campus of hofstra university, savannah guthrie. >>> and good evening, i'm savannah guthrie, in for lester who is getting ready to moderate tonight's presidential debate. the stage is literally set right behind us. there are the two podiums where hillary clinton and donald trump will take their positions in just a short while from now. and the stage is set in every other way -- in expectations, in stakes, in suspension, -- in suspense and the importance to the choice voters make in 43 short days. tonight, a string of new polls shows the race is nail-bitingly close for both candidates. our new nbc news/survey monkey tracking poll showing clinton holding on to a five-point lead nationally, but other major polls out today show a race virtually tied nationally, and in some key battleground states as well. some are estimating a total audience on the order of 100 million tonight, and that's super bowl level. and the super bowl is as good a metaphor as any to describe how much is on the line tonight. we have our political team assembled and ready to go. nbc's hallie jackson won the coin toss, and

guthrie: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and insert remarks extraneous materials into the record on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1877, the mental health first aid act of 2016, introduced by my colleague, representative lynn jenkins from kansas, and representative doris matsui from california. this legislation enjoyed broad support on the energy and commerce committee passing on full committee. the program we're re-authorizing today is an important one. it is a grant program that helps families and individuals in the community, including pastors, first responders, emergency personnel, nurses, teachers, and others to recognize the signs of mental illness. they are also learning how to de-escalate a mental health crisis situation an

i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and have a >>> it's time to vote for america and america first. >> america's destiny is ours to choose. >> we will make america safe again. >> we join together to get rid of the threats we face. >> jobs, jobs, jobs. president for all americans. >> from nbc news. decision 2016. the first presidential debate. live from hofstra university in hempstead, new york. here now, savannah guthrie and chuck todd. >> and good evening, everybody. nice to have you with us. chuck, after all the

we spoke with the emergency manager ben guthrie. we asked him if residents took the precautions ahead of hermine. >> i think people have gotten ready for it. it is something we learned to live with over the years. it is not a matter of if, but when they happen. as far as preparations go, we try to get sand bags out and make them available to residents. we issued a voluntary evacuation of our coastline and provided shelter for people to go. >> mr. guthrie, what sort of damage reports are you getting and what needs are being met by those people who are affected by the storm? >> most of our damage is going to be shoreline. we actually were very fortunate the storm veered slightly to the east and we were spared the brunt of it. we were hit by some of the side of the storms from the tropical-storm force winds. >> i was going to say have you had to do any water rescues? what have you seen in terms of people on the streets or people trying to move about? >> for the most part, our people have stayed in. that is something else we encouraged

here now, savannah guthrie and chuck todd. >> and good evening, everybody.e to have you with us. chuck, after all the hype, all theep

i'm savannah guthrie, in for lester who is getting ready to moderate tonight's presidential debate. the stage is literally set right behind us. there are the two clinton and donald trump will take their positions in just a short while from now. and the stage is set in every other way. in expectations, in stakes, in suspension, in importance to the choice voters make in 43 short days. tonight, a string of new polls shows the race is nail-bitingly close for both candidates. our new nbc news/survey monkey poll shows clinton holding on to the lead by five points. battleground states as well. some are estimating a total audience on the order of 100 million tonight and that's super bowl level. we have our political team assembled and ready to go. nbc's hallie jackson won the coin toss, and she starts us off this evening. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. and if we're sticking with the football talk, put it this way, donald trump cannot afford a fumble tonight. candidate spent the day relaxing. trump has seen the stage where you are, but neither he nor voters have seen anything like

