so the run supports the golden heart fund of layer communities and also allows former 49ers to support each other navigating the challenges that come with life after football. >> very nice event. i'm psyched after hearing from her. tonight, the deadly terror siege on a hotel, a bomb explodes at a luxury hotel in africa as terrorists storm in. at least 20 killed, dozens more injured. children and other guests rescued hostages trapped inside for more than a day as the battle raged. is ukraine now taking the fight to russia new attacks deep into russian-held territor a drone targeting a navy base as ukrainians parade burnt-out russian tanks through their capital. extreme flooding across the southwest parks turned into lakes, a school bus filled with children stranded for hours, 18 million at risk. plus, the tropical storm warning for

parts of texas e. coli outbreak, wendy's pulls lettuce from its sandwiches in several states after dozens became sick, possibly from the fast food chain what you need to know. what's behind the nationwide teacher shortage educators sound off about why they are walking away >> i was overextended. i was exhausted. burnt out. and survival stories, shocking video of a small plane crashing into a busy florida highway. >> i just said, "mayday, mayday, i'm going to die." >> the pilot tells us how he made it out alive. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. good evening, we begin tonight with the horrific day-long terror attack. we know that at least 20 people were killed and 40 injured when terrorists linked to al qaeda stormed a hotel in somalia in eastern africa and took hostages.

it started with a bomb and there had been gunfire between the terrorists and the authorities throughout the terrifying ordeal. some guests and staff were rescued early in the siege, others held hostage for more than a day. the u.s. is condemning the attack, which comes just as the u.s. military ramps up activity in the country, targeting this specific terror group a half dozen times this summer. matt bradley starts us off tonight with the very latest. >> reporter: tonight, an upscale hotel, under siege in somalia. gunfire still being heard more than 24 hours into a hostage standoff that killed at least 20 and wounded more than 40, including children dr. adan, who spent hours transporting victims to the nearby hospital, recalled the terror group haphazardly opening fire the attack has already

been claimed by al shabaab, an al qaeda-linked terror group that has been terrorizing the region for more than 15 years. its goal, to establish a fundamentalist islamic state in somalia. the assaults started with explosions late friday afternoon, which appear to be shown in this video. then, an unknown number of militants stormed the building, grabbing guests and staff as hostages. witnesses fleeing for their lives. just two years ago, al shabaab stormed another mogadishu hotel, killing 16, but this latest attack comes just as the u.s. increases its presence in the area. since june 3rd, the biden administration has carried out six air strikes against the terror group the u.s. embassy condemned the attack and pledged to hold murderers accountable and build when others destroy. a fresh front in the war on terror, a conflict now in its third decade matt bradley, nbc news and now to the war

in ukraine and the new attack deep in russian-held territory. it's the latest in a series of strikes inside a russian stronghold and may signal a new ukrainian offensive. josh lederman reports. >> reporter: tonight, a rare russian admission of vulnerability. authorities in crimea acknowledging a drone targeted russia's naval headquarters there. suspected to be part of ukraine's new offensive deep in russian-occupied territory. the explosions heard by crimea's residents. she says, "it's unclear what it was, but you get nervous because of the noise." for ukraine, that's part of the point. president putin has called crimea russia's holy land and a sacred place. russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014. since february, russia has used crimea as a staging ground to attack ukraine but now, ukraine is trying to show no russian military site is safe. president zelenskyy predicting tonight that crimea will soon be liberated

and a u.s. official tells nbc news, ukraine is free to use american weapons to strike in crimea, as the biden administration prepares to send another $775 million in weapons to ukraine, including new advanced spy drones >> it really highlights the commitment of the u.s. to the defense of ukraine, to providing ukraine what it needs to maintain its sovereignty. >> reporter: amid fierce fighting in ukraine's east and south, there's been more shelling near two of ukraine's nuclear power plants, including zaporizhzhia, the largest in europe. ukraine and russia accusing each other of the shelling in zaporizhzhia, ukraine held radiation disaster drills. ukraine's military intelligence spokesman telling nbc, russia has brought weapons, explosives, and land mines to the power plant. tonight, ukrainians defiant, parading burnt-out russian tanks through the streets of kyiv as ukraine prepares for its independence day and to mark six months of war >> josh lederman joins me now from inside

