. the russians have violated the 1987 missile treaty by test agnew type of cruise missile. ukraine as military units inside russia are are firing rockets into that besieged country. want more? russian allies continue to block the investigation of the downed malaysian airliner. shot out of the sky two weeks ago by russian made missiles. 298 human beings died. putin directly responsible. but instead of pulling back, putin continues to spit in our eye. he now says he will restore relation with castro s cuba. provo
steve: let s not go outside. let s start this hour with a fox news alert. today president trump will visit grief-stricken communities of el paso, texas and dayton, ohio. brian: back-to-back massacres left 31 people dead in both those cities. ainsley: jeff paul joins us in el paso where funeral preparations are underway. hey, jeff. good morning. the president expected to land in ohio later this morning. he will spending a few hours there then he is going to head here to el paso, according to his schedule is he going to meet with some first responders as well as victims of domestic terrorism attack that unraveled just behind me here at this walmart. you can see the memorial just outside the scene here continues to grow. and this community is still very much in mourning. because of that, some say a visit from the president might not be helpful. some saying within el paso it s too soon they are still in pain and cannot handle that visit. others like texas congresswoman veronica