Special report is up next. Sympathy but no apology, president obama walks a political tight rope at hiroshima. This is special report. Good evening. Welcome to washington. Im bret baier. Ing the world to, in his words, ponder a terrible force unleashed, the president did not mention how that terrible force may have saved a million american lives possibly lost if a Ground Invasion of japan had been necessary. But his visit and his words had significance at home and abroad today. Our correspondent is traveling with the president and reports tonight from hiroshima. Reporter it was a
culmination of seven decades long walk for restoration and reconciliation and finally if only for a brief moment a painful past gave way to the promise of a hopeful future. It was a powerful moment drenched with emotion and draped in history when a survivors embrace came to symbolize more than generations could imagine. 71 years ago on a bright cloudless morning death came from the sky and the world was change
Ill be there looking forward to see what everyone has to say this morning. Fox friends starts now. Good morning. Today is friday, the 24th of october, 2014. Im anna kooiman in for elisabeth hasselbeck. He never uttered a word and just started swinging. A man with a hatchet teabd teabd attacked two new York City Police officers. Ebola now in americas largest city. A new york doctor infected but not before roaming the city for days, including going on the subway. Eight Million People live here, so how many are at risk . This has protocol under fire. Two cops leaving the ebola doctors apartment and dumping their protective gear in a trash can. In the moment a National Hero is made. The sergeant at arms walking calmly with gun in his hand. Look at that. Mornings are better with friends. Lets get started. Right to a fox news alert. A terrifying attack on four new York City Police officers in what could be a lone wolf terror attack. A man with a hatchet charges officers slicing ones arm, hit
Is the fox report tonight. President obamas plan to bypass congress and act on his own on Immigration Reform on hold. And dealing with the Illegal Immigrants inside of the u. S. Will wait until after the midterm elections despite comments from the president that he would act by the end of the summer if congress would not. Vulnerable democrats. Mitch mcconnell reacting saying what is so cynical about the
immigration announcement is that the president is not saying he will follow the law, but he will go around the law once it is too late for the americans to hold him accountable in the november elections. The president is holding off until november, that seems like interesting timing the white white said he will tick executive action before the end of the year. President obama said he has authority to take action. In the absence of action by congress. I will do what i can within my office. But the Top Republican in the House Speaker john boehner is urging the president not to act separat
Early. Great week. Check your bank accounts, its payday friday and morning joe starts right now. I ran for this office in part to end our war in iraq and welcome our troops home and thats what weve done. As commander in chief i will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in iraq, and so even as we support iraqis as they take the fight to these terrorists, american combat troops will not be returning to fight in iraq. Because there is no American Military solution to the larger crisis in iraq. Good morning. It is friday, august the 8th. Katherines 11th birthday. Happy birthday, kate, with us on set to set brat. You always want weird uncle john around for the birthdays sara
eisen, and the washington columnist for the weekend update, David Ignatius. A shame we have david in this morning, absolutely nothing going on overseas. We may be asking him about the washington and huge news. New york times headline of course talking how the president s allowing air strik
Explore, Yosemite National park is taking over 400 additional acres of forest land. The funds to buy the plan dam came from donations. Even more beautiful. Thank you for joining us. Tonight, from the aircraft carrier, intrepid, military showdown, clinton and trump from the same ship facing tough questions from our nbc commander in chief forum, a critical test for the candidates. 10,000 times more powerful than heroin, hundreds of overdoses in just two weeks. A big American City taking drastic measures. Horror in the sky, a deadly midair disaster, two planes collide, the latest in a string of frig frightening aviation incidents. Cutting the cord, apples new change to the new iphone and whats about to go missing. A long lost 9 11 flag found, a symbol of hope from ground zero, gone for so long. Tonight, a mystery solved. Nightly news begins right now. Solved. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Reporting tonight from the intrepid museum. Goo