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Good afternoon from New York. Brian has the day off and so I'll be anchoring the broadcast tonight.
Here in the newsroom we've just watched embattled Durham, N.C., District Attorney Mike Nifong -- the man who pressed the rape case against those Duke lacrosse players -- offer an apology and announce his intention to resign his office. Nifong today faced a Bar Association disciplinary panel today over his handling of the case. Today's hearing included tearful testimony by Reade Seligmann, one of the players who was once charged with the rape of an exotic dancer. The case was ultimately dropped against all of the accused players, and so today it was Nifong on the hot seat. A seat apparently hot enough to force this afternoon's announcement. Ron Mott is covering today's surprise development for us.
If you have ever sat up all night with a manual trying to figure out why your computer keeps crashing, hoping in vain that each "reboot" will do the trick, than I'm sure you can appreciate what the astronauts on the international space station and engineers on the ground have been going through. The computers in question control the station's positioning in space, which is a pretty big deal. This would be the point I would run down to the computer store and buy a new one, which is pretty much what they've decided to do. They'll ferry some new computer parts to the station on a Russian rocket. Meantime we've been keeping a close watch on today's space walk where astronauts are stitching up that small rip in a thermal protective blanket on the space shuttle. NBC's Tom Costello will update all of this on the broadcast this evening.
Our Tom Aspell looks at what's next following the Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah.
We're also learning more about the mental and emotional wounds of war suffered by American troops serving in Iraq. Our Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski is on that for us.
And a 50-year-old time capsule, which included a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere, was unearthed in Tulsa, Okla., today. Apparently water-proofing techniques back then aren't what they are today and so things didn't turn out quite like they had been planned. You'll see what I mean.
Thanks for checking the blog. I'll see you on Nightly News tonight.
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Thanks for a good broadcast Friday! Kind of unnerving to hear about the space station problems, and I do wonder how they will fix things like this when they eventually take off for Mars. We can't send up resupply ships that easily when they are so far away...
Lynn G., Minneapolis, MN (Sent Jun 16, 2007 2:36:38 PM)
Nifong was given his day in court in a timely manner. More than he offered to the three young men he tried to railroad into prison. Instead, he simply held news conferences and crucified them in the press.
He should suffer shame and become a social outcast, taking only public defender jobs. If these were my sons, he wouldn't have the clothes on his back when my attorneys finished with him. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson should also issue a sincere apology. God knows, they were there fanning the flames at the height of this horror.
Barbara, TN (Sent Jun 15, 2007 11:32:47 PM)
I think Nifong should be suspended. I also think that someone has to tell those men....boys...that their behavior that night was pathetic.
Margaret (Sent Jun 15, 2007 11:18:55 PM)
Good Evening Mr.Holt, Regarding the report of Mr.Aspell's about Gaza. It seems again that the Middle East will always be a hotspot for violence within different groups. Mr.Aspell certainly takes risk going out into the streets of that area and talking with some of the people. As I say just stay safe in that area. That region desperately needs to have peace come for its people. The report concerning the medical system to deal with the stress from combat after the soldiers return home is something that has to be addressed. I think there needs to be more professional staff at hospitals to help these soldiers and their families. That kind of injury or condition is not visible, but it is extremely important that this is dealt with and the proper treatment is available. Finally, Mr.Holt I hope you have a Happy Father's Day! See you on the weekend! Peace to all!
Lisa McNeil,Alpharetta,Georgia (Sent Jun 15, 2007 7:16:29 PM)
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