. >>> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie, in for lester. as we come on the air tonight, significant developments in two cases of police shootings that have captured the nation's attention. in the city of charlotte, north carolina, tonight, a state of emergency in effect as the city braces for what could be a third night of violent protests after the shooting of an african american man there. and in tulsa, oklahoma, late word today that the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed african american driver last week, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter. in both cases, accounts of what happened conflict, emotions are raw, and long-simmering tensions between police and communities are in sharp focus. nbc's blake mccoy starting us off tonight with the criminal case launched today in tulsa. >> reporter: video from a police helicopter shows terence crutcher with his hands up just moments before being shot and killed by tulsa police last friday. >> shots fired! >> reporter: tonight the officer who fired, betty shelby, is being charg

savannah guthrie is in for lester holt next. >> see you at 6:00. bye, folks. protests, charlotte police plead for calm after demonstrations erupt over another deadly police shooting. tonight the conflicting accounts of that fatal encounter. >>> terror trail, chilling new surveillance of the suspect handling a suitcase before allegedly placing a bam, as the fbi releases the images of twmen it's looking for tonight. plus the first look inside the suspect's bloody notebook. >>> trump and race, a famous surrogate drop as racial epithet as trump courts african-american voters. and results from our brand-new poll. >>> epipen outrage an embattled ceo defending a 400% price hike on a life-saving device to furious members of congress form >>> superbug alert. inside the highly secured military lab battling on the front lines against drug resistant bacteria. nightly news begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york. this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. as night falls in charlott

. >> savannah guthrie sitting in for lester holt next. >> bye, folks. >>> breaking news tonight. donald trump's surprise visit to mexico, standing side by side with that country's president. is trump backing down on some of his signature promises. he says they didn't even discuss who would pay for the wall. >>> growing triple threat, another named storm gaining steam in the tropic, hurricane watches in florida millions on high alert. >>> violent flight. an emergency landing with passengers injured during severe turbulence, the latest terrifying incident and pilots unable to see it coming. >>> destination unknown. tickets are booked, bags are packed, plans are set, imagine, you're not even told where you're going. "nightly news" begins right now. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie, in for lester. from the opening moments of his presidential run, mexico has played a prominent role for donald trump from fiery accusations about criminals and rapists pouring over the border to bold promise

congressman brett guthrie -- dignitaries we have in attendance. carsten brett guthrie.egional director -- congressman brett guthrie. the regional director. the judge executive, tommy turner. [applause] bill -- hodgin hodginville. state representative terry mills. [applause] and, of course, samuel clemens, president roosevelt, president roosevelt, president eisenhower, and a president lincoln -- president lincoln. [applause] i would like to thank the community here. to the many other local organizations, we cannot do this without your support and partnership and we deeply appreciate that. thank you. [applause] we have gathered here today to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of abraham lincoln's birth place national historical park. it was president like if you let our nation to its most -- through the most small to us times, worked tirelessly to preserve the union and abolished slavery in the united states. it is only fitting that we honor withoutt lincoln who his wisdom and leadership throughout the times, the country we live in today might very well be ve

>> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie, in for lester. from the opening moments of his presidential run, mexico has played a prominent role for donald trump from fiery accusations about criminals and rapists pouring over the border to bold promises to erect a wall and force mexico pay for it. fast forward to today when trump fast forward today when trump inur invitation of that country's president, standing side by side in a photo-op moment his advisors hoped would make trump come across presidential. gone was the confrontational rhetoric, no talk of a bill for the border wall. the question tonight, did trump make the most of an opportunity or miss one? we begin with miguel almaguer in mexico mexico city, donald trump's private meeting with president enrique pena nieto was said to be cordial. what trump called

. >> up next, nbc nightly news with savannah guthrie this evening. surveillance of the suspect handling a suitcase before allegedly placing a bomb. as the fbi releases new images of two men it's seeking tonight. plus the first look inside the suspect's bloody notebook. >>> trump and race, the candidate drops a racial epithet. >>> epipen outrage, an embattled ceo defending a 400% price hike on a life-saving device to members of congress. >>> and superbug alert. inside the military lab battling on the froth lines against drug-resistant bacteria. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. tonight as night falls in charlotte, north carolina, officials there are bracing and hoping there won't be a repeat of last night when this was the scene. violent protests, all-out chaos over the police shooting of an african-american man. the officers say he was holding a gun and did not respond to their commands. but some

