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By the tornado. Tom and karen keller lost ten trees and have no electricity. Problem with the power out here is were on wells, so you dont have water, which means you dont have anything. Yet you can still laugh because because nobodys hurt. Reporter Glenwood High School has no water either. Howard county parked a truck in front of the school with Emergency Water for residents. It serves to provide water for individuals who have wells. They can get potable water. We have available showering and things for charging your devices. Reporter a tree tore through the roof of this home as the tornado hit. Two people were inside at the time. You could just hear the glass, you know, shattering and the breaking of the just every bit of it you could hear in full detail. Reporter ahead, she tells us what a close call it was for her and her brother when the tornado hit and that tree ....
Its knees. Nightly news begins right now. Pope francis in america, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We are back in new york tonight virtually outside our 30 rock studios and witnessing the massive crowds lining fifth avenue right now outside st. Patricks cathedral, awaiting the arrival of pope francis. They are about to see him. The motorcade now turning on to fifth avenue. We expect him to get into the pope mobile very shortly and make a short parade down fifth avenue to st. Patricks cathedral. There is the scene taking place. All this under a ring of security unlike anything that even new york city has seen. Theyre coming into view right now is the fiat that has become famous during this trip, or one of the fiats the pope has been taking. He will emerge from the vehicle and we expect him to get into the pope mobile which was prepositioned here. He will parade several blocks to st. Patricks cathedral where he will take place in a vesper service. About 500 peopl ....
Situation room. Wolf . Thanks very much. Happening right now, an emotional and very historic day on capitol hill. A brand new United States congress is sworn in and with it a new hope for reaching across the aisle. Some of the cases may be knew, but many of the tough issues that have to be tackled certainly havent changed. So is is there any real chance of getting anything done . And nearly three weeks since the devastating massacre, sandy hook Elementary Students return to school. Well go there for a live report. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. An extra ordinary nar day here in washington. The 113th Congress Takes office ushering in, in a moment, what appeared to be a renewed push for bipartisanship on the heels of what has been an extremely tumultuous week of gridlock. One of the most striking moments ....
Continuing coverage of this dramatic sit in by democratic lawmakers in the house of representatives still going at this hour. House democrats began occupying the floor before noon wednesday. Democrats say theyre staging a sit in and the protests of republicans refusal to take a vote on gun reform measures in the wake of that mass shooting in orlando. The images were showing you are being streamed from phones on the house floor. The normal cameras are turned off that provide video from the House Chamber and thats because the house is not in session right now although it is active. These social media feeds are not allowed. This is exactly how democrats have deliberately broadcast their sit in protests all day. They say they want a vote on expanded background checks and a ban on gun purchases by anyone on the no fly lists for suspected terrorists and democrats are saying if paul ryan does not schedule a vote on these amendments then t ....
Moment. Hes the one who kicked off who has been a day long historically unprecedented sit in on the floor of the house today. Were expecting a live hit with senator Correy Booker who crossed from one side of the capital to the other to join members in the house in what theyre doing which is unprecedented. We are expecting a very late night of televised live political coverage here at msnbc as this dramatic event in washington which started before noon as it continues through night possibly into the early hours of tomorrow. One member of Congress Today when asked directly how long she was prepared to continue this sit in, she responded by saying she was prepared to be there until hell freezes over. Weve got the thermostat with a video camera on it in hell to tell you if that happens and that would send the democrats home. Even as things have gone nuts in this particular way in ....