Alleged captors. Indicted, Texas Governor rick perry charged with two felony counts of abuse of power after he allegedly tried to strong arm a political rival. Could that end any chance of a White House Run in 2016 . And shes got game. 13yearold phenom, mone davis, makes her Little League series debut and tosses a recordsetting twohit shutout, showing the world why you would want to throw like a girl, saturday, august 16th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. And im erica hill, alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. And our top story continues to be whats going on in ferguson, missouri, police and protesters facing off there yet again after officials tried to defuse the tension over the shooting death of 18yearold Michael Brown but instead managed to fan the flames even more. Ron allen has the latest for us. Ron, good morni
Could that end any chance of a White House Run in 2016 . And shes got game. 13yearold phenom mone davis tosses a recordsetting twohit shutout, showing the world why you would want to throw like a girl, saturday, august 16th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. And im erica hill, alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. In ferguson, missouri, police and protesters facing off there yet again after officials tried to defuse the tension over the shooting death of 18yearold Michael Brown but instead managed to fan the flames even more. Ron allen has the latest for us. Ron, good morning. Reporter good morning, lester. Police say theyre trying to be more open and honest about the night in question and released a videotape that allegedly shows Michael Brown involved in a robbery at a store minutes before he was shot and killed athe a
This may be the most complex counterterrorism operation ever put in place for this holiday weekend. And tonight, the nypd is deploying special forces tight police and bomb sniffing dogs. The u. S. Military on heightened alert taking serious precautions fearing its force maze bes may be targeted by isis sympathizers or terrorisms. Ill ask congresswoman Martha Mcsally what she is learning retired colonel, and our correspondents and analysts theyre also standing by as we cover all the news breaking right now. First lets get the very latest from our justice correspondent pamela brown. Pamela. Reporter well wolf intelligence officials are more concerned about this fourth of july because of how much of an impact isis now has on social media. The recent global terror attacks and how difficult it has become to detect attacks before they happen. That concern is leading to boosted security across the country. With heightened concern this fourth of july major cities like new york are deploying Ra
At age 63, an apparent suicide, by celebrating his remarkable career. Well be talking to some of the millions of people who laughed, cried or both thanks to him. Thanks to his incredible talent. His wife Susan Schneider released a statement. This morning i lost my husband and best friend while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. We are asking for privacy during our time of profound grief as he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on robins death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions. That will be our fwoek us as well. Starting with our entertainment reporter nichelle turner. Truly shocking news that all of us have discovered a few hours ago. Absolutely. And the Marin County Sheriffs Department says it was around noon today when they got to Robin Williams home and they found him dead there. They believe it was an apparent suicide, the Coroners Office say they believe it was a s suicide due to asphyxia,
Investigating the killing of Michael Brown. Some local politicians have been demanding the appointment of a special prosecutor. You heard the governors reaction to that. I will ask Benjamin Crump if he thinks this case needs a special prosecutor and ask missouri senator Claire Mccaskill if she thinks a special prosecutor is needed. What do we want . Justice. Theyre emboldened and loud and still marching. A tense night of protest. Another Police Involved shooting. In a Community Already on edge. Just 2 1 2 miles from ferguson. A suspect armed with a knife. Appeared to be unrelated to the ferguson protest. When he closed within three to four feet, officers fired their weapon. People were furious and angry. The last thing we need is violence in our neighborhood. What if anything can calm the tensions in ferguson. Everything seems locked in this cycle. Another night of tear gas and flash grenades. What a scene. The anger just boiling over. The National Guard has done nothing to calm the ni