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i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, goodnight, and we'll see you in a few hours. we'll see you in aw >>> emily keyes is the name we know, the name we committed to remembering a decade ago this week after the platte canyon high school shooting, the gunman's name forgotten long ago. there is another name worth knowing, stacey avila was the hostage negotiator on the other side of the door, she never talked about the day until now, the one day in her career she happen. there is evil in this world. and we can't let that direct how we-- the rest of us treat each other and how the rest of us interact with each other. we have to go past that and help each other and be kind and we supportive of each other and then, you know, just like i and that is how you maintain strength in your life. if you allow a cowered with your gun to take that away, he robbed you twice. >> stacey said she learned the lesson from emily's dad, john michael keyes, they travel the country talking school se

here now, savannah guthrie and chuck todd. >> and good evening, everybody. nice to have you with us. chuck, after all the hype, all the prep, all the predebate ga gamesmanship from both campaigns this is it, we're literally minutes way from the start of the first and all important presidential debate on a stage behind us. we've already seen the candidates tonight hillary clinton and donald trump arriving here a bit earlier this evening. they're waiting backstage. and chuck, we've had a moment tonight. >> yeah. >> president bill clinton is in the house. and met mrs. melania trump. they just shared that handshake. we've got the whole families assembled here. >> we do. and i think one thing we ought to remember as big of personalities that they are, we know this is going to be a clash of big personalities, this is also a clash of two competing visions of america. hillary clinton embracing the many cultural changes, diversity, acceleration of globalization that's happening. donald trump embracing a vision that says whoa, let's slow down, let's slow things down,

guthrie's bill deserves a hearing. these are things that actually save money. except for the coursive twist-arm tactics of p.b.m.'s who just think that 83% of the market's not enough. 83% roughly of the market is not enough. that they get on people about mail order. they want you to turn, they do it, and you're inside -- your insight into how they actually -- yeah, that's the flimsiest wall i've ever seen. maybe they'll start building it better. i don't know. in north georgia we build them a little harder than that. but i appreciate everything. i want to go into something tonight, something that we've talked about, just explain how this works. maybe some aren't as familiar. haven't studied this and had a great staff. i had a great staff that have put together, got bob's here tonight, got sali rose. i have a staff member who is still with me in spirit but she's not with us, jennifer, has been working on this for a lightning time. also had daniel ashworth. he's a pharmacist intern who helped us out a lot and helped prepare this. i wanted to show you, i showed you

introduced by my colleague on the health subcommittee, brett guthrie. team physicians and other licensed sports medicine professionals often travel with their athletes to away games and other sanctioned sporting events outside of their home state. when providing care to an injured player during the game, or in the locker room afterwards, they are often doing so at great personal and professional risk. if they are sued, their home state license could be in jeopardy and their malpractice insurance may not provide coverage. this commonsense bill would provide clarity first by stating that their liability insurance shall cover them outside their home state for limited services within the scope of their practice, subject to any related premium adjustments. second, to the extent that the health care profession allege is lnlsed -- professional is licensed under the requirements of their home state to provide certain services to an athlete or team, they shall be treated as satisfying corresponding licensure requirements on a secondary state in these narrowly de

. >> good evening i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. tonight as night falls in charlotte, north carolina, officials there are bracing and hoping there won't be a repeat of last night when this was the scene. violent protests, over the police shooting of an african-american man. the officers say he was holding a gun and did not respond to their commands. but some witnesses are telling a different story. and tonight a community is torn apart and on edge. nbc's gabe gutierrez starts us off. >> after a night of chaos, charlotte officials are now pleading for calm as conflicting stories emerge about the death of keith lamont scott. >> we have got shots fired. >> police say they were trying to serve a warrant tuesday to a different man at this apartment complex when they encountered scott, who had a gun. >> they were instructing the subject, once he got out of the vehicle to drop the weapon. >> did you see any gun on him? >> i did not, no gun, it was a book. >> this woman says she watched the shooting from her second-floor balcony and took a

