holt: good afternoon. [applause] mr. holt: i am rush holt, year -- your chief executive officer and executive publisher of the science family of journals. it is my pleasure to introduce to you someone who has recently been appointed and confirmed and sworn in to the administration, someone that the science community has been expressing pleasure about since his nomination and his confirmation and his swearing in. kelvin droegemeier is the director of the office of science and technology policy in the white house. and chair of the nstc, the national science and technology council, the coordination of the cabinet agencies dealing with science and technology and engineering issues. he had his formal oath of office only this week. he was sworn in a few weeks before but this monday, the same day as the sign of the -- signing of the artificial intelligence initiative, kelvin droegemeier had his ceremonial swearing in with vice president pence. he's a solid scientist, has policy expertise and experience, and he has a sense of sc

a good lester holt posted brave venezuelans locked up. holt posted brave venezuela ns —— locked up. a good lester holt posted brave venezuelans —— i could list a whole list of brave venezuelans who we re whole list of brave venezuelans who were dissidents. you sat on the supreme court. you are guilty, yourself, of putting dissidents behind bars. you are part of the system. if you tell me, oh, i was involved in elections. did the supreme court say that the election of 2018, president maduro's re— election, the court was happy to accept that result when every international observer said the vote was rigged, that it was com pletely the vote was rigged, that it was completely legitimate and unacceptable. so even in your role in devising elections, time and again, you were avoiding all responsibility to tell the truth. are you saying to me that maduro's re— election in 2018 was legitimate 01’ re— election in 2018 was legitimate or illegitimate? was that election free and fairor or illegitimate? was that election free and fair or was it rigged?

lester holt has her story. >> reporter: major general marcelite harris didn't envision making history, just wanted to be the best, serving in the air force and repairing planes in vietnam. she told an audience at the b.e.t. 2010 award show she was determined to break barriers. >> it was wonderful. they said a woman can't do this job. being told that i couldn't do a job just because i'm a woman, that is probably the silliest thing you ever heard. >> reporter: she quickly moved up the ranks, becoming the first female aircraft maintenance officer and one of the first two women commanding at the air force academy. by 1995, she was the first black woman to earn the rank of major general. harris retired in 1997 as the highest-ranking female officer in the air force and the highest ranking black woman in the department of defense. she worked in the white house under four presidents. her daughter tenecia remembers. >> when doors were closed because of the fact that she was a woman or a black woman, it rattled something in her because she just saw herself as a military officer doing a job that

i'm lester holt.thanks for watching and good night.new information newsroom moments ago >>> right now at 6:00, where are they? new information just into the newsroom moments ago about the search for a missing san francisco couple that went on a camp trip. >>> also ready to move across the boy, the one hurdle remaining for the raiders to in frci falling on some of the local mountaintops. the news at 6:00 starts now. good evening and thanks for joining us along with jeff ranieri, i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm karaj mathai. it doesn't happen often but when it does it catches everyone's attention. snow in the bay area. something we've been forecasting since last week and tonight it is there on our mountaintops. a -- among the few spots, the santa cruz mountains above the summit near highway 17. about the east bay, mt. diablo in contra costa county, a couple of people out for workouts like this cyclist getting his workout in peddling through the snow and in the north bay not snow but plenty of hail at to

lester holt will be back for tomorrow's broadcast. i'm jose diaz balart. thank you for the privilege of your time and good night. rb they were ln unforgettable experience, and they got it-- but not how they pictured it. a hot air balloon, full of a dozen people, made an emergenc >>> right now at 6:00, they were looking for an unforgettable experience and they got it. not how they pictured it. the hot air balloon made and emergency landing. >> nbc bay area starts now. thank you for joining us. >> they ended up needing to be rescued by a chp helicopter in the >> is from sonoma to tell us how it literally went down. >> reporter: i did speak to the operator of that hot air balloon. they'rel

