john buford. buford was not one to brooke fools well. he does not have a lot of patience and tolerance. he is also in a bad mood. they have learned that three had beenofficers promoted from captain to brigadier general, jumping over a lot of more experienced men who had paid their dues. there are a lot of regular army guys were irritated with this here this delegation comes to see him. here is what they say. general, why did in use that man's back to washington to be interrogated. i was afraid it would make him or brigadier general. the vet tell you what you need seligw about john buford? has his men up, they are in the saddle. the vast majority of the column is going to take this road on the south side of jack's mountain. he is also going to send at .ttachment with new york they are going to run into a detachment of the 52nd north carolina. the rest of the column is going to run into this second of mississippi. buford is under orders to go to emmitsburg. he is not under orders to bring on in engagement. the confederates do not have a lo

the cautionary tale of bill buford. a perfectly good job as fiction editor at the prestigious "new yorker" magazine. at the undignified age of 53, he pretty much pulled up stakes, put his whole past life on hold, and defected to france to learn how to cook. what happened to you anyway, buford? you used to have a good job, you hang out a couple of nights with batali and the next thing you know you're living in france and cooking. >> bill: it's true. i discovered a whole world tha the rest of the world didn't seem to know about. just a very compreed, intense lifelong learned expertise and knowledge of food. it's not the food network, and it's not glossy magazines, and it's not something you'd get from reading a recipe book. it's something you get by just going deep. i was afraid of france because i knew if i went, took on the subject of french food, i'd have to go really deep. so we went, and we thought we'd stay for six months. and we -- we stayed for five years. >> anthony: we meet at bouchon comptoir abel. a bouchon is

james wilder studies the polar bear population in the buford sea near barter island.hese coming to these shores for thousands of years. but climate change has changed their behavior. >> polar bears are showing up earlier. they used to show up in the beginning of september. now we see them in late july, august. and staying for longer. and that seems to be correlated with the availability of sea ice. if sea ice melts earlier, then bears will come to shore sooner. if it forms later in the fall, then they at the coast for longer periods of time. >> we're used to ice out there hunting. >> for the people of kaktovek, the way of life is at risk as well. >> this is the main road. >> she is a witness to the changes brought by rising temperatures. >> for all the tours. they're a nuisance. they can smell the good food anywhere. they had broken down our door to our >> for centuries, residents stored the whales they hunted in the permafrost. a natural underground freezer. >> most of the ice filled up with water. and it is hard to keep them going. >> you used to have natural ice ce

i want to bring in pastor paul buford from the river oak church not far from the church. pastor, i appreciate you joining me this afternoon. such an incredibly tragic day for that community. how are you doing? >> well, we're doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. this is a very small and close-knit community. and it's devastating news, of course. our church is two miles down the road. and we have family that is go back and forth between the two churches because it's been around for a long time. so any names that come out of that building, we're going to know. we're set up right now about two blocks away from the church at our community center. and we have the family members coming here and friends and this is where our point of ministry here is, to be able to minister to them and to be able to deal with the official news for the families. so we want to be here for them when that happens. and when that goes on. >> pastor, talk to me about what you know about this church, the congregants, the people that attend this church, how big it is, if you knew this

reverend paul buford. >> my wife who is a nurse at the local hospital went in to action. we have a deputy that was in there that went into action, along with other people. we got ready and we just did what we do, we prayed. >> reporter: president trump responded to the shooting during his trip abroad. >> we will never, ever leave their side, ever. omar villafranca, cbs news, sutherland springs, texas. >> quijano: wednesday marks one year since president trump was elected. tonight the president is in japan, the first stop on his five nation swing through asia. a new poll out today shows mr. trump's approval rating at this point in his presidency is lower than any u.s. president in seven decades. just 37% approve of the way mr. trump is handling his job. margaret brennan is traveling with the president. >> no one, no dictator, no regime and no nation should underestimate ever american resolve. >> reporter: the warning to north korea was unmistakable. president trump's first stop in asia was this u.s. air base. >> should i put it on? yeah! >> reporter: where the commander in

. >> reporter: pomeroy leans on pastor paul buford for support. >> families that are in our church had family members over there. >> reporter: the sanctuary is now a memorial. chairs for each of the victims where they fell. >> it's surreal in the aspect that it's not the church it was to me before. however, it's still god's house. >> reporter: in his faith, pomeroy has also found forgiveness for the gunman and a reason to celebrate thanksgiving. >> it is hard to cope right now, but -- sorry, but i know annabelle would want the holidays to proceed. >> reporter: in overwhelming grief, a community grateful for their faith. miguel almaguer, nbc news, sutherland springs, texas. >>> and there is late word tonight that in the aftermath of that church mass shooting attorney general jeff sessions has ordered the fbi and the atf to conduct a review of the national gun background check system, this after the air force admitted it had failed to enter the texas gunman's court-martial into the federal database that could have stopped him from buying firearms. >>> lots of tributes tonight for david c

