so that was the grit and the diu perseverance and the second chance. >> host: how did you play from the university of richmond spiders to space shuttlefrom missions? >> i think turning the season from a one-time 285 in playoffs brought the scouts out and then all of that hard work and dedication and discipline, i went to work for nasa. a friend of mine gave me an application entity be a great astronaut. i was like yeah right. the same year he didn't fill out the application, someone else did. i said to myself is that i can get in, i can get in. the competition, believing that i can do the same thing and i applied and i got in. >> host: before we go any further, this is a call-in segment. leland melvin has been in space twice, work for nasa for 20 some years. your chance to talk to an astronaut., (202)748-8200 eastern and central time zone.time 748-8201 for those of you in the mountain and pacific time zones. what were you doing that you are able to apply to nasa because a lot of people i'm sure would like to apply to nasa.th >> well, after leaving the dallas cowboys with a pulled hamstr

nancy signature combination of unyielding perseverance has enabled her to complete countless research projects on numerous subjects throughout her time in the senate. she is widely known for her kindness and good humor. my office worked closely with nancy on a number of different projects over the years, but there's one project that was of tirk importance to -- particular importance to me i would like to mention. a number of years i began a series of speeches focusing on the lives and legacies of prominent u.s. senators from the commonwealth. my staff has regularly looked to nancy for help. she's been an indispensable research for each speech in kentucky i have delivered. her work, gathering sources and putting the information in its proper context has helped me pay tribute to many distinguished kentuckians. therefore it's fitting she holds the highest honor my state can bestow upon a civilian, that of a kentucky colonel. after her years of dedicated service, nancy deserves a relaxing retirement along with her husband seven, another stalwart member of the senate who will retire from t

tonight we're giving three cheers to eagles kicker jake elliot who proves perseverance can be learned and hard work does pay off. >> the kick is -- it's good. >> it was the game winning record setting kick celebrated dissected and replayed by eagles fans far and wide. >> jake congratulations you're officially the first three years honoree, with one kicking jake elliot a rookie caught by the cincinnati bengals picked up recently by the eagles we didn't from an unknown to phillies heros >> what's the lesson >> hard works pays off. use the records that you can and put yourself in a good situation to be successful. >> elliot found football by chance. he played tennis in high school. only joining the football team after the coaches saw him kick a few field goals had a pep rally for fun >> i want to take you back to that high school self and see yourself here in the eagles lockerer room, your name is up there. you're the city's hero. do you ever look around and go is this real? i'm pinching myself or do you think this was always my destiny >> it's definitely a little bit surreal. i feel lik

tonight we're giving three cheers to eagles kicker jake elliot who proves perseverance can be learned and hard work does pay off. >> the kick is -- it's good. >> it was the game winning record setting kick celebrated dissected and replayed by eagles fans far and wide. >> jake congratulations you're officially the first three years honoree, with one kicking jake elliot a rookie caught by the cincinnati bengals picked up recently by the eagles we didn't from an unknown to phillies heros >> what's the lesson >> hard works pays off. use the records that you can and put yourself in a good situation to be successful. >> elliot found football by chance. he played tennis in high school. only joining the football team after the coaches saw him kick a few field goals had a pep rally for fun >> i want to take you back to that high school self and see yourself here in the eagles lockerer room, your name is up there. you're the city's hero. do you ever look around and go is this real? i'm pinching myself or do you think this was always my destiny >> it's definitely a little bit surreal. i feel lik

commitment to the nation and the administration would recognize the best coffees, hard work, family perseverance and service. but instead, and i regret this, we have the trump administration which threatens to rip them from their families and the community that they both can colorado to deprive our nation of their obvious and considerable talent. the administration has a decision today for hundreds of thousands of people like marco . and marissa into needless chaos and fear and for what? to satisfy and the majority of republicans in my state not only support the dream act as a pathway to citizenship. today's decision is just thee t latest example of the violence that this president has done to the country's traditions because of his rhetoric against immigrants and muslims in his is equivocation about white nationalists. there is a deep unease in this country. i've heard it in the town hallss across colorado. in times like these is false on all of us not just people in the senate all of us to put our hand on someone else's shoulder and say i'm glad you're here, thank you for the contribution that