i'm lester holt.ll of us at nbc news, thank you for the effort to rescue it in the north bay. >>> right now at 6:00. who shot bald eagle. the effort to rescue it in the north bay and the federal investigation happening now. >> plus a ten hour stapd off closes a busy roadway and how the swat team got a gunman out of denny's. >> weather alert. we're beginning another wet weekend. >> the news at 6:00 starts now. we're in the thick of it from san francisco to the east y. the rain is blanketing the bay area. >> keep the umbrella handy. a live look at the golden gate bridge. wet. a wet friday evening commute. chief meteorologist tracking the current conditions. not just what's happening now. but 48 hours. >> i think just to give you the over view for the weekend. we will get breaks in the rainfall. not a non-stop rain saturday through sunday. that's good news. we'll take care of what's happening on mobile doppler radar. the scan there. showing up in red meaning we get live data every second. we get a look n

lester holt is next. >> bye. >>> breaking news tonight. new twists in the jussie smollett case. police sources now say two brothers who were questioned and released claim the "empire" actor paid them to stage the attack. >>> protests erupting across the nation on this presidents' day blasting president trump for declaring a national emergency to fund a border wall. >> is there an emergency? >> no! >> is there an ergency? >> no! >> the growing backlash over a dozen states banding >>> president trump lashes out over what he calls an illegal anea after bombshell new claims from the fbi's former acting chief. >>> the wife of a victim killed in the illinois workplace shooting rampage sharing his heartbreaking final message. >>> the dangerous winter storm on the move. millions under threat from the plains to the east coast. >>> trapped overnight in quicksand. how one hiker was able to get out alive. >>> the american woman who fled the u.s. to become an isis bride. her desperate new plea from syria. >>> and why one of the greatest photos of the greatest generation is in the news tonigh

i'm lester holt. for all of us, thanks what )s next for apple? we talk "one on one" with the former stanford doctor leading apple )s digital health team - how she says t >>> right now at 6:00, what is next with apple. we talk one on one with the digital health team. they will use the digital watch to connect you with what is going on inside your body. >> what happened when a hit and. wh willing to pay to get it. >> an atmospheric river is coming. translation, a lot of rain is coming our way. kounlting down the arrival to another big storm. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> expected to be a wide-spread event. the next 24 hours, we could see strong winds and flooding. >> chief meteorologist has been tracking the storm for days. >> we are not seeing too much in the way of rainfall. we have lit to moderate showers. you can see the intensity moving off to the north. picking up in bodega bay. the problem with our storm system is a river of moisture lining up. all of this is that wet weather moving into the bay area on top

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i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. right now at 6: the move original joe )s is making in downtown san jose. >>> right now at 6:00, the move original joe's is making and the owner setting a new trend. >>> and i'm tracking a stronger storm in the pacific that could cause flooding. details in minutes. >>> but first a tragedy apresch. we investigate how a tire swing fell on a 3-year-old girl during playtime. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it is mind blowing. imagine getting the call that your a her preschool. that is the call that a local family received after the play structure collapsed, killing their daughter. >> tonight they have a warning for other parents and our reporter vicky nguyen joins us now. >> when her parents dropped her off, they didn't know she won't come home and in the early days after her death, the school did not provide important information about what actually happened. 3-year-old macy loved playing at parkside preschool in newark but

. >> lester holt joins us next. >>> tonight, a dramatic showdown. president trump's state of the union address. but this time nancy pelosi will be right over his shoulder and a lot more democrats in the audience. the battle over the wall and the threat of impeachment hanging over the room. and what will he say about the soaring price of prescription drugs? we ask the health secretary directly. >> isn't having a pharmaceutical company executive in charge of lowering drug prices a bit like having the fox guarding the hen >> an nbc exclusive. undercover video reveals how easy it is to buy a gun on the internet for people who could never get one in the store. >> $475? >> yes, sir. >> makes it easy. >> no background check, barely any questions asked. >>> a richard engel investigation. a new warning about your cell phone calls. >> do you think that china is using the equipment that you have here in your company to spy on americans? >> who has access to your private information? >>> a developing murder mystery. a woman's body found bound in a suitcase in o