. >> reporter: buford with his new best friend in atlanta. blue adopted in dallas. opy an early holiday gift in ohio. a much needed second chance for these animals and a whole lot of love for their new owners. >> we wanted to add somebody new to our family and we found him. >> reporter: erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> that drive continues through this weekend. thanks for watching. "gma" first thing in the morning and i'll see you back here on sunday night. for david and all of us have a great evening, good night. >>> typically light black friday traffic backed up for miles after a truck crashed and sparked a warning for all drivers from the chp. >> if we can see it so can the thieves. holiday shopping safety advice sounds straightforward, but it's obvious not everybody is following it. >> a holiday tradition in the south bay aims to be bigger and better than ever this year. with the story coming up. >>> live where you live this is abc 7 news. . . >> first thing you heard was a tire pop. tire blew. sounded like a gunshot. >> and those sounds contributed to thi

paul buford's church is right down the road. >> i know everybody in there. mean we -- our churches work together. you know, we go to lunch with the pastor, we started praying for everyone that was involved in it. >> reporter: the small congregation, including families with children, so many were rushed to hospitals by ground and air. the pastor's teenage daughter among the dead. >> ambulances everywhere. we have two air life cop ters outside. >> reporter: gary matulo works at a nearby gas station and heard it all. >> i never thought it would happen here. this is something that takes place in a big city. it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: neighbors close to the shooting in shock. >> you never think something like this is going to happen close to home, you know. people in small communities, they leave their doors open at night, they trust people. >> reporter: tonight, investigators combing the scene for answers as flags fly at half staff. a devastating blow in this close-knit community reeling from what is being called the country's deadliest shooting inside

ball buford's church is right down the road. >> i know everybody in there. our churches work together. we go to lunch with the pastor. we started praying for everyone involved in it. >> reporter: the small congregation including families with children, so many were rushed to hospitals by ground and air. the pastor's teenage daughter among the dead. >> ambulances everywhere, we have two air life kopitars outside. >> reporter: kerry works at a nearby gas station and heard it all. >> i never thought it would happen here. this is something that takes place in a big city. it does president make any sense. >> reporter: neighbors close to the shooting in shock. >> you never think something like this is going to happen close to home, you know? these people in small communities, love their door open at night, they trust people. >> reporter: investigators combing the scene for answers. a devastating blow in this close knit community being called what is the country's deadliest shooting inside a house of worship. steve patterson, nbc news. >> thanks to steve patterson

i mean, take this letter from confederate soldier buford nathaniel jessup to his wife.i regret to say that the tide has turned against us here at antietam. the union army steadfastly refuses compromise. we keep saying, 'maybe we can just have slaves, like, monday wednesday, friday?' and they're all like, 'naw.' and it's like, 'okay, what about every other weekend?' but they won't give us any slaves. they're being total nazis abou ( laughter ) this, which is weird because nazis aren't even a thing yet. well, i've just been bayoneted by my brother, got to go. or maybe-- true story-- kelly knows better and is just being willfully ignorant, because as the chief of staff, he's now forced to defend the positions of an idiot. but we can not judge john kelly by today's standards. he said it yesterday. ( laughter ) we'll be right back with mark ruffalo. ♪ show you the way cilantro. parsley. spinach. basil. toothpicks? campbell's slow kettle chef crafted soups. mm can i get some more spinach? made for real, real life. hey, need fast try cool mint zantac. it releases a cooling sen

. >> reporter: pomeroy leans on pastor paul buford for support. >> families that are in our church hadily members over there. >> reporter: the sanctuary is now a memorial. chairs for each of the victims where they fell. >> it's surreal in the aspect that it's not the church it was to me before. however, it's still god's house. >> reporter: in his faith, pomeroy has also found forgiveness for the gunman and a reason to celebrate thanksgiving. >> it is hard to cope right now. but -- sorry, but i know annabelle would want the holidays to proceed. >> reporter: an overwhelming grief, a community grateful for their faith. miguel almaguer, nbc news, sutherland springs, texas. >> that is some extraordinary strength frank pomeroy has. >>> standby, everyone, this thanksgiving day roughly 20,000 american troops are serving in war zone. most of them are in afghanistan. and we are live in that war weary country next. but first, you know what we do here on "velshi & ruhle, time for my favorite part of the show, people who may deserve a statue of their very own. today it's austrian born actress, math

me now the pastor of two neighboring churches pastor lee rios of emerge ministry and pastor paul bufordaul, thanks so much for being with us. i understand both of you were in services when the shooting here happened and pastor paul, you were telling me that you had first responders inside your church. >> yes. >> who didn't walk. >> they immediately left to go deal with the situation and see what it was that they could do. so -- just took off out of the church service. we calmly did that as the church to say you need to go, go. and the rest of us, the best thick that we can do is to stay put. stay out of the way and stay safe. >> pastor lee, i was talking to you both in commercial beforehand, and i asked you did you know anyone inside here? did you lose any friends and the answer is yes, of course. >> absolutely. we're a tight community. we all minister together. we've all had youth gatherings together so that church came to this church and we've come together a lot and we've seen kids grow. i mean, we come and get our tacos here. it's a tight community. >> now part of your family in thi

