Thank you for joining us on this friday morning. Lets get right to that breaking news, the most violent night of protests so far in minneapolis. Anger over the death of george floyd boiling over as protesters gained access to a Police Station overnight setting fire to the building just hours after prosecutors said they are not ready to announce whether charges will be filed in connection with floyds death. 500 soldiers with the Minnesota National guard have now been activated to respond to the growing violence. At least 170 businesses have been damaged so far. This is video of a liquor store on fire. The fire chief saying, quote, we will aggressively fight these fires, but well retreat if its not safe. Demands for an arrest in the case have grown since video showed floyd moments before his death handcuffed with a Police Officers knee on his neck. This morning were learning more about previous complaints against that officer as protests spread to cities far beyond minneapolis. Overnight
We hope you enjoy these discussions which will now began as a reminder we will take audience questions and encourage you to support at the bottom of the screen we will try to get tour to it to the end of the broadcast vector davis hanson the senior fellow here at the Hoover Institution focus on military history the bestselling author related to 24 books both the National Humanities medal if i had that i would have that hanging around my neck 24 7. Thank you for having me. A lot of us are watching this around the globe cities and suburbs are we know the differences the past couple weeks life is come to us in one a standstill you are a fifthgeneration farmer right now 15 miles outside of fresno and in this agricultural community. There is a sense that life can go on and it will go on by definition with a solitary existence so looking down at the great vineyard or trucks going by a constantly or the east coast with chickens or eggs and beef a sense that agriculture is important to make su
Who isnt . Who needs a miracle . Thats what it comes down to in the age of the coronavirus including today where the dow rebounded 1,167 points the s p surged 4. 9 . And the nasdaq pulled up 4. 95 based on the hope that federal government stimulus could offset the sudden slowdown were getting in the economy and beat the demand shock caused by the coronavirus. So how do you pick among the rubble now that were bouncing too you think the stimulus may be too little, too late . Which is the judgment i have heard all day. Some people are skeptical. First for all intents and purposes, the market is not working. Thats all you can say well, how about that these violent swings, what are they a sign of they are a sign of sickness. Its unhealthy they tell us people are scared and theyre far too few players, too many investors, too many guys with machine guns for stocks to be able to handle the impact of that fear. It doesnt help the tail wagging the dog. The market just cant handle all this algori
Livermore pick dense fog in the trivalley looking at half a mile for napa. Heading through the afternoon with the son, we are looking at school and below average temperatures running by police degrees below average. 52 in San Francisco. It also for oakland this afternoon. It was recovered 54 in san jose. We time out of the rain looking ahead for the week, coming up. Taking a look at the roadways, were dealing with some fog. Limited visibility. There is a fog advisory reports 680 between scott creek and diablo. Just a heads up heading out the door. Careful using 680. Limited visibility. Was found 580. Look at the travel times for 29 minutes to a five two 680. No delays 101 out of the south bay good to go. Work your way towards hercules, only 26 minutes. Overall pretty nice conditions on the freeways. Westbound eastshore freeway all the way into berkeley. Everything is in the green meaning youre moving at the limit. That goes for both directions. Checking the bay bridge, no troubles and
The arrest made in the murder of a key witness of former Dallas Police officer amber guyger. Nothing to sneeze at, a warning as flu season gets underway, why it could be one of the worst in years. And solid gold, simone biles leads the u. S. To its fifth team title in the World Championships and makes more history for herself in the process, today, wednesday, october 9th, 2019 from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody, good morning, nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. We want to get right to our breaking news from overseas, that buildup of turkish troops at the border with syria poised for a major offensive against a key u. S. Ally, and it comes in the wake of the president s decision to pull troops out of that area. That decision drawing fierce criticism here and abroad from republicans and democrats. Nbc chief correspondent Richard Engel is in istanbul with the latest. Whats the situation the