so that was the grit and the perseverance and the second chance. >> host: how did you get from playing for the university of retch monday spiders to -- richmond spiders to two space shuttle missions? >> guest: i think turning a season from 0-10 around to 3-8 to 85 in playoffs brought thele college scouts and pro scouts down, and then all of that hardt work and dedication and t discipline, i went to work for nasa.ine a friend of mine gave me an application and said you'd be a great astronaut.na i'm just like, yeah, right. but that same year can -- i dide fill the application out, someone else did, and he got in. and i said to myself, well, if that guy got in, i can do that. so that competition and believing i could do the same thing, and i applied and got into the astronaut corps. >> host: this is a call-in segment. leland melvin has been in space twice, worked for nasa for 20-some years. your chance to talk to an astronaut. 202 is the area code, 748-8200 in the east and central time zones, 748-82013 for those of you -- 8201 for those in the mountain and pacific time zones. what were yo

the international community continued its efforts toward dialogue with north korea with a great perseverance, first through the agreed framework and later through the six party talks. learnr, what we had to was that after -- during the time this dialogue continued, north korea had no intention whatsoever of abandoning its nuclear missile development. for north korea, dialogue was instead the best means of deceiving us and buying time. else, theanything following [indiscernible] in 1994, north korea had no nuclear weapons. even its ballistic missile technology was far from mature. yet it is now working to obtain hydrogen bombs and icbm's. attempts toain, resolve issues through dialogue have all come to nod. we are now repeating the very same failure a third time. we must make north korea abandon , in anlear programs irreversible manner. what is needed to do that is not dialogue, but pressure. president, distinguished on november 15, already 40 years will have girld since a 13-year-old was -- i north korea. she and others remain abducted and others remain abducted in north korea, even to this

if their stoke could make his hundred before the close, he had the answer, a century built on perseverancesh. with a series advantage, england know this talented team will ta ke england know this talented team will take some stopping. it has obviously been a long time coming, my debut one—day international was a long time ago, india, cardiff. roller coasters in one—day internationals, to be honest with you, it has been nice to play a little more recently, and hopefully it isa little more recently, and hopefully it is a stepping block for things to come. that is all for sportsday, coming up ina that is all for sportsday, coming up in a moment, the newspapers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy fisher, senior political correspondent at the times, and camilla tominey, political editor of the sunday express. i hope that you know the words to " rocket i hope that you know the words to "rocket man". i hope that you know the words to " rocket man". the i hope that you know the words to "rocket man". the metro focusses on donal

so i did have a guy that he was so persevere end, that i just gave him a chance, then we dated, obviously it ended. but it was one of those. he hung in there. one of those things i admired, though, you keep coming back, like i admire that is correct he was charming, sweet, so this is like what every movie is b and music makes you feel like i love you. if that's what -- like what inspires great musicment even if he doesn't get the girl he'll still have great music. >> what did he do it break you down? >> he kept trying? >> he was charming, entertaining, and fun, and guy from text, a woe call me darling. >> oh, nothing like that southern hospitality. >> and we had a lot of fun. would go to all of the ballgames, just about town, had a lot of fun going out. waist good companion, good friends, and he kept trying to like make it little something more. and i was like -- >> so from texas. >> i gave up. >> you knew he wanted something more but you continued to go out with him? >> and he wore me down, i ended updating him for at least a year probably. >> a year? >> wow. >> yes. >> but it never blos

it's with a ined and heavy heart that you come back to this place, but by doing so d choosing to persevereur heroes. you renew our courage and you strengthen all of us. you rlly do. you strengthen all of us. ren the wesside of the pentagon terrorists tried to break our resolve. it's not going to happen. but where they lefa marc with fire and rubble, americans finally raise the starsnd stripes our beautiful flag that for more than two centuries has graced our spsflown in our skies, and red led ourrave heros to victory after victory. the flag tha binds us altogether as americans who cherish our values and protect ouway of life. the flag that reminds us today of who we are, what we stand for, and why we fight. woven into that beautiful flag is the story of our resolve. we have overcome every challenge. every single challenge. everyone of them. we have tumphed over every evil and remained united as one nation under god. america does not bend. we do not waiver ande will never ever yie. so here at this memorial with hets bh sad and determined, we hor every hero who keeps us safe and free a we pl

