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The united states army to help try to fight the wrap njapanese. >> the chinese american world war ii veterans counted these men and women and found they have taken up arms for the country in just about every war since the civil war, like the irish faced, despite broader discriminatory laws and practices, these new immigrants enlisted. the 1882 chinese exclusion act, for instance, said chinese were not legal but they still enlisted. congratulations to the families and the group and the greater veteran community this holiday. you can find more online at nbc asian american. still ahead for you,...

Can remember. reporting live from our new york newsroom. >> i was outside before, i'm still wearing my turtleneck, they brought me inside. today is the coldest thanksgiving day in new york city in over a century, since at least 19 oh one. the high was 27 degrees today, if you look at the top three coldest thanksgiving high temperatures in new york city history, today would be tied for third with thanksgiving 1882. the coldest was thanksgiving 1871, a high of 22 degrees in the big apple. this morning the temperature was 20 degrees at the start of the macy's thanksgiving day parade, making it th...

Supporter. the phrase, public hanging on the front row is especially loaded in the state of mississippi. the naacp said there were more than 700 lynchings in the united states between 1882 and 1968 and more happened in mississippi than in any other state, about 1-8 in a state where the current population is nearly 40% black. senator hyde-smith issued a statement that she didn't mean anything negative and an exaggerated expression of regard and added she will not speak of the incident again and has not. trace gallagher reports on the state of the race. >> reporter: shepard, records show african...

Ridiculous. mike espy called hyde-smith's comments reprehensible. public hangings were commonly used to terrorize african-americans for a century. in fact, mississippi had 581 documented lynchings between 1882 and 1968. as you wake up this morning, you need the hat, the gloves, the scarf? >> very active weather week ahead. first, let's start in southern california because it's going to be another dangerous day today. so we have 21 million people at risk of red flag warnings from northern california all the way through the mountains and southern california, a little sliver here near the arizo...

Provide an example of service with honor which i think is very important for midshipmen to understand and live by the same code that he did. leland: john, quoting president bush yesterday, he, meaning mccain, remained a troublesome cleave to the end. much has been made about his graduation, i think it was fifth from the bottom at the naval academy and then goes on to have his incredible and storied career, bringing enormous honor on himself and the academy and the ideals it stands for. is there a history of those who were troublesome, who had an independent, maverick streak, going on to do inc...