Develop a coronavirus vaccine. One of the first human trials showing signs of potential. This is a promising, encouraging, first step. What the doctor leading that trial is telling us this morning. Demanding answers. Congressional leaders set to be briefed on intelligence that russia paid to have u. S. Troops killed. And from moscow, breaking news overnight, as the power play by Vladimir Putin could keep him in office for 16 more years. Back to work . Todays monthly jobs report smashing expectations. The u. S. Economy adding nearly 5 million jobs in june. The Unemployment Rate falling to 11 . With restaurants and businesses can it last . Wet wedding. A couple taking photos for their big day in california washed out to sea by a large wave. Inside the dramatic rescue straight ahead. Those stories, plus, batter up the boys of summer return to the field. Our firsthand look at what the teams are doing to bring back baseball. Today, thursday, july 2nd, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is
Just going to have to deal. Just going to have to deal. And that it begins. Right . Hey, hey, if theyre hiker. That would be a fun gig. Oh, that would be a really fun gig. All right, what we will find out there right now, some pretty quiet weather. We have, however, seen some fog developing, depending on location, not really widespread. But it is definitely settling in. So, it could lead to some minor visibility problems for some of you. Now, our visibility map hasnt really shown a lot of that poor visibility, at Philadelphia International airport, for example, still to up 10 miles, so not real big problem there. This is little tough to see, because the sun continues to come up later and later. I wanted to show it to you, you can at least make out the School Campus at Pleasant Valley middle and high school. But did i see fog settle in here early this morning. Just depends where you are. Watch for that. It is not a major issue. More than anything, we all start off on pretty mild note. S
The big four lottery drawings and horse races. Players could cast bets between 10 cents and 20 depending on the game and creigh paid winners a greater value for the winning number 700 to one compared to the commonwealths legal lottery that pays 500 to one. Reporter the d. A. Says the reason the arrest took so long is that creigh was well insulated and the operations were highly organized and located in unmarked buildings. The detectives conducted undercover and surveillance operations at numerous betting locations and they say they all led back to creigh. People that place bets at these locations were on fixed incomes and taking a loss of that money, you know, on a daily basis or from day to day i think it affects their income and could affect them negatively overall. Reporter so back out live we can tell that you we did speak to creighs attorney by phone. He tells us that his client is a nice guy with a nice family. He looked forward to facing these charges and coming to a resolution.
And royal ballet dancers make a special video to raise funds for artists struggling through the pandemic. Good to have you with us. A private Funeral Service for george floyd whose death at the hands of Police Officers in the us sparked protests across the world will take place later today. On monday, thousands paid their respects at a Memorial Service in the city of houston, where mr floyd grew up. Jane obrien reports from houston. For several hours, a steady procession of mourners bypassed the coffin of george floyd. Filed past. The vast majority never knew him but felt a deep connection as a catalyst on race. Just to see his body in the casket, you know, he was helpless, no one was there to helpless, no one was there to help him. The police knee on his neck. Its just, help him. The police knee on his neck. Itsjust, its horrendous. To witness a person who went through a situation that was, you know, unfair and his life was removed from him, just being part of that history means a lot