for hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. does comedy have the power to transcend borders, religions, and politics? and can build bridges between different communities who may miss trust and misunderstand one another? well, my guest to date thinks so. is one of the arab world s most popular comedians, nemr abou nassar. brought up in the united states and lebanon, he quit hisjob as united states and lebanon, he quit his job as an insurance broker to become a stand up comic. he believes humourcan become a stand up comic. he believes humour can change the world. but does he risk promoting misunderstanding and perpetuating stereotypes through his comedy? nemr abou nassar, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. there you are at the age of five in united states watching television and you decided there and then that you want to do either be a stand up comedian or a ninja turtle. why not a ninja turtle? well, the stem cell research i
how do these giants of thanksgiving rise to the occasion? nightly news begins right now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening i m kate snow in for lester on this thanksgiving eve. and the rush is on. from coast to coast, with nearly 49 million of us expected to travel and see family and friends over this holiday weekend, that would be the largest number of thanksgiving av great recession. nine years ago. throughout the day we ve seen relatively calm scenes at many major airports, but that may be because so many americans chose to drive. the roads are jammed tonight. and that s where we begin, with our tom costello. if you re watching tv right now, look what you re missing. outer loop of the beltway, still a big mess. the thanksgiving crush. it started on the west coast, tuesday night, nearly 49 million of with gas now averaging just 2.13 a gallon, the vast majority are driving in tallaha
how do these giants of thanksgiving rise to the occasion? nightly news begins right now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening i m kate snow in for lester on this thanksgiving eve. and the rush is on. from coast to coast, with nearly 49 million of us expected to travel and see family and friends over this holiday weekend, that would be the largest number of thanksgiving travelers since the great recession. nine years ago. throughout the day we ve seen relatively calm scenes at many major airports, but that may be because so many americans chose to drive. the roads are jammed tonight. and that s where we begin, with our tom costello. if you re watching tv right now, look what you re missing. outer loop of the beltway, still a big mess. the thanksgiving crush. it started on the west coast, tuesday night, nearly 49 million of us traveling this holiday. with gas now averaging just 2.13 a gall
recent attack. showtime, tens of millions will watch. how do these giants of thanksgiving rise to the occasion? nightly news begins right now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening i m kate snow in for lester on this thanksgiving eve. and the rush is on. from coast to coast, with nearly 49 million of us expected to travel aee holiday weekend, that would be the largest number of thanksgiving travelers since the great recession. nine years ago. throughout the day we ve seen relatively calm scenes at many major airports, but that may be because so many americans chose to drive. the roads are jammed tonight. and that s where we begin, with our tom costello. if you re watching tv right now, look what you re missing. outer loop of the beltway, still a big nearly 49 million of us traveling this holiday. with gas now averaging just 2.13 a gallon, the vast majority are driving in tallahassee, this
how do these giants of thanksgiving rise to the occasion? nightly news begins right now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening i m kate snow in for lester on this thanksgiving eve. and the rush is on. from coast to coast, with nearly 49 million of us expected to travel and see family and friends over this holiday weekend, that would be the largest number of thank great recession. nine years ago. throughout the day we ve seen relatively calm scenes at many major airports, but that may be because so many americans chose to drive. the roads are jammed tonight. and that s where we begin, with our tom costello. if you re watching tv right now, look what you re missing. outer loop of the beltway, still a big mess. the thanksgiving crush. it started on the west coast, tuesday night, nearly 49 million of holiday. with gas now averaging just 2.13 a gallon, the vast majority are driving in tallahas