Glad youre with us on this monday im Frances Rivera and im philip mena that breaking news overnight, nascar has opened an investigation after a noose was found in the garage of nascar driver Bubba Wallace it happened yesterday in alabama. Wallace is nascars only fulltime africanamerican driver for the latest on this, we turn to dara brown in our newsroom. What can you tell us about this . Reporter good morning. Details are breaking overnight it was discovered sunday afternoon before the geico 500 was postponed due to bad weather. According to espn, wallacer in saw the noose. It was seen by a member of his team and responded to nascar, which responded saying, we are angry and outraged and cannot state seriously enough how seriously we take this heinous act. As we stated, there is no place for racism in nascar, and this act only strengthens our resolve to make the sport open and welcoming to all late last night, Bubba Wallace tweeted a statement saying reporter he goes on to say reporter
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Early today starts right now the Intelligence Briefings took good morning im phillip place perhaps once or twice a mena im frances rivera. Week i dont think hes fit for breaking news overnight. Nascar said it opened an office i dont think he has the investigation after a noose was confidence to carry out the job. Found in the garage of nascar theres no guiding principle i driver Bubba Wallace was able to discern other than it happened yesterday at whats good for Donald Trumps Talladega Superspeedway in reelection. Alabama. Wallace is nascars only reporter the white house said bolton has zero fulltime africanamerican credibility. That he was trying to push the driver derek brown is following the president in areas where he did not want to go latest for us from the newsroom. They are pushing back pretty hard on this book. Reporter details are on capitol hill democrats and breaking overnight and it was discovered sunday afternoon republicans are pressing why before the geico 500 in boll t
Just moments ago we just learned that u. S. Attorney general bill barr was the person who ordered the Law Enforcement to push back on those protesters monday night for more on this lets turn to our fronsac whos standing by just outside of the white house where all this went down there and whats happening. All right so no you mentioned there that attorney general bill barr he is the one that gave the order and because of that order as we said now we were actually there mill yesterday had we left 5 minutes later we would have let my self or my photographer j. T. We would have been in those tear gas canisters with the smoke flying if we would have waited just another 5 minutes but what happened was is you had a good attorney general bill barr making that order and unfortunately now you have the early county Police Department removing their Police Presence here mariel browser saying that she actually didnt even remember calling them on but Arlington County saying that they dont want their
The mother daughter doctor doctor story will have you smiling. Early today starts now welcome to the week. Im philip mena. And im Frances Rivera. Atlanta is in the National Spotlight after a Police Confrontation turned deadly this weekend. A medical examiner ruled the death of Rayshard Brooks a homicide the 27yearold was shot twice friday night while police were chasing him in a wendys parking lot. It sparked a weekend of protests nationwide the wendys where it happened was set on fire. Police are offering 10,000 for any tips leading to the suspect. Nbcs Jennifer Johnson has the latest reporter new protests and wendys set on fire after an Atlanta Police officer allegedly shot and killed a black man in the restaurants parking lot 27yearold Rayshard Brooks was found sleeping in his car in the wendys drive through. And then failed a sobriety test. I think youve had too much to drink to be driving reporter the body camera shows brooks resisting the arrest, a struggle ensued. A dash cam sho