the pick was placed there to highlight ideas related to community, perseverance and resistence to oppressionxperts recommend cancer screening depending on whether you are over or under 30. we'll show you the tricks apple has up its sleeve to convince you to spend a thousand dollars on their new product. >> meteorologist cecily tynan returns with a seven-day outlook from accuweather. ducis rogers has plans for a new place kicker. that and more when "action news" countless patients. countless ailments. countless hours. and guess what? you can handle it all. be a leader in your field with a bsn from strayer university. a nursing program created by and for nurses. let's get it, nurses. >> trump administration will allow its refugee ban. the court is scheduled to hear arguments october 10th on the legality of the bans of travelers from six mostly muslim countries, but bear in mind the 90 day ban ends late september. the department of justice says it will not bring charges against the six baltimore police officers involved in the arrest of freddy gray. gray's death kicked off months of protests af

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today fans who showed up urged the board to persevere. >> fight to keep the readers here. fight.>> we have been bullied as a community. the nfl has found a way to make money out of relocation and it has been at our expense. >> the raiders plan to move to las vegas in 2020 and they have approval from other team owners.>>> if you live in los altos amount lying -- a mountain lion was seen in the neighborhood. the video shows the animal roaming the property. this is the second mountain lion citing the past week. be careful and watch your pets.>>> a woman set up when she went to buy a new car. how her experience led to a new career.>>> a satellite makes a deliberate death dive into saturn but it is a huge success. >>> to blue to be true. demonstrate surrounding a bay area plans and -- fountain. weapons program. it comes after his latest missile test. >>> north korea's leader is promise -- promising after completing his missile test. the latest on the follow-up.>>> an emergency meeting response to the missile launch back the white house wants to find the diplomatic solution.>> t

values and overall perseverance. the comedian brought a gift meanwhile >> i want you guys to have this just so you know that even though the odds are against it this can happen to you. >> thank you dave. >> this is people's. >> he is a man who has maids in his young life contributions to cultural heritage and humanity. dave loves washington d.c.. and we love him. right back. >> shapel grew up in d.c. and graduated from duke ellington in 991 and yes that was his emmy award he's giving to the school. >> how saw some is that. >> it's very good. >> coming up next skips are in primetime again. this time on monday night. >> right will coach gruden be watching his dad for oh, you brought butch. yeah! (butch growls at man) he's looking at me right now, isn't he? yup. (butch barks at man) butch is like an old soul that just hates my guts. (laughs) (vo) you can never have too many faithful companions. introducing the all-new crosstrek. love is out there. find it in a subaru crosstrek. >> baseball is about peaking at the right

the award recognizes his comedic craft, artistic merit, pmo of dc values and overall perseverance, the ao brought a gift, that's his emmy award. he gave it to the students at duke ellington >> that is major class act right there. he gave that back to the school that helped build him, create him. putting that on display that is very cool >> that's inspirational for the students as well >> there's a lot going oncoming up on 5at630 after the break. mark herring: my mom always worked hard to provide for our family. at one point, she got fired for of all things -- getting married. that was a lifelong lesson for me: when people are hurt, you need to stand up and do something. and i've never forgotten that as your attorney general. whether it's protecting veterans and seniors from shady debt collectors, or cracking down on gangs and drug traffickers, i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. where's gary? 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico. goin' up the country. later, gary' i have a motorcycle! wonderful. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, <

is no exception in today's love it we're meeting a young cat giving us humans a great example perseverancegreat attitude regardless of the situation. that story is coming up many matt. >> and we're talking about the weekend as we're halfway through our work week. it doesn't look like it's going to be very fall like even though fall does officially start on friday but lots of sunshine out there. high temperatures staying in the mid to even upper 80s. i'll have a look at your forecast for saturday and sunday coming up. new jersey born and raised. like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. as a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran grenier. >>> welcome back everyone. i'm not going to complain about the weather because i mean people are dealing with much worse. >> oh, my goodness. >>

it was a great in the perseverance. in the second chance. how did you get from plane from the university of richmond spiders to the spacee shuttle missions. i think the turning of season to zero and ten i think the turning of season to zero and ten it brought some pro scouts down. and all of the hard work and dedication and discipline i went to work for nasa a friend of mine gave me an application a said you would be a great the astronaut i said yeah right. that same year and it filled i didn't fill the application out someone else did.the if that guy can it get and i can in i can get in. the competition and then believing that i could do the same thing and i applied andnd gotten to the astronaut course. before we go any further. we want to tell the viewers this is a call in segment. he has been in space twice.alk your chance to talk to an astronaut.or if you live in the east central time zone.he 748-8201.pply what are you doing it that you are able to apply to nasa. a lot of people would like tosa apply to nasa. after leaving the dallas cow

