we re live at the white house. surprise loss. chris cornell, a driving force in grunge rock, dies unexpectedly. black hole sun won t you come the soundgarden lead singer s death following a concert in detroit. his family and fans shocked. an investigation underway. and concussion controversy. nfl star tom brady facing serious questions this morning after this revelation from his wife giselle bundchin. he had a concussion last year. he has concussions. but the nfl has no record of them. did the patriots quarterback hide injuries to stay on the field? the nfl saying it wants answers today, thursday, may 18th, 2017. from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to today. 7:00 on the west coast on a thursday morning. savannah will join us in just a couple of minutes, but we want to start with this breaking news. roger ailes, the man who started fox news and then buil
life. here is the thing, those people, they are not alive anymore, your ancestors. reporter: leilani and her parents took the recording to the school board and in the meantime, they hope their stance serves as a real-life lesson on free speech. she says it represents the military and that they risked their lives for us but then i always give her the well, my people risked our lives for our freedom, for al land and for our rights. reporter: the superintendent didn t want to go on camera today but i spoke with her on the phone and she said no student will be denied first amendment rights when they walk in the door. we are dealing with the teacher on this. our go any idea what repercussions the teacher could be facing? reporter: at this point, it is too early to tell. again, when that actually happens there is the probability that we won t know what happens because it is a personnel matter. however, leilani s entire village will be going to the next school board meeti