we re at 1849 on the s&p 500 right now. we re ever so slightly back above water and we re going to keep an eye on how the rest of the month plays out. it s the worst start to a january since 2001. but we are in the midst of earnings season and the earnings have not been horrible. no. and the beige book today was constructive. bank of america. and b of a s earnings were pretty good. single digits feels like a long time ago as well. that s a victory, yes. also on today s show, 30 people that could change the future of amazon. they are 30 amazon employees in delaware who are voting today on joining a union or not. they would be the first unionized workers of the giant e-tail e-tailer and they could change the business model. get a reaction from the biggest union leader in the world today richard trumka. small group but big story. big implications. and he doesn t like the dollar but he does like bitcoin. he doesn t much care for janet yellin or ben bernanke or
headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. good evening. i m lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. today as cooler heads thankfully prevailed in ferguson, missouri, police finally revealed something the community has been demanding all week along with some new information about what michael brown may have been doing in the minutes before his fatal encounter with the police officer. that officer was publicly identified today, but police also released video evidence pointing to michael brown as a suspect in a store robbery that had occurred shortly before. but even police acknowledge that doesn t explain what happened next on the street nor why that officer shot and killed an unarmed teenager. and tonight the release of those pictures is only increasing the demand for those questions to be answered. again this evening ron allen leads our coverage from ferguson. ron, good evening. reporter: good evening to you, lester. yes, ferguson police
from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. good evening. i m lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. today as cooler heads thankfully prevailed in ferguson, missouri, police finally revealed something the community has been demanding all week along with some new information about what michael brown may have been doing in the minutes before his fatal encounter with the police officer. that officer was publicly identified today, but police also released video evidence pointing to michael brown as a suspect in a store robbery that had occurred shortly before. but even police acknowledge that doesn t explain what happened next on the street nor why that officer shot and killed an unarmed teenager. and tonight the release of those pictures is only increasing the demand for those questions to be answered. again this evening ron allen leads our coverage from ferguson. ron, good evening. reporter: good evening to you, lester. y
good evening. i m lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. today as cooler heads thankfully prevailed in ferguson, missouri, police finally revealed something the community has been demanding all week along with some new information about what michael brown may have been doing in the minutes before his fatal encounter with the police officer. that officer was publicly identified today, but police also released video evidence pointing to michael brown as a suspect in a store robbery that had occurred shortly before. but even police acknowledge that doesn t explain what happened next on the street nor why that officer shot and killed an unarmed teenager. and tonight the release of those pictures is only increasing the demand for those questions to be answered. again this evening ron allen leads our coverage from ferguson. ron, good evening. reporter: good evening to you, lester. yes, ferguson police released the name of that officer, darren wilson, a six-year veteran, hoping
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