announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. whether you watched her growing up as part of the generation that discovered her in nighttime reruns, the death of mary tyler moore probably struck you with a sense of nostalgia. in a career that span z tv an stages with she will be best remembered for two sitco sitcoms. tonight there is reaction from hollywood and beyond. who can turn the world on with her smile reporter: smile lit up two of television s two most beloved sitcoms of the 60s and 70s. as laura. a stay at home wife and mother. and later up ending tv gender stereotypes as a career woman in the mary tyler moore show. you ve got spunk. well, yes. i hate spunk! reporter: born in brooklyn in 1936, moore landed her first job out of high school. i m happy hop point. reporter: appears in appliance kmergss at the hot point elf. she married richard meeker. then lost her job when she
amy: for now we re live in northwest, amy aubert, abc7 news. larry: thank you. in the 6:00 a.m. hour of good morning washington we showed you when the protesters began climbing a construction crane north of the white house. at 10:00 they unfurled a banner that read resist. stephen tschida picks up the coverage now live. stephen? stephen: they are still up there. let s get to it. you can see high up above 15th on the towering crane. they unfurled a banner that from a distance appeared to hang over the white it s crazy. it s crazy. also the weight commenced for the seven activists to descend and face charges. but on the ground, many stop to take photos. to express support for the activists. i hope they are safe. i got to think about it. it s put a big smile on my face. two of the activists handcuffed themselves to the stairs to block the wa the police officers at the ready to apprehend the activists. they will be arrested and they could face a slew of charges. but
president trump moved at break neck pace since taking office seeking to fulfill campaign promises that include building the wall and cracking down on sanctuary cities. those moves sent thousands into the streets and many cities responding with protests as their mayor stood in total opposition to mr. trump. more executive orders are expected today. hallie jackson is helping keep us on top of all of it. reporter: his signature slogan becoming supporters favorite phrases. build that wall. reporter: donald trump is set to start. immediate construction of a border wall. reporter: the president signing executive orders to direct money to start construction of his border wall with mexico. the wall. everyo everyone loves it. reporter: making good on pledge to crack down on sanctuary cities. now blocking almost all federal funding to those areas. on beefing up immigration enforcement hiring 15,000 more agents. after campaigning with people whose loved ones were killed b
moving at break neck pace and taking office seeking to fulfill campaign promises that include building the wall and cracking down on sanctuary cities. that sent thousands into the streets and many of those including philadelphia and new york responding with protests overnight as their marriage stood in opposition to mr. trump. more executive orders are expected today. heal jackson is helping us keep track of it all. his slogan is one of his supporters s favorite phrases. build that wall. build that wall. build that wall. set to start. immediate construction of a border wall. the president signing executive orders to direct money to start construction of the border wall with mexico. the wall. everyone loves it. making good not just on that, but his pledge to crack down on sanctuary cities that don t prosecute immigrants. on beefing up immigration enforcement and hiring 15,000 more agents and after campaigning with people whose loved ones were killed by undocument
announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. whether you grew up watching her at laura petrie or mary richards or part of the generation that discovered her in nighttime reruns, the news of the death of mary tyler moore likely struck you like it did many of us here with a sense of sadness and nostalgia. in a career that spans tv an stages with she will be best remembered for two sitcoms in which her character symbolized the changing perceptions of women in this country. tonight there is reaction from hollywood and beyond. who can turn the world on with her smile reporter: mary tyler moore s smile lit up two of television s most beloved sitcoms of the 60s and 70s. as laura petrie, a flustered stay at home wife and mother. and later up ending tv [000:01:59;00] mary tyler moore show. you ve got spunk. well, yes. i hate spunk! reporter: born in brooklyn in 1936, moore landed her first job