brian williams was our last guest.wden interview as well. i don't have anything exciting like that. no, i am mad because you guys have been tweeting me about the show and brian actually, i started following him from your tweets. he has so many followers and absolutely zero tweets. >> seth: he has tweeted zero times. >> he has no tweets. so i'm really mad at him. >> seth: i know, you don't get along. hundreds of thousands. >> the only person that got away with that is beyonce actually. and i, she's the only other person i followed. >> seth: that's why i call him bri-yonce. >> bri-yonce. they're very close. >> seth: yeah, they're very -- it's so great to have you here. >> here finally. >> seth: now, you are very active on social media you're active on twitter, you're active on instagram and you, i would say, have a reputation. >> it's not bad by the way. >> seth: no, it's not bad. but you're very open on both accounts. >> yes. >> seth: and does that ever get you in trouble? >> i mean, uh, i got -- yes, definitely. my age

brian williams made the announcement last night on the "nbc nightly news." just today, nbc announced alison williams will play the role of peter pan. the actress and singer is currently in the cast of "girls" on hbo. family members confirm she's been rehearsing for this role since the age of 3, and they look forward to seeing her fly. >> isn't that brilliant? >> that's the best picture ever. >> i love how he did it so straight-laced, you know? >> really subtle. because we all know that alison williams is brian williams' daughter. she's a big hit on hbo's "girls." classically trained singer. >> i didn't know that. >> i didn't either. >> she's very talented. she's made her own mark, doing her own thing. >> the girls love that show. >> christopher walken is captain hook, so we're excited to see. >> great cast. >>> all right, you'll be excited to see the next video, because who doesn't love a baby giggling? here's why it's giggling, though. this baby boy giggling because of man's best friend! >> are you getting a bath? >> licked to death. >> so cute! >> not in t

brian? >> pete williams after a busy final day this term at the supreme court. pete, thanks. >>> as thousands of undocumented immigrants cross the border into this country, many of them children, the president said today he'll no longer wait for congress to act on broad immigration reform. he announced his intention to move on his own starting with an action to make it easier to deport people who cross the border. >> i take executive action only when we have a serious problem, a serious issue and congress chooses to do nothing. and in this situation, the failure of house republicans to pass a darn bill is bad for our security, it's bad for our economy, and it's bad for our future. >> and along our southern border today, the humanitarian crisis was only getting worse at what one congressman is now calling refugee camps. we have more on that tonight from nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: this is what an immigration crisis looks like -- waves of children risking their lives. today along the texas border, the influx continues. since october, 52,000 children, many

yes, brian williams is the father of alison williams.lled every man's dream last night. he got to take a tumble with heidi klum. >> how do you explain that to your wife? >> he's jimmy fallon. >> big bang theory discussions have stalled between players. >> and katy perry tells rolling stone she doesn't need a dude to have a child. time and technology is all she needs. >>> after the premiere of "sharknado 2: the second one," red cross said good job. basements are always a safe place. and you're right, al. never try to drive away from sharknados. safest spot is inside or with ian ziering. you didn't see the first one, right? >> i didn't see either. but i'm going to binge watch both. >> it is so ridiculous that it's good. >> some day i want to do one of the live tweeting things, but i think i missed the opportunity last night. a lot of weather geeks were live tweeting. >> next time around. sharknado 3. >> i want to be in that one. >> this was your first look at the day. ifcorner of "smart choice"e and "multiple choice," come to walgreens for

i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00, a father of five and tech executive now the center of an alleged sordid affair with this woman. good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> and i'm ran j mathai. the man died on his yacht. authorities in santa cruz have now arrested a suspected call girl. they say surveillance video shows her walking over the body of forrest hayes as he lay dying, to pour herself a glass of quewine, and then she walkedt the door. we begin with robert honda and the sting operation. robert? >> reporter: as we reported at 5:00, santa cruz police are still investigating this case, but they were able to address some of the compelling unresolved issues as well as talk about the sting operaon that led to her capture. the 26 year old was charged with felony manslaughter in a santa cruz courtroom today. she was arrested for the overdose drug of forrest hayes found on his yacht last november. court docu