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i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. as we come oe to make landfall in the state of florida for the first time in 11 years. hurricane hermine is packing 75-mile-an-hour winds and there are fears of tornadoes, torrential rain, flooding and a dangerous storm surge, which has already begun. tonight multiple states of emergency across the south as this massive storm system closes in. schools and businesses are closed and millions are on alert. gabe gutierrez is in the florida panhandle for us tonight. gabe, good evening. how are things going? >> reporter: savannah, is really starting to pick up here as hermine gets closer to shore. it has really strengthened throughout the day. now florida's governor is saying that 6,000 members of the national guard are ready to mobilize if needed. tonight the outer bands of hermine are lashing the florida panhandle. torrential rain pounding the coast as authorities warn of devastating storm surge. >> this is life-threatening. we have a hurricane. home. you can rebuild property. you cannot

guthrie says it took three days to figure out exactly who showed up and with what. coming in. actually identifying it. is it hillsborough county rescue 21? we need to get that level of detail in the future, >> reporter: he says the confusion didn't delay any patient transfers and credits the dispatchers for keeping calm. >> when you look at the guidelines the calltakers take day-to-day there's no cut guideline for evacuating an entire hospital. >> thars marisela burgos reporting. the heels of hillary clinton's recent medical issue donald trump says he will release his medical records and planning to do it on the dr. oz show. the move adds more pressure on clinton to release her medical records. the trump can insinuating she's not healthy enough to be president. she admits she got dizzy but didn't faint while leaving the sunday 9/11 memorial service. the team says she was diagnosed with pneumonia friday. trump appears on the dr. oz action news station. >>> still to come -- $175,000 worth of heroin found in a pittsburgh dumpster. who discovered the drugs and how police are handl

evening, i'm savannah guthrie,

please warmly welcome congressman brett guthrie. guthrie: thank you.nd original representative here is from the second district. welcome back. welcome home and for this celebration. how important is it to be here? this of the 100 anniversary of our national park service and also the 100th anniversary of the site. it means a lot. something not missed on me is that leaders and people who came before all of us decided they wanted to preserve the great heritage of our country for us to use and for our posterity. to use a lincoln term. whether it is the beautiful sites, the wonderful caves, the great national parks or the historic sites, this is important. i want to share two quick experiences. i was here one day. i got a phone calls and it would be a conference call with speaker boehner and mike pence was conference chairman. i was here -- i wasn't here. i drove up to make sure i get so coverage. we were talking about votes we were going to take. some pretty take votes. we were lamenting about what we had to do. it was one of the debt limit kind of moments

kevin guthrie assures me there is a plan to move the water out of bass lake estates. >> we are pumping out of here and moving in to this pond, now, we are moving to as we got, you can see we have our public works crews out here right now trying to do everything they can for bass lake to bring that pump, that water level down. >> reporter: guthrie believes pumping along ridge road south of the flooding will cause these flood waters to recede. >> now, at the end of the day, it will only be a couple of inches but a couple of inches would help a homeowner. it may bring the water from the kitchen or on the floor to down just to the foundation level. that is what we are trying to praying for some relief. >> no way. no way, sunday, monday, tuesday, the water comes up. >> reporter: a couple of other new developments here in pasco county. fema plans to visit some of the areas devastated by the flooding sunday. after that, the agency will make a determination on aid for folks out here. jen? >> well chip, how much aid are we talking about? >> reporter: not as much as you might think. i was asking

