funds all went to a local children's hospital. good to avoid the county fair. >> nbc nightly news is coming up next. >> more local news at 6:00. hope to see you then. on this sunday night, the cosby scandal. sex, drugs and hush money. new details from court documents on how the comedian admitted to buying drugs to seduce women. no apologies, donald trump after slamming senator john mccain's war record as a new candidate seeks to change the conversation. a killer's past. inside the troubled mind of the chattanooga shooter. what his family has revealed about his life. and jaw dropping moment. a pro surfer is forced to fight back after a shark knocks him off his board broadcast on live tv. "nightly news" begins now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, thomas roberts.

good evening. tonight new and graphic details about bill cosby's own admission concerning drugs, hush money and sexual assault allegations. in a now fully released deposition from a 2005 sexual assault lawsuit, he admits to grooming women into sexual situations with promises of fame and career advice. cosby's tactics for his hollywood casting couch are described in his own words as, quote, playing sex with an alleged victim. cosby has vigorously denied all sexual assault allegations and has never been criminally charged. with more on the story, nbc's gadi schwartz. >> reporter: in yet another round of explosive revelations, documents obtained by "the new york times" shed more light on bill cosby's own admissions about how he seduced women. the deposition taken over four days of intense questioning, part of a 2005 lawsuit against cosby filed by a woman who claimed she was drugged and molested by the entertainer. in the transcripts

bill cosby defends himself suggesting to a lawyer he was good at reading nonverbal signals on when a woman would consent saying, she does not say to me, don't ever do that again. she doesn't walk out with an attitude of a huff because i think i'm a pretty decent reader of people and their emotions and these romantic sexual things. cosby denies giving the accuser anything stronger than benadryl to relax before a sexual encounter, but the woman's lawyer said her client thought it was a more powerful drug. an allegation that follows cosby's admission that he obtained seven prescriptions for quaaludes in the 1970s that he intended to use for sex with women. cosby reveals he didn't take them himself but used them the same as a person would say have a drink. transcripts show a lawyer asking, when you got the quaaludes, that you were going to use these quaaludes for young women that you wanted to have sex with? cosby responds yes. but when a lawyer asked, did you ever give any of those young women the quaaludes without their knowledge? cosby's lawyer

interrupted do not answer the question. the full deposition reveals details from other relationships. cosby admitting that he once asked a model about her father's death to get close to her. today another alleged cosby accuser, barbara bowman, reacted to the incriminating details. >> it was a sigh of relief to say, i don't have to defend myself anymore, and these other women don't have to defend themselves anymore. >> reporter: cosby also described the lengths he took to keep his affairs private from his wife camille. "the times" writes cosby once described blocking a damaging magazine article and sending a woman money through his agent so mrs. cosby wouldn't find out. nbc news has reached out to cosby's representatives but have not received any comment about the deposition. cosby has not been charged with any crime in connection with these allegations, and he has denied past allegations and any wrongdoing. he settled out of court with the accuser in this case.

thomas? >> nbc's gadi schwartz in los angeles, thank you. donald trump said today he owes senator john mccain no apologies one day after declaring the vietnam veteran and prisoner of war is, quote, not a war hero. the comments drew quick reaction from other republican candidates for president including wisconsin governor scott walker. kelly o'donnell is on the campaign trail in cedar falls, iowa. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, thomas. new tonight, one of the top tier republican candidates, governor scott walker, says that it is time for trump to apologize, and walker has tried to steer clear of donald trump's messes. but walker, in an exclusive interview, tells me it's time for trump's supporters to also urge him to apologize. >> john mccain picked a fight with me. >> reporter: the donald trump reality. today he claims he said nothing wrong when he slammed john mccain's years as a vietnam prisoner of war. >> he's not a war hero. >> he's a war hero. >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured.

okay? i hate to tell you. >> do you agree with that? >> he's a war hero because he was captured. >> reporter: but trump doesn't call all the shots. today wisconsin governor scott walker, who has avoided tangling over trump, tells nbc news in an exclusive interview trump must make amends. >> at a minimum he needs to apologize. in terms of what he does next, in terms of the race, that's up to the voters. but clearly he needs to apologize and refrain from comments like that. >> reporter: he's refusing to do that. >> i think more people need to push him. and not just candidates or elected officials. i think more people from across america including some of those who may have been up till now supporters of his. >> reporter: trump appears impervious to the heat. today by phone trump was again in the high-speed lane of big talk saying jealous competitors want him to quit. >> of course, they'd love to have me do that because i'm leading the pack. i'm certainly not pulling out. i'm leading in many

