. over in hong kong a new round of clashes between protesters and riot police. protesters again gathering in shopping malls bringing the so-called silent night demonstrations into day three. tensions flaring after police reportedly used tear gas to try to shut them down yesterday. protests also erupting into violence at some points. part of the pro-democracy movement which began more than six months ago. nbc correspondent molly hunter has been following the latest for us from london. good to have you with us. what more can you tell us about today s protest and whether there s any indication they re going to continue? third straight day of protests a lot are centered around shopping malls, of
confirmed him, mark esper will be the first permanent secretary of defense in seven months, just as president trump heads into the 2020 campaign with tensions flaring with iran and north korea. marquis per who has been acting secretary for a few weeks insists diplomacy is the best route to get iran to give up the program to develop nuclear weapons. we do not want war with iran. we are not seeking war with iran. we need to get back on the diplomatic channel. reporter: a similar message from the iran foreign minister telling nbc news he believes president trump will be prudent. i do not believe that president trump wants war. but i believe that people around him who won t mind. [ crowd chanting ] reporter: on north korea, pyongyang is threatening to renege on what the u.s. said are kim jong-un s commitments to denuclearization. north korea is now accusing the trump administration of
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bush over the weekend how about billy graham influenced and changed his life forever. got him away from drinking and put him on a whole new course. a fascinating look. sandra: amazing to see people lining up in charlotte to say their goodbyes. a special man. bill: a long week of remembrance sandra: the president is hosting our nation s governors today and the top priority will be school safety. we ll take you there live. bill: also tensions flaring in oakland, california why a warning from that city s mayor has federal officials up in arms. sandra: and the world trade center bombing 25 years later. we ll have a look back. the staircases were pitch black. we had to be there for each other. nobody was there to tell us what to do. the whole floor shook. it bounced. everyone stood up and headed to the exit. they thought it was an earthquake. nothing s wrong with the elevator.
just hours ago, gus gave an interview to one of my colleagues. take a listen to what he said about why he posted on instagram about mike pence. i didn t want to get super political. that s not what the olympics is about. it is about sport and greater good of sport and the entire world coming together for it. but i think the olympics is about inclusion. and i feel like pence hasn t necessarily stood up for inclusion and as lgbt athlete at the first olympics where we see out athletes that someone that is more lgbt friendly would have been a better fit. let me give you a quick reality check, ayman. 2,050 athletes but at sports.com just 14 gay athletes who are out at this olympic games. all right, chris jaing, anks you veryuch. gordon, lisa, i appreciate all of your insights this afternoon. tensions flaring.