on our broadcast tonight, even worse than we were first told. the intruder who got across the lawn and inside the white house, turns out he got deep inside the mansion before being stopped. this will be deep trouble for members of the secret service. a mystery illness paralyzing children. a new warning from the cdc and fears it's connected to that virus outbreak now confirmed in 40 states. standoff in one of the financial capitals of the world. thousands storming the streets. an uprising that's already been compared to tiananmen square. and, shining a light. one little boy's request on facebook and the thousands of people who stepped up to help him light up the world. "nightly news" begins now.

from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. good evening. the initial news a few days back that a man had made it across the north lawn of the white house and inside the front door was bad enough, but we now know the intruder went well beyond the front door and deep into the white house itself, not far from the stairway and the elevator that take passengers up to the private family residence. the head of the secret service goes before a congressional hearing tomorrow. and she will again have a whole lot of explaining to do, while veterans of the secret service say it's never been the same since it was pulled out of the treasury department and lumped in with homeland security after 9/11. this brings more unwelcome attention to the people who protect the president and the people's house. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's kristen welker. kristen, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. when omar gonzalez forced his way into the white house earlier this month, even though the first family wasn't home, it was called an unprecedented security breach.

the secret service initially said gonzalez was detained quickly after he entered the front door. now as "the washington post" reported and nbc news confirmed, we're learning gonzalez made it far inside the executive mansion. in fact, he ran past a staircase that leads to the first family's living quarters. ten days after this fence jumper got on to the white house grounds, new details about security lapses that allowed him to get deep into the white house itself. omar gonzalez jumped the fence around 7:20 p.m., september 19th, ran across the north lawn, and burst into the front door which was unlocked. secret service agents did not release dogs to chase him, nor fire weapons to stop him. according to a u.s. official, gonzalez overpowered a female uniformed secret service officer, unaware he had broken the first line of security because an alarm box had been muted at the request of the white house usher office. he barrelled past the guard, turned left and ran into the east room. he ran the entire length of the white house to the other end of

the east room before he was tackled by a heavily armed counterassault agent near the doorway to the green room. this comes after another "washington post" report that when a man fired shots into the white house in 2011, it took the secret service four days to realize the residence had been hit seven times with bullets, and another day to arrest the man. sasha was home at the time. the president and first lady were traveling and didn't learn about the incident for several days. >> they have been described, the president and she, of both fuming, because of think parents who think that their family is protected, but also by the way that the first lady learned this information. >> reporter: even before these latest revelations, a congressional committee was preparing to grill the director of the secret service, julia pierson. she'll be in the hot seat tomorrow. >> i'm extremely concerned. most organizations have acceptable losses. in other words, they're right 97% of the time. in the case of the secret

service, they have to succeed 100% of the time. >> it's clear that something needs to be done. and something needs to be done drastically. it's also clear they need to have a come to jesus moment. >> reporter: neither the white house nor the secret service are commenting on the latest reports and they defend their response to the 2011 incident, saying the shooter is serving 25 years in jail. brian? >> kristen welker on the north lawn in front of the residence for us tonight. kristen, thanks. to another big story this evening, a new warning from the cdc about another mystery illness. this one involving sudden paralysis in children. there are fears this is in some way connected to that virus outbreak now confirmed in children in at least 40 states. we get details tonight from nbc's hallie jackson in aurora, colorado. >> reporter: late this afternoon doctors at a colorado hospital described the questions surrounding ten children treated here, some too weak to move one

arm or leg, others not able to move any of them. >> time will tell sort of thing. it's a very long road. it's still too early to know what the recovery will be for these children. >> reporter: this medical mystery has health experts looking for clues, like whether it's just coincidence that four children with paralysis tested positive for a rare strain of virus, or whether it's something more. >> at this point we have no specific direct linkage that is the area of investigation. >> reporter: an unusual outbreak of enterovirus 68 is now affecting 443 people across the country, virtually all of them children. so this denver day care's taking steps to stay safe. do you get a sense from parents that they're worried? >> very. anything that they can do as an extra precaution to make sure that their children are kept healthy. so they have been inquiring. >> reporter: just two years ago mysterious muscle weakness and paralysis affected a group of children in california including lucian olivera.

