integration. we ll start at a ceremony held at the school to mark the anniversary last month. we ll hear it from former president bill clinton, arkansas governor asa hutchinson and members of the little rock nine. this runs about two hours. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our distinguished guests for today s commemorative program. bruce d. moore. steering committee. [ applause ] nancy russo, principal of little rock central high school. [cheers and applause] michael poor, superintendent of the little rock school district. dr. henry lewis gates, professor and director of hutchens center for african-american research at harvard university. the honorable mark stodola, mayor of the city of little rock. cameron shawly, national park service. [ applause ] the honorable asa hutchinson, governor of arkansas. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 42nd president of the united states, william jefferson clinton. [ applause ] [cheers and applause] ladies and gentlem
honor to be part of today s celebration. to the graduating class of 2017, a big congratulations. i know when you first step foot on this campus during your freshman year, you could not believe how fast this day would come. believe me, life only gets faster from here on out after today s celebration. the 2017 graduating class of the university of alabama in huntsville is made up of some 853 outstanding men and women who have accomplished so much in such a short period of time. these students have achieved countless honors and recognition , and thech, academics arts. some of the most recent honors we have seen include students who have received prestigious recognition like the following being named you a age uah s first national oceanic and scholar,ic hauling winning first place at the national organization for the professional advancement of chemists and chemical engineers two-minute drill research pitch, papering a best student award from the american institute of aeronaut
students and alumni. , honoredshed trustees guests, faculty, staff, family and friends, it is a pleasure to be here with you today and a true honor to be a part of today s celebration. graduating class of 2017, a big congratulations. you first stepped foot on this campus during her freshman year, you could not believe how fast this day would come. and believe me, life only gets faster from here on out after today s celebration. the 2017 graduating class of the university of alabama in huntsville is made up of some 853 outstanding men and women who have accomplished so much in such a short amount of time. the students have achieved countless honors and recognition in research, academics, the arts, and athletics. some of the most recent accolades received by members of you a age include students by members of uah include those receiving prestigious recognitions like the following. being named first national oceanic and atmospheric scholar, winning first place at the national
nightly news begins right now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. we begin with a follow-up to our exclusive reporting last night that u.s. intelligence has determined vladimir putin has a direct hand in the russian effort to disrupt our election. now today president-elect trump may be signaling he s giving some credence to the russian link, while raising questio questions about why the white house didn t act more boldly on his findings about putin. tonight, we may have learned the answer. how the political climate apparently caused the obama administration to pull its punches against russia s mettling. nbc s cynthia mcfadden continues her reporting. reporter: tonight, president-elect donald trump seems to be pivoting a bit after our nbc news exclusive report last night that vladimir putin personally directed a russian clandestine operation to interfere in the u.s. election. tweeting, if russia or s
cute video alert there as we say good morning to you on a thursday morning. we ll start with that arctic air and snow gripping much of the country. take a look at these white house conditions in buffalo whiteout conditions in buffalo, new york. the snow was coming down at roughly two inches per hour. there s extreme weather in the west as well with one major city at a complete standstill after a rare storm with more here s abc s lana zak. thunder snow lightning up the skies in western new york. whoo. got that, baby. reporter: an intense snow band is bringing whiteout conditions. watch as the lake-effect snow builds and moves inland. from the northeast to the great lakes, a bone-chilling blanket of arctic air is engulfing the northern half of the country and with the windchill factored in parts of the midwest through new england could feel like 15 to 30 degrees below zero. experts say in those extreme subzero temperatures frostbite minutes. we re thinking mostly