i'm brian williams. of course we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening.d night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00, your ticket for the next big concert or sporting event, be careful, how the popular website stub hub was hacked. >> it is an international million dollar scam aimed at stealing and re-selling concert tickets, and at the center of it all, a bay area company. stub hub was broken into. and users paid the price. scott budman is live with how the operation was uncovered and how can you protect yourself? >> reporter: stub hub, after all is the world's largest ticket-selling company, which makes it an attractive target for hackers, some of whom launched a ring to steal and scalp more than a million dollars of tix ets. from the rams to justin timberlake and jay sooechl. $1.6 million in tickets stolen and re-sold when russian hackers broke into ebay's ticket selling giant, stub hub. >> those tickets from resold and laundered through a global network of accomplices in the united states, united kingdom, russia and canada. >> report

i'm brian williams. lester holt will be here with you this weekend. we, of course, hope to see you right back here on monday night. in the meantime, please have a good weekend. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. of the >>> so far today, the majority of our calls have been heat related calls. >> right now at 6:00, the weekend is here, and so is the extreme heat. triple digit temperatures creating dangerous conditions. thanks for being with us. i'm raunl ma thigh. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. even the bay area saw temperatures at 85 degrees. that was relatively cool compared to other cities. michelle roberts is at one of the hottest places of the area, gilroy, where the garlic festival is expected to bring lots of visitors. >> we continue to update these numbers from our 5:00 show, and you can see gilroy came in at the hottest, 105 degrees today. no doubt some dangerous heat out there. also livermore 102. napa, 102 as well, south san jose at 99 and san francisco coming in at 85. that 85 in san francisco again was good enough for a record. whil

i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news begins with breaking news. >>> that breaking news impacting the evening commute. two lanes of the dumbarton bridge are closed at this hour, firefigh firefighters dealing with a truck fire. >> we'll show you again that backup on the bridge from the nbc traffic camera, a truck carrying batteries caught fire on the bridge. this started unfolding about 4:00 this afternoon, right in the middle of rush hour. hazmat crews were called in, because a truck filled with batteries can pose a health hazard. those batteries have acid and can be flammable. some lanes were closed. the chp says at this point it isn't sure when it will be able to reopen two of those lanes, but the backup is simply huge. just an area that you really want to avoid. we'll continue to follow the breaking news for you right now as you can see. and we'll bring you the latest. >>> we're also following breaking news in stockton. a bank robbery and a high speed chase have left two people dead. t

. >> brian williams joins us next. >>> on our broadcast tonight, outrage around the world over what's happening at the scene of the airline disaster in ukraine. tonight the families begging for them to send loved ones home. and president obama calls for a cease-fire. israel's prime minister responds here on our broadcast tonight. caught on camera, the video and the choke hold that ignited a fire storm. did police in new york cause a man's death? and did first responders do enough to try to save him? and courage under fire. tonight honoring an american hero and celebrating the very best of this nation. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. we suspect but don't know for sure that there are loved ones, crash victims, human remains still lying in a field in eastern ukraine five days after their wide-bodied jet was taken out of the sky by a surface-to-air missile. some of the bodies have been put in bags and loaded into rail cars. many people have walked through that wreckage and trampled on the evidence and people's possessions. the president today expressed his frustration, so hav

i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now, at 6:00, he was a prominent member of the community, now he's going to prison for crimes exposed here on nbc bay area. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. he's a former car dearly and member of the santa clara county advisory board. >> but he's said to have swindled money, part of a ponzi scheme. >> investors were not disappointed to see ron battistella in a jumper and handcuffs. he's now entered a no-contest plea. and we now know his next stop is a state prison. >> we are just overwhelmed with emotion at a hearing that finally justice is going to be done. >> she's one of nearly two dozen victims. she's asked us to hide her identity and reacting to the guilty plea. >> he's going to prison for what he did. your reaction? >> i'm stunned. i'm very stunned. >> reporter: in santa clara county court, battistella said he was

brian williams will continue our coverage of the plane crash. he'll have a special one-hour edition of nightly news right after this newscast and then we'll be back with you at 6:30 tonight with more local news and you can find more information online at nbcbayarea.com. also on our facebook page and on twitter. >> thanks for joining us. we'll see you at 6:30. >>> we're covering breaking news tonight of an air disaster, the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17, a commercial airliner which the u.s. says was shot out of the sky by a surface-to-air missile over ukraine with 295 people on board. tonight, the investigation. who is to blame? a field of wreckage in the middle of a war zone. >>> and more breaking news on a second front, the ground invasion now under way in gaza. israeli troops are on the move. richard engel is there. our "nbc nightly news" special coverage begins now. >>> a special good evening to our viewers in the western half of the country tonight.

