Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist S2025E14: Jon Bon Jovi

Overview

In this week's Sunday Sitdown, Jon Bon Jovi invites Willie Geist to his home in New Jersey with a behind-the-scenes look at the studio where his band made its most famous albums, chronicled in the Hulu docuseries "Thank you, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story." Bon Jovi also reflects on his rise to international stardom from his teenaged days performing on the local club scene. The sweeping tariffs levied by the Trump administration sent economic shockwaves around the world as allies and key trading partners condemned the move. While President Trump suggests the tariffs would be good for America in the long run, many economists and historians disagree. NBC's Christine Romans reports in this week's Sunday Focus. Americans are on edge as trillions of dollars of wealth were wiped out when global markets took a dive after President Donald Trump's tariffs were announced Wednesday. The President says those tariffs are "here to stay" and to "hang tough." NBC's Vaughn Hillyard reports for Sunday TODAY. Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist to discuss the political fallout from President Donald Trump's tariffs and his administration officials saying tariffs are a permanent policy. Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance Sunday, greeting crowds at the Vatican while seated in a wheelchair. The 88-year-old pontiff is still recovering from a five-week stay in a Rome hospital where he battled pneumonia. The Department of Health and Human Services is reporting that a second child in Texas who contracted the measles has died. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist, is expected to attend the child's funeral. A massive cleanup is underway across parts of the Midwest and South after a prolonged period of heavy rain left entire neighborhoods underwater with at least 16 dead from the severe weather. NBC's George Solis reports for Sunday TODAY. Black caddies, who wore the traditional white jumpsuit and were among those prohibited from playing at the famed Augusta National Golf Club, are now being honored with a special monument for their contributions. NBC's Priscilla Thompson shares their story in this week's Sunday Spotlight.