>> reporter: at least four veterans groups blasted trump calling his attack on mccain an insult and despicable. hillary clinton tried to spread the blame around. >> it's shameful, and so is the fact that it took so long for most of his fellow republican candidates to start standing up to him. >> reporter: although trump did backpedal enough to acknowledge mccain's service, republican candidate lindsey graham says voters will handle trump. >> if you show a disrespect for a p.o.w., you're probably not going to get the nomination. >> reporter: and while mccain has not spoken publicly, graham tells me that mccain wants iowa voters to remember one of their own, p.o.w. medal of honor recipient bud day who served alongside mccain. both were in that vietnam prison. thomas? >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. tonight we're learning new details about the life of the gunman who shot and killed five military service members in chattanooga, tennessee. the family of mohammad youssuf abdulazeez says their son

suffered from depression, but investigators are still searching for a motive. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has our report. >> reporter: paula proxmire came to say good-bye, bringing her boy an american flag and a baseball mitt. navy petty officer randall smith. >> my son is a hero. he died doing what he loved. he would have it no other way. >> reporter: the grief for this mother and so many others is overwhelming. at church services, they remember all five of the fallen servicemen. a wounded city turning to their faith and to each other. >> our community has been diminished by the loss of these five brave warriors. >> reporter: today there was little mention of the gunman, mohammed abdulazeez. law enforcement officials say before the shooting he sent a friend a text message with a link to an islamic verse

including this line -- whosoever shows enmity to a friend of mine, then i have declared war against him. overnight for the first time the shooter's family released a statement. for many years our son suffered from depression. it grieves us beyond belief to know his pain found its expression in this heinous act of violence. >> we'll remember him forever. >> reporter: david wyatt's father tells us his son died a hero. when gunfire broke out, the marine, a family man, sacrificed his life helping strangers get to safety. >> he loved his family and he served in the marine corps. it was his proudest calling. >> reporter: tonight while a police sergeant is still recovering, marine demonte cheely also injured is back at home. the healing process for them and so many others in this community is far from over. >> he's been my hero since the day i gave birth to him. >> reporter: tonight a senior law enforcement official tells nbc news that the gunman spent some time at a shooting range before the bloodshed here. that senior law

enforcement official also says there's no clear indication he was radicalized by any terror group. >> we can see the growing memorial behind you. miguel almaguer in chattanooga, tennessee, thank you. the family of a woman found dead in a texas jail has ordered an independent autopsy. police say that 28-year-old sandra bland committed suicide in her cell, but her family questions that account. bland was arrested earlier this month after a confrontation during a traffic stop. nbc's charles hadlock has more. >> we ask that you strengthen us. >> reporter: today a prayer service, steps from where sandra bland was arrested just over a week ago. her sisters arrived in prairie view, texas, seeking answers about her death. bland, who was about to start a new job, was found hanged to death in a texas jail cell three days after a traffic stop turned into a confrontation. >> you just slammed my head into the ground. >> reporter: bland's family says this bystander video, not verified by nbc news, shows her arrest, though not the moments

leading up to it. authorities say bland was argumentative and uncooperative and was charged with assault. the family attorney says he's seen police dash cam video which has not been released to the public and wants to know why bland was even asked to get out of her car. >> he asked her to put out a cigarette. she says, why do i have to put out a cigarette when i'm in my own car? and that seemed to irritate him to the point where he said, get out of the car. >> reporter: a state trooper who stopped bland is now on administrative leave. bland's family and supporters who have marched in recent days are not satisfied with the police account of her death. the local d.a. says bland may have been suffering from mental illness, pointing to a video she posted on facebook in march. >> i am suffering from something that some of you all may be dealing with right now. it's a little bit of depression as well as ptsd. >> reporter: but her sister doesn't believe that explains what happened. >> i think that people have their good days and bad days, per se, but in terms of any type of medically