i'm brian williams. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> i think that's a bit much. i think we should be spending our money somewhere else. >> right now at 6:00, military style technology on city streets, but is this tank too much for one peninsula city? good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm raj mathai. it weighs 60,000 pounds. what's it doing in redwood city? critics are calling foul. they don't want to see it on the peninsula. we are live at the police department. what is the plan here? >> reporter: the plan is simply to protect. but some people say it's just a bit too much. even the redwood city police department says this vehicle does have some things that they don't even need, but hey, they take what they can get. it was paid for by the federal government. >> it's big. that's the first thing that struck me. >> reporter: it's hard to miss, 60,000 pounds and 13 feet tall, the bulletproof

i'm brian williams. lester holt will be here with you this weekend.onday night. in the meantime please have a good weekend. good night. >>> no i didn't, listen! >> did you push her buttons on purpose? what is the status of that lawsuit? the dance mom slap in the face. first t

thank you for being here with us, i'm brian williams.always we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening, good night. >>> monica lewinsky's all new tv tell-all. now on "extra." >>> monica lewinsky back in the limelight after ten years in hiding. >> i was the most humiliated woman in the world. >> thoughts of decide, the worst day of her life, and what still haunts her today. >> barbara walters first words about the view view blood bath. >> what is going on? >> does she know who will replace them? >>. >>> new pics, harrison ford on crutches. is he back to work or will they use a body double? >>> melissa mccarthy opening up about her marriage. >>> hot couples news. pe nelpy cruis a massive baby bump. >>> and the new video that proves kris ya know relational doe andshake are the hottest up l on the planet. >> mario, what's happening. wiggle, wiggle. >>> now "extra," from the entertainment capital of l.a. >> i

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the world awoke this morning to news of yet another commercial airline disaster. and once again it was a flight over a conflict zone. in this case where there's been rebel fighting in africa. but there was also severe weather in the area where the plane was last heard from and the wreckage was later spotted. but for folks who fly in the middle of the summer season, it's another in a recent series of disasters just in these past several days after what seemed like a long period of safety in the skies. it's where we begin here tonight with nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: it's been a rough six months for international aviation, all told nearly 600 people have died. now, another crash. air algerie, flight 5017 an md83 left burkina faso in africa and crashed 50 minutes later in bad weather. like ukraine, northern mali is a war zone. in june faa warned pilots warned to fly below 24,000 feet citing the risk to include shoulder-fired man portable air defense systems. it's not

i'm brian williams. lester holt will be here with you this weekend.hope to see you right back here on monday evening. in the meantime, please have a good weekend. good night. >>> i'm going to fight back. ♪ >> she's been down this road before. what is it about this new photo that has cheryl burke defending her body yet

>>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. we suspect but don't know for sure that there are loved ones, crash victims, human remains still lying in a field in eastern ukraine five days after their wide-bodied jet was taken out of the sky by a surface-to-air missile. some of the bodies have been put in bags and loaded into rail cars. many people have walked through that wreckage and trampled on the evidence and people's possessions. the president today expressed his frustration, so have civilized people around the world. incredulous that a commercial air disaster is being handled or mishandled in this way. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's keir simmons in ukraine. >> reporter: train cars packed with bodies were taken away today. no one knows when they will be returned to their families. 282 discovered so far, laid on the ground in the hot sun before finally being loaded into refrigerated rail cars, inspected by a team of dutch forensic experts who arrived this afternoon and must identify each individual. >>

