Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. New Police Dashcam video has begun to answer at least some of the burning questions surrounding how a simple traffic stop landed a woman in a texas jail where she was later found hanged to death. Sandra blands family and others have questioned the official version of her death and why she ended up in custody. Now there are questions being raised today about that new tape which shows what starts as a cordial encounter between bland and the officer who pulled her over. But as youre about to see, things quickly go downhill. John yang reports from hempstead, texas. Hello, maam. Were the texas state highway patrol. The reason for your stop is you failed to signal a lane change. Reporter at first the traffic stop seemed routine enough. The trooper takes Sandra Blands license. When he returns after about five minutes you okay . The tone shifts. Would you mind putting ought your ciga
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. New Police Dash Cam video has begun to answer at least some of the burning questions surrounding how a simple traffic stop landed a woman in a texas jail where she was later found hanged to death. Sandra blands family and others have questioned the official version and how she ended up dead in custody. Now there are questions about the new tape which shows what starts as a cordial encounter between bland and the officer who pulled her over. But as youre about to see, things quickly go downhill. John yang reports from hempstead, texas. Hello, maam. Hi. Were the text state highway patrol. The reason for your stop su failed to signal a lane change. Reporter at first the traffic stop seemed routine enough. Trooper Brian Encinia takes Sandra Blands license. When he returns after about five minutes you okay . Reporter the tone shifts. You mind putting out your cigarette, please . I
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48 around the park. Should be at 33 in the park to about 23. So you can see were running way warm. And another mild day today even though yesterdays high was 62 in the afternoon. We will be around 52 in the afternoon today which is still 10 degrees warmer than normal. And its going to get rainy tomorrow, brisk and cold this weekend and ill tell you about it next. Heather has the day off. Hope she feels better. Debbie duhaime doing a great job. Problems continue on the van wyck. The camera and show you the traffic. Its southbound van wyck, all lanes completely closed by jewel avenue. Its a serious accident between a trail track and a car. Crews are at the scene, southbound van wyck, avoid it. And lets see whats happening to the new england thruway. New england southbound is bumper to bumper down with some construction. Goethals bridge construction cleared. Outer bridge crossing and the bayonne moving okay. Holland minor delay. And gridlock alert day. Allow extra time today. Back to you,
Donald trumps plan to ban muslim immigrants coming to america. Jeb bush hit first. So donald is great at the oneliners. But hes a chaos candidate. He would be a chaos president. But trump dismissed bush as a failed candidate in a struggling campaign. Jeb doesnt really believe im unhinged. He said that very simply because he has failed in this campaign. Its been a total disaster. Ted cruz and marco rubio became bogged down bickering over a surveillance bill. Governor christie seized the opportunity. If your eyes are glazed over like mine this is what its like to be on the floor of the United States senate. Later they quarreled over what is tougher on isis with rubio questioning cuts to our defense budget. It is a fact the cuts we are facing today and the cuts that senator cruz would have supported would leave us with a smaller air force. If i am elect president we will hunt down and kill the terrorists. Im talking right now. You can go back. And again later in the debate bush and trump