Started at approximately 1 05 and 35 seconds we believe it ended at 1 06 and 7 seconds. Thats 32 seconds. The blockbuster nfl deal with rapper and music mogul jayz as the two join forces to help the league move past protesters and controversies and hanging way more than ten with the dogs of summer. A busy wednesday ahead early today starts right now good wednesday morning to you. Im phillip mena and im frances rivera. Flights are back up and running at the worlds Busiest Airport after a night of violent clashes inside Hong Kong International it was an explosive scene as waves of prodemocracy protesters faced off with riot police, shutting down the airport. In one instance an officer was cornered and beaten with his own baton. Joining us from hong kong is janis mackey frayer. These protests are becoming more persistent and more intense. Whats the governments response reporter good morning, frances. The Airport Authority made the move yesterday to get a Court Injunction to prevent the terminals being flooded again with protesters. Hundreds of flights were canceled over two days thousands of passengers were stranded they wanted to ensure that this, one of the worlds busiest travel hubs, could get back on track. There are still some protesters here in the terminal theyve been confined to the area behind me on the arrivals level. Theyve been told they need to stay there anything beyond these limits will be deemed unlawful. Now, the calm that we see is a sharp contrast to the scene last night where at times it was chaotic. Squads of riot police tried to move in to make some arrests there were clashes and tensions spiked with this striking video of one officer being down and being beaten with his own baton. He then pulled his gun and other officers were able to get him away and inside the terminal the mood had shifted too over the course of the evening theres a lost suspicion, a lot of rumors about what chinas government could do next in order to bring these protests to an end. Frances . Janis, thank you. And hopefully those crowds behind you will stay peaceful. Thank you. Some news, welcome news on wall street. And for your wallet. President trub is backing off his threats of new tariffs on billions of dollars of products from china, which could have hit americans hard during back to school and Holiday Shopping. Investors cheered the decision the dow rallying nearly 400 points a nbcs Craig Boswell joins us with the latest from d. C craig, good morning. The president seems to have blinked here certainly good morning everyone. President trump walking it back. President trump delaying his tariff threat on 300 billion worth of chinese goods, items that would include cell phones, laptops, video game consoles, some toys, clothing, some shoes, items usually found on Christmas Wish lists and thats what this is about. President trump acknowledging thats what this is about, that consumers would be hit hard, really responding to retailers fears that the Holiday Shopping season could get wrecked heres President Trump were doing this for christmas season, just in case some of the tariffs would have an impact on u. S. Customers. Which so far theyve had basically none the only impact is weve collected nearly 60 billion frds china, compliments of china. But just in case they might have an impact on people what weve done is weve delayed it so that they wont be relevant to the Christmas Shopping season. Reporter the tariffs scheduled to take effect on september 1st, now on hold until december 15th, putting off for now higher prices for consumers. The president accusing china of taking advantage of the u. S. On trade. Hes hoping that these tariffs will push forward a new trade deal it remains to be seen when these trade talks will resume again. Back to you. Some relief for the consumer at least here in america Craig Boswell joining us thank you, sir there are more questions this morning surrounding the death of Jeffrey Epstein two Law EnforcementOfficials Say one thing investigators are looking at now is whether employees who were responsible for check on epstein were actually sleeping on the job two sources familiar with the case tell nbc news that prison log books are being examined and compared to what is seen on the surveillance camera system epsteins apparent suicide has already caused a shakeup at the correctional center. Heres nbcs stephanie gosk. Reporter Jeffrey Epstein was one of the most highprofile inmates in the federal system at the time we will get to the bottom of what happened and there will be accountability reporter at toernlg taking action reasigning the warden from the jail where epstein was held to a different federal facility and putting two guards on administrative leave. Epstein died while in federal custody saturday morning i was appalled and indeed the whole department was and frankly angry. Reporter a Law Enforcement official says federal investigators are looking into how well people were doing their jobs, adding some were doing it better than others. According to an Administration Official familiar with the facts, the 66yearold had not been checked on for a number of hours. A violation of protocol which requires checks roughly every half hour. Epstein was also alone in his krelt night before he apparently took his own life, a violation of prison rules. His cellmate was released and not replaced earlier in the day according to a person familiar with the case. All of this happening three weeks after epstein was found injured in his cell. A suspected failed Suicide Attempt according to multiple Law Enforcement sources. The department of justice says as the investigations move forward additional actions may be taken stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york this is bill neely in