Ago. Christa, thank you so much for joining us today. Me. Hanks for having so we saw, as the events in three unholded unfolded three years ago, why take a look at this issue now pieceis magazine well, its something ive been curious about for a long time. For americanity media is that we often Pay Attention when something really dontppens and then we check in again. In theas curious, aftermath of this, what sort of initiatives have been taken, has any healing in the community. So when i started this new beat as our heartland correspondent, of my firstouis one stops and i was very interested by what i found. Piece,arly on in this you compare the people in to those in selma. Explain. What are the similarities there that you saw to make that comparison . That. Cameat comparison actually from reverend darrell gray, whom i interviewed for the piece. He is a longtime civil rights activist. Been active in the original Civil Rights Movement and has come to st. Louis. Based in a church in montre
He called it a tragedy, not only for the mentally ill man who lived there, but for the officers involved, especially the one who fired the deadly shot. San jose pd got the call. Security at the donner lofts said there was a loud disturbance on the second floor. Hector gutierrez was asleep in a unit down the hall with his dog by his side when he heard gun shots, about 1 00 in the morning. Yes, i did hear a pop, pop. Reporter eddie garcia said he couldnt say how many shots were fired, but said the officer who shot and killed the suspect was left with no choice but to fire his gun, something hell have to live with. This is tragic, for the suspect and the suspects family. But what often gets lost in these cases is the impact on the officers. Reporter garcia said all of his officers go through crisis intervention training and he said while all six shootings by his officers involved mentally ill suspects, there are hundreds more cases where the incidents end peacefully. Peace is one thing ni
All three brothers graduating from west point, now serving their country. Nightly news begins now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening. With so many public revelations over the past week about the investigation into links between Trump Officials and russia, the white house is now stepping up efforts to combat critical story lines after a nineday overseas trip the president billed as a great success, the administration is hoping this week to get back to legislative priorities and promises made during the election Like Health Care reform. But the shadow of that investigation and nearly daily staff shakeup rumors loom large. We begin tonight with hans nichols at the white house. President donald trump returning home late last night and raising no time to go on offense this morning. It is my opinion that many of the leaks, he says, coming out of the white house are fabricated lies made up by the fake news media. The white hous
Mccain continues. And historic flooding leading to dramatic new rescues. All that plus what was she thinking . Why the wife of treasury secretary is now apologizing. Espn under fire for pulling this announcer from the game. You wouldnt believe the reason. And are you feeling lucky . Powerball hits a staggering 700 million with the drawing just hours away. Today wednesday, august 23rd, 2017. This is today with matt lau lauer. As he was speak, protests were raging in the streets outside of that arena. We have both sides of this story covered starting with Kristen Welker. Get us started. Good morning. Matt, good morning to you. President trump waking up here in arizona after delivering a 77 fiery, divisive speech overnight. He took aim after many of his detractors, a complete reversal after he called for the country to come together just one day earlier. As protesters lined the streets outside the Phoenix Convention center, inside a very fired up President Trump waging his own battle, aba
Mccain enters its fifth day. Target texas. The remnants of Tropical Storm harvey, posing a threat to the gulf coast. Farther north, flooding leading to dramatic new rescues. Plus, what was she thinking. Why the wife of the treasury secretary is apologizing. And espn apologizing for pulling this announcer from a game. Are you feeling lucky . Powerball hits 700 million, with the crdrawing just hours away. Today, wednesday, august 23rd, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this wednesday morning. As always, thank you for joining us. Our top story, the president s raucous Campaign Rally overnight. He started with a call for unity. Then, he quickly tore into his detractors. As he was speaking, protesters were on the streets outside of that arena. Kristen welker, get us started. Good morning. Reporter hi, matt. Good morning to yu. President trump is weeks up here in ariz