Those devices with tiny explosives . Also tonight, the federal reserve going big with its first Interest Rate cut in more than four years. What it means for your money. The race for the White House after both candidates courted the teamsters. The powerful union making a Surprise Move today, something it hasnt done in nearly 30 years. Harvey weinstein back in court for the first time since Emergency Heart Surgery. The new Sex Crime Charge he faces. Also back in court, sean diddy combs. Why a second judge denied bail in his Sex Trafficking Case as his lawyer slammed his Jail Conditions as horrific. The accident on a Childrens Field Trip to an Apple Orchard, the Wagon Ride overturning. Dozens injured. And their story was immortalized in a hit movie. Today the special honor on Capitol Hill for the hidden figures who helped America Land on the moon. We have a liftoff 32 minutes past the hour. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. For a second day in
Its great to be with. I noticed from doing podcasts we are going to read a few sentences i will probably gather from your book and the first question, you write in the book, innovation is most important on the modern world but the least understood. Its the reason most people say prosperity and wisdom prepare for their ancestors. The main ingredient in freedom to exchange, experiment and fail liberals have argued that freedom mean needs prosperity bi would argue theyve never found the chain by which one causes the other. Innovation is the driving change, the missing link. If a child of freedom and parent of prosperity. The theres a growing belief since the Apollo Space Program and the innovation from this part of central planners in the industrial policy. People exchanging the ideas freely yes we are experiencing innovation also a care in the western world there are areas we havent been able to get enough innovation and the pandemic has reminded us of that. We havent been able to as muc
We continue our look at rapid city with a visit to bear butte, a place considered sacred by numerous native americans in the region. Im donovin sprague. High backbone, from the hump and crazyhorse families of the minocoshu for my tribal affiliation from Sheyenne River sioux reservation which is about 100 miles east of where i stand right now at the sacred bear butte. A very spiritual place where people of Many American Indian Tribes and nationalities visit. People come here and theyll give tobacco offering and prayers so theyll leave those like often with tobacco and cloth and for maybe a loved one or something that theyre praying for, but it just shows the all the prayers that are left here and that are well well received in this very area that were at. Ive actually given some names to some people here. So some of these places when i just look over, i can kind of almost imagine us, you know, having our little ceremony and get together and somebody, on great occasion, somebody getting
World war ii. [speaking foreign language] ladies and gentlemen, Vice President of the United States of America Michael richard pence will now deliver an address. Wrap president duda, president steinmart. Other president s, prime minsters and heads of state. Distinguished guests and most of all, noble citizens of poland. It is an honor to be here on behalf of the president of the United States and all of the American People to mark the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of world war ii. Two years ago, President Donald Trump came to this city and spoke of the remarkable bonds of American People and people of poland. Saying in his words, america loves poland and america loves the polish people. [applause] today, as Vice President of the United States, its my great honor to stand here today on behalf of the American People including nearly 10 million polishamericans in a poland that is safe, strong and free. As the president said that day, the story of poland is the story of a people who nev
A united on the economic front and we increasingly on the stand that we have to do so also on the defense front. Greetings and salyut ations a short while ago in the winter of 2016 just a few short weeks before donald trump would assume the presidency the new speeds were awash with apocalyptic headlines declaring that russia had attempted to hack into the vermont power grid upon hearing the news of the congressman and hearing that news vermont congressman peter welch declared its systemic relentless predatory they will hack everywhere even vermont in pursuit of opportunities to disrupt our country for months senator Patrick Leahy also joined him exclaiming this is beyond hackers having electronic joyrides this is now about trying to access utilities to potentially manipulate the grid and shut it down in the middle of winter that is a direct threat. Soon after it was discovered the Performance Power grid was not in any real danger in the russia actually had made no attempt to hack it wh