Personal mission and how it touches so many military families. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im craig melvin in for lester. Believe it or not, in just three days we will celebrate the start of a new year. How we ring in 2018 will be shaped largely by things that happened in 2017. Mass shootings nationwide and a suicide bombing attempt just steps away from where that iconic ball will drop are changing how Law Enforcement keeps everyone safe. Were not just talking about more officers on patrol and bombsniffing dogs. We start tonight with Stephanie Gosk at the site of americas biggest new years eve party. Reporter tonight as the risers and barricades go up in times square, the new York Police Department announced it is taking new steps to protect the estimated 2 Million People expected on new years eve. As a result of the events of december 11th, we have prepared ta response to suicide bombers. Reporter the attempted suicide bombing on december 11th took place j
Ground after Afghan Forces called for help. He called it a mistake and he ordered all u. S. Personnel retrained on rules of engagement. Campbell said president obama should reconsider the plan to reduce troop strength to 1,000. He said its not enough to train and support the afghans. Have a look at this. Like a funeral shroud, a sparp covers the building where nine were shot to death last week at Umpqua Community college in oregon. The first of the funerals will be thursday. The president will meet with relatives of the victims on friday. In milwaukee, two victims of gun violence are fighting back in a courtroom. Adriana has that. Officer brian testified against the milwaukee store that sold the gun that nearly killed him. How long have you had pain on your face . Every day. He and his partner stopped 18yearold Julius Burton from riding his bike on a sidewalk. Burton shot him in the mouth. His friend was hit in the eye. The memories still torment him. I felt like i didnt deserve to liv
Not carry out operations inside million, have been forced from their homes and many of them are driving the largest refugee crisis in europe since world war ii. A german newspaper reports that the government there expects as many as 1. 5 million refugees, nearly double the previous estimate. Charley is in berlin tonight. Their long walk may be over, but the wait has just begun. Each day hundreds of migrants lineup outside the Main Registration Center to apply for asylum. They are assigned a number and wait to be called. Some have waited for weeks. We watched while frustration gave way to anger and anger to fist fights among the men in the crowd. Police stepped in after one man was knocked unconscious. Strt can only process a few dozen applications a day, but thousands more migrants are still arriving. It took a family from damascus a month to make it from germany. We are waiting for 18 days. My friend is 30 days. Whats your number. Vn 2. You memorized it . Of course. I give it all my f
SPRINGFIELD — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced the winners of her 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Nicholas Reed, from Springfiel