Former National Security advisers bombshell book can the white house stop its release . A live report straight ahead breaking his silence the officer involved in the shooting of Rayshard Brooks in his first Public Comments about the case to nbc news total tragedy that a man had to lose his life that night. The officer accused of pulling the trigger going before a judge today while his fellow Atlanta Police protest calling out sick or refusing to answer calls. Officers are looking around going, i love my job i could be next. Where the case is headed next all that plus juneteenth it is that defining moment of freedom. Todays celebrations marking the official end of slavery in america. Taking on even greater meaning this year. Inside the legacy of the historic day and the push to make it a National Holiday today is friday, june 19th, 2020 announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody welcome to today. Nice to
68 items were seized including cameras, computers, cell phones, notes. We made some mistakes. We had concerns with language in one of the warrants. Chief scott says the warrant did not identify him as a jurnalist but a free lance videographer. This investigation was initiated to the chiefs level. Chief scott made it au bun dontly clear that transparency is important in this. Theyre seeking an rt irtyo. Deserves strong leadership and an honest chief, and i dont feel that chief scott can fill that role any more. In a statement the mayor says he is is glad they acknowledged mistakes. They apologize and they remain deeply disappointed by the actions taken in the case. The mayor says its unacceptable and we have to do better. Cornell, thank you very much. Turning now to a look at the weather. Not a bad looking day in the bay area. Yeah, from our east bay hills camera you see plenty of sunshine and blue skies. It will change tomorrow. We want to give to our meteorologist and what, winter is
Have two big stories that we are following very closely for you at this hour. The governors race in virginia. Well, entering the final weekend of campaigning with the dramatic shakeup so three days out from election day a new fox news poll shows Republican Glenn Youngkin leading democrat Terry Mcauliffe by 8 points. The race is seen as a preview of next years midterms and the Biden Administration reportedly plans to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to migrant families who were separated at the border during the Trump Administration. Now this as there is no end in sight to the southern border crisis. Eric we have Live Team Coverage on all the stories. Peter doocy will join us on the president s push to get the Spending Bill over the finish line in a moment. Hes in rome. Dan springer in la joya, texas with the humanitarian crisis there continues to unfold. Rich edison on the democrat, Terry Mcauliffe, hes adding more heavy hitters to the Campaign Trail but first lets go to alexandria
In a tight governors race what the results could reveal for democrats and republicans. Plus the person responsible for guns on the set of the film rust is now speaking about the incident for the first time as authorities underline theyve got some questions for her that they need answered. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Breaking news in the health lead. The shot clock is winding down. Parents are one step closer to getting their Young Children vaccinated if they want. Moments ago the food and Drug Administration granted Emergency Use Authorization of Pfizers Covid vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11. And now the drug company can start shipping child sized doses to pediatricians, pharmacies and vaccination sites where the shots will be administered. The cdc still needs to Greenlight Use of the vaccine. And as nick watt reports, that could happen as early as tuesday. Pfizer can start Shipping Vaccine Doses for those younger kids 5 to 11 because the fda just granted Emergency Use Authoriza
i don t know what to say about it. we ll definitely into this this later. rain showers in the forecast. cool condition. i ll have all the details and a look at the radar together. erin. traffic is pretty nasty right now this crash 66 eastbound moved over to the shoulder at gallows road. another big crash by a rona drive taking out the left lane on the outer loop. traffic jammed back to pennsylvania avenue. other slow downs, not to worry we ll help you steer clear of all those issues with your full look at traffic. allison and steve. let s get more now fallout of the firing of james comey as fbe director he s back at his home in virginia this morning there are mixed reactions and calls two calls by lawmakers for a special prosecutor to take over the investigation into russian meddling. also this morning, the department of justice denying reports that comey quested more resources for that investigation just days before his firing. get the details from melanie alnwic