i want to bring back in nbc's anne thompson. anne, hopefully we have your audio all worked out because i know we caught you off. >> sorry, frances. >> no, it wasn't your deal. but i'm curious to have you continue on in speaking about this encyclical, the papal gifts to president trump and the meaning behind the medallion and the paper document. >> i focus on laudato iscy becae it is the encyclical he sent out to the entire catholic church. it lays out a very strong case as i said for developing countries led by the united states to move away from a fossil fuel based economy because when we burn fossil fuels that puts carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which kratz this greenhouse effect that warms the earth. that's what the pope calls for developed nations to get off of fossil fuels. as you know, during the campaign president trump called climate change a chinese ax. he h saihe doesn't believe in it. he has appointed a well-known climate skeptic, scott pruitt, to lead environmental protection agency. he has emgraced coal miners. h

joining us now is anne thompson covering the vatican. ayman brings up the contentious relationship up until now. how frank do you believe the po pope was in the 28-minute closed-door meeting? >> the pope is a shrewed politici politician. i likes to read people and figure out where they can connect. i think that's probably what he did in 28 minutes. it is very short period of time. i was on the papal plane when the pope made the remarks about someone who thinks about building walls all the time is not christian. he was careful not to direct them at any one person. then candidate trump took great offense at that. i don't think on certainly on pope frais'id it was a shot across h bow, but not at him is the way i would put it. now that donald trump is president of the united states, pope francis knows it is better to have a good relationship with him than to have a contentious one. again, find where thiey can wor together. >> besides the issue of immigrants. there are stark differences on issues. climate change is one. refugees is another. t

nbc's anne thompson takes us inside the d.c.e academy for you. >> reporter: this is not your typical field trip. high school students at washington, d.c.,'s department of forensics lab, learning how to investigate crimes and looking for clues to their future. they are students at anacostia's public safety academy, where 20% of the violent crimes occur in the ci. she always said just because you come from the hood doesn't mean you have to stay in the hood. >> reporter: along with a high school degree, he gets six community college credits and the chance to become a metropolitan police cadet. >> i want to be an fbi agent. >> and the cadet program is the first step? >> yep. >> reporter: a cadet earns $33,000 a year and an associate's degree paid for by the department. >> everybody is on the same page with the packet. >> reporter: this woman runs the academy grounded in reality. >> some students have either been stopped by police officers getting off the metro, walking home so we try to tackle what they believe the issues are. >> re

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, a new twist on roadside rescues. while you no longer have to be driving to call aaa. >>> take a look at this. a corny mess all over the highway in minnesota. it happened southwest of minneapolis when a pickup truck tried to make a u turn in front of a semi that was carrying all that corn, causing it to overturn, spilling 80,000 pounds of corn. the drive of the semi suffered minor injuries. the pickup driver was cited by police. >>> triple a is expanding roadside services to extend to bicycles. for many cyclists, a flat tire or broken chain often means a long walk for help. but with more people riding bikes, aaa has decided to offer more emergency help to cyclests. >>> new numbers show sales of e-books were down last year while sales of good old-fashioned paper backs increased. there's no clear explanation of what's behind the shift. more people may be limiting their screen time after so many hours spent using all those glowing devices. >>> up next, the late night host who put the jokes aside to share a personal story

joining me now is halle jackson and ann thompson. halle, first to you, what are the tea leaves. >> we can tell you we have heard from multiple administration sources that the president is leaning toward pulling out of the paris climate deal, not surprising given his rhetoric, but the sources also caution that no final decision has been made just ye it is the caveat that we hear when people talk about the desions that the president is making or may make that it is not official until it comes out of his mouth or is released in a statement from him. i will tell you as well there are concerns that aare potentially a tactic intended to push the president in one direction or another. i think it speaks to some of the behind the scenes discussion, but from a policy perspective, this is a significant move. this is going to be the withdrawal heard around the world. you know they are listening and watching this very carefully. the siren that he would make this move came last week and the united states did not join the other six nations in backi

nbc's anne thompson looks at his life and legacy. ♪ >> reporter: the word "suave" was his bond. >> mye is bond, james bond. >> reporter: in seven films roger moore made james bond debonair and droll. >> can you swim? >> reporter: a portrayal even he acknowledged was marked by humor more than acting skill. >> would you like me to drive? >> reporter: his version of the british spy with a license to kill always compared to the original bond -- >> a martini, shaken not stirred. >> reporter: -- sean connery. >> sean, physically is a much tougher individual than i am. i cannot say i'm going to kill you and mean it. >> reporter: the dashing persona honed first on the small screen as the saint. a gentleman thief in the mold of robin hood. bond would not be much of a stretch. so good looking one critic said of moore, he was often prettier than his leading ladies. and while critics didn't love him, the fans did. moore is the actor who played the secret agent the longest. off screen he worked for years as a unicef goodwill ambassador advocating for children around the world. for his work, moore

