." >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone when it rains it pours, but rarely like this tonight, an unraveling emergency continues to unfold across swaths of the southwest as severe flooding leaves several areas under water or caked in mud. in texas, arizona, and new mexico fast rising floodwaters triggered some harrowing rescues and shut down major thoroughfares. dallas coming off its second longest dry spell ever, 67 straight days without rain only to now be facing what weather experts say is a 1,000-year flood east of dallas, storm totals approaching 15 inches downtown dallas more than 12 1/2. at dfw airport 7.8 inches of rain falling in just 3 hours. now even as the weather system moves eastward, rain is still in the forecast for some hard-hit areas. miguel almaguer has a look at what they're facing >> reporter: the record rainfall in cities like dallas triggered hundreds of emergency rescues across the region. before sunrise, commuters were swimming from their cars to reach higher ground firefighters pulling drivers to safety as a wave

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.d night >>> i'm raj mathai. we're following several developing stories. a clash between protesters and police over a construction project at people's park in berkeley. also a shooting on a muni bus in san francisco. the deadly outbreak of legionnaires disease in napa. >>> plus san francisco's new district attorney reversing dozens of deals made by jason. this is all about drug use. she joins us live. voters in kansas overwhelmingly rejected a ban on abortions, so what does it mean for the rest of the country? and also a librarian in oakland is getting national

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night >> remember that seen this ad? it's not paid for by california tribes. it's paid for by the out of state gambling corporations that wrote prop 27. it doesn't tell you 90% of the profits go to the out of state corporations. a tiny share goes to the homeless, and even less to tribes. and a big loophole says, costs to promote betting reduce money for the tribes, so they get less. hidden agendas. fine print. loopholes. prop 27. they didn't write it for the tribes or the homeless. they wrote it for themselves. >>> next on nbc bay area news tonight, the san francisco school board member with a controversial comment about blacks and hispanics may be asked to leave her job as early as tonight. >> plus house speaker nancy pelosi about to meet with the taiwan president. >>> and developing news from the san jose courtroom about the woman who kidnapped an infant. >>> good evening this is nbc bay area news tonight. a lot of tension tonight

lester >> hard to imagine what folks have been through. thank you. >>> we're tracking severe weather right now moving up the east coast, part of the same system that slammed the midwest on monday, killing at least two people and in the west, tens of millions on alert from extreme heat. meteorologist dylan dryer joins us now dylan, what's the latest >> lester, there is a lot going on we have had a lot of thunderstorms in and around the jackson area it's part of a stalled front that will continue to bring rain to parts of the gulf coast the next several days it's also bringing this cold front with lots of rain to the northeast. going to move through quickly. tomorrow, temperatures drop humidity drops as well out west, that's going to be the big concern for heat we have heat warnings, watches, advisories in effect for 52 million people temperatures will be the warmest they've been so far this season we'll likely break many records across the west tomorrow, even into the next several days in fact, sunday, monday is the hottest days in it los a

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.d night. >>> next on nbc bay area news tonight, two planes collided in midair. we are live on the scene with new information. >>> also, some uneasy memories in the san bruno. pg&e crews back near the side of the deadly pipeline explosion . we will tell you i. >>> plus, we are finally getting the inside story of the drowning at a high school in danville. it happened during pe class four years ago. chilling details about a distracted teacher and heartbroken parents. >>> the blame game continues in oakland. we are talking to the mayor.

