. >> who shot ashli babbitt? people want to know, and why. >> the ex president disgraced but still dangerous. as trump escalates threats against the capitol police officer. nancy pelosi urges republicans to back the blue. then -- >> masks suck but it's a small sacrifice to save lives. meet the local texas official defying the governor's anti mask mandate. plus -- >> fda is working with pfizer and moderna to allow boosters for these vulnerable people. >> the head of the national institutes of health joins me live to talk about booster shots. and what's the best way to get people to get people to take the vaccine? the carrot or the stick? we'll discuss when all in starts right now. good evening from washington d.c., and for krista hayes. one of the many enduring, haunting images from january 6th is this scene, moments before ashli babbitt was shot and killed. she and a group of riders tried to break through this set of doors leading into the speakers lobby just outside the house chamber, where members of congress w

. >>> our exclusive interview with the capitol police officer who shot and killed rioter ashli babbitt on january 6th the officer telling us why he's choosing to come forward now and reveal his identity. his harrowing account. why he opened fire, and the threats he now faces. >> given the nature of the threats that you describe, do you have any concern about showing your face and identifying yourself >> of course i do. >>> the disturbing covid milestone. 100,000 americans hospitalized we're in florida, one of the states now an epicenter. >>> dangerous heat still gripping much of the country and the new tropical threat taking aim al roker is here >>> and inspiring lessons from a young man now fulfilling his olympic dreams >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone a war that over 20 years has cost our country so much grief is still taking american lives practically to the bitter end at least a dozen u.s. troops were killed after two explosions rocked the area around the kabul airport. just five days before u.s. forces are scheduled to depart for

posing a threat to the united states house of representatives. >> reporter: but an attorney for ashli babbitt'suest for a comment, but in a previous statement said babbitt was not brandishing a weapon, not in close proximity to members of congress and was not an imminent threat of death or serious injury to anyone. >> her family points out that she was not armed. >> that's correct. >> the fact that you weren't aware whether she was armed or not, did that alter the decision-making? >> it did not. >> what should we make of the fact that there were other officers in other potentially life-threatening situations who didn't use their service weapons that day? >> i'm sure it was a terrifying situation. i can only control my reaction, my training, my level of expertise. that would be upon them to speak fom themselves. >> former president trump has talked about you and this incident. he says she was murdered. what does it feel like to hear that from a former president? >> well, it's disheartening. if he was in the room or anywhere and i'm responsible for him, i was prepared to do the same thing for him

she was posing a threat to the united states house of representatives. >> but an attorney for ashli babbitt's family disputes that. he did not respond to our request for a comment, but in a previous statement said babbitt was not brandishing a weapon, not in close proximity to members of congress, and was not an imminent threat of death or serious injury to anyone her family points out she was not armed. >> that's correct. >> the fact you weren't aware whether she was armed or not, did that alter the decision-making? >> it did not. >> what should we make of the fact that there were other officers in other potentially life-threatening situations who didn't use their service weapons that day >> i'm sure it was a terrifying situation i can only control my reaction, my training, my level of expertise. that would be upon them to speak for themselves >> former president trump has talked about you and this incident. he says she was murdered what does it feel like to hear that from a former president >> well, it is disheartening. if he was in the room or anywhere and i am responsible for him, i was p

he fired a single fatal shot, hitting ashli babbitt.n air force veteran, trump supporter, and qanon follower. we see your arm out there for a considerable amount of time. bru wavering? >> i was taking a tactical stance. you ultimately are hoping that your commands will be complied with. and, unfortunately, they were not. >> reporter: when you fired, what could you see? where were you aiming? >> you are taught to aim for center mass. the subject was sideways and i could not see her full motion of her hands or anything. so i guess her movement, you know, caused the discharge to fall where it did. >> reporter: what did you think this individual was doing at that moment? >> she was posing a threat. to the united states house of representatives. >> reporter: but an attorney for ashli babbitt's family disputes that. he did not respond to our requests for a comment, but in a previous statement said babbitt was not brandishing a weapon, not in close proximity to members of congress, and was not an imminent threat of death or serious injury to a

