Star spangled spectacle. Today we come together as one nation with this very special salute to america. The president celebrates Independence Day with a military show of force. Speaking of thousands on the national mall, the reaction this morning heading into the Holiday Weekend. Those stories, plus, in the weeds. A surprising problem popping up on beaches this summer. Never forget. New revelations that amazons alexa can record and store conversations forever. But there is something you can do to get your privacy back. And coco motion. Cori gauff is taking wimbledon and the world by storm, and we got the chance to speak to her proud parents today, july 5th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Thank you for joining us on this friday morning. Im peter alexander, alongside sheinelle jones, filling in for our friends savannah and hoda on this post july 4th friday morning. We have some
Part of a history of humiliation which remains Unfinished Business good evening. Im fareed zakaria. Welcome to a special hour on taiwan the National Palace museum holds much of chinas most precious works of Arc Treasures from the Song Dynasty Vases from the ming dynasty 8,000 years of priceless history its chinas metropolitan museum of art. Its louvre but it is not in beijing it isnt taipei, the capital of taiwan race for territory began in 1949. There has to be no compromise at the end of a brutal civil war chinas leader, Chiang Kaishek, shipped those treasures to taiwan. The communist or in the young phi valley to keep them from im his rival. Mao zedong they carried those treasures with them because as the guardians of the chinese civilization, they felt that they had to also be the guardians of those objects. Year after year. The civil war goes on, chang and his nationalist party had been fighting mao and the communist as party since the 1920s in one of the bloodiest civil wars the
In a conversation with Henry Kissinger in the 1970s, chinas leader mao zedong said he could live without taiwan. For now but in 100 years, we were wanted. He said and whats more . We are going to fight for it maos one on hundredyear deadline may arrive ahead of schedule in a chinese documentary called chasing dreams the countrys bravest warriors declared their willingness to die. In an allout invasion of taiwan it was accidental. If its too hard to remove the mines and taiwanese waters. One says we would use our bodies to clear a pathway but we shouldnt go to my fighter jet would become a missile rushing towards the enemy if i used up my ammunition says a pilot i want to see the other side of the strait. A soldier declares ive been preparing for that day a war over taiwan would be an act of Madness Tens Of Thousands could die nearly one million jobs have disappeared. There could be a global Great Depression Nuclear Weapons would be on the table and attack would be a massive gamble for
elton john serenading the president and first lady at the white house after a dismal day on wall street and it was actually reminiscent of when james taylor showed up for big celebration at the so-called ablation reduction day. that day saw starks trembled dramatically still democrat cit economy is on the rebound that rolling back republicans that you can imagine back to that fo offering a dueling commitment t america they hope will put them in the majority. can t mess it reaction from four to congressman byron donal straight ahead. we begin with the democrats ramping up their attacks on wha they are calling so-called extremists met agenda republicans. we will find out all about that. christina has the latest on tha story she joins us from the wes coast. great to see you. president biden once again wrapped up political attacks against republicans tonight committing a majority would strip away the fundamental rights of americans. he made these claims at the national nation
Success. Why one of the oldest drinks around is one of the hottest. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Weve got some pretty heavy flair flareups. A firefighter dies as californias fire continues. Crazy, crazy conditions. Active wildfires across the western states. The wing debris found on the beach of a French Island from the indian ocean is now in france. We were at the stage where we were getting more and more confident. Americas busiest airspace. A drone came within 100 feet of jfk airport. There was a drone flying. London confirming that some members of the bin laden family were killed in a crash outside london. It crashed into cars. A 13yearold now blamed for the crash caught on camera in new york. All that i never promised you rose garden and all that matters. 164 skydivers created the biggest skydiving formation ever. On cbs this morning saturday. Video featuring a thousand italian fans of the foo fighters has gone viral. One of them was