ght. thank you, glenn. for all of us here at nbc10, thanks for watching. the news continues now with "nbc nightly news." on this tuesday night, air disaster. no survivors, as a plane with 150 onboard slams into a mountainside. no distress call from the pilot. what happened in the cockpit, and what we've learned about some of the passen. cancer scare, angelina jolie goes public about a very personal decision. now surgery to remove her ovaries. and test results that have so many people asking questions. tonight we have some answers. caught on camera our first look at the accident outside the white house involving high-level secret service agents. and sitting pretty the cast of "pretty woman" together 25 years later. how a post-it note changed the course of movie history. "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's that point in the flight when even nervous flies tend to relax. germanwings from barcelona to dusseldorf had just reached cruise level as it sailed high over the french alps. the plane was in an apparently controlled descent from which it never recovered. bits of debris are littered across the remote mountainside where the plane crashed. there is not intacts one piece of wing or fuselage said one official. anguished relatives of the 150 people onboard are told there is not expected to be any survivors. we'll start with bill neely in southern france. bill? >> reporter: good evening, lester. this is a crash that has experts baffled. a plane flying apparently normally in

good weather, that suddenly plummets more than 30,000 feet in ten minutes. unimaginable for those onboard. i'm at rescue headquarters today, high up in these mountains. the search began for clues, and for the dead. on a rugged french mountainside in thousands of scattered pieces the remains of a crashed plane. here and there, rescuers. but there was no one left alive to rescue. the airbus with 150 people onboard had simply disintegrated on impact. searchers, though did find the cockpit voice recorder. this was the doomed aircraft operated by the low-cost airline germanwings. flight 9525 took off from barcelona at 10:00 this morning, climbing normally to a cruising altitude of 38,000 feet. at 10:27. but minutes later, it began an unexplained descent over the alps. for eight minutes the

pilots sent no distress single. flight radar 24 says it lost contact with the plane which had dropped more than 30,000 feet at 10:40. i heard the noise of the impact this man says then we saw smoke, and thought the flight must have crashed. at dusseldorf where the plane was due to land distressing scenes as waiting relatives were told the news. onboard were 144 passengers two pilots and four flight crew. among them at least 67 passengers from germany, and 45 from spain. there were two babies and 16 teens from the same school in germany who had been on an exchange holiday. also two famous opera singers, who had been performing in barcelona. helicopters and hundreds of searchers have moved close to the crash site. their priority recovering bodies and the second flight recorder.

neither weather nor terrorism is being blamed. but for now, nothing explains why the plane fell so far so fast with such terrible consequences. bill neely, nbc news, france. >> this is tom costello. the disaster now strewn over the french alps may have started at 38,000 feet. it began what appeared to be a programmed descent. unusually steep, but not extreme. what puzzles veteran crash investigators is why the crew never radioed a may day. >> they didn't provide a distress call they didn't indicate in any kind of way, shape or form a problem with the aircraft. they would have been in complete communication with air traffic control. >> reporter: among the scenarios investigators will have to consider was there an emergency for a rapid descent, a fire or smoke or sudden loss of cabin

pressure. if that was the problem, the pilots should have leveled the plane out at 10,000 feet where there is plenty of oxygen. were the pilots and passengers somehow incapacitated perhaps from lack of oxygen? captain john cox once flew the a320. >> something must have occurred when they got to 38,000 they needed to come down. and what exactly that is, i don't know. >> reporter: the airbus a320 is one of the most heavily used planes. more than 6,000 flying. a computerized plane with a very good record. in december an air asia a320 crashed into the java sea killing 162 onboard. the cause is still under investigation. in 20009 the miracle on the hudson in new york caused by a bird strike. everyone survived thanks to expert piloting. this plane was 24 years old.

had just gone through a maintenance check yesterday. they have to look at what the flight cockpit recorder says. >> tom costello thank you. we're learning more about who was on plane, including the large group of german high school students on their way home from barcel katie tur tells us more. >> reporter: as candles line the school steps, silence fell over the small german town. an entire high school spanish class feared dead. two teachers and 16 students coming back from a week-long exchange in barcelona. this girl's cousin was one of them. >> she looked forward to meet the others again. but on the other side she was also i think, really happy to go home. >> reporter: she showed me the last selfie the 16-year-old texted her just a few days ago.

