aybe i would be willing to suffer. >> thank you for joining us here at 5:00. "nightly news" is next. >> good night folks. see you at 6:00. on this tuesday night, nuclear warning to america. the prime minister of israel before congress slamming what he calls a bad deal with iran, and tonight president obama fires back. scathing report. after the fatal police shooting of michael brown in ferguson ignited a movement tonight the feds find a pattern of racial bias and extensive force. private e-mails. were hillary clinton's official e-mails official enough? questions tonight over whether she broke the rules while secretary of state. the crackdown on birth tourism. for years businesses bringing pregnant women to the u.s. and sending them home with their newborn american citizens. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news."

reporting tonight, lester holt. good evening. it was the must-see event in washington, d.c. today, unless like president obama, you were going out of your way not to see it. not that it wasn't awkward for him when you consider you had the prime minister of israel two weeks away from facing an election back home standing before a joint meeting of the united states congress and warning that president obama's support of an agreement to freeze iran's nuclear program is a bad deal. benjamin netanyahu didn't bite his tongue saying the plan being negotiated with guarantee a nuclear iran. and the white house didn't mince its own words in its reaction afterwards. andrea mitchell is our chief foreign affairs correspondent. have we seen anything quite like this before? >> reporter: no, we haven't. this was extraordinary. you have a foreign leader coming to congress to lobby against a sitting u.s. president and warn of a nuclear nightmare. israel's prime minister arrived with all the pomp and circumstance of a state of the union speech.

>> mr. speaker, the prime minister of israel! >> reporter: even the guest nobel laureate elie wiesel next to israel's first lady. but instead of being delivered by the american president, this speech was aimed at the president and his iran policy. >> to defeat isis and let iran get nuclear weapons would be to win the battle but lose the war. >> reporter: netanyahu said the deal john kerry is negotiating would let iran get a nuclear weapon. iran's foreign minister zarif asked about netanyahu. >> i don't think trying to create tension and conflict is good. >> reporter: netanyahu pulled out all stops calling out eli weissen and invoking the holocaust. >> i wish i could promise you, eli, that the lessons of history have been learned. >> reporter: netanyahu sees obama's ten-year nuclear freeze as an invitation for iran to cheat. >> in this deadly game of thrones, there's no place for america or for israel.

so when it comes to iran and ice, the enemy of your enemy is your enemy. >> reporter: some democrats boycotted the speech and even those who attended criticized netanyahu's all or nothing approach. >> what if there is no agreement? what does he believe iran will do? and what will israel do? and what then would israel expect us to do? he didn't say any of those things. >> reporter: president obama was also critical. >> president obama said you have no viable alternative to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >> it's very clear to me, and it was clear in that hall to anyone who was there that the support for israel is strongly bipartisan. >> reporter: but the real audience for netanyahu was in israel, where voters watching back home go to the polls in just two weeks. >> this was a campaign stop 6,000 miles away from the nearest israeli voter, the most important campaign stop in this race. >> reporter: the worry for the white house now is that after listening to netanyahu, congress

will try to block any deal that john kerry negotiates with iran. lester? >> andrea mitchell on capitol hill, thanks. chris jansing is at the white house where president obama was quick to fire back. chris, what did he have to say? >> good evening, lester. with even some democratic supporters of the president calling this speech powerful and persuasive president obama did indeed fire back point by point for 11 minutes from the oval office. he suggested the speech was theater and politics and criticized netanyahu for offering no viable alternative. >> the alternative that the prime minister offers is no deal in which case iran will immediately begin once again pursuing its nuclear program, accelerate its nuclear program, without us having any insight into what they're doing. >> reporter: he also argued the ongoing talks have actually kept iran from getting a nuclear weapon. he was responding after reading the speech. here's where he was during it. in the situation room, for a

