Like it all has been worth it. Politics, Paul Wellstone told us, is about the improvement of peoples lives. I know that the work ive been able to do has improved peoples lives. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. For a decade now, every time i would get tired or discouraged or frustrated i would think about the people i was doing this for and would bet me back up on my feet. I know the same will be true for everyone who decides to pursue a politics that is about improving peoples lives. And i hope you know that i will be fighting alongside you every step of the way. With that, mr. President , i yield the floor. Neil with that, senator al franken has resigned from the United States senate. He says he will do so in the coming weeks. He didnt specify how many weeks. That is important parliamentarywise because we dont know whether he wants to stay for the vote, not only temporary measure to continue the government and continue operating the government for another couple weeks and
Minors over a period of 16 years. Ive seen with children and with my children and just theres no way. Reporter medfothod diner ow says he has known the man for 40 years. He doesnt seem to fit that profile. Hes such a nice man and. Reporter thomas was the founder of the creation festival started in 1979. Had this very quick vision of thousands of kids on a hillside. Reporter in an interview posted on youtube, thomas talks about being drawn to teaching the young. My burden for youth has started to really come to the forefront. Reporter according to the prosecutors office, reverend thomas was arrested yesterday charged with one count of aggravated Sexual Assault, three counts of Sexual Assault and four counts of endangering the welfare of children. They say the abuse started in 1999 and spanned a lengthy period ending just two years ago. Information about the visms is being victims is being withheld to protect their identities. Some people in the neighborhood where thomas has lived with h
After president trumps decision on jerusalem. Richard engel is there. And bitcoin bonanza. Its value suddenly skyrocketing. But what is it . And how are so many people making so much money so fast . This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening from ventura, and a neighborhood where, as you can see around me, the largest of four major wildfires burning in Southern California has already left its calling card of charred destruction. But fire is on the move virtually all around us tonight from the ocean to the desert to the mountains. 20,000 homes are threatened as the number already destroyed the feared to rise into the hundreds. Facing erratic winds which range at times from calm in some places to hurricaneforce gusts in others taunt crews as they work feverishly to control the wildfires. Nbc news has multiple teams on the ground. Our national [000 01 58;00] coverage from the northern end of this fire in ojai. Miguel, whats the situation there now . Reporter lester, good even
And we still ask that folks stay away from their homes. Were not completely out of the woods yet. Reporter at this nursing home and in neighborhoods, thousands of mandatory evacuation orders in place. I didnt take things that i need. Pictures and things like that that are very dear to me. Reporter in other communities, residents now returning, finding utter destruction and small signs of hope. Don meyers digging his wife julies wedding ring out of rubble of their home. Dropping one knee and proposing again. He and there is now a new wildfire down in san diego county, forcing more evacuations. There is not much relief in sight with these strong winds expected to continue into the weekend. Live in sylmar, california. And were getting a birds eye view of the thomas fire. The aircraft took this photo showing a gigantic plume over Ventura County earlier this week. Nasa says the aircraft wasnt even planning to capture the photo. It was actually performing an engineering flight test of one of
Grows worse each day. It grows worse each minute. One lane of this street is an ever growing junkyard. The trucks and crews that would clean it up lay idle. Libraries and Senior Centers are closed. Abandoned cars will remain abandoned. No Maintenance Work is going on. No building inspections, no crime or traffic reports. Pretty much, no nothing. What i can say is that the ball is in the unions court. And the city just says no. They dont explain y they dont tell us what they can do or how they could meet us halfway. They dont explain why. They just say no. Reporter now, the mayor insists that even with all that new cannabis tax money coming in, in 2018, there still wont be enough money to meet the workers demands. Tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. Tom, you said they are still meeting now. If so, how long will they go tonight . Be. Reporter the mayor said they will go as long as they have to even if its all night long. That doesnt mean it will settled. Thank you. Heres the comparison between P