Comfort. The moment a russian jet comes within a few feet of a u. S. Navy plane. Lunar trifecta, the extremely rare site happening right now, no living person has ever seen before. And nice try. How one womans request to bring a peacock on a plane for emotional support just didnt fly today, wednesday, july 31st, 2018. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Thats a sight you dont see every day. They call it the super blue blood moon, a lunar trifecta. I bet you had a good view of that. You were up late last night, covering the president s address. You came here the crack of dawn. I did. I drove all night. Im not tired at all, chuck. So, anyway, yes, it was an interesting were going to start with that, our top story, the president s speech. The state of the Union Address to a deeply divided nation and to congress. He had a lot to say. At 80 minutes, one of the longest ever, highlighted by calls for unity and declaration that a new american moment has arrived. How is it playing in washington . How real is this tone of bipartisanship . We have got complete coverage. Well start with nbc White House CorrespondentKristen Welker up late. Kristen, good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning to you. Up late indeed. President trump is waking up this morning after delivering the third longest state of the Union Address in history lasting 1 hour and 20 minutes. Mr. Trump had set out to strike a unified optimistic tone, but there was also some hardline rhetoric which undoubtedly pleased his base. It was an historic moment, notable for what the president said, and for what he left out. After a tumultuous first year in office, President Trump tried to chart a new course. The state of our union is strong because our people are strong. Reporter using his first state of the union to emphasize national unity. This, in fact, is our new american moment. Reporter touting his tax victory and gains in the economy. Since the election, we have created 2. 4 million new jobs. Reporter the president known for speaking off the cuff largely staying on script, unveiling an ambitious agenda, urging congress to pass a 1. 5 trillion infrastructure package, and calling for bipartisanship on immigration reform. I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties, democrats and republicans, to protect our citizens of every background, color, religion and creed. Reporter at times on immigration, the president portraying a country under siege. For decades, open borders have allowed drugs and gangs to pour into our most vulnerable communities. Reporter in a nod to his base, the president trying to repurpose the term dreamers, those 800,000 young undocumented immigrants brought here illegally as children. My duty, and the sacred duty of every elected official in this chamber, is to defend americans, to protect their safety, their families, their communities, and their right to the american dream. Because americans are dre drawing boos from democrats on his proposal to limit migration. For families of immigrants who become u. S. Citizens. Under the current broken system, a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives. That statement quickly called out by Fact Checkers who noted distant relatives cannot be sponsored for residency. The night taking an emotional turn as the president paid tribute to guests sitting with the first lady, including two families who lost loved ones to gang violence. And the parents of Otto Warmbier, son detained in north korea and later died. The president taking a hard line on leader kim jongun. North koreas reckless pursuit of Nuclear Missiles could very soon threaten our homela homeland. We are waging a campaign for maximum pressure to prevent that from ever happening. No mention of russian metaling in the u. S. Election or special counsel investigation. Even perhaps this comment. When the president left the chambers. Democrats offering not one, but five rebuttals to the president. Congressman joe kennedy the grandson of Bobby Kennedy delivering the partys official response. May land a punch, may leave a mark. Never not once in the history of United States managed to match a strength and spirit of People United in defense of their future. And this morning the first lady making headlines of her own wearing a white pantsuit to the address. A contrast with female lawmakers who wore all black in solidarity with the me too movement. Also broke traditional by traveling with the u. S. Capital with the invited guests in the of her husband. Although she did return to the white house with mr. Trump. The president bucking a white house trend as well. Instead of hitting the road to sell state of the union message, president will remain here in washington today and hold a series of meetings, including one on tax reform. Savannah . Kristen welker, thank you so much. Lets bring in chuck todd. Good morning. Feel like i saw you five minutes ago. Lets start with kristen left off. President doesnt have plans to take the message and go on the road. How does he turn a successful state of the Union Address into something lasting. Its extraordinarily difficult to make a state of the union stick anymore. Just the speed of news cycle. The speed of all of this. Im surprised this president the entire month of january hes not been on the road much at all. And theyve not done much to sell their tax plan. So if they havent done that, i dont expect them on the road for this, but you know, look, this state of the union only becomes relevant if something, you know, if he can have a big success quickly. And immigration is one opportunity to have a big success quickly, but i have to tell you, i think his rhetoric last night set things back. Did not advance the ball forward. Because while on immigration, while the tone was an attempt at bipartisanship. The way he sold immigration really offended a lot of democrats that were listening in that room. I think he made that situation harder today than it was before the speech. On the flip side talking about a pathway to citizenship. Dreamers. Young immigrants. How does that sit with his base. Thats the issue. We talked about this a little bit last night. I think because the amnesty issue doesnt sit well with the base, perhaps trying to sell the hard line aspects of what he saw first. Noticed he showcased immigrant crime. Put an emotional period on that story and said, hey, americans are dreamers too. Then made his pitch. He did so in such a reluctant way. You have to wonder. I think it was about apiecing his base. Well see how it shakes out. Chuck, go back to bed. Thank you very much. You too, all right. Also this morning, new concerns over the deadly flu epidemic. Doctors are now warning of a possible double dip. Possibility of a second round of cases even after the season peaks. Nbc is in tampa, florida with the latest on this. Good morning. Reporter good morning. This morning there is no excuse in tampa bay and entire state of texas to not getting a free flu shot because theyre giving them away. You can see here young ten month old ruby has urged her parents to come in to the center care network