Kristen Welker
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WATCH: Michael Phelps says the U.S. Olympic Committee is “not doing everything they can” to put athletes first — despite he and other athletes speaking out.
Phelps: “I want what’s right, period. … I won't stop until everything is done that I think needs to be done.”
NEW: The cargo ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge will move from the site of the bridge collapse “within days,” Maryland Governor Wes Moore says.
Moore: “I’m proud that ... within days, we’re going to have that massive vessel, the Dali, out of that federal channel.”
WATCH: Will you accept the results of the 2024 no matter who wins? Kristen Welker asks.
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla): 'No matter what happens? No, if it's an unfair election.'
Welker: 'Senator, no matter who wins.'
Rubio: 'I think you're asking the wrong person.'
This Sunday… my exclusive interviews with Maryland Gov. Gov. Wes Moore and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl). Also, my Meet the Moment conversation with the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps. Tune in to @meetthepress on @NBC! #ifitssunday
WATCH: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says Israel should 'not be receiving another nickel in U.S. military aid.'
Sanders: 'Israel has ... gone to war against the entire Palestinian people, and the results have been absolutely catastrophic.'
WATCH: Secretary Antony Blinken says the U.S. does not apply “double standards” to Israel when it comes to holding the country accountable for actions in Gaza.
“We treat Israel, one of our closest allies and partners, just as we would treat any other country.”
First to Monica Alba and Mike Memoli: Biden taps Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and the Clintons for mega fundraisers
Monica Alba joins me this morning on #MTP
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This Sunday on @meetthepress, I’ll talk to U.S. Secretary of State Secretary Antony Blinken about the latest in the Israel-Hamas war. Plus, my exclusive conversations with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Tune in to NBC! # MTP
WATCH: Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) says Kari Lake’s rhetoric could get people “hurt or killed” after she told supporters to “strap on a Glock” to prepare for the election.
“I don’t expect her ever to be elected … but when you’re a candidate … you need to be careful w/ your words.”
WATCH: Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who spent 15 years flying the Space Shuttle, says he supports eliminating the filibuster to codify abortion rights.
“If NASA had the rules of the … Senate, the rocket ship would never leave the launchpad.”
'It just adds to the growing pressure on all sides to try to get a ceasefire.' - @KWelkerNBC on her interview with World Food Programme Executive Director @CindyMcCain, where McCain explains there's a 'full blown famine' in the north of Gaza. #SundayTODAY
WATCH: Senator Tim Kaine: (D-Va.) says the National Guard is not a “solution” to campus protests across the U.S. — and that people would “recall” what happened during the Vietnam War.
“The National Guard going to college campuses, Kent State and elsewhere, did not end well.”