the name is in honor of benjamin franklin. , bonhomme richard good man richard. in france, it was captain by john paul jones. it went on the campaign off but the british isles to take the word to the british. it ended in a battle against a top of the ship. the bonhomme richard is not. the bottom line is that they had no right to win. there were sinking. half the crew was dead. the crew did what they had no right to do, and they won that battle through climbing in the yard arms, hand-to-hand, and they eventually to the other ship. bonhomme richard sunk next day. it is a great testament to what sailors can do in a testament to defeating diversity. the crew on board today are just as a heroic, when you see the things they do every day, as those heroes were in 1779. again, i want to welcome you here. i hope you get a chance to see some of the ship as you walk around when you do tours talk to some the sailors and marines who operate it. i am is available for questions about the sheep. i will turn it over to the fleet week folks. thank you again for your hospitality. [

richard. ma'am? richard. he's trying to kill me. [dial tone] mr. kimble... having considered all the factors and aggravation and mitigation in this case and found the offense was brutal and indicative of wanton cruelty, it's the judgment of this court that you be remanded to illinois state penitentiary, where you will await execution by lethal injection on a date to be set forth by the attorney general of this state, and may god have mercy on your soul. carlson. here. partida. yeah. copeland. what? copeland, you be nice now. kimble? yeah. let's go, gentlemen. 4 prisoners coming out. prisoners coming out. [buzzer] let's go, gentlemen. kimble, you're here. carlson, right over there. partida, up front, left. copeland, you're back here with me. yeah, right. come on, make yourself comfortable. all right, you know the routine, gentlemen. i'm tired. mmm. 20 miles from menard. we should be there in about 40 minutes. i'll be glad to get rid of this load. let mckenzie take care of 'em. always got something good to eat there. i'm starving. aw, me, too. had enough of th

programs without charge thanks to richard stallman and his brand's most commercial software has. stalled lives in a static line of lectures and promotes his philosophy around the globe. i will richard welcome to the show and thank you very much for being with us well first of all you just when you were listening to that intro you said that it's a mistake to confront free software and commercial so really i wonder what because these are two unrelated questions the program is free or proprietary depending on whether the users control the program or the program controls the users whether the program is commercial or not that's a totally different question it's commercial if it's developed as part of a business there are businesses that develop free software and there are individuals that make proprietary software it isn't necessarily commercial also resort where means free as in freedom it's not a matter of price free software is often available gratis but not necessarily you can sell copies you're free to sell copies and proprietary software free software is sometimes gratis for in

richard stallman sas the purpose of his career is to come pain for users writes back in the seventy's he was a product a programmer and a part of the newly born hacker community he could have continued in a software developer career but an attempt to introduce a totally free operating system made him a true philosopher the launch of the jinn new project started the free software movement for running changing and redistributing computer programs without charge thanks to richard stallman and his friends most commercial software has free alternatives stallman himself believes in a static live lectures and promotes his philosophy around the globe. i will richard welcome to the show and thank you very much for being with us well first of all you just when you were listening to that intro you said that it's a mistake to confront free software and commercial so write one what because these are two unrelated questions the program is free or proprietary depending on whether the users control the program or the program controls the users whether the program is commercial or not that's a totally

to the spotlight way until you show on our to our end alvin and its name my guest on the program richard stallman. the computer world is divided in two confronting candidates with two totally different to last on the one side are the corporations which sell programs gaming bets on the other the people who believe software mostly three. former obviously dominates the market yet play software products are starting to be commercial how can this happen why isn't the market always working properly in the software world poor asking the number one person in the free software movement a true computer genius who has always confronted business with steve jobs and well yes spotlight gives you a unique opportunity to hear your questions answered directly by richard stallman a programmer turned philosopher. richard stallman sas the purpose of his career is to come pain for users writes back in the seventy's he was a product a programmer and a part of the newly born hacker community he could have continued in a software developer career but an attempt to introduce a totally free operating system made