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. >> brian williams talked to israeli prime minister today about the civilian casualties. brian's report and other reports from that region coming up on "nbc nightly news." >>> new developments as plans for the new mgm casino at the national harbor take shape. it is a $900 million destination resort expected to bring in hundreds of jobs. some people aren't happy about it. tracee wilkins is here to tell us why some residents are upset that the project is moving forward. >> reporter: the project is moving forward very quickly but there are folks who have been protesting it all along the way. today i can tell you none of the people were there for today's vote. some say they have just given up hope. >> we have been here about a year and a half. before this we were living on capitol hill. >> reporter: he lives at national harbor. he says watching the approval process for the mgm casino has been frustrating for all who have opposition, many of whom stopped fighting all together. >> they said we give up. nobody listened to anything. >> reporter: today the council voted eight to on

i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening.night. >>> elisabeth hassleback blasting rosies return to the view. now on "extra." >>> here we go again. elisabeth versus rosie, the new war today. >> i could not be more thankful to be at -- >> barbara was blind sided by the new eight figure deal. plus, who o'donnell is banning from the table rnlts george clooney on the attack over an explosive story about his future mother-in-law. >>> now trending, the new a-rod steroid headlines. did they destroy his body? >>> plus, michael strahan's new tell-all about his messy divorce. >>> new video, jessica simpson. who had award robe malfunction during the ceremony. >>> plus leah remini and her former dance partner tony. and it all spins out of control from here. now on "extra" from universal studios hollywood. the entertainment capital of l.a.

coming up on nbc nightly news with brian williams tonight on nbc 4 after this broadcast. >>> survivors say a tornado came out of nowhere. they're talking about the tornado that hit the campground in virginia this morning. two killed, three dozen injured. the vicious storm dropped hail the size of softballs on campers. jim has more on this. >> people at the campground say their cell phones began buzzing with weather alerts. the storm struck 30 seconds later. the tornado hit before 9:00 at the cherrystone campground 40 miles northeast of norfolk on the chesapeake bay. 1300 at the campground when the storm hit. the violent winds flipped campers and rvs over and knocked down a countless number of trees. one tree hit two tents. a husband and wife from new jersey were hit and died. their 13-year-old son was in the other and is fighting for his life. thousands of others are treated for broken bones and cuts and bruises. one mother couldn't get to her kids when the tornado hit. >> as a mother, we try to protect them. i felt -- i couldn't get over there, so it was really scary. >> luckily they

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news with brian williams". >>> good evening. brian has the night off. i'm lester holt. july fourth holiday plans are on hold tonight for a lot of folks living and vacationing along the north carolina coast and potentially beyond as the season's first tropical storm arthur gains strength, threatening to become a hurricane tonight or tomorrow. a state of the emergency has been declared for coastal counties in north carolina, including the outer banks, already under a hurricane warning. arthur is packing maximum sustained winds of 70 miles an hour, just below hurricane strength, and could make landfall by friday morning. the latest tracking on arthur in a moment, but first kerry sanders in kill devil hills, north carolina, with the urgent preparations now under way. hi, kerry. >> reporter: good evening, lester. those who live in this area and have experienced nasty weather before know that even a tropical storm can be very dangerous. arthur is expected to impact this area as early as friday morning. and by then,

. >> brian williams. >> here's how he revealed his daughter's newest role. >> and our own network nbc casting for its two lead parts for its live telecast of peter pan on the evening of december 24th. over 21 million viewers watch the network's production of sounds of music this pat winter a few days back it was confirmed christopher walken signed on to play captain hook. just today nbc announced allison williams will play the role of the peter pan. the actress and singer is currently in the cast of girls on hbo, family members confirm she's been rehearsing for this role since the age of three and they look forward to seeing her fly. and. >> that is fabulous. i love it. they happen to have a picture of her dressed as peter pan from way back in the day. allison of course is brian's daughter. she has a ton of singing experience. >> so funny how he talked about her. >> well, he has to. >> i think phone if it was a different actress they might have done that story. nbc -- >> notice how he said the family confirms. >> i thought they were going to toss to a sound bite from brian william bei

and i know that brian williams feels very strongly that he wants to carry on the reputation. i think as you continue to watch, you will see the broadcast focusing on the stories of most importance. >> thank you. >> i am steve brown of vermont. since we are covering the conflict in the middle east, we have a lot a journalists risking their lives every day. i do not think many of us realize journalism has been a business. like the freedom riders. we have 2 generations and i was wondering if you could compare and contrast how journalism has been a challenging pre-9/11 and post-9/11? >> i do not know that you can compare. this is a personal story and the danger that journalists see every day around the world. i remember at an early age, even in tennessee, sometimes the controversy of journalism put you in harms way. my father was then editor and publisher of the newspaper in nashville. as a child, he would write editorials. when i was a kid, he would write about the civil rights and that was not popular in the town. we would get phone calls from angry readers of the newspaper who

