she had taken the prescription drug ambien earlier in the day. kennedy s doctors was looking into whether she may have had a seizure. more on that coming up. we also told you about the mother diagnosed with the flesh eating bacteria days after giving birth to twins. she s undergone 20 surgical procedures. this morning she ll open up about her recovery for the first time in an exclusive live interview. the blame game in london. who pulled the plug on concert performance by music legend bruce springsteen and paul mccartney. you just don t do that. the story in a minute. we begin with the return of the brutal heat. the weather channel s stephanie abrams in for al this morning. good morning. we ll talk more about the heat in just a minute. but first i want to take you into houston and talk more about the lightning strike that killed two during a soccer game and injured another. they were taking shelter under a tree, the absolute worst spot you can be because lightning wil
captions paid for by nbc-universal television announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to today on this monday morning. i m savannah guthrie. i m willie geist in for matt this morning. something like 94 degrees in new york today and we re the lucky ones. we re getting used to this, aren t we? a scorcher across the country. heat reports in 12 states. headed into the 90s this afternoon. could be hotter tomorrow. we ll tell you just how hot it s going to get where you are straight ahead. new details on an accident involving robert kennedy s daughter kerry. she was charged with driving while impaired and told police she had taken the prescription drug ambien earlier in the day. kennedy s doctors was looking into whether she may have had a seizure. more on that coming up. we also told you about the mother diagnosed with the flesh eating bacteria days after gi
england go from this to this? the secret behind her newfound royal sparkle today, wednesday, april 13, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. i m meredith vieira. we re following a heartbreaking story from newburg, new york. a mother and three of her children dead after she drove their van into the hudson river. it apparently happened after a dispute at the woman s home. police say she put her four kids into the family van. then let her 10-year-old son out just before she drove the mini van off a boat ramp. we ll get the latest in a live report ahead. also adult airport screenings are something we have to deal with, but what about kids? that question is in the spotlight after a mother says she saw her 6-year-old daughter receiving a pat-down. she said it amounted to groping. details coming up. take a look who s back in the house. our good friend and former today anchor katie co
and emotional and physical issues. that s what demi lovato s publicist says about her reasons that s what demi lovato s publicist says about her reasons for entering a rehab. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to today on this tuesday election day. the election is finally here. and all voters will decide all 435 house seats, 37 spots in the senate and 37 governors races today. there are two other numbers to keep in mind, the numbers 39 and 10. as republicans seek to gain 39 seats to take back the house and ten to take back the senate. if you re a parent, this commercial has probably caught your attention, a program that promises to give your children a jump-start on learning by teaching a young child to read. can you actually teach a young child to read in the first place? is civility dead? it s become normal for people to yell to get their way and to talk loudly on their phones in public places. how did we become so rude as a society? we ll get i
issues. that s what demi lovato s publicist says about her reasons that s what demi lovato s publicist says about her reasons for entering a rehab. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to today on this tuesday election day. the election is finally here. and all voters will decide all 435 house seats, 37 spots in the senate and 37 governors races today. therare two other numbers to keep in mind, the numbers 39 and 10. as republicans seek to gain 39 seats to take back the house and ten to take back the senate. if you re a parent, this commercial has probably caught your attention, program that promises to give your children a mp-start on learning by teaching a young child to read. can you actually teach a young child to read in the first place? is civily dead? it s become normal for people to yell to get their way and to talk loudly on their phones in public places. how did we become so rude as a society? we ll get into that. let s begin with our de