past 15 years. the stage is set. democrats ready for round two ahead of tonight s key debate in detroit. just ahead, the new poll that shows joe biden the clear front00er, paexnding his lead, making him tonight prime target. all that, plus nbc news exclusive. the first look at troubling new findings in the gymnastics sex abuse scandal. two in two days. the new shark attack at the florida beach known as the shark bite capital of the world. and believe the world champion. the teenage phenom who won the first ever fortnite wor cup and his $3 million richer, celebrates with us in studio 1a today, tuesday, july 30t 2019.m fro nbc news, this is htoday. with savanna guthrie and hoda . live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, moerybody. gooding. welcome to today. nice to have you with us on a tuesday morninm i oing to say something i have never said before. we have fortheight royalty in the house.s this i bugha. le giersdorf is $3 million richer. m going to
clues of that montana mom that vanished thanksgiving day. police releasing the lasting images before she vanished. her father growing out, questions about the daughter s fiancee. why did he wait ten days to report her missing? all that, plus ready for more? another powerful winter storm. the third in three weeks to sweep across the nation. al tells us what to expect this time. host problem, who will replace kevin hart at the oscars. by this morning, reports are no one at all. when it s our 11th anniversary, i will be leaving the today show. she joins us to talk about her decision and her next chapter, wednesday, december 12, 2018. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with safa guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio isa in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody, welcome to today. thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning. we re thinking about kathie lee and what life will be without her. yesterday was a historic decision and her decision to
south korean hospital two weeks ahead of the winter liolympics. 47 people killed, more than 100 injured. an investigation under way. all that, plus sick day. the flu epidemic, forcing entire school districts to close. we made the best decision that we could. oscars no-show, the scandal that has embattled casey affleck dropping out of this year s ceremony. and seeing triple? a photo shop fail gives reese witherspoon three legs and oprah winfrey an extra hand. their response today, friday, january 26th, 2018. this is today with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live in from studio 1a. i don t know who did the photo shopping of that image but let s give them a hand, shall we? i mean oprah has had so many pictures taken of her and reese, they ll frame that one. the arrows tell the story. we ll have more on that a little bit. that potentially explosive development connected to the russia investigation. nbc news is confirming a report that the president asked a
plus a mysterious deluge of amazon deliveries that won t stop. you ll meet one family who keeps getting packages they didn t order. how it could be an online scam to get positive reviews. but we begin this morning with today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. the ayes are 240, the nays, 186. congress votes to end an overnight shutdown. it s kind of late, isn t it, guys? the fact is we have a lot of work to do. the white house struggles to explain how rob porter got to stay on the job despite allegations. should he be able to keep his job? absolutely not. absolutely not. investors are bracing for another shaky day on wall street following another dow plunge. chicago and detroit are expected to be the hardest hit. i was haunted by tweets every single day. surprising revelations by omarosa on celebrity big brother. a fire rips through a multi-million-dollar mansion in one of los angeles s most exclusive neighborhoods. oh, my god. oh, that s
is out, but john, mike, and me, post nine for the hour as the dow s trying to repair early damage down about 30 points right now. the big story though, some of the redstone coming out on the battle for viacom. sources tell us the deal is in place bringing to an end nine months of legal battles. sumer in and his daughter are coming out on top. the settlement posted three lawsuits under way without putting to test the mental competency which has been called into question. the sources tell us viacom s ceo will step down immediately and coo tom dually will become interim through the end of september. he is not exactly losing. he ll receive a $72 million severance package, and that s on top of $491 million he s brought home in compensation from his past decade at viacom. now he is among the most highly paid ceo s despite the fact that viacom vastly underperformed the s&p 500 and sumer in red media giant cbs. he has until he steps down as executive chairman on september 13th to p