Need to know a little book about who you are. Im sure people do but just in case lets talk about that. You might want to talk about how you think about your own life. Lets start with you up in new jersey. And you grew up how did your parents get to new jersey . Who were the . Guest im the son of a black man from the segregated south. My father is 82 years old. He was born in 1937 in longview texas and raised in galveston under segregation, under jim crow. He moved to the west as soon as he could and was running war on poverty programs under Lyndon Johnsons Great Society initiative. He met my mother who is nine years his junior in san diego where he was heading up poverty programs and she was fresh out of college. She is the daughter of evangelical christians. Her father was a minister and he was very much a part of this Mainstream American Society that was certainly opposed interracial marriage in the laidback and 60s, early 1970s, you didnt use the word white about anybody. [laughing]
In whatever they do for you and humanity. Lord, give them the wisdom to refuse to deviate from integrity, coveting heavens approval in their labors for your kingdom. May they also remember that they are representing your divine purposes for our nation and world. Lord, thank you that your mercy is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who come to you with reverence. May your glory endure forever. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please follow me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany s. 1790 which the clerk will report. The clerk conference report to accompany s. 1790, an act to autho
Assaulted by her kidnapper twice and said the attacker recorded it on video. The fbi documents include lengthy emails sent by the alleged kidnappers and links to photos to try to prove the kidnapping was real. This picture shows a messy room. Duct tape hanging down. The emailer said the glasses on the night stand belonged to the kidnapping victim. The emailer shows tools he claims was used by his gang of criminals that took denise. There are all sorts of electronics gloves, and even a wig. The fbi says some of the evidence in this photo linked them to muller and there was also a pair of goggles with blond hair found in a car in South Lake Tahoe. The suspect matt muller was a marine before he went to college. He told investigators he had some psychological problems including bipolar disorder. Joe vazquez, kpix 5. So far no reaction tonight from the Vallejo Police department. However, heres what a lieutenant said right after huskins was found safe in march. If you can imagine devoting al
President obama addressed the nation after diplomats in vienna struck an Iranian Nuclear deal curbing Irans Nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions. It will reportedly keep iran from producing enough fuel for a Nuclear Weapon for 10 years. Iran agreed to the continuation of a u. N. Arms embargo for up to five more years. President obama just spoke. Because of this deal the world will be able to verify that the Islamic Republic of iran will not develop a Nuclear Weapon. This deal meets every, single one of the bottom lines that we established when we achieved a framework earlier this spring. Every pathway to a Nuclear Weapon is cut off. And u. N. Inspectors will be able to press for visits to Iranian Military sites as part of the monitoring duties but teheran can challenge the request. Then an arbitration board that includes iran and six world powers would decide the issuer a kidnapping in vallejo was no home as police said. Back in mar
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We begin with another one of those stories that shows ice sis determined to inspire a terror attack on our soil. This one comes from massachusetts. A young man busted by the feds. They say he was inspired by isis and was hatching a plot to explode bombs in College Cafeterias. In this case the suspect was already on authorities radar. It turns out his father a police captain, sounded the alarm and turned him in. Our ron mott has details. Reporter federal officials in boston announced the arrest of 23yearold alexander chacolo, the son of Boston Police captain robert ciccolo. A source told nbc news ciccolo reported his son to the fbi after learning he was allegedly plotting an isisinspired attack. According to Court Documents ciccolo goes by the name Ali Al Amriki and was arrested july 4th after receiving four guns from an undercover agent and buying a pressure cooker. The gover