don t have more information whether there was hazardous material or not. the testing they have so far is that it would not be actual poison or threatening material but again, we just got this in moments ago. this is not the first threat of its kind this is a significant development. and while we are careful to note only tell what you law enforcement has said for example they re not saying a source or suspect, i can tell you as a factual matter we re reporting on this new threatening letter sent to the d.a. at the very time just yesterday we were reporting on a new filing by the same d.a. alvin bragg that cites as criminal evidence donald trump s public provocations to potential violence, him swinging a bat at this d.a and that filing, which we have more on later tonight, quotes from exactly these kind of threats, many without powder, many without anything physical attached poured into the office. the d.a. connected in general what he argues is donald trump s unlawful medd
Record hospitalizations. 37 states. All the states you are seeing there in red are seeing a rise in new cases. Nearly half the country, this morning, is rolling back plans to reopen businesses. Doctors are warning about a perfect storm coming this Holiday Weekend, with people gathering to celebrate the fourth. Meantime, many cities have already canceled fireworks in an effort to keep people from gathering. The white house, though, has plans for a celebration on the National Mall. One that could attract hundreds of thousands of people. The mayor of d. C. Is worried that shes got no jurisdiction there. President trump kicks off his Holiday Weekend tomorrow in south dakota with a Fireworks Show at mt. Rushmore. Masks and social distancing wont be enforced while east there. And while mr. Trump is now once again claiming the virus will disappear on its own, it is certainly not disappearing in texas. That state just broke a record for a singleday high for new cases and the result, hospitaliz
President . Well explain election 2024 coming up. On this, the most american of weekends, the United States is setting the worst kind of records when it comes to the covid crisis. Were seeing that story and reality all across the country. From texas, arizona, florida, all these states are seeing surges in cases right now. Take look at the houston chronicles front page asking, how did we get here . The miami herald, the coronavirus cases on the rise there, the miami herald is telling the story of virus victims in florida. Lets go to southern florida for the victory of covid19, one mans funeral on the cover the republic. Mindy marquez, kathy tomelo and steve riley. Again, a view from all across the country this morning. Kathy, first to you. The question is right there on your front page. How did we get here . Well, arizona had a really early advantage. We had very few cases early on when new york and new jersey and other hot spots were struggling. But one of the reasons we lost the advan
Up a suspected bomb at a facility near the austin airport. This comes after a fifth bomb exploded early this morning at a fedex facility an hour south of the city. One worker suffered minor injuries. This is the latest in that string of bombings that have occurred over the past few weeks. Two people have died as a result. Police believe the explosionings are likely connected, possibly the work of a serial bomber. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is in boston where he has been following these developments. What right now can you tell us about whats about to happen with that latest device . Hi there, chris, good afternoon. Well, police say they are looking at this potential bomb, at a fedex facility near the austin airport. Let me paint a picture for you whats going on. According to the source briefed on the investigation, there are three active scenes right now. What investigators are looking at. One is that schertz facility near san antonio where there was that explosion overnight. Investigators ar
Cant stop, wont stop, see what you can do to catch up so once again just like last night, we have a whole bunch of options in tmpl terms of where we could start tonight. I think we should start with the most galling and inexplicable story of the evening and then move our way up from there. Ill tell you, if you are watching me on a delay right now or if you have, like, if youre watching me with a dvr at home and have a pause option, im going to give you the option to take . A quick shower break after this first story. Well pause and powder. All right. Just six days before the Iowa Caucuses in 2016, thenpresident ial candidate donald trump got a critical endorsement from a most unexpected place. He got a very highprofile endorsement from this man, Jerry Fallwell jr. Jerry fallwell jr. Is known mostly for being Jerry Fallwell jr. But also for inheriting control of his dads cashcow televangelist college called liberty university. When Jerry Fallwell jr. Decided to endorse trump in january