they -- they did that alongside increasingly ghoulish efforts to try to turn ashli babbitt into a martyr, pretty soon, started turning up on far-right social media outlets of something they call the babbitt flag showing the outline of a woman that's supposed to be her in front of the capitol. and you see, underneath her chin, there's that drop of blood. there is several versions of that flag. some with tag lines like the word vengeance written on them. meaning, vengeance for her. note, also, in this one the star of david on the capitol there, presumably to suggest that the government is controlled by a jewish conspiracy and so we need, you know, vengeance on the jews or whatever. that far-right and, indeed, white supremacist attempt to turn ashli babbitt into a white nationalist martyr who must be avenged. who must be the, you know, cause behind which we organize the race war. that started from the very bleeding edges of far-right and white-supremacist online discourse. and then, it creeped into the conservative mainstream. amplified by conservative pundits and conservative members of co

we do know that ashli babbitt was unarmed and apparently not warrant before she was shot to death ont we have learned this. that officer will face no punishment. fox news matt finn has that story for us tonight. hey, matt. >> tucker, you may recall that viral video from the january 6th riot showing the capitol police officer shoot and kill ashli babbitt inside the capital. an internal investigation has reported the exonerated that officer. [indistinct shouting] according to a memo obtained by nbc news, the justice department found the capitol police officer had not acted appropriate and was cleared of any charges in the shooting death ashli babbitt peer with a memo which reportedly came from the matter of the capitol police office believe no further actions will be taken. fox news reached out to the capitol police office for comment. 35-year-old babbitt was a president trump supporter and was shot by a single bullet as she tried to enter through a door near the house chamber. former president trump demanded justice for babbitt. the grieving mother of babbitt says no current elected o

lieutenant byrd says he opened fire only as a last resort when ashli babbitt and other insurrectionists he says he believes he saved countless lives. >> i know there's people that disagree with my actions on january the 6th. but i hope they understand, i did my job and there was imminent threats and danger to the members of congress >> an attorney for ashli babbitt's family did not respond to nbc news request for comment but in a previous statement insisted ashli babbitt was no an imminent threat of death or serious injury to anyone and was unarmed. investigations by the justice department and the capitol police cleared lieutenant byrd of any wrong doing. >>> the man convicted of killing senator robert f. kennedy is now one step closer to getting out of prison. the california parole board today recommended sirhan sirhan be released. prosecutors did not object the lawyer focusing on his clean record in prison, his remorse, and saying he's unlikely to commit another crime cops arrested sirhan at the scene of the shooting back in 1968 this photo of bystanders tackling him, but senator kenn

shouting, who fired ashli babbitt, is a regular feature of his rallies now.w we know the answer to that question, because the officer who shot ashli babbitt, who -- chose to speak to msnbc with lester holt. my name is michael bird, i'm a lieutenant for the united states capitol police. >> for months he has lived in hiding, he says, over this moment. his decision to use deadly force against the rioter ashley climb through a barricaded door that leads to the house chamber. in the months since he's been the target of threats. >> can you give us the nature of some of those threats? >> they talk about killing me. cutting off my head. you know, very vicious and cruel things. >> he says officers barricaded the door, what he considered the last line of defense. >> i had been yelling and screaming as loud as i was, please stop, get back, get back. we have our weapons drawn. bird, owning his hand and gun visible, targeted a figure trying to climb through a window and fired a single, fatal shot. [noise] hitting ashli babbitt, she was 35 years old, on air force veteran,

none of that matters to people who still believe again that ashli babbitt is a martyr.ance to begin to command his own narrative. here is his just a brief bit of his interview with nbc's lester holt where he speaks about what happened in that moment and also how he feels about the reaction from people on the right, including former president trump. >> i have been yelling and screaming as loud as i was, please stop, get back. get back. stop. you're ultimately hoping that your commands will be complied with. and unfortunately they were not. >> former president trump has talked about you and this incident. he says she was murdered. what does it feel like to hear that from a former president? >> well, it's disheartening. if he was in the room or anywhere and i'm responsible for him, i was prepared to do the same thing for him and his family. >> would you have his back today if you were so assigned? >> i sure would because it's my job. >> an extraordinary burden he took on. in that interview he also shed tears, brianna and also been the subject of death threats because his n

the capital police officer who shot and killed ashli babbitt during the capitol insurrection speaks tocer says he pulled the trigger. >>> and afghanistan in crisis, the pleas growing by the day to get evacuees out members of congress say they're being overwhelmed with requests to get people out of kabul associated press reports some of those congress members are getting more than a hundred pleas per day. the state department urging congressional offices to coordinate their message through them both the senate and the house are in recess. today the house minority leader kevin mccarthy called for that to change immediately. >> congress can't sit idle as a separate branch of government while troops are targeted and americans remain stranded. it's time for us to act quickly to save lives. speaker pelosi needs to call congress back in session and do it now >> mccarthy and others seeking a full briefing from the administration on the attack in kabul. democratic congressman john gar garamendi is with us now thanks for your time your office succeeded in getting 145 people out: how did you do i

