i think it could be trevor holt. you're joking, right? i wish i were ll, wh and i would like you to talk me out of it, but the more i think about it, the more it's making sense to me. the other day, trevor said he had ruth collins' case, right? yeah. did you know he also prosecuted your third victim, eddie deluca? eddie deluca. he did three years for manslaughter. so, other than holt being the prosecutor in both cases i don't really see a connection here, sis. eddie deluca should have done life for murder. so, he bly skated, just like collins. wha-wha-what's gotten into you that you're suddenly running around, playing cop, digging through files, hmm? all right, i know. it just... it wasn't adding up, okay? asical and it didn't occur to me on the day but do you remember when trevor was yelling and getting all pissed off that he loswitness? i would have done the same thing. so what? right, exactly. that's not the trevor i know. from day one, he taught me not to get mad. t the etting mad would take your eye off the ball and the real point is

"eyewitness news" in the atlantic county courthouse where van holt was a rain. she wanted to be seen as a trust worthy caregivers but state prosecutor yvonne mayor says van holt and her co-defendants were the opposite. >> they looked for people who were elderly and who had a assets. >> reporter: van holt who was a county caseworker for adult protective services before starting her own company is one of six charged in connection with the ten year-old conspiracy to allegedly steel 3.8 million-dollar from at least 16 victims. >> they name themselves power of attorney and heir to the estate and most of these people did not have capacity to keep an eye on their money assets so they were taken advantage of in that way. >> reporter: thieves used seniors money to buy things like this bmw and luxury condo in florida. the iteam first exposed the group's ring leader barbara lieberman in a special report last fall. >> do i know you. >> i'm charlotte huffman with cbs-3. >> reporter: former attorney and court appointed guardian forfeit $3.000000 in stolen assets and currently

reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. it was a monster of a tornado of a size they see maybe once or twice a decade in illinois. it killed two people and turned the small town of fairdale into a tortured landscape of misery and devastation. in the destruction zone tonight survivors are still recounting harrowing moments of when it hit, the frantic searches for those trapped and coming to grips with what they have lost. and as we come to expect, there were cameras rolling as buildings were ripped from their foundations and vehicles sailed through the air. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is in fairdale where they took a direct hit. miguel, show us what you're seeing there. >> reporter: lester, good evening. tonight in these blustery conditions this is symbolic of what we've found here. at this one property alone this barn was literally ripped into hundreds of pieces. take a look at the main home here. we found pieces of it about a mile down the road. tonight, there is damage and destruction as far as the eye can

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >> county super visor who was invited to speak says the family is grateful. >> i spent about five hours with the family yesterday. i was -- i was at the funeral home. people have been showing up spontaneously at the funeral home bringing things. flowers, gifts.

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i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> first a funeral then a day of protests and violence. good evening. thanks for joining us. >> a lot is happening at this hour. let's get you updated. that includes a curfew in baltimore and state of emergency. a die of riots is now a night of violence. so far today protesters have looted several stores and set some on fire along with many cars. many of the violent protesters are teenagers, school kids. hear are the latest numbers. 15 officers have been hurt. some of them seriously. the violence broke out a few hours after the funeral for freddie gray. that's the young man who died of a spinal injury. the mayor has issued a 10:00 p.m. curfew which begins tomorrow night. what's happening in baltimore is also a concern here in oakland where demonstrators are marching in freddie gray's honor. this is downtown oakland. a march is about to begin. police are bracing for any flair ups. we seen many oakland protests in the pa

i'm lester holt. all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> i believe we must renew the bonds of trust and rebuild the bridge between the pentagon and silicon valley. >> america's secretary of defense making his case as the pentagon prepares an army to do battle in cyber space. >> good evening. thanks for joining us. for the second time this week another federal agency is making bay area splash. this time the department of defense. they need help fighting cyber crime. our business reporter is at stanford this evening. >> reporter: admitting earlier this year russian hackers attacked the department of defense. as defense secretary ashton carter spoke at stanford, the giant rsa convention packed the center the center from san francisco. the defense department wants to hire some of these techies to fight crime. >> to stay aware of new generations and attract them to our mission of serving the country. >> serving the country by putting their tech skills to work in an

