What police and eyewitnesses are saying go time. The Republican National Convention Kicks off tonight, with president rump set to appear every day and joe biden shaking off trumps blaclaims he is not fitr office watch me. What to respect as the republicans take their turn in the spotlight. Out of control i have lost so much if i thought to think about it too long, it overwhelms me. The death toll from the california wildfires, blazing 1 million acres this morning weather conditions only getting worse. Were live from the front lines. Shake up after months of family drama playing online, Kellyanne Conway, one of the president s closest aides announces she is stepping down. The surprise move, just days before she is set to speak at the Republican National convention and miracle baby a newborn panda at the national zoo defies the odds and captures hearts today, monday, august 24th, 2020 from nbc news, this is today, with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.
Teachers facing extraordinary challenges during the pandemic in our School Matters series, some big names tell us about the teachers that made a difference in their lives. Evs a favit ter. T, heres its your world in 90 seconds. Ive approved Emergency Declarations for puerto rico and louisiana. Both storms have the potential of gathering strength before they make landfall. Two fierce storms heading toward the u. S. Gulf coast potentially setting up a disastrous week for multiple southern states. A disaster declaration for california as the state struggles to contain those mssive wildfires. Tens of thousands forced to evacuate. It is terrifying. I cant even express it. The fda is giving emergency authorization for a covid19 treatment using blood plasma from people who have recovered. Might have been a hold up but we broke the logjam over the last week. Large crowds in the streets of wisconsin after police shot a black man in broad daylight. That shooting caught on camera. In a secret rec
Wires from the czu lightning complex and relieve left townsend Santa Cruz County unrecognizable in some cases kron fours Maureen Kelly shows us. This drone video shows some of the destruction in the town of bonny doon where homes have been flattened to piles of ash. And debris charred remains of metal frames appliances and cars somewhat recognizable in the aftermath. Cal fire says that the 330 structures burned so far in the czu lightning complex fires at least 200 were peoples homes and its a total thats expected to rise as they continue to take stock of the damage smoke could be seen rising in several spots off the mountain. But now the weather is less of an obstacle for firefighters, there is a. Losing battle that we had a fight with that the beginning but now that the weather has more on our side cooler but the higher humidity, the visibility has also improved allowing for more air support but also the winds have turned in their favor where the winds are helping actually pushed the
The belarus president is saying he ordered half of his army to be ready for combat as the eu draws up sanctions against belarusian officicials. Playoffs will resume on saturday. The players agreed to end a boycott aimed at highlighting issues of social injustice in the United States. Anchor welcome to the program. Tens of thousands of people have filled washington, d. C. s National Mall to rally for racial equality and criminal justice reform. The march on washington commemorates the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther king juniors i have a dream speech. The demonstration was dubbed the get your knee off of our next march. The u. S. Has been gripped by racial protests since his death. The outrage flared this week after another unarmed black man was shot in the back seven times by a Police Officer, leaving him paralyzed. Blake toldof jacob americans to stand against oppression without chaos and violence. Reality is notr real. Delusions is no longer an option. We will not pretend, we will
Spreading to major cities from those who dont. If they refuse to wear a face coasttocoast. Social media showdown. Mask, they dont get in my car. Twitter flags another post from President Trump. For today, sam brock, nbc, miami. That brings us to the ceo of uber good morning this time for citing violence. Just ahead what the president thank you for being with us. Tweeted that set off alarm bells good morning. Thanks for having me. On the heels of his move to the numbers are just crack down on the company. Glimmers of hope. New york city, the epicenter of the nations coronavirus outbreak announces its first jawdropping ridership down 80 in april. Step toward reopening. Youve called it a shock to the system washington, d. C. , beginning to ease restrictions today. But new areas of concern emerge. Do yououl or uber and Ride Sharing Services . We certainly do where cases have spiked, lifting i think uber essentially goes with the city. We are very much a local stayathome orders. Making hist