anne thompson, nbc news new york. >>> also from france, a tennis player has been banned from the french open after repeatedly and forcibly trying to kiss a reporter as she resisted during a live tv interview. maxine hamou has been banished from the tournament grounds incident following his first round loss yesterday. he has since apologized. the reporter said, quote, if i hadn't been live on air, i would have punched him. >>> when we come back, the 12-year-old inventor with a big idea to make life a little easier for tens of millions, inspiring america, is next. ===vo=== next at 6: the plan for the hov lane on a busy stretch of 101. ===jess vo=== plus, suspended for his role in the brawl. what giants pitcher hunter strickland just said about the fight now. ===next close=== next. sot i think it )s done, yesterday is in the past. trt: 5 ==jess/take vo= >>> finally tonight, he's only 12 years old and already running his own company. he's come up with an idea that could prove to be a life changer for the tens of millions of americans with disabilities. nbc's joe fryer has our story with the

ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> there is a lot more to tell you about here tonight. still ahead, hollywood held hostage. a hacker lacks the new season of the hit netflix show weeks before it's set to premiere if ransom demands aren't met. are other shows next? >>> also, a driver trapped when a semi truck crashes his car below a highway overpass. >>> we're back now with details at the hollywood hack that is affecting several networks. netflix appears to be the first victim, when hackers released new episodes of a popular show well before the plan planned release dates, when the company refused to pay ransom. the group behind the attack is now threatening other hollywood heavy weights. here is nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer. >> reporter: it's the comedy that's no laughing matter for netflix, the fifth season of "orange is the new black" set to be released june 9th was reportedly stolen then shared with the public after netflix refused ransom demands. hackers using the twitter handle the dark over lord claimed to have dozens of other shows and movies an

nbc's ann thompson takes a look. >> reporter: it may seem counter intuitive. at a time when many are writing traditional retail's obituary, severely wounded by online retailers, today amazon opens a physical book store in new york city. the seventh nationwide. >> the mission of amazon books is to be a discovery mecca for customers. >> reporter: opening in a tough year for traditional retail. stores closing at a record pace, almost 3,000 so far. amazon keeps growing. north american sales quintupling since 2010 to $80 billion, almost four times when sears took in last year. even so, amazon follows the trail to real stores blazed by online stars parker and bonobos. tim, why are they , online retailers building physical stores? >> anne they're building physical stores because they want more. they want that experience they can't get online. >> reporter: if barnes & noble and the apple store had a baby, it would be this. amazon selling books and it's devices. for all the different ways people read today. what was the last time you picked up a physical book and read

ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >> it is a remarkable performance.hat is "nbc nightly news" this sunday night. lester holt will be reporting from jerusalem as the president visits israel tomorrow. i'm kate snow in new york. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. another day of hot weather >>> right now at 6:00, another day of hot weather around the bay area and that led to concerns about air quality. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, thank you for joining us, i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm peggy bunker. a look across the bay area showing some very different weather depending on where you are. fog draping over the golden gate bridge right now. take a look at that. could barely see over side and the south bay and east bay are dealing with heat. and arob mayeda has concerned over air quality. >> as the temperatures heat up, high pressure acacting like a lid over the our and mixing out the low level pollution and we do have a spare the air day

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> that's going to do it for us on a wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. we )re following breakin: the search for a missing uber driver intensifies in san >>> right now at 6:00 we're following breaking news. the search for a missing uber driver intensifies in san francisco. the man investigators want to talk to and why he might be hard to track down. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us, i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. san francisco police are now saying that there is a person of interest in the case of a missing uber driver. but talking to that person may prove difficult, since now he's missing too. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live in san francisco. christie, a new and potentially revealing twist in this story. >> reporter: that's right, and san francisco police just released this information to us. they're saying the person of interest in this case is a man named bob tang who is an acquaintance of p.s. chai. i want

nbc's anne thompson brings us more. >> reporter: the news traveled on the ticker outside headquarters the studios within. >> roger ailes one of the founders of the fox news channel has died. >> reporter: a polarizing figure to the end roger ailes combined his passions, politics and television to build fox news. allegedly abusing his power for his own pleasure. >> women who worked for ailes told me over and over they felt pressured to suacome to advance. >> he always denied the advances. it began on the mike douglas show going to producer until a meeting with richard nixon led him to a career in republican politics. ailes was steed have two speeds, attack and destroy. >> i predicted in 1968 that nobody would ever be elected to high office again without learning how to communicate effectively on television. >> his savvy helped election nixon, ronald reagan and coverage h.w. bush. bush tweeting not sure i would have been president. >> politics is america's favorite indoor sport. >> he would make his mark creating fox news, a platform for conservative voices. what is ailes legacy >> i thi

we sent anne thompson to take a look. >> reporter: this is not your typical field trip.igh school students at washington d.c.'s department of forensic science lab, learning how to investigate crimes and looking for clues to their future. they are students at anacostia high school's public safety academy, an area where 20% of the city's violent crimes occurred last year. >> my mom pushes me hard. she always told me just because you come from the hood doesn't mean you have to stay in the hood. >> reporter: along with a high school degree, andre davis and his classmates get six community college credits and the chance to become a metropolitan police cadet. >> i want to be in the fbi, an agent. >> reporter: and the cadet program is the first step? >> yes. >> reporter: a cadet earns $32,000 a year and an associate's degree paid for by the department. >> everybody's on the same page with the packet. >> reporter: she runs the academy, grounded in reality. >> some students have either been stopped by police officers getting off the metro, walking home. so we try to tackle what t