i'm lester holt. all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. . >>> right now at 6:00 not much but it's on the move. a storm is pushing towards the bay area right now. thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it sounds odd but it's really about to happen. rain in the bay area mid-april. showing you a live look at mendocino county as clouds and a few raindrops are starting to roll in. mayor honda looks at bad news about the drought. let's look at chief meteorologist jeff saniri. >> we'll probably see showers about 10:00. it's all about the gusty winds. we know you felt it if you were outside today. if you planted any new trees in that wind they're probably blowing over there if they're a bay area root tree. right now the winds at 20 miles per hour. the weakened storm system is now 250 miles away. it's picking up some steam and we're beginning to see some raindrops here in extreme northern california. again, not very heavy. only fourth of seven inches at this h

i'm lester holt. all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. . . . >>> right now at 6:00 all about strategy. police in the south bay ruling out a new plan to battle the growing burglary problem. >>> good evening, i'm jessica aqueera aguirre. >> i'm rob mathai. with limited resources, the embattled police department is shuffling it's staff. using officers who originally had a much different mission. nbc bay area damian trujillo is here. >> reporter: the problem sfot was almaden. they assigned them to patrol the streets of almaden to catch the burglars. now, the problem has moved east and north. they were assigned to catching truants with the task program or daily patrol cars with officers working an extra day on overtime. the tab officers were shipped to the valley to battle a spiking burglary problem. the new hot spot is here in bariesta. the truancy officers are moving again. >> we are going to reassign them. typically, what we do is re-evaluate where some of the crime trends are mo

. >>> up next lester holt live from baltimore. thanks for joining us. >>> good night, folks. >>> on this tuesday night, the state of emergency here in baltimore. a city on edge. the national guard out in force after an eruption of violence. rioters setting fires, ransacking stores, clashing with police, and that moment so many people here are talking about. the woman who took matters into her own hands. tonight this city desperately trying to keep the lid on. >>> also the frantic search for survivors in nepal as the death toll now tops a staggering 5,000 amid fears it could double. tonight a miraculous rescue three days since disaster struck. >>> and the cliff-hanger at the supreme court. how will the justices rule on same-sex marriage? tonight, clues from inside the court. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight from baltimore, lester holt. >>> a special fwenk to our viewers in the west. a tense and fragile baltimore as we come to you standing across from some of the still-smoldering rub

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00 firefighters battling flames in southern california. on the right, in the bay area firefighters training for what is expected to be a difficult season. the drought can bring hot, dry conditions months ahead of schedule. i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. let's begin with our developing news. the fire season is here. we expect an active and destructive season. right now a fire threatening homes in southern california. let's take you there. crews are busy in apple valley. take a look down below. this is about 50 miles north of is an burn. they're battling this from the air and the ground. one building has been damaged so far. another seven are being threatened by the flames. no word yet on any injuries. we're keeping an eye on it. we'll update you with any development. >>> there is the fear in the bay area. already firefighters have star

luke holt was shot in southeast washington on monday night. a friend of holt's told news 4 he was sitting on the steps of an apartment building on 37th street when someone just came up and started shooting. >> when i came to him, he grabbed my leg and he was gasping for air and then he just slumped over. everyone was trying to help him, but they got to him too late. >> holt grew up in that neighborhood but had since moved to northeast. police are working to track down a motive. >>> in the day ahead the map charged in the death of his wife is expected to be in a northern virginia courtroom. prosecutors say castillo kill his wife michelle and tried to make it look like a suicide. they say the couple was in the middle of a bitter divorce. michelle had a protective order against her husband. the victim was found hanging in a basement bathroom of her home. castillo denies the charmgsges. >>> today a rookie d.c. firefighter will be in court to face a gun charge. andre wonson was are arrested last month. he could be fired because he is still on rooki

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> the bay area comes together to honor an officer who gave his thrive protect and serve. >> although we knew it was okay to cry, it was equally okay to laugh. >> a man remembered for his generous heart. >> if yo you were lucky enough to call mike a friend you know mike gave you his all. >> an officer respected for the people he helped. >> i want to give mike a standing ovation for the awesome life that he gave for us. >> tonight team coverage of the memorial for officer michael johnson. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm janelle wang. jessica aguirre is off tonight. a final salute for officer michael johnson, the san jose police officer killed last week in the line of duty. officers from around the country gathered outside the s.a.p. center in san jose in formation to salute honor, and pay their respects to the fallen officer. it was a poignant and emotional day. nbc bay area's mich

