This morning, the disturbing charges she faces. In some cases maxwell participated in the abuse and how epsteins accusers are reacting to the news, including an interview with a woman who says maxwell recruited her. Breaking overnight, under pressure, the Washington Redskins facing pressure to rebrand, including from fedex, the sponsor whose name is on its field, and nike pulls redskins merchandise from its website. Whats the teams next move . Remembering an icon. Good morning. This is today in new york. Well celebrate the life of broadcasting legend hugh downs, televisions most familiar face for six decades, including his time here on today. All that, plus a fourth like no other. From new ways of celebrating to how the weather is going to be, americas plans to mark Independence Day in this new normal, today, friday, july 3rd, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody, good morning. Welcome to tod
Second in the Santa Clara County and six in california. There are at least 247 covid19 cases up and down the state right now and more than 2100 nationwide including at least 50 deaths. Concern about covid19 as well as rules restricting large gatherings is putting a serious damper on San Franciscos nightlife. Amber lee is live in the city where a friday night would normally be bustling, and it really doesnt look too busy behind you. Reporter there is some foot traffic along fillmore street but nothing like you would see on a normal friday night. Balboa cafe on a friday night is a neighborhood hotspot, but managers say business is noticeably down this week with coronavirus fears of spreading. Still, some regular patrons say they want to toast the weekend. We are still going out, going to restaurants, grabbing a drink. The owner of tonic, says starting this week establishments such as his across the city have seen up to an 80 loss in business. We like to think of ourselves as resilient. B
White supremacist british bernie voted five times against the brady bill. If you think the last four years, has been chaotic, divisive, toxic, exhausting, imagine spending the better part of 2020 with Bernie Sanders versus donald trump. The one lets bring in dan, and columnist, kim and kyle peterson. Kim, joe biden had a good week. Getting in the polls, leading up to the primary. What do you think is going to have a big victory. Kim well eat better after what has been a pretty poor showing so far. Even joe biden has acknowledged that South Carolina is somewhat make or break for him. Now he has been placing a big event in particular on the Africanamerican Community in the state as why that endorsement by him wasnt such a big deal. Paul the congressman from the state is who we got that from right. Kim exactly. What he is facing here is a Bernie Sanders, continues to have a lot of momentum and then also tom stier dumped a lot of money into South Carolina as well but look if joe biden does
Im now delighted to introduce our second panel of witnesses for todays hear iing chief Deputy Director for health and chief medical executive Michigan Department of health and Human Services, dr. Elizabeth cuervo tillson, chief medical officer of North Carolina department of health and Human Services, dr. Lee norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of health and environment and dr. Monica berell. Dr. Berell is the commissioner of Massachusetts Department of Public Health. I want to thank all of you for appearing before the committee today. Now youre aware the committee is holding an investigative hearing and when we do so, we have the practice of taking our testimony under oath. Do you have any objections to testifying under oath today . Let the record reflect the witnesses have responded no. The chair then advises you that under the rules of the house and under the rules of the committee youre entitled to be accompanied by counsel. Do any of you request to be accompanied by counsel
Next, the hearing on the house energy and commerce subcommittee on the potential Health Effects of e. Cigarettes. It also includes Public Officials from North Carolina, massachusetts, michigan and kansas testifying how the states are responding to the rise in vaping related illnesses. The subcommittee on oversight and investigations hearing will now come to order. Today the committee is holding a hearing entitled sounding the alarm the Public Health crisis of cigarettes. The purpose is to examine the Public Health impacts the regulatory authorities related to key cigarette manufacturing sales and use. The chair now recognizes for purposes of an opening statement. Our country is facing a serious Public Health epidemic one that is causing severe harm. It will examine the cost of the epidemic and the uncontrolled rising use of e. Cigarettes lifethreatening illnesses and the use of products we must work to protect the American People from the misunderstanding about these products. The data