. >> reporter: pomeroy leads on pastor paul buford for support. >> families that are in our church had family members over there. >> reporter: the sanctuary is now a memorial, chairs for each of the victims where they fell. >> it's surreal in the aspect that it's not the church it was to me before. however, it's still god's house. >> reporter: in his faith, pomeroy has also found forgiveness for the gunman and a reason to celebrate thanksgiving. >> it is hard to cope right now. but -- sorry -- but i know annabelle would want the holidays to proceed. >> reporter: overwhelming grief, a community grateful for their faith. >> thanks to miguel almaguer. our thoughts and prayers remain with the folks there in texas. >>> meantime, tense of thousands of americans troops are celebrating this thanksgiving deployed abroad. our hans nichols is in afghanistan with some of them. we'll have a report from kandahar next. ♪ one is the only number ♪ that you'll ever need ♪ staying ahead isn't about waiting for a chance. ♪ because one is... it's about the one bold choice you make that moves you forward. ♪

with another pastor of a church just up the road from the first baptist church whose name is frank buford. they were in sunday service when they heard about the shooting and immediately that congregation sprung into action. we've seen people bringing in food, water, supplies, anything to help the families of those affected and we've even had some folks out from the red cross there on scene at the community center to help the folks from sutherland springs. >> what are you seeing in regards to the scene there? from what i hear reports that this is a population of anywhere from 500 to 600 people. 25 plus people victims of this shooting, 24 or so more people injured. children amongst these victims. what are you seeing with regards to people on the ground, how they're reacting to all of this? what are they saying to you if you've had an opportunity to talk to anybody? >> yeah. it's very limited on information because the briefings are happening someplace else over in stockdale, but i know it looks like some law enforcement officers are coming over when they can to give out what information the

. >> reporter: pastor paul buford at the river oaks church, opening his doors to help. >> our church everyone involved in it. >> reporter: sandy ward had four grandchildren inside the church. one of them was gravely wounded. another, shot numerous times. >> i'm numb. my whole body is just numb. >> reporter: president trump speaking out on the horrific attack while on his tour of asian nations. >> to the wounded and the families of the victims, all of america is praying for you. supporting you and grieving alongside of you. >> reporter: president trump sat in a separate news conference with shinjo abe. hi th is not about guns. he said this, is about mental health. the sheriff here at wilson county agreed more on that in a moment. for now, back to you. >>> texas governor greg abbott joins us now. it's good to talk to you. i wish it was under different circumstances, sir. >> that makes both of us. >> can you tell us anymore you have learned about who this gunman was and what his motivation could possibly be? >> i'm sure you know by now, he is a former member of the united states militar

buford or chairman on the ways and means committee.dy stand with us and say this compromise is reasonable and something will fight for as we go through difference between the senate bill in the house. trades do they have more tax rate than you do. what you think about? >> i rather see them can then down to the fore because also you've got to remember how the brackets work. lower income, zero will be lower to 12% in the more income you expose for more savings will have for hard-working people back home. hopefully they will go our way, but we'll consider differences as we go through the conference committee and get to a finished product. tree into the situation is split among some of your colleagues in the house and senate as to whether he should step down from the race. his name on the ballot regardless. how do you feel about that? >> obviously allegations are concerning than i do find incredible watching these reports in these incidences and i will leave it to the wisdom of the people of alabama. i think roy moore should really conside

in 1999, buford furrow trained in william pierce doctrine of leaderless resistance came down to los angeles with the plan to attack our museum of tolerance. he landed up using a softer target, which was a jewish summer day camp. children as young as 6 years old were shot before he murdered a filipino american postal service employee. two years later, 9/11, changed our world forever. one of the reasons we're here today. against this backdrop, earlier this year, there were over 120 bomb threats made to -- against jewish community centers across our country. these threats evoke painful memories of earlier deadly attacks at jccs including grenada hills, california, seattle, washington, and ore oberlin, kansas. thousands of young families including a young colleague of mine at the wiesenthal center were deeply traumatized as their 4-year-old and 5-year-olds were suddenly evacuated from their classrooms. despite strenuous efforts and federal and local law enforcement for which we are incredibly grateful, it took months to identify the main culprit of these threats of domestic terrorism. the major