ukraine. josh, russia's defense ministry accused ukraine today of poisoning russian service members around that nuclear plant in late july. what's been the response >> reporter: well, an advisor to ukraine's interior ministry said in response the alleged poisoning could have been caused by russia providing its troops expired canned meat for rations. jose >> josh lederman in dnipro, thank you so much back in the u.s., 18 million people across the southwest are at risk for dangerous flash floods the slow-moving storms have already stranded drivers, hikers, and even trapped a busload of school children now, a tropical system may be hitting the u.s. raf sanchez is tracking it all. >> reporter: tonight, flash floods turning roads into rivers across the southwest this school bus stranded and teetering in arizona nearly 30 kids taken to the safety of other vehicles through fast-moving water.

>> they're going to put them on the back of the truck >> reporter: and in utah, zion national park, a search and rescue mission now under way for a person missing near a rising river. 18 million people under flood alerts from arizona to new mexico to texas. some areas facing as much as 7 inches of rain >> biggest threat, of course, will be some flash flooding >> reporter: heavy rains have poured down on one of america's driest regions for weeks. this video shows a harrowing rescue operation by the tucson fire department last week. this crew lowering its ladder over a river canyon, firefighters rescuing 21 adults, 3 children and 1 baby from the rushing water. meanwhile, in california, death valley national park is reopening today after flash flooding there stranded a thousand people two weeks ago, and a potential tropical cyclone is gathering force. already hitting mexico where families woke up to flooded streets, and the storm may soon be barrelling north towards texas, where warnings are now in

place along the gulf coast. the west, too often without water, now struggling with a dangerous deluge >> and raf joins us from los angeles how long is this flood risk expected to last? >> reporter: so, current alerts are in place through sunday across the southwest there's likely to be more rain after that, but not as intense and texas governor greg abbott is urging his citizens to stay alert as that potential cyclone draws near jose >> raf sanchez in los angeles, thank you the popular fast food chain, wendy's, is pulling an item off some of its menus because of a possible link to an e. coli outbreak that's already sickened dozens of people jesse kirsch has what you need to know >> reporter: tonight, e. coli sparking a midwest mystery, possibly tied to the wendy's fast food chain. the cdc reporting 37 people have gotten sick in pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, and indiana since late july with ten people hospitalized

>> it's a lot of people, fast i mean, we do normally get to kind of larger outbreaks, but it usually takes a little bit longer >> i felt awful. i was sitting there, i was holding my gut, rocking back and forth. >> reporter: hillary kaufman said the bacteria landed her in the e.r., adding now she's taking antibiotics. where do you think you got infected >> well, i honestly think it was wendy's. >> reporter: authorities are still searching for the outbreak's cause, but the cdc says most reported eating at a wendy's restaurant before getting sick. many specifically having sandwiches with romaine lettuce. >> the produce industry has committed to working on various food safety measures, but to me, it suggests that they're not there yet and there still needs more to be done. >> reporter: but tonight, the cdc making clear it is not advising that people avoid eating at wendy's restaurants or that people stop eating romaine lettuce. still, the fast food chain pulled lettuce off its sandwiches in the region as a

precaution this sign at an ohio restaurant today we ordered drive-thru at another so, i can see lettuce on the menu. so, this sandwich has lettuce on the menu. no lettuce in a statement friday, wendy's saying, in part, the lettuce that we use in our salads is different and is not affected by this action as a company, we are committed to upholding our high standards of food safety and quality. the cdc says the company is fully cooperating with investigators, reminding the public that severe symptoms include diarrhea and a fever above 102 degrees, dehydration and vomiting broadly speaking, if you're worried, call your doctor? >> absolutely. >> reporter: jose, the cdc says people as young as 6 and as old as 91 got sick, adding that with some not getting tested, it's likely the number of cases is even higher meanwhile, the cdc says investigators are now trying to determine if the suspicious lettuce was used by any other businesses

