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This was the rosa parks moment for gay people. It was their neighborhood, it was their bar. It seemed like it was a war zone. There was the Tactical Police force, police cars, sirens. And then somebody started a fire. Stonewall was the spark. The Gay Liberation front was the torch lit by that spark. We carried that torch out of the closet, into the streets. Were america. You cant separate us out. I think its not a civil rights issue, its a moral issue. A 50year battle for equal rights and respec...

From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Quite frankly, we havent seen a news day this busy in a very long time. So many major stories were following. The day starting with a landmark decision by the u. S. Supreme court, making samesex marriage legal in all 50 states. Emotional reactions across the country, marking a dramatic and historic shift in this countrys social landscape. And a story we plan to have extensive coverage of tonight...

Reporter officers arrested this 25yearold former marine, eddie ray routh, after a police chase saturday night. They say routh turned the gun on kyle and a friend, 35yearold chad littlefield, murdering them both. His family told them he was having trouble readjusting to life at home after years of war. Thats something kyle spoke about frequently. You dont have an identity. You have to learn a whole new way to act. Reporter kyle volunteered to help vets suffering with posttraumatic stress disorder...

Good morning. Im Melissa Harrisperry. If i asked you what day is november 5th and you answered, duh, melissa, its tuesday, instead of, enthusiastically offering the alternate correct answer, its election day in america well, youre in good company. Because its election day 2013, an odd number, which makes this an off year election. And well, to be honest, we tend not to get too excited about off year elections if voter turnout is any indication. In fact, its not uncommon for voter turnout percent...

Good morning. It is tuesday, november 22nd. Im alex witt alongside ali vels velshi. Heartbreaking story from chattanooga, tennessee, five students killed when their school bus crashed yesterday. The bus driver, 25yearold Johnthony Walker, is charged with Reckless Endangerment and reckless driving. Walker is cooperating. 35 students from woodmore elementary were on the bus when Officials Say it turned over on its side and struck a tree. 23 of the 35 students were taken to the hospital. Last night...

It is moving for anyone in its path extremely slowly along the coast and up the coastline. What is concerning forecasters right now is that the storm could shift at a moments notice west. A slight shift west means a whole lot more damage, a whole lot more people in the threat path. We are standing by for an update for governor nikki haley to give us the latest on how theyre preparing, what she wants to see. She was very blunt with her messaging yesterday. We will bring you that. We also have cor...

Republican leaders will react to this news, and even before we get to day one we have got two years worth of material already lined up, and she has four years of history at the state department and its not good, but, again, the president elect does not plan to pursue this. That obviously is a big change from the middle of the campaign. Herald ford obviously in the debate, and he said if donald trump were president of the United States and Hillary Clinton would be in jail, and that was a quick ap...

5 to 10 miles off of Daytona Beach. Forecasters saying the worst is yet to come. For some areas including jacksonville but we just heard an update that now charleston, South Carolina, is of great concern. We got an update from president obama. Heres what he said. While weve seen some significant damage in portions of south florida, i think the bigger concern at this point is not just Hurricane Force winds, but storm surge. Many of you will remember Hurricane Sandy where initially people thought ...

Heroic as he was. He would fight tooth and nail for his vision of the common good. We need people to step up and to follow that model that he set. If you want to help the country, be more like john mccain. Its been an emotional couple of days, and thats continuing today, as we say goodbye officially to senator john mccain. Good morning. So glad to have you with us here. Im christi paul in atlanta. Im Victor Blackwell live from Washington National cathedral, where the nation now prepares to honor...

Potential meddling from russia and potentially other foreign powers came out yesterday. It involve some simple measures as making sure you have a paper trail or using paper ballots to secure elections. They also said, maybe dont attach your Voting Machines to the internet, thats another simple step that you can take. Today, were going to hear from Election Security officials, state and local, Cyber Security officials and plus the secretary of the department of Homeland Security opinion what is b...