5:00. brian williams is next. on our broadcast here tonight. another police shooting near ferguson, missouri. a suspect killed by officers. and following another explosive night there, hoping for peace as darkness falls. flash flood emergency, dramatic high water rescues in phoenix late today. people trapped in homes and cars as roads suddenly turn into rivers. turning himself in. rick perry gets fingerprinted and a mugshot. a sitting governor and presidential candidate is fighting back tonight against charges he calls an abuse of power. and the voice of "saturday night live" and so much more, over 70 years here at nbc. tonight we will remember the legendary don pardo. "nightly news" begins now.

good evening, on top of another night of violence, civilians with their rifle muzzles aimed and ready to fire. this certainly didn't help, word of another shooting by police officers not far at all from ferguson inside the city limits of st. louis, police have explained their actions and so far there is peace. and again, so far the troubles have come at night. it adds to a dangerous atmosphere where once again there are appeals for calm, right where we were 24 hours ago. nbc's ron allen remains in place for us tonight and has our coverage from there this evening. good evening. >> ferguson remains under a state of emergency.

and that deadly incident not far from here has turned up the tensions even higher. this afternoon, a shooting in st. louis, just over two miles from troubled ferguson. a 23-year-old black male took two pastries from this convenience store and refused to pay for them. the suspect was erratically pacing back and forth in the street armed with a knife. when officers arrived. >> he pulled out a knife and what we describe as an overhand grip. and told the officer shoot me now, kill me now. >> reporter: police say the man moved toward two officers. when he got within four feet, they both opened fire and killed him. this after another night of violence in ferguson. s.w.a.t. units moved in. police say they were targeted by what they call a criminal element using the protests and the night as cover. can you really distinguish between the protesters and the criminals? >> yes, i think we can. we've got a pretty good eye on that. >> you will be subject to

arrest. >> we have been polling addresses, and there's a low number of people that have a ferguson address. >> reporter: two people shot, more than 70 arrests, suspects from as far away as new york and california. while police say ferguson has become a destination for troublemakers, most of those arrested were local residents. >> i just want to support the cause, i mean, that kid did not deserve to die. >> while protesters demand the arrest of officer darren wilson for shooting and killing michael brown. voices sympathetic to the officer are also speaking up. there's a website that is asking for pledges to raise money for officer darren wilson. >> this kid robbed a store. the facts are are the police officer stopped him to question him. that's a fact. >> reporter: show host charlie bremnen hears more than the demonstrators on the street. >> people who support the officer, believe that all the facts aren't in yet, they can't believe a police officer would shoot somebody if he wasn't provoked. >> reporter: and with the stage set for more demonstrations tonight, police have decided to let it play out without imposing a curfew. the nation's chief law enforcement officer arrives here tomorrow, in a letter to the

local newspaper, he tries to reassure the community that the justice department will do everything possible to get to the bottom of what happened here. brian? >> ron allen another hot day in ferguson, missouri. ron, thanks. we want to shift our focus now to the american southwest. and there is a huge drama playing out tonight in and around phoenix, arizona. the problem is way too much water, a torrent of rainfalling too quickly in the desert state. that has triggered flash floods and high water rescues. from people trapped in their homes and cars. nbc's jacob rascon on duty there for us tonight. jacob, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. storms have been steady for much of the day, have now cleared. five inches of rain fell in some areas, almost as much rain in a few hours as parts of the state get in an entire year. every hour another couple inches of rain pounded the arizona desert, caught in the storm, countless drivers like this

woman rescued from a minivan that didn't make it. >> this is excellent work from everybody involved. >> reporter: washes became rivers, spilling on to two major interstates, stranding thousands during the morning rush hour. neighborhoods and farms filled with water within hours. >> this person left his nursery. >> reporter: horses left fending for themselves. >> look at the horses. >> reporter: horse trailers swept away like tree branches in a river. a woman trapped in her home waves a white towel for help. >> i'm feeling very blessed, thank god for the fire department. >> reporter: in what used to be a parking lot, the lone rv fights a swift current. so far holding its ground, heavy thunderstorms not out of the forecast yet. >> in the desert, you can get flash flooding with a little bit of rain in a short period of time. in this case, you have the mountains in play, which enhances rainfall and all of this coming together is the recipe for some very serious