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just today trump attacked the police officer who shot insurrectionist ashli babbitt, to defend the lives of the lawmakers that he's sworn to protect. unbelievably the former president is now putting that officer's life in danger, claiming, quote, we know who he is. this comes as the department of homeland security is sounding the alarm, issuing a rare bulletin to local law enforcement to warn about the potential for more political violence. as a department spokesperson told nbc news, we are currently in a heightened terrorism-related threat environment that's due to unsubstantiated claims of fraud related to the 2020 election and the alleged, quote, reinstatement of former president donald trump, a theory made popular by qanon believers. joining me now is congressman eric swalwell of california, a trump impeachment manager earlier this year, and malcolm nance, msnbc counterterrorism and intelligence analyst. congressman, i'm going to go to you first because you're in a lawsuit over what happened on january 6th. i don't know if we have footage just to remind people of how similar that loo

and turning ashli babbitt into a martyr when the truth is she was a sadly diluted, unstable woman wholiticians starting with donald trump. >> absolutely. i mean, no one ever really likes to see a life lost, particularly at the hands of police. but let's be really clear. this is not a police officer putting a knee on a man's neck for over nine minutes. this is not a police officer mistaking an apartment, and going into someone's home and killing them unjustly. this was a woman who was trying to overthrow our democracy. and we saw the violence that they were willing to take. and the officer followed the protocol. he was saying he told her to stand down, stand down, and she wouldn't. and he needed to take action. if folks really want to talk about police reform, there are ways to do it but these folks are not interested in police reform. they don't think the rules apply to them. and january 6th was the perfect case and if they are saying they're going to do it again, we need to take their threat seriously. and take the necessary steps. >> no, it's -- it's a great point because during the

the officer shot ashli babbitt as the mob tried to break into the house chamber.of the officer in this case potentially saved members and state of from serious injury and possible death, from a large crowd of rioters who forced their way into the capitol and the house chamber where members and staff were steps away. >>> the hacker who stole $600 million in cryptocurrency just got a thank you and a job offer from the company he hacked poly network said the thief, known as mr. white hat, has returned every dime of the stolen money seems the company appreciates that he found a flaw in its systems. so much so that it offered a half million reward and a job as chief security adviser. most crypto investors have little recourse when hackers drain their accounts coinbase is the largest at itsr serv exchange in the u.s. customers across the country are taking aim at its customer service, saying it has left them hanging. with a cnbc investigation into their crypto-nightmare, here's eamon javers. here's eamon javers. >> >> reporter: they discovered crypto a few years ago ton

. >>> our exclusive interview with the capitol police officer who shot and killed rioter ashli babbittn january 6th the officer telling us why he's choosing to come forward now and reveal his identity. his harrowing account. why he opened fire, and the threats he now faces. >> given the nature of the threats that you describe, do you have any concern about showing your face and identifying yourself >> of course i do. >>> the disturbing covid milestone. 100,000 americans hospitalized we're in florida, one of the states now an epicenter. >>> dangerous heat still grippi m

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was posing a threat to united states house of representatives. >> reporter: but an attorney for ashli babbitt'sd not respond to our request for a comment. but in a previous statement, said babbitt was not brandishing a weapon, not in close proximity to members of congress, and was not an imminent threat of death or serious injury to anyone. her family points out that she was not armed. >> that's correct. >> reporter: the fact that you weren't aware whether she was armed or not, did that alter the decision-making? >> it did not. >> reporter: what should we make of the fact that there are other officers in other potentially life-threatening situations who didn't use their service weapons that day? >> um, i'm sure it was a terrifying situation. i can only control my reaction, my training, my level of expertise. that would be upon them to speak for themselves. >> reporter: former-president trump has -- has talked about you and this -- and this incident. he says she was murdered. what does it feel like to hear that from a former president? >> well, it's disheartening. if he was in the room or anywhe

