NBC News Sets Launch of Morning Show on 24-Hour Streaming Service, After Six-Month COVID Delay

Ellise Shafer editorPresident Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday afternoon to criticize NBC News anchor Kristen Welker, who will be moderating the final presidential debate on Oct. 22.“She’s always been terrible and unfair, just like most of the Fake News reporters, but I’ll still play the game,” Trump tweeted.

John Cena still hasn’t commented on his reported Oct. 12 private nuptials to girlfriend Shay Shariatzadeh.

Nicki Minaj’s newborn son already seems to have a built-in bestie — Drake’s little boy Adonis, who just turned three! On Nicki’s verse for the “Whole Lotta Choppas” remix, which was released on Oct. 16, she raps, “To be honest, I hope one day we do a playdate with Adonis.” Drizzy caught wind of the lyric, and took to his Instagram Story to write, “Playdates soon come [heart emoji].” He also tagged Nicki to ensure that she’d see the message.

Ted Johnson, Dominic Patten As puzzling as it was that NBC News scheduled its town hall with Donald Trump against ABC News and Joe Biden, credit is due to moderator Savannah Guthrie for turning it into much more of an hourlong interview than a series of softballs from everyday folk.Throughout the hour, she peppered the president with questions on his COVID-19 testing, on his retweets of conspiracy theories, on whether he’s indebted to the tune of $400 million.It was a bit of a recovery for the

Ted Johnson, Dominic Patten Donald Trump’s town hall with NBC News — competing against a similar event with Joe Biden on ABC News — opened with a contentious series of questions with moderator Savannah Guthrie.At times, Trump sounded angry and irate as Guthrie grilled him over the details of his testing results, his failure to immediately condemn white supremacists and his trafficking of conspiracy theories.Guthrie, co-anchor of Today, asked Trump why he retweeted a tweet earlier this week that

NBC News will proceed as scheduled with its town hall with President Trump tonight, even after backlash from current and former employees, as well as Hollywood talent that work with the company.

Ted Johnson NBC News indicated that it is not backing off plans for a town hall with Donald Trump scheduled at the same time that ABC News is doing a similar event with Joe Biden.The scheduling has drawn criticism, including from more than 100 producers, directors and writers who signed their names to a letter urging NBC to move the time of the town hall.In a statement, Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCU News Group, said, “We share in the frustration that our event will initially air alongside the

news personalities and stars of its own broadcast-network shows, as well as other Hollywood heavyweights.Also Read: CNN's Don Lemon Bashes NBC's Trump Town Hall as 'Outright Embarrassing Ratings Ploy'ABC News was surprised by its competitor’s Wednesday announcement, an insider told TheWrap.NBC News defended its decision on the timing Wednesday, too, with an executive telling TheWrap the network is following the same exact plan — including the format, duration and time slot — it did for Biden one

John Cena is a married man! The pro wrestler married Shay Shariatzadeh in a top-secret wedding in Tampa on Oct. 12. News of the nuptials didn’t break until days later on Oct. 14, and it was revealed that the pair received their marriage license on Oct. 9. However, this is not John’s first relationship in the spotlight. Here are more women he’s been involved with or romantically linked to over the years:

Ted Johnson NBC News is taking heat for its decision to schedule a town hall on Thursday evening with President Donald Trump that will compete head-to-head with ABC News’ event with Joe Biden.The backlash comes after Trump refused to participate in a virtual town hall debate with Biden, long scheduled for Oct. 15, forcing the Commission on Presidential Debates to cancel the event.

Facebook post. “Is this what the new leadership at NBC thinks is the right thing to do? To be complicit in Trump’s tantrum? A shameless grab for ratings! I wouldn’t be shocked if this were Fox News.

John Cena, 43, has a wrestling partner for life! The WWE star-turned-movie star tied the knot with Shay Shariatzadeh — a product manager for the enterprise software company Sonatype — in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 12, according to a marriage license obtained by HollywoodLife (see it below). The license was issued on Oct. 9.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC News and ABC News regularly feud in the morning and fight in the early evening. Now they are taking their scorched-earth battle for news viewers to primetime.Little love is lost between the two news divisions, one an integral and massive part of the Comcast media empire, and the other, smaller rival an instrumental piece of Walt Disney.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC News will move forward with an 8 p.m.

Ted Johnson, Dominic Patten Donald Trump will do a town hall for NBC News on Thursday, after an agreement was reached between the network and his presidential campaign on the details for the event.That means that Trump and Joe Biden will each participate in separate town hall events on the same evening, after plans for a presidential debate with a similar format were scrapped.Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie will moderate the event from Miami.The network and the campaign had been negotiating for

“But this shows we won’t hesitate to take action against venues which flout regulations designed to stop the spread of coronavirus and protect residents.“Let’s be clear, we don’t want to take action against businesses.“We want to see them doing well - but not at the expense of people’s health.

Dominic Patten, Ted Johnson Most of the time, Joe Biden is so middle of the road that they should name that yellow line after the former vice president regardless if he wins the election next month or not.“There’s not one single syllable I’ve ever said that could lead you to believe that I was a socialist or a communist,” Biden declared in Miami tonight at an NBC Nightly News town hall with Lester Holt in classic MOR fashion.“Do I look like a socialist? I’m the guy who ran against the

Ted Johnson Joe Biden said that he was not surprised by the news that President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, telling NBC News’ Lester Holt that “anybody who contracts the virus by essentially saying masks don’t matter, social distancing doesn’t matter, are responsible for what happens to them.”Appearing at NBC News’ outdoor town hall in Miami, Biden did say that he was glad that the president “seems to be coming along pretty well.”But alluding to the president’s return to the White

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorNBC News’ streaming service NBC News Now is launching a morning show next week. Morning News Now will be hosted by NBC News correspondent Joe Fryer and NBC News correspondent and NBC Stay Tuned co-host Savannah Sellers and run 7-11 p.m.