he was threatening passengers and acting erratically for some time. dana: he put him in a chokehold that led to his death. marine releasing a statement saying it was not his intention to kill him. some people say i was trying to choke him to death which is also not true. i was trying to restrain him. you can see in the video there s a clear rise and fall in his chest. i was trying to keep him on the ground until the police came. i was praying the police would come and take the situation over. dana: authorities waited more than a week to arrest penny prompting outrage on the left. the case igniting debate on race as well as mental health. bill: his family said he struggled with mental illness dana: hi, brian. good morning. look, after listening to evidence and key testimony since may 31st, fox news has learned the grand jury could vote as early as today on whether to indict the marine veteran. a grand jury does not decide whether daniel penny is guilty or not guilt
the classic roosevelt hotel find housing you would want them to be focused on reducing crime and have to deal with this migrant crisis, which as you have said, should be a federal issue. and he very well would run for president. meanwhile, a manhattan grand jury could hear a marine veteran danny penny s case today. steve: mr. penny faces manslaughter cases in connection with that death of jordan neely on the subway on may the 1st. todd piro joins us now on the latest including penny s first public comments about the case. todd? todd: daniel penny tells the new york post the case has nothing to do with race fanned someone needed help in the future he would step up again. may 1st tragic chokehold killing of homeless subway driver jordan penny, a former are very different than other confrontations he had experienced before he said this has go nothing to do with race. i judge a person based on character. i m not a white supremacist. everybody ha has ever met me can tell
japan s prime minister wants to double the defense spending including buying 400 american tomahawk cruise missiles to send a not so subtle message to china. no stranger to new york. he spent part of his childhood right there in new york and visited washington earlier this year. as you said back in january, when you were at the white house, i think the quote is we face one of the most complex environments in recent history, security environments. and i couldn t agree with you more. but i m proud that the united states and japan are facing it together. when our countries stand together we stand stronger and i believe the whole world is safer. president biden will be in japan through sunday. the trip was supposed to include three-point papua new guinea and australia the unresolved ceiling talks in washington has forced biden to cut his trip short. the president sounded optimistic about his talks before catching a flight to japan. i m confident that we ll get the agreemen
messages of hate. the gruesome rampage at a texas mall killing eight people. our brand new reporting on the gunman s racist and right-wing posts on social media. why the army would not allow him to serve and how he bought his arsenal. this as we learn more about the remarkable efforts to stop him and help the victims. also tonight the suspect in the crash that killed eight migrants at a texas bus stop, charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault. authorities trying to determine if it was intentional. and his extensive criminal record. closing arguments in donald trump s civil trial. a writer saying the former president raped and defamed her. plus mr. trump s stunning video deposition and what both sides said today. alex murdaugh s admission he lied about the death of his long-time housekeeper. what s next in the case and why millions of dollars are at stake. as the summer travel season kicks off, could a new rule make airlines pay you when it s their fault that f
stunning video deposition and what both sides said today. alex murdaugh s admission he lied about the death of his long-time housekeeper. what s next in the case and why millions of dollars are at stake. as the summer travel season kicks off, could a new rule make airlines pay you when it s their fault that flights are canceled or delayed? when you could start seeing that cash and after this winter s massive storms, the runoff unearthed a glittering prospect in the mountains. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and thank you for joining us the news that came out of texas over the weekend was almost too much to take, especially after a series of grim headlines of mass violence that have rocked the country recently we don t know what caused a driver to plow his suv into a crowd of migrants waiting at a bus stop in brownsville on sunday, killing eight, but tonight he has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter the suspect describe