Continuing through 2018, we mark the 50th anniversary of americas war in vietnam. In 1960 seven, hundreds of thousands of troops were on the ground in vietnam, while at home voices became more vocal. There was a large cohort of the baby boomer generation that the culture during the summer of love. To learn about these events, we now turn to to todays guest, book 1967,ks and his the year of fire and ice. Mr. Brooks is an internationally recognized author with 14 books on history. s passion for these areas of research and dates back to his childhood when the Brooks Family visited gettysburg in europe. In addition, dr. Brooks is a professor and received an undergraduate degree in history from Lasalle University and earned his masters and doctors of education degree from the university of pennsylvania. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome victor brooks. [applause] victor thank you so much for coming today. I am very honored that all of you could take from your schedules to listen to me. A
Right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. They are just 14 but also experienced at sea, and that is giving hope to the families of two florida boys that are the mass object of a massive ocean search under way right now off the coast of florida. The boys went missing on friday after setting out alone on a fishing trip believed to be to the bahamas. Their 19foot boat was found capsized and adrift in a strong current yesterday, but there have been no signs of the boys. Late this afternoon the coast guard provided an update on the expanding search. Our Kerry Sanders reports now from jupiter, florida. Just confirmed, nobody is on board. Reporter in the desperate search for two missing teens, a discovery both grim and hopeful. Their capsized boat. But no sign of 14yearold perry cohen and his best friend austin stephanos. Its terrifying to know that your child is out there without you and that if they need help t
Have become so common pilot daily occurrence nationwide. New information in the trial. The jury you will consider the Death Penalty as it moves james holmes. It clears the way for another round of arguments before jurors decide between Capital Punishment and life in prison. The same jury rejected his insanity claim last month and found him guilty of murder. And the colorado shooting and the recent shooting inside a louisiana Movie Theater has prompted a new push for gun legislation. It brought together two schumers. Dick brennan has more on the proposal and the reaction. Reporter when i heard about this news, i was completely devastated and i just wanted to go down to louisiana and then i was angry. Reporter Movie Actress and comedian amy schumer speaking out on gun violence. You are approachable. Reporter it was her movie train wreck playing on a screen in a lafayette Movie Theater when a mentally ill man john houser killed Jillian Johnson and mayci breaux. Today she fought back tears
Drives that one a mile high. And later, saving the best for last. Ryan zimmerman is already having one of his best seasons ever. Now, he just set a new personal record. Well have the highlights coming up. Good day at 9a starts now. Good day d. C. It is 9 01 on this friday morning. Our last day of summer. Lets split. Half summer, half fall. I dont know. Lets start fall around 4 02 sounds good. Sounds good to me too. Too good to be true marylands governor has new plan to ease congestion on the busiest roads around the region but still a lot of Unanswered Questions include hog will pay for it and how to pay for it. What happens in the meantime and whether it will even work, bob barnard will join us with live details in just little while. If theres a chance that it will work,. Ill take it. You know how it is. When they Start Building and doing const inter states around here that can create problems on the front end. Just short term. Short term. Think big. Think big. It has to get worse in
Yeah, emotion is flowing here, at spectrum field here, in clearwater, florida. The ceremony just wrapping up, just moments ago. It started at 4 30. Most heart wrenching moment came from roys wife brandy, she stepped to the mike and she talk for several minutes about their childhood relationship, they met when they were nine and 12 years old. They went on their first date years later. Their first date was over a game of pool, and their second one was, over a game of pingpong, but, she went home and she told her mom, that she met the man that she would eventually marry. They had that kind of a relationship and she talked about that moments ago. Everything i still want to be is all because of him. Im not sure how to be me, without him. I loved my son dearly. I am going to miss him dearly. Im so thankful that he got to spend the time with all you folks here, as well as in my home. Look at the fields right now at the ballpark you are watching the ceremony as they are wrapping it up here, an