Eve going faster than a closerollercoaster melania trump, are expected to pay their respects in the words love like yours will surely come my way of the white house, to the late to close permanently this year justice tomorrow at the Supreme Court, where she will be lying ahey, aheyhey nbcs senior legal investigative in repose. Of course, thats notable correspondent cynthi mcfadden traveled to [music playing] pennsylvania, a battleground because the president has state in the election for a already made it clear that hes not going to respect the fervent love like yours will surely come my way firsthand look wish, the words of ruth bader hey, sins ya cynthia, good ginsburg herself, that it would morning. Reporter good morning. Be the next president , the next we went to scranton, which is, of course, former Vice President president , who would ultimately bidens hometown you know, we went with a question determine who would replace her on the court. To soccer practices. The president is e
Told is a highly emotional this family says they feel fortunate. They were in the rotunda of the u. S. Capitol where george h. W. Bush lies in state. All of a sudden they saw sully, the president s service dog. Ccllompa nied by the wounded warriors. It was truly moving. I teared up little bit. Having never met president bush, i didnt expect myself to be so moved but he was a great man and did many, manyhings forur country until his death. Reporter this picture of sully went viral when it was posted sunday on twitter by jim mcgrath, the bush family spokesperson, with the headline, mission complete. He hold a speci place in the hearts of many of the veterans coming here to the capitol to honor his memory. A disabled vet. Principles and character matter to me as mll as to friends who died for this country. Reporter this man w rs a navy cap from the Aircraft Carrier named for president george h. W. Bush. A great human ing, great president , a terrific family man. Reporter this family of im
announcer: reporting tonight from havana. good evening. we re coming to you this evening from the charming and historic havana vieja plaza desan francisco deassis here in havana just across from the harbor. cuba is a country physically less than 100 miles from american soil but it feels a lot closer socially and politically tonight. and that provoked some tearful and joyous reaction from many cubans. for the first time in 54 years the american flag was hoisted above the united states embassy here. the ceremonial reopening of the embassy led by secretary of state john kerry marks the re-establishment of diplomatic relationships between the two countries while ending years of hostility. there was no question the day was historic. the debate continues at home, however, over whether it sets the right tone. leading our coverage is andrea mitchell. reporter: on a day when symbols matter the stars and stripes raised over the u.s. embassy in havana ending a feud that began more
process. everything is changing and you re part of that. it s great. reporter: isaac delgado, a musician and aspiring record producer hopes to experiment with blends of cuban and u.s. music. for me this is special, when you mix the culture of united states and the culture of cuba, it would have a very special result. reporter: today there was tough talk by both sides. each acougs the other of human rights abuses. and when i asked john kerry what american tourists will be able to come here, when they can come here without restrictions, he said first we need to make progress on the easier things, lifting the embargo of course. that requires an act of congress. not anytime soon, lester. all right, andrea mitchell tonight. and by the way, later in the broadcast i speak with those marines who were part of that flag raising today. the decades of bad blood between the u.s. and cuba not only divided our countries but families caught in the middle. now relatives who are split
savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to today. so good to have you with us on thursday morning. we have craig in for matt once again. for the first time in a week, for the first time in a week, the rain has finally stopped, but of course harvey s fury is still being felt across the gulf coast. let s get to the latest. breaking news in crosby, texas, just outside houston. that s where fire is burning at a chemical plant following two overnight explosions. its owners had warned they were unavoidable after the facility lost power and its ability to cool those potentially volatile materials. we ll go to crosby live in a moment. at least 28 deaths are being blamed on the storm, but that number is expected to climb sharply in the coming days. houston s fire department is beginning a block-by-block search of thousands of flooded homes today. in texas alone, 25,000 water rescues alone have been carried out since the st