lester young's invention of cool was sort of a rebellion without being overtly protesting.direct lines from cool that comes out of jazz, comes out of african-american culture and its creation to barack obama. >> no other country on earth is my story even possible. >> i may be slightly bias here because i worked for the guy, but if you look up the definition of "cool," pretty sure there should be a picture of barack obama, i mean, the guy the just cool. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i'm so in love with you >> the powerful thing about the obama campaign in 2008 was everyone counted him out. the people that really fueled the activism on the ground work were kids, were young people. artists like shep ferry. >> thank you very much, everybody. >> just before super tuesday, a portrait appeared to transform obama from senator to symbol. the man behind the message? shepherd ferry, a street artist flexing his political activism. >> shepherd ferry. i heard it said that the campaign didn't ask you to do the poster. >> yeah. i didn't think the campaign would necessarily want to work with

lester young's invention of cool was sort of a rebellion without being overtly protesting.direct lines from cool that comes out of jazz, comes out of african-american culture and its creation to barack obama. >> no other country on earth is my story even possible. >> i may be slightly bias here because i worked for the guy, but if you look up the definition of "cool," pretty sure there should be a picture of braarack obama, i mean, the y the just cool. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i'm so in love with you >> the powerful thing about the obama campaign in 2008 was everyone counted him out. the people that really fueled the activism on the ground work were kids, were young people. artists like shep ferry. >> thank you very much, everybody. >> just before super tuesday, a portrait appeared to transform obama from senator to symbol. the man behind the message? shepherd ferry, a street artist flexing his political activism. >> shepherd ferry. i heard it said that the campaign didn't ask you to do the poster. >> yeah. i didn't think the campaign would necessarily want to work with

. >> reporter: trent berh and allison lester on another boat, rushing to the water to help. >> we actually saw a young lady who was laying in the water. we did eventually pull her up onto the boat. she was unconscious. we -- i was about ready to start cpr and the emt did show up at that time. >> reporter: two still critically injured. the bodies of 17 passengers recovered. including robert williams, the boat's driver. also lost, 9 members of one family of 11. todd dennison today searching for his missing mother who was alongside his daughter on the boat. >> my daughter is in the hospital safe. my mother, that's why i'm here. to go in and see. >> reporter: the president of ripley entertainment who owns the tour company, said the operator has a good safety record. but he says that storm came out out of nowhere. >> it shouldn't have been in the water if what happened happened. >> reporter: it's not clear if lifejackets were worn, but you can see them on the other boat in the lake. they are not required to be worn. tonight, the mayor of branson, missouri helping a heartbroken community. >> the best i can

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young people. john torres reports on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> a warning of dangers forch o mu screen time with kids. we have the new research every parent should see. >>> also tonight, was queen elizabeth throwing shade at president trump? we'll tell you whatg he was weard the possible meaning behind it. doug? >>> beautiful today, but as we he towards the weekend, we've got some big changes coming in for the last week of july. much more on this. it's beautiful out there right now. that beze making it feel so ice. a.k.a. hump day. because getting past me used to take hard work. sweat. sacrifice. but lately, it's all about fun and games and hugs from strangers... oh, and did i mention a ridiculous selection of beers? what happened to laundry night? wednesday! i love you wednesday! -i do. you don't. -i do. you don't. -i do. you don't. -i do. you don't. lavo >>> here's another reason to tell your teenager to put down the cell phone. a newtudy links prolonged screen time to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. researchers infoouthern caliia found teens who are heavy users of computer

. >> reporter: trent baer and alison lester were on a dinner cruise and rushed into the water to help others in need. >> actually saw a young pull her up onto the boat. she was unconscious. i was about ready to start cpr and the emt did show up at that time. >> reporter: five injured, the bodies of 17 passengers recovered, including robert williams, the boat's driver. the victims raging from 1 to 76 years. reportedly none of those rescued or who drowned were wearing life jackets. of the lost, nine members of tia's family, including her husband and three young children. she and her 13-year-old nephew are the only two from her family that survived. >> i would ask everybody to remember my family. as the beautiful people they were. >> reporter: the president of ripley entertainment, who owns the tour company, said the operator has a good safety record, but he says even though the storm seemingly came out of nowhere, the boat should never have been on the water. >> shouldn't have been in the water. if what happened happened. >> reporter: steven paul was hired by ripley's entertainment to inspect those duck boats last august, inc

