Wow. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, memorial day, may 30th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. So crazy. They say he had only been training for three months for that race. Unbelievable. Rookie luck. Well see what he follows up with next year. We begin with the shootout in houston. Two people were killed, six others injured during this wild shooting spree. Even a Police Helicopter came under fire. There are so many questions about this. Even though its been hours since a s. W. A. T. Officer shot and killed the primary shooter, police are not sure exactly what happened or why. Abcs phillip mena reports. Reporter the crackle of gunfire erupting in a houston neighborhood. A quiet morning. One more down at two people down. Reporter 10 15 a. M. Officers arrive to find two men armed with guns. One an ar15 rifle. Police say at least one of the suspects opened fire in the streets, blowing out car windows and igniting a gas station. Do we believe this is just one
The zoos director defending the lethal use of force. We made the right choice and a tough choice. What the boys family is saying about the incident. And in perfect harmony. The number one hit in the country and they are ready to go to work on our plaza today, monday, may 30th, june 16th. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this memorial day monday morning. Im tamron hall. And im carson daly. Matt and savannah have the day off. Servicemen and women are to hear harmony. Not rain, hail or snow is going to stop the harmonizers. Were excited to have them on the plaza. Meanwhile, weather is our top story. Cookouts across a large portion of the court, nbcs Janet Shamlian is dealing with Tropical Storm bonnie. Reporter its become a spoiler not because of her intensity but because shes moved so slow. The rains flooded an interstate and there was bumpertobumper traffic for 22 miles. Because
Watching as it happens. All of a sudden, it hit the water and within seconds it went down. The pilot killed. Just what went wrong . And johnny depps drama. His wife saying she is a victim of abuse. Leaving court seen with bruises and asking for a restraining order. Depp is asked to stay away from her. Today, saturday, may 28th, 2016. 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 alongside craig melvin and dylan dreyer and our new anger Stephanie Ruhle. How is that . The music comes up. This is the today show. Amazing day. I cant think of a better day. Were excited to have you here. Lets get to the top story. The weather hitting millions of americans. From flooding in texas to the storms in kansas and now the east coast is dealing with a tropical depression. We have Janet Shamlian with the round up in texas. Good morning. Sheinelle, good morning. A collapsed road here washed aw
A woman fell off the anacostia freeway bridge. Three men rushed to help her, then a witness tells police that he and two other Good Samaritans were assaulted by a man who told them to get away from his girlfriend. The man then allegedly pulled a gun on them, which went off. But fortunately nobody was hit. Police say the man then hit the woman and one of the men with his car. Theyre all expected to be okay. The man with the gun still out there, though. It was absolutely beautiful out there today. And so many folks are enjoying it. Our area was packed with memorial day events. And were going to take you to some of them in just a moment. But first standing by with this newly formed Tropical Storm bonnie will affect the rest of your weekend. Tropical storm bonnie along with some other weather factors is going to bring us some rain for the rest of our memorial day weekend. Heres the latest. The National Hurricane center just naming this a tropical maximum sustained winds at 40 miles an hour
Coming up. News 4 midday starts now. Want to show you a live look at the tomb of the unknowns at Arlington National cemetery. In just the last couple of minutes president obama arrived and started speaking in part of the wreath laying ceremony there. The president will then move to the cemeterys amp theater where a large crowd is gathered to hear from mr. Obama and defense secretary ash carter. The president is urging all americans to observe a National Moment of remembrance at 3 00 this afternoon in honor of all Fallen Service members. This was the ceremony this morning at the world war ii memorial. World war ii veterans were on hand for the memorial day event helping to lay wreaths in memory of the more than 400,000 americans killed in the war. Part in the ceremony. Those ceremonies just a few of the many memorial day events taking place right now. There are also parades planned around the area. News 4s derrick ward is live in rockville where the memorial day parade just got underway