flooding. >> reporter: at the height of the storm, 50 mile an hour winds broke transmission lines, leaving thousands without power. and the flood forcing the rescue of at least a dozen people. >> in all of the rescues, no reports of any injuries. most of arizona prepares for another round or two of heavy storms later this week. brian? >> now comes the mud, as we can see. terrible situation there outside phoenix tonight. jacob rascon for us. now to another dangerous situation in the west, a fast moving wildfire prompting thousands of evacuations near yosemite. we're at the height of summer vacation. one of two fires threatening homes in california. miguel almaguer is in oakhurst, california for us tonight. >> reporter: just 15 miles from yosemite national park, in the community of oakhurst, the junction fire, named for the road it began on exploded out of control.

flames tearing across at least eight structures. firefighters are racing here from all over california. but it's mother nature that's in control. >> this is a wind dominated fire. the other problem too is the elevation and the various foliage, which is right for fuel. for the fire. >> reporter: 13,000 have been ordered to leave. shelters shut down, a refuge for the gibbons family with a newborn. >> i saw everybody leaving, when the electricity went off, that's enough warning sign. >> now another blaze near lake isabella. several homes detroit, hundreds of others under threat. >> there's a disaster up there. people running.

>> fueled by historic drought conditions and temperatures in the 90s, tonight firefighters face a double threat. crews near yosemite have been so busy on the front lines, they haven't had a chance to assess the damage. this is one of eight homes that have been completely destroyed. look how dicey things got. flames came within a few feet of these propane tanks that could have exploded. the worst of the threat, the biggest danger is behind them. brian? >> miguel almaguer in california for us tonight. miguel, thanks. tonight the republican governor of texas, rick perry turned himself in to authorities. he was fingerprinted, had his mugshot taken. a humiliating experience for a once and potentially future presidential candidate. it comes after a grand jury indictment for abuse of power. charges he and his team say are completely without merit. we get our report tonight from janet shamlian in austin. >> reporter: as texas governor rick perry arrived to be booked on charges of abuse of power and coercion, he made it clear he sees the charges against him as a political vendetta. >> i'm going to fight this injustice with every fiber of my

being. and we will prevail. >> reporter: he's made no secret of wanting to run for president again. visiting iowa last week, and later this week, new hampshire. ditching his cowboy boots and putting on some serious glasses. the indictment stems from actions perry took against a political adversary. the democratic district attorney of travis county. a liberal bastian in a red state. prosecutors say perry threatened to withhold and then veto state funds from the d.a.'s ethics unit, which investigates public corruption. the d.a. has her own problems. a dwi arrest last year, and an embarrassing video of her jailhouse behavior. >> i don't care -- >> her lawyers even played the video at a news conference.

the perry defense has some unusual allies. obama adviser david axelrod tweeted. unless he was trying to scrap the ethics unit for other than liz stated reason, perry indictment seems pretty sketchy. and former perry opponent, ron paul. >> i don't generally defend our governor very much. i don't promote him, but this is pure politics. i tell you, this is really a joke. >> the question is whether voters are laughing, if perry runs in 2016. >> it was just a few moments ago, that the governor left the courthouse after having that mugshot taken. he was surrounded by supporters and he was defiant, saying what he did was lawful, legal and proper. brian? >> janet shamlian in austin texas. thanks. there is awful tragic news from overseas today. it's about an american journalist named james foley. he went missing in syria two years ago now. he hasn't been seen or heard from since. sadly today we learned he was apparently beheaded by isis militants in a graphic video that's been posted on the web. also in that video, an isis member speaking english who claims to be holding a second

american journalist, and threatens to kill him as well, unless -- as they demand -- the u.s. gets out of iraq. the following report does not contain the video release tonight. because it is far too gruesome. but we get our report on james foley from andrea mitchell. >> reporter: the video shows journalist james foley before he was killed. an american war reporter, freelancing for the global post news agency. foley was captured in syria on thanksgiving 2012 and believed held by isis. u.s. officials believe foley was being held at the isis strong hold in northern syria, along with other captured western journalists and aide workers. foley's family appealed for his release on the "today" show last year. >> we ask his captors to recognize his innocence and his desire to help the syrian people. and to please have mercy and let him be free.

