Today, of course, you can see them clearly. As flood waters receded today guerneville became a place for people to look around, get around, and stretch their legs. Guernevilles homeless shelter is usually open only on winter nights for about 30 people but since the flooding began it has been a 24 7 Emergency Shelter as well. We have been running 50, 55, 60 during the day and still running 30, 40, 45 at night. Reporter flood evacuee david gould just barely got his rv towed out of his riverside lot as the water rose around it. He is using the shelter for a few days now. Im coming for showers, services, and socialize a little bit. It breaks up the monotony each day, whats going on right now. Reporter mary came to check on her cat who is safe and well fed by james, the property manager, in her apartment above the miniature golf park. I had my bags packed and james was going bring it to me today but i they should water was going to go down. Obviously not yet. Reporter today was the first da
Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Fidel castro who turned a small caribbean island into an American Foreign policy obsession is being remembered as a oppressive tyrant and savior of his people tonight. The very contradiction that defined his 50 years of rule. In havana where a nineday mourning is underway people openly wept in the streets after news of his death broke. And people in Little Havana in miami celebrated. Fidel castro goes to his grave as a dynamic figure of the cold war who once nearly nudged the u. S. And russia into a nuclear war. Our team is reporting from around the region. We begin tonight with nbcs chief Foreign Affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. Good evening, lester. At miami airport cubanamericans are lined up to go to cuba or greet relatives visiting from the island. No place in america has been as affected by Fidel Castros nearly 50year reign as south florida. Hes revealed by many exiled during his reign. Even
Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Fidel castro who turned a small caribbean island into an American Foreign policy obsession is being remembered as a oppressive tyrant and savior of his people tonight. The very contradiction that defined his 50 years of rule. In havana where a nineday mourning is underway people openly wept in the stet death broke. And people in Little Havana in miami celebrated. Fidel castro goes to his grave as a dynamic figure of the cold war who once nearly nudged the u. S. And russia into a nuclear war. Our team is reporting from around the region. We begin tonight with nbcs chief Foreign Affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. Good evening, lester. At miami airport visiting from the island. No place in america has been as affected by Fidel Castros nearly 50year reign as south florida. Hes revealed by many exiled during his reign. Even in his hay day he was admired by many around the world. To his followers, he was j
Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Fidel castro who turned a small caribbean island into an American Foreign policy obsession is being remembered as a oppressive tyrant and savior of his people tonight. The very contradiction that defined his 50 years of rule. In havana where a nineday mourning is underway people openly wept in the stet death broke. And people in Little Havana in miami celebrated. Fidel castro goes to his grave as a dynamic figure of the cold war who once nearly nudged the u. S. And russia into a nuclear war. Our team is reporting from around the region. We begin tonight with nbcs chief Foreign Affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. Good evening, lester. At miami airport visiting from the island. No place in america has been as affected by Fidel Castros nearly 50year reign as south florida. Hes revealed by many exiled during his reign. Even in his hay day he was admired by many around the world. To his followers, he was j
Overloaded boats filled with refugees. But for lauren, its not just news. Its her familys story. It begins in vietnam, just after the war. Life is difficult and dangerous for her family. So like thousands of others, they plot an escape. It started a journey that lauren is still on. Just as the things were hearing on the news today, its an international crisis. Reporter there have probably been guest lecturers who have failed to captivate their audience. You can imagine as a child. Reporter but not on this day. Seeing someone bleed out to death is quite an impression. Reporter not with lauren speaking. It was the most terrifying thing that had ever happened to me until i got on the boat to escape vietnam. Reporter lauren, a San Francisco attorney, who is there to share the story of her familys experience following the vietnam war. Her parents, wealthy landowners in the south, faced terrible persecution under communist rule. So bad, they decided the best although incredibly dangerous cho