and you said it, that unusual weapon tonight, a meat cleaver. tonight, that terrifying scene in the heart of new york city's tourist midtown area, leaving two officers injured. police swarming to this area just after 5:00 p.m. during rush hour. sirens blazing, as that suspect, armed with a meat cleaver, was madison square garden and macy's harold's square. officers telling a man to drop a weapon. what some witnesses described as a meat cleaver. when he didn't, the officers opened fire. shots ringing out. the suspect struck. the images now surfacing of the tense moments afterwards. the police surrounding this ambulance and placing someone on a stretcher. the aerials show a usually bustling street brought to a total standstill. tourists, commuters, stopped by police barricades on all sides, >> next thing you know, six to eight officers from behind me were screaming, get down, get down, put the weapon down. >> let's get back live to gio ben ne tez in new york tonight. and gio, we're learning more about the suspect's record? >> reporter: that's righ

police say the cleaver and man used it to slice an officer leaving a big gash. jadiann thompson joins us now. >> jadiann: the police commissioner said the number of times they had to shoot was necessary. >> reporter: a chaotic scene out side of penn station and 18 shots fired at a man with a cleaver and you can see from the cell phone video and picture the scene from the street. two officers confronted the suspect when they caught him trying to remove a boot from the car. officials saying the suspect not identified as 32-year-old, pulled a cleaver from his waist band and took off running. an offduty officer tried to subdue t the cleaver leaving a six-inch gash in his face. >> i want to commend him for the bravery and performance of duty. sufficient shots were fired to deter the attack on my officers by this suspect. >> suspect's last money address was queens but they believe it was living out of his car. the fbi agent from joint terrorism task force deployed to suspect and officer with serious injuries. >> he was heading to penn stakes and saw the pursuit and di

. >>> the meat cleaver attack here in new york city. tonight, new images. and what we've learned about the vicious attack. >>> and the 3-year-old adopted, who left behind her best friend in the orphanage. our little persons of the week. >>> good evening. a very busy friday night here, we begin with donald trump's about face. he came out today, 53 days before the election, 10 days before the crucial first debate, and changed course. this morning, teasig turning the announcement into a tv event. and the reaction has been swift. tom llamas leading us off. >> reporter: today, in less than 30 seconds, donald trump abandoned the conspiracy theory he spent more than five years pushing so hard. >> president barack obama was born in the united states. period. >> hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. i finished it. >> reporter: clinton and her campaign did no such thing. trump today refusing to take any questions from reporters. >> mr. trump, why did it take so long? >> reporter: he did not explain what finally convinced him. and h

then the man with the cleaver was shot by other officers. he was hit and is in critical tonight, police commissioner bill bra bratton talked about the incident and how the officers are doing now. >> i earlier visited the injured officers at the hospital. one of our officers sustained a significant injury to his face when he was struck by the suspect with a meat cleaver. >> law enforcement officials say the 32-year-old suspect has 15 prior arrests. >>> the man accused of torching a florida mosque appears before a judge. 32-year-old joseph michael describer, via video feed, into the courtroom here. he's charged with arson and florida's hate crime for the fire at the islamic center of fort piece. he was denied bond and was appointed a public defender. he has been arrested in the past for crimes including armed robbery. he pulled a bb gun from his waistband. officers confronted a group of three people who matched descriptions of the suspects. two ran, pun owled out the bb gun. police thinking it was a real weapon, firing at king. he died in the

. >>> the meat cleaver attack here in new york city. tonight, new images. and what we've now learned about the vicious attack. >>> and the 3-year-old adopted, who left behind her best friend in the orphanage. and tonight, the reunion that stopped us. our little persons of the week. >>> good evening. and a very busy friday night here. we begin with donald trump's about-face. after five years of questioning where president obama was born, trump came out today, 53 days before the election, 10 days before the crucial first debate, and changed course. this morning, teasing reporters, telling them to stay tuned for his big announcement. turning it into a tv event. tonight, the reaction has been swift. including the president, answering our reporter, and first lady michelle obama, coming out swinging. tom llamas leading us off. >> reporter: today, in less than 30 seconds, donald trump abandoned the conspiracy theory he spent more than five years pushing so hard. >> president barack obama was born in the united states. period. >> reporter: and trump, accusing his o