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> right now at 6:00, here come the feds looking live across silicon valley which is now prime recruiting ground in the fight against cyberer crime. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. many of the best and brightest minds in the world are here in the bay area and now so is the department of homeland security. the feds are taking the offensive against hackers who are increasingly targeting our smart phones. scott budman joins us with the latest efforts to keep you safe. >> reporter: the secretary of the department of homeland security says he'd love to hire bay area tech workers and take them back to d.c. with him. instead he says he'll open an office here to help fight cyber crime. with so many of us doing and storing so much on our smart phones, the risk of private data loss has never been higher. >> the hackers are very sophisticated and they are getting in. >> reporter

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >> announcer: nbc bay area news starts now. >> people wonder why he is causing the trouble that he is. >> right now at 6:00 advertising for a different archbishop. the papal plea coming from several high-profile san francisco catholics. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. is the vatican paying attention to san francisco? it's a rare and high-profile move to oust the local archbishop. and it has bay area catholics taking sides. 100 local catholics have taken out this full-page ad in the "chronicle," demanding action from pope francis, but will the vatican respond? nbc bay area's mark mathews is in san francisco. mark, the story and this ad generating a lot of buzz. >> it certainly is. you know the people behind the ad say that they tried for weeks to talk privately with the pope or his representatives, and it was only when those talks stalled that they decided to go pu

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> right now at 6:00 here it comes. as you can see, rain thunder, even some snow to our bay area mountain tops. the satellite showing the path. we have team coverage on what you can expect and when it's arriving. good evening and thanks for being with us on this month. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. i want to take you outside for a live look. golden gate bridge son your left. the storm headed our way will hit the north bay first. and then on the right side you see fremont where you can see that flag whipping in the wind. nbc bay area's marianne favro is south bay where a controversial lawmaker has a controversial idea to help remedy the drought. rob, what are we talk about seeing some raindrops? >> we'll begin to see the rain which is north of the north bay slipping southward. ahead of the cold front the winds now starting to accelerate around the bay area. gusts close to

i'm lester holt reporting from north charleston, south carolina.or our entire team here and all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> definitely know there's a dip there. >> right now at 6:00, you can call it growing pains. exclusive details about the bay area airport that will rip up a runway in the busy of the middle summer travel seen. >>> good evening, thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. if you're planning to fly out of the south bay this summer you may need extra patience. one two of runways at san jose national airport will be shut down for repairs. a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. scott budman is live with details. scott, this could impact a lot of people's summer vacations. >> reporter: possibly, jessica. airport officials here in san jose tell us one of the runways here will be temporarily shut down this summer for repair. this comes as a pilot is speaking out about safety concerns here. growth has been taking off for years at san jose national airport. >> all right. here we go

police found 16-year-old luke holt of northeast suffering from gunshot wounds and he died at the hospital. police are asking anyone with information in this case to contact them. leon: about 25 minutes ago, fairfax water said a 14-inch break along route 1 in alexandria had been fixed but traffic congestion in the area does continue. right now, only one lane of traffic in each direction is open on richmond highway between fryload and highland lane. this morning eight town homes were affected by this break. residents there were surprised to wake up to find no running water and a flooded street. >> saw the flashing lights and i opened the window and then i saw like water all over like a flood. leon: water service has been restored. that happened before noon. crews hope to finish repairs and fully reopen the roads later tonight. alison: loudoun county sheriff's

tonight at 5:30 an nbc exclusive, the young man who recorded the video talks to lester holt. what he says we don't see in the video and yes gave the video to the victim's family. lester holt on location in south carolina on nightly news. >>> closer to home an officer shoots and kills an armed robbery suspect. this time in sunny veil. it happened this morning at the dpree wall's liquor store on as itman avenue, down the road from levy's stadium. we are at the scene with the reveals audio from the emergency dispatch. kim? >> reporter: raj, investigators are still on scene, gathering what physical evidence they can find. what they have on audio is the officer confronting the suspect moments before he opened fire. >> got a knife. got a knife. i'm on the east end of the store. he is no the complying. get your happened out of your pocket. >> reporter: that is the voice of the officer first to arrive on the scene after responding to a call of a armed robbery in progress at the gray wald's liquor and grocery store on it is aman avenue. the officer is radioing into dispatch as he appr