meeting added to his schedule just this morning. one senior white house official told me that, given the rankor between the two leaders, this will be a tough couple of months going forward. if there is a deal for them to vote on, get ready for a showdown on capitol hill. lester? >> chris jansing tonight, thanks very much. turning to another major story we're following tonight over six months after the fatal officer-involved shooting of michael brown in ferguson, missouri, ignited a national outcry, we've learned details from a justice department report expected to be released tomorrow. that report accuses the ferguson police and courts of racial bias. nbc's ron allen is in ferguson for us tonight with a lot more. ron, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. first, this report was not about the death of michael brown, or whether officer darren wilson show face federal civil rights charges. that investigation continues. officials have already said that those charges are not likely. this investigation looked at how ferguson's police department conducts their job. who do they arrest, who do they

stop on the streets, how do they use force. we understand they've found a pattern of racial bias. >> back off! >> reporter: investigating the underlying tension and mistrust that caused so much violence and confrontation after the death of michael brown, officials familiar with the justice department report say in the two years before that deadly encounter, in 88% of the cases when police used force the suspect was african-american as were 93% of the people arrested. the probe officials say also found specific examples of racial stereotyping. a 2008 e-mail by a ferguson official saying president obama would not be in office long because what black man holds a city job for four years. attorney general eric holder who visited ferguson after brown's death has said he was troubled by what he heard. >> what we are doing hopefully will have a positive impact. >> reporter: officials also say the report accuses police of targeting black and poor drivers to raise revenue. 85% of motorists stopped were black.

>> i didn't know nothing about jail. >> reporter: being in jail? >> yeah. i was horrified. >> reporter: allison nelson said she was stopped at least five times. first for a cracked windshield, then when she couldn't pay the fine, court fees piled up. then an arrest warrant. eventually she was stopped and jailed. >> if you're poor and black and you're standing in front of a court and saying, i can't afford this, i think the court is less likely to listen to you. >> reporter: nelson said her dream job is to join the navy, but recruiters say no until she clears up her problems with the courts. >> it's stressing me out because i can't start my career because of these little tickets. >> reporter: officials say the justice department probe found that ferguson overwhelmingly charges african-americans, some 67% of the population with minor or petty offenses that cause crippling debt, loss of homes and jobs. ferguson's leaders have been meeting with federal officials all day in private. and they tell us they are digesting this report.

and the sweeping reforms to force them to make to start rebuild trust with the community they're supposed to protect and serve. lester? >> ron allen, thank you. a protest surged into the streets of los angeles today over the police shooting of a homeless man on skid row. the incident was captured on a cell phone video. the lapd said it will not publicly release video from the officers' body cam. miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: the call for justice took protesters from the scene of the shooting on l.a.'s skid row to police headquarters. growing outrage from community groups over the death of a homeless man today identified as charlie robineau. convicted of bank robbery 15 years ago. during this struggle contending he reached for an officer's gun and was shot multiple times.

>> this is increased violence and increased murder the police department of using. >> reporter: the shooting witnessed by more than a dozen people, was captured by cell phone and surveillance video. but critical clues could come from two body cameras worn by officers. the body cameras, still in a pilot program here at lapd are worn by 33 officers at roughly chest high. once they're activated by the officer, it starts recording. this is the view. the camera able to record hours of standard definition video and audio. today police chief charlie back said the body camera video will not be released to the public and according to police sources the audio from the two body cameras may be key into what happened here. miguel almaguer nbc news los angeles. there are questions tonight swirling around hillary clinton as she ramps up a potential run for president. and they concern a personal e-mail account she used while

serving as secretary of state, and whether conducting public business on a private account may have broken the rules. nbc's kristen welker reports. >> reporter: the new revelations are already haunting hillary clinton's unannounced presidential campaign. as first reported in "the new york times," clinton exclusively used her personal e-mail account as secretary of state instead of a government e-mail, now required. >> this is a highly unusual situation where a high-level cabinet officer solely used a private e-mail account. >> reporter: last year clinton's aides submitted more than 50,000 pages of e-mails, after the state department asked former secretaries for their official documents. last month the state department turned over about 300 of those e-mails to lawmakers investigating the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. then last night, revelations those e-mails were from her personal account. in 2011, clinton told savannah guthrie her e-mails were protected. but today republicans seized the