as officers approached him he he pulled out an 11-ch meat cleaver and -- in-- 11-inch meat cleaver. when a off duty detective tried to stop him he slashed the officer in e officers fired 18 rounds at him and that's was a decision defend by the chief bratton. >> he was waving a cleaver and officers approached him and sought to take him in custody during which time one of them received a very significant injury to his face. >> three officers were injured in that incident. the man was brought to the hospital in critical condition. >>> sentencing is expected for assaulting a teen while a third person post it on snapchat. they were convicted of raping a 16-year-old in the woods behind an elementary school in saugus in 2014. a third teen pleaded guilty to filming the attack a friend saw the photos and called police. the victim was too drunk to consent say prosecutors. >>> there's an official government recall for nearly 1 million samsung note 7 phones after dozens of customers reported their fire. samsung says a few -- if you have one of the phones turn it off and stop using it immediatel

he was cut in the face by a man swinging 11 inch meat cleaver. attack. police say suspect was trying to remove boot from his car they say was living in officers say they shot a suspect 18 times after he started attacking officers with the cleaver. it happened during the middle of rush hour near pen station. you can see from this aerial shot, people were starting to run from the scene. that's lot of police activity while it was happening. besides the officer who was hit by cleaver two other officers have nonlife twlaet enning injuries. witnesses say police tried to use a taser on the suspect. this is little effect. they say officers then tried to get the 32-year-old to drop the cleaver before opening fire the suspect sis in critical condition. >>> investigators are now saying pilot error caused a blue angels plane to crash back in june. captain jeff was killed in that crash. the report says he lost control of his jet because he was flying too quickly and while team was practicing for show. report also says that weather and fatigue contributed to that cras

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he got hit in the face with the cleaver. other officers opened fire. thesome is in the hospital, the detective is in that sounds a lot like another high-profile case we reported. white officers shot and killed a 13-year-old black boy after he pulled a bb gun out of his waist band. the officers were responding to an armed robbery when they came across three potential suspects. that 13-year-old pulled out what they thought was a real gun so one cop fired several shots. >> we found a gun at near the suspect that we were trying to apprehend, and is this is what that gun looked like. >> reporter: it was a bb gun. the boy died at the hospital. the officer is on administrative leave. >>> acting -- a tip, investigators went to a home in clifton looking for meth. they busted in only to learn there were no drug dealers inside, just a family with five kids. deputies are extremely committed to accuracy and filing good cases, and nobody wants to make a mistake like that. >> the chief says the police department will pay for damages. >> >> a not so full moon rolling

police officers say he pulled out that cleaver as they approached him. several officers chased him, hit him with a taser, and an offduty detective tackled him. the cleaver sliced the detective estates. officers opened fire hitting the suspect twice. he is now in the hospital in critical but stable condition. >>> discussion tushing details about a new mexicop in girl found >>> disturbing details about the murder of a 10-year-old girl in new mexico. her mother arranged the rape of the girl. there may be more victims. >>> a bystander found himself in the middle of a rescue. jason was driving down the road near wilmington when a deputy flagged him down. he asked if he had bolt cutters in his work truck. he said no but he did have a saw. the deputy asked him to bring it into the woods. tree where stepny lopez castro -- stephanie lopez castro was tied up with a thick chain. he says he does not deserve any credit. >> the sheriff's department of the rescue, fbi, everybody that was out there, they are the ones who rescued that little girl. god bless them. all i h

they had a cleaver and tried to a taser. that's when the off-duty officer joined and tackled the man to the ground, but the suspect then hit the officer in the head with the cleave leaving a 6-inch gash. >> one of our officers sustained a significant injury to his face when he was struck by the suspect with a meat cleaver. he was in good spirits, but he had a very significant injury to his head caused by the suspect wielding that meat cleaver. >> officials then fired a total of 18 gunshots striking several times this person. everyone involved is expected to be okay, though. police are not ruling out the possibility that the incident was terror related but say the initial call was for criminal mischief. >>> another carnival ride accident sends a teen to the hospital, this time in indiana. cell phone video shows part of the scrambler ride flying through the air. you can see the metal panel of lights collapse smacking the teen in the face. witnesses describe how it went down. >> we just heard this like loud noise and the lights