professor leonard: i just have to bring joseph holt into the conversation.ike to tell the story that as lincoln is being murdered in washington, joseph holt, who will become the chief prosecutor of the conspirators, not booth because he is dead by then, he is in charleston on the 14th in fort sumner, giving a very profound and angry speech completely at odds with the "malice towards none" approach. his speech was entitled "treason and its treatment," and it is all about punishments, although not for the common southern people before the leadership. he wants to go after all of them -- jefferson davis, robert e. lee, henry wirz, anybody he can find he would like to go after all of them. and this is before he knows the president has been killed, so by the time -- and he was very fond of lincoln and worked very well with him since 1862 and he is , going to take that whole mentality, plus stanton's conviction, which holds shares that davis had set the whole thing into motion right after -- right into the months of may and june and july when a trials go on. profes

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. substituting tonight, peter alexander. >> good evening tonight. in nepal, desperation is turning to despair as more violent aftershocks rattle that region. for the first time we're seeing dramatic video from the top of the world, base camp at mt. everest, the moment the massive earthquake struck. >> the ground is shaking. >> the quake triggered a huge avalanche, climbers sent scrambling for safety. it was the deadliest day of nearly 100 years of expeditions on the world's highest peck. the death toll is rising tonight. more than 2,500 dead, including at least three americans, many more injured. our team is there tonight and we begin with ear chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. >> reporter: flying into kathmandu today on a plane full of turkish aid workers, it was clear that after saturday's massive earthquake nepal is bracing for worse to come. we felt an aftershock, a big one. outside the airport, tensions turned to scuffles. people here want out before the next quake hits. k

i'm lester holt. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> right now at 6:00 you can see it right there on our radar. the storm now hammering the sierra covering it with snow. it also drenched the bay area and made a dent in a few reservoirs. tonight people who live near some of the reservoirs are asking some pointed questions. >> we have this water up there. it's ours. we paid for it. we paid for the infrastructure that created it. >> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. something the sierra sorely missed, that snow. it's been coming down so hard drivers putting on their chains. earlier today the storm pounded santa rosa with hail. it didn't stick, though because the ground was too warm. but our viewers did capture this video. and this morning the storm created a pool of water on 280. the driver even got stuck. caltrans crews showed up to unclog the drain. the driver turned out to be fine

lester holt joins us left for "nightly news." >> hope to see you back at 6:00. good night. night, nuclear deal. a historic agreement with iran. tonight, what's in it and what it means for iran's ability to make a nuclear weapon. >>> campus massacre. at least 147 killed, scores injured as terrorists unleash a horrifying attack. >>> shocking searches found in the co-pilot's computer. what investigators say he was looking for in the days before crashing that plane. >>> nbc news exclusive, the father of american sniper chris kyle speaking for the first time since facing his son's killer at trial. tonight, why he feared more for his son at home than at war. >>> and, that's a wrap. our cameras among the last ever on the set of "mad men." "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in

sorry. >> it's going to get louder too. >>> up next lester holt live from baltimore. thanks for joining us. >>> good night, folks. >>> on this tuesday night, the state of emergency here in baltimore. a city on edge. the national guard out in force after an eruption of violence. rioters setting fires, ransacking stores, clashing with police, and that moment so many people here are talking about. the woman who took matters into her own hands. tonight this city desperately trying to keep the lid on. >>> also the frantic search for survivors in nepal as the death toll now tops a staggering 5,000 amid fears it could double. tonight a miraculous rescue three days since disaster struck. >>> and the cliff-hanger at the supreme court. how will the justices rule on same-sex marriage? tonight, clues from inside the court. "nightly news" begins right now.

