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
The host unveils a sweeping management overhaul of her show after allegations of workplace misconduct. We hear from a former producer about what it was like to work there. Shell fix it. But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. On this administration, authoritarianism has taken root in our country. The Democratic National Convention Kicks off virtually. Whenever we look to this white house for some leadership or consolation or any semblance of steadiness, what we get instead is chaos. Gss in case of ng if the alarms emergency. There was glass all over the place by the end of this the president said the only way he can lose is if this election is rigged. The postmaster general to slow the mail . I have encouraged everybody, speed up the mail, not slow the mail. Covid19 has forced the university of North Carolina at chapel hill to convert to Remote Learning. After just one week i wish that when we went into lockdown we looked like italy. Prosecutors are calling fo
T. V. Show or the Democratic National zoo call it is moving it is emotional it is oh la dover a public. Because the d. N. C. Is just its a big tent ok a big tent that is now so indecipherable from the Republican Party that speakers can appear at either convention and no one cares anymore its convenient but lets begin by looking at the moving speech of Governor Andrew Cuomo yes we will set up testing in tracing and do whatever we need to do to mobilize to win this battle because we are america we win wars and we are the greatest country on the globe. We will win war like we had no. Never not on that one like korea. No. Like afghanistan still theyre still there still a lot like a raw. Area writ no no how about no war on drugs oh god no war on poverty homelessness hunger the war on fish banners yes havent seen one of those in a good long while because were tough america tough Leadership Matters and it determines whether we thrive and grow or whether we live or die now we need a leader as
Mitigation plans in our schools, that was, until the ctu blew up that success and created chaos that we are now enduring. We waited for hours last night. Hours, and still did not receive a proposal from the Chicago Teachers Union leadership and as of this morning, we are still waiting. But to be clear, not patiently, not anymore. We are failing those children by not giving them the option to return to school. Failing grades, depression, isolation, and so much more. My patience for delays from ctu leadership is over. Jesse San Francisco has had enough as well be at the situation is a ridiculous that the city is now suing its own Public School district to get classrooms reopened. Where is joe biden in the Democratic Party for all of this . Why isnt he backing up local leaders in San Francisco with mayor lightfoot . Michael bloomberg seems to have an idea why. He is telling the president , grow a backbone. Its time for joe biden to stand up and say that kids are the most important things.