Kenneth valens t. Moren the shooting in charlotte and injuriere in north carolina. You want toake a difference in the lives of pets . M sometime late in the afternoon. Were going to get reigned on in northwestern ohio. Way of rain. Its more of a wind shift in a big temperature drop youra mosty sunny with highs in the middle 80s. S. We will still be near 80 tomorrow then we will get back to fall on saturday. Hundreds if not thousands of people from across the country are expectedotf in Lorain County today to honor fallen state trooper kenneth velez. A driver suspected to be high on took his life way too soon. And love people were out there this morning. We will get you that like stream live stream is that your week is the people are starting to file in this morning at the ceremony will start at 10 00 a. M. They say it should last about 75 minutes. That will be before a takes over. T the troopers death is something that has shocked the entire area and just breaking the hearts of all of u
Is very warm, already above 80 degrees and are we anticipating any rainfall for the weekend . Saint elijah man who dedicated his life to keeping northeast ohio ones safe. Paying respects to ohio stat trooper kenneth velez, as jessica dill joins us from elyria,m honor trooper ken velez. You can see there are hundreds of officers from acros the country now are taking part ceremony coming from all over t pay respects to officer kenneth velez. Officers from canada, 29 different states filled the ewing center, about 2500 were i attendance, he has been a part of the Highway Patrol says 1988 started at the cne patrol post before transferring to elyria began at thes way the metro patrol post he was remembered today from his friends, superintendent of the Highway Patrol and from those who knew him, his three children. Heh we are extremely proud of our father, he was part of an amazing brotherhood divulging his whole life to protecting people and to protect us,wh the are tough days. Our hearts a
Right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nicely news with lester holt. Good evening, im Savannah Guthrie, in for lester. As we come on the air tonight, Significant Developments in two cases of Police Shootings that have captured the nations attention. In the city of charlotte, north carolina, tonight, a state of emergency in effect as the city braces for what could be a third night of violent protests after African American man there. And in tulsa, oklahoma, late word today that the Police Officer who shot and killed an unarmed African American driver last week, has been charged with firstdegree manslaughter. In both cases, accounts of what happened conflict, emotions are raw, and longsimmering tensions between police and communities are in sharp focus. Nbcs blake mccoy starting us off tonight with the criminal case launched today in tulsa. Reporter video from a Police Helicopter shows moments before being shot and killed by tulsa police last friday. Shots f
In the hospital. From shootings to assaults to destruction of property, the night only got worse from there. Charlottemecklenburg police tried to move a large glup of protesters away from the middle city by using tear gas. They continued to smash windows, throw rocks and set things on fire. From the air this man is blindsided by a punch from a protester and alley. By midnight most of the crowd are dispersed in different directions. They called in the National Guard to help with protests to carry into a third day. In charlotte, North Carolina, Kristin Hampton for the raycom news network. Brian thats too bad. We will show you more video from the protests overnight in charlotte, every to minutes. Good morning everyone. Im brian duffy. Left of summer. Meteorologist sam roberts is with us with mother natures summer swan song. Okay. Samantha still summer. Im not letting go. I wont let it happen until 10 21 on the dot, right . We soak up every last minute of summer. Heres doppler max, and the
To drop his weapon. Police say the scott family wants to see the video. What we will do is honor a request made with the family. Reporter but he says the public doesnt need to see it calling it inappropriate of showing footage of a victims worst day. Scotts death led to two violent nights in charlotte. Protests blocked interstate 277 and the light rail. Hurt nine civilians. Caused at least five Law Enforcement officers medical attention and prompted the governor to deploy the state National Guard to control the chaos. Those who destroy property or hurt other people will be dealt with. I want to make sure the chief can do his job with the necessary resources. Reporter a charlotte resident taking these pictures of a vandalized van says things will get worse before it gets better in the states largest city, waiting to see what another night holds. Denise approximately 12 officers were injured last night. One was hit in the face with a rock. Authorities are interviewing witnesses as part o