. >> persevere earns,. >> well, television's biggest night, and it did not disappoint. >> that's right. sean spicer, folks, made appearance. yes, he did. look at all, still ahead on " eyewitness news," the most memorable moments from last night's emmy awards. we will be right back. >> welcome back, probably a slow start to the morning in hollywood today, after last night's prime time emmy awards >> youy? well, i'm sure many celebrities partied the night away after the big wins, and kevin frazer from entertainment tonight. good afternoon, kevin, what a night it was. >> it is afternoon there, still morning here. still pulling our worlds together, you know, it takes a second after a big, big night in hollywood. but i will tell you this, i will tell you this, it was an epic emmy show, and the cool thing about the emmy's last night is that the carpet was amazing, but diversity won, and it also had a little bit after political over tone, and the big surprise of the night, kick off the show, when sean spicer of all people showed up now, no one knew it was really sean spicer for a second there

it's with a pained and heavy heart that you come back to this place b by doinso and by choosing to persevereef a the sorrow you honorour hero. you renew our courage and you strengthen all of us. you really do. you strengthen all of us. here on the west side of the pentagon terrorists tried to break our resolve. it's not going to happenut where they ft a marc with fire and rubble americans finally raise the stars and stripes are beautiful flag that for more than two centuries has graced our ships and flown in our skies and led our bra heros to victory after victory in battle. cherish our values and protect our way of life the flag that reminds us of who we are, wh we stand grand why we fight. woven in is the story of our resolve. we have overcome every single challenge. everyo of them. we've tumphed over every evil and rein united as one nation under god. america does not bend. we do not waiv. we will never ever yield so here at this memorial with heas both sad and determined we honor every hero that keeps us safe d free and we pledge to wk together. fighting to anover coming to every enemynd

inspired by salinger's perseverance after world war ii, actor, writer, and cocreator of the hit showe," danny strong, making his directorial debut, found surprising revelations in his subject. >> i didn't know salinger had gone to war. i didn't know about his religious awakening. >> reporter: the film chronicles salinger's struggle with ptsd after the war, leading him to discover meditation. >> that was a huge part of him being able to write again, also trying to find peace from all the horrors he saw in war. >> reporter: nicholas hoult, at 12 in "about a boy," ploys the tortured writer. >> i write short stories. >> really. have you been published? >> what surprised you the most? >> the war part of his life i knew nothing about. landing on d-day. him coming back and finding religion. >> the thing i found most inspiring was his dedication to his art and his willingness to write. >> are you willing to devote your life to telling the stories, knowing that you may get nothing in return? >> reporter: kevin spacey plays salinger's writing teacher here at columbia university in new york cit

. >> reporter: -- that help them persevere. >> i'm glad we're alive. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news, luquillo, puerto rico. >>> the desperate search for buried survivors is running up against the clock in mexico tonight. but miracle rescues in the rubble are fueling searchers with hope more than 72 hours after the deadly quake hit. nbc's miguel almaguer is with the search teams. >> reporter: tonight, desperation and determination. this is the frantic race to bring the buried back to life. it happens again and again. more than 100 rescued. many still missing. >> we need information. any type of information but we need real information. >> reporter: maria mendoza is looking for ivan fernandez, buried under six stories of steel, concrete and rebar. >> my cousin's there. he's 27 years old. >> reporter: at the elementary school where the search gripped a nation, authorities apologize for earlier reports that a girl was trapped but say they still believe there could be a survivor in the rubble. it's all hands on deck including frieda, the lab working with the mexican navy, sniffing f