interview with lester holt, revealed his identity as the man who shot the capitol insurrectionist ashli babbitt, he knew what he was doing. bird already had been a target in all the places you expect. websites catering to conspiracy theorists and those sympathetic to the insurrection and trump devotees. and they had built up this story about this savage killer cop. and race of course figured prominently in that tale since his clear in video his hands holding the gun behind the doors that he was a black man. so before michael bird even came forward, he was treated in a way that was a complete inversion of how the right usually treats police. you'll remember, of course, in the wake of george floyd's murder when right-wing media bent over backwards to offer sympathy to his killer and alternative explanations for floyd's death. tucker carlson and his buddies would go on the air to say things like blue lives matter and they're not telling you the full story, and actually it was not derek chauvin who killed george floyd. it was something else. >> there was no physical evidence that george floyd was m

during that chaos inside the capitol on january 6, ashli babbitt was shot trying to force her way into the house chamber. for first time, the lieutenant is going public with his account of what happened. >> i hoped and prayed no one tried to enter through those doors. their failure to comply required me to take the appropriate action to save the lives of members of congress and myself and my fellow officers. >> he reveals what he wants to say to the family. that interview coming up on "nbc nightly news" at 6:30. >>> we are learning more about an officer-involved shooting in the east bay. it happened 2:30 yesterday afternoon near the oakland coliseum. police say the suspect had a gun and was wanted for manslaughter. an officer opened fire. the man was not seriously hurt. during a news conference, they say they aren't sure the suspect was hit by a bullet. >> we are unable to medically and case investigative-wise determine if this individual was struck by a bullet. >> it is early in the investigation. investigators are still interviewing people and reviewing surveillance video and officer

. >> these were the final moments before ashli babbitt was shot by a capitol police officer you as rioters tried to push their way into the speake's lobby outside the house chamber tonight the u.s. capitol police announced the completion of an internal review that found the officer's conduct was lawful and within department policy and will not face internal discipline. >> the video speaks for its self. and we were all there that day. >> ohio democrat tim ryan shares a subcommittee that oversees capitol police. >> most americans understand what happened that day. most americans think what was done was appropriate, lawful and now we can begin the moving on. >> the death of the 35 year old air force veteran and q-anon supporter has sparked outrage among many conservatives including former president trump. >> the person that shot ashley babbit, boom, right through the head, just boom there was no reason for that. >> reporter: in a statement babbitt's family said an investigation by the officers own police department conducted in secret proves nothing and certainly is not an exoneration. the u.

lieutenant michael byrd tells nbc he shot ashli babbitt only as a last resort after he says the rioters refused to comply with his commands. > i was taking a tactical stance. you're ultimately hoping that your commands will be complied with and, unfortunately, they were not. she was posing a threat to the united states house of representatives. >> babbitt's family disputes the claim that she was a threat, but multiple investigations have cleared byrd of any wrongdoing. >>> all right. time now for a look at your friday weather. >>> good morning. the tropics are active once again. tropical storm ida moving through the caribbean expected to strengthen to a category 3 hurricane as we head toward the latter half of the weekend making landfall on a louisiana coast. the danger zone is the entire louisiana coast with a hurricane watch, a tropical storm watch around mobile bay, and we're looking at up to 20 inches of rain at landfall in louisiana and also an accuweather local storm max of up to 130 miles an hour. i'm accuweather meteorologist kevin coskren. >>> coming up, the coyote attack caugh

. >>> the police officer who shot and killed ashli babbitt during the attack on the u.s. capitol in january has been cleared of any wrongdoing. an internal investigation found the officer acted lawfully and will not be disciplined. he shot babbitt as she tried to climb through the broken door. the officer's name is being withheld due to death threats against him. >>> in texas a suspect is on the loose in a case of road rage that left two children hurt. police say a 9-year-old and her 6-month-old brother were hit by shattered glass after another driver tried to merge in front of their parents' car on a houston highway. police say their father who was driving got upset and moments later gunfire erupted. >> they had an altercation, a verbal altercation, and the suspect decided to pull a gun and start shooting the car. >> another possible road rage shooting in houston claimed the life of a father whose young children then managed to steer the family's vehicle. road rage shootings are on the rise nationwide with more than 700 last year. >>> the state of new york has a new gove

