Its a day of parades and speeches. And for some, a day of reverence and reflection. sheila brian mooar has the story from washington. Their liveve. And for vets loooong to make their lives bett he called for improved health care, education and job opportunities. Sot obama 4753 our veterans will tell you themselves they may have put away their uniforms, but theyre not finished serving their country. For the greatest generation. There was a tribute at the World War Two memorial. And a much smaller gathering at a diner in davenport, iowow where locals gave their thanknk to john massick whos celebrating his 100th birthday appropriately enough on veterans day. Sot 1 101 12 im very proud of this man. Brian mooar, nbc news. Veterans day was originally known as Armistice Day honoring the end of world war one. It was officially changed by congress, and president eisenhower, in 1954 to honor veterans of all wars. sheila here in northwest iowa, there were several events honoring veterans, as well
Now the student is speaking out. Colin ruane has the story. That other student got really upset. tim tai student journalist i never intentionally shoved anyone or pushed anyone. I did try to stand my ground when they were shoving me. Two mu Staff Members issued written apologies for the way they acted toward reporters. Other protesters have handed out fliers to reporters indicating a more welcoming tone to those covering their story in the future. While tai believes he did nothing wrong, he says he probably would have reacted differently. tim tai student journalist if i had to do it over again, i probably wouldnt have engaged as much. One man was killed and more than a dozen people were injured when a two family home exploded in a new jersey neighborhood yesterday. Fifteen people were pulled from the home. And one person believed to be missing after the blast was found safe. Two of them are in Critical Condition with severe burns, including an 11yearold child. Surveillance video captur
Morning. Hmm . That person clearly was right. Well check in with al in a check. Also, today, the weather is our top story. Damaging winds sweeping east after a rough wednesday for tens of millions of people. Nbcs ron mott is in chicago this morning, hawaii, ron. How are you . Reporter good morning. A rough night in the midwest, especially in chicago, which is living up to the nickname today. It is very breezy. You can see the flags behind me dancing. This wind is expected to gust today 50 to 55 Miles Per Hour, and it wont go away any time soon. They will blow all day today into tomorrow. In chicago overnight, stunning lightning lit up the windy city as the nearby suburbs had to dial with downed power lines and massive downpours. The storm moving east after nine suspected tornadoes touched down in iowa wednesday, destroying homes and overturning a semi the roads. Uprooting trees and lifting this parked car into the air. In iowa city, wind gusts combined with rain and lightning. Causing