london, where the queens second son, Prince Andrew, is being dragged deeper into the epstein scandal. Unusually cutting short his vacation theyd been friends and partied together for years the prince now denying again accusations he had sexual encounters with girls lured by epstein. Buckingham palace stating any suggestion of impropriety with underaged minors is categorically untrue. The prince denied this before. I just wish to reiterate and to reaffirm the statements which have already been made reporter but hes never explained why he was photographed with Virginia Giuffre then 17. She alleges epstein asked her to have sex with andrew politicians and academics and people that royalty reporter last week legal documents revealed a second woman accusing the prince at epsteins new york apartment of putting his hand on her breast the queen publicly showed support for her son this weekend, but the headlines that have dogged him for years are back epstein is even tied to the princes former wife, sarah ferguson, who apologized for once taking epsteins money to clear her debts. Lawyers dismiss the possibility of Prince Andrew facing criminal charges in the u. S but Buckingham Palace has still not explained why andrew and epstein were so close for so many years frances, back to you bill, thank you police are revealing new details in the investigation into the dayton, ohio bar shooting that claimed the lives of nine people and wounded at least 17 others. Officials have unveiled a detailed timeline of the massacre but theyre still searching for a solid motive heres nbcs Dan Scheneman reporter new details about the night a gunman opened fire in dayton, ohio. This was a plan well before he got to the oregon district. Reporter authorities revealed a timeline of the events that began late august 4th. Just after 11 00 at night the gunman connor betts along with his sister and a companion drove to the oregon district and went to a bar two hours later betts, now armed with an assaultstyle weapon, began shooting authorities released a video which shows diners scattering when they heard gun nooir. Less than a minute after the first shot was fired betts was engaged by police. We believe that the shooting started at approximately 1 05 and 35 seconds we believe it ended at 1 06 and 7 seconds. Thats 32 seconds. Reporter police say betts was wearing body armor but not properly because of the way it was worn was vulnerable and fortunately we were able to take advantage of that vulnerability. Reporter nine people died in the massacre bettss sister was among the first killed its not clear if she was a target were divided about how whether that was intentional or not. I think its inconclusive. Reporter police say evidence suggests betts acted alone and while police dont know his motivation they do understand his mindset. Theres this history of obsession with violence and violent ideations. A discussion of interests in Mass Shootings, and expression of desire to carry out a mass shooting reporter a mass shooting that ended nine lives. And left many more broken hearts Dan Scheneman, nbc news. We are learning new details this morning about an ohio teen arrested for making threats on 18yearold justin olsen has been charged with threatening to assault federal officers when the fbi raided his home in ohio they reportedly found 25 firearms and 10,000 rounds of ammo Officials Say olsen was under investigation since february but they decided to act now because of the recent Mass Shootings it is mid august and it feels like it in a lot of places bill karins, good morning. Good morning. The problem with these heat waves this time of year you just dont get the cooling off at night. It just stays routely hot. Houston still feels like 9423 you walk out the door right now. Even worse in shreveport for 95. We have 50 Million People under heat advisories or heat warnings from the southeast to the deep south and a good section of california and arizona no relief along the gulf coast areas around tennessee and arkansas will get a little bitd feel like 12 in san antonio. Youll be lucky and fortunate if some of those showers and thunderstorms cool you off as we go throughout the afternoon hours from dallas to shreveport to mississippi and alabama of course whenever you get these showers and storms you also get . Travel issues. Lets talk about possible airport implications coming up people coming back and School Starting leist schools starting in the south on monday. Cades quick hits cuba gooding jr. Is scheduled to appear in court for a hearing related to charges in an alleged groping incident a manhattan judge rejected his motion to dismiss the against him and set a trial date for september 9th. 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Reporter not long ago rapper jayz was throwing jabs at the nfl. I said no to the super bowl you need me i dont need you now the superstar is teaming up with the league. Quarterbacking a social Justice Program to try and ease turbulent times. The nfl still facing backlash in the wake of player protests after quarterback Colin Kaepernick sparked a movement, trying to raise awareness for Racial Injustice by kneeling for the national anthem. The ongoing controversy taking a toll on last years super bowl halftime show. Big name artists reportedly passing on a chance to perform this is huge for the nfl. This is an olive branch to a community that has really turned against the nfl in recent years. Thank you reporter the new deal will make jayz and his company rocnation a coproducer of the profitable halftime show and will boost nfl initiatives it drive positive changes in communities. After a public rivalry it seems jayz and the nfl are now on the same team. 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