>> reporter: foley was intrepid. he had also been captured in the civil war in libya and was held for 44 days. he talked about his experiences to the boston globe. >> kind of the presumption is that you're a spy. you have to prove to them that you're not a spy. you have to be very careful and detailed what you tell them. >> reporter: other journalists french, spanish, danish had also been held by isis in syria, but were released, reportedly after their governments or intermediaries paid ransom. although that was denied. friends of foley have been pleading with the state department to do more to rescue him. officials feared any covert operation will result in the death of the hostages being held. the u.s. has refused to pay terrorists. now isis is threatening to kill that other american hostage if the u.s. does not get out of iraq. brian? >> what a horrible sad development from overseas tonight. andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom. andrea, thanks. more news from overseas tonight. after the initial outburst of middle east violence, a series of cease-fires between israel

and hamas have largely been holding of late, but today the latest cease-fire to be hammered out was broken by hamas, and at least one of their rockets apparently got through to tel aviv where sirens sounded. israel responded with air strikes in gaza. at least two people including a child were killed. still ahead for us, a surprise announcement from two of the biggest names in nfl broadcasting. refusing to use the name of an nfl team during the upcoming football season. and later, remembering a legend, the voice of snl and so much more here at nbc for 70 years.

it might have gotten more difficult for the redskins to hang onto their name. two nfl veterans who are now both veteran broadcasters, both say they will not use the team's name during this coming football season in the booth. instead, they'll just talk about the washington squad on the

field. the team owner has resisted a name change even though some consider it a slur. and this won't help, as we said. our report tonight from nbc's ron mott. >> he has a big leg and he kicks off. >> reporter: last night the washington redskins won their preseason game and their controversial nickname was heard during the nationally televised broadcast. >> the washington redskins -- >> reporter: but in the upcoming season, two high profile analysts say they will join the list of media professionals and organizations avoiding using the name. it's such a political football they also declined today to say anything further. >> these are household names during the fall in our living rooms. and if they're not using the name and other people start not using the name, you do become irrelevant at some point as a brand. >> reporter: the pressure is mounting. >> native americans call themselves many things. >> reporter: last month the u.s. patent and trademark office

cancelled the team's trademark registrations for being disparaging. dan snyder has remained firm, vowing to never change the name. today the team said the name is are derivative and directed people to redskinsfacts.com to learn the are truth of its origin. mike ditka told the washington post this is so stupid it's appalling. it should never be anything but the washington redskins. at this sports bar in suburban d.c., opinions were split. >> i grew up being a redskins fan, and that's how i know my team. i don't see it as a discriminating term. >> i think it's offensive. i mean, it clearly is something that many people have spoken out against. >> experts say money may be the only factor that could persuade snyder. >> the only thing that's going to potentially impact his decision is whether or not sponsors depart the redskins and don't renew their deals. >> reporter: in the interim, said or unsaid, the name remains the same. ron mott, nbc news, boston.

we are back in a moment with the potentially angry volcano that has air travel around the world taking notice. and for good reason.