i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, have a great >>> right now on news 3 live at 6:00 -- vandals hit the local installment of the maked it naked trump statue. >>> a fire tears through a businesses. why some new construction made it difficult for firefighters to get it out. >>> should recreational marijuana be legalized in nevada? a question coming to you on the november ballot. tonight we're seeing opponents step forward. >>> i poured my heart and soul into it. unfortunately, some people have absolutely no respect. know who destroyed naked trump. good evening, everyone. i'm reed cowan. >> i'm jim snyder. it's gotta be one of the most interesting lead sentences of a newscast in a while. the controversial sculpture of donald trump was set off in a parking lot off fremont and 6th. it's our top story at 6:00. news 3's kelsey shops is live -- thomas is live with more. and you've been talking about the artist who made it and he said he's not surprised. >> repor t this is all

i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and goodnight. >> now at 7 it's donald trump versus hillary clinton. 2 political heavy weights. one stage. we're live in new york with team 7 coverage of the presidential debate. >> a trump sign targeted in revere. the vandalism caught on camera. >> chance of rain for your morning commute. >> boston latin answering to allegations of racism. >> and hitting the road to raise awareness. new plates with a special message. >> it's all on 7 news at 7:00. >> 7 news at 7:00 starts now. tonight on 72 candidates going

i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and goodnight. we'll see you in a few >>> it still hurts doesn't it? as the browns are one field goal away from squishing the fish instead we are talking about an 0-3 start to the year. so what happens to kicker cody who was just signed on saturday? and terrell pryor is mr. do everything. catch, run, throw, he was a man on a mission. reminds me of another go getter in a browns uniform. the great cribs. josh cribs. so we will ask him about pryors performance. all of that and more on a special edition of channel 3 news at 7:00. >>> readies himself. a win if it's good. if it misses, we go overtime. snap is back. ball is out. march coy into it. end over end. the kick is up and he missed it wide left. >> he hooked it again. >> welcome everybody to our special browns edition of channel 3 news at 7:00. we will get to the game and what happened in miami yesterday in a moment.

guthrie says she wanted her daughter to know she will be having a little brother or sister in a very big way. that baby by the way due in september which is the same day as today show meteorologist dylan dryer who is expecting her first child. something is in the water with nbc. >> reed: and marie you didn't know this but we wanted to surprise you. drop from our ceiling to reveal your baby's color. >> marie: you guys know already. >> reed: that's right. let's continue the conversation. tweet us @marienews3lv, and @reednews3lv. you can also tweet the nation @news3lv. by the way cirque you are welcome. >> marie: we had one of the circumstance performers -- cirque performers join us for all of our incredible olympic coverage. i feel pretty chummy with that. >> reed: nur the circle. the cirque circle. >> marie: make sure to join the by "liking" our page. search for ksnv news 3 las vegas. >> reed: so let's look ahead right now. that's what we like to do on mondays and every day here. live at five is a big show. >> marie: the hefty price metro police have to pay because of what happened to

i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, have a great weekend, and goodnight. a sense of relief in san jose suspected ce aest two armed robbers. ==raj/2-shot== the news at 6 starts no thanks for joini us. i'm raj mathai. ==jess/2-shot== and i'm jessica aguirre. point - often beat and pistol whipped. >>> thanks for yoin joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> street vendors terrorized. two men, robert honda broke the story this afternoon. and robert, i understand you have new information about the case. >> reporter: that's right. police say even though they is there two brothers, they believe responsible for a series of armed robberies, police say they still believe there are more victims out there. this street vendor in east san jose runs a popular business. he's relieved to hear police arrested two men for at least 13 armed robberies, targeting mainly ice cream and food vendors. customers were also relieved. >> you never know when that's go sto ing to happen and then i'm actually in

i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. news, thank you for watching, have a great weekend, and >> now at 7 breaking news. the pats dealt another blow. >> they are working on jacoby brissett's hand. >> it's a quarterback crisis. what do the players have to say? live with team 7 coverage. >> reporter: trouble on the tracks police investigate a ab showers this evening which will lead to cooler air this weekend. >> reporter: sweet sounds filling the air in boston. where you can play. >> anchor: and joining the team the harvard football program stepping up. >> anchor: all to honor a brave boy with a love for the game. >> 7 news at 7 starts now. >> tonight on 7. after a dominant debut.