opportunity to attack clinton. >> you do not need a law degree to have an understanding of how troubling this is. >> reporter: jeb bush called for the e-mails to be released, tweeting, transparency matters. a spokesperson for clinton said she followed the letter and spirit of federal guidelines. and the state department says requirements to use government accounts came after clinton left office. today former secretary colin powell told nbc news he used his personal account when in office, but condoleezza rice's aides say she always used an official account. still, this latest dustup could carry into 2016. >> this one builds on a reputation for secrecy that fair or not, the clintons have built up over the years. >> reporter: according to the state department, john kerry is the first secretary to primarily use an official state e-mail account. kristen welker, nbc news, washington. retired general david petraeus is one shining public career came to an end after an

extra marital affair came to light has accepted a plea deal over the legal implications of the scandal. it should allow the man who once commanded american forces in afghanistan and iraq and later led the cia to avoid the jail cell. we get the latest from jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: david petraeus, the highly acclaimed commanding general of u.s. forces in iraq and afghanistan and director of the cia will plead guilty to unlawfully handling top secret documents which he allegedly shared with his mistress. a one-count indictment filed today in federal court claims petraeus unlawfully took documents containing classified information. but additional court documents go much further. they claim that petraeus while head of the cia, provided eight black books of classified material to paula broadwell who was having an affair with petraeus while writing his biography. documents say the black books contain top secret information about the afghanistan war and

identities of covert officers. the scandal exploded three years ago when tampa socialite jill kelly told the fbi she was receiving anonymous threatening e-mails warning her to keep hands off petraeus. the fbi traced the e-mails back to broadwell, uncovered the affair and launched an investigation. when the story broke, it forced petraeus to resign from the cia. it took months before petraeus publicly expressed remorse. >> i regret and apologize for the circumstances that led to my resignation from the cia. >> the white house announced today president obama approves of the petraeus guilty plea. >> the president believed it was appropriate for general petraeus to take responsibility for his actions. >> reporter: the charges of is a misdemeanor. prosecutors recommend two years probation and a $40,000 fine. but for someone once considered a national hero and possible

presidential candidate, it appears petraeus has already paid a pretty heavy price, lester. jim, thank you very much. the department of homeland security is no longer in jeopardy of immediate shutdown now that the house has followed the senate's suit and passed a bill to fund it through september. republicans were trying to tie the bill to a rollback on the president's executive actions on immigration, but senate democrats filibustered at every turn. a surprise crackdown still ahead tonight. the feds move in on so-called birth tourism. thousands of women coming to america for the sole purpose of giving birth in u.s. hospitals to babies who are now american citizens. also an update on one of our most popular stories of friendship that spans generations and a birthday reunion you've got to see.

federal aegts today launched a major crackdown on a practice that's been growing in vent years. pregnant women traveling here from china to give birth on u.s. soil so their babies will automatically become american citizens. it's a shadow industry called birth tourism, but now in an unprecedented operation, the feds are trying to stop it. our kate snow has the story. >> reporter: federal agents came in unannounced, searching some 20 locations in southern california, including a high-end complex in irvine called the carlisle. the same place advertised on this chinese website with a cartoon that translates in any language, a pregnant woman coming to america and leaving with an american baby.

federal officials say this man and his partner have made millions running a birth hotel at the carlisle. the business allegedly charged pregnant chinese women $40,000 to $80,000 for housing, transportation, and a u.s. passport for their newborns. they were coached to get a tourist visa without mentioning their pregnancy, and to enter the u.s. through hawaii or las vegas to avoid higher security in los angeles. this client says that american passport means her child can be educated in the u.s. through chen's operations, more than 400 babies were born at one hospital alone, court papers allege. hospitals were told the women had no insurance. so the hospitals were stuck with most or all of the bills. >> if you live in an apartment complex like this or people in the health care industry we ask them if they see some signs of this that they contact us no matter where it is in the country so that we can look into it. >> reporter: in 2011, we went inside a maternity hotel in new york.

