Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist S2026E09 - Lea Michele

Meet the Press Moderator Kristen Welker joins NBC's Joe Fryer on Sunday TODAY to preview her exclusive interview with United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on how the Trump administration plans to ease the rising prices of gas from the war in Iran. Former FBI director Robert Mueller, who while serving under President George W. Bush revamped the agency in the wake of 9/11, has died at 81. Mueller is also known for his two-years long investigation into the Russian inference in the 2016 election. On Saturday, in a social media post, President Trump said "Good, I'm glad he's dead." A sea of people trying to escape for Spring Break are instead finding themselves trapped in long security lines as TSA agents continue to work without pay from the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump says he'll "move ICE agents to the airports where they will do security." NBC's Valerie Castro reports for Sunday TODAY. The Island of Maui is now bracing for more relentless rain after more than a week of stormy weather has led to the worst flooding Hawaii has seen in 20 years. Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate as the water reached their homes. As Cuba endures the country's worst energy crisis in decades, residents are struggling to find clean water, food, electricity and proper healthcare. No fuel has entered the country in more than two months amid an oil blockade by the Trump administration. NBC's George Solis reports from inside Havana in this week's Sunday Focus. Savannah Guthrie and her family members issued a new plea to the Tucson, AZ community on Saturday asking for people to come forward as the investigation into Nancy's disappearance enters a seventh week. In a new special called "Bring Her Home: The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie" KVOA – News 4 Tucson spotlights how the community is coming together around the Guthrie family. NBC's Dana Griffin reports for Sunday TODAY. In this week's Sunday Sitdown, Lea Michele joins Willie Geist at The Imperial Theater in New York City to discuss her lead role in the Broadway musical "Chess" and take a walk down memory lane where she got her start in "Les Misérables." Michele also looks back on "Glee" and talks about the car accident she got into right before her audition.