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i'm lester holt.ere, thank you for watching and good night.right now at 6: how safe is the bridge? >>> i would not want to be underneath there. >>> right now at 6:00, how safe is the bridge? falling concrete closing one of the bay area's busiest bridges and it's having an effect on the evening rush hour. >>> good evening. i'm jessica aguirre. >>> is there an end in story. falling concrete has closed the upper deck of the bridge. >> let's show you what it looks like. this is a live picture. there are no cars going westbound. that's the upper deck. you can see it there, empty. one lane in the eastbound direction, which is the lower deck is open. >> what's the problem here? a chp officer showing us some of the chunks that fell and where on the upper deck those chunks are falling from. >> we're talking a variety of chunks, some as big as a football. no one hurt by this falling debris. >> it is creating a traffic nightmare this evening. the effect is being felt across many counties. they hope to open the w

i'm lester holt.nbc news, thanks for right now at 6: taking another swipe at >>> i think this whole border issue is an manufacture. >>> taking another swipe at president trump. governor newsom's plan at the border. >>> plus, what did he do food in a bay area grocery store. stretching from southern california to santa clara county. but first -- >> i tried so hard to get rid of everything. i tried hard to forget it. >> we investigate a case of revenge porn filed against a bay area football star. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >>> i'm jessica aguirre. he's considered a rising star in college football and his star began rising in the south bay. now his future as an athlete and a stee f student is in jeopardy. >> this is a case that involved the relatively new state law of revenge porn. we broke the story this morning. let's bring in vicky nguyen who has the exclusive details. >> revenge porn is a crime only on the books in california since 20

watch and read details on nbc's lester holt's visit to d.c. today for a new program at a local high school. >>> and trackingth winter w this weekend and the potential for another ice >>> a quick check now on the day's top stories. a race to prevent another government shutdown is under way and there is a last minute issue. democrats a pushing for federal contractors to receive back pay from the last shutdown, but republicans are balking about that because contractors have not gotten back pay after previous government shutdowns. government funding runs out on friday night. >>> duval high school football coach terrell carlos lockwood is on leave tonight accused of inappropriate inteion with a female student. a news 4 source tells us it involves inappropriate conversaons in the form of text messages between coach lockwood and the stude. the assistant principal at the prince george's county school sent home a letter to parents today about theituation. >>> that winter storm system that lefts part of our region blanketed i ice is now being blamed for

as a reminder, lester holt is next. >>> breaking news tonight. a shocking arrest. a u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting a terror attack found with a massive arsenal of weapons and a long list of targets, including famous politicians, presidential candidates, and well-known tv news journalists. the feds say the self-proclaimed white nationalist was intending to mass murder innocent people on a scale rarely seen in america. >>> also breaking, police say actor jussie smollett is officially a suspect in a criminal investigation. detectives now showing evidence to a grand jury. >>> a massive storm hitting right now with 130 million nightmare unfolding from north to south. we have the latest forecast. >>> bracing for impact. signs point to mueller finishing potentially within days. but if you're expecting a lengthy report like ken starr, pete williams has a reality check. >>> police say an infamous cold case mystery is solved. the murder of an 11-year-old girl 45 years ago. how authorities say her killer was finally found. >>> a dramatic rescue caught on camera. a s

marchand to torey krug, but holtby is there for the stop. 38 f saves holts. problem is, 3ot shs. this is the difference. latern the period, krug, beautiful feet to david krejci who gets p itt holtby. 39-24. boston wins 1-0. rask becomes the bruins all-time leader in win wins. a lot of frustratio >> we have a lot of shots in the first period. >> frustrating when you see holts put togher an eff like that. they could haveasily had thr or four. looking back, if we mind a way to get one or two, we get the win. that's how it goes sometimes. >>> switching gears to basketball. georgetown andov villa putting their winning streaks on the line. the hoyas winner ofhe t last two while the wildcats riding nine-game streak. withoutm anything f star jesse go van who fouled out without scoring a point. at the buzzer, that three gives georgetown a one-point lead. the second half, the freshman keeps it going, knocking down another triple to give the hoye wahs a three-point lead with 7:30 to play. then villa nova's phil booth takes over, into the paint by al the btimore native giving nova the lead b