. >>> brian williams by the same token to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu last night. they discussed the escalating violence in the middle east. >> what would you do if american cities, where you were sitting right now, would be rocketed, would be absorb hundreds of rockets? you know what you would say to your leader a man has got to do what a man has to the do to and a country has got to do what a country has to do it. we defend ourselves. we try to do with a minimum amount of force, with targeting military targets as best as we can, but we'll ak to defend ourselves. no country can live like this. >> now to the latest in the investigation of the downing of flight mh-17. leaders with the european union will meet today to decide whether to toughen sanctions against russia following the downing of the airliner. separatist leaders have turn over the black boxes to malaysian officials and bodies that had been left on the site sin the crash have finally been taken away for examinations. >> reporter: train cars packed with bodies were taken away. no one knows when they will

on the other hand she's done very well for abc news, she's beat brian williams in the all-important 25 to 54 age demo on which advertising is sold, so they'll be very respectful to her. if they brought it up first, i'm sure she agreed, and if she agreed, i'm sure it was with a lot of sweeteners and her new gig will be pretty wonderful for her, i would suspect. >> that's where i'm skeptical. she doesn't seem to have a dedicated job, she's have an anchor title, but not a staff or things like that. tom brokaw when he stepped down ten years ago, i think he had a ten-year contract and a special correspondent title. so are you as skeptical as i am that she will in fact have a clear role at abc? >> i am not as skeptical as you are, but you might be right. who knows, it's a crazy business. she comes from the era of the rune arledge tenure. and she is not somebody that's to sort of take anything she doesn't like laying down. plus they have great respect for her. she's -- the last quarter she beat brian williams in the demo for the first time in six years, so they're going to treat her with grea

. >> but brian williams -- >> seth: brian williams has been back twice. >> so i was like, for five minutes're in a band. >> i was like, i have great news seth. i'm the first person back twice. and you're like, "no, that's brian." >> seth: i had to break it to you. it was really heartbreaking to tell you. i'm so sorry i had to tell you. but i want our relationship to be based on truth. [ laughter ] >> second aint bad. >> seth: second ain't bad. it's pretty good. so you're in the band fun. it's a successful band, it's a great band. what inspired you to start bleachers as well and sort of be in two bands at once? >> i just got hit with the music kind of. you never know when you have ideas. like i've had moments in my early 20s where i've been home for six months smoking pot. [ laughter ] some people are laughing and some people are like "right on, man." i'm still home spoking pot. [ laughter ] but you know how it is. you know, when you write -- home in these periods, nothing. and then fun gets successful, we're on a world tour and i just get hit with this idea for another album. and when that

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news with brian williams". >>> good evening. brian has the night off. i'm lester holt. july fourth holiday plans are on hold tonight for a lot of folks living and vacationing along the north carolina coas arthns sthening bricaneni coast counties in carolina including the yourt banks, are under a hurricane warning. arthur is packing maximum sustained winds of 70 miles an hour, just below hurricane strength, and could make landfall by friday morning. the latest fracking on arthur in a moment, but first kerry sanders in kill devil hills, north carolina, with the urgent preparations now under way. hi, kerry. >> reporter: good evening, lester. ning aearlyayve in thiseaeventot and by c a s recasa stand by. residents on the outer banks who went through hurricanere three years ago know the routine. the storm surge i that hurre washed away parts of highway 12 cutting off cape hatterass from the mainland. this will be the first test of that reengineered, are rebuilt highway. >> don't put your stupid hat on. >> reporter

recently nbc news's brian williams interviewed snowden in moscow. brian and snowden talked about whether anyone had been harmed by his revelations. let's listen to snowden's answer. >> if after a year they can't show a single individual who has been harmed in any way by this reporting, is it really so grave? is it really so serious? and can we really trust those claims without cruscrutinizing them. i'd argue we can't. but we should be open to it. it's fair, the possible exists. if it caused serious harm, i personally would like to know g it. >> normer nsa director keith alexander has said you have done, quote, significant and irreversible damage to the nation. he said there is, quote, concrete proof that terrorist groups and others are taking action and making changes and it's going to make our job tougher, and this amounts to telling our enemy our playbook. >> so what's interesting is that we see the exact same language, the exact same accusations being leveled against whistle-blowers, being labeled against any critic of any government program. >> g