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> there's a lot more ahead here this evening, it's heating up out there. don't get burned by picking the wrong sun screen this summer. a warning about the surprising number that may not protect like the labels promise. >>> something we've never seen before in this country. a major change for america's moms. hope you can stay with us. >>> beach season is just around the corner. a new study out today is helping people from getting burned. a lot of those spf numbers on sunscreen labels are much higher than the protection that's inside the bottle. nbc business correspondent joling kent has this report. >> reporter: some sunscreens fail to provide the level of protection on the package. 20 tested at less than half their labelled spf number. >> you have the risk of really damaging your skin if you're relying on it to protect yourself. >> reporter: five sunscreens labelled with 50 or 50 plus had an actual level between 0 and 9. among the brabds, the honest company and cerav's. their testing found the promised spf 50 protection is provided. and testing was

anne thompson looks at his life and legacy. >> reporter: the word suave bass his bond. >> my name is bond, james bond. >> roger moore made him debonair. a portrayal he acknowledged marked by humor more than acting skills. >> would you like me to drive? >> his version of the british spy with the license to kill always compared to the original bond. >> martini, shaken, not stirred. >> sean connery. >> sean is a much tougher individual than i am. i cannot say i'm going to kill you and mean it. >> the persona first on the small screen as the saint, a gentleman thief. bond would not be much after stretch. so good looking one critic said of moore he was often prettier than his leading ladies. and while critics didn't love him, the fans did. moore is the actor who played the secret agent the longest. off screen he worked for years as unicef good will ambassador advocating for children around the world. for his work moore was knighted in 2003. born a london police man's son now forever a anne thompson, nbc news. >>> sir roger moore dead at the age of 89. >>> football hall of famer cortez ken

anne thompson, nbc news, charlotte. >>> coming up, the meeting in london today between the prince and>>> the scene at longwood gardens near philadelphia where a spectacular fountain garden reopens tonight after a $90 million renovation. the five-acre garden first opened in 1931, created by industrialist pierre du pont, inspired by classical water gardens in europe. the number of fountains has been increased from under 400 to more than 1,700, and 6,000 pieces of carved limestone were cleaned and repaired or replaced. >>> in london today prince harry welcomed former president obama to kensington palace. mr. obama offered condolences to the victims of this week's suicide attack in manchester. the two men also discussed a range of common interests including support for veterans, mental health, conservation, and the work of their foundations. >>> jim bunning has died. the hall of fame pitcher played for four major league teams in the 1950s and '60s. he was one of only 18 major league players to throw a perfect game. after baseball bunning entered politics, serving in both the house and the

anne thompson has details. >> reporter: roger ailes, bill o'reilly and co-president bill shine, ailes gone. of accusations of sexual harassment. shine resigning amid claims he enabled and covered up some of the alleged abuse, accusations he's denied. new york magazine's gabe sherman broke the story. >> shine really was a continuation of the old fox news culture, so today is a sign that the murdochs are slowly deciding they need to answer critics by turning a page. >> reporter: chairman rupert characterized shine's resignation as sad, writing in an e-mail to staff, i know bill was respected and liked by everybody at fox news. not everybody. in her lawsuit julie says shine aided and abetted ailes' acts. of retaliation and harassment. andrea tantara alleges that shine told her ailes was a powerful man and she needed to let this one go. shine had a powerful advocate, fox star sean hannity, tweeting last week as rumors of shine's demise swirled. i pray that's not true. if it is, that's the total end of the fnc as we know it, done. hannity declined comment. shine's replacement is a woman su

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anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> now to video we want to share from dayton e ohio.er going against traffic into a tanker full of gasoline. you can see it there, the top of the screen. the smoke. the tanker continues to round the curve and then as you can see just explodes into that massive fireball. the wrong way driver died in the crash and the semi truck driver with minor injuries. police are investigating. >> lucky not more didn't get killed in that. >>> ahead, fireworks that could fly on capitol hill as united airlines ceo testifies about the industry changing dragging incident from weeks ago. you're watching "early today." 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico! goin' up the country. love mom and dad' i'm takin' a nap. dude, you just woke up! ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ does your makeup remover every kiss-proof,ff? cry-proof, stay-proof look? neutrogena® makeup remover does. it erases 99% of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. need

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