diagnosed clinical depression, no, that was not the case. >> reporter: the fbi and texas rangers are investigating the death, and the family has now ordered its own autopsy in the search for answers. charles hadlock, nbc news. take a look at these stunning pictures outside of phoenix where flash floods swept away trailers and cars late saturday after more than three inches of rainfall. floodwaters rushed through the streets, wiped out sheds and filled basements in the small town of wickenberg. it's not over yet. more storms are possible for tonight. today the state department formally submitted the iran nuclear deal to congress, which has 60 days to review the agreement beginning tomorrow. kristen welker is at the white house for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: thomas, good evening. it's going to be a contentious 60 days here. white house officials know it will be an uphill battle to get congress to approve the deal. a fallback if congress votes it down, the president wants to nail down a veto-proof majority, and that means getting a number

of his fellow democrats on board. opponents say the deal isn't tough enough on iran, arguing it won't stop iran's nuclear program completely. the administration says the deal shuts off every pathway for iran to get a nuclear weapon for more than a decade. plus it enforces the most robust inspections program ever. in a rare move today, the president invited three democrats, all largely supportive of the deal, to play golf with him as he tries to secure what he hopes will be a lasting part of his foreign policy legacy. thomas? >> the clock beginning tomorrow. kristen welker at the white house for us. thank you. the united states and cuba will formally re-establish diplomatic ties beginning tomorrow. it's the start of a historic new era after more than 50 years of hostility between neighbors. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in havana for us tonight. >> reporter: the old havana, the daily grind is changing. how much have you been looking forward to this day? [ speaking spanish ] "all her life," this

woman says. other cubans are more skeptical. what do you think about the embassy opening in havana? >> we don't know. >> reporter: tomorrow the american embassy will officially reopen here. so will its cuban counterpart in washington where the island's flag will be hoisted. >> i never thought it would happen in my lifetime. >> reporter: this doctor is a former cuban diplomat. >> what we're watching is the two governments talking to each other, something that has not happened for the last 54 years. >> reporter: but both countries are still at odds on many issues such as lifting a trade embargo. some argue the obama administration is ignoring the castro government's human rights violations. >> when it comes to cuba, the administration keeps giving and giving and giving, but the castro brothers are giving -- are doing nothing. >> reporter: yet a thaw in relations could drastically change 24-year-old anna lopez's future. she dreams of visiting the u.s.

>> we have a love to share. and i think usa have a lot to show us about the rest of the world, and that's a big world that is usa. ♪ >> reporter: that world so close and once so far tonight on the eve of a milestone 54 years in the making. so while the building behind me will once again be known as the u.s. embassy tomorrow, the u.s. flag will not fly here until secretary of state john kerry visits havana later this summer. thomas? >> gabe gutierrez in havana for us. gabe, thank you. when "nightly news" continues on this sunday, one woman's moving fight for the right to die on her own terms. plus, why it's never too late for a ride of passage on two wheels.

we are back with the heart-wrenching story of a woman who is in the fight of her life for the right to die. stricken with cancer, she wants the ability to die on her own terms. and this week she could get one step closer. with more, nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: for christy o'donnell, who is 46, the most painful part of her terminal lung cancer isn't the tumors that spread to her spine and brain. it's knowing she won't be there when her daughter gets married. >> i have written her cards ten years into the future for her birthdays, for her engagement, for her baby shower. >> reporter: o'donnell knows the cancer will kill her. she just doesn't know when. >> there's already been two times where i was walking after chemo, fell down wondering if that was going to be the moment knowing that my daughter was going to

have to come home and find my body. no one should have to live with that. >> reporter: it's why she's demanding lawmakers give her the right to choose when and where she will die by taking prescribed medicine to end her life. >> i want to be at home in my own bed with my daughter. >> reporter: picking up the fight where brittany maynard left off. the 29-year-old made headlines last year for her decision to choose physician-assisted suicide, forcing her to move from california, where it's not legal, to oregon, one of five states where it is. >> i would like to see all americans have access to the same health care rights. >> reporter: gallup polling shows an uptick in support for right to die laws since brittany's battle, but in california it stalled. >> this is aiding killing. >> reporter: state senator bob huff whose mom and brother died from terminal cancer believes doctors should be prolonging life, not ending it. >> we look to our health care providers to give us hope. now they'd have a different role of saying take two of