his leg went limp permanently after his mom noticed he had trouble breathing, though he was never tested for enterovirus 68. >> i was devastated for these families. we have lived through this for the past two and a half years. >> i didn't feel good at all. >> reporter: in colorado jaden broadway was treated for the enterovirus strain this month. he's now back in school. his family knows they've been lucky, they just don't know why. >> i'm so sorry to hear about the other children who are suffering. jaden is doing real good and we feel like we're really blessed. >> reporter: over the last month 4,000 children have come to this hospital with severe respiratory problems, and doctors here say the er has had some trouble keeping up. experts say it's possible millions of kids across the country have enterovirus 68, but for most of them it's showing up as just a bad cold. brian? >> how scary for the kids and their families. hallie jackson, aurora, colorado for us tonight. tonight, a paper trail is emerging of warnings about the

growing threat of isis as far back as last winter. this comes as president obama made a notable admission on national television which is now raising questions about how the red flags went unheeded by the intelligence community and the white house for so long. our report tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: the isis threat is not a secret, say intelligence leaders, to anyone watching or listening. despite what the president told "60 minutes." >> well, i think our head of the intelligence community, jim clapper's acknowledged that i think they underestimated what had been taking place in syria. >> reporter: there were alarm bells. last january isis started gobbling up territory in iraq. fallujah falls, the iraqi army collapses. richard engel reports. >> reporter: the gains that were achieved by u.s. troops in iraq, very hard fought gains have now

been wiped out, or are being wiped out. >> reporter: a month later congress is told about the isis leader, al baghdadi. >> his mission is clearly stated in his own statements. to carve out his own governing territory from baghdad to syria to lebanon. >> reporter: front line airs a documentary on isis victories in syria. >> the group wants to establish an islamic state in syria. >> reporter: and the head of defense intelligence tells congress. >> it's an increasingly concern that we're going to have to pay very close attention to. not only inside of iraq, but for the whole region. >> reporter: june 10th, mosul falls, iraq's army turns tail and runs. richard engel reports on "nightly news." >> reporter: some iraqi security forces are fighting, but most appear to be stripping off their uniforms, leaving them in the streets and abandoning their posts, weapons and vehicles. >> reporter: now the pentagon acknowledges just how surprised it was by that. >> what surprised us certainly from a military perspective, was how quickly they moved into mosul over the summer.

how fast that went. their progress up north. as well as the way four or five iraqi divisions kind of melted away. >> reporter: so is this an intelligence failure or a failure of policymakers all the way up to the president of the united states? >> those warnings were clear and loud. at least over the past two years in my view. >> reporter: bottom line, there are two issues here. the white house was repeatedly warned about the isis threat, but despite plenty of news reports, military and intelligence officials completely misjudged the iraqi army's ability to stand up and fight back. brian? >> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom tonight. andrea, thanks. the pictures are simply incredible coming out of one of the world's major financial centers. in the streets a sea of umbrellas, the symbol of a mass demonstration underway in hong kong. tonight, the united states is urging police in hong kong, which is home to some 60,000 american citizens, to show some restraint. we get our report tonight from nbc's katy tur. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands packed the streets of downtown hong kong as police

fired as many as 87 cans of tear gas. determined demonstrators shielding themselves with umbrellas and spawning the so-called umbrella revolution. protesters, mostly students, are demanding full democracy. >> you are born with democracy choices. you have free election, but we don't. please help us. >> reporter: after beijing a i -- announced a plan to limit candidates for the 2016 election. and they've called for the city's top leader to step down. britain handed over hong kong to china in 1997, promising the island would preserve some of its autonomy. but protesters say beijing is reneging on that process dictating which candidates can even run for higher office. alex cho was arrested here. >> you negotiate, you evolve. you demonstrate. you ask the government to reform, but you can see all the message, we're losing the power. but then you have no way but