i'm lester holt.or all of us at nbc news thank you for watching, and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> it doesn't keep people out who want to penetrate the fence. >> right now at 6:00 how secure are our local airports? the red flag is being raised after a new revealed that two bay area airports topped a breach list. >> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. sfo and sjc are on this dubious list. the faa says the bay area airports need to improve security. newly released numbers show that sfo had more security breaches than any american airport over the past ten years. nbc bay area's scott budman joins us from sfo this evening. scott, what is the explanation here? >> reporter: lots of them raj. security officials here admit these breaches are a problem. they say they'll do what they can to try to clamp down. it's not what you want to hear about your local airport, but san francisco international since 2004 had the most intrusions of any airport

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." substituting tonight carl quintanilla. >>> good evening. there's a crisis at sea. it may be one of the worst drownings. rescuers searching for as many as 700 migrants off the coast of libya after their boat capsized overnight. the victims include men, women and children and it's happening more and more. nearly 400 migrants are suspected to have drowned last week as refugees there flee the african coast for europe. nbc's kelly cobiella has more tonight from london. >> reporter: far from italy some 60 miles north of the libyan coast rescuers are desperately searching for survivors. a few dozen have been found. but hundreds are still missing. when migrants spotted this cargo ship responding to their distress call late saturday night, survivors say they rushed to one side capsizing their overloaded boat. italian prime minister matteo renzi blames the tragedy on human traffickers saying "we can't let people be at their mercy." italy is struggling to cope with a flood of migrants and war re

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> right now at 6:00 it could be worse than loma prieta. the new warning from scientists after the discovery about two dangerous bay area fault lines. good friday evening. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. some new and ominous information that is picking up the way seismologists are looking at things. we're going show you this map right here that shows you exactly what it is. uc berkeley scientists say they proved the hayward fault in the east bay is connected with another fault, connected underground and on the surface. nbc bay area's ian cull is on the cal campus this evening. what does it mean for us? >> reporter: raj, researchers know that an earthquake along the hayward fault that runs through campus could cause a lot of destruction. but this new discovery shows that that earthquake could be much larger, much stronger, the destr

i'm lester holt.or all of us at nbc >>> we have no desire to be training hayward's finest. >> barely sworn into the police force and already walking away from san jose. good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. a san jose police cadet left for another bay area city just one after graduation. we first broke the news on twitter this weekend. now the city is speaking up. damian joins us live from police headquarters with a story you'll only see on nbc bay area. >> reporter: i can tell you the brass upstairs is not happy. they trained a cadet who graduated on friday and by saturday he's on his way to hayward. >> raise your right hand and repeat after me please. >> reporter: they took an oath to protect and defend on friday. 19 san jose police cadets. but one of the 19 apparently were focused on protecting the citizens of a different city. hayward. >> we have no desire to be treating hayward's finest. >> reporter: the mayor said he was disappointed when he heard wh

lester holt will be here tomorrow. i'm peter d g from new york.m all of us here at nbc news, have >> suddenly there was a man with his arm around my neck and a gun to my head. i shoved my purse into his chest and i said "jesus save me!" the bullet shot me right in the head. lord jesus help me! oh my god help me! >> reporter: a sweet stay-at-home mom shot point blank at the door! >> very traumatic to see. a very, very emotional time. >> i didn't know if i would live! >> reporter: an awful random crime, or did someone want her dead? >> someone was out there? >> yeah. we were scared. >> reporter: faith and infidelity. >> there were several text

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i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. and goodnight. >>> that breaking news on the peninsula. want to give you a live look at san carlos from our nbc chopper. investigators say a 66-year-old shot a 33-year-old family member numerous times. good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we'll tell you exactly where this is happening. this is a usually very quiet neighborhood. this is a home on crestview drive near mellanby drive. this is up on the hill in san carlos not far from 280. our nbc chopper showing you now we're still not sure on the relationship between these two people but we do know they are related. the 33-year-old victim was rushed to a local hospital. the suspect, the 66-year-old, is in custody. the sheriff's department says the shooter opened fire because he felt threatened during an argument. we're going to bring you the very latest as we get more information into our newsroom. >>> mandatory vaccinations for school kids may be moving forward. but not without some changes. a state senat

