From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Im kate snow in for brian tonight. Even with the holidays upon us theres still tension and debate in many parts of this country over the use of force by police. In recent weeks weve seen so many demonstrations against law enforcement, but the ambush of two new York City Police officers last weekend has focused attention on the dangers officers face every day on the job. Today, thousands of people came from near and far to attend a wake in new york city to honor one of those fallen officers and support the citys police force. Nbcs ron mott is outside the church tonight. Ron, good evening. Reporter good evening, kate. The wake for officer rafael ramos continues tonight, all afternoon mourners have been streaming into this church you see behind me. It is a significant show of support that is spread well beyond new york city. A somber processional for a fallen officer. The body of rafa
The sounds of metal crashing. How could anybody survive Something Like this . I had no way to escape, and i knew i was facing death. This is not how you die, youre going to survive this. I survived. I survived. I survived. I survived the 2004 tsunami in thailand. It has changed my life forever. Reporter it rose from the depths of the sea, that monstrous tsunami that literally tore around the globe erasing cities and swallowing coastlines. Im josh elliott and welcome to this dateline special. The images from that hellish day are seared in our collective memory. The 2004 indian ocean tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in modern history, killing an estimated 230,000 people in 14 countries. Youre about to hear from those trapped, as that tsunami struck the beaches of thailand. How they survived, its impact and then its aftermath, how they escaped. It was the day after christmas. The day that disaster struck paradise. Back in 2004, married happily with my wife, vivienne and my t
The sounds of metal crashing. How could anybody survive Something Like this . I had no way to escape, and i knew i was facing death. This is not how you die, youre going to survive this. I survived. I survived. I survived. I survived the 2004 tsunami in thailand. It has changed my life forever. Reporter it rose from the depths of the sea, that monstrous tsunami that literally tore around the globe erasing cities and swallowing coastlines. Im josh elliott and welcome to this dateline special. The images from that hellish day are seared in our collective memory. The 2004 indian ocean tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in modern history, killing an estimated 230,000 people in 14 countries. Youre about to hear from those trapped, as that tsunami struck the beaches of thailand. How they survived, its impact and then its aftermath, how they escaped. It was the day after christmas. The day that disaster struck paradise. Back in 2004, married happily with my wife, vivienne and my t
The sounds of metal crashing. How could anybody survive Something Like this . I had no way to escape, and i knew i was facing death. This is not how you die, youre going to survive this. I survived. I survived. I survived. I survived the 2004 tsunami in thailand. It has changed my life forever. Reporter it rose from the depths of the sea, that monstrous tsunami that literally tore around the globe erasing cities and swallowing coastlines. Im josh elliott and welcome to this dateline special. The images from that hellish day are seared in our collective memory. The 2004 indian ocean tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in modern history, killing an estimated 230,000 people in 14 countries. Youre about to hear from those trapped, as that tsunami struck the beaches of thailand. How they survived, its impact and then its aftermath, how they escaped. It was the day after christmas. The day that disaster struck paradise. Back in 2004, married happily with my wife, vivienne and my t
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Im kate snow in for brian tonight. Even with the holidays upon us theres still tension and debate in many parts of this country over the use of force by police. In recent weeks weve seen so many demonstrations against law enforcement, but the ambush of two new York City Police officers last weekend has focused attention on the dangers officers face every day on the job. Today, thousands of people came from near and far to attend a wake in new york city to honor one of those fallen officers and support the citys police force. Nbcs ron mott is outside the church tonight. Ron, good evening. Reporter good evening, kate. The wake for officer rafael ramos continues tonight, all afternoon mourners have been streaming into this church you see behind me. It is a significant show of support that is spread well beyond new york city. A somber processional for a fallen officer. The body of rafa