involved in the death of rayshard brooks in atlanta in 2020. a live report coming up. we have a lot going on here this afternoon. i m hallie jackson in washington. i want to start with our nbc news news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian and former prosecutor and legal analyst tally winestein. the new letter that nbc news has gotten their hands on, the national archives had it, posted it, to mr. trump s attorneys where they found more than 100 documents marked as classified. talk about this letter and what changed between january when some of these docs were recovered to this summer and this past month? just how long the justice department has known that very sensitive, highly classified documents have been stored at mar-a-lago. this letter was written in may, is that the national archives found documents marked sensitive compartmented information and sap, special access programs, among the 15 boxes of documents that trump folks turned over in january whe
Tonight, developing news on coronavirus in the u. S. In texas, the governor now saying the rate of increase is unacceptable. Florida tonight surpassing 100,000 cases. And president Trumps Campaign staff, two more members testing positive following his rally in tulsa. Coronavirus now spreading at an alarming rate across the u. S. More than 120,000 american lives lost. A dozen states reporting Record Numbers tonight. Hospital workers overwhelmed in california and arizona. Florida and that grim milestone. More than half of new cases are under 35. Tonight, miamis mayor Making Masks In Public mandatory. Arizona setting up tents to handle the overflow of patients. And in texas, the governor now urging everyone to wear a mask. Meantime, after the president s rally in tulsa, those two additional members of
his advance team testing positive. At least eight Campaign Staffers now infected. And President Trump is questioned about what he said at the rally, telling supporters he wanted a slowdown i
Inancing for up to five years on select models and exclusive lease offers. Tonight, tulsa declares a Civil Emergency on the eve of President Trumps first rally in three months. The rally, originally set for today, juneteenth, the same day this country commemorates the end of slavery in the u. S. The president now appearing to threaten protesters who he believes may try to disrupt the event. A long line of supporters already there waiting, waiving their right to sue if exposed to the coronavirus. Meantime, the new warning this evening from the World Health Organization that the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating. The cdc now predicting up to 145,000 deaths in the u. S. By july 11th. Hospitalizations in texas up 108 since just memorial day. And the major new move tonight in houston and dallas. Florida shattering its daily record for the fifth time this week. The Major League Team shutting
down its spring Training Facility after several players test positive. Tonight, the Major Developm
Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. President trump on the police in america. The president surrounded by Law Enforcement while signing his Executive Order today, suggesting Police Departments ban choke holds unless an officers life is in danger. But the president does not mandate an end to the practice. Also saying the American People demand law and order, even if they dont know thats what they want. Families of those killed by Police Meeting with the president and what they said after. There is also news tonight about the Deadly Police shooting of Rayshard Brooks in atlanta. The d. A. To decide on possible murder charges. And what were also learning tonight about the officer who shot and killed brooks, his record. The coronavirus, and is china tonight dealing with another emergency . Residents in beijing now being told to lock down and avoid nonessential travel. It involves another market, a
new cluster in the city. Whats really happening . What we know so far
charges against the police officers involved in the death of rayshard brooks in 2020. he was shot and killed outside a wendy s in june. investigators say he resisted. you might remember his death came less than three weeks after the murder of george floyd in minneapolis. sparking demonstrations in atlanta and beyond at a moment of national reckoning over the police use of force, race, justice. the prosecutor laying out today this afternoon his decision to in essence exonerate those officers. both acted as reasonable officers would under the facts and circumstances of the events of that night. both acted in accordance with well-established law and were justified in the use of force regarding the situation. nbc s quad very nay gas for us. we have the atlanta mayor out saying, quote, i respect the independent role that special prosecutor played here. we must maintain our commitment to the work of creating safe