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captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. im matt lauer. >> and im meredith vieira. all eyes are on the white house this morning and that face-to-face meeting between president obama and general stanley mcchrystal. >> what seems to be ironic, general mcchrystal was put in charge in afghanistan in part because he wasnt afraid to speak his mind. but now its his words that could come back to haunt him. the controversy is o...

this is nbc "nightly news" with brian williams. good evening. because there are 90,000 americans in afghanistan tonight, we are going to begin with the change of command there. we want to show you the other major story this evening. the cap is gone. that is crude oil, full bore, full strength pouring out, adding to the devastation in the gulf. a big set-back there today. well go there in just a moment. first, however, to the high level showdown at the white house after an embarrass...

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. im matt lauer. >> and im meredith vieira. all eyes are on the white house this morning and that face-to-face meeting between president obama and general stanley mcchrystal. >> what seems to be ironic, general mcchrystal was put in charge in afghanistan in part because he wasnt afraid to speak his mind. but now its his words that could come back to haunt him. the controversy is o...

afghanistan, gave an interview to a magazine. and in it, he and his aides took aim at everyone from the president to the vice president to senators and diplomats. the general has been summoned to the white house by president obama, who now faces a mind boggling choice. does he fire the man central to the war right before a major battle? jake tapper takes us inside a stunned and furious white house. >> reporter: white house sources tell abc news that president obama was livid when he re...