Threats to their kingdom did. Found. We have things going on our world right now like Climate Change thats, you know, ultimately a threat to the entire world. The author who first wrote for television decades agoing talks about the script feedback he received back then. Would you please cut these 107 characters down to 6 . And, you know, this giant battle you have at the evened with 100,000 me. Could you make that a dual between a hero and a villain. He teamed up with two fans of his work to create his latestbook which doc youths history of the fictional world. They displayed from the first an obsessive knowledge if to my world would to the extents i have often said they know it better than i do. We spoke to him as the world of ice and fire was being published. You started writing it in 1991. It got published in 1996. It took 20 years from the time you started writing until it hit the New York Times number 1 best seller. What do you think accounts for that delay . Did built slowly. Gam
Gasoline prices that have fueled optimism but which are unrelated to any white house policy. Mr. Obama is also tonight going big on tax hikes. Proposing more than 300 billion dollars in new taxes. Hes still pushing taxpayerpaid Community College for all and looking for fast track trade promotion and negotiating authority from congress. And the president has already threatened to veto seven prospective bills in the Republicanled Congress. The Republican Leadership dismissed tonights speech as another campaign event, a speech loaded with proposals they declare to be nonstarters. I think any president in this situation has a choice he can sort of act like hes still running for office or he can focus on the things that we have a chance to reach an agreement on. Obviously, thats what i hope well hear tonight is a speech that brings us together and doesnt push us apart. Lou also here tonight u. S. Diplomats in a motorcade on their way to the u. S. Embassy were shot at in yemen, despite the t
Election looms. We look at the issue of education, plus. Im rob mcbride at a korean formula 1 circuit trying to figure out a solution out formula 1 first to yemen where saudiled air strikes targeted positions, the latest striking antiair defense system. The leader of the Houthi Rebels accused saudi arabia and allies of invading his country. Gerald tan has the latest. Reporter these pilots are part of group against the rebels and their latest in yemen. For a second night the alliance hit military positions in sanaa, taiz and sanaa. Saudi Officials Say theres no plan to send troops. At least for now. We should be ready for all the circumstances. Our forces are ready for the different threat. The air threat, or ground threat. For the time being there is no such operation, but if need we will be ready to face this kind of threat. So far the strikes crippled the air force, and the houthi response defines. What do they expect us to do surrender. Announce our defeat to act like cowards. What
Climate on their side. Myanmars wine makers look to branch out. Houthi rebels close in on yemens president in the Southern City of aden. There are reports of gunfire on the outskirts of the city, and its airports have been closed due to security concerns. Yemens four ministers echo the call in asking arab countries to help fight the rebels. But the president s wear abouts at the moment are unknown. Theyre matching troops on the board of yemen. The foreign minister saying theyll take measures to protect yemens security. We have more on the fight for yemen. It shocked many people but houthies have advanced this far south. Yemens Third Largest city. Especially the locals. Every day this week they have taken a stand chanting for the rebels to leave. We swear that well drive out all houthies in taiz and teach them a lesson theyll never forget. Houthi fighters replied with gunfire and tear gas, several people were killed. Many more injured. Paramedics say some of the shoot shooters wore poli
By the white house for originally being too restrictive. President Trump Defends his use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent getting coronavirus while his campaign is hiring pro trump doctors to get his efforts of reopening the country out to the public. And were also live on capitol hill where were expecting to hear from Speaker Pelosi later this hour as we learn that Senate Republicans and the president are opposed to another extension in emergency Unemployment Benefits. Our nbc News Reporters are live on both ends of pennsylvania avenue, carol lee at the white house, Garrett Haake on capitol hill. Carol, im going to begin with you in that development overnight. Were getting some of those specifics from the cdc on what businesses and institutions should do to safely reopen weeks after states came up with their own plans. What more can you tell us about these guidelines . Reporter the new guidelines that were released this week focused on schools, restaurants, things like public transit,