Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt America remembers 20 years later. Good evening from lower manhattan, where a part of the Nations Soul was ripped away on a beautiful september in 2001. An Eightacre Site now a memorial for those we lost that Day Tonight on the eve of the 20th Anniversary of 9 11, we reflect on the Terror And Anguish of that day and the painful years that followed and how it changed us, and who back then would imagine we would face this anniversary as a nation suffering through an even deadlier calamity, a pandemic that has claimed over 660,000 lives. And tonight, a day after President Bidens new get tough approach to covid19 vaccinations, the pushback conservative backlash against shot mandates. What Health Officials say may be our best chance against covid, and what others say is an assault on our freedoms Peter Alexander has the story. Hey, guys. Reporter President Biden today touring a school in washington, d. C. , responding defiantly to fierce ba
of dead white guys, am i right? like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. almost half of them were mexican-american, and that was only 13 years after the mexican-american war. now where s the monument for that? huh? huh? huh? now, today, nearly 20% of the u.s. population is latin, and our numbers are growing. our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2% of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do have some prominent figures, like ale
like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. almost half of them were mexican-american, and that was only 13 years after the mexican-american war. now where s the monument for that? huh? huh? huh? now, today, nearly 20% of the u.s. population is latin, and our numbers are growing. our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2% of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do have some prominent figures, like alexandria ocasio-cortez, veronica
but when you think of d.c., you mostly think of dead white guys, am i right? like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. almost half of them were mexican-american, and that was only 13 years after the mexican-american war. now where s the monument for that? huh? huh? huh? now, today, nearly 20% of the u.s. population is latin, and our numbers are growing. our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2% of our elected officials, but the good news is
more than 20,000 hispanics served. almost half of them were mexican-american, and that was only 13 years after the mexican-american war. now where s the monument for that? huh? huh? huh? now, today, nearly 20% of the u.s. population is latin, and our numbers are growing. our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2% of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do have some prominent figures, like alexandria ocasio-cortez, veronica escobar, ritchie torres, and alex padilla. and they re in good company, because latinos make up more than 11% of d.c. s population. this city has a ton of latin influence in art, in politics, and in culture, and of course food because where there s latino culture, there s always some damn good food. so let s get some eats. i m buying. you re welcome. [upbeat latin-tinged music] [upbeat electronic music] - i m in d.c., so you know we re gonna talk politics, and