harry smith: right. do you find sometimes when you're studying the score that you have a moment when you just say, "ah"? mirga grainyt-tyla absolutely. absolutely. there precious when you-- sometimes you would just analyze and search and, "hmm." and sometimes, "yes. this is what the composer was meaning and thinking about." in decades past a woman on the podium would raise eyebrows. today it's more a sense of celebration. after a kids concert here, we were having q and a with-- children and their mothers. and-- some of those mothers would come to me and say afterwards, "it was so great for our daughters to see you." and for all of us to see. mirga is unapologetically passionate about music and what can happen when a conductor and orchestra work as one. harry smith, nbc news. stick around, there's a lot of david geiger has more on how that slows down barges during a critical export time.. next on the good aftgeiger.. record flooding throughout the upper mississippi river is hurting agricultural transporta

nbc's harry smith will have a look back at his life and career later in the show. >>> well the fbi says there is no indication the man who attempted to assassinate a philadelphia police officer was part of a terror cell. fbi director james coma said there don't appear to be any threat of violence against police relating to the january 7th ambush that severly injured officer hartnett. an anonymous tipster told police the shooter was part of a group that included three other people. something comey is calling garble. the pan's been charged with attempted murder but has not yet hartnett was shot three times in the attack and continuing his recovery. >>> aid from the state naurnl guard begins. protests erupted over the contaminated water. asking governor schneider to resign. meanwhile he's asking for aid from obama. possible assistance includes temporary housing and home repairs, as well as low cost loans that cover up insured property losses. schneider declared an emergency in flint earlier this month. >>> we are learning more about video released yesterday of a judicial order of a chicago

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harry smith, nbc news. it's coming up on today in iowa.... a thief takes a car -- with a child inside. the heart- warming rescue caught on camera coming up. plus... are gas prices expected to stay low in 2016... could they go even lower? some clouds continue to track through the area this morning with breaks in the clouds allowing temperatures to drop. while we may see a few flurries "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: dry weather continues today and tomorrow before we start to see the chances of precip return to the forecast. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will show a mix of clouds and clear skies today with the clouds acting like a blanket. where there are breaks in the clouds, temperatures have dropped into the teens, but with the blanket, they are in the 20s. a few single digits exist to our west with wind chills staying above zero, for the

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt for and good night. . >>> the first gop debit of 2016 will be underway. the last one before the iowa caucus. we'll take you there live coming up. >> i don't think we want the decisions based simply on a popularity contest. >>> the reno city council is giving the green light the a controversial housing development despite what community members have to say about it. >>> and a local charter school might be closing its doors in the coming weeks. we spoke with school officials and students, and we'll have more on the issue for you. news 4 nightly starts now. >>> good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us tonight. i'm joe hart. >> and i'm shelby sheehan. the debate kicked off just a carolina. the debate is happening at the

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harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt for thank you for watching and good night. >> right now at seven, a plea to stop violence. community leaders are calling attention to this important issue. i'm sean maroney. durum has already seen 14 shootings this month, two of them deadly. mario boone is in downtown durham tonight with more on how leaders are addressing the violence. >> ape police source told me much of the violence is due to a serious gang problem which is

harry smith reports in >> reporter: the bells salvation in north dakota. but the kettles, nowhere close to full. >> the finances and -- they are just not coming in like they were, even two years ago or a year ago at this time. >> reporter: the price of oil has plummeted and that mean this is boom town has lost a lot of its pop. >> what happened? opec flooded the market with oil. the price of barrel one more than $120 has dropped to less than $40 and that means more than a quarter of a million americans have lost their jobs. we were here four years ago when the town was a busy, noisy mess. a pulse would get you employment. now in north dakota, oil field equipment sits idle. the rough-necks laid off, they dump their campers in tom novak's junk yard on the way out of town. >> they keep stacking up because we have more important things that need to be done to them right now and hopefully when things start to slow down, we'll be able to get a handle on them. but right now, it is just out of control. >> reporter: but the exodus means there is infrastructure with

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt for all of us at nbc news. and good night.family a new home following the tragic death of their teenage son. plus - a cedar valley home often at the center of gun violence is deemed a chronic nuisance property by police. and - drivers are having to be more careful on the roads as the warmer weather is causing snow "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. this is the news at six." good evening everyone, i'm ron steele. and i'm amanda goodman. thanks for joinnng us. it felt incredible today but that will soon change. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now who's tracking some cold tempmpratures. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete round of frigigd air,

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt for all of us at nbc news. and good night. plus, south carolina state employees could see more money in their paychecks. good evening and thank you for joining us for the news at 7. i'm dawndy mercer plank. the race to the white house is heating up in north charleston. the first of tonight's two debates is taking place right now for the "undercard." charles molineaux at the debate location -- the north charleston coliseum. charles? fox business network and will

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and that will do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt for all of us at nbc news. and good night.i'm matt breen. sheila brummer is on assignment. iowa can't lay claim to a share of the record- breaking 1-point-5 billion dollar powerball jackpot. still, a western iowa man has two-million reasons to be wednesday's drawing. that 2-million dollar ticket was sold at a casey's in onawa, iowa. ktiv' sam curtiss joins us live from that store with more details. 23-year-old bryon stewart claimed his prize today. that marks the second 23-year-old winner in western iowa in the last week. stewart lives in onawa, iowa. he matched the first five numbers but missed out on the powerball.

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harry smith joins us with a remembrance of the man and his >> good morning. there is a part of the mlk holiday that's turning into something like presidents' day. i noticed the malls are packed, there's lots of sales going on, and not very much thought, it seems, about the man whose life we are honoring. >> reporter: people like martin luther king are rare. someone who could rally a nation into a new consciousness. someone whose eloquence and charisma could earn converts to the cause of justice. someone who knew history would be on his side. >> i have a dream. [ applause ] that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. >> reporter: he preached with passion. he preached from scripture. while the crowds were mostly black, it were whites who knew his words and knew they had been wrong. they knew the country had been he was spied upon and spat upon, a disciple of change is rarely trusted by the status quo. beloved. a man so hated, he practically prophesied

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harry smith reports on how she's come alive. [music] . >> reporter: walt disney hall in los angeles home of the los angeles philharmonic. the conductor tonight, a young woman still in her 20s. she is mirga. a lithuanian with a lightning baton. when she moves the response is electric. [music] one of the world's great orchestras make a great match. >> i need to let the music carry me. then it carries all of us. >> reporter: we watched rehearsal. measure by measure she and the orchestra come to an understanding of her vision for the piece. >> we have to everybody fall in >> reporter: what do you feel is the most important thing you need to communicate to the people who are sitting in all those chairs? >> inspiration. i'm quite sure. it is about communication between us. >> reporter: she does her homework and often unearths moments of musical beauty buried the score. do you find sometimes when you are studying the score that you have a moment when you just say ahh. >> absolutely. every moment are very precious when you -- sometimes

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