. >>> today friends, family, and those who appreciate the perseverance of edith windsor will pay their final respects. windsor's public funeral will be in manhattan this afternoon. the gay rights icon was a philadelphia native. she moved to new york in the 1950s. her supreme court case that struck down critical parts of the u.s. marriage law paved the path toward legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. she said she never intended to be an activist. >>> 4:05. a memorial in national drew hundreds of mourners for country music star try gentry. ♪ family, friends, fans, and femme oh musicians packed the grand ole opry to remember gentry, from the duo montgomery gentry. he died in a helicopter crash in medford, burlington county. >> what i wanted to say more than anything is how much i admired watching troy and eddie when they would hit this stage. whether it was here or the ryman. and how many people you could tell came just to see them. >> the popular group, little big town, also performed at the memorial. the ntsb says engine problems caused the helicopter crash that killed gentry. the p

finally, persevere. we could have hung our heads and gone on and written bad things about general macarthur. "i don't want to serve this country." no. don't let circumstances be an excuse for not achieving. i think those principles would be a good guide for the students. some of the future of the country we don't know, but i tell kids plan to go to mars. it is a one-way trip. when they get it plan, the planners are going to be too old. when they get old, it is going to be one of those middle or high school or to make the trip. how are we preparing? then i am often asked, and that i will shut up, how did you get through what you did? i learned as a little kid you treat other people like you want to be treated. i think probably all of you have heard the saying sticks and stones may break my bones, but words won't hurt me any -- fighting never really accomplishes anything. you get bruised up, but you have not solved the issue, and you're still mad at each other. then a little bit later, being a scout. if ev

eagles win with a lesson in perseverance. jake elliott got cut from the bengals and then, miss aid long kick yesterday. even after those setbacks he booted his name into nfl history. bird and giants at the link, third quarter elliott from 52- yard out, wide left. and then could have used that one. he set up for final second of the game, begged for second chance and he got it. delivery from 61-yard out, his longest kick in eagles history bird win by three, and that is the life of a kicker. >> you know, one of those love /hate relationships a little bit with kickers. you know, it is great when things work and it is not so great when it doesn't. i looked at him in the eyes and asked him, if you can nail it. he without a blink, he said i got it. and, i just felt comfortable, i'm confident, comfortable. >> coach, i got it. >> well played. eagles are now two-one. they are riding high after that big win but they are also bumming about a big loss, why one of the teams leaders is done, for the season. that is coming up, guys, later in

artist say it is a sim about to highlight ideas related to community strength, perseverance, comradeship resistance to oppression. >>> up next on cbs-3, in the so fast, phillies. >> it looked like a walk off in the ninth but hold everything, it wasn't over, we will show you how the game really ends coming up next in >>> welcome back. phillies played marlins again tonight after working overtime last night. >> overtime, indeed. >> it took them a while but phillies bring home a clutch win. actually, phillies made up a five run deficit and it looked like they won the game in the bottom of the ninth on this play at the plate. but upon further review, the call was overturned and all that celebrating, well, it was for nothing. phillies wound up down a run in the bottom of the tenth, when rhys hoskins hits his second home run of the game to keep things tied. hoskins has hit 16 home runs in just 112 major league at bats, his legend just keeps on growing. >>> to the 15th inning, longest game of the year for the phils and nik williams single wins it. phillies win nine-eight. lots to be excited abou

. >> it's just perseverance.g like -- so the biggest thing that you have to understand is, like -- or i had to understand is i don't make music for people that don't like it. right? like you don't do this show for the like oh, i don't agree that or this and that. you don't have to grechlt we don't have to argue about it. so for me when i really came to the realization about acceptance. when i stopped to look for acceptance in others, when i stapd going on twitter to see people go oh, you're great. i know i'm great. i know i'm good. i know i'm talented. i know i'm special. just like people watching, that's a real thing. once i knew that and could tell myself that, that's when i truly found that balance. so for me, now that's not even where my mind is when it comes to an album like this. i didn't make the music stylistically for someone that's not going to enjoy it. if you don't like it, that's cool. you're not invited to this party. the millions of people aren't world who are are here. i'm so happy. that's who i m

get everything they wanted as fast as they wanted, they know that progress requires struggle and perseverance and discipline and faith. they knew that sometimes, for every two steps forward you will take a step back but they made things better and this was something i always had to emphasize to my staff, better is good. you laugh, but sometimes people forget that i will take better every time. that's what's needed every time. the engagement of everyone who wants to see a better future for our children. it can be frustrating. i will take an example, here in the united states thousands upon thousands of americans threw themselves into the collective effort of reforming our healthcare system. they are trying to figure out what the controversy is. i am too. these people, it wasn't just policy or politicians, it was moms and dads, people who have the experience of a sick child or questioning medical bills that threaten to bankrupt them, maybe a parent who has lost to cancer that had that person gotten a regular checkup, might've been caught early. those voices from every walk of life in every corn