. >>> as the crisis escalates in the middle east, israel's prime minister netanyahu spoke to brian williamsight on "nightly news." let's watch. >> it's very sad to see any of these civilian deaths is terribly sad. and we regret every one of them, and we don't seek to have even one civilian death. we're targeting hamas terrorists. i can tell you that we opened up a hospital, a field hospital on the edge of gaza and hamas doesn't let the people come there. they are hiding rockets in hospitals. they are hiding arms in hospitals. they are shooting from hospitals. they just don't care. they break every norm of the book. every rule in the book. committing triple war crimes. targeting civilians, hide beg hind civilians and piling civilians in places they'll be in harmee way. >> you can see more with israel's prime minister's interview with brian williams tonight on nightly news. to provide strong, fast pain relief. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol that's keeping you from the healthcare you deserve. at humana, we believe if healthcare changes, if it becomes simpler...

has reportedly applied to renew his permit which expires at the end of the month but he told brian williamsy if i could go anywhere in the world that place would be home. >>> the iraqi government confirms a dangerous situation. they revealed isis militants seizing uranium compounds from mosul university. students use the material in a lab. it is a cause for concern, but insists the uranium is considered low grade, not posing a significant risk. >>> a former employee in new jersey that stole $460,000 will serve five years probation but here's the thing, the money was in quarters from parking meters. that is 1.8 million quarters over two years. he will also only pay back only about half of what he lamz that he stole. in pennies? >> five years later the effects of hurricane arthur are still being felt but this one is cute. discovered right as the storm started. this puppy was taken to the shelter and named arthur. his owners can claim him but if not he'll be looking for a new home. boy, he will have a lot of folks lining up. >>> find out who the nominees are for the 66th primetime emmys. you c

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. it was early this morning on a summer friday and most americans have no idea what was happening in the skies above them. a flight from canada southbound to panama was over the united states when a passenger onboard is alleged to have become agitated and made a remark about a bomb. the response included f-16 jets escorting the plane back to canada. and once it had performed a huge u-turn and was back on the ground, the video you're about to see and hear shows not only the hair-trigger response of aviation security but also how militarized law enforcement has become these days. it's where we begin tonight. nbc's tom costello covers aviation for us. he's in our d.c. newsroom. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. at one point this morning air traffic control, law enforcement and defense authorities from both the u.s. and canada were tracking this plane and coordinating their joint response as norad dispatched american fighter jets from ohio. >> heads down! heads down

brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> fire comes close to bay area homes. crews battle flames and hot, dry conditions. the latest as crews remain on scene watching for hot spots. >>> high-end shops in union square closed for business. the damage caused by flooding and hear from the people who are disappointed. >>> air strikes and fighting intensify in the middle east. tens of thousands told to evacuate as israeli troops move into gaza. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm peggy bunker. new details on a grass fire in fairfield. the fire is now contained but earlier several homes were evacuated. those people have been let back in. the fire broke out about 2:00 in a g

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. brian is off tonight. i'm lester holt. a strengthening hurricane arthur is skirting the eastern seaboard tonight on track for a dangerous july 4 rendezvous with north carolina, forcing thousands of vacationers to flee the coastline. the storm develop enter into a category one hurricane early this morning. it now packs sustained winds of 90 miles an hour. arthur has steadily been making its way northward, gaining strength and is expected to make a direct hit on north carolina's outer banks as a category two storm. tonight, there are hour cain warnings along the north carolina coast, up to the virginia border and tropical storm warnings now posted as far north as nantucket and cape cod. the weather channel's jim cantore leads off our coverage on the outer banks of north carolina. jim, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. arthur is trying its best to be the earliest known land falling hurricane in history in the state of north carolina. and unfortunately it is