our wendy rieger was there this week with lester holt unveiled th new project to local teens. >> who is behind it? >> reporter: the auditorium in northwest filled with students admit they have been duped by fake news. >> is embarrassing sometimes. you post something and someone says, like, this is fake. and then you'r like oh,y god. >> as a journalist, we ask those questions every >> reporter: nbc's lester holt came to wilson to tell the students about a new teaching tool, media wise. it's a free proilam e downloaded, teaching students how to fact-check sto es so they don't keep spreading fake news. >> there is so much information flying at them, flyingt all of us. from the moment we get up in the morning and turn onho ours to turn it off at night, telling you what to think, what's trending, what's true what's not. >> reporter: the pointer institute i aonprofit focusing on excellence in dejounte murryism. it's using this media wise program to fulfill a mission of reaching 1 million teenagers, half of them in struggling communities, by the year 2020. that just happensbe t the next g e

. >> lester holt joins us next from vietnam. >>> breaking news tonight. fireworks as michael cohen delivers explosive testimony to congress. the president's former lawyer and fixer painting a dark and damning portrait of the man he served closely for over a decade. >> he is a racist. he is a con man. and he is a cheat. >> cohen on a blistering tear accusing the president of criminal activity while in office, of direing him to lie about those hush money payments, and knowing about those wikileaks disclosures in advance. and that was just the start. >> how many times did mr. trump ask you to threaten an individual or entity on his behalf? 100 times? >> more. >> 200 times? >> more. >> 500 times? >> probably. >>> and here in hanoi, tonight is the night president trump and kim jong-un one on one. up h nthe president agree to give up in return? >>> the terrifying final moments caught on camera as that massive 767 goes down, killing everyone on board. >>> a big loss for the company america knows as weight watchers as america's diet habits change and oprah loses

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbcright now shots fired.ew police body cam video shows what happened moments before officers shot and killed a man. plus: a close call... the new details about two planes that nearly collided near the oakland airport. but first: the rain is back. a live look at our radar as we )re in for a very wet and windy night. >>> the rain is back. a live look at the radar, and we are in for a wet and windy night. the news at 6:00 starts now. good evening, everyone, thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. we're getting hit by a sizable storm, and it's coming in right about now. we'll look outside, a live look across the bay area. the roads are slick during this friday evening commute. >> we have a team of reporters from the bay area to the sierra. we begin in studio with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. talk to us about the timing. >> it is just beginning now. we're starting to see moisture ahead of the storm system falling across the bay area. it's been more of a light to moderate rain for most o

. >> lester holt joins us next from vietnam. thanks for watching. >> bye. >>> breaking news tonight. president trump and kim jong-un at the second summit here in hanoi. a side of the secretive north korean leader the world rarely sees, his aide falling behind, rushing to keep up. tonight inside the nuclear negotiations and fears before the two men meet alone. >>> and a blockbuster back home. michael cohen testifying on capitol hill, and a source telling nbc news he plans to detail alleged criminal conduct by the president while in office. >>> and late today, a congressman's apparent threat to air cohen's dirty laundry hours before he goes public. >>> controversy erupting over ivanka trump's comments when asked about congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez and her green new deal. what she said and how both women are responding tonight. >>> top executives from the biggest drug companies in america grilled over why we pay so much more here for prescriptions than people in other countries. >> i think that you charge more here because

holt, congressman, chairman, for your kind words in your introduction and for your support of science. your leadership in congress and of the aaas have been extraordinary. i want to have you all join me in thanking rush holt for his wonderful work and the work he has done and continues to do. thank you, rush. [applause] i want to thank all of you for coming today. like airline pilots are given the saying, i know you have lots of choices when you go to conferences, so i want to thank you for choosing this session at the aaas annual meeting. it is wonderful to be here today, with you, among so many friends and colleagues and i'm so thankful for aaas for inviting me here today to give as rush said, my first speech since i was sworn into office on january 11. words really are so inadequate for expressing the gratitude i feel for being given this tremendous opportunity to serve the nation. for the trust that you and the president have placed in me as ostp director. when my nomination was announced last year, i was literally blown away. as a person who studies trornedse, that's probably an