artist hank thomas says the pick was placed there to highlight ideas related to community perseveranceesistance to oppression. >> all right, time now to turn to dave murphy. we start out clear but it may not be that way as the day goes on. >> yeah, it's going to get a little bit cloudier at times and occasionally we'll get a spotty shower. right now as we check out storm tracker6 live double scan however we're dry across the region and as we take a look outside, we have sky6. there's wilmington, delaware, and maybe some early sunshine before the clouds get a little thicker. it's possible that some of those showers pop up before the end of the morning commute. 65 degrees is your current temperature in philadelphia. we're in the mid-50's in allentown. 59 in reading. 64 in wilmington. not a lot of wind out there, so as you check out the 60 in trenton and the 61 in millville, it's really not too bad. 70 in cape may, a little bit milder down at the shore. future tracker6 shows that you between now and 9 o'clock, there is the possibility that some of you, anyway, see a spotty shower and when

and gaining the actual potential to succeed, criteria that captured such important attributes as perseverance, motivation, interpersonal skills, reliability and leadership qualities. policies like affirmative action will be required for the foreseeable future to ensure the continued ability. affirmative action programs are not designed to address the problems. but they talk about a few things that make me pessimistic but getting to the education in public schools. research giggles schools with high portions of black students although it shows gaps, the key dimension driving his students and classmates who are poor in fact the poverty rate. they may have fewer resources overall and we need more research to help explain the impact of concentrated poverty and public schools. such schools may experience greater difficulty in attracting and maintaining competent or schoolteachers they have fewer resources and that would be beneficial to their children and academic achievement. this may result in the school offering less advanced curriculum. low performing classmates may have an adverse affect by l

the coaches say he's been an inspiration and his parents say isaih's courage and perseverance is helpingrough their grief. >> no, i'm just going to keep my head up and thank god every day for waking me up and keep moving forward with my teammates. >> isaih will begin classes at rutgers university in january to become the first in his family to attend college. >> we really are rooting for him. we hope the next time we hear his name on this broadcast it's because he's achieved everything he wanted. >>> it is 5:58. and happening now local members of the salvation army are taking off for puerto rico. we are live at 6:30 with the latestout reach for the victims of hurricane maria. >> ♪ i'm val. the orange money retirement squirrel from voya. i represent the money you save for the future. who's he? he's the green money you can spend now. what's up? gonna pay some bills, maybe buy a new tennis racket. he's got a killer backhand. when it's time to get organized for retirement, it's time to get voya. i'll have the langoustine lfor you, sir?i. the original call was for langoustine ravioli. a lango

i can tell you that i was deeply inspired by the faith and perseverance of those who i met and by allf the people that were there, so many people. unfortunately, now, we are getting ready to respond to hurricane irma and these incredible people that we have at fema and the other groups, they thought they would get a night of sleep, one night -- just one night. they are and i getting anything. they are now going to florida, puerto rico and the virgin islands. they are already there. they are being hit with some very strong and powerful wind. theynes coming out, irma, are saying is the largest one in recorded history in the atlantic ocean coming out of the atlantic. it's big ones. i want to thank everybody and all of the people that are going down. they are only now i get in harms way. we will work together to save lives, protect families, and support those in need. recover and will rebuild. i want to tell people of north dakota and the western states were feeling the pain of the devastating drought that we are with you 100%. 100%. touchve been in close numerous times with secretary of

he asked what message he was trying to share with his return today, he says if you can fight and persevere, you can overcome anything. his story is one that will unify americans of all stripes at a time when that type of unity and unanimous support, i think, is critical. chris? >> no doubt about that, peter alexander. thanks to you and to tom costello who covered this throughout. you see once again the cheers that greeted steve scalise. it was a chaotic day on that softball field. the lawmakers talked very vividly about dodging bullets, about how they were fleeing gunmen. they didn't know where the gunman was. they couldn't tell where he was and talked about the heroism of those capitol hill police officers. but steve scalise back at work. he will combine that with his ongoing rehab on this day on capitol hill. we will have continuing coverage on msnbc and nbc news and nightly news with lester holt. for now, i'm kristjchrikristjac >>> right now on news 4 midday, developments from a prince george's county courtroom. a convicted child abuser back before a judge. the action that could lead to