lester >> okay. kristen welker, thank you. >>> after a bruising loss in wyoming's republican primary congresswoman liz cheney says she'll keep up her campaign to keep donald trump from holding office again and is hinting she might run for president herself. vaughn hilliard is in wyoming for us >> reporter: in a republican party battle that could define our times -- >> this is not a game. every one of us must be committed to the eternal defense of this miraculous experiment called america. >> reporter: -- liz cheney, the wyoming congresswoman and donald trump's chief republican antagonist, losing overwhelmingly to harriet hageman who calls the 2020 election rigged and was backed by the former president >> his clear and unwavering support from the very beginning propelled us to victory tonight >> reporter: trump in a social media post saying cheney can now, quote, finally disappear into the depths of political oblivion but in an exclusive interview with savannah guthrie - >> i don't see it as death thi

we have two reports beginning with kristen welker on the kansas vote >> reporter: lester, good evening this was the first time abortion was on the ballot since roe v. wade was overturned six weeks ago. the top takeaway, the issue is energizing for democrats and even some republicans but it's still not clear what it all means for november [ cheering ] >> reporter: tonight, shock waves across the country after kansas voters turned out in unexpected numbers to uphold abortion rights in a red state turnout was staggering, approaching levels typically seen during a presidential election 59% of kansans voted to uphold the state's constitutional right to an abortion, currently legal up to 22 weeks >> i'm so overjoyed. >> reporter: dasha burns was with an abortion rights advocate when the results came in. >> excitement, joy >> we will not let the government overreach into our personal rights we just won't. we said no >> reporter: tonight, abortion rights opponents vowing to fight on >> this is something that's a long term effort, of course. we're in this because we believe very strongly in pro

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night >> remember that [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ baby you'll come knocking on my front door ♪ ♪ same old line you used to use before ♪ ♪ i say yeah well what am i s'posed to do ♪ ♪ i didn't know what i was getting into ♪ ♪ so you've had a little trouble in town ♪ ♪ now you're keeping some demons down ♪ ♪ stop draggin' my stop draggin' my ♪ ♪ stop draggin' my heart around ♪ ♪ it's hard to think about what you've wanted ♪ ♪ it's hard to think about what you've lost ♪ ♪ this doesn't have to be the big get even ♪ ♪ this doesn't have to be anything at all ♪ ♪ i know you really wanna tell me goodbye ♪ ♪ i know you really wanna be your own girl ♪ ♪ baby you could never look me in the eye ♪ ♪ yeah you buckle with the weight of the words ♪ ♪ stop draggin' my stop draggin' my ♪ ♪ stop draggin' my heart around ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, all right all right! welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band the all!

>> lester, that's right. this morning former national security adviser robert o'brien testified before the panel. according to two sources familiar with the matter, the committee is expected to hold more hearings next month lester >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> we'll turn to another top story. severe storms on the move this evening in louisiana and mississippi after the historic and deadly flooding in dallas the texas governor declaring a disaster in 23 communities. our blayne alexander is in the flood zone tonight. >> reporter: with more rain in two days than the city typically sees in two months, tonight dallas is facing its second worst flooding in nearly a century >> the building is literally cracking right now. >> reporter: the rain turning roads into rivers leaving dozens of cars stranded one young girl had to be carried to safety when her family's rv flooded. >> this was the first time in 90 years we had this much rain in a 24-hour period >> reporter: vanessa says they had almost no warning the wate

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt.ase take care of yourself and each other. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ let's dance ♪ ♪ put on your red shoes and dance the blues ♪ ♪ let's dance ♪ ♪ to the song they're playin' on the radio ♪ ♪ let's sway ♪ ♪ while color lights up your face ♪ ♪ let's sway ♪ ♪ sway through the crowd to an empty space ♪ ♪ and if you say run i'll run with you ♪ ♪ and if you say hide we'll hide ♪ ♪ because my love for you ♪ ♪ would break my heart in two ♪ ♪ if you should fall ♪ ♪ into my arms ♪ ♪ and tremble like a flower ♪ ♪ let's dance ♪ ♪ put on your red shoes and dance the blues ♪ ♪ let's sway ♪ ♪ under the moonlight the serious moonlight ♪ ♪ let's dance ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band y'all with that classic song from david bowie! give it up for our very special guest on the base as well leland! everybody! now if you don't know, leland is a true rock legend. he has worked with everyone from james taylor to carole king, we saw him in australia, we were there fo

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. starker white now on nbc bay area news tonight, we are falling two developing stories. a 13-year-old shot at school. shawn and frightened parents. what we are about how it went down. >>> also a bizarre turn of events on the peninsula. an accidental poisoning at a senior living center. sources tell us the big rooms of thought they were drinking juice. >>> plus, complaints from airline passengers are skyrocketing. what you should know if you are hopping on a flight anytime soon. >>> thousands of dead fish showing up at lake merritt. it is linked to a larger and unprecedented problem happening in the bay area.

