Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist S2026E08 - Leanne Morgan

Meet the Press Moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist to discuss her phone interview with President Donald Trump about the war in Iran, when he expects the fighting to end and the pressure on oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz. The CEOs of the country's top airlines are calling on Congress to come together to end the partial government shutdown that is causing flight cancellations and long security lines at airports across the United States. The group asked Congressional leaders to move forward on bipartisan proposals to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Tens of millions are facing extreme weather with blizzard warnings in the Midwest and Great Lakes. Some areas are expected to get more than two feet of snow. Meanwhile, the warmer weather down South is likely to fuel damaging winds and potential tornadoes from Michigan to the Gulf Coast. Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared this week that the Strait of Hormuz, a gateway to some 20% of the world's oil, would remain closed. Now, with gas prices spiking dramatically in the U.S. since the beginning of the war, the Trump administration is scrambling to defend against Iran's most powerful weapon. NBC's Brian Cheung reports in this week's Sunday Focus. The 98th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday night with A-listers in the big categories and Conan O'Brien back to host. Horror film "Sinners" is heading into the Oscars with a record-setting 16 nominations while dark comedy "One Battle After Another" swept the Golden Globes. NBC's Chloe Melas reports for Sunday TODAY. In this favorite Sunday Sitdown, comedian Leanne Morgan joins Willie Geist and opens up about her long road to comedy stardom, from working small clubs as a mother of three to teaming up with sitcom legend Chuck Lorre for her Netflix sitcom "Leanne."