A cruise ship is being scrutinized after whats called a small cluster of coronavirus cases were traced back to the vessels previous voyage. United airlines became the First Airline to cut domestic flights due to shrinking demand. And in washington, the house late today passed 8. 3 billion in emergency spending to deal with the virus and other related issues. At the white house, members of the president s Coronavirus Task force briefed the public just hours after the Vice President and cdc officials announced that any american with a doctors order may now be tested. At the briefing, though, it quickly became clear that this change in guidelines is not yet matched by the capacity for actually doing the testing. We have a ways to go yet. Our objective is, in addition to those tests being available, we want to get to a place where any american who has a concern is able to go to their doctor, is able to go to a Medical Clinic and know that theres a coronavirus available. We think that we ca
States. Started with protests in cities both large and small and then turned violent at times. 13 states activated the National Guard as curfews were ordered. The outrage boiling over following the death of george floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers. I want to be able to go into a white neighborhood and feel safe. I want to be able, when a cop is driving behind me, i dont want to clench and be tense. I want to be able to be free and not think about every step i take. At the end of the day, being black is a crime. At the end of the day, being born black is is a crime to them and i dont understand why. Were all humans. Protesters and police face backlash from the growing violence of these demonstrations. The nypd is investigating after this video showed a police suv ramming into a crowd of protesters after they threw objects at the vehicle. All of this as were seeing new video of the moments leading up to George Floyds death. The clip taken from a Security Camera appears to
Dannemora new york behind me is the Clinton Correctional Facility the prison from which the two inmates escaped, about 40 miles south of where i am right now is willsboro, new york. Right now a massive search is taking place here. Moments ago i talked to the town supervisor there. He told me unseen state police. Department of corrections, local sheriff. To get an idea of whats happening here now, take a look at video we recorded a short time ago on the outskirts of dannemora about two miles from the prison. Another localized man hunt took place here a few hours ago. You can see the intensity of this search. In willsboro now there are lau. From Law Enforcement from four different departments searching for richard matt as well as david sweat. The question now, why wills boro . This Tiny Community of about 2,000. According to the town supervisor last night during a driving rainstorm two men were spotted walking down the middle of a road. It didnt make sense. A vehicle approached. The clos
Facility in up state new york. Nbc news Learned Police is searching a wooded area 50 miles southeast of the prison. The two escaped murderers may have fled that direction after their escape over night friday. Nbc news has also learned that this woman is being questioned by new York State Police in connection with the prison break. Her name is Joyce Mitchell. She and her husband both work at the prison where joyce is an instructor at the same tailor shop where the two men worked. Abc news spoke with two friends who live near the prison. They say that shortly after the brazen escape they came face to face with the killers in their own backyard. So i go look at them and i see them. I ask them what the hell are you doing in my yard . Get the hell out of here. And he was like, sorry, i dont i didnt know where i was. Im on the wrong street. Now once you know who it was that you saw what are you thinking . Lucky to be alive now. Nbcs john ying is in new york and he joins us now with more on t
Good evening. 6 00 eastern this sunday night. Thank you so much for being with us. Im poppy harlow in new york. First, we on this show are committed to honoring and shining a light on the best of this nation, even at the worst of times. There are a number of new developments well tell you about this hour coming out of that shooting in Colorado Springs. Before that, i want to make sure you all know about an incredible man, officer garrett swasey. He is a fallen hero. A 44yearold who was a church elder, devoted husband, father of two children and a former figure skating champion. He was nowhere near the clinic when that gunfire broke out on friday afternoon. He was ten miles away at his campus post with the university of chicago. He could have stayed there. Instead, he rushed to the clinic to help fellow officers who were dodging bullets. That is where he was killed. Now were hearing from his widow, rachel, for the first time. She writes, our loss cannot be expressed in words. Now the na