. >>> from nbc world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >> good evening and happy independence day. i'm kate snow in for brian tonight. for a lot of americans, it was a wet and windy one, thanks to hurricane arthur. the storm caused many towns along the east coast to cancel holiday plays, parades and fireworks. when it made landfall overnight, arthur was a category two storm, the first of this hurricane season. and take a look at this view from space. north carolina has never seen a hurricane hit so early in the season. the good news, no deaths are reported, but the storm did do some damage. tropical storm warnings are still in effect this evening in massachusetts, with watches farther to the north. we have team coverage for you tonight. we begin with nbc's kerry sanders in kill devil hills, north carolina. kerry? >> reporter: well, kate, this was a deceptive hurricane, packing a serious punch. the region escaped widespread devastation. there are no reports of serious injuries. just tonight, thousands who are still waiting, going through the incon

this is what israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had to say when he was on with brian williams on the fact that, as he says, israel is not targeting civilians. let's listen. >> they're hiding rockets in hospitals. they're hiding arms in hospitals. they're shooting from hospitals. they just don't care. they break every norm in the book, every rule in the book, admitting triple war crimes. targeting civilians, hiding behind civilians, piling civilians in where they'll be put in harm's way. >> when you balance those two things, the growing humanitarian crisis that is in part of the blockade and part because of the siege and loss of life, how long would prime minister netanyahu be able to maintain that line? that despite the fact you're seeingsee ing ing a lot of civilian deaths, this is not an operation designed to target civilians? how long can netanyahu hold to that line? >> i think there's a realization in israel that there was a turning point yesterday in the very fierce battles in gaza. not only in the number of civilian casualties but also the number of idf casualties. we've

prime minister benjamin netanyahu told brian williams hamas is to blame for the civilian deaths. >> they are hiding rockets in hospitals. hiding arms in hospitals, shooting from hospitals. they don't care. they break every norm in the book. >> two americans fighting for the israeli army are among those killed. nearly 2,000 americans are serving in the israeli military. >> four days after a malaysian airlines jet was shot out of the sky investigators have their hands on key evidence from the crash. armed rebels turned it over to an international team this evening. all but 16 of the bodies on board have been recovered now. the remains are expected to be flown to amsterdam after forensic work is done. there are concerns about tampering with with the evidence on the ground. the united nations security council approved a resolution calling for an international investigation. russia still denies there is evidence of a missile bringing down the plane. >> turning to weather veronica johnson is watching showers in the area. >> that's right. we have showers out there. we are also talking about the

i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> jailhouse! >>> right now at 6:00, rising tension in the north bay after a major announcement. a sheriff's deputy will not be charged in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy. >> no criminal charges will be filed against the santa rosa sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a teenager carrying a fake gun. the deputy was cleared. and there is anger on the streets of santa rosa tonight. in the past half hour, a band of protesters have begun marching and are marching toward the memorial for andy lopez. we have the story from santa rosa. >> reporter: 13-year-old andy lopez was shot last object while carrying a toy gun near a field that served as a neighborhood playgrou playground. its is made to resemble this gun. the deputy called for backup, believing that the gun was real. >> i want to begin by re-stating that this is a tragedy and our hearts go out

brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. >>> a popular bay area freeway nearly back open. it's been closed all weekend long. we'll show why construction crews will be done early. >>> plus, another mountain lion sighting on the peninsula. what neighbors found that has them keeping a close eye on wildlife. >> it's right here! >> keep swimming! >> and swimming for his life. a swimmer gets bit at a southern california beach. in his own words, hear how he got away. ♪ >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>

i'm kate in for brian williams tonight. hurricane arthur canceled many towns to cancel holiday plans an fireworks. this is the first of the this hurricane season. and take a view from space. north carolina has never seen a hurricane hit so early in the season. the g news, noeare reported, but the storm did do some damage.opical storm warnin still in effect this evening in massachusetts, with watches farther to the north. we have team coverage for you tonight. we begin with nbc's kerry sanders in kill devil hills, north carolina. kerry? a deceptive hurricane. packing a punch, the area escaped widespread devastation. no reports of serious injury. just thousands waiting, going through the inconvenience, as they wait for power to come back on. in overnight, hurricane arthurai li leane nkting its over fireworks show, flipping a shed and downing trees. >>are really getting e than four hours for the floodwaters bu he yhiof li fte >> we've been through this many timefo tome we clean up, next day we go do what we did. >> reporter: a

brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. from all of us here at nbc news, new york. from all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com . >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> good evening, everyone. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm peggy bunker. crews are reportedly collecting evidence and bodies from the sprawling crash site of malaysia airlines flight mh-17. the pro russian separatists suspected of shooting down the airliner have allowed international investigators only brief visits into that area. today secretary of state john kerry is now calling on the russian government to follow through on its promises to ensure a fair investigation. brian mooar has the story now from washington. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry laid out a case suggesting pro-russian rebels shot down a malaysian passenger jet overai