all the babies are upstairs, right? >> yes. babies upstairs. >> reporter: oh, my goodness. look at all these babies. they offered a luxury experience with catered meals and shopping excursions. authorities say it's been hard to crack down on birth tourism, since it's not illegal to have a baby while visiting the u.s. but today authorities gathered evidence of potential federal crimes, tax fraud, visa fraud, and defrauding hospitals. federal investigators say one other business raided today, star baby care center advertised they've helped 8,000 pregnant women. efforts to reach chen or the owner of the star baby center were unsuccessful. there were no arrests today. but authorities questioned people including pregnant women and say they hope this sends a message that birth tourism won't be tolerated. >> kate, thanks very much. we're back in a moment with the end of an era. a surprise announcement today from oprah.

jaw-dropping images from chile where a volcano in the southern part of the country erupted early this morning. lava and ash blew into the sky forcing over 3,000 people to evacuate the area. this is the first major eruption from this volcano in 15 years. we're nearing the end of an era in chicago. oprah winfrey confirmed today she will officially shut down her harpo studios compound by the end of the year as she transitions more production to her oprah winfrey network in los angeles. harpo studios which opened in 1990 helped transform part of chicago's west side. when we come back, the best buddies who continue to show us that friendship knows no age or distance.

finally tonight we have an update on an amazing story of friendship. it's about a pair of one-time neighbors who share a special bond that has touched so many of our viewers. it's a bond that continues even when life circumstances force them apart. the story now from boyd huppert of our affiliate kare-tv in minneapolis. >> my hands are freezing. >> reporter: when you're 4 years old, you have a few things left to learn.

emmett is still working to make sense of directions. >> i don't really know left and right. >> reporter: but this he knows. >> who's that little shrimp? how are you doing? little guy. >> reporter: it's been eight months since the friendship between world war ii veteran earl kindem and the preschooler next door became a social media sensation. >> i love him. >> reporter: half a year since they hugged good-bye. as emmett moved to a house in the country. and erling to a retirement home. a 90th birthday is cause for celebration. >> does he like cake? >> yeah, i do. >> is the pope catholic? yes. >> reporter: emmett's parents have made sure the visits have also continued. >> i think i beat you in the race. >> reporter: on the ordinary days. >> i can do it way faster. >> reporter: erling's wife, joyce knows too.

>> he misses them. >> reporter: the boys still need each other. >> we used to call these dog tags in the army. emmett and erling. friends forever. >> reporter: when a friendship has bridged nearly nine decades and two moves -- ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> reporter: -- consider it true. >> cha-cha cha. >> you come back again. >> reporter: just a formality when your heart tells you what to do. >> happy birthday. >> reporter: boyd huppert, nbc news, burnsville, minnesota. >> boy, is he ever growing. that will do it for us on this tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night.

it's very emotional for me to talk about it right now, because i don't want to leave this place. >> right now at 6:00 is sjpd losing its diversity? good evening, thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. another blow to an already troubled police force. they are losing female police

officers at an astounding rate. they have a personnel issue to begin with now this is adding to that crisis. >> reporter: well it is a trend, especially disheartening for this department where women officers once thrived. two deputy chiefs recently became chiefs in other cities. it is a terrible and heartbreaking trend for the department as well as for some of the department women leaving. leanne alfonzo is leaving the police after almost 18 years on the force. >> when i wrote pie resignation letter, i cried. it's very emotional for me to talk about it right now, because i don't want to leave this place. >> reporter: she says the pay and benefit cuts are too fierce and because of the danger. >> it is once an eight-person staffed area. now we're down to four. >> reporter: she is one of others who have resigned in the