turn to civil disobedience action. >> reporter: as hong kong deals with protesters, the umbrella revolution will not be instagramed. at least for eyes in mainland china where social media is being censored. i-tv's lucy watson. >> reporter: there's a decidedly different atmosphere here this evening with protesters chanting peace, love and unity in the absence of any police presence. that's because they believe the momentum of this movement is growing. >> reporter: tonight, a cell phone vigil and an easy memory of tiananmen square as many fear the iron hand of china is tightening its grip on a city fighting to maintain its freedom. katy tur, nbc news. elsewhere in asia, rescue workers hope to resume their search for survivors on that mountainside in japan, the problem, the volcano is still erupting. at least 36 people are now feared dead after it erupted without warning on saturday, blasting ash and rock and toxic gas into the air. it is unclear how many, if any, are still missing.

an update tonight on the case of missing university of virginia student hannah graham. citing a new forensic link, police now say the suspect in custody may be connected to the murder of another young woman, morgan herrington, who was 20 years old when she disappeared. also after a concert, also near the uva campus back in '09. she was found dead three months later. the case has remained unsolved. and tonight, walmart is responding to a lawsuit filed by tracy morgan after the accident involving morgan's limo bus back in june. it was hit by a walmart truck on the new jersey turnpike. the company says morgan and other people in the limo are at least partly to blame for their injuries because they weren't wearing their seat belts. the accident killed morgan's friend and left tracy morgan with head injuries, leg and rib injuries. in a statement today, the cnbc walmart said "the company

continues to stand willing to work with mr. morgan and the other plaintiffs to resolve this matter." the walmart truck driver has pleaded not guilty to death by auto and assault by auto charges. still ahead for us tonight, trouble in the air now being called the most challenging time since 9/11. after an attack left damage much more severe than first known, it could be weeks of headaches ahead for air travelers. and later, millions of customers now paying a lot more to withdraw cash from their bank accounts.

tonight, the head of the faa has ordered a major review of security and contingency plans at faa facilities after an attack by one man on an air traffic control center outside chicago that crippled thousands of flights and continues to impact air travel across this country. and it could be weeks before things are back to normal. nbc's tom costello covers the aviation industry for us and has tonight's report. >> reporter: day four of a massive air traffic control mess in chicago. on friday the skies over chicago were wide open with thousands of flights canceled. today, operations back to 80% at o'hare, but still more than 800 delays and cancellations. >> it was very frustrating. i was in shock. i was in tears. devastating. i was absolutely appalled. >> reporter: in court today 36-year-old contract employee brian howard charged with sabotaging chicago center,

critical for high altitude flights, 20 of 29 computer racks destroyed. >> damage is devastating. cut off all communication, all radar feeds and all data processing. >> reporter: now, the faa chief has ordered a review of security and contingency plans nationwide. if one suspect can do this much damage, are all of your facilities this vulnerable? >> all of the facilities have appropriate levels of security. and we have actually increased the security at our facilities. >> reporter: with chicago center out, four other regional control centers are handling the traffic, minneapolis, kansas city, cleveland and indianapolis centers are channelling arrivals. departures are going through those same centers though northern departures are now handled by milwaukee radar approach. controllers say managing the air traffic without chicago center has posed the greatest challenge since 9/11. and it could take another two weeks before the entire system is running normally again. tom costello, nbc news, washington. here's a story that got a lot of attention for good reason today, it's about the huge fees

banks get from all of us when we use an atm not in their network. the survey by bank rate says the average fee has reached a new high of $4.35 per transaction, up 5% in just a year. overdraft fees have surged to above $32 on average. and while it's your money you're taking from a machine, the machinery of banking is these days taking a bigger cut. we're back in a moment with new details on easily the most-watched newlyweds since will and kate after a weekend celebration, today they took the last big step.

the legendary former executive editor of "the washington post," ben bradley, is living under hospice care and in the advanced stages of dementia. his wife, sally quinn, told c-span he's being cared for at home, he's comfortable. he has a few wakeful hours each day. ben bradley is 93 years old.