and you said it, that unusual weapon tonight, a meat cleaver. tonight, that terrifying scene in the heart of new york city's tourist midtown area, leaving two officers injured. three officers injured. police swarming to this area just after 5:00 p.m. during rush hour. akram, joudah. >> reporter: after that suspect, armed with a meat cleaver, was seen on 32nd street, just blocks from penn station. officers telling a man to drop a weapon. the officers first discharging their tasers, then opening fire. the suspect struck. the police surrounding this ambulance and placing someone on a stretcher. the aerials show a usually bustling street brought to a total standstill. tourists, commuters stopped by police barricades on all sides while officers investigate. one officer suffering a laceration to the head, another officer grazed. three officers were taken to the hospital, and are expected to be okay. tonight, the suspect was also taken to the hospital, and we've learned he is in critical condition. >> let's get back live to gio benitez live in new york

. >> new york city cops attacked by a man brandishing an 11-inch cleaver, 18 shots are fired, all during rush hour. >>> police in ohio are investigating a shooting of a 13-year-old carried a bee-bee gun. >>> the second lowest mark and the dangers of galaxy note 7. the new apple iphone 7 is flying off the shelf for early buyers. there. a moment of how the donald reacted. "early today" starts right now. happy friday to you, aim frances rivera. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. donald trump says he was born in the united states. >> jimmy fallon. this new issue. the birther issue comes storming back into the 2016 race with donald trump refusing to say president obama was b directly be i the washington post, trump said, quote, i'll answer that question at the right time. i don't want to answer that question right now. trump's response and refusal to answer is now spread across nationalhood lines this morning. here's what the post, robert costa, said about the nominee's non-answer. >> so we're sitting there, i had a list of questions. up with of the questions i had manager said a week ago, trump now bel

he pulled out a meat cleaver, took off from the scene. police say he later attacked an off-duty police officer cutting his three nypd police officers fired a total of 18 gunshots. he's listed in critical condition, but right now it is stable. >> the consumer products safety commission has announced the official recall of one million samsung galaxy note 7 smartphones, it has been in the news a lot these days. these lithium batteries overheat and catch fire. recall. owners have two options, you get a replacement phone or get a refund. to determine if your device has been recalled, locate the number on the back of the phone, and enter it at samsung.com. check out the number on the back and go to samsung.com to see if your phone needs to be recalled and you can return it or get a refund. this is really serious. we have seen our on fire because these phones are charging and also telling people don't even bring them on planes, because they don't want that risk. >> here is a look at what's coming up on today. >> the president obama birther issue

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the suspect with a meat cleaver. police rush to the scene. officers injured. gunshots fired. and we are on the scene. >>> also breaking, the massive recall just in tonight. the smartphones now officially recalled because of fires. and the concern over those phones on planes and subways. >>> hillary clinton, back on the trail, and what she says tonight about her absence. and taking aim at donald trump, after that moment at a flint church, when the pastor stops him. meanwhile, trump tonight, and the full interview with dr. oz. what trump now reveals. >>> police investigating a possible serial killer, and tonight here, the 911 call. the woman inside the home. the suspect inside, too. >>> and the stunning scene. workers running for cover as a team of bandits smashes through everything.

the attacker may have had a meat cleaver. we will keep tabs on this story. >>> not to the race for the white house, i got a chance to talk to talk to rise -- dr. oz about donald trump. that episode airay. and tonight, dr. oz is setting told not to ask certain questis. what did you specifically learn? >> i didn't realize it had been so intense. his blood pressure was surprisingly low. considering the amount of pressure would think that he would be under. and, i did find that his weight was a bit high. but he has those insights as well. and like many americans a desire to lose >> was there ything off- limits.ve to gotiate before hand inrder to t the terview? it has been reported that you agreed they would not ask certain questions. no limitatio i was able to ask any question whsoeverbut i was respectful of the fact that i was treating him like someone in my office. >> and are you confident that these are authentic? myself. but, i am comfortable that the doctor whose letterhead it was on and is on staff there which is a major in

