joe mccarthy was not lester hunt type of guy. hunt introduced legislation to allow citizens to sue members of congress for slander, specifically targeted at mccarthy for the ways in which it ruined so many lives. so the two of them were very antagonistic to at one point an elevator operator in the senate office building reported to senator hunt that he had overheard a conversation, mccarthy to another person when mccarthy said, i'm going to get that s.o.b. if it's the last thing i do. so they were at each other from the beginning. that relationship was very antagonistic. in june 1953, lester hunt's son, young adult, was arrested in lafayette park across the street from the white house by an undercover agent for soliciting homosexual sex. the background to the incident is really a fascinating piece of history, because when you look at the lgbt community back, before mccarthy, certainly there was discrimination, but homosexuals were not targeted. they seldom lost their job because of their sexual orientation. they had a vibrant soci

and lester hunt's widow made it her life work to make sure the story of the suicide was never told. she went so far as to threaten the author of the wyoming history textbook that if he put anything about the suicide in the textbook that she would sue him. so although he knew part of the story about the blackmail he left it out and so for all the students of wyoming history they have read a book on page 521 gets that in the semester but on page 521 of the book essays overcome by personal and political problems he took his life in 1953. as a politician, he was enormously well-liked. the first time here in for office he was the top go-getter in the county and got elected to the legislature and people around the state asked him to run for office and he became secretary of state. he was somebody that public service seriously and believe that there was a problem to be solved he needed to lead the way to get it done and as a result, he became a most popular politician in the state. he had been governor for six years re- elected to the term and started thinking about running for the second

wyoming, roger mcdaniel author of buying for joe mccarthy discusses the life and death of the senator lester hunt. >> the most significant positions in the country whose name is not remembered. part of the problem is the nature of his death overshadowed the accomplishments of his life to cause in 1954, there was an enormous stigma of move about homosexuality and about suicide. and lester

we are looking at the career of wyoming senator lester hunt.became in the late 19 40's and early 1950's one of the most significant politicians in the country whose name is not remembered. part of the problem is that the nature of his death overshadowed the accomplishments of his life because in 1954, there was enormous stigma both about homosexuality and about suicide, and lester hunt's widow made it work to make sure that the story of his suicide was never told. she went so far as to threaten premieror of the wyoming history textbook that if he put anything about the suicide in his textbook that she would sue him, and so although he knew part of the story about the black male, he left it out, and so for all of these years, students of wyoming history have read a book that on page 521, and who gets that far in a semester, but on page 521 of dr. larson's book, it says "overcome by personal and political problems, lester hunt took his own life on june 19, 1952." returningngress monday, here is a message to congress from one of this year's c-span

lester. >> militants in syria. plus, the hunt the suspect who shot a police officer last night in ferguson, missouri. protesters were there. also, growing concern about a new synthetic drug that's widely available and being used by more and more high school students. our first look at a newly discovered dinosaur. a monster that lived in the water. when we see you in just a few minutes for "nbc nightly news". denise, back to you. >> thanks, lester. we'll be right back. >>> a great day in delaware to raise money for a great cause. [ air horn ] >> nbc 10 enjoyed the foundation's second annual 5k. it raised more than $12,000 to fight pediatric cancer. the foundation is named for 4-year-old grayson, and right now he is winning his battle with cancer, and his family wants to help other families in their situation. nbc 10 bureau reporter tim was there to emcee the event. >>> sunshine we enjoyed all weekend long. >> that's right. temperatures felt more summer-like than fall-like, and we're going to continue to see temperatures in the 80s

lester. >> all right, ron, thanks. >>> hundreds of people fanned out across charlottesville, virginia, today hunting for any sign of a missing 18-year-old uva student. she vanished mysteriously more than a week ago after sending a text message to friends that she was lost. now we're learning more about a potential breakthrough in the investigation. nbc's hallie jackson has the story. >> reporter: more than a thousand volunteers combed through bushes and backyards searching for clues to find hannah graham. volunteers like rob. >> nothing beats being the daddy to a little girl. so when i heard this, i was like what can i do to help that dad. >> reporter: the turnout and more than 400 tips inspired by a passionate plea from police chief tim longo. >> if that young lady's touched your life in any way, you have the responsibility to help us find her. >> reporter: chief longo, whose kids live in this community, told us today this is now personal. >> i can't imagine anyone in this community that would not want to see that young lady come home to her parents. i can't imagine anyone in this community not wanting hannah graham

lester. >> don't say that. >>> we always love it when magicians come on the show. one of the best acts from america's got talent. >> looking forward to. that. >>> we begin with a massive man huntnnsylvania state trooper in cold blood. another trooper was injured in that attack. christian is following the developments for us. good morning. >> good morning erica. this is no longer just a pennsylvania man hunt. officers from new york and new jersey are involved looking for whoever deliberately targeted the troopers in what pennsylvania's.g governor callsn attack on civilized society. >> for troopers stopping car after car on this roadway, it's personal. two of their fellow officers gunned down in the ambush friday night right at their police barracks. >> one thing i can say, this is unbelievably heart breaking to all of us. both of them were young troopers with families. >> corporal bryon was killed. trooper alex douglas was injured and rushed 20 surgery. police immediately fanned out into the dense woods nearby. several roads and a major highway were shut down. >> we saw a lot of state police. there were ambulances. >> from the air, choppers scanned any sign of a suspect or susp

the man who is being hunted after killing a state trooper as law enforcement is following up on every tip. ron allen is following all of this for us. good morning. >> reporter: lester. another terrifying night as police launched an operation targeting the neighborhood of the home where they think eric matthew frein may be holed up. there is no indication that police have gotten their man. with reports of shots fired, police set up roadblocks and ordered residents to shelter in place as they zero in on the neighborhood where frein lives. on the day now after ambushing and killing corporal brian dixon and wounding alex douglass. the search expanding beyond pennsylvania to five other states. police describe frein as a survivalist and fond of war games and made statements of mass murder. seems to have launch a war against police. >> is there any indication this is almost over? >> that is the $64,000 question. >> reporter: greg's restaurant would would be full on friday night, but now almost empty. now all the unanswered questions hanging over the rural corner of pennsylvania. >> you don't know where he is or what his intentions are. >> you feel comfortable? >> absolute