the actor and human rights lawyer are now husband and wife, in the eyes of their wedding guests and now in the eyes of the law. george clooney and amal alamuddin had a private ceremony on saturday, including a private party on a boat flotilla. they sealed it with a civil ceremony today. as you might imagine the paparazzi took a few photos of them. the two big story lines emerged from college football this weekend briefly took the spotlight off the nfl. first, michigan quarterback, shane morris, he took that huge hit during the minnesota game. he went down. he was wobbly afterwards, steadied by a teammate, but he was allowed to stay in the game even after what many suspected could be a concussion. today, the head coach brady hoke defended his decision. and if you're a fan planning to rush onto the field at an ohio state university game, remember a lot of coaches are former

players, like the buckeyes assistant coach and former line backer who body slammed the exuberant fan. video just in tonight of the newest member of the clinton family. new parents, chelsea clinton and her husband mark mezvinsky left the hospital late today with their newborn daughter charlotte clinton, mezvinsky. new grandparents bill and hillary were with them. baby charlotte arrived in the world on friday. when we come back, the wish that inspired so many on social media to light up the world for a boy who is missing his dad.

finally here tonight, it's a universal sign that someone is home, something as simple as switching on the front porch light can be an awfully comforting sight. it's a ritual that's taken a much deeper meaning for the boy you're about to meet. we get his story tonight from our national correspondent, kate snow. >> say hi, daddy. >> reporter: when 6-year-old darren looks up at the moon from his home in clarksville, tennessee, he sees his dad. >> i see daddy over there. >> you see daddy over there too? >> he's in the clouds. >> reporter: his dad was his best buddy who always said he loved darren to the moon and back. so when staff sergeant thomas baysore was deployed to afghanistan, the moon was the connection.

>> you look up the moon and talk to daddy and the moon's going to come back around and tell me while you're sleeping what you said. >> reporter: they did it most nights until a year ago on september 26th, when sergeant basour was killed in action. that night darren asked his mom if they could put on the front porch light so dad would see it shining when he looked down from the moon. and on the one-year anniversary, darren wanted everyone to put on their porch light. >> he said i want it to be all bright so daddy can see, you know, that i love him. >> reporter: they put together a facebook page. and on friday darren kicked things off. >> light them up! >> reporter: all over the country, all over the world people turned on their front porch lights and snapped a photo. from utah to washington, even iraq, a soldier's bunk in afghanistan, a trucker left his headlights on, kids saluted. from alaska rebecca sent an image of the northern lights saying we turned the lights on

and then heaven answered back. to a 6-year-old it seemed like the whole world lit up just for his father. >> thank you for turning your porch lights on. >> can you tell them how it made you feel? >> good. >> reporter: his mom says it brought darren's laugh back. >> i missed that laugh. this past year he's lost it. and i finally got it back. and i want to thank everybody for that. >> reporter: such a simple wish granted for a little boy who's been through way too much. >> we love you, daddy. >> we love you, daddy. >> we miss you. >> we miss you. >> reporter: kate snow, nbc news, new york. changed the way we all see the night sky. that's our broadcast on a monday night as we begin a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. goodnight. , of course, hope to

right back here tomorrow evening. goodnight. nbc bay area news starts now. >> 30 medications a day, she has seizures, she can't see. that one moment in time changed her entire life. >> right now at 6:00, she lost her vision fighting an inferno. now she says she's being victimized by the person she entrusted most. good evening and thanks for joining us. >> it was a deadly the blaze that blinded a rookie firefighter. now, almost 20 years later, she

says her caretaker has run off with her life savings. that caretaker was in court today. mark matthews was also there. what's the story here? >> reporter: raj, this is the house in diamond heights where melanie stafford's life was changed forever -- the first time. firefighter lewis manbreti was three months from retirement when he died in this fire. for rookie melanie staffer, it was her first. she and manbretti and a fellow firefighter were trapped inside a burning garage. >> i was strong so i thought, i'll try to get the garage open. i couldn't move it. i breathed in fire and suffocated. >> reporter: she survived, although now legally blind and in need of a full-time caregiver. >> she takes like 30 medications a day. she has seizures. she can't see. >> reporter: firefighter keith oneshi never lost touch. >> the night we both got injured