Begins. Could rain dampen tonights big fireworks displays . This is new day with chris kcuomo and allisyn camerota. Good morning, everyone. That is a live look there at the statue of liberty in new york harbor as the sun comes up here. It is going to be a beautiful fourth of july. Welcome to your special fourth of july Holiday Edition of new day. Its monday, 6 00 in the east. Chris is off today. John berman joins me. Happy birthday, america. 240 years old. What do you get for a country that has everything, including Alisyn Camerota . I dont know. Thats a tough one. Up first, we need to tell you about the top story. Theres beefed up security for the big Independence Day celebrations after several terror attacks around the world in the past few days. This morning, the death toll soaring in baghdad in the deadliest attack there in years. What does this say about the capabilities of isis, blamed now for three gruesome attacks around the world in less than a week . We have this covered for
One of them. Never in my wildest dreams. And where the Movement Goes from here, more than 20 officers injured, hundreds of protesters arrested across the country overnight at black lives matters protests, raising questions about what it will take to bridge the divide between police and the lives they are sworn to protect. But we start in dallas where this afternoon we are learning new details about the shooter that could change the focus of the investigation. I want to bring in now nbcs tammy litener in dallas. Tell us about the eerie details the shooter leaving messages in his own blood. Thats right, frances. We now know he apparently left a final message. He wrote the initials rb on a note in his own blood in a parking garage. Its unclear what it means. Investigators are trying to figure out if it ties into the shootings, may be a piece of clue as to why he did this. We do know now though there may have been some evidence this shooter was delusional. During the police chief he said d
Homes. Rainfall totals are now near four feet in the hardesthit areas with more days of rain ahead and the death toll is rising as well. In a little more than an hour President Trump heads to texas to survey the damage. The president says hell avoid houston because he does not want to get in the way of First Responders efforts. Lets begin our coverage with rosa flores, live inside the Houston Convention center. Whats the scene in there, rosa . Reporter you know, alisyn, we have seen hundreds, thousands of people walk into this Convention Center. I want to set the scene for you pause this is the entrance where people are coming in from. You can see Security Officers there. There is a Security Check as soon as people come in, for the safety and security of everyone in this facility. Theres also you can see here donations. People not only opening their wallets but literally dropping off clothing, towels, socks, because again, the people in this facility have lost everything. As we keep on
Pardoned for a criminal contempt conviction. Of europe said about arpaio, the definition of select as our rage. This is why people dont trust the media so much. Abby 6 00 a. M. In the east in the east coast come of a. M. In texas. A flash flood emergency in americas fourthlargest city. Tropical storm harvey looms over houston, texas this morning. Pete rescue crews rescuing dozens of people trapped by rising waters in their homes, cars, killing at least two people we know of so far in the situation on the ground getting worse. The experts say it would be catastrophic is exactly that this morning. The images that came in throughout the afternoon and folks trapped in their cars is where most of this devastation was happening in the two deaths i know of also related to being trapped in high water. We knew this was the case yesterday. The storm is now lower to a Tropical Storm versus a hurricane. Tonight there was a category four hurricane. The storm is far from over. Think about the next f
It is a top of the hour. 5 00 p. M. Eastern and 4 00 p. M. There in lake charles, louisiana. Live pictures right by air force one. The president and the first lady just coming down from the stairs. The lower stairs from air force one. They normally do have stairs that they roll up and in these cases where the president needs to arrive and leave quickly, they are now going to move into their suvs and then survey some of the damage from Hurricane Harvey. Louisiana as well as texas as is wellknown the two states that got hit in a very, very big way. The last advisory for instance coming out of noaa showing 52 inches of rain. This is the last report coming from noaa. 52 inches in texas. And there in alabama, not too much less. And that has been only two of the states. When you look at the noaa advisory, it was a whole handful of states that have been affected by harvey. Now just about to leave the the continent. And i dont think many folks will be missing harvey come monday. Lake charles,