Reporter Jenetta Johnson is executive director at the transgender Justice Project named the Community Grand marshall. I trust that the community that voted for me knows me well enough to know and respect my leadership and would respect the decisions that ive made not to participate in any of the events. A part of that is because of the large police presence. Reporter another grand marshall group, black lives matter, with drew as well. A statement pointed to what they say are unsafe conditions created by Law Enforcement. On the street people are looking forward to the parade where security will be different this year. It makes me feel no different. I dont security or no security, whatever is going to happen is going to happen. Even though things have happened that are really unfortunate, i think peoples spirits are still intact. And its better to have a good time and enjoy yourself. Reporter much earlier in the day i spoke with an executive director just getting word about this and hadn
The case. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. In a moment, coverage of the financial shock waves rocking the world from the historic vote in britain. But there is breaking news in an unfolding tragedy here at home we need to tell you about. In west virginia, at least 13 people confirmed dead, worst in a hundred years. 500 people remain trapped by those floodwaters in a shopping mall. Waters so powerful, ripping homes from foundations and sweeping away cars. Nbcs ron motte starts us off from the flood zone. Reporter it was sudden, it was violent, raging floodwaters ripping through whatever stood in its way, houses, cars, just about everything. I watched my car kind of flip into the abyss. Reporter ten inches of rain, onequarter of the average rainfall fell in 24 hours, swallowing whole neighborhoods, leaving tens of thousands without power. Oh, lord. I watched three houses go down