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> "nbc bay area news" starts now. >> 49ers have not kept their promises. i want to make sure going forward no one is hood-winked in the future. >> a field fight. one of santa clara's most valuable parcels of land is in dispute. some are blaming the 49ers for a broken promise. >>> i'm raj mathai. i'm jessica aguirre. a dispute between the 49ers and youth soccer leagues over a field next to levi's stadium. some are calling it a land gram. robert honda joins us from the soccer complex. it's expected to erupt at the city council meeting. >> the 49ers say the team would like to replace the 11 acres of field with a sin thetsynthetic surface to accommodate other events and vip parking. the plan leaves others in limbo. zachary coaches a sporting team in the santa clara youth soccer league. one of many groups that use the youth soccer complex. the neighborhood league thought the 49ers made promises when it was building levi s

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> we were just devastated. i couldn't believe it. my girls were crying hysterically as well as myself. >> right now at 6:00 left in a lurch. parents of children at a beloved south bay school are devastated by the news the school could be closing its doors. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. >> i'm janelle wang in for raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. a neighborhood preschool has been priced out of the south bay. and with it the families that depend on it for care for their family. it's located in south san jose and soon the location of that lot could belong to a housing developer. nbc bay area's michelle roberts joins us from outside the school and many parents are devastated to hear the school is closing and are really facing what are they going to do now? >> absolutely. it's a big question. many of them are sad and upset. this school has been around since 1907. obviously, so much has changed since th

right in front, braden holtby says unh-unh, holt just pokes this one away huge save for him, 40 today, here we are in ot didn't take almost long shot easily played by holtby. caps try to clear it. first shot. oh holtby makes a save but he can't get it out. you see right amount right, tavares puts it in net for the islanders. they go on to lead the series now, 2-1. they will play on tuesday, but for now, our carol maloney is in new york. >> reporter: overtime ended in no time but it didn't take long for the caps to look at the cup half full. >> a hostile environment, but played and we love it here you got to embrace it and just have fun out there and try to execute it. we just came up short toward the end. great job in the third period. we built some pressure on them. forechecking. you got the puck back. that's what you got to do we are battling harder. something to take with us to the third period. >> whipping here it's like -- it is going to be a tough game. but i think we have to play more intense and more, aggressive in the zone. see the puck it's better for us. >> forget this one.

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. substituting tonight peter alexander. >>> good evening. just days after storming a university campus killing 148 people, most of them students, the somali terror group behind this week's deadly assault in kenya is threatening a long gruesome war. the islamic extremist group al shabaab today warning kenyan cities will run red with blood. that threat coming as that country's president is vowing a fierce response. the victims were singled out because they were christian. and tonight for the first time we're hearing how one young survivor escaped the carnage. we begin tonight with nbc's bill neely in nairobi. >> reporter: after the shock, anger. relatives fighting at a mortuary desperate to see if their brother was among the dead. they soon find out. another victim of kenya's massacre identified. for nearly 150 families this is agony. and this is the third day. kenya is on high alert fearing another attack, arresting five suspects in connection with the killings. to add to the pain of the

luke holt is the victim's name. he was sitting on the steps at an apartment on 37th street northeast last night. a friend said somebody rolled up and just started shooting. today that friend placed flowers and balloons at the murder site. >> when i came to him, he grabbed my leg and he was just gasping for air. then he just slumped over right here and everybody was trying to help him, whatever but they got to him too late. >> holt grew up in that neighborhood but had just moved to northwest d.c. police are working to find a motive for the shooting. >>> police are searching for the vandals responsible for the hateful graffiti on a synagogue in gaithersburg. surveillance video shows two young men running around shaare torah congregation this morning. the pair spray painted 11 swastikas along with hitler and kkk on the building. members of the congregation spent the day trying to power wash the graffiti. police consider the vandalism a hate crime. >>> next at 11:00, a cancer patient kicked off an airplane. >> you're ta

you can see more of lester holt's exclusive interview this morning on "today." >>> we want to say happyo turned 54. "30 rock" actor alec baldwin is 57. legendary actress doris day is 91. good health to all of them. keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. thanks for watching "early today." have a great friday and a terrific weekend, everyone. >>> officers could lose their jobs. san francisco police chief greg s surr responding to an investigation into racest text messages. >>> partying well into the night, the two south bay bars packed as the community comes together to support the family of a fallen police officer. >>> what a disgraced south bay politician is doing today to avoid more jail time. >>> a live look outside this morning, the bay bridge from the emeryville perspective. it is friday april the 3rd and you are watching "today in the bay." and a good friday morning. it's 4:30.

