louis was born november 17, 1918 in ocean springs, mississippi and he attended elementary school at xavier preparatory high school. he was married to my aunt on june 28, 1939 at holy ghost catholic church. as newlyweds they started their family, and with the birth of ten children. but 1942 is needs of the family had my uncle louis seeking to obtain higher wages for loading freight for the louisville and nashville railroad. like many african americans, migrating from the south to san francisco [inaudible]. uncle louis has settled into the working class neighborhood of bay view hurnters point. together he would raise ten children in the community. he could be seen on sunday mornings at our lady of the lord church with his children and later in life at all hallows catholic church. he loved singing and could be heard singing or whistling a tune as he worked in the yard or remodelled the interior or exterior of his home. besides his family he loved the san francisco giants, the baseball team, attending many of their games until he was no longer able. he's left quite a legacy behind. >> on our c

ocean floor. so, they spring into their vests on. they came in and they were going right into the sure and it turns on its side. they were from delta force. they said you have ten seconds to get off the helicopter otherwise i'm going to push you out. it's like apocalypse now. >> i was sent there mainly to look at hostages to cause a completely disappeared. bill buckley that the ap reporter covered the university of beirut, they had disappeared. >> of a completely disappeared. he was hit over the head in his apartment coming out throwing in the back of a car, disappeared in the suburbs. it was the first suicide bombing against the united states which was a huge mystery to us at the time. it mystified the fbi and actually wrapped around the firing device. there was no signature on the bomb which there are always signatures on bombs. there were none on that. the truck had been stolen, the suicide bomber we couldn't identify. even there was such a thorough explosion that there were no traces on the law, and this clearly is of such profes

you is an example because the colorado river although it hasn't reached the ocean continuously for a long time did this spring video is about an eight-week experimental post flow that is mainly due because a lot of people were concerned and got together and the hands of many as the video will explain lifted the gates on the last dam and enabled the colorado river to actually kiss the sea of cortez this last may for the first time in a very long time. it was temporary, experimental. i was one of three people that took a paddle board the entire length of it to see it. so i know it a little more closely than i maybe wanted to. the angry mosquito down there iting for fools like us were extraordinary. cue the video and then we'll ove on to bob. >> you have to go over that. rgets like a trail. >> this is an improvement, i swear. > you're moving. >> this is called moving an inch an hour. >> a trickle of water is enough. trust me. >> what are we doing here? >> the last time i came here, i walked 90 miles across a dry, forgotten river channel. my back yard river, the colorado. i've been chasing its flow for years. mos

ocean as well. >> reporter: on land, australia sweltered through its hottest spring on record with temperatures topping 100 degrees. researchers say this was europe's hottest year in 500 years. even siberia felt the heat. the coldest town in the world, oymyakon, averaged a record 9 1/2 degrees in february. usually it's 51 below. all in stark contrast to much of the u.s. >> this year the west was very warm, the central and eastern parts were average to below average. >> reporter: in fact, january to november were the coldest in the lower 48 since 1997, despite record warmth in arizona and california, making it a small cold spot in a record warm year. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> we're back in a moment with cars trapped under an avalanche of white in chicago, but we're not talking about snow. ♪ >>> one last trial run before the big night. organizers tested the famous waterford crystal ball in times square today to make sure the official drop goes smoothly. at midnight tomorrow the ball will drop 128 feet in 60 seconds, and when it reaches the bottom, those of us in the east will be in 2015. the

spring. >>> if you think it's cold for a swim in the ocean today think again the ocean county man did a polar bear swim today and for the past 22 days too. oh is creating an endless summer for himself for three months straight. >> douglas will start with the same thing he does every day, taking a dip in the atlanticic, his goal is to swim in the ocean each day for a year, a daily polar bear plunge. >> i grew up on the jersey shore, it's depressing when people leave on labor day and everybody clears out i thought why not keep going to the beach every day and turn it into an endless summer the water is 45 and the air temperature is 27 and with the windchill it feels like 16 it's freezing on this desolate beach but ledet says it's in the bad. >> when i come out it's not that bad i have grown accustomed to it. >> he has kept up his quest because of wild waves and three nor'easters, how he does it is a mystery to those less hardy to doug. >> he is using the money to raise awareness for als research. >> i did the ice bucket challenge and that is enough. going in the ocean is above me. if you are wi

