i m frances rivera. and i m philip mena. buzz is about the revelation that the president has requested we begin this morning with the the pentagon to stage a military scandal rocking washington. parade through the streets of after one of those closest to washington. it s certainly not unprecedented the president, white house staff but some are asking why now and is it worth spending tens of secretary rob porter, resigned a millions? day after british news outlet nbc s chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has thedailymail.com, reported on allegations from two ex-wives the story. claiming porter physically and verbally abused them. reporter: it s been 27 years the white house says porter s since tanks and troops paraded decision to resign was a past pennsylvania avenue. personal one and that he would stay on temporarily to ensure a now the pentagon s preliminarily planning another procession. smooth transition. why divert time, energy, but new reporting from t
you. i m frances rivera. and i m philip mena. we begin this morning with the scandal rocking washington. after one of those closest to the president, white house staff secretary rob porter, resigned a day after british news outlet thedailymail.com, reported on allegations from two ex-wives claiming porter physically and verbally abused them. the white house says porter s decision to resign was a personal one and that he would stay on temporarily to ensure a smooth transition. but new reporting from the new york times overnight flies in the face of that statement, claiming porter s last day is today. the development not confirmed by nbc news comes as we hear from porter s second ex-wife, jennifer willoughby, for the first time. and here s what she told the washington post about her interview with the fbi regarding porter s alleged abuse. i told them all of the details of my marriage, including verbal and emotional abuse, and including the incident when he pulled me o
your morning cup of coffee should be served with a cancer warning. we ll take a look at the science behind the claims. and learn how starbucks is fighting back. and only on cbs this morning, parents of several young athletes abused by larry nassar come together to tell us how safeguards failed to stop the sexual predator. how do you guard from a doctor? there s so much more to this that needs to be found out. larry going away was just kind of like the first chapter in the book. but we begin this morning with a look at today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. north korea showing off their military prowess the day before the opening ceremonies. north korea stages a show of force. vice president mike pence has arrived in south korea. our resolve to stand with you, unshakable. a new scandal rocking the white house. staff secretary rob porter has resigned amid allegations of domestic abuse. he grabbed me and pulled me out of the shower in a rage. ano
drlly fanatics. millions of eagles fans set to flood the streets super bowl victory parade for the ages. and let the games begin. the winter olympics get under way overnight as the for team is to actually be that person is insane. from the opening ceremony to the athletes to watch, we ve got it all covered for you, today, thursday, february 8, 2018. announcer: from nbc news this is today with savannah guthrie andkotb.live from studio n plaidsza. thank you for joining us this thursday morning. the olympics. today s the day. today is the day. you know when you have a date circle calendar for years, this is it. february 8, the olympics start. we ll be heading there later. we will. we ll catch up on all of it in a bit. let s start with the big headline out of washington this morninof the president s closest aides. staff secretary rob porter stepping down amid abuse allegations fro ex-wives. this morning the white house is trying to contain the fallout after
decisions on how to handle the epidemic. what every family needs to know. those stories, plus asleep at the wheel. shocking new numbers on the growing dangers of drowsy driving. philly fanatics. millions of eagles fans set to flood the streets in a super bowl victory parade for the ages. and let the games begin. the winter olympics get under way overnight as the flag bearer for team usa is revealed. to actually be that person is insane. from the opening ceremony to the athletes to watch, we ve got it all covered for you, today, thursday, february 8, 2018. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to today. thank you for joining us this thursday morning. the olympics. today s the day. today is the day. you know when you have a date circled on your calendar for years, this is it. february 8, the olympics start. we ll be heading there later. we will. we ll catch up