Carrier served his country in the army. But in 2012 he wasnt allowed to do his civic duty. He was denied the right to vote at the polling place near his beaumont, texas home. You felt like you werent a citizen. I wasnt a citizen no more. I wasnt. Reporter carrier says he wasnt allowed to vote because of a voter i. D. Law passed in texas in 2011 which required one of seven types of approved picture i. D. S to cast a ballot. For more than 50 years carrier had used his Veterans Administration card that had no picture, but suddenly it wasnt enough. In 2012 federal judges ruled that the law violated the Voting Rights act, but republican lawmakers fought repeatedly in federal court to keep the law in place, saying it prevented inperson voter fraud. But again this week a federal judge ruled that the law was unexplainable on grounds other than race. Jenae nelson is with the naacp Legal Defense fund. This new strict requirement is based on an idea that there is voter fraud in texas, and weve de
A currency manipulator . In august. Im going to instruct my treasury secretary to label china a currency manipulator. Reporter but yesterday the president told the wall street journal, china does not manipulate its currency to hurt u. S. Workers and his administration will abandon that pledge. As for china and its leadership overall, this was day one of the trump campaign. Chinas killing us. Reporter and this was day 84 of the trump presidency. As you know, president xi is a terrific person. Reporter mr. Trumps stance on russia has done a 180 also. I dont know putin. But wouldnt it be nice if we could get along actually . Reporter yesterday. Right now were not getting along with russia at all. Reporter on Inauguration Day President Trump outlined his America First philosophy. We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone. Reporter but on wednesday mr. Trump explained why he launched missile strikes against the Syrian Regime of bashar al assad. Thats a butcher. Thats a butcher. So
Hotels in las vegas overnight. A fright ing scene for thousands of tourists. An investigation under way. And in the footsteps of christ. Whats long believed to be the path jesus used on his way to the crucifixion, now questioned by historians. A good friday controversy of biblical proportions. On this friday, april 14th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Start of a holiday weekend. But it is a busy time in the news. There will be a lot of eyes on whats happening in korea over the weekend. A major show of force from the u. S. In afghanistan. The mother of all bombs used to destroy an isis complex of tunnels and caves in that country. That strike coming with rising tension in north korea. We have cleveland coverage starting with Hallie Jackson. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. And new this morning, the Afghan Ministry of defense sa
Shooting black people, but when we shoot each other, aint nobody saying much. So its time for a change now. Reporter the club says it will increase its security measures and do all it can to make sure peoples are safe while here. In vineland, ted greenberg, nbc10 news. To the weather now. Gray skies and cooler temperatures didnt stop this guy from setting up and doing a little fishing along the cooper river in pennsauken and take a live look down the shore. Cloudy there in cape may as well. Check out the radar. Youre going to see a lot of green. You know what that means . Showers are the in the area big time. A few showers out there this afternoon. A lot more later tonight and into tomorrow, so if you think today was nasty and windy and chilly, wait till tomorrow. Weve got the cloudy skies now, the visibilitys good and it wont be as good tomorrow. The clouds will be pretty low, maybe blocking off the tops of the buildings at times. You can see these showers moving up from the south. Mo
12 a collision was blocking a couple of lanes and we got the all clear from c. H. P. But this is residual delay. At berkeley and emeryville we are filling in but lack okay. A catcher cop is slowing us out of Central Valley. I have an update in a few minutes. Back to the breaking news we brought you at 4 30 this morning, a fire in the dog patch neighborhood. And we are there with more news on the building. This is the former portrero Police Station but it has been vacant for a decade. Firefighters say it is clear that someone was going inside. The fire broke out at the two Story Building at 3 00 in the morning, and firefighter are investigating this as suspicious. Firefighters were searching the empty rooms with holes in the wall, a sign of forced entry and that people had been inside. It does appear that the fire was set in a now different areas of the building. I had a chance to talk with the assistant fire chief, brian ruben stein. It was possibly set intentionally not an accidental