In 95 scotto greedy wasson forcing the wasp enforcing the notice flight zone in bosnia. He contacted the u. S. Military which triggered the effort to bring him home. Words almost never heard about events in bosnia were heard today. Good news. This is 29yearold air force captain scott ogrady being brought back shortly after u. S. Marines rescued him in a daring raid this morning. Six days ago bosnia serbs shot down his f16 with a surfaceto air missile. He was patrol willing a United Nations nofly zone. We didnt know if he was alive or not. Nobody had any concrete evidence. And the families anguish grew worse when the serbs claimed they had captured the pilot and holding him hostage. When u. S. Military officials first started radio signals from ogrady, they feared it was Bosnian Serbs trying to lure u. S. Troops into an ambush. We never would give up because we knew scott wouldnt give up. In fact scott ogrady was surviving eating bugs and grass and drinking rainwater. Sleeping during th
Get a jump on the days news with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs. Primary, Cnn Projects State Attorney General Bill Schuette will be the republican candidate in november. Former state legislative leader Gretchen Whitmer will be the democratic candidate. And cnn projects john james has captured the gop nomination for u. S. Senate in michigan. James, an africanamerican iraq war vet endorsed by President Trump. He will face off with democrat Debbie Stabenow in november. Former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manaforts longtime righthand man back on the witness stand today. Manaforts Defense Lawyers expected to pick up where they left off yesterday, trying to undermine rick gates credibility in the eyes of the jury. Gates admitted to a host of transgressions. So far, manaforts defense team has not done much to pin the bank and tax fraud their client is charged with on gates alone. That part of their Cross Examination may come later today. More now from cnns jessica schneider. Reporter christ
Go into the summer driving season. Reporter whats going on . Analysts say the reasons are many. China is demanding more Oil Every Day to power its growing economy. Just as opec cut some of its output. And International Sanctions are reducing the amount of iranian oil on the world market. At home, refineries are shutting down from maintenance as they prepare to switch to a summer blend. Then market speculation and a weaker dollar play a role. In san diego hey, im a waitress. Come on. Im not making 200 grand a year. Reporter the price at the pump can quickly add to the cost of the daily commute. A 40mile roundtrip, 22 days a month, averaging 22 mpg at 3. 50 a gallon costs 140 a month. At todays average of 3. 73 a gallon, 149 a month. At 4. 25 a gallon, 170. And at 4. 50 a gallon, 180 a month. We have to work, so we keep coming to work every day. But you have to put gas in your car to come to work. Reporter 43 cents in a month. The national average, 3. 73 right now. And the experts are sa
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Its been called a kind of regressive tax that hurts all americans, and especially if you commute by car. If you filled up prior to the workweek or filled up to head out on a president s day holiday break, then you know what has happened to the price of gas, up every day for a month now. And still rising. And those americans with no choice but to buy gas are highly suspicious as to whats causing this increase right now. Its where we begin tonight. Tom costello is in bethesda, maryland. Tom, good evening. Reporter hi, brian. Good evening to you. 3. 99 at this gas station right here. The timing is not good for this. The economy is fragile, and all the money that is going into gas tanks, it would and could be going into instead groceries, maybe a movie out, maybe a dinner out. At gas stations across the country, customers are asking the same question. What could possibly send gas price
A system. Fema warning it will be the strongest storm to car get the carolinas in decades and thats saying a lot. Where it is headed. When it should arrive and what to expect to see on the ground if you live in its path. Also, tremendously big. Thats President Trumps characterization of the storm. He insists that the feds are totally prepared. So, are we ready . Americas storm and rescue infrastructure will most certainly be tested with lives potentially on the line. Femas director just minutes ago telling my colleague Andrea Mitchell that people are running out of time. Well get to that part of the story in just a moment. But we start, we start with the storm of a lifetime. Thats what the National Weather service continues to characterize it as. A dangerous cat 4 storm right now about 485 miles southeast of where i am standing right now. The storm massivement bigger than the entire state of michigan. With 130mileperhour winds. Expected to make landfall friday morning. People are prepa