. >>> our exclusive interview with the capitol police officer who shot and killed rioter ashli babbittnuary 6th the officer telling us why he's choosing to come forward now and reveal his identity. his harrowing account. why he opened fire, and the threats he now faces. >> given the nature of the threats that you describe, do you have any concern about showing your face and identifying yourself >> of course i do. >>> the disturbing covid milestone. 100,000 americans hospitalized we're in florida, one of the states now an epicenter. >>> dangerous heat still gripping much of the country and the new tropical threat taking aim al roker is here >>> and inspiring lessons from a young man now fulfilling his olympic dreams >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone a war that over 20 years has cost our country so much grief is still taking american lives practically to the bitter end at least a dozen u.s. troops were killed after two explosions rocked the area around the kabul airport. just five days before

she was posing a threat to the united states house of representatives. >> but an attorney for ashli babbitt's family disputes that. he did not respond to our request for a comment, but in a previous statement said babbitt is not an imminent threat of death or serious injury to anyone. >>> new york state has a new governor, kathy hochul, the first woman to take the job. >> i have a different approach to governing. i roll up my sleeves and get the job done. >> hochul takes over after months of scandal involving her predecessors. andrew cuomo's decade in power ending in infamiliary. >> scott peterson might get a new trial, years after he was convicted of killing his wife laci. >> we've said all along scott peterson did not get a fair trial. ♪ i know it's only rock 'n' roll ♪ >> rolling stones drumming legend charlie watts passed away. >> for more than 50 years he was alongside mick jagger, keith richards and ronnie wood drumming his way into history. >> i just love playing the drums. ♪♪ >>> spencer eldon, who was the naked baby on the cover of nirvana's 1991 album "never mind" is now suing the b

ashli babbitt who was white. i looked at her profile on social media it's a mess.s the pronouns there. it's all for attention. she is on netflix in a squad documentary. everything she says is about racism. she is like a robot for racism. push the button and raches! -- racism. >> that was good commentary. one thing she is having a moment this week, the house of representatives did not extend the eviction moratorium because moderate members said we don't are not doing this and she demanded they do something that is not legal and they elevated her again. >> she is competing with alexandria ocasio-cortez and rashida tlaib, she has to ratchet up the insanity. she has to turn the lunacy to get more headlines and attention. aoc said we need to abolish our prison system. rashida tlaib no more police and no more incarceration. what congressman cori bush is doing, she is saying i need to be safe and secured and protected so i can ensure you are not safe, and secure and protected. my life is more valuable she said than a black child or an elderly asian woman or hispanic mothe

. >> ashli babbitt would not be there on january 6th if the president had not about pushing the big lieit the department of homeland security has issued that warning of increased attention to conspiracies. >> dhs has issued that warning. for the first time the administration this year released a domestic terrorism national strategy, the intelligence community, the fbi have all issued renewed threats regarding domestic terrorism, and so this environment of political violence is much broader than just the former president's words alone. there are other members of kwhong when they push these different theories, they are actually poem who here these theories and are then september off on a course of violence whether it's against elected members of congress or others. >> this extends beyond d.c. last night in "the situation room" the capital police chief told our wolf blitzer about the heightened rings. let's watch and talk about it. >> we've seen a dramatic increase in the number of threats against the concert. we opinionically we had 6,000 or 7,000 and this year we'll be up to close to 10,

. >> can we get your caucus's reaction on the swearing of the officer who shot ashli babbitt? >> we might have different opinions about that but if we don't know the facts, we were not in the room. we are going to have to believe that justice was done, whether we like it or not or whether it seems appropriate or not. that is how our country works. at some point would like to see how they came to that conclusion. but we accept the results understanding it is a fair process. >> i wanted to ask on afghanistan, what is the frustration that you guys are back now this week with everything unfolding and that there will not be hearings. >> listen come as an individual who has been proud to wear the uniform of the u.s. military for over 38 years, every one of these members who have heard from veterans this last week or so, about the heartbreak and the loss and the fact it seems it was all for nothing. 20 years ago we went to afghanistan, essentially a seventh century world, to fight terrorists. al qaeda was present, osama bin laden was present. 20 years later, thousands of lives lost,

that's where ashli babbitt was coming in, that doorway there. they funneled us out to the right side. there's a stairwell that immediately when you come out, you go down and it takes you to the ground four. we sort of navigated through the back tunnels, and that's where i was because there was a lot of people coming out. it wasn't just members of congress, it was members of the press. everybody was wearing their gas masks, so think of that scene. that's when i helped start directing traffic. i asked the capitol police officer, the first location they wanted us was the cafeteria. next, you have windows all around there, i said to the police officer, this may not be the best place to be. we migrated to the ways and means committee hearing room. we were not allowed to tell anybody where we were at the time, as you are aware. we had to admonish some people in the room, including the mary -- including the media, this was a serious situation. we were able to secure that one area. there were an awful lot of people, i would say half to three force of th