jose >> jesse kirsch, thank you. president trump is vowing new legal action in response to that search on his florida home, but it may not just be a legal fight ahead for the former president with new political challenges inside his own party growing too. monica alba has more. >> reporter: tonight, former vice president mike pence wrapping up a two-day visit to iowa and hammering home his differences with his former boss, telling the associated press that he never took classified documents from his time in the white house. it comes just a day after he defended the fbi. >> we can demand that they reveal why the search warrant was executed against the residence of a former president of the united states without demeaning the rank and file men and women of the fbi. >> reporter: former president donald trump teasing a major motion pertaining to the fourth amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures. his attorneys

suggesting a special master could be appointed to review the evidence as a third party. >> one of the benefits of the special master, if the master agrees with this, is we can stop doj in their tracks when it comes to inspecting these documents. >> reporter: meanwhile, the department of justice has until thursday to file its proposed redactions for the affidavit central to the fbi search then, a judge will decide whether that version might be released to the public mr. pence drawing a distinction with his one-time running mate, while weighing his own future, traveling to iowa on the heels of visiting new hampshire as he inches closer to a decision on running for president next cycle. >> my family and i will do as we've always done, and that is reflect and pray on where we might next serve. >> reporter: all this as another 2024 contender tries out his potential campaign message. >> hello, western pennsylvania. >> reporter: florida's gop governor, ron desantis, stumping for a trump-backed candidate in pennsylvania friday night. >> we must fight the woke in our businesses

we must fight the woke in government agencies we can never, ever surrender to woke ideology >> and monica joins us from the white house monica, we have new reporting on when former president trump may announce he's running again? >> reporter: a source close to mr. trump tells nbc news he'll likely wait to announce his third white house bid until after the midterms, in part to avoid blame if republicans underperform jose >> monica alba at the white house, thank you. when we come back, crisis in our nation's classrooms, why so many teachers are now quitting their jobs. plus, an incredible survival story. we talk to the pilot who walked away from this plane crash caught on camera

we are back with a plane crash survival story, and how the pilot escaped after the aircraft smashed down on a busy florida road during friday's rush hour. guad venegas spoke to the pilot. >> oh my god, bro. >> reporter: a single engine cessna plane coming down on a busy street in orlando friday afternoon, narrowly missing traffic. the pilot, walking away from it all >> it's miraculous i survived yes, there is skills, and there is experience, but it was a lot of luck, because a couple miles faster on my crash, and i would have been shredded. >> reporter: tonight, he's happy to be alive. >> i just said, "mayday, mayday, i'm going to die." >> reporter: and recovering from minor injuries from the

terrible crash >> noticed that i hit my head, and i didn't hit it very hard i just got a little bit of a gash. >> reporter: for those watching from their cars on the road, it was a surreal moment, one that raya collins captured with her phone. >> all of a sudden, it started to, like, drop and that's when we were, like, oh my god. >> mayday, mayday. >> reporter: the pilot, 40-year-old remy colin, telling nbc news he's responsible for the crash. >> i misjudged my fuel i ran out of fuel, so i let it stall because it did seem like the best thing to do was to just fall straight out of the sky and doing so, i slowed the airplane down. >> reporter: the plane came down this very narrow stretch between the street and those power lines, also missing the streetlights and eventually crashing right here outside this property. the lucky pilot says he's cooperating with aviation authorities investigating the crash, revealing his plans to get back on a plane right after speaking to us why get back in the air so fast?

