And im diane dwyer. We begin with another bay area politician facing legal problems. In this case it is not new for him. George shirakawa was a santa clara supervisor. He pleaded guilty to 12 charges last year. This week he was let out of jail only to be facing more charges. Reporter George Shirakawa is already on probation on one case while the other is pending. The other president of the county board of supervisors was released from jail after serving seven months and one day of a one year term of perjury. A jury indicted shirakawa last october on a felony charge of false impersonation. He has pleaded not guilty to charges he imperson ated someone in a mailer meant to discredit a political rival. Nbc bay area legal analyst says shirakawas felony conviction could effect the outcome of this on going case. What makes this case especially challenging for George Shirakawa is he is coming into it as a convicted felon. Because of that if he takes the stand in his own defense those felonies
Whats the latest on these ceasefire talks taking place in belarus . Those talks are actually schedule would to start any minute now, but theres been criticism leveled against them, because this is a contact group. Nobody sitting around the table has any authority to sign anything. If there is some sort of ceasefire agreed upon, certainly significant ithey will sign the. Sending a strong message to russia on what they call an incursion on ukraine. We stand united. Those words backed bay 20 million package comprised mostly of nonlethal aid and solidarity, surrounded by World Leaders promising more action against russia. President obama is very committed to moving on the next sanctions. Those sanctions are expected to be announced today even as peace talks between moscow, kiev and prorussian separatists are set to begin this morning. Thursday, ukrainian president poroshenko said he is hoping of a lasting peace, but cautiously optimistic. I can say careful optimism for tomorrow meeting of
Good evening, after a relatively safe period for air travel, tonight, we are keefrg tragedy in wichita, kansas, where a twinengine aircraft full of fuel went down on takeoff into a flight instruction building right there on the airport grounds. While the pilot was believed to have been killed instantly, the search all day and rising death toll had to do with the people in the building where the explosion took place. Its where we begin tonight with nbcs ron mott. Ron, good evening. Reporter brian, good evening to you. Officials say the pilot was believed to be the only person aboard that small airplane which lost power shortly after takeoff. They say the pilot then tried to turn back to the runway, culminating seconds later in a fiery crash. Thick clouds of black smoke billowed high into the sky, fuelled by a raging fire, a harrowing scene this morning for those at wichitas midcontinent airport, minutes after a twinengine it you are bow prop slammed into a Flight Training facility fille
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. After a relatively safe period for air travel, tonight, we are covering a tragedy in wichita, kansas, where a twinengine aircraft full of fuel went down on takeoff into a flight instruction building right there on the airport grounds. While the pilot was believed to have been killed instantly, the search all day and rising death toll had to do with the people in the building where the explosion took place. Its where we begin tonight with nbcs ron mott. Ron, good evening. Reporter brian, good evening to you. Officials say the pilot was believed to be the only person aboard that small airplane which lost power shortly after takeoff. They say the pilot then tried to turn back to the runway, culminating seconds later in a fiery crash. Thick clouds of black smoke billowed high into the sky, fueled by a raging fire, a harrowing scene this morning for those at wichitas midcontinent airport
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