Allow congresswoman talib limited entry. Spotted, the one recruiting epstein girl spotted before his death. Where she turned up just ahead. Wolf attack. A camping trip turns terrifying for an American Family in canada and the stranger that came to the rescue. I wasnt sure if it was coming at me or not. Ready for takeoff. A look at the launch pad deep in the new mexico desert set to send first tourists into space. Marvelous maddie. I heard them say, it is a girl. Making history at the Little League world series. Today friday, august 16, 2019. From nbc news this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Nice to have you with us on a friday morning. When you look at the images of that private plane on the runway in flames and you think about those moments, how terrifying it must have been. Dale earnhardt jr. , of course a colleague of ours at nbc sports and a racing icon, amazing he and his family got
Putting a label on baby. But first, the nightline five. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Tonight the hunt for answers after the shocking death at the center of one of the countrys highestprofile sexual abuse and sex trafficking cases. Jeffrey epstein, the wealthy financier who rubbed elbows with some of the worlds most powerful men, found dead by an apparent suicide in his jail cell. Now the growing outrage from his accusers and officials demanding justice be served. I really wanted justice. I really wanted him to take up for what he did and to be put in jail. Reporter the alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the financier charged with sexually abusing and trafficking dozens of underage girls, reacting to his death by apparent suicide. He was found hanging in his cell saturday morning at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown manhattan. This photo showing emts attempting to revive epstein as hes wheeled into a new york hospital. Many of his accusers like michelle lacota no
In a case linked to alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. An accusers deposition testimony naming names including a former senator and the former governor. What those politicians are saying about the accusations this morning. Beach danger, a boy impaled when an umbrella goes flying in the wind. We have somebody impaled with an umbrella. Beach goers and Emergency Responders treating him. How to keep yourself safe. Football field of dreams. A rookies fantastic debut scoring a touchdown in this preseason game. He takes it all the way for a cleveland touchdown. His cinderella story. Talking his way into try outs to make his mark in the nfl. Good morning. Dan is off. Were happy to have tom llamas with us this morning. Tom, its great to have you. We want to start with breaking news right now. Sources telling abc news accused sex trafficker has died by suicide. He had been awaiting trial new york city correctional center. Stephanie ramos has the latest. Sources tell abc news Jeffrey Epstein
Ringleader of that group that tried to topple an Andrew Jackson statue near the white house. Now acting dhs secretary Ken Cuccinelli warning potential vandals ahead of more protests plan nationwide this weekend. Watch. We protect and defend many of these locations and many of these iconic statues around the country, and we are going to continue to do that. We are going to lean forward to do it. You are going to see that throughout this weekend, we are going to continue not only to protect the history of this country but, as President Trump has declared, we are going to prosecute violators of the law who vandalize property. Julie mark merited his life at the white house with more on this. Hi, mark. Good afternoon, julie. The president and the first lady are making their way up to south dakota. The president has been promoting this event saying its a chance to celebrate American History even during these uncertain times. We are going to have a tremendous evening. Its going to be a firewo
Mount rushmore, you can see it there right behind me, it will be a spectacular fireworks display. The president will arrive with air force one doing a flyover right across the face of the mountain before he lands at nearby Ellsworth Air force base and another five by marine one, so will be quite extraordinary evening. Just in terms of celebrating america. On the other hand, there were several controversies following this as well. In one of courses social distancing for the governor of south dakota has said that it will not be a socially distanced event here. They are providing masks for those who want them, but not requiring anybody to wear masks. In coronavirus numbers have been relatively low in south dakota. As of yesterday, there have been 97 deaths in total, that puts it at the 11th lowest of all the states across the country. So that is why the governor of south dakota does not believe social distancing and masks should be required. Another controversy here, fireworks were ended