>> well, if i don't, i probably never will, i think. and i'm not scared. >> reporter: an aviation source says running out of fuel could result in a suspension of license, but today, colin is just happy to be able to get back up in the sky. guad venegas, nbc news, orlando. still to come, the massive teacher shortage across the country. teachers speak out about why they are quitting

now to a story about our nation's massive teacher shortage as classes start, schools are desperate to fill slots. in tonight's "kids under pressure" series, rehema ellis talked to educators about why they and so many others are calling it quits >> reporter: teachers will tell you it's demanding work >> i just -- i was running myself ragged. >> i went from someone who was happy to someone who was overwhelmed. >> i got so burnt out. >> reporter: over the last two years, more than 600,000 educators have called it quits >> i quit teaching because i was overextended >> our commitment became even more emotionally taxing >> reporter: long days grew longer during the pandemic >> today, we're working on lesson 22.4 >> before the pandemic, a 50-hour workweek was pretty typical and i felt like i was on top of my job and doing things well. during pandemic, a

during pandemic, a 70-hour week was fairly typical >> trying to connect content with students at various levels, and then lack of support with special education teachers as well it's hard. >> reporter: students started showing academic and behavioral problems. give me an example you said there are things going on in the classroom. >> physical assaults ridicule by admin in certain areas. it's things that i think no professional should have to endure. >> i went from a teacher who never had a child fail a state exam to experiencing my first students failing the state exam. >> reporter: and outside pressures make teaching even tougher, battles over masks and vaccines trickled into classrooms >> the politics are getting into it, and it's just a really, really negative place. >> reporter: tough jobs with little room

for financial growth >> i think teacher pay is an issue across the nation no, we did get some one-time bonuses, but they were very small >> reporter: still, the decision, tugging at the heart it's hard even now thinking about it? >> yep yep. yes. give me a moment >> we are told, you're doing this for the kids like, what about the kids and at some point, it's like, well, what about my family? >> reporter: what was the best part of teaching for you >> the way that children love on you >> the best part of the job is definitely the kids, the students >> it was helping them figure out what it is that they needed the most >> with them, more than their own parents a lot of times throughout that day, and so you do, you build a little family in your classroom. >> i think teaching really helped me find the best of myself. >> reporter: saying

good-bye to the classroom but holding on to the joys of teaching rehema ellis, nbc news when we come back, the wedding surprise that one flower girl there's good news

there's good news tonight about breaking down barriers and the wedding surprise that made sure everyone had a special day. at nearly 2 years old,

riley's smile can light up any room. riley, who was born deaf, has cochlear implants and is learning american sign language each day, finding new ways to express herself with a joy her family is so fond of >> i love you so much. >> reporter: that's why her uncle, brian reagan, and his fiancee, jamie, knew she'd be the perfect flower girl for their wedding in new jersey earlier this month >> we love her she's just really special to us. >> i promise to always be by your side. >> with the ceremony under way, what happened next shocked everyone see that man in the middle that's randy latini, the bride's brother-in-law officiating the service. >> families, they grow together >> reporter: he had secretly learned sign language, practicing for weeks to communicate the couple's vows so that

everyone, especially little riley, would feel included. >> what were some of those phrases or words that you learned, specifically for this ceremony >> that they will find themselves surrounded by family that adapts and families that learn together and grow together. >> reporter: for riley's mom, christina, that act of love was overwhelming. tell me how it was when you first realized that randy was actually signing the ceremony >> it was an awesome moment it was just a really special moment for our family i just felt so grateful, so happy >> it's with tremendous -- >> reporter: one man making a difference and setting an example about inclusion this family will never forget >> husband and wife. you may kiss the bride. >> reporter: randy, what's the bigger message? >> it's become a much bigger message about the little things we can do in our everyday lives to make people feel welcome and seen

and heard. >> reporter: and randy says it's been such a positive experience that he and his wife have decided to continue sign language classes and he's helping teach his kids some words too that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. kate snow will be here tomorrow night i'm jose diaz-balart thank you for the privilege of your time, and good night >> husband and wife.