Teen had hands up when shot by police, new videos show

To ensure delivery to your inbox add email@mail.nbcnews.com to your contacts Today's Top Stories from NBC News THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2021 Good morning, NBC News readers.     Today we have an exclusive story on newly obtained footage that sheds new light on the police shooting of a 19-year-old Chinese American in Pennsylvania in 2020. Plus, the latest from Dr. Fauci on the spread of Covid, and some good news from a famous tropical beach.   Here's the latest on that and everything else we're watching this Thursday morning.     Pennsylvania teen in mental health crisis had his hands up when fatally shot by state police, new videos show A Chinese American teenager who was fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police last year had his hands in the air when troopers opened fire, new videos reveal, prompting calls for an independent investigation.   The videos, recorded by the State Police, show the final moments of Christian Hall's life on the afternoon of Dec. 30, 2020.    Hall, 19, who had been diagnosed with depression, was standing on the ledge of a highway overpass near Stroudsburg, in northeastern Pennsylvania, when troopers arrived. They tried to persuade him to get down, but when they saw he had a gun — later determined to be a realistic pellet gun — they backed away.   Video previously released by the Monroe County district attorney shows Hall raising his hands in the air, with the gun in one hand, after a trooper fired bullets that struck the bridge.    But the full version of the videos — obtained by Spotlight PA and NBC News from Hall's parents, whose lawyer received them through a subpoena — shows that Hall kept his hands above his head for 14 seconds in all.   Read the full story here.  Thursday's Top Stories Hospitalizations rising among fully people vaccinated but not boosted in U.S., Fauci says There is an "uptick in hospitalizations among people who've been vaccinated but not boosted," Fauci said,  amid concern about waning immunity against severe Covid infection. READ MORE Anxiety builds waiting for verdicts in the Rittenhouse and McMichael-Bryan trials Black people following the two high-profile trials are in familiar territory — and they are bracing themselves for outcomes that hit hard. READ MORE Exclusive: Federal investigators launch civil rights probe into Southlake, Texas, schools Southlake, a diversifying suburb, has been at the center of a growing political battle over the ways schools address issues of race, gender and sexuality. READ MORE OPINION Covid vaccines, not abortion, should be on Catholic bishops' agenda in Baltimore When it comes to lifesaving Covid vaccinations, some so-called pro-life U.S. prelates are not loudly endorsing their use, writes author Celia Viggo Wexler. READ MORE Also in the News Travis McMichael says he felt threatened by Ahmaud Arbery before shooting Florida Republicans pass bills setting stage for clash with Biden over vaccine rules Rapper Young Dolph dies at 36 in Memphis shooting House votes to censure GOP Rep. Paul Gosar over video depicting killing of AOC Tennis association questions authenticity of email attributed to missing Chinese star missing after #MeToo allegation Editor's Pick 'A staggering increase': Yearly overdose deaths top 100,000 for first time Drug overdose deaths in the United States surpassed 100,000 in a 12-month period for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. READ MORE Select Best Buy's Black Friday sale officially begins Nov. 19, but you can shop early sales and deals now. One Fun Thing Thailand's Maya Bay made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio's 'The Beach' set to reopen after 3 years A beautiful cove in Thailand made famous in the Leonardo DiCaprio movie "The Beach" will reopen to the public almost three years after it was closed because of environmental damage, authorities said.   With its white sand and crystal clear waters, Maya Bay became a popular tourist destination after the film, based on the novel by Alex Garland, was released in 2000.   While the 4,000 to 5,000 daily visitors provided a welcome boost to the local economy, the trash — particularly plastics — they left behind damaged the island's ecosystem and Thai authorities closed it off to tourists in May 2018.   Read more here.  Thanks for reading the Morning Rundown.    If you have any comments — likes, dislikes — send me an email at: patrick.smith@nbcuni.com. If you're a fan, please forward it to your family and friends. They can sign-up here.    Thanks, Patrick Smith     FOLLOW US     Want to receive NBC Breaking News and Special Alerts in your inbox? SIGN UP HERE Check out all of NBC Newsletters here.     Get the NBC News Mobile App   30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 View in browser | Unsubscribe | Manage Subscription | Contact | Privacy