we appreciate you spending part of your holiday weekend with us. i m lindsey reiser. the macy s fireworks show, of course, you can watch it on nbc tonight. this is some behind the scenes footage of the setup. they will be set off along several barges on the east river, and the empire state building also going to be setting off fireworks as well. the empire state building will have a starring role in tonight s festivities. it s going to really feel as if, yes, america is back. what a wonderful thing. we re excited to celebrate that new normal. we have a team of reporters and analysts following the latest news this morning. new developments in the surfside condo collapse. search efforts have been paused as crews get set to demolish the rest of the building. they are racing against time because of the tropical storm that s barreling toward the u.s. right now threatening southern florida with dangerous winds and rain. some 24 people now confirmed dead and another 121 stil
and deal? or no deal? after seemingly coming to a bipartisan agreement earlier this week, the president s infrastructure agenda is in jeopardy after angering republicans. if only one comes to me, i m not this if this is the only thing that comes to me, i m not signing. it s in tandem. we are going to break down what comes next. plus, the derek chauvin sentencing. former minneapolis cop gets 22 1/2 years in prison, but is likely to serve less than that. george floyd s cousin, tara brown, will join me later in the hour to talk about how the family is feeling following the sentencing. we are also going to look ahead to the charges chauvin is now facing. but first, i want to get to those breaking new developments in the trump organization probe. the new york times reporting that the former president s company could be hit with criminal charges by the manhattan da s office, as early as next week. the case is believed to be focused on gifts and fringe benefits, distri
26-year police veteran kim potter who says she mistook her handgun for a taser. the now former officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. despite a curfew instituted for 11:00 p.m., there was another night of demonstrations overnight outside the brooklyn center police station. california congresswoman maxine waters joined the protest yesterday in minnesota. this is a very difficult time in the history of this country. we have to persist in calling for justice. we have to let people know that we are not going to be satisfied unless we get justice in these cases. last night was the seventh night in a row for the protests which have remained peaceful. at times there has been tension. 136 people were arrested on friday as the situation deteriorated late with some people reportedly throwing bottles and other objects at police and others attempted to breach the security fence outside the station. police responded with tear gas, pepper balls and other projectiles
paying hundreds to dance the night away. and kdefying the odds at th age of 86. how one woman took off on a trapeze andanded in the guinness world book of recos. pope francis today ended the ummit today with his most pointed words yet, calling sexual abuse of children at the hands of clerics aabominable crimes. and yet for those who suffered that e, the pope s words weren t enough. they want action, now.ne hompson covers the vatican for us and was at the summit. reporter: calling predator priests tools of satan, today pope francis demanded an all-out war on the abu of children. translator: the church will spare no effort to do all thati ecessary to bring to justice who soe ever hastt com such crimes. reporter: disappointing survivors who want concrete and effective measures promised by francis at the summit s opening. what was missing from the pope s speech? action. quick, swift action. reporter: mary despenzo says she was raped by a priest at the age of 7. they
good to be with you. i m katy tur. this morning when nikki haley announced she was dropping ouch the race, a huge swath of voters got thrown back into play. they followed four distinct buckets, the ones who will never vote for donald trump, the ones who grudgingly will vote for donald trump, the ones who are willing to switch over to joe biden and the ones who will throw up their hands and stay home. it is that third category, the ones willing to switch that both sides will now try to win over. what are their issues and what will the candidates do to get them? joining us now from charleston, south carolina, nbc news correspondent ali vitali, and in west palm beach, florida, covering the trump campaign, nbc news correspondent, garrett haake. so ali, you have been talking about the haley voters, what they like, what they don t like. what they re looking for, this is from voters in utah, gathered yesterday. that s a really good question. it s probably going to be biden just be