And a mariah mania. More than 200 million albums sold. Mariah carey is here to kick off our summer Concert Series today friday, may 16th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer. And savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Welcome to a day where we have a today show first. For the First Time Ever in the history of this show, we have two elusives on the same show. Mr. Al roker. Thats my nickname. You know what a shantuse is . Its a mushroom. No. Its a green color. No. It is a female singer in clubs and lounges. Like a Billy Holliday type. Mariah carey takes our concert stage this morning. Were kicking it off right with her and weve got a big crowd this morning. Look forward to that. Lets start with the top story. Got some new problems for crews battling the powerful wildfires in southern california. Nbcs joe fryer is in escondido thats north of san diego. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, m
It was 20 years ago, on April 22, 2004, that Tillman was killed at age 27 by friendly fire in a firefight in Spera, Afghanistan, as part of the U.S. Army Second Ranger Battalion.
"I don't look at that as defying what I said," his Leland High football coach said of one line-stepping interaction with Tillman. "I look at it as his approach to the way he lived his life and the way he played the game."