George floyd. Here is an update from emoryville. Reporter it was a day of looting here in elf ryville. This best buy was hit up quite badly. Looters broke open that metal gate. Were talking about hundreds of looters going in and running out whitmer chan guys, expensive items like tvs, cell phones and laptops. It took a little while for the Sheriffs Department and Police Department to gather enough officers to come in and push them out, but once they were pushed out of best buy, they went to home depot, ulta, they went to ashley Home Furnishing store and once the deputies went there, they went and vandalized stores and loots some of the stores there. When the officers got there, they went across the street to another shopping center, ross, marshal, sprint, joseph a. Bank and all of those stores were vandalized. People were running out with merchandise with products. They were running out with boxes and boxes of liquor, alcohol and wine. It was a freeforall. It was every time the cops ch
Theyll attend ceremonies at Arlington National cemetery and baltimores ft. Mchenry. Those are some of our top stories on this memorial day, may 25th. On this memorial day, we begin with defiance in the face of the pandemic. Densely packed crowds openly flouting social distancing rules. Many people opted not to wear a mask while closely mingling with strangers at crowded beaches. An alarming sight for Health Experts who say it is still too soon for the country to let its guard down. Andrew dymburt has the latest. Reporter Many Americans weary after months of stayathome orders are now heading to beaches, boardwalks, and bars this Holiday Weekend. Many defied social distancing guidelines. In missouris lake of the ozarks, bars and pool parties packed with people, very few Wearing Masks. Happy that a lot of people are out. May be dangerous but well see the cases when we see this weekend over. Reporter the boardwalk in ocean city, maryland also crowded with people. Its really crowded. Its be
Quarter gdp. All coming up at 8 30 a. M. Eastern and investor reaction. Reaction from u. S. Labor secretary Eugene Scalia, hes here live at 8 30 a. M. Eastern. Ahead of the numbers, markets mixed. Markets surged yesterday but this morning dow futures up 75 but the s p and nasdaq futures negative. This on top of yesterday when the dow closed above 25,000 for the First Time Since march tenth with big rally yesterday at the close on wall street. As you see the dow industrials up 553 points at the close yesterday, nasdaq was up 72 and s p 500 yesterday up 44. President trump versus social media. White house reportedly set to take executive action to hold companies responsible for stiffing free speech and the Michael Flynn controversy deepens this morning. Attorney general william barr announcing brandnew investigation more unmasking, looking at what happened before and after the 2016 election. Plus major travel destinations returning, las vegas resorts ready to welcome guests once again, d
Californians who have filed has fallen to the lowest rate in two months. The Labor Department says 212 thousand workers in the state filed for firsttime Unemployment Benefits last week. The Development Department is looking to boost staff to handle the flood of unemployment claims brought on by the shutdown. The department is looking to hire 1800 people along with the 3000 workers on the job. The edd needs people to help process claims and handle phone calls. They are looking for people with accounting and auditing experience. Demanding justice for george floyd. The unarmed africanamerican man who died while in Police Custody in minnesota. An officer seen with the knee on his neck. Protests are planned right here for today and tomorrow and all this taking place after demonstrations from los angeles to minneapolis turned violent and William Montanez has the story. Reporter smoke was out of building of minneapolis after another night of calling for justice for george floyd. The black man
11 and planning to close some stores permanently. This as some Grocery Store workers and employees at other American Giants get set to lose the hero pay theyve been receiving for the passed two months. Start your engines. Nascar back in action this weekend and racing fans cant wait, even though they have to watch from home. But how will they keep the drivers and their crew members safe . The president of nascar will join us live. All of that, plus mission to space. The u. S. Space force making history this morning, launching a secretive plane into orbit for the first time ever. The mission and what it hopes to accomplish. Today saturday, may 15, 2020. From nbc news this is today with peter alexander, Kristen Welker and dylan dreyer. Welcome to today. Thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. It is the weekend, whatever that means anymore. We are glad to have our friend dylan back of course as well. The days are all blending together these days. This is only your second weekend