installations and sculptures celebrating a life dedicated to art the museum is also a monument to artistic perseverance although kasama has moved between different means here over the decades she has always remained obsessive me true to an abstract style that's all her own repetitively intricate patterns of dots and lines a theme she has been following from childhood an extremely unhappy time she recalls and when she says she first had hallucinations dominated by dots. it's a style she developed in new york city at the heart of the one nine hundred sixty s. add on guard movement. come the seventy's she returned to japan largely forgotten but she hadn't forgotten her artistic mission. working every day ever since she gradually won worldwide recognition work has never been in more demand because you can't museums all over the world are calling me wanting to exhibit my work the number is growing so fast but it's only me painting i'm so busy the museum is also meant to inspire suffering much of her life from mental health problems has found in her work a place of solace overcoming she says depression and h

his perseverance, bravery was already the stuff of legends.but the young washington is not the wise paragon of later years. his craft, dogged and pushy in his pursuit of money, status, power. he first rebels against the british for personal reasons. the british tonight him the road commission in the army he covets.. they sell him shoddy overpriced goods for london. f they been a settlements west of the mounds at a time when washington is amassing real estate there. they're bad for business, thereby for your career. so those early sections you feel like you're in the company of historic greatness. even though their admirable and extraordinary traits that foreshadow wondrous things to come. the bane of his early years was not royal george, but someone infinitely more formidable. his mother. mary washington. a she is a very self-centered. mo we have no comments about herr praising the commander-in-chief, if even if she was still a live when he became president. no evidence that she attended the wedding of george and martha washington. no evidence

, carved into enduring as it was inspiring. >> team that created this memorial exemplifies the perseveranceich is why this ceremony was so remarkable. as the national park service marked a change at mount rush more. >> small significant revision to the story of its creation. 4 years after his death, an italian ill grant, luigi del bianco officially recognized as mount rushmore's chief carver. >> so there he is, performing surgery. >> plastic surgery. >> on thomas jefferson. granite surgery. >> as his grandson, lou explained to us. the chief carver was the master craftsman in charge of refining the expression in the faces. >> so, the twinkle in lincoln's eye. >> yep. >> or jefferson's lips. >> yep. >> that's luigi's work? >> yes. >> since rushmore's completion in 1941, the 400 laborers had always been saluted as a group. but for the last 30-plus years, the del bianco family making the case that luigi wasn't part of the crowd. >> if we are looking at rushmore what of luigi's work am i seeing that separates him out and makes him deserving of his own black. >> well, when feel tell me their impr

they knew progress requires struggle and perseverance and discipline and faith. they knew that sometimes for every two steps forward, you will take a step back. they made things better. this is something i have to emphasize to my staff when i was president. better is good. [laughter] you laugh, but sometimes people forget that. i will take better every time. [laughter] pres. obama: that is what is needed today. the engagement of everyone who wants to see a better future for our children. it can be frustrating. i will take an example, in the united states in the past eight years, thousands of americans threw themselves into the collective effort of reforming our health care system. those of you who live in countries that already have universal health care are trying to figure out what is the controversy here. [applause] i am to. the folks who did the work, it wasn't just policy wonks. it was moms and dads, people who had crushing medical bills. maybe apparent who has lost, who had it checkup might of been found earlier. those voices from every walk of life made a

asked what message he was trying to share with his return today he said it shows if you fight and perseverean overcome anything. it is one that will unify americans after all types when that type of unanimous support i think is critical. >> no doubt about that. thanks to you and to tom who covered this. you can see the cheers that greeted steve scalis. it was a chaotic day on that the lawmakers talked vividly about dodging bullets, about how they couldn't tell where he was and they talked about the heroism of the capitol hill police officers. steve scalis back at work. this emotional day on capitol hill. we'll have continuing coverage on nbcnews.com. nbc news, new york. >>> right now on nbc 10 news at 11:00 the fight to survive, food, fuel and water remain in short supply in puerto rico one week after maria ripped across the area. good morning. i'm rosemary. money is rapidly running out on the island. people are forming long lines at atms that are working and power is praktly out everywhere. business owners can't open doors because they can't get fuel to power generators. >>> the coast guar