news of the crash is overwhelming just about everybody here including the mayor. who called it the worst thing anyone could imagine. tonight hundreds of candles burned in memory. >> it hurts so much. >> reporter: while these teenagers hug each other for support -- how is the school feeling right now? >> empty. >> reporter: and try to come to grips with such a huge loss. >> nobody could believe it really. it's true but you don't want to understand it. >> reporter: parents were expecting them to land here at dusseldorf airport and said the parents were usher sbood a private room where they kept getting worse and worse news. these are 15 and 16-year-olds and they're just some of the first victims that we're learning about of those 150 onboard. >> all right.

katy tur tonight. katy thank you. back in this country, a very personal announcement from one of the biggest stars in the world, facing a family history of cancer and a gene that puts her at higher risk. two years ago angelina jolie underwent a double mastectomy. today she revealed a new scare led her to take preventive measures once again. anne thompson has her story. >> reporter: who you are and what you do is no protection from cancer. as angelina jolie made clear in today's "new york times." two weeks ago, the 39-year-old oscar winner's blood tests showed what could be an early sign of ovarian cancer. her husband, actor brad pitt flew back from france immediately. the beautiful thing about such moments in life she wrote, is that there is so much clarity. you know what you live for, and what matters. it is polarizing and it is peaceful. in 2013 jolie had a preventive double mastectomy after testing positive for a mutation of bracka

the breast cancer gene. cancer that took her grandmother, aunt and mother. after the test jolie went to see her mother's surgeon. she cheered up when she saw me. you look just like her. i broke down. but we smiled at each other and agreed we were there to deal with any problems, so let's get on with it. an ultrasound and scan showed no full-blown cancer but there was still a chance it was in an early stage. with her family and genetic history, jolie chose to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. jolie's story two years ago dramatically increased the demand for genetic testing. today doctors are seeing another angelina effect. >> my first e-mail this morning was 6:30. >> reporter: high-risk women should consider this surgery as soon as they are done having children. >> what does it do to your cancer risk. >> a dramatic reduction. not just dying of the cancer that is affected. and that's a big deal. >> reporter: it certainly is for members of chicago's

bright pink. >> there's other options, but it really depends on your story. >> reporter: a support group for young women at risk for breast and ovarian cancer. >> our ovarian health and norring the risks and speaking up is so so important. >> reporter: jolie says she's confident in her decision. knowing her six children will never have to say, my mom died of ovarian cancer. anne thompson nbc news new york. we know a lot of people will have questions about this test and a lot more for some answers. we have a cancer surgeon at memorial sloan kettering cancer institute here in new york. who should be tested for these mutations, and what's the quality of life post-surgery? >> lester women and their families that are considered to be at elevated risk for cancer should be tested. that includes women with the diagnosis of ovarian cancer women who have family history of breast and ovarian cancer are really the high-risk population that should

consider meeting with a geneticist or talk with their physician. in terms of the procedure itself it's a relatively short procedure with a short recovery time. a lot of conversation surrounds this procedure, related to childbearing and also early surgical menopause. i think what angelina jolie did today is really tremendous. because it impowers women. she has stature, and beauty and grace, and is able to say, i'm going to get information about my health and make an informed decision that's right for me. >> i think a lot of other people are getting information as a result. dr. gardner, great to have you here. >> thank you so much lester. ment obama announced today a slowdown of the withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan. appearing at the white house with afghanistan's new president, president obama said just under 10,000 troops will remain there through the end of 2015. about double the number as originally planned, to help the afghan army. the white house said it still intends to

complete the withdrawal or the drawdown by the end of next year. israel is denying tonight a report alleging that the country spied on nuclear talks involving the u.s. and iran an accusation that may only further chill the frosty chill between the obama white house and the israeli government. andrea mitchell has that for us. >> reporter: did israel spy on the iran nuclear talks and leak details to the republicans to sink the deal. >> i don't comment on intelligence matters in a big room full of reporters. >> reporter: the speaker said he was baffled. >> i was a bit shocked. because there's no information revealed to me whatsoever. >> reporter: shock eded. the dirty little secret nobody talks about until the "wall street journal's" report today. friends spy on friends. >> if john kerry is speaking to his iranian counterpart, they could very well be listening in on that call. in fact the officials that i spoke to

