Apolo Ohno is known as the most decorated American Winter Olympian in history. But in his first Olympic trials, he finished dead last. He traces his “hard pivot” in life, when he left the world of short track speed skating and had to figure out a new career path.
NASA engineers Elio Morillo and Roxana González Burgos share their interplanetary journey from Puerto Rico to Mars. They tell José Díaz-Balart about their American Dream and their hopes to inspire future Latino generations to take the lead on the forefronts of technology.
Mario Kreutzberger, known as “Don Francisco,” has graced televisions and filled the hearts of families for more than 50 years after starting his career in Chile. Don Francisco sits down with José Díaz-Balart and tells him how he made his American Dream a reality.
Early in her career, Mindy Kaling faced brutal rejection – and then she found her way to “The Office” where she was able to shine. She speaks candidly with Kate Snow about her feelings of failure, despite all she has achieved as a writer, actress, and creator.
Grammy award-winner and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Gloria Estefan was first seen as “too American for Latins” and “too Latin for Americans”. Estefan talks with José Díaz-Balart about how she pushed to showcase her Cuban roots, revolutionizing the music industry on her way to achieving her own American Dream.
From Colombia to New York City, actor and comedian John Leguizamo opens up about the experiences that have shaped his American Dream through his constant push to be seen in a Hollywood world that lacks Latino representation. How does someone reach success in both film and theater as a Latino immigrant without losing their roots in an effort to belong? Leguizamo tells José Díaz-Balart.
Like most kids, Lena Waithe loved watching TV – but storytelling eventually became her calling in life. Her success has allowed her to become a role model for Black creators in Hollywood at a time when the industry is going through major change.
Luis von Ahn is the genius behind CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA, which was sold to Google in 2009, and also the founder and CEO of Duolingo, the world's most popular language-learning platform. Born and raised in Guatemala, von Ahn saw firsthand that high-quality educational opportunities were limited to those who could afford it. Inspired to fix this, he created Duolingo to make language education free and accessible to everyone. von Ahn says he’s achieved his American Dream and is now working toward m...
Ballet gave a young and shy Misty Copeland the chance to feel confident and beautiful for the first time. After making history in the ballet world, Copeland is reaching out to young kids with her children’s books.
Lele Pons is one of the most influential digital creators in the world today. Through creativity, hard work and determination, Pons is learning to take charge of her mental illness.
The secret to Olympic Gold? Swimming champion Michael Phelps says it has all to do with dreaming big, even at a very young age.
Marcus Samuelsson is one of the most successful chefs and restaurateurs working today – he owns more than a dozen restaurants and hosts his own show, “No Passport Required.”
We all know Jay Leno from his two decades hosting the "Tonight Show." But he says it’s the two decades before that really made him.
As a bonus for Nightly News listeners, we're sharing this week's episode of Into America, which teamed up with the Nightly News team to look at what happens when an economic crisis and a mental health crisis collide. This pandemic has left millions of Americans without a job and unable to look for a new one. Another 3.2 million people filed jobless claims last week, bringing the total to 33 million since coronavirus hit. Experts predict that the US unemployment rate is now somewhere around 20 pe...
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi and his wife Dorothea Bongiovi talk to Kate Snow about his record deal at 20 years old and their mission to give back.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer is a world renowned sex therapist and former radio show host. First a sniper then a housemaid and now therapist, Dr. Ruth shares with Kate Snow the many turns her career took.
Jimmy Smits is an Emmy-Award winning actor best known for his role as Victor Sifuentes in 'L.A Law,' and he's back on TV playing another lawyer in 'Bluff City Law.' His love of acting began in high school when he did the unthinkable - quitting the football team to join the drama club.
Cory Booker, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang, and Tom Steyer engage in the fifth 2020 Democratic primary debate for the presidential nomination.
Zainab Salbi is a humanitarian, author, and media personality originally from Iraq. On this episode of "The Drink with Kate Snow," she traces her journey from growing up in Saddam Hussein’s circle, to becoming known as “the Oprah of the Middle East.” See more at NBCNews.com/TheDrink.
After spending two nights locked up and embedded inside the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, the largest maximum security prison in America, for a special one-hour Dateline NBC, “Life Inside,” Lester Holt moderated an unprecedented town hall from a maximum security prison at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The town hall explores the criminal justice and prison reform debate. The audience includes current inmates, as well as artist and activist John Legend, former U.S. Attorney...
Lester Holt spends two nights embedded inside the largest maximum security prison in America, the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola. Originally aired on NBC on September 6, 2019.
In the fight against climate change, the Milarch family says a solution is up. Way up. At the very top of centuries-old redwoods and sequoias. The family runs Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, where they collect samples from “champion” trees to clone and replant. Chief Environmental Correspondent Anne Thompson joins them in the treetops to learn more.
In an extended interview with NBC’s Cynthia McFadden, the two-time Oscar winner and former politician discusses her long career and being able to take on Shakespeare's King Lear.
You know her music. You may just not know her name.Ester Dean has written music for Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Beyonce, among others. She sits down with NBC’s Cynthia McFadden in an extended interview to discuss how she found success in her career.
Queen Latifah talks to NBC’s Cynthia McFadden about finding success when she was just a teenager, the meaning behind her name, and her new mission to give back to aspiring female filmmakers.
After the Trump administration approved seismic testing that could be a first step to exploratory drilling, scientists warn that the extreme noise could put endangered whales and other marine life at risk. Chief Environmental Affairs Correspondent Anne Thompson reports on the controversy bubbling up along the Eastern Seaboard.
General Vincent Brooks, the former top U.S. commander in South Korea, speaks with Lester Holt about President Trump, Kim Jong Un and America's relationship with North Korea.
In an interview with Maj. Matt Golsteyn, the Green Beret tells Lester Holt his version of what happened, and why he believes that he had the authority to set up the ambush that killed a suspected Taliban bomb maker in Afghanistan nearly a decade ago -- even if he didn’t receive a direct order to do so.
Kate Snow sits down with three student survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, as well as Fred Guttenberg, the father of one of the slain students.
Rapper Meek Mill was part of a group that launched the Reform Alliance, a new organization aimed at reforming the criminal justice system in the United States. He talks to Lester Holt about how he turned the momentum from #FreeMeekMill into a push for justice for all.