i'm lester holt. foright now at 6: you )ll want to look up tonight.he special celestial sight greeting us for a second night in >>> right now at 6:00, you'll want to look up tonight, the special sight greeting us for a second night in a row. >> changing the way people buy guns. san jose's mayor lays out a plan to increase safety. >>> first. >> i just want to say thank you to the city of oakland doing a great job hosting us here today. >> that's him sharing the stage in the east bay. the event bringing president obama, steph curry and john legend all together. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. this was no ordinary event and message. this evening political figures, sports stars and a musical legend are in oakland supporting boys and young men of color. >> this is part of president obama's foundation called my brother's keeper. steph curry joined mr. obama on stage. amo although the topics are serious ones, the 44th president started it by lightening the mood. >> for those of you who don't know me, i'm michell

lester holt, nbc news, washington. >> so important in this day and age. >> fantastic idea.me birthdays today. "pretty in pink" actress years . wheel of vanna wer, d peace activist yoko ono turns 86 on this day. mena. >> i'm marlie hall. get your latest news updates on "early today's" instagram. the news continues right here on nbc. president )s day. ad lib live picture of fremont. it )s cold out there >>> monday, february 18th, presidents day, a great three-day weekend for a lot of you out there. a live look in fremont, it is a cold start to the morning. good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington, and it says it right there on the screen, 37 degrees. >> it is cold. i had to scrape the windshield this morning. >> did you? >> yep. >> you had to do that and freezing temperatures in parts of the bay area. here is a look at livermore, down to 30 degrees, and fog in the area so watch out for freezing fog that could deposit ice on the roadways, especially those bridgesoverpass. watch out for icy conditions in parts of the north ba

now max scherzer, second inning strikes brock holt out on a nasty inside pitch. n the third after striking o the first two batters, scherzer gets andrew ben ten dee to strikeout. >>> there are other sports news happening today, surprise. the nfl combine kicking off this weekend in indianapolis with a draft in just over two months redskins coaches and front office folks looking for the newest members of the burgundy d gold. starting with the most important position on the field, the quarterback. >> i don't want to say it's pressure. but it all depend of the 15 we like, that's a easy choice to make. but it got to be a guy -- we're not going toeach for guy because we don't have one. >>here's a possibility we could use a quarterback, but this is still very, very earl there's a lot of situations to be played out if we gette quack in free agency, that could affect our 15th pick. a lot o great options out there we're starting t talk about them. >> the draft coming up on april >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from hanoi, vietnam. >> good

el dorado county investigators say dna technology led them to joseph holt seen here. he grew up in san jose, graduated from cupertino high, and then u.c. berkeley. he moved to south lake tahoe in 1974. that's where investigators say he killed a 27-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl. investigators found his dna on both victims, and then used ged match, the same voluntary public dna database that led to joseph deangelo, the rape suspect. >> tesla c.e.o. in trouble again pduce of a tweet. aew weeks earlier the company told investors it would make 400,000 cars. now, the securities and exchange commission has asked a federal judge to hold musk in contempt. officials say he violated the rules of a settlement to which he agreed to seek legal approval before tweeting anything that could impact the company. >> well, two of steph curry's biggest fans on the planet showed up court side to watch him play tonight. we'll show you who next. were al steph cu >>> okay, you had his mom, dad, younger sister all there for steph curry at his hometown in charlotte. >> when he left charl

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. >>> lester holt joins us next with "nightly news." >>> breaking news tonight. jussie smollett charged, accused of paying to stage a fake assault. police say for publicity because he was unhappy with his tv show salary. >> we discovered the actual motive, quite frankly, it pissed everybody off. >> tonight how the story unraveled. >>> gagged. a federal judge puts a muzzle on roger stone, fed up after he posts a picture of her with an apparent target near her head. >>> what did they know? johnson & johnson forced to answer the tough questions about asbestos in baby powder. women claiming in lawsuits it caused their cancers. >>> alarming news about teens, anxiety, and depression. so many suffering in silence. >> i just felt numb to the world. >> tonight what every parent should look for. >>> a shocking shortcut. a driver going around the school bus and plowing up the sidewalk, nearly running over kids in the path. >>> damage control from nike. a basketball superstar injured by a freak shoe fail with millions watching and a former president in the stands. >>> and re

