This morning the president s new defense for large scale events after two more Campaign Staffers test positive. Breaking overnight. Violent clash. Protesters try to pull down a statue of Andrew Jackson near the white house. Police responding with batons and pepper spray. Statues in other parts of the country vandalized. Some now set to be removed. Just ahead, the growing push across america to take down the controversial monuments of the past. Standing with bubba. The entire garage area has rallied around Bubba Wallace. A powerful display of unity from the entire nascar family after a noose was found in the garage of the sports only black driver. Wallace moved to tears sending a message loud and clear. I wanted to show whoever it was that youre not going to take away my smile. Those stories plus, back in business. Well take you inside the reopening efforts in upstate new york where local businesses are eager to kick off the crucial summer season. We lived through the hardest part and n
Aunjanue ellis sarah cooper musical guest, christine and the queens [ laughter ] its the tonight show at home editiond jimmy welcome to the tonight show, everyone. Thank you. It has been a long week. Music, please . Its been an emotional week. And it has been a hopeful week so, thank you so much for tuning in. Thank you, new fence around the white house. [ screams i want to give a big congrats to my daughter winnie who is now were just a week away from trump announcing, operation now a second grader ball pit. Oh, yeah and finally, thank you i want to thank her teachers so las vegas pools, reopening with social distancing, cause much during a pandemic, theres nothing safer than swimming in the urine of 300 drunk strangers. The best. Jimmy she has the best teachers they were amazing. And, of course, you included, mom. Thank you jimmy but really thank you so much. No. Jimmy yeah, they are just well be right back with kevin bacon, everybody teachers everywhere, thank you so much. Wow. The
Psychologist who removed Jeffrey Epstein before he hanged hims f himself. All that and panic in st. Louis. Students running for their lives in fear of an active shooter. Across town, an 8yearold is killed by gunfire. Defeat down under. The u. S. Mens Basketball Team falls to australia. The first loss in the Major International tournament in nearly 13 years. And paradise bound. A town rallies around the High School Football team playing its first game since the community was wiped out by the devastating wildfires. A new reason to cheer today, saturday, august 24th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle joins and Peter Alexander and dylan dreyer. From studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Thanks for joining us. Kristen welker is here while sheinelle has the week off. How about the story from california . Players prove paradise is not lost. Incredible to see it. Well have the story in a moment. Lets get to the top story. That is President Trump arriving i
Finding mccluneys fishing bag and the boat was never found. Sc killing a hotel worker but he says he was protecting his family, and he says hed do it again. Here is victor oquendo. Reporter the connecticut father fighting a manslaughter charge after a vacation in anguilla back on the island for a preliminary hearing. We all want the same thing. Justice. For me that means proving my innocence. Reporter Scott Hapgood insisting he was acting in selfdefense when handyman Kenny Mitchell came to the familys hotel room in uniform unannounced saying he needed to fix a sink before pulling a knife and trying to rob him. The two men fought. Hapgood says he was stabbed and bitten. When it was over, mitchell was dead. The coroner says from asphyxiation and blunt force trauma. A bellman says he was called to the room as hapgood pinned mitchell down waiting for police. I keep insisting over and over, he needs to ease up off of him. And he wouldnt . And he would not. Reporter an unconfirmed toxicology
Hilsenrath. No, no. Never. Also on deck this morning fox news senior strategic analyst and retired four star general jack keane, at the bottom of the hour talking about iran, pesm congressman member of the house of judiciary commit yes and services committee, former toysrus, former vice chairman, gary on china and consumer, Fat Brands International chairman ed ramsey is here. Saturday night live alumni talking about eddy murphy, right now checking on futures this morning, losses slight on the dow futures down 7 points after major turnaround in the markets yesterday as cooler heads, calmer heads prevailing in the trade fight between United States and china yesterday. President trump softening his stance toward china after announcing new heightened tariffs on friday saying yesterday at g7 saying he sees a trade deal happening. China wants to mick a deal, now, whether we make a deal, has to be great deal for us you know, i tell this to president xi who i really respect, i said, look, your