The Toronto Raptors win their very first nba title with a dramatic game six victory over golden state. And back home in canada the crowd goes wild. We have those stories, plus under arrest cuba gooding jr. Charged with groping a woman in a new york city bar. I am completely confident that he will be totally exonerated. This morning the new allegation that just surfaced. The west wing. The important cause behind Kim Kardashian wests return to the white house. Everyone wants the community to be safe. And sharpening their skills. Yeah craig, al, and carson get together for what theyre calling an excellent adventure as we celebrate dads ahead of fathers day. Today friday, june 14, 2019. Announcer from nbc news this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Hi, everybody, good morning. Nice to have you with us on a friday morning. Did you hear my dad pun . That was for dads. I enjoyed that. Thank you so much. Coming up later, we head to brooklyn,
May not know. His name is allen dixon. And allen dixon passed away a few years now. He is somebody who in his time everybody really liked. He had a nickname in politics. His nickname was al the pal, which was not tongueincheek, not satirical. He was kind of everybodys pal. He was a go along to get along politics and proudly so. He wrote a memoir about his time in politics. He was unsentimental and forward about it. Generally speaking, my political career was built on good will and accommodation. Good will and accommodation. By all accounts, he was a great guy. Tons of friends, and good will and accommodation was a great political strategy for him. Alan dixon first ran for elected office. He ran for Police Magistrate in belleville, illinois at the ripe old age of 21. And he one running for like the kids seat on the Police Magistrate board or something. He was running for real office. He won that first seat at age someone, and then he spent the rest of his adult life continually winning
Republicans including the president are dismissing the possibility for two key reasons, neither of which happens to be entirely true and, of course, the truth matters here because whether you believe more investigations are called for or not, and it is not our position to advocate one way or the other, what is important is to point out inconsistencies. Factual or otherwise in the various arguments. Professor ford said her life has been threatened since coming forward. Judge kavanaughs reputation is certainly on the line. So is the senates as members exercise their duties tosses vet a nominee for life in what could be the most consequential Supreme Court. Chairman senator bob corkers tweet spells it out. After learning about it, we took immediate action to make sure they have the opportunity to be heard if public or private. Republicans extended a hand in good faith. We dont hear from both sides on monday, lets vote. That was his response after this program broke the news that professor
Politician and proudly so. He wrote a memoir about his time in politics. He was unsentimental and forward about it. Generally speaking, my political career was built on goodwill and accommodation. Goodwill and accommodation. By all accounts, he was a great guy, tons of friends, and goodwill and accommodation was a great political strategy for him. Alan dixon first ran for elected office, he ran for Police Magistrate in belleville, illinois, at the ripe old age of 21. And he wasnt running for like the kids seat on the Police Magistrate board or something. He was running for real office. He won that first seat at age 21, and then he spent the rest of his adult life continually winning elections, one after another. Two years after he first won elected office at the age of 21, at the ripe old age of 23, he got elected to the state legislature. And then he got reelected and reelected and reelected again, served a whole bunch of terms in the legislature. Then he moved up and ran to be a stat
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. The 2020 lead. From the first words, literally, literally the first words of his campaign, joe biden taking aim at President Trump. The former Vice President finally announcing his third bid for the oval office. This time biden enters the race stronger than ever before but also facing the most diverse and crowded democratic field in modern history with 19 other democrats and a Democratic Base that has moved to mr. Bidens l left. Mr. Biden making his First Campaign stop in his home state of delaware and weighing in as an early frontrunner in the race. I tell you what. The issue is going to be who not only who can win this, but who is the best person to lead the country . And thats what its going to be all about. Its going to be for the voters to decide that. As jessica dean now reports, the former Vice President has already picked up a number of endorsements, but there is one endorsement he claims he will not be asking for. Everybody knows donald tru