Of the museum, i want to welcome the many ambassadors, representatives from the u. S. State department, other u. S. Government agencies, members of our Holocaust Memorial council, and National Jewish organization. Most importantly, i want to give a special warm welcome to the many Holocaust Survivors with us today. It has been their honor, and in memory of the victims, that we are dedicated to making the world a better place for ourselves and future generations. This event commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day being streamed live. I also want to welcome those watching from across the u. S. And across the world. Wherever you may be, we hope you share your reflections of the day on social media, and tag with weremember. In 2005, the United Nations established this day to honor the memory of the victims of the holocaust, to educate ourselves about that history, and draw from it lessons so that we may prevent future genocide. Today, we mark the 75th anniversary of the day th
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Indiana governor mike pence is back in his home state after a surprise tornado outbreak hit indiana and parts of western ohio. There are reports of more than 30 torpids although an official number has yet to be determined. Luckily there are no reports of any deaths or serious injuries. It is truly remarkable that that there are such a few number of injuries or worse in the wake of this storm given the fact that struck Howard County virtually at shift change in the afternoon in a great manufacturing town and about the time kids were getting out of school. Just about the worst possible time. Dozens of homes and businesses have been destroyed. One tornado was reported to have thrown grain wag gains 500 feet in the air. Label. One starbucks was blown to the ground. A witness tells nbc affiliate people were trapped but luckily everybody was able to make it out uninjured. Bill with the latest on this. It doesnt seem to be the same elements we had yesterday afternoon. No longer tornadoic or o
Im betty nguyen. Indiana governor mike pence is back in his home state after a surprise tornado outbreak hit indiana and parts of western ohio. There are reports of more than 30 torpids although an official number has yet to be determined. Luckily there are no reports of any deaths or serious injuries. It is truly remarkable that that there are such a few number of injuries or worse in the wake of this storm given the fact that it literally struck Howard County virtually at shift change in the afternoon in a great manufacturing town and about the time kids were getting out of school. Just about the worst possible time. Dozens of homes and businesses have been destroyed. One tornado was reported to have thrown grain wag gains 500 feet in the air. The government has given a label. One starbucks was blown to the ground. A witness tells nbc affiliate people were trapped but luckily everybody was able to make it out uninjured. Bill with the latest on this. It doesnt seem to be the same elem
Earl earl starts right now. Indiana mike pence is back in his home after a surprise tornado outbreak hit parts of indiana. There are reports of more than 30 tornadoes although a official number has yet to be determined. Theres no reports of any deaths or serious injuries. It is truly remarkable that there are such a few number of injuries or worse, in the wake of this storm, given the fact that it literally struck howard county, virtually at shift change in the afternoon in a great manufacturing town. And about the time kids were getting out of school. Just about the worst possible time. Dozen es of homes and businesses have been destroyed. The National Weather service has given a preliminary ef3 rating to a twister that hit kokomo which was a city that was getting over a severe tornado that hit two years ago. One starbucks was blown to the ground. One witness tells our affiliate people were trapped but luckily able to make it out. Nbcs bill karins joins us with more right now. Bill, a