it is quite a scene down there. smoke and flames shooting into the sky right above. look at that explosion. there are now reports of several more explosions. crews were battling that fire for hours and is now said to be under control. one of the most vital in our nation. cb cotton is following this story. what more can you add? traffic brought to a standstill on one of the country s oldest and most traveled routes. telling fox 29 affiliate that a tanker truck caught fire under i-95 in northeast northeast philadelphia. causing the northbound overpass to collapse. now north and southbound lanes are closed in this area for about three-4 miles. emergency dispatchers were reportedly notified just before 630 this morning. firefighters arriving to the aftermath to assess the damage with portions of northbound lanes reduced to rubble. the fire was under control like you said about an hour later at 7:30 a.m. this morning u.s. secretary of transportation saying federal resources are
Growing problem. A massive sinkhole swallows two homes and a car in florida. Theres a sinkhole right next to our neighbors house and its literally eating the house like completely. This morning fears that the sinkhole will grow, as neighbors pack up and get out of the way, nervous that their homes will be next. All that plus brides in a panic after a popular bridal gown chain shuts down watt warning. Ryan lochte gets news from rio. And Venus Williams trying to become the oldest singles champion ever at wimbledon. Today, saturday july 15th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im sheinelle jones. Glad to have you with us, im craig melvin. Dylan dreyer is here as well. Venus williams. All eyes are on her today for sure. 37 years old on the cusp of making history across the pond this morning. Well play in the championship just a few hours from now. Of course its been a trying few mon
Train through the ftse in london of in london of 50 points. Dax up 70 cents. Cheryl on the heels of military exercises between the u. S. And south korea and japan energy lower. Stocks in south korea up almost half of a percent. Train three taylor swift is back on social media with the snake video lighting up the internet. We will show you why. Fbn am starts right now. Cheryl 5 01 a. M. Here in new york. Tuesday, august 2nd. So much news going on. Im lauren simonetti. Lets begin with the speech last night. U. S. Sending thousands more troops to afghanistan. Unveiled last night in his first primetime address since taking office. Cheryl blake burman has all the details from the white house. Lauren the commanderinchief with a new strategy in afghanistan. The president didnt say how many were troops will be headed to afghanistan, before thousand more have been authorized to head to the country. Currently 8400 troops on the ground in afghanistan. Part of the new strategy President Trump said
Do counter. Reporter a number of counterprotests popped up across the city in response to patriots plan original plan to real i rally here. Even though rally here. Even though they canceled the gathering, counterprotesters came out still [ music ] reporter music and signs filled the air as thousands gathered for what they called a Family Friendly peaceful rally to show unity. The nazis didnt seem to show up, so many of us were prepared to show them they werent welcome, and i guess they got the message in advance and were afraid to show their faces. Reporter but the atmosphere was more like a street fair with performers, vendors and more. It was a party. People found a way to express love and support for each other. Thats what happened today here in San Francisco in every single neighborhood. Reporter counterprotesters also gathered at alamo square and marched to the Mission District laying down in the middle of the intersection at mission and 21st streets. As the marchers moved toward
Barely. Never the less, it marks the longest string of weekly gains for nasd2010. That streak hit eight despite a slight. Stocks came under pressure as expectations for an Interest Rate hike later this year rose. Despite those daily declines, stocks remained near their all time highs. Today, the Dow Jones Industrial average off 45 to finish at 18,552. Nasdaq fell one and the s p 500 week, fractional moves with the nasdaq, remember i said barely, well, it was baw a the lower. Despite todays winning streak on wall street, many were according to the wall street journal, Big Companies are giving more of their profits to shareholders than any other time since the financial crisis. Even as record low bond yields put a dividend, but are these payouts putting companies at risk . Lets turn now to mary ann with gradient investments. Welcome. Nice to have you here. Thank you for having me, sue. I guess that is the question. Does the dividend pay out pose a risk forn this market . Well, i can say