change laws nationwide. the world cup reaches a fever pitch for americans, fans getting ready to cheer on team u.s.a. in a crucial game. welcome to al jazeera america. i m stephanie sy. i m del walters. the fight for control of iraq is heating up this morning. the international community is pressing baghdad to form a new, more inclusive government as isil fighters ramp up their offensive. those rebels saying to be heading to a major dam that is a major power source. they have taken control of the oil site near tikrit. al-malaki ordering parliament to meet july 1 to form a new government. libby casey is in washington. the prime minister is saying that syrians have been attacking isil forces. what is the u.s. reaction. there are concerns by the u.s. about anything that in secretary of state john kerry s words could exacerbate the condition and make it worse on the ground. yesterday, the secretary of state warned that nothing should take place to heighten extre
and the final countdown. it s time. just hours until team usa goes head-to-head with germany. for the game of their lives. the entire country rooting them on. will ferrell getting american fans all riled up in brazil. we re right in the center of the action. get ready to believe. good morning, america. in case you didn t recognize that man, that was will ferrell. extreme close-up. there is so much excitement for the match against germany later this morning. this is a live shot. they re already ready in brazil. they re gathering there for the big game. all around the world, people are waiting for this one. george is traveling with the president for a major interview today. and he even plans on watching a little soccer with the president on air force one. that s pretty cool. the tv should be pretty nice. we have great news involving both george and david. george is becoming chief anchor, as you know. taking on this new role. he ll still be here on gma and thi
living in new york is about as adventurous as i ll get. a lot of people want to go on it. matt gutman, the first ride on it. brave guy, matt. couldn t pay me. for a lot of money. he did sky dive. i don t know about that. good morning, as you can see, dan harris is off. and we have nightline co-anchor dan abrams. i think i need legal advice before going on that. exactly. leave it at that. it is a soggy morning in parts of the midwest, raises new flood concerns. and add tornados into the mix, and you have a wild weekend of weather ahead. what can we expect? we want to welcome bill kelly from is wsyx tracking it all for us. good morning. good morning, everybody. let me start you out. it has been very active over the last 24 hours. we are talking over 100 reports of severe weather. 12 of them tornados, a lot of hail and wind. take you out to wallace, kansas, this super cell caught on camera, 60 to 70 mile per hour winds. mostly in rural areas. and up north, colfax,
found in your basement. are you what? but this morning, there are many more questions than answers. and today exclusive, the woman at the top of gm in the company s moment of crisis. mary barra in her first live tv interview since taking over that embattled company. with millions of recalls and families demanding answers, can she turn the historic american company around. matt is live in detroit on ask her today thursday, june 26, 2014. narrator: from nbc you news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to today on a thursday morning. we re scattered to the four winds today. natalie is in brazil, where it s raining right now. so we ll ask her if the match will go on. and we have matt live in detroit on a big story, he ll be talking live to gm s ceo mary barra in a few hintminutes. good morning to all of you. that s right, london yesterday, detroit this morning. we ll sit down with ma
world cup excitement hitting a new high around the globe. a do or die with belgium is just about 48 hours away. natalie live in brazil with all of the action for us today. sunday, june 29th, 2014. this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today. i m erica hill. i m lester holt alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. there is a lot more to go in the world cup but anybody that watched chile felt like it was the game. brazil, the home country, the tension and the crowd. it comes down to a shootout. specially because you know there will be no more ties, one team will win and one will lose. that is what we love and hate about sports all in one. i feel like a shootout is kind of these guys have played their hearts out. i feel like somehow we are on. or we would probably still be watching the game. it s fun walking through new york city, because you you hear the roar of the crowd in the park. somebody has