Blindfolded i police custody. Doubling do. President trump escalates his attacks on balti and his congressman. Hejust ahead, tre heated war of wards, and the citys newspaper responds with choice words for the president. Plus, shark attack. A surfers frightening encounter off the coast of california caught on camera. I never felt force like that from any animal in my life. Serio concerns. Howpple is responding to new eavesdropping allegations. And fortnite phenom. The vid quo game tournament that packed one of the most historic adiums and turned this 16yearold into a multimillionaire. Foort fortn champion. Today, july 29th, 2019. From nbc news, this is today, with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, and wcome to today. Thank yo for joining us on this monday morning. Im Sheinelle Jones alongside lester holt. It was a busy weekend. We do want to get to the breaking news overnight. A mass shooting at a popular festival in california. It h
The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on a department of Homeland Securitys use of facial recognition and other Biometric Technologies. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Good morning. The committee on Homeland Security is meeting to examine the department of Homeland Securitys use of facial recognition and other Biometric Technologies. The governments use of biometrics is not entirely new. For example, fingerprints have been used as an identification tool for many decades. Other biometrics include dna, voice pattern, and palm prints. In recent years, facial recognition has become the new chosen form of Biometric Technology. As facial Recognition Technology has advanced, its used by the government and the private sector has also increased. Currently dhs is collecting and storing several different kinds of biometri
Team usa knocks out a powerhouse french team on their own turf. Well have reaction to the big win that puts team usa just two steps from the title. He survived the korean war but never forgot his fallen comrade. Almost 10 decades later, a soldier gives a tribute that seems almost impossible. But first your world in 90 seconds. And youre not going to say he went on too long . We have time. I have a flight that actually leaves pretty much when i want it to. The president holds a marathon news conference. The president speaking on everything. China, iran speaking about a possible handshake with north korea. I get along with everybody. Except you people, actually. Disturbing new details about the murder of a College Student. This is one of the most difficult phone calls ive ever made. A suspect under arrest after charred remains found in his backyard. The first democratic president ial debates are now in the books. 20 candidates over the course of two nights each hoping to break through wi
Were looking back on 50 years, where we were 50 years ago at the stone wall riots and how far weve come. The change that is have been made and the changes still to come too. Before we get started i would like to introduce our panel. David cart ter author of stone wall the riots that sparked the revolution. The basis for american experience, the film stonewall uprises. How many years on the force . 26 years. Journalist, novelist, screen writer as well and a columnist for salon. So thank you all for taking part in this today. Im looking forward to learning a lot and looking back with you through your eyes and perspectives on where we were 50 years ago. Its kind of hard to believe. David i would like to start ith you if we can. What was new york like, what was america like for gay, lesbian, transgender citizens before the stonewall riots . Wlaffs it like for the Lgbt Community . Well, its really counter intuitive. Because theres a common tendency at least in this country to assume that th
Today. We are new yorkers who dont live in fear. Liz panic during the morning rush hour. New york city failed suicide bomber. Breaking news here. The new york bombing suspect told officials he was inspired by isis and that he chose the new york city subway because of its christmasthemed posters. Also invoking isis stripes in europe against holiday markets. He injured himself and three others after detonating a pipe bomb in a underground subway passageway at the Port Authority near time square. This is the third terror attack in new york city since september 2016. And now this. The failed suicide bomber entered the u. S. On a chain migration visa because he had family ties here. It has been called an abused back door into the u. S. That President Trump wants to shut. Weve got the details and more. Also, this story for you. To the special election showdown in alabama. The polls all over the map on the senate race between republican roy moore and Democrat Doug Jones. The vote is tomorrow.