Cleaned our air and water, past the security and medicare passed Social Security and medicare. None of these changes happen overnight. It was not because a charismatic leader got everybody to agree on everything. It did not happen because of a massive political revolution. Actually happened over the course of years, of advocacy, and organizing. And alliance building. And dealmaking. And the changing of public opinion. It happened because ordinary americans who cared participated in the political process. [applause] so [applause] thats nice, i helped. [laughter] look, if you want to change this country for the better, you better start participating. I will give you an example on a lot of peoples minds, the growing inequality in our economy. Over much of the last century, we have unleashed the strongest economic engine the world has ever seen, but over the past two decades our economy has become more and more unequal. The top 10 of earners taken half of all income in the u. S. Ceo made 2
So what could luke aikens possibly do to top that . Well ask him in his first live interview since that remarkable stunt. Defending the decision. The president of the International Olympic committee explains why he did not ban all russian athletes from the games. You cannot punish a human being for the failure of his or her government. As more members of team usa arrive in rio and the countdown is on for the games to begin, today, tuesday, august 2nd, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today countdown to rio with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and savannah guthrie, live from rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to a special split edition of today on a Tuesday Morning. Beautiful shots of rio. Matt has made his way to the boardwalk just off copacabana beach. Fridays Opening Ceremony just three short days away. I see you with the jacket there. We have to remember, this is winter in rio. It is winter. Were dead in the middle of winter.
Possibly do to top that . Well ask him in his first live interview since that remarkable stunt. Defending the decision. The president of the International Olympic committee explains why he did not ban all russian athletes from the games. You cannot punish a human being for the failure of his or her government. As more members of team usa arrive in rio and the countdown is on for the games to begin, today, tuesday, august 2nd, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today countdown to rio with matt lauer live from Rio De Janeiro, brazil, and savannah guthrie, live from rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to a special split edition of today on a Tuesday Morning. Beautiful shots of rio. Matt has made his way to the boardwalk just off copacabana beach. Fridays Opening Ceremony just three short days away. I see you with the jacket there. We have to remember, this is winter in rio. It is winter. Were dead in the middle of winter. Temperatures during the da
Uncommon to see drivers speeding down the hill. Pretty crazy. Theres a lot of people outside coming out of restaurants, clubs, and other stuff. Somebody speeding late at night is pretty scary. Reporter if youve ever been here, you know this is a very crowded block. Youve got the Brewing Company here. Next door youve got the mad bar and grill. A lot of people walking around. By the way, the speed limit here just 25 miles per hour. Randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. Now to breaking news from bucks county. Tonight a former firefighter is accused of Crimes Involving a 14yearold girl. Nbc 10 was the only station there as police made their arrest. Deanna durante joins us live in bensalem with more on those charges. Deanna . Reporter rosemary, just in the last couple of minutes, 18yearold eric word was taken from here at bensalem township police, to face a judge. Hes facing a number of crimes tonight. The Bensalem High School student, again, hes 18 years old, police say he was a firefighter at th
Thats right about when he was shot. Her family members wouldnt talk on camera with me today. Once the county doubled the reward for information, a number of tips led them to jennings. We need the information from our community. In this case the Community Came through. Reporter so the police arent saying what the motive might be. It was not a random shooting or stray bullet or accident. This charge is typically reserved for People Police believe actually plan to kill someone. Tim furlong, nbc 10 news. Tim, thank you so much. Lets transition now to your first alert weather. A live look from the beach there in cape may. A lot of umbrellas out there. A lot of people soaking up the sun. Not even the jersey shore can escape the heat today, though. The camel Beach Mountain water park was the perfect spot on this hot and humid day. It felt like 100 degrees in many parts of the region. I want to be on that lazy river we just saw there. Lets get a look at your neighborhood forecast with chief me