i'm lester holt.kim kardashian speaks out about bruce jenner's tall-tall. >> did it spark a family feud? now on "extra." >>> kim kardashian today. her first interview about bruce's diane sawyer interview. >> i see things on online. it's all ridiculous and rumors. >>mors. >> will she be watching? why bruce will watch it twice. >> are you going to be okay? >>> plus -- >> there's nobody more loving than bruce. >> our lost interviews packed with clues like this. >> i live two lives. >>> real life tragedy. breaking new details on the suicide of a "everybody loves raymond" star. >> why ray's tv son took his own life and heartbroken romano's first words today. >>> dr. my killed off "grey's anatomy." did an ugly behind the scenes war get him fired? >>> a 10-year-old dynamo at "the voice." >> it's okay. we're good. we're good. >> okay. >> now on "extra" from universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a.

that story coming up on nightly news with lester holt at 5:30. >> we are going b. to have another woman running for president, the former ceo of hue let pack erred carly fiorina will enter the rate. she will make her formal announcement online. the stanford grad ran for california senate seat back in 2010. she lost to incumbent barbara boxer. >>> let's take you outside some live pictures in san francisco. you can see some clouds and fog moving in. it is earth day and the giants are playing their part by rolling out a new program. the goal well to save water touring our drought. >> nbc bay area is live at at&t park where the giants host the dodgers, but we begin with mark matthews. he is live at the park. >> reporter: the giants senior vice president in charge of operations tells me that they have been can you get back on wart use on the field for quite some time. of course the other big water use here at the ballpark is power washing. before every game the clean up screw is out there with high pressure hoses washing down the seats and concrete beneath them. edgar g

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luke holt was shot and killed in southeast washington on monday night.riend of holt's told news 4 he was sitting on the steps of an apartment building on 37th street when someone came up and started shooting. >> when i came to him, he grabbed my leg and he was just gasping for air and he just slumped over and everybody was trying to help him but they got to him too late. >> holt truegrew up in that neighborhood but had since moved to northeast. police are working on the motive. >>> a man charged in the death of his wife is expected in court. prosecutors say castillo killed his wife and tried to make it look like a suicide. the couple was in the middle of a bitter divorce. michelle had a protective order against her husband.victim was found hanging in the basement bathroom of her home in ashburn. cass tee on kags tee owe castillo denies the charges. >>> today we expect another key endorsement for chris van hal nollenary kiesch has more. >> reporter: a lot of eyes on the senate race. it will be an exciting time as a lot of people are jockeying for the posi

. >>> this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight, from los angeles, lester holt. >>> good evening. the volunteer oklahoma reserve deputy who mistook his gun for taser and accidently killed a suspect is speaking out, apologizing to the family of the man he killed and telling what happened. he spoke to our matt lauer this morning to explain how he could have made such a critical error. >> would you do me a favor? would you stand up for me for one second and show me where on your body when you are in your uniform, you keep your taser and where you keep your weapon your revolver can you stand up and show me? >> sure you bet. my taser is right here on the front, tucked in a protective vest my gun itself is on my side. normally to the rear. >> and people are going to look at that mr. bates and say how could you make this mistake? how could you think you would going for your taser on your chest, tucked into that vest and accidently pull your weapon? >> well let me say this has happened a number of times around the country. i have read about it in the past. i thought to myself after readin

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reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. it is a war seemingly without end as we were reminded today with word a u.s. drone strike targeting al qaeda militants along the afghanistan/pakistan border killed two western hostages including an american aid worker the u.s. had spent years trying to free an aid worker. their deaths happened in january but were publicly rev today by president obama. we also learned today two other americans working with al qaeda were also killed. we have two reports and start wi alexande house. peter? >> reporter: lester, good evening. the president today said that he regrets the loss of two innocent lives and that he de information be declassified insisting the victims' families deserve to truth. in an extraordinary statement, president obama toda that the u.s. accidentally killed two hostages including an american that had been trying to free for years. >> as president and as commande take full responsibility. >> reporter: dr. warren weinstein, an aid worker maryland, was kidnapped by al qaeda in