And on the 2020 trail president ial candidate joe biden facing heat after new blunders tragedy in pennsylvania. A fire sweeps through a day care five children killed a firefighter loses three of his children just ahead, what may have sparked that deadly blaze. All of that, plus captured a doorbell camera gives police a break to find the fugitive a desperate fiveday manhunt now at an end. New chapter after a year filled with heartbreak and hope. Bode and Morgan Miller join us to share wonderful news about their family and incredibiles simone biles flips, twists and soars into the record books. Her sixth National Title today monday, august 12th 2019 good morning, Everyone Welcome to today. Thank you for being with us on a monday morning feels like gymnastics theres simone biles and everybody else. Announcer from nbc news this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, Everyone Welcome to today. Thank you for being with us on a mon
[ moment of silence ] [ moment of silence ] [ moment of silence ] Vice President mike pence spent his memorial day visiting the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington National cemetery. President trump and the first lady will end their state visit in japan by visiting troops. Now to the multiple tragedies on the top of the world. Just in, we are learning of two more people who have died on mt. Everest. One of them is an american, christopher coolish died on his way down. He was 61 years old. He is now the second american and 11th person to die so far this season. Climbing the worlds tallest mountain. And now theres this renewed focus on a manmade problem the climbers say is exacerbating the danger of everest, overcrowding. Let me show you a photo. A climber took this picture five days ago estimating 320 people were in line to just summit. Look at the line of all those humans trying to get up there. A british climber posted overcrowding, quote, could prove fatal. One experienced mount
New details that massive immigration raid in mississippi. What the companies knew about their employees. Without warning. Serious injury at the shore, a beach umbrella picked up by the wind, impaling a teenager. I saw this kid on the ground it happens to hundreds each year what you need to know. Plus, the hunt is on a new movie about the rich hunting the poor now canceled did th president s criticisms have anything to do with it this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz balart. Good evening we begin with devastating news the turn of event for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender dead tonight after apparently taking his own life their chance to see him face justice in court taken away from them his death comes one day after document detailed what happened to one accuser, and implicated even more prominent men the investigation of charges into sex trafficking wil continue, as will a new investigation into his death Stephanie Gosk has been following this investigation
That he had no cell mate on the night of his death, which is unusual. He was no longer on suicide watch. The attorney general william barr now taking a handson role in the investigation. Let me assure you that this case will continue on against anyone who was complicit with epstein. Any coconspirators should not rest easy. The victims deserve justice and they will get it. Dana joining me now philip holloway, former assistant district attorney, georgia Sheriffs Department Legal Adviser and a Georgetown Law School prafer, he served time in federal prison for bank robbery and worked his way out of there and became a lawyer. Shawn, i want to first start with you. What did you know about the protocol for suicide watch . Well, the protocols for Something Like this is once someone has demonstrated that they may harm themselves, theyre usually put on suicide watch. Their bed sheets are taken, they have someone monitoring them 24 hours a day. And its very strange that mr. Epstein wasnt on suici
Surrounding the death of Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier accused of sex trafficking and abuse of dozens of underage girls. The New York Times is reporting today that epstein was taken off suicide watch on july 29th. Thats six days after a suspected attempt. Officials have not explained yet why this happened. President trump yesterday using his twitter account to retweet a Conspiracy Theory to his almost 63 million followers casting doubt on the circumstances in which Officials Say epstein died. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk has the latest and the reaction of epsteins accusers. Stephanie, good morning. Good morning, kendis and jo. Jeffrey epstein was an alleged sex trafficker and abuser of children. Hes also the richest and influential people in the world. Today he is dead. The question is how could that possibly have happened in federal custody . Jeffrey epstein was found unresponsive in his manhattan jail cell. He was rushed to the hospital but it was too late according to the federal bu