quality now in the world. smoke stretching from new york city to philadelphia to washington, d.c. as far south now as georgia. smoke from hundreds of canadians wildfires blanketing the u.s., pushed in like a conveyor belt tonight the system driving all of this with millions of americans including residents of new york city now being told to stay indoors. sporting events canceled tonight. the smoke delaying flights at major airports. the white house today pressed on the situation, calling it another alarming example of the climate crisis. tonight, the very real health risks and how long this system is expected to stay in place. trevor ault reporting and rob marciano timing this out. meantime the race for the white house tonight. mike pence officially running anime right out of the gate taking aim at his former boss. arguing donald trump should never be president again. rachel scott in iowa. meantime, the special counsel investigation into former president trump. news coming to
nbc news has learned richard simmons will file a lawsuit today against multiple publications for articles described as unflattering and hurtful. will the fitness guru finally reenter the spotlight in court today monday, may 18, 2017. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. [ cheers and applause ] good morning, everybody. welcome to today on a monday morning, i m savannah guthrie, we have craig melvin in for matt and, shh, people are sleeping outside. folks waiting for harry styles who kicks off our summer classic series. we ll reveal the lineup we have for the summer. are you impressed? it s quite the lineup. something on the list for everyone. stick around for that. we ll get right to our top story. we start in washington. this much-anticipated hearing on capitol hill on russian interference into the presidential election. acting attorney general sally yates. she was fired by pres
The Richmond School Board voted Monday evening to implement a rule requiring all students to use clear backpacks in an effort to deter weapons in schools.
Dogwood Middle School is the last of four Richmond schools to get a new name this year after the school board voted to change their names from monikers tied to Confederate leaders or slaveholders.