From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, ive Savannah Guthrie, in for lester. Mexico has played a prominent role for donald trump from fiery accusations about criminals and raists pouring over the border to promises to build a wall a force mexico pay for it. Fast forward to today surprise move, traveled to mexico city at the invitat of that countrys president , standing side bye i photoop moment his ads hoped would make trump come across president ial. Gone was the confrontational rhetoric, no talk of a bill for the wall. Did trump make the mo of a opportunity oriss e . On we begin with Miguel Almaguer in mexico late this afternoon in mexico city, Donald Trumps meeting with president nieto was cord dahl. Cordial. We had a very constructive substantive exchange of ideas. Reporter after extending an invitation to the nominee, mexicos president seemed at times defiant, a point by point rebuttal. He said mexico deserve deserved
Drivers blowing past School Bus Stop signs and what police are doing about it. First, do this, now do that. More confusion tonight over when you should get a mammogram. One doctors advice helping you make sense of these new guidelines. That breaking news out of new york city tonight, an nypd Police Officer shot in the head during a confrontation with an armed man. It happened along fdr drive in east harlem just in the past hour. Our sister station in new york says the officer was rushed to a hospital. We dont know his condition right now. Police found another man nearby who had also been shot. Its still not clear if thats the suspect or bystander. Well bring you updates as they come in tonight. Back here at home tonight, the nightmare doesnt get much worse for a parent dealing with Domestic Violence. 14yearold Keshawn Mason killed right in front of his mother. He was trying to protect her. Friends and family say he and his brother, who also stepped in, are heroes. New tonight, Prince G
This is the time frame of guns at the scene the movie for the germans at the time dominate the mediterranean. The british are operating on a shoestring level with the americans and they occupy several islands like barros, for instance, in the germans counterattack the parachute operation and they take over these islands and is quite interesting. Taylor infiltrates inside the islands, delivering critical supplies and also rescue the man. I say probably about 10 years researching the story, 10,000 documents. On the island of cms, taylor deliver supplies and coordinates of the archbishop is a British Intelligence agent. Theres an incredible story. This book is rich with characters, interesting tourist that are all unique in one of those people, for instance his sterling hayden, the hayden, detailer anoraks with. If youve ever seen dr. Strangelove, for instance, this is general jack ripper. Taylor in world war ii is an amazing individual. He changes his name to John Hamilton to sort of clo
Over the past 20 years he has interviewed 4,000, 5,000 veterans as part of americas wars from world war i afghanistan specializing in Untold Stories that read like novels. Please welcome patrick odonnell. [applause] it is really a pleasure and honor to be here. The beginning of my book tour, just came out this week. As jim said i have interviewed 5,000 world war ii veteran, spent an entire lifetime studying world war ii and the stories i will tell you tonight or today is an untold story. Most interesting story i have never come across in all the years i have been on this earth. The story begins right here in washington d. C. Only a few blocks away, is november 17th, 1942, and it is newly built, only been there since 1933 and is host for president s and galas and Everything Else but that night in 1942 the doors of the pool were barred by armed guards and tested something that was unique. This was the precursor of scuba and the beginning of the navy seals begins in that pool only a few b
Douglas mccain had traveled to syria to join the extremists. They also say about 100 more americans are in syria fighting. Isis is also said to be holding an American Woman hostage. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. Mccain was reportedly killed by rebels fighting with the Free Syrian Army which is backed by the u. S. His death could help u. S. Officials now trying to identify other americans that have joined the isis teror group. U. S. Officials believe 33yearold Douglas Mcarthur mccain died fighting alongside isis militants in syria over the weekend. Rebels trying to expel the terrorist group say mccain died during a fight near aleppo, and they found a u. S. Passport in his pocket. Using the twitter name duale khalid, mccain praised isis and defended jihad. He said he converted to islam ten years ago. A High School Friend from minneapolis said this was not the guy she knew. He was silly. He was a trickster. He was a class clown. He just alw