lester holt will be back with you tomorrow. tune in as he tells us the inspiring story of a young woman whose enterprising spirit has helped feedof americans. i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. right now at six. stopping the steele fire. an aggressive firefight, taking place right now in napa county. >>> right now at 6:00, stopping the steele fire. an aggressive fire fight taking place now in napa county. crews gaining the upper hand overnight. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm anoushah rasta. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. the steele fire burning south of laker be y er bberryessa. parts of headland drive remains closed. >> cal fire giving us an update in the last two hours saying the fire is now 60% contained after burning 150 acres. some positive news tonight, evacuees are being let back into their homes. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live in napa with the latest. christie? >> reporter: yeah, you know, it's really difficult to look at. there

lester holt is next with nightly news. thank you for joining us. >> bye. >>> tonight, the death toll rises to 17. the victims including children as youngk boat disaster in missouri. the governor now says nine of the dead are from the same family. >> those poor people. >> no kidding, oh my god. >> and there are growing questions tonight about why that boat went out in such violent weather. >>> new tornadoes on the ground after severe storms ripped through neighborhoods, homes blown away and dangerous weekend. al roker is here. >>> the trump tape surprise. president trump's lawyer michael cohen secretly recording him talking about money and a former playboy model that claims they had a year-long affair. >>> more people sickened, mota

lester holt is next with nightly news. thank you for joining us. >> bye. >>> tonight, the death toll rises to 17. the victims including children as young as 1 in that duck boat disaster in missouri. the governor now says nine of the dead are from the same family. >> those poor people. >> no kidding, oh my god. >> and there are growing questions tonight about why that boat went out in such violent weather. >>> new tornadoes on the ground after severe storms ripped through neighborhoods, homes blown away and dangerous weekend. al roker is here. >>> the trump tape surprise. president trump's lawyer michael cohen secretly recording him talking about money and a former playboy model that claims they had a year-long affair. >>> more people sickened, more states affected in an outbreak linked to mcdonald's. >>> and a new warning about summer vacation scams. travel fraud is soaring. you think you booked a place in paradise and it's not what you expected. tonight, buyer beware. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening from los angeles as we welcome viewers in the west. we begin with the tour boat disaster in m

lester holt. thanks for joining us. >>> it's gut wrenching. >> there's a body by the way laying on the side of the road. >> a young woman shot three times. >> a young single mom out with friends on game day. >> it was packed. >> but as night fell, fear grew. >> they're asking us, do you know anybody that would want to harm your sister. was it someone that was a stranger or someone that we knew? >> i just had this weird feeling that there was something she was hiding. >> tucked away in her kitchen a clue to it all. >> on top of the forth was a manilla folder. >> does that give you chills? >> t horrible. why didn't she tell us? >> did a secret lead to murder? >> it's just got to be unimaginable. >> i'd ask that you all close your eyes for a few minutes this morning. i'd like for you to envision roan county in the middle of october, the leaves of changing, there's a little bit of a nip in the air. envision brooke morris standing there and brooke feels like she's been punched until the throat. she's been shot. brooke feels like a bomb went off in her body. this is the second shot and it tears through her chest. she's terrified and she's in extr

lester holt. thanks for joining us. >>> it's gut wrenching. >> there's a body by the way laying on the side of the road. >> a young woman shot three times. >> but as night fell, fear grew. >> they're asking us, do you know anybody that would want to harm your sister. was it someone that was a stranger or someone that we knew? >> i just had this weird feeling that there was something she was hiding. >> tucked away in her kitchen a clue to it all.

lester holt. whenever someone is kidnapped, it's a race against time. that's what happened in this story which begins with a young mom abducted at gunpoint. but as you're about to see, though her family and veteran investigators spent desperate days trying to find out where she was, they never could have guessed who had her and why. here's josh mankiewicz. ♪ ♪ >> this is the sheriff's office. >> my wife made a phone call to me a minute ago, said she was held by gunpoint. >> businessman told the 911 operator to say that his wife had been kidnapped. the call would turn out to be just the beginning of an unbelievable saga that would baffle investigators and turn this husband's life upside down. the next few days would bring one setback after another. and no one could have predicted how it all would come to an end. it was around 5:00 p.m. september 4th, 2009. reid's wife, quinn, had called him at work and told him she had just been kidnapped right out of their $4 million home. reid couldn't believe what he'd heard. he went to his office parking lot to try and think straight. >> did he tell you where she was at? >> no