soviet fates and lost alternatives from stalin ism to the new cold war and in washington we have richard cricket he is professor emeritus at the university of mary washington he's also author of the afghanistan question and the reset in u.s. russian relations all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want but first let's have a look at the last days of the u.s.s.r. . a number of dates are associated with the breakup of the u.s.s.r. but the events that formally ended the existence of the world's largest socialist state fall in the twenty fifth and the twenty sixth of december so it is on these dates that the soviet union's first and last president mikhail gorbachev announced his resignation and the supreme council officially recognized the u.s. decides dissolution the end of the soviet union had devastating says. konami defects set of ethnic conflict and to this day stirs debate over whether it could have been averted or carried out at lesser costs yes it was illegal but there would have been no legal way to do it. it was deeply traumatic for a lot of pe

ok first i'd like to go to richard in washington richard you are like in the rating agencies to a rocket and you've written they act like a drunken sheriff uses his badge in a speech get western to bully intimidate and cajole themselves into ever greater positions of power and wealth well you have an opinion on it. well look at it probably wasn't fair to say they're drunk and share a silly and intimidating look you have a situation where i don't know their drinking habits but you have a situation where by government to crease starting in one nine hundred seventy five these agencies are in within the united states at least recognized quote unquote as a nationally recognized statistical organizations yet at the same time they are for profit corporations publicly traded that benefit from getting more and more business and they go to the financial institutions that they're rating for business so the records that have been uncovered about internal correspondence and and phone conversations and so on clearly show that these agencies were trading ratings for money when it came to the big united

thanks very much, richard. we always appreciate your insight. >> any time. >> what does the news out of north korea mean for global markets? cnbc's jeff cutmore is live in london. >> hey, good morning to you. the instant reaction in asia was to sell and sell hard. by the close, the south korean market was down 3.4%, so it came off its lows. the other great market that was affected, of course, was the japanese market, but it only fell 1.25%, which really wasn't a great deal, given how nervous initially investors seem to be. come to europe, we're in the european trading day, and we're actually higher on our major european indices at the moment. it's almost as though they have discounted this story. we are back again, focused on the prospect of a santa rally to year end, and the u.s. futures are positive at this point, i should tell you, notwithstanding some nervousness around the north korean story. >> so jeff, let me ask you, the markets seem to be reacting positively, despite the news out of north korea. how ar

it was great hearing you become ann richards.'s classic ann richards. >> it's not from the play, but i was struck by it when i heard her say in the film about her presences, her one on one politicians and campaigning. she says i feed off of people. people give me energy. i just suck everything out of an audience and friends. i literally absorb them into my being. in the physical absence, i feel kind of let down and sort of rung out, but whether i'm with people, i feel energized and excited and ready to take on anything. so she really had a delightful manner, but spoken many, many different ways. >> you know, i spent my white house years covering george w. bush, president bush. there is something about that texas accent and feearn na. >> it's appealing. >> it's appealing and

any other best practices, richard? well, i think the philosophy is trying to meet people where they are. the idea is to recognize that people who are in that under 133 percent of the poverty line who are

richard engel is live in baghdad as american troops have lowered the flag. they now begin the last leg of their journey home. >>> contagion. one of the most deadly viruses imaginable. why scientists created it. and now the debate over how much to reveal about it. >>> buyer's remorse. a potentially dangerous sign for retailers and our economy this holiday season. >>> and making a difference with random acts of kindness during this season of giving. random acts of kindness during this season of giving. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. at a ceremony in baghdad today, the americans lowered the flag and it was a quiet ending to a war that went bad not long after its spectacular start. this ends close to nine years of warfare and the u.s. exit from iraq comes after a high cost. nearly 4,500 american troops dead, more than 32,000 wounded. on the iraqi side, estimates begin at more than 150,000 dead. the cost, $800 billion. some put it at a trillion. please remember every american who served there volunteered