. >> who shot ashli babbitt? to know, and why. >> the ex president disgraced but still dangerous. as trump escalates threats against the capitol police officer. nancy pelosi urges republicans to back the blue. then -- >> masks suck but it's a small sacrifice to save lives. meet the local texas official

>> and nbc news exclusive, the capitol police officer responsible for killing and shooting ashli babbittt for the first time. why he's revealing his identity now and why he chose to shoot. >> we are ultimately hoping that your commands will be complied with, and unfortunately they were not. all that and former attorney general eric

. >> susan, former president trump confirmed that he spoke with the mother of ashli babbitt, the womanled by capitol police while trying to break into the house floor during the january 6th insurrection at the capitol. in an email, trump said, quote, the radical left haters cannot be allowed to get away with this. there must be justice, end quote. pretty concerning that he is attempting to blame the left for the violence seen that day. and it makes babbitt's death a rallying cry. what is he hoping to accomplish by stirring the pot with the most extreme members of his base? >> i think he's just looking for attention, rev. obviously this is obscene and not true and another big lie of donald trump. but he is looking to stay relevant. he uses this for fundraising among the extreme within the party. it is not true. what he is saying is a lie. if anyone should be worry about justice, it should be donald trump from what we're learning about more and more about what happened during the final days of his administration and the department of justice. >> juanita, staunch trump supporter and ceo o

the capitol police officer who shot and killed pro-trump insurrectionist ashli babbitt will not be facingny charges. babbitt was shot on january 6 while trying to lead the mob through a broken window into the speaker's lobby. capitol police said the officer was following policy. reggie: we are three weeks away from california's recall election of governor newsom. every motor is getting a mail-in ballot. half have already been returned. when you break it down by registered party, 3% to registered democrats have been turned in. 2% of ballots into people registered as republicans and people with no party preference have been returned. you have one more week to register to vote. after that, you can still vote but you have to do it by a conditional voter registration. that goes all the way to election day, which is tuesday, september 14. kumasi: new data and the death of a berkeley runner found. earlier this month investigators use to smartwatch to trace his final hours. the alameda county sheriff's office confirmed that the smartwatch data shows his pace slowed and became erratic after the fi

mandates, the turning of the country from blue to red, into vaccinated versus on, the feeling that ashli babbitt who was killed inside the capitol by a police officer, her death needs to be avenged, she is a martyr. trump is coming back soon, not today, maybe tomorrow. rallies being planned for d.c. in september. this weekend, saturday, and a small town in alabama with president trump. all of this converging to cause dhs to tell us there is a warning that violence could be on the increase. sure enough, thankfully this was not a violent result today, it was successfully resolved by law enforcement, but we are going to see more of this playing out as the polarization and splitting of america continues. among the grievances we heard from the gentleman today, was one of them? he mentioned afghanistan. what did he mean by that? was it coherent? no. probably not. that's something we need to understand. everything is suddenly being politicized, and everybody seems to be triggered towards violence. >> indeed, we see that every day. admiral if i'm taking your first comments correctly, were in a position

capitol police officer who fatally shot ash will i ashli babbitt is speaking publicly for the first timeoud as i was please stop, get back, get back, stop. ultimately hoping that your commands will be complied with. and unfortunately, they were not. >> babbitt has become something of a folk hero for far right conspiracies. lieutenant michael bird tells nbc he knows he saved countless lives on january 6 but he has been the target of death threats. >>> in texas a final house vote is expected this morning on that new elections bill making it harder to vote. the bill bans drive-through and 24 hour voting but after much debate, lawmakers actually took out some of the more restrictive measures like eliminating early voting hours on sunday mornings. >>> a tropical storm now forecast to be a major hurricane at landfall this weekend, a hurricane watch issued for the u.s. gulf coast now and louisiana's governor has drared declared a state of emergency. >>> and tnow back to the top story. how did terrorists pull off the attacks? one military expert telling cnn the u.s. is not in a position of stren