lester holt has more on the fire as well. nightly news is next. chaos involving the virginia capital after the governor's racist yearbook photo. then the lieutenant governor facing an allegation of sexual assault. his accuser now speaking out. and the third man in line now admits he once wore blackface in the past. >>> a massive explosion triggering an inferno in san francisco. multiple buildings on fire. flames shooting 40 feet in the air. >>> the new fallout late today. >> it's called presidential harassment. >> and the fact checks on the border after that state of the union showdown over the wall. >>> a new emergency in venezuela. a critical shipment of aid cut off as the maduro regime blocks a bridge entering the country. >>> a stunning investigation and never-before-seen video. a pair of u.s. disasters at sea. two navy destroyers in separate fatal collisions. 17 sailors killed. tonight, what the evidence is revealing. >>> the new crackdown on cbd in food. people using it for everything from anxiety and depression to help getting to sleep. but

and lesterng holt in wasn today to help unveil it.with students who admit they have been duped by fakne . >> it's embarrassing sometimes. like you post something and someone says, like this is fake and you're like, oh, my god. >> as a journalist we ask those questions every day. >> reporter: nbc's lester holt came to wilson to tell the students about a new teaching tool. mediawise. it's a free program easily downloaded teaching students how to fact check stories so the don't keep spreading fake news. >> there is so much information ,ying at th flying at all of us from the moment we get up in the morning, turn on our phones and turn it off at night, a lot of voices telling you what to thin what's trending, what's true, what's not zplr the program developed bynt the p institute, a non-profit focused on excellence in journalism. it's using this mediawise program to fulfill ahi mission. re teenagers most of them in struggling communities by the year 2020, t next election year, aime when fake news will be coming in fast and furious. >> tse

based on circumstances and what we see, that is very doubtful. >> holt grew up in san jose.rking as a real estate agent in south lake tahoe when he died of a heart attack in 2014. >>> looking for a home in silicon valley? you will need a quarter million dollars. the startling numbers about how much of to make if you want on a home in the south bay. >>> plus sharks may hold a clue toward fighting cancer. details about what researchers are studying coming up. >>> we will check in on some of those rain totals that have been extensive in the north bay, quite a bit of rain, and we will look at the forecast as we head into tomorrow. it's a better forecast for the rivers and streams. ♪ they say you should always listen to your heart. and where better to do that, than the island of ireland? after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland. >>> a new report names the san jose area as the most expensive area in the country when it comes to buying a home. maureen naylor tells us t

[applause] president trump: here with us this morning are melissa and chad buck from holt, michigan. . 2009, they decided to adopt soon they got a call about three young siblings in a ter apply abusive home. to all and chad said yes three. today the bucks have five beautiful adoptive children as melissa has said, they are the sweetest most loveable children and have the most unique gifts. two of them have joined us for this breakfast, 10-year-old max and nine-year-old liz. to max, liz and the entire buck family, thank you for inspiring us all. thank you very much. [applause] president trump: thank you. unfortunately the michigan depon adoption charity that brought the buck family together is defending itself in court by living by the values of its catholic faith. we will always protect our country's long tradition of aith-based adoption. [applause] president trump: my administration is working to ensure that faith-based adoption agencies are able to help vulnerable children to find their forever families, while following their deeply-held beliefs. my administration is also speaking o

more on this tonight on nightly newsith lester holt. >> they found fewer guns at dulles and bwi than2014. the numbe of guns at reagan national did go up but just slightly. you can watch pete's full report on nbc "nightly igws" after news4 at 6:00. >>> governor hogan is blasting the repeal on a state's order that requires school to start after labor day. lawmakers want local jurisdictions to decide their own hedules. hogan, a republican, has called th, quote, an incredibly stupid idea. >> for them to say we're going to try to change that, we're not going to let it happen. we're going to stand up with the people. >> hogan says the longer break with benefits families, tourism and businesses. >>> a new pill that hopes to one day replace insulin shots could be a game changer for people with die beabetdiabetes, but coe it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 24-month financing on all smart beds. only for a

