From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Virgin galactic spaceship two lost in a deadly crash yesterday over californias Mojave Desert was no ordinary space vehicle. It was sent to be the first to carry paying passengers to the edge of space as soon as next year. Tonight its crash is also a first for the ntsb, the folks known for investigating plane, train and bus crashes now for the first time leading the investigation into the crash of a manned spaceship. Tonight as experts secure debris scattered on the desert floor, weve learned the identity of a 39yearold pilot who died in the crash as well as the other who was badly injured. Nbcs jacob rascon joins us from mojave now with late details on the investigation. Jacob, good evening. Reporter lester, good evening. Tonight were learning more about the pilots who were onboard, the surviving pilot was in surgery today. This is a first of its kind investigation with more than a d
Several key Foreign Policy issues facing the u. S. This year the subject of tonights segment the week ahead. Great to have you with us. 10,000 came to honour new york city officer wenjian liu, killed as he sat in a patrol car two weeks ago. There were fellow officers and many that came from Police Departments across the country and dignitaries and the heartbroken family. Courtney kealy reports on the emotional funeral for a man recently married. He is my soul mate. Reporter officer wenjian lius widow spoke about his respect for the law and devotion to his parents as an only child. One of his many passions is being a Police Officer. He took pride in the fact that he is n. Y. P. D. Reporter wenjian lius father spoke in a cantonese dialect. Choking back tears as he spoke of his sons traits obedience, respect and loyalty. He said his son wanted to be a Police Officer since he was a child, and after 9 11 he wanted to serve the new York Community with the n. Y. P. D. Top officials attended t
Court in the morning. Thats when the trial is scheduled to begin. A lot of tough diplomatic issues facing the u. S. This year year. Thanks for being with us. We begin tonight with the funeral of slain new york officers weferl. He and his partner were fatally shot two weeks ago as they sat in their car. Dignitaries and a heartbroken family paid tribute. Our Courtney Kealy. Has the story. Officer wenjian lius wife spoke about his devotion to his parents as an only child. One of his passion he was being a police officer. He took pride in the fact that he is nypd. Lius father spoke in a cantonese dialect. Choking back tears he spokes of his sobs traits, obedience respect and loyalty. After 911 he wanted to serchg serve the new York Community with the nypd. Sent the director of the fbi, james comey. Tensions between the city hall and the nypd have risen in the last weeks. Many feel feeling feeling the mayor chose the side of the protesters. His greatest joy came in caring for others, helpin
Begins right now. Good morning again, everybody. Welcome back to squawk box here on cnbc first in business worldwide. Im becky quick with brian sullivan. Joe and andrew are off today. General motors have announced new recalls with an ignition lock. The number is a relatively small 83,000 vehicles. But it comes after their record year of recalls in 2014. Elon musk and his wife are divorcing for a second time. They first married in 2010. They divorced in 2012 and remarried in 2013. And a total of 30 bodies have been recovered from the crash of the airasia flight last weekend. The year is starting off with a loss. Former political icon mario cuomo has died at the age of 82. Cuomo served as the empire states governor for three terms from 1983 to 1994. Some democrats did push him to run for president. He died just hours after his son andrew cuomo was sworn into his second term as new york governor. The averages closing out 2014 with gains and multiyear winning streaks. Ended with a gain of
Saturdays forecast. Only about 2 to 6 miles per hour. Thats going to keep that air stagnant. While its tempting to use the fireplace with this chilly weather, spare the air alert is in effect through tonight, also for tomorrow where it will be illegal to burn. Worst air quality in the north bay. Details on when youll get relief from this chilly wither in 15 minutes. Lets get to Christie Smith live in San Francisco. The cold is starting to wear on people. Reporter yeah thats right. Now that the sun is gone it feels even colder here in San Francisco. And its not just tourists who are buying up things to try to stay warm. Its longtime bay area residents who are getting a little uncomfortable with these very cold temperatures. In San Francisco, the cold weather has people pulling out the jackets, skaufs and hats. Marine corey bought a new one to cross the bay. It was very cold. We knew we were going on the ferry today so i have to buy something that will be warm enough for us to ride the f