Normal. You can watch this and other programs online at cspan. Org. This memorial day weekend book tv features three days of nonfiction books and authors, and here are programs to watch for. Go to booktv. Org for the complete weekend schedule. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good evening. My name is hisham ashur. Good evening. Thanks for coming. My name is hisham ashur. Im with the local Amnesty International group. I would like to thank you for coming here for this presentation tonight. The use of drones is becoming more and more widespread. Issues related to this topic, local, national, international, war, peace, privacy, you name it. Before i introduce our special guest, moderator of the event, i want to do some. He is a local piece activist, the chair of the center for peace and justice he has been over 15 missions over the world for piece. He is a retired from the university of virginia. As you know, Amnesty International is a Human Ri
Millions hooked on every word. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. There will be no parades or picnics in parts of texas this memorial day weekend. Caught up in a flood emergency after more than a foot of rain fell in some places. Its been a dramatic day of highwater rescues and heartwrenching loss. At least two people have died and others have gone missing in the surging floodwaters, that has closed roads, damaged homes and forced many to evacuate. All happening as Severe Weather is developing right now for yet another night in the center of the country. Al roker with the forecast in a moment. But first, nbcs Gabe Gutierrez with the very latest. Reporter in travis county, texas, they were desperate, surrounded by raging water, hoisted to safety from vehicles and rooftops one by one. An allout flood emergency. Its never been this bad. The waters never gotten to our house. Everyth
And get the proper amount of financing. Mauricio Marin time is running out though. The committee needs to make its recommendation soon so the governor can call a special session. Mauricio Marin the committee will meet again next month. But theres real urgency and both sides hope to have a recommendation before that date. Reporting live in the newsroom. Maur icio marin. 8 news now. Denise Valdez along with the facebook poll. Hundreds of people stadiums financing. Chuck says the nfl is the richest sporting franchise in the country. Let them build the stadium worst part is they will have their hand out again in ten years when the stadium is outdated. joe disagrees. Saying anyone here want to start paying taxes to the state . I dont. Build it and people will come here to watch football and bring revenue to pay our taxes. Tabitha doesnt like the idea. How about we make the schools saying whatever it takes to get it built i dont care we need this. Hate the raiders but my colts play them. Wed
Reading names of those killed in the attacks Kirsten Joyce many also visited the 9 11 memorial where the World Trade Centers once stood. Leaving flowers and paying their respects. New York City Police Commission Bill bratton says the new one World Trade Center. Shows just how resilient our country is bill bratton new York City Police commissioner this is a day of mourning but also a day of celebration. A day of celebration because heres the new tower. That towers a symbol that we are winning and they are losing, the terrorists. Lose. Kirsten Joyce in washington, dc. The American Flag was unfurled over the exact spot where the plane struck the pentagon. Michael Stevens the president spoke at a ceremony there. Honoring the lives of 184 people who died during that attack. even as youve mourned, youve summoned the strength to carry on. In the names of those youve lost youve started scholarships and volunteered in your communities and done your best to be a Good Neighbor and a and grace you
Even if your letter doesnt get in, they count the number of letters from a particular perspective, and they will publish letters from that perspective. So it means, it means demonstrating, it means First Amendment protected activity, it means going to the trone base, Hancock Drone base and protesting in upstate new york, it means going to outside i know its not convenient, but if you have the opportunity going to Creech Air Force base where the drones take off outside of las vegas. It means working in any way you can, organizing and pressuring the government. Thats the only way that this is going to stop. Well, i think that is a wonderful question and a comment to end our discussion because, again, when i before i read this book, i mean, ive gotten another book on drones, and i hadnt, you know, there are drones and things that are going on out there, somebody else is doing it, doesnt affect me. But then when you say what are we doing with these drones, what is happening and what is bei