lester holt will be in tomorrow.m kate snow from all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. a winter blast hits the b area, with snow on the mountains. test test six starts right now. >>> right now at 6:00, a winter blast hits the bay area and we have lots of it in the mountains. >> good evening. thanks for joining us. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm vicky nguyen. the snow is providing cold in the bay area. >> we saw it twice in the last 11 days. this is the view at the observatory. they did get 5 1/2 inches of new snow on top of tuesday for a weekly total of just over a foot of snow there. 4,000 feet. right now, storm ranger not seeing much as

last week, my guest for the union address, who is here with us today, was nicole smith holt.ichol's son, alec, a 26-year-old restaurant manager aged he southern suburbs, parent's healthcare insurance. a diabetic, he wasn't able to insulin.s he tried rationing it to save money. and he died.k his disgrace should never happen in the united states of america. not with a simple drug that's nearly a d for century. the obstacle to complaining, the pharma companies think they own washington. own me and they don't own nicole. [cheers and applause] >> we're teaming up to pass meaningful legislation, to bring from petitive, safe drugs other companies, to stop big ying off practice of pairing off enetic companies to keep their drugs off the market. it's a lot of negotiating power, negotiating ban on cheaper prices under medicare for prescription drugs. i have always believed in doing my job without fear or favor. that's what i do as a senator and that's what i did as a prosecutor. and that means not only onvicting the guilty but protecting the innocent. and why i willve advocate for e to

holt: good afternoon. [applause] mr. holt: i am rush holt, year -- your chief executive officer and executive publisher of the science family of journals.

. >> lester holt joins us next with nightly news. >>> tonight, that major winter blast now pummellingities from coast to coast. highway pileups. headaches at the airport, at homes without power. snow, ice, and freezing rain, and it's not over yet. >>> the world's most notorious drug lord, guilty on all counts. >> this conviction is a victory for every family who has lost a loved one to the black hole of addiction. >> el chapo, infamous for his dramatic prison escapes. where he's headed now. >>> new intrigue as democrats and republicans reach a deal over the border. the president hinting tonight at a new strategy to get the money he wants. >>> a shocking discovery. children rescued, found locked in a cage. police calling it one of the worst cases involving kids they've ever seen. >>> a phone scammer's

for more on that, terry holt, founder at strategic procedure. thank you for joining us on president's day. maryanne, let me start with you. as peter said, bernie sanders has not come out and said, i'm running, but we have indications that he is cutting a video. that his intentions are that he's going to run. colin reed wrote this today at fox news.com about bernie sanders. although his candidacy seems a foregone conclusion, it's also immaterial in many ways. if he decides the rigors of another national campaign are not for him at 77, his imprint on national politics is not going away. sanders reset the foundation of the democratic party, ironic, with his refusal to identify as a democrat. there they are up in new hampshire. bernie sanders probably going to make his way there. your thoughts on his possible candidacy? >> well, so far the announcement that he's cut a video has been met with a collective yawn by everybody on the democratic side. here's the reason. bernie sanders won't be the nominee in 2020, just like he wasn't in 2016 because he st

lester holt for nbc news is in vietnam to cover tt summit. here he is now with a look at what he's working on tonight. >> helloga from hanoi. a rainy day, but it doesn't stop folks on their motor bikes. it is the preferr method of transportation here. i want to tell you about tonight's nbcew nightly i recently sat down with a man who's the most recent commander of u.s. command forces in south korea. 's got a very good handle on what he sees as potential threats from nor korea, about their weapons program and why he feels optimistic about this summit. we'll have that and a lot more en we see you tonight from vietnam on nightly news. >> lester holt will be leading a special edition of nbc nightly news live from hanoi,af right r this newscast. >>> let's turn to the weather now. snow chancesp ramping for the end of the week. how about that? >> notgain. doug's here with an early look at our forecast. >> it does look like we're going to see that chance of snow, and this is kind of the start of a much more w.tery patte it's going to feel more like j

