Returned from the march on washington and he began raving about a speaker, Young John Lewis who had electrified the crowd. And so imagine when i finally met him in atlanta in 1976 as a young law student, it was a transcendent moment like meeting a historical figure Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin who wrote the declaration of independence but yet here was someone who had made america live up to those noble words. Right. Along with dr. King and reverend abernathy and andy young and Joseph Lowrie and ct vivian and another lion we lost on the same day as john lewis. John had an incorruptible integrity and an ideological purity which was like a halo. Somehow this extended to everyone who was in his orbit. Myself included. And thats the reason the nation has paused from pandemic and protests and politics to bid him farewell today. Virtually every News Organization has hailed john as a civil rights hero. But john was a womens rights hero. A gay rights hero. A Senior Rights hero. A worke
Again, in 1963, our lives intersected because my father returned from the march on washington. He began raving about a speaker, Young John Lewis who had electrified the crowd. And so imagine when i finally met him in atlanta in 1976 as a young law student, it was a transcendent moment like meeting historical figure Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin who wrote the declaration of independence but yet, here was someone who had made america live up to those noble words. Along with dr. King and reverend abernathy and andy young and Joseph Lowery and c. T. Vivian, another lion who we lost on the same day as john lewis. John had an incorruptible integrity, an ideological purity which was like a halo. Somehow this extended to everyone who was in his orbit. Myself included. And thats the reason the nation has paused from pandemic and protests and politics to bid him farewell today. Virtually every News Organization has hailed john as a civil rights hero. But john was a womens rights hero, a
A report he is worried about son don jr. And that Infamous Trump tower meeting. Backlash continuing over the president s targeting of lebron james. The latest example of what appears to be trumps war against black athletes. Plus, im going to talk to a potentially Ground Breaking congressional candidate in michigan hoping to be the latest democrat to show that going left is the key to victory for democrats in 2018. All of that straight ahead. We begin with the russia investigation. A tale of father and son. Its been more than two years since the Trump Tower Meeting and it still a major source of concern on the part of the president and his legal team. To date president admitting any tweet that the meeting was in fact about getting dirt on hillary clinton. Thats a correct contradiction to the statement we now know was dictated by trump himself when the meeting first game public
claiming if you may recall that was actually about adoption. But its not the first time that president has trie
A man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience, highly respected by everyone in the military and we are very honored to have him. Mcmaster is a highly respected battletested, decorated officer and military strategist, he served in first gulf war, afghanistan, and iraq. Ph. D in military history and he says hes ready to answer the call. I just like to say what a privilege it is to be able to continue serving our neigh, im grateful to you for that opportunity and i look forward for joining the National Security team and doing everything i can to advance and protect the interest of the American People. Mcmaster also receiving praise from Congressional Democrats, new york congressman steve israel tweeting this yesterday, quote, i worked with general mcmaster on how he educate our troops, hes a brilliant reason leader who understands both hard and soft power. Also on the president s schedule later today National Security briefing, general mcmaster in attendance. Heather a lot of peopl
Millions are at risk, and theres some big news out this afternoon about a pill that could help protect you. And icons of the American West under threat. The wild horses and the people working to save them. Good evening. Parts of california are hell on earth tonight. Three massive wildfires are burning out of control. The largest in Northern California is now the most destructive in the states history. To the south, two others are ripping through seaside communities. More than 174,000 acres already destroyed, and today, the news that at least 11 people have died, dozens missing. Nbcs kathy park is in malibu, one of the hardest hit areas under alert tonight. Kathy. Reporter the home behind me is a total loss. Firefighters are still actively on the front lines waiting for the winds to come back, and in Northern California, a major wildfire there obliterated one community and is threatening another. Ferocious flames in Southern California tearing through the region, destroying homes and li