these and don't bother to call me in the morning. >> reporter: now taking an unusual approach, o'donnell and others are suing asking a judge to allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs. >> it is a choice. >> reporter: o'donnell, a former police officer and lawyer, probably won't live long enough to legally make that choice for herself, but she says if sharing her story, like brittany did, can make a difference, it's worth it. >> don't look at me and feel sorry for me. if a fraction of people had the opportunity to experience what i have, they would be very lucky. >> reporter: after a life lived fully, a death worth fighting for. hallie jackson, nbc news, santa clarita, california. when we come back, the jaw-dropping moment. surfer versus shark captured on live tv.

an update on a story we first brought you last week. the grandmothers with game on the basketball court, albuquerque's very own cruisin' big dogs as they're known, just made the ultimate slam dunk. they took home the gold medal in the senior olympic basketball tournament proving they're definitely in a league of their own. of course, our congratulations to all of them. in the waters off the coast of south africa today a professional surfer came face-to-face with a shark and came out unharmed. this terrifying encounter all unfolded on live television. the surfer fighting back after the shark knocked him off his board. with more, kelly cobiella. >> julian wilson taking on mick fanning. >> reporter: the world surfing final was just getting under way. three-time champion mick fanning was waiting for a wave, then this. >> you see a little splash. >> oh [ bleep ].

>> reporter: a shark knocks fanning off his board pulling him under. competitor julian wilson frantically paddles toward him. but then fanning emerges and swims for his life. within seconds both men are safely out of the water. >> i was waiting for the teeth to come at me while i was swimming. >> did you get a couple punches in? >> i punched it in the back, yes. >> reporter: back on shore -- >> i saw him taking my board away. and i cracked him. >> reporter: relief and shock over their narrow escape. >> he's going under. he's gone under. and i felt like i couldn't get there quick enough. >> yeah. kicking in. now, man, just tripping out. >> reporter: the surfers didn't get back in the water. instead, sharing first place. two champions and one very close call. kelly cobiella, nbc news, london.

>> wow. when we come back, the unforgettable memory of learning how to ride a bike for the very first time.

finally tonight, we all remember the moment we first took off on a bicycle without training wheels or a helping hand, though some people experience that thrill sooner than others. but one new york group is teaching us it's never too late to learn how to ride. nbc's kristen dahlgren rode along. >> reporter: for most of us, riding a bike is a rite of passage.

but for curline deveen that unforgettable accomplishment came this weekend in a new york park. >> push for a little bit. >> reporter: at age 60. >> there's no words to capture how i feel right now. >> reporter: the grandmother wasn't alone. there was 23-year-old jasmine drake. >> i was riding and i just felt like a huge wave came over my shoulders. i felt so relieved. >> reporter: and marisol ramos who had biking on her bucket list. check? >> check off. >> reporter: and this woman hopes to ride to work. >> you learn how to -- >> reporter: to turn? >> yes. >> reporter: minor details. it turns the out 8% of american adults don't know how to ride a bike. and with more people biking to work these days, adult beginner classes are popping up around the country. >> make sure your kickstand is up. >> reporter: bike new york runs this free class. >> for me, it's all about empowerment. if i can ride a bike, i can probably do this other thing that i

want to do. >> reporter: judy de la cruz hadn't ridden in years. it turns out it is just like riding a bike. something curline now understands. she plans to come back to perfect her pedaling, then maybe try something else. >> the other thing i'd love to learn to do is roller blading. >> reporter: why not? she's already on a roll. >> i'm so proud of me. woo-hoo! >> reporter: kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >> proving it's never too late to learn how to have fun. that is "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. lester holt will be here tomorrow. i'm thomas roberts reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night.

ght more than 80 miles away. what we know about a murder right now, at 6:00 more than 80 miles away what we know about a murder suspect accused of killing five people. one of the victims, only 6 months old. good evening to you. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. the search for a suspected killer of five people ends at san jose. the bedsodies found in modesto yesterday. martinez now in custody. mary ann favro joining us live with the details. >> reporter: it all started last night when the san jose police officers spotted the suspect's