>>ou bet. >> lester holt, thank you for taking time to talk to us. he's back with more late developments on nbc "nightly news." >> tomorrow join us for team coverage of the state of the union. doreen and scott macfarlane are going to be reporting live from the capital all evening. and nbc news special coverage of the address begins tomorrow night at 9:00. >> back to our top story in virginia. many who voted to put the governor in office now want to see h out of office. but the decision for him to leave is not entirely unanimous. ry smith spent time talking to people about the governor's actions andound some mixed opinions there. >> reporter: people are just split. we talked t about a half dozen, eight or nine people and some said he shouldgo. some said no stay in office, ride this out. but the one thing they all greed goes without it governor northam making a stand on whether he's going to stay or go is bad for him and the commonwealth. as his political livelihood hangs in the balance, governor northam's sta was a no show in odbridge. that didn't sto

kevin holt/mt. diablo it's cold! it was hailing earlier and we had nothing to do so we said let's go to mt. diablo to see the snow. he's never seen the snow. christin: this is your first time seeing the snow? kid: yes what do you think? (trim) it's cold. and even colder and snowier as we passed the locked barrier and headed to higher ground. standup: it's not hard to see why that gate is closed. once you get beyond the gate we're talking about thick flurries of snow falling up here with just a small rise in elevation. not only is the snow falling and sticking in some places but there is heavy wind and very low visibility. but the snow didn't just hit high elevations. shocked viewers sent these pictures of light snow dngmond tan ke small snowball. thanks, paul. another place that might see some snow tonight: twin peaks! this would be a rare phenomenon -- it hasn't snowed in san francisco in 43 years! kpix 5's betty yu is on twin peaks right now. betty: "..." you don't get to make snow angels or have snowfights in the

lester holt is next. >> we'll be back at 6:00. hope to see you then.eaking news tonight. federal prosecutors now investigating after that bombshell from the richest man in the world. amazon's jeff bezos accusing "the national enquirer" of blackmail. is the tabloid's publisher, close ally of president trump, in legal jeopardy? >>> fireworks as the acting attorney general gets grilled about mueller. >> have you ever been asked to approve any request or action to be taken by the special counsel? >> mr. chair i and so -- >>> breaking news tonight, a second woman accuses virginia's lieutenant governor of sexual assault. >>> a frantic rescue operation after a

lester holt has more on the fire as well. nightly news is next.nvolving the virginia capital after the governor's racist yearbook photo. then the lieutenant governor facing an allegation of sexual assault. his accuser now speaking out. and the third man in line now admits he once wore blackface in the past. >>> a massive explosion triggering an inferno in san francisco. multiple buildings on fire. flames shooting 40 feet in the air. >>> the new fallout late today. >> it's called presidential harassment. >> and the fact checks on the border after that state of the union showdown over the wall. >>> a new emergency in venezuela. a critical shipment of aid cut off as the maduro regime blocks a bridge entering the country. >>> a stunning investigation and never-before-seen

joseph holt, a southlake also real estate agent living under the radar for decades. his dna matching both victims remain. >> it is huge, as a working back in the late 80s or early 90s, working on homicide myself. we did not have the technology. >> reporter: the cold case investigators believe strongly in the possibility he was a serial killer. >> we know that these are the only crimes he is committed? based on circumstances and what we see, that is very doubtful. >> reporter: crediting new dna technology to revive dozens of cold cases. >> in el dorado county, we have in excess of 60 unsolved homicides. i would hope there is an ending. >> reporter: vicki gonzalez, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 5 begins right after the break. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 5 starts now. >> a mandatory evacuation order tonight for parts of sonoma county. the russian river is rising and is expected to crest almost 15 feet above flood stage. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. as the rivers rise , there is nowhere for all the water to go. the bay area already w

he mentioned it to lester holt, and then he brings lavrov and kislyak into the oval office, two russians without u.s. media, and brings up this will relieve pressure. i think not only is it alarming, it's consistent. there is a consistent pattern that shows up there. and i don't know how the fbi at this point, after you've already been investigating several people in the trump campaign, one year later, essentially, they're coming up on this time horizon, doesn't open an investigation. there has to be great concern. what i want to know is when rod rosenstein and andrew mccabe were sitting together trying to figure out, do we need a special counsel, do we need -- what about the 25th amendment? should i wear a wire? all of these things are alarming, so i want to know, and i think he probably can't say -- i'm hoping through the mueller investigation we will learn what caused such alarm that they would take such extreme measures. >> shane, when you look at the stories and the headlines contemporaneously, back then in real time, when you hear mccabe now talk about it it sounds, while shocking,