richard, avery, still with me?> yes. >> set to make their debut at a zoo in china in this new year but their cnn debut is right after this break. happy new year to both of you. always great to have you. can't wait to hear from you in 2012. >> all the best. haep happy new year. >>> tuesday is right around the corner, the day of the iowa caucuses. the gop hopefuls are literally all over the map. coming up a breakdown of what the candidates are doing to win over potential voters in iowa. reynolds wolf back with me now talking about something really, really cute that's gone viral. when you've got animals. >> hard to go wrong. >> hard to go wrong. in this case we've got beautiful polar bear cubs. >> there they are. what do you think of those guys. >> they are so sweet. >> tell me about them? >> okay. well, they were -- they were born to a mother that actually had twins last year as well. these ones were born october 14th in a chinese polar aquarium. you meant that literally. that's funny. >> i didn't mean to be mean. te

antonio richard, a seven-time convicted felon.ne of the men wearing a mask during the robby. >> i did not have enough to get him identified from the victims in the pawnshop, so i had to do something to get these cases solved. >> the only way to know is to keep richard under constant surveillance. so he turns to a unit called rogue or repeat offenders program. they are trying to catch them in the act. >> we will look at their activities and see what they are doing. >> lieutenant ted lee says it's the career criminals that commit most crimes. >> unfortunately, that's their business, that's all they know. >> we are following our main target. >> they are now assigned to watch antonio richard every waking hour. at first, it seems that richard is living a crime free life, and has a job as a curer. >> they get another tip. they are about to hit another super pawn. the suspects show up, but before the sergeant can arrive on the scene, the men are spooked when they see a store security guard, and they drive away. >> they are leaving the ar

later tonight we'll discuss where it ends up. >> all right, richard, thanks very much. you can see richard's reporting on the story tonight here in the studio on "rock center" at 10:00 eastern time. right now on our website nbcnightlynews.com. up next, making a difference one job search at a time. >>> time for our report tonight about people who are making a difference. tonight's story comes from a town near boston where lots of good people are losing good jobs in this bad economy. one woman who knows what that feels like has been doing her part to get others back in the game. her story tonight from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: in 2011 a style update. >> earth tones are really good colors for you. >> reporter: social media skills. >> do you want them to contact you. >> reporter: and a boost of self-confidence. >> what we do here is try to help you build that back up. >> reporter: are the pieces used to reignite careers detoured by the recession. >> is losing a job more than just losing a paycheck? >> it's losing your image. losing everything you believe your self-w

richard? >> kristen welker in hawaii with the president. thank you so much. >>> let's get more on the gop virginia primary setback from our panel. former house democratic caucus chairman martin frost and joe watkins. very good day to both of you. and martin, how bad are the optics right now for newt gingrich? failing to meet the primary requirements in his home state. >> look, it was a disaster for gingrich. and it showed the poor organization because not only do you have to have 10,000 signatures in virginia, but you have to have 400 signatures in each of the 11 congressional districts. this is fundamental blocking and tackling. it showed he doesn't have an organization. and i will tell you, i spent a lot of time in iowa in 1988 for dick gephart, and organization there makes all the difference in the world. this is bad for gingrich and not good for him in iowa either. >> well, you know, joe, he needed to get the 10,000 there as martin was just telling us. he got 11,000, but that still -- not

half hour we'll revisit a conversations with great minds that i had back in september with professor richard dawkins in that interview professor dawkins talked about his work on gene center evolution and explain the relationship between genetics and a person's politics or worldview here's another look at our conversations with great minds with professor richard dawkins. of the nice conversations of great minds i'm very pleased to be joined by british fallen just an evolutionary biologist professor richard dawkins is a scientist and author whose life work has educated millions and challenge the popular beliefs of a generation professor dawkins is best known for the ideas laid out at his landmark book the selfish gene and develop further in the extended phenotype which is the radical notion that darwinian selection happens not at the level of the individual but at the level of our d.n.a. and implies that humans evolved for only one purpose to serve our genes he's also equally well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design is an atheist and humanist and a vice president of t