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captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm 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 wasn't afraid to speak his mind. but now it's his words that could come back to haunt him. the controversy is over disparaging remarks about president obama and top administration officials made by general m...

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. we'll go there in just a moment. first, however, to the high level showdown at the white house after an embarrassing, devastating "rolling stone" magazine article crippled his command, general stan mcchrystal was...

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm 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 wasn't afraid to speak his mind. but now it's his words that could come back to haunt him. the controversy is over disparaging remarks about president obama and top administration officials made by general m...

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 read the "rolling stone" article last night. but he wants to meet with the general before he makes any...