and across the state of texas the Texas Department of health is giving free flu shots. The idea here is get the flu shot as as this crisis grips our nation. This morning is the brutal flu season shows no sign of slowing, communities are desperate lly trying to fight back. Personally very worried. Came to the clinic for flu shots. Many around the country giving them out for free. This Elementary School is closed for the rest of the week. Officials there are trying to keep the deadly virus from spreading. Wasnt an easy decision. Even churches are not immune. Several connecticut archdiocese suspending part of the sacrament so they wont have to drink from the same chalice. I ask the lord every day to bless me and keep me healthy. But the toll keeps growing. In las vegas, see how quiet it is. Brenda is grieving for her 12 kweer 12yearold son carlos. He had a fever of 103 and died two days later in her arms. Her message to other parents, dont wait. Follow your instincts. Follow your gut. If you know something is wrong. Take action. You should get a shot. Doctors say a flu shot is the best way to avoid getting sick. Fewer than half of americans get vaccinated because they dont think its worth it. And many people believe the flu shot can actually give them the flu. Doctors say that is a myth. Does it give you the flu. No. You may have some reaction to the flu shot sometimes people complain of mild flulike symptoms. Those usually pass in a day or two at the most. For parent whose kids have a flu shot, can your kids play with other kids who dont have a flu shot. If theyre not sick, of course. How do you protect children who are too young to get vaccinated. Centers for Disease Control recommends caregivers should get the vaccine and take simple preventive actions. Frequently washing their hands. Last week we told you about six month old eliia who was in the icu for 11 days fighting for her life. Good news this morning, shes recovered. Shes happy to be home and im happy for her to be home. And so ruby actually has already had her flu shot at the pediatricians. Its her parents who have come in here this morning. Interestingly athletes this weekend begin making their way to south korea if the olympics, usoc told them when you get to the olympic village, best if you not shake hands with other athletes. How easy transmission of the flu virus happens. Little bit of a challenge since its about meeting other athletes. Fist bump. Now to what could be a Seismic Shift when it comes to health care. News that three of the nations Biggest Companies including amazon and chase are determined to drive down cost for employees. Wait to you hear how theyre about to do it and what it could mean for you. Tom in washington. Tom, this could be big. Very big. You know how amazon has totally blown up the way we all shop every day, even to our grocery shopping. Insurance premiums up 19 over five years, the question now is what will amazon and two powerful partners do to control the cost of health care . Reporter think for a minute about the combination. One of the nations biggest banks and biggest bankers, one of the biggest investors who is also a billionaire and another billionaire who runs amazon e technology and shopping disrupter. All three combining forces to take on one of the countrys biggest challenges. The sky rocketing cost of health care. These three companies have gotten together and they want to use their expertise to change the way health care is delivered. These three Corporate Giants are creating a new company to cut Health Care Costs for the combined 1 million employees. The challenge is Health Care Makes up roughly 18 of the u. S. Economy. Costing us 3. 5 trillion a year. 10,000 per person. Warren buffet has been warning about it for years. Were talking about a huge cost disadvantage against the rest of the world. We need to address it. In a statement they say the new startup will be free from profit making incentives. Focused on Technology Solutions to offer employees high quality and Transparent Health care at a reasonable cost. Many Health Care Experts say its about time. I think theyre the size and scale and the skills that you need to really disrupt the health care marketplace. And that marketplace really needs disruption. Amazon is already set to be preparing to get into prescription drugs. Potential for a new power house to drive prices lower and cut out middlemen sent Health Care Stocks lower on tuesday. This morning, exactly how change could come is still an open question. There are some privacy concerns this morning for the 1 million employees who employers could potentially be aware of their milliedical concerns, tes history. Also premature as we dont know what form this new Company Might take. Layoffdies, back to you. Fascinating to think about it. Thank you. Dies, back to you. Fascinating to think about it. Thank you. Also this morning facebook coming under fire for new app. Urging it to get rid of it less than two months after it was launched. Nbc Business Correspondent jo ling kent explains why. Message kids is designed for young users to interact with parents and each other. It looks like a lot of fun. Which is what some Child Advocacy groups say is a problem. We thought it had the opportunity to be harmful for young children. A letter sent to Mark Zuckerberg for commercial free childhood and other organizations and individuals says that message kids is not responding to a need. It is creating one. Facebook says message kids is based directly on feedback from parents and experts and Childhood Development and online safety. We know theyre using these technologies already and what we heard from parents is they want a way to control that experience. When facebook introduced us to the app just before it launched, they emphasized the safety features they had in place. Explaining that its parent who is are fully in control. Setting up the accounts and approving each of their childs contacts. These are measures the child safety group acknowledge in their letter. Even if the safe guards are effective, the app is normalizing social media use among children. And creating peer pressure for kids to sign up for their first account. While facebook message doesnt currently allow parents to control how much time their kids spend on the app, Facebook Says bedtime controls that limit use are on the way. Nikki and her daughter were among the first to try message kids. They had the chance to offer feedback to facebook before the app became available to the masses and have been using it primarily to chat with grandparents for the last two months. The fact is our world is a technological age. It isnt for everyone. Its definitely been okay for us. Both facebook and those asking the company to get rid of messenger kids say they have had positive feedback from families. Proof when it comes to kids and technology, the conversation is just getting started. For today, jo ling kent, nbc news, los angeles. Time to turn to first look at the forecast. Talking about your big moon today. Excuse me. Big moon. Pardon me. 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