. >>> joan lundun, the picture that got everyone's attention today. and what she tells us about her decision to share it. >>> and royal treatment, a homecoming queen and her extraordinary gesture toward the victim of a prank that touched so many people. tonight, what has happened since. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. and for the third straight night now american pilots have been in action over the skies in the middle east launching another wave of air strikes, a big one this time aimed at targets inside syria targeting some oil facilities that isis militants had commandeered to help finance their operation. as this effort goes on overseas, we have an assessment from the feds tonight on the real risk from terrorism right now in this country. with the head of the new york city police department saying just yesterday the threat is as high as it's been since 9/11. it's where we begin this evening with our justice correspondent pete williams. [ g