two officers went out to the man as he was taken a a car when he pulled out the meat cleaver and ran and please try to stop with a taser before he was tackled. officers fired 18 shots striking the man twice.>>> learning details about the plane crash that killed a pilot the navy saying the pilot error caused that in june. the marine captain. was trapped -- practicing for airshow in the preliminary report says he will loss control off-line too fast and too low. weather and fatigue contributed. video, 40 seconds and thieves took billions of dollars worth of jewelry. the form and hit an upscale store in houston texas. they grabbed everything in sight in the middle of the day. as part of a larger crime ring pulling off these heists all over the country. >> joining president obama to promote the transpacific and governor k-6 says he knows he will face backlash for appearing with the presidents. frankly i will commit, >> the backlash? >> the fact that people criticize me for putting my country ahead of my party. it is time we start doing this in this country. we are not a parliamentary syst

when police officers arrived, they claim a 32 out a meat cleaver. one police officer hit in the face and that's when police officers say they had to open fire. the officer hit in the face with the meat cleaver. this morning, he is in serious condition. two other police officers were hurt. >>> and another scare on a carnival ride in indiana. look at it, cellphone video shows parts of the scrambler ride flying through the air. while this happening in beach grove. one teen hit by flying debris but the good news this morning, he is okay. >> we just heard this like loud noise and like the lights on the scrambler caved in and smacked him in the face. >> thank goodness he is all right. the ride shut down as inspectors try to figure out what went wrong. officials claim the ride was inspected before the festival. >>> 8 is on your side working to save you time when it comes to going to the doctor. it's no secret. going to the doctor is time consuming between taking time off and sitting in the wa inconvenience. but now doctors are right at your fingertips. i w

new york police officers attacked by a man with a cleaver. the alleged reason behind the ambush. >> fiery phones getting recalled. what you need to know if you have one of those galaxy note 7s. an incredible comeback in the red sox's fight for first place. >> might still be celebrating at fenway. right? good morning to you. 6:00 on this friday morning. t-g-i-f. >> seeing video of the players makes you happy. i'm christa. it is crisp and cool to start off the morning. bring along a light jacket. >> coldest weather we have had sweatshirt and jacket weather in many of the suburbs this morning. look at that. 38?. 38 on the sandy soils of the vineyard as well. so, many towns in the lower 40s outside boston. we do have mostly clear skies in place. very light winds and enjoyable afternoon ahead of us. we will be coolest at the coast. a couple degrees warmer than yesterday afternoon but still a hint of fall in the atmosphere this afternoon. temperatures running low-to-mid 70s away from the coastline. no issues on saturday. great looking day. tomorrow

he pulled the 11 inch cleaver from his vehicle and started waving it wildly. we grabbed his arm and when he opened his car and pulled out the knife this big a butcher knife and started swinging it. started we heard the shots bm bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. >>> two officers have non life-threatening injuries. one has a slash to his face in serious condition. >>> tonight a teen is expected to continue protesting during the national anthem school football game. he says he is protesting in justice against minorities and tells us he will kneel again tonight. >>> food pantry is moving along the sea coast and now there will the food supplies that the pantry gets every year. it expects to get $1 million worth of he do nation drives this year. >>> i think it is important to help the community and important to volunteer our time. the new 6,000 square foot pantry opens next wednesday. >>> this morning the grocery stores chain merged in july. >>> the citizen of laconia will stop publishing the paper. the owners were not able to find a new bier. >>> the old man in new hampshir

head with an 11-inch cleaver. local newspapers called him a madman who allegedly became enraged after finding a boot on his car outside penn station. when officers approached the suspect, he ran away. the off duty officer tackled him, he slashed him with a cleaver, the officer is in serious condition in the hospital. >>> it's a dramatic end to career. >> authorities in columbus, ohio, are pleading for calm as they try to figure out how a young teen wanted for questioning in an armed robbery wound up fatally shot by a police officer. investigators say the 13-year-old pulled a bb gun that looked very much like a real gun. community members held a vigil in columbus thursday evening to remember king. ron mott is in columbus with more. drama. an armed robbery on thursday night. >> this man just had a gun on the street. >> according to authorities, a responding officer opened fire on one of the suspects when he reached for a gun. police confirm the 13-year-old was shot at the scene and killed, and that weapon authoritie