the island nation of iceland is on the second highest alert in its history, after over 3,000 earthquakes recorded there this past weekend that prompted scientists and seismologists to look underground, and now all eyes are on a potentially very large volcano beneath the earth's surface and a layer of ice. any significant eruption could have a huge impact on transatlantic air travel among other things. bad times for the overall health of the nation's once robust citrus industry. not only are sales and consumption of orange juice down, way off 10% a year ago, the industry itself is suffering

through its smallest crop in 50 years because of disease ravaging the trees. orange juice is fighting a negative image that it has more sugar and calories than so many of the new alternatives out there. if you've had the opposite happen to you, you know this is true. a new study out from the journal of epidemiology and community health says good neighbors are actually good for your heart. they researched a lot of things that can negatively impact your health like crime, pollution, noise, even fast food restaurant density in your neighborhood. they found that getting along, feeling connected to your community is as common sense would indicate, good for overall health. when we come back after our final break, our remembrance of the legendary don pardo.

for our final remembrance tonight we took a quick five floor elevator ride so we could be here on this legendary stage in studio 8h. the home of "saturday night live" and the voice of don pardo. that's his microphone on the stage behind us here. don died yesterday at home in arizona at the age of 96. put it this way, he started working at nbc two weeks after d-day.

every american has heard his voice, and for millions, it's synonymous with this place. >> it's "saturday night live." >> for many years, the live audience at snl couldn't believe their good fortune upon realizing who the warmup act was on this very stage. it was him, that man, that voice. the best known in the voice business. it was don pardo. and on a dark november day in 1963, it was don pardo who had the sad task as the on duty announcer of breaking the news to millions that their world had just changed. >> president kennedy was shot today just as his motorcade left downtown dallas. >> reporter: don pardo had a rare lifetime contract here at nbc. and his career just about

spanned the lifetime of the network. he was born in massachusetts, started in radio in providence and briefly did yankees and brooklyn dodgers play by play. then he found steady work. american g.i.'s were still fighting their way across europe and the south pacific when don pardo started as a staff announcer here at nbc 70 years ago. at first he was the voice of numerous dramas and game shows. >> in the upper section there's a beautiful tangerine three-piece sectional sofa. >> for a long time, he was the live announcer on live at 5:00, the local newscast that changed local newscasts forever. >> this is live at 5:00, with jack cafferty, sue simmons. >> it was lorne michaels who made don pardo a huge celebrity, when back in 1975, don was chosen as the old school, old style booming baritone announcer voice for a new show written and performed by and for the cool kids. and that first night jitters got the best of the old pro and he got the name of the comedy troupe wrong.

he wasn't off by much. he recovered and then some. >> it's "saturday night live." >> don pardo's voice started the show for close to 40 seasons. many veteran performers still say their career wasn't validated until don pardo said their name. >> maya rudolph. >> the moment he said my name was the highlight of my career. >> brian williams. >> don made everyone feel special. he made nbc viewers feel like they were home. and here at his home for 70 years, he worked right up until his declining health prevented it. thankfully we'll have that voice in our heads forever. >> wnbc-tv in new york, i'm don pardo. >> you have heard the expression perhaps -- the voice of a generation. don pardo's voice was known to four american generations. that is our oh broadcast on a

tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams reporting from studio 8h at rockefeller plaza in new york. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com nbc bay area news starts now. right now at 6:00, stunning video of a car crashing into a popular sidewalk cafe, and the police chase that started it all. good evening, and thanks for being with us, i'm raj mathai. >> now that crash startled the quiet neighborhood in sausalito, but then what followed later looked like something out of a movie. what the heck happened out there? >> reporter: it is a long and complicated story, and a very scary one, jessica. fortunately, nobody was hurt.

we are told a 2-year-old little boy was seated in the back seat of the suspect's car. fortunately, he was not injured. we're told a car actually ended up inside this hair salon. well, another car, the suspect car, skidded down this sidewalk where outside this cafe several diners were enjoying their morning breakfast. >> we heard a loud crash and a screech and a boom. >> reporter: surveillance cameras captured the terrifying scene of a high-speed police chase spinning out of control as the suspect's car nearly mowed down several diners eating breakfast at the cafe. >> we assumed there would be multiple fatalities. it was bad. we've seen crashes at this intersection before, but that was the worst. >> reporter: kevin works a few days down. he and a co-worker helped apprehend the suspect when he