Toxic chemical. What you need to watch out for just ahead. Breaking overnight. Federal agents use tear gas on protesters in portland, oregon. Among them, the citys own mayor. While the president announces federal forces are being sent to other cities, like chicago, to deal with the surge in violence. Well have the very latest. Wild weather. Damaging wind and rain up and down the east coast. Thousands without power. The statue of liberty struck by lightning. This morning, a Tropical Storm watch for the texas coast, with another storm in the atlantic poised to become a hurricane today. All that, plus, the boys of summer are back. Didnt miss that one. Watched that one sail over the fence. Baseball fans coast to coast getting set to celebrate opening day. Today, thursday, july 23rd, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody. Welcome to today. So happy that youre joining us on this thursday morning.
Downloaded a ventilator manual and taught employees overnight how to repair ventilators. They then set up an Assembly Line and went to work. A week ago none of us knew anything about ventilators other than we knew what it was being used for, okay . But at the end of the day, here is what we knew. Manufacturing is in our dna. Innovation is in our dna. One treatment that we know works are ventilators. So we need more of them. Reporter the ventilators theyre working on are expired or out of warranty. A company has already delivered 80 ventilators to the state to be dispersed at hospitals, and today alone employees are inside working to prepare 120 more. And the companys facility back east is also working to refurbish ventilators. So this really is Silicon Valley innovation at its best during a real time of need. Terry . Thanks so much. The demand for ventilators continuing to rise. Governor newsom saying icu and hospitalization skyrocketed overnight. Newsom says icu numbers spiked 105 ove
This morning. This is the look at interstate 880, that traffic is moving along nicely. Athe bay bridge it is light. Lets get to steve. After a hot weekend for many, not so much coast and bay, they did warm up on sunday, signs point toward cooler days. The ridge centered over phoenix, visiting scottsdale on its way east. Thats allowing lower pressure on the west to move in and the fog is beginning to make its move. As it does, so is the delta breeze. Dropping 10 15 degrees for some. Travis, gusts to 37, concord, south wind 25s we might see a drop in the inland temperatures from 100 to 84 or 85. To the north, 50 pen grove. Wood acre 59. Cloud cover and the moisture down in the four corners is going to stay there as the pattern changes and a cooler week and starts today, 60s an we continue to follow the situation in gilroy. There has been a Large Police Presence following a mass shooting a at the world famous gilroy garlic festival. This is video as Police Continue their investigation. We
Elders family issued a atng, we are shocked and dismayed about the events that have been reported but have very little independent information about these events. Weve learned there was a brief hearing in rome today after which elders lawyers told reporters he advised his client not to answer questions in court as was his right. Roz plater, nbc bay area. Tributes are pouring in for that officer tonight. Ciao mario, one tweet sd torked the officer. Italian Police Officers turning on their lights to honor regas funeral is expected to be held on monday in the very same church where he was just married. For some, this homicide case brings back memories of amanda knox, the american who spent four years in an italian prison after the murder of her fellow Exchange Student and roommate back in 2007. Knox was 20 years old at the time. That conviction was followed by a successful appeal based on complaints about the prosecutors tactics and character assassination. A second trial found knox not g
On the right, fin began elder. Police in italy say they arrested the two at a ritzsy rome hotel. One of them admitted to stabbing the Police Officer. This happened days of his honeymoon. Italian police say he was stabbed eight times as he i dont understand the two men in connection with a theft. Two american teenagers behind bars in rome tonight inh fatal g off an Italian Police officer. According to Italian Police the s a at this point, a lot of details are still unclear. But according to the police, this was a drug deal gone wrong. The officer killed was investigating the theft of a bag. There was a brief hearing today in rome. Afterwards the attorney for one of the suspects said his client wasnt answering questions in court. Both suspects are going investigated for attempted extortion. In italy much of the attentions is centered on the victim a 35yearold officer named mario orega, a newlywed who had just returned from his honeymoon. Flowers being left at the scene of his death. The