basically explained it exactly that way. >> reporter: israel strongly denies it. but officials say the white house knows it happened because the u.s. does it, too. caught the israelis red-handed. >> i think the real hart of the "wall street journal" story, though that was disturbing the allegation was that israel had gained inside information and then turned around and leaked it selectively to members of congress. >> reporter: the last time the u.s. caught israel spying on america, ronald reagan was president. navy analyst jonathan pollard was a spy. america stopped sharing secrets until israel apologized. president andrea mitchell, nbc news, wash still ahead, an nbc news exclusive. for the first time we hear from a woman who dated robert durst shortly before he's accused of murdering his friend. why she alerted police years ago, the letter she turned over to investigators.

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bomb scare investigation at the white house after an alleged night of drinking. nbc's kristen welker has more. >> reporter: this washington, d.c. police video was taken from a camera just outside the white house grounds. it shows a government car with two secret service agents inside thumping a plastic barricade in front of a security checkpoint. the driver backs up a few feet and then drives forward out of view. the agents on duty were investigating a bomb threat at that very site. moments captured in the video that was partially edited for today's hearings. lawmakers questioned secret service director joseph clancy yet again and released part of an e-mail which describes the incident in some the e-mail is circulated anonymously afterwards and says the agents were extremely intoxicated, that some officers on the scene were going to arrest both of them but the watch commander said not to. clancy who said he didn't learn about the incident until five days later, faced questions from lawmakers, who wanted

to know if there are more tapes. >> you've shown us less than one minute of >> yes. yes, sir. >> reporter: the tape today came from the d.c. police. the secret service has given lawmakers videos from two of the cameras. when asked about the other footage, clancy said that tape would have been taped over in 72 hours. hard to believe no one was hurt after a school bus slammed through a house in philadelphia this morning. all nine students onboard and the driver were able to safely exit the bus through the rear door. the family inside said it felt like an inploeks that knocked thenl them to the ground. when we come back, what's your favorite moment from this movie, as "pretty woman" turns 25. the cast back together for the first time.

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since a millionaire corporate raider stopped to ask for directions on hollywood boulevard and met a working girl who charmed audiences. the cast reunited to reminisce with matt lauer, and our man in hollywood joe fryer has the report. >> reporter: the thing about cinderella stories, even a modern-day one like "pretty woman" is they're hard to forget even 25 years later. >> how often do people ask you about it? >> probably every week probably somebody says something about it. >> reporter: the cast and director joined matt lauer to reminisce about the infamous story about the wealthy businessman who falls for a prostitute. the struggles, the snub -- >> how much is this marie? >> it's very expensive. >> reporter: the revenge. >> you work on commission right? >> yes. >> big mistake. big.

huge. >> reporter: memorable moments now ingrained in our movie lexicon -- >> you're late. >> you're stunning. >> reporter: although not everyone remembers them. you say -- >> you were late. >> you say. >> i don't remember the scene at all. >> you say -- >> i don't remember! >> you're stunning. >> and i say you're forgiven. >> reporter: it's the role that catapulted julia roberts to superstardom. when they started filming, she was just 21 a little-known actress who had to convince richard gear to join the cast. >> she's as krot desk and she takes a piece of paper and she's writing something on it a post-it -- you remember more than i do. she turns it around and pushes it to me and said, please say yes. >> i remember that. >> it was so sweet. i just said yes. >> reporter: 25 years later, their fairy tale lives on.

joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. 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. . angelina's new confession. she can never have any more kids. >> her extreme decision that put her in menopause at 39. >> now on "extra." ♪ new photo, ainge angelina

today as she reveals her new health scare,scare, her drastic second surgery to prevent the disease that killed her mom and aunt. what she once told us about growing the brangelina bunch. >> you wansz said to me i want to have a family the size of a football field. pretty woman saved by a post it note. >> she is writing something on a post it and i just said yes. >> julia roberts and richard ling all about their most famous movie. has julia changed her mind about a subsequently. >> nobody wants to so an old hooker. it wasn't be game of thrones without boobs. >> and the madmen emotional good-bye. >> it was awful. >> it is a good-bye. >> it was awful. >> it is a loss. >> and breaking couples news at "dancing with the stars." >> did one of the stars and his dance pro just come out as a couple? >> nowan "extra" on location from universal orlando