the new continues now with "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> on our broadcast tonight, gatheringtorm. the first named storm of the season expected to churn into a hurricane and make it's way up the atlantic coast just in time for the holiday. >> field of dreams. an enormous turnout across the country for team usa's do or die game in brazil. the growing concern that terrorists could target passenger planes. and what the u.s. plans to do about it. >> and allergic reaction. the young girl now eating peanut butter after years with a peanut allergy severe enough to put her in the hospital. a dramatic new treatment for food allergies. nightly news begins now.

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i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00, more boots on the ground to protect the bay area's largest city. but some police officers are opposed to these new hires. >> concern tonight over san jose's new answer to its ongoing police officer shortage. for the first time ever, they have hired community service officers. it is to give police officers help. but some say the service officers who wear real uniforms but carry no guns may not be safe out on the streets. marianne? >> reporter: this was the first day of the five-week academy for 25 men and women. and when they graduate, they will be hitting the streets, but they will not be carrying guns. and some fear that could make them vulnerable. today 25 men and women began training to be the first community service officers in history. they'll start responding to non-emergency calls starting september 14. >> they're going

i'm brian williams. we certainly hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening.ight back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00, safety concerns in the air. the faulty repairs that have southwest airlines facing a historic fine. good evening, and thanks for being with us on this monday. >> fuselage fine for southwest airlines. the faa announcing it plans to fine them $12 million. the solution is the fix to the aluminum skin which can peel off mid flight. are they safe to fly? marianne favro is live where you spoke to passengers and safety experts as well. >> reporter: passengers here say they are pretty surprised to learn that southwest airlines is now facing millions of dollars in fines, but they are hoping that those fines will make their flight safer. the federal aviation administration says southwest airlines did not follow government regulations for maintaining their 737 jet liners. and today announced it is seeking a $12 million civil penalty against the airline. the f

i'm brian williams. lester holt will be here with you this weekend. we, of course, hope to see you back here on monday night. in the meantime please have a good weekend. in the meantime please have a good weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> the devastating loss for the aids community. >> right thousand at 6:00, people around the world are in mourning including here. why this plane yacrash is hitti home for many people in the bay area. >> investigators have been arriving at the crash site of the malaysian air flight. at one point, one of the militants fired a warning shot, telling investigators lo leave after their partial inspection of that debris. we also learned that one american who once lived here in the bay area with his family was on board that jet when it went down. he's among the 298 people killed. and bay area scientists are mourning the death of a leader in their community, this man, an internationally known aids researcher was with dozens of doctors headed to an aids conference. m

i'm brian williams. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening.ight back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now, at 6:00, the eyes of the world turn to the ebola outbreak just as we learn of a tool that could help stop the spread that's being developed right here in the bay area. good evening, and i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. for the first time, the disease is hitting the united states. the first american has died of ebola. patrick sawyer who worked in liberia collapsed at an airport in nigeria nine days ago and then died on friday. we're also learning that two aid workers are gravely ill, fighting for their lives. here in the bay area, a lab is helping to prevent the spread of ebola. michelle roberts is live with details. >> reporter: the symptoms of ebola can be similar to the flu. fever, nausea and headache. here at the lab they are working on a test that can defect ebola virus along with thousands of others all at the same time. and time is crucial for

. >>> brian williams pointed out yesterday that last year's government shutdown on washington had one positive development, nine months after the fact. >> the folks at the hospital in washington are reporting live births are up right now on average by about three per day. how long until someone on television points out that during the shutdown, the folks in washington are apparently doing at home what washington has been accused of doing to the american people. we're guessing someone will say that on television before long. >> all right, then. well, president obama might help one comedian win an emmy. the episode of "between two ferns" with zach galifianakis has been nominated. it was published back in march and has more than 22 million views. and be sure to tune in to msnbc this monday at 10:00 a.m. to see the debut of a new show hosted by jose diaz-balart live from miami. that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> in washington, i'm joined now by the reporter for "the hill." good friday morning, kevin. >> happy friday, betty, how are you? >> i'm doing great. well, presiden