Indiscriminate weapons that dont distinguish from between a soldier and infant are not used. President obama says the United States is still poised to strike if syria does not turnover its stockpile. More from the president. And ill also get charlie wrappi rangels reaction to the deal. [ bell tolling ] and remembering a bombing that changed everything. Were live in birmingham today, how they are commemorating the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and himself a look at americas new hidden faces of hate. Plus my conversation with bill cosby, his take on how we should be teaching civil rights and why hes been lecturing black people for the past few year. We start in colorado where are more rain and flash flooding is expected at this hour. Thats threatening to complicate search and rescue he effoeffort more. Biblical flooding has devastated an area roughly the size of connecticut. According to officials, four people are dead, two people who are missing are now presumed dead, 482 people ar
We are going to get to it in a minute. We are going to talk about the flooding in colorado. The governor is on his way now to give a press conference. Here is the interesting thing. As he is going to the press conference, he stops to help with a rescue. This coming from governor his official twitter account. Picked up four stranded people, a dog and a cat during helicopter tour of flooded area. So, we are going to get to that in a moment. We are talking about northern colorado, denver, greeley, larimer county. The governor is going to talk about his rescue in the press conference happening in a moment. These are places where people are dead and people still missing. This is the only way you are likely to get anywhere there, on horseback. The rain started wednesday and did not stop. First, the roads covered with water. The black top started to crumble. Then bridges became impossible to cross. Thousands of people, entire communities, suddenly were cut off from anyway to get out. Today, t
All right. Lets go first to Nbcs Kristen Welker live at the white house. Whats the latest info we have . Lets go back to the fence jumper. Well, were just learning that suspect is going to appear in a District Court here in d. C. A little bit later on this afternoon, joy. As you mentioned at the top, he jumped over the fence here of the white house just after 7 00 last night. That is when two canine units were released. He actually fought them off. He kicked them. He punched them. But ultimately, they got the better of him. Officers were able to apprehend him just moments after he jumped over the fence. Everything functioned the way it is supposed to here last night, joy. But the question remains and the problem remains that he was able to get over the fence. Of course, the unprecedented breach that happened last month when Omar Gonzalez was able to make it deep inside the white house raised serious concerns about the security here in the wake of that, secret Service Officials put up a
45th president of the United States. We are waiting for the president elect to address the crowd, expected to be his final Public Comments before his inauguration speech. This is toby keith as we wait for the president elect. And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you brought to you courtesy of the red, white, and, blue they are here tonight. Justice will be served and the battle will rage and youll be sorry that you messed with my u. S. Of a well put a boot in your ass its the american way hey, uncle sam put your name at the top of his list and the statue of liberty started shakin her fist and the eagle will fly its gonna be hell when you hear mother freedom start ringin her bell itll feel like the whole wide world is raining down on you brought to you courtesy of the red, white, and blue yeah, oh my red white and blue my red white and blue god bless our military. Thank you. God bless america. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] ladies and gentlemen, please
Five others remain missing. Good morning. Its thursday, december of6th. Im Ayman Mohyeldin alongside Yasmin Vossoughian and louis burgdorf. Youre looking at live pictures from st. Martins Episcopal Church in houston. After a funeral service, the bush family is returning to a tradition not used since president eisenhower died a half a century ago. A funeral train launching from Union Pacifics facility in spring, texas, will carry the former president some 70 miles to college station. The train will make no stops, but travel slower than usual. The smithsonian notes that funeral trains were used following the deaths of president s, including abraham lincoln, grant, garfield, mckinley and Franklin Roosevelt as a way for the American People to honor the office of the president and its legacy. Wednesday marked a national day of mourning as the country paused to remember and celebrate the life of george bush. The 41st president s casket left the capitol to a 41gun salute. As the casket is car