From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with Brian Williams. Good evening. The flaming wreckage of a failed rocket launch on the virginia coast might just be a metaphor for the current state of the u. S. Space program. The rocket that exploded last night stood 14 stories tall. It was en route to the International Space station to supply the u. S. Astronauts on board. Americans who remember the race to the moon against the soviets may be surprised to learn that these days american rocket launches are contracted out. Luckily this one was unmanned, but nasa has no way of getting nasa astronauts into space. We rely on the russians for that too. This may now all get more attention after last night. A whole lot of people on the east coast planned to watch the laun launch. It was going to be visible from Cape Hatteras north to cape cod. Instead they along with the rest of the world saw a catastrophic failure on television. Its where we begin tonight with nbcs to
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with Brian Williams. Good evening. The flaming wreckage of a failed rocket launch on the virginia coast might just be a metaphor for the current state of the u. S. Space program. The rocket that exploded last night stood 14 stories tall. It was en route to the International Space station to supply the u. S. Astronauts on board. Americans who remember the race to the moon against the soviets may be surprised to learn that these days american rocket launches are contracted out. Luckily this one was unmanned, but nasa has no way of getting nasa astronauts into space. We rely on the russians for that too. This may now all get more attention after last night. A whole lot of people on the east coast planned to watch the launch. It was going to be visible from Cape Hatteras north to cape cod. Instead they along with the rest of the world saw a catastrophic failure on television. Its where we begin tonight with nbcs tom cos
So we are asking the American Public to be very serious about reconsidering whether they travel. Group founded by Stacey Abrams under investigation for trying to register out of state voters and apparently dead voters. Roethlisberger to the end zone, touchdown. Smith. Ainsley this week has flown by. Already thursday, guys. Loockets at you our allamerican Christmas Tree on fox square. Red, white, and blue remembering all the brave men and women who fought for our country. Merry christmas. Brian merry christmas, everybody. I think the countdown now is to Christmas Shopping and how many can do it in person like first time tell medicine be using Online Shopping for the first time. A lot of americans like the traditional window shopping pick the right gift as opposed to scanning around. Steve we have been shopping online for a year. Brian go look in the window. Steve to answer your question, its the countdown to Christmas Shopping it is exactly three weeks to christmas eve, which is when i
Planning to get under way. These are the tough decisions to be made. May have the second possible winner as well. Thats right. Youre looking at Surveillance Video of a man as he checked his numbers and apparently realized he just hit the jackpot, a clerk at the store said the man had the winning numbers and the ticket indicated it was purchased in arizona, but lottery officials havent confirmed yet he is the winner. We will get a live report from the store just ahead. Find out shortly. How much trouble is Lindsay Lohan in after her arrest in new york and new charges tied to a Traffic Accident in los angeles. And who do you look like, savannah . You know the saying we all have a twin somewhere in the world. Sometimes people say i have a twin right in this room, natalie and i often get confused on the plaza. If i was five inches taller. Maybe on my best day. Something to think about. We all have a doppelganger people say, we will talk about that a little later on. You always say people c
Person . Should it . Judges are considering that now. And the decision could change the way america treats its animals. And ebola. Who you like better, cdc or congress . Lets get to it. First from the fox news deck this afternoon. Word that relentless air strikes in syria have Islamic State fighters on the run, but the terror group appears to be preparing for a whole new fight in iraq, after a wave of terror attacks today left dozens dead in baghdad. Over on the wall, the pentagon is calling operation inherit resolve. The daily beast web site is now reporting that the turkish government is allowing American Drones to take off from their air best. If air base. If true thats big. Possibly complicating the tense negotiations witch turkey, the state department reported that u. S. Officials met directly with a kurdish political party, party linked to the group the United States and turkey call the terrorist organization. Its all mixed up over there, its a jumble mix. And in the syrian town