You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend. Like us on facebook at cspan history. May 8 marked the 70th anniversary of veday when germany surrendered to allied forces ending world war ii in europe. A ceremony commemorating the victory. Speakers include susan rice and world war ii historian alex kershaw. Following the ceremony, a flyover of the National Mall by dozens of world war ii aircraft with the planes flying informations representing the major battles of world war ii from pearl harbor to the final aerosol on japan. Air assault on japan. Alex kershaw thank you. Good morning. What a Beautiful Day it is today. On behalf of the friends of the National World war ii memorial board of directors, and the National Park service, welcome to the National World war ii memorial. It is my great honor to be your master of ceremonies this morning as we commemorate and remember the 70th anniversary of ve day. We are here today to salute those of the world war ii generation wh
It is my great owner to your master of ceremonies this morning as we commemorate and remember the 70th anniversary of dday. Ve day. We are here today to salute those of the world war ii generation who helped save the world from tyranny. We also offer a special salute to the men and women of our Armed Services who are fighting the war on terror. We want them to know that their service is deeply, deeply appreciated. [applause] alex to all of these warriors and veterans, past and present we owe and debts have gratitude and a lasting appreciation for their service to this country. Thank you for being here today and special thanks to our world war ii veterans for your service and your sacrifices for this nation and the world. We owe everything to you. Everything. [applause] alex ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to introduce the official party for todays ve day commemoration. The keynote speaker is ambassador susan rice. I am also delighted to welcome on behalf of her sister, former secret
The slowspeed chase in los angeles. Helping police nab the driver so why did he end up in cuffs . Dont worry. Alls well that ends well. Today, saturday may 23rd 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im erica hill. Im Thomas Roberts in for lester. Sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer are here. We have a great morning here because it is fleet week. We have the men and women of the Armed Services on the plaza looking sharp. We love. That what a great way to start this. This is the unofficial start of summer. We dont want to forget the reason we have memorial day and thank the men and women who are serving. Looking forward to seeing them in a bit. We will have a tugofwar battle coming up this morning. And we also have an onset battle with the stripes and solids. We will break it all down and have winners by 9 00. We want to get to the top story this morning. Potential
Anniversary of ve day when germany surrendered to allied forces ending world war ii in europe. Next, from the memorial in washington, d. C. , a ceremony commemorating the victory. Speakers include White House National security adviser susan rice and world war ii historian alex kershaw. And later following the ceremony a flyover of the National Mall with the planes flying in formation representing the major battles of world war ii from pearl harbor to the final air assault on japan. Good morning. Good morning. What a Beautiful Day today. On behalf of the National Park service, welcome to the World War Ii National memorial. It is my great honor as we remember the 70th anniversary of ve day. We are here today to salute those of the world war ii generation who helped save the world from tyranny. We also offer a special salute to the men and women of our Armed Services who are fighting the war on terror. We want them to know that their service is deeply, deeply appreciated. To all of these
Stiller has died. This morning tributes breaking in. Breaking barriers. Both sound and gender. We are taking to the skies with the iconic blue angels firstever female pilot as we honor those who currently serve our country and those who gave their lives for it. Today, monday may 25th 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this monday morning. It is memorial day 2015. Im willie geist. And im tamron hall along with she ned jones and dylan dreyer. We have men and women on the plaza keeping everyone company. Well say hello to them later. First lets get to todays top story. That damaging and deadly flooding in the south. The images coming out of texas and oklahoma are just unreal. Entire neighborhoods submerged. Crews using boats and helicopters to use rescues. Gabe gutierrez is in hardhit texas. Gabe good morning. Reporter willie good morning. This is some of the incredible damage we