police capital officer who shot and killed ashli babbitt -- has been concealed his identity has been canceled but republicans have been calling for it to be revealed, including president -- former president donald trump. at the same time today, the house january six committee issued a sweeping formal records request asking the trump administration to overturn records of communication related to the assault capital. and warning that failure to do so will be back with subpoenas they demanded documents and communications for more than 30 individuals, including trump's children, and other republicans a request sent to eight federal agencies, notably the white house national records. the seriousness and scope of the investigation is not to be underestimated. betsy woodruff swan is a correspondent at politico, she has been repeat -- reporting on january 6th. i slightly misspoke in the introduction saying that it was the trump administration, although they are no longer in office. who are the recipients -- the requests who are the request is demanded to end well will that mean? >> lloyd aus

it's a bracelet that said for ashli, as in ashli babbitt, the rioter shot and killed outside the houseeing a lot of this, people turning her into a martyr. what is your reaction to that? >> well, you never want to see someone lose their life, of course. >> right. >> however, she was part of a mob, and she was breaking into the speaker's gallery through a window having been told not to do it. at the other end of the hallway, about 35 feet, there were 100 or so members of congress escaping down a flight of stairs. so the officer who did -- who stopped her with a bullet was fully exonerated after an investigation. and that doesn't mean that it's a good thing that she lost her life. i feel badly that that happened. and i wish she hadn't been convinced by conspiracy theorists that what she was doing was the right thing to do. it's tragic. >> do you think in some way former president trump is, in some way, responsible for her death? >> well, i just want to say, very many of the people who fought our police officers and who invaded the capitol shouting "hang mike pence" said they were doing i

the first time since the capital siege, police officer lieutenant michael bird shot and killed ashli babbittr she cannion speaking with lester holt about that day. >> were you afraid that day? >> i was very afraid. >> are you afraid now going forward? >> i am. i am afraid. because i know there's people that disagreed with my actions on january 6th, but i hope they understand i did my job. >> byrd is revealing his identity for the first time. this is after recently learning he will not face discipline. that interview you can watch later this morning on the "today" show. >>> a judge in florida is expected to rule on a lawsuit over governor ron desantis' efforts to ban mask mandates. a group of parents are suing the governor and florida department of education. at the trial a number of parents testified saying their children were too young to get the covid-19 vaccine and needed masks for protection. at least ten school boards making up some of the largest districts in florida are now defying the governor's order. >>> you might say the nfl is kicking around its own political football when it com

. >>> the capitol police officer who fatally shot ashli babbitt during the january 6th riot has beening to a new internal memo. the unidentified officer opened fire on babbitt as she and a mob of other trump supporters stormed the capitol. video shows babbitt and the crowd trying to break through that door leeing to where members of congress were being evacuated. babbitt was one of five people, including a capitol hill police officer to die as a result of the riot. >>> more school districts in florida are taking mask mandates into their own hands as the department of health has reported the state has now surpassed more than 3 million covid-19 cases. but in a late vote just last night, republican-leaning sarasota became the first to defy governor ron desantis's banned mask mandate. it also includes the hillsborough county district after more than 1,000 students tested positive during their first week back in the classroom. our correspondent is in tampa. what can you tell us about the new mask guidelines there for students in hillsborough county? >> good morning to you, lindsey. that m

police officer lieutenant michael byrd shot and killed protester ashli babbitt. this is during the insurrection. he's talking to lester holt about the day and aftermath. >> were you afraid that day? >> i was very afraid. >> are you afraid now going forward? >> i am. i am afraid. i know there's people that disagree with my actions on january 6th. but i hope they understand i did my job. >> byrd is revealing his identity for the first time after recently learning he will not face disciplinary action. the entire interview can be seen later on the "today" show after "today in the bay." >>> the u.s. supreme court has ened president biden's eviction moratorium but here in california tenants who are behind on their rent have a bit more time on their side. >> "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda joins us live to show us why thousand of ten nants are worried about this ruling. >> that's right. here in california the eviction moratorium was extended until september 30th but across the country many of those behind in rent may not have those protections anymore. the cdc had e