dr. fauci s new warning to americans that the fight against the coronavirus is far from over and to brace for a difficult fall. don t ever, ever underestimate the potential of the pandemic. the new study this morning linking covid infections and dining out. abc news exclusive, the president and ceo of walmart live on the economy, jobs and what the retail giant is stocking up on ahead of a possible second wave and when will we see those popular disinfectants fully back on store shelves. kicking off overnight social justice front and center at the nfl opener. [ booing ] why the chiefs and texans were booed by the fans in the stands. plus, dak prescott speaking out revealing his battle with depression after his older brother died by suicide and the fallout after a fox sports host said his comments showed weakness. and on the loose, a tennessee sheriff office on the hunt for a tiger outside knoxville. i m out with a tiger cub. you what? you heard correctly. it s
a stand, pulling their hit song, calling the allegations against him horrifying and indefensible. the $137 billion divorce battle. amazon founder jeff bezos and his wife of 25 years calling it quits. his new relationship and is his soon-to-be ex-wife about to become the richest woman in the world? baby shark doo doo doo doo doo doo and the music taking a bite out of the billboard charts. how did the children s song baby shark become one of the biggest hits? everyone from lebron james to josh groban singing it. do, do, do, daddy shark okay, we ll start off with an apology. you re not going to get that song out of your head all morning long. good morning, america. great to have cecilia here. i m surprised that neither of you heard that song until today. now you ll hear it all morning long. we want to get right to that latest on the government shutdown. absolute stalemate right now. president trump is going to head to the border to make his case. want to show you
i am a senior policy advisor. it is great to see so many old friends and colleagues from the hill, the executive branch and the public, albeit virtually. you know why we are gathering today, but given the seriousness and urgency of the moment, the situation does bear repeating. the kremlin has dramatically increased its military activities and capabilities in and around ukraine, leading to predictions that the russian regime may be preparing for a major military operation. russian military movements have sufficiently worried u.s. and allied observers, that william burns was dispatched to moscow to telegraph our concerns. antony blinken has added to the chorus of alarms. our ukrainian foreign minister has described russia as preparations for invasion. president biden held a two hour phone call with vladimir putin. according to open-source force composition totaled approximately a hundred thousand troops and a variety of heavy equipment and capabilities. the estimates do no
at the time. at least one person killed. another injured. this morning, new images of the moment it happened. those stories plus the parents of the little boy killed by an alligator at disney world are breaking their silence. we promised him at his wake, we would turn this tragedy into good for many families. is o.j. about to walk free? and the prince, the popcorn and the adorable 2-year-old poacher who stole his heart, today, thursday, september 28th, 2017. 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 and thank you for joining us on a thursday morning. our top story this morning is the passing of an american icon. hugh hefner, he built and embodied the playboy empire. he has died. his family announcing he passed away peacefully at his legendary mansion. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is there. he has more on hefner s anything bu
[inaudible conversations] would call the subcommitteeee back toward her and thank everyone for their forbearance. we ve concluded with number opening statements. it sure would remind members pursuant to committee was on the opening statements will be made part of the record. we do want to thank our witnesses for being here today. taking time to testify before the subcommittee on this important issue, each witnessss will have the opportunity to give an opening statement followed by questions from members. again, previously mentioned today we ll hear from mr. michael holmes, chief by qu executive officer precarious health services, the associate commissioner for medicaid services from health and human services commission in the partner in the hill. and ppreciate you being here today. mr. holmes come you are not recognized for five minutes for an opening statement, please. thank you, chairman burgers, ranking member green, members om the subcommittee.rankin the federally qua