ocean as well. >> reporter: on land, australia sweltered through its hottest spring on record with temperatures topping 100 degrees. researchers say this was europe's hottest year in 500 years. even siberia felt the heat. the coldest town in the world oymyakon averaged a record 9 1/2 degrees in february. usually it's 51 below. all in stark contrast to much of the u.s. >> this year the west was very warm, the central and eastern parts were average to below average. >> reporter: in fact, january to november were the coldest in the lower 48 since 1997, despite record warmth in arizona and california, making it a small cold spot in a record warm year. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> we're back in a moment with cars trapped under an avalanche of white in chicago, but we're not talking about snow. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yeah, everybody knows that. well, did you know that playing cards with kenny rogers gets old pretty fast? ♪ you got to know when to hold'em. ♪ ♪ know when to fold 'em. ♪ ♪ know when to walk away. ♪ ♪ know when to run. ♪ ♪ you never

ocean floor. so, they spring into their vests on. they came in and they were going right into the sure and it turns on its side. they were from delta force. they said you have ten seconds to get off the helicopter otherwise i'm going to push you out. it's like apocalypse now. >> i was sent there mainly to look at hostages to cause a completely disappeared. bill buckley that the ap reporter covered the university of beirut, they had disappeared. >> of a completely disappeared. he was hit over the head in his apartment coming out throwing in the back of a car, disappeared in the suburbs. it was the first suicide bombing against the united states which was a huge mystery to us at the time. it mystified the fbi and actually wrapped around the firing device. there was no signature on the bomb which there are always signatures on bombs. there were none on that. the truck had been stolen, the suicide bomber we couldn't identify. even there was such a thorough explosion that there were no traces on the law, and this clearly is of such profes

ocean as well. >> on land australia sweltered through its hottest spring on record with temperatus topping 100 degreesurope's hottest year in 500 years. even siberia felt the heat. the coldest town in the world averag a record 9 1/2 degrees in february. usually, it's 51 below. all in stark contrast to much of the u.s. >> this year the west was very warm. central and eastern parts were average to below average. in fact, january coldest in the lower 48 since 1997. despite recor warmth in arizona and california. making it a small cold spot in a record warm year. anne thompson nbc news new york. >> interesting. that weather definitely has made it very interesting for your profession. time now for a final check of our weather here. so people who plan on going out there to party, they just have to be prepared. i'm not going to talk about the long-term forecast because we have that online. you can check out what we're thinki for this winter. nbcwashi y by day, today, a high of 39. plenty of sunshine. tonight, aroun 30 at midnight. 20s in the suburbs. bitterly cold start tomorrow morning.a lit breezy at times

you is an example because the colorado river although it hasn't reached the ocean continuously for a long time did this spring video is about an eight-week experimental post flow that is mainly due because a lot of people were concerned and got together and the hands of many as the video will explain lifted the gates on the last dam and enabled the colorado river to actually kiss the sea of cortez this last may for the first time in a very long time. it was temporary, experimental. i was one of three people that took a paddle board the entire length of it to see it. so i know it a little more closely than i maybe wanted to. the angry mosquito down there iting for fools like us were extraordinary. cue the video and then we'll ove on to bob. >> you have to go over that. rgets like a trail. >> this is an improvement, i swear. > you're moving. >> this is called moving an inch an hour. >> a trickle of water is enough. trust me. >> what are we doing here? >> the last time i came here, i walked 90 miles across a dry, forgotten river channel. my back yard river, the colorado. i've been chasing its flow for years. mos

. >>> spring of 1943, airman louis zamperini, cold, starving, and left for dead in the pacific ocean. but seven years earlier, zamperini running in the 1936 olympic games and he captured the attention of the world. the fame he earned as an athlete would be ultimately saving his life. our special continues. >> on their 27th day at sea, the men heard what sounded like motors in the distance. >> the plane came down and we thought it was an american plane. and it was a japanese sally bomber and we recognized the red circle after they opened fire on us. and then they spent 30 minutes circling and firing on us. now it's a small raft. >> they stayed in the raft because they were weak. i dove in the water with the sharks. every time a shark would make a pass i would hit him in the nose. the shark would go off one way and i would come back into the raft. >> the tiny raft had 48 holes. the men patched as best they could. on the 33rd day of their ordeal, sergeant francis mcnamara died. his raft mates slipped his body overboard and waited for their time to come. but on the 47th day, the raft was

spring training camp. all of this as we wait for this neighborhood in queens to be transformed into a wall an absolute oceanork city police officers followed by months of protests. against police over what deem as harsh tactics. too harsh tactics being deployed in black and minority communities. the national debate has connected different cases, different shooting deaths across the country. in milwaukee, the decision not to indict a police officer for the shooting death of a mentally ill black man back in april has sparked anger and pro thefts week. let's talk about that and more. joining me to discuss this is milwaukee county sheriff david clark. thank you for being with me and thank you for your three decades of service, we appreciate it. >> it's my pleasure, it's been a pleasure to serve. >> let me ask you this seven people in new york city right here arrested in connection with 40 different threats, online against new york city police officers. this following the assassination of those two officers. last week. have you seen any similar threats in your community? >> well police officers on a daily basis