they told him to drop the meat cleaver but he refused. the man and the officers got intocu are expected to survive. a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in ohio after police they they believed was a gun. it all started after reports of an armed robber -- robbery in columbus. officers approached a group of three people and two ram. one of them pulled a bb gun from his waistband. police say officers thought it was a real gun. samsung tried to handle the problem on its own for two weeks. as lauren lyster reports, there is a solution for u.s. consumers. lauren: after reports of exploding batteries -- >> it burst and there was smoke everywhere. lauren: the u.s. government announcing an official recall. a serious fire hazard, i am urging all consumers to take advantage of this recall, right away. lauren: 92 reports of overheating, 26 people burned, and 55 pieces of property damaged, the recall was stated. samsung has now agreed to refunds. phones still out there. after warning passengers about them on airplanes -- in the wake of the recall, th

police stopped him for trying to a meat cleaver from his waistband. police say when a third officer tried to subdue the suspect, that man slashed the officer's face leaving a 6-inch gash. the uniformed officers fired it 18 shots striking the suspect several times. >> i want to commend them for their bravery and performance of duty and push off right off the bat the number of >> the officers say they weren't able to subdue the suspect with a taser before moving to their firearms. that suspect is in critical condition at a nearby hospital. >>> several displaced manatees are headed back to the gulf thanks to the work of dzhokhar -- thanks to the work of volunteers. a.m. they pulled four manatees from the pond. but as the day wore on, volunteers found more manatees, each manatee having to undergo a health assessment before going back to the gulf. >> this area experienced a lot of flooding. this whole golf course was under water. i think the boths were unable to go on the >> well, one of the manatees is one of the largest florida fish and wildlife have see

police commissioner bratton said down the street waving a cleaver. despite that, the officers approached him, sought to take him in custody, during which time, one of them received a very significant injury to his face. >> the suspect was hit five or six times and listed in critical condition. >>> on a side note, this is new york city police commissioner william bratton's last day on the job. he is retiring after 32 months to take a job in the private sector. >>> the truce in is its fourth day in syria. the truce is holding for the most part. they are blaming the syrian government for preventing humanitarian aid from entering the city of aleppo and other high-need areas. elizabeth palmer reports from sea. syria. >> reporter: oh, yeah. ibrahim is showing me around what was his neighborhood. and russian bombers in a ferocious battle took it back from rebel fighters and this is what is left. in the background, as we spoke, the sounds of a boom. i just heard a big boom there. what was that? oh, it's coming from over there, he told me. but isn't there sup

why a man attacked a police officer with a meat cleaver. >> and temperatures already dropping into the 40s when more rain is on the way. >> and the woman husband... >> it could happen to somebody's kid, it could happen to an elderly person. >> new at 10:00, the morning jog that turned into a terrifying encounter. attacked by a stranger. >>> you better make sure i win in november because i'm gonna have wasted a hell of a lot of money. now. iti'm mark ockerbloom. >> the republican presidential nominee used laconia middle school in new hampshire as the backdrop talking about the race with hillary clinton is closer than ever. jackie hein vick there live where trump just wrapped up his rally. jaqui. >> lots of jobless people in the crowd tonight. 37% of the folks we interviewed say they were out of work and half said they knew someone who was ou tonight trump's speech pulling on heart springs but -- heart strings but talking to their wallets. >> reporter: money trouble taking center stage at donald trump's campaign stop in the granite state thursday night. >> my economic agenda can be summe

two officers assaulted by a man wielding a cleaver. the attacker shot at the scene, the fbi trying to determine, is this terrorism. >>> don't use them. a new federal recall on the samsung phone blamed on sparking now growing fears about other samsung models as well. >>> back on the trail, hillary clinton returns after her health scare, to a virtual dead heat in a new poll. and a new call for donald trump to release his taxes from the leader of the gop. >>> desperate 911 call. an abducted woman leads police right to her captor. tonight the shocking discovery made at the scene. >>> and sniffing out danger. an nbc news investigation revealing k-9 units at threats right under their noses. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, we begin with a story breaking here in new york city this evening. a horrific attack during the height of the rush in mid town manhattan that sparked fears initially it might have been terrorism. it involved a m