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.ull self-driving software is “amazing”, it will “blow your mind.” but does it work? this happens over and over again. 100,000 tesla drivers are already using full self-driving on public roads. i'm dan o'dowd. i'm a safety engineer and tesla full self-driving is the worst commercial software i've ever seen. tell congress to shut it down. paid for by the dawn project. >>> right now on nbc bay area news tonight, we are under a microclimate weather alert. triple digit heat over the next couple of days. we're tracking when and where it is going to be the hottest. >>> also, a look at the plan for b.a.r.t.. during a heat wave earlier this year, trying partially derailed .we have no information about b.a.r.t. safety plans. >>> a gender gap when it comes to owning real estate . single women are more likely to buy in the bay area and nationwide. >>> and, can we learn any lessons about our current monkeypox outbreak by looking into the past? we are joined by a harvard researcher with a link to ex

lester >> i could imagine a lot of folks punching the numbers for their own cases. tom, thanks. >>> now to those high-stakes primaries. democrats claiming they have momentum after an unexpected win in a battleground district in florida we know who will face-off against ron desantis in that state's governor race here's peter alexander >> reporter: tonight what may be the strongest evidence yet that following the supreme court's reversal of roe v. wade, democrats are benefitting from a surge of new energy that's translating into increased turn-out overnight, an upset in upstate new yorkrk. >> i honestly can't believe it i cannot believe it. >> reporter: democrat pat ryan pulling off a special election win in a closely-watched swing district that voted for presidents obama, then trump, then biden while his republican opponent marc molinaro leads on a gop message of inflation and crime ryan remained laser focused on abortion rights. >> when fundamental rights and freedoms are under attack, we have to stand up we have to fight we have to be strong and clear. >> reporter:

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.come to "the kelly clarkson show," y'all. we are kicking things off a little differently today. my allergies are giving me a hard time, so my voice -- well, you can hear it. but we have been prepared for something like this, and we prerecorded some songs, so here is a "kellyoke" special called "uninvited," a great song by alanis morrisette. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ like anyone would be ♪ ♪ i am flattered by your fascination with me ♪ ♪ like any hot-blooded woman ♪ ♪ i have simply wanted an object to crave ♪ ♪ must be strangely exciting ♪ ♪ to watch the stoic squirm ♪ ♪ must be somewhat heartening ♪ ♪ to watch shepherd meet shepherd ♪ ♪ but this is not allowed ♪ ♪ you're uninvited ♪ ♪ an unfortunate slight ♪ ♪ i don't think you unworthy ♪ ♪ but i need a moment to deliberate ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, y'all, give it up for my band. [applause] if y'all only knew how hard it is to follow me singing, he is a magician. we happen to have someone in the audience who is a huge fan o

we're working hard lester >> okay. andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> in 60 seconds the baby formula crisis. why some parents are still struggling to find food for their children what families need to know >>> all right. now to a story we have been following closely, the baby formula shortage that left many families scrambling tonight many say they are still not out of the woods. >> reporter: the nightmare that has been ruling parents' lives for months >> parents are desperately scrambling to find baby formula. >> reporter: isn't over yet we spoke with mom felicia edwin back in may. >> it's just not a good feeling to be on edge at every moment. >> reporter: since then she and her husband toby say there's been little relief >> it really gets down to, all right. we only have about a day or two worth what is our next move going to be? >> and that in itself is nerve-racking. >> reporter: while the situation improved some our look at store shelves this week found big gaps remain where formula should be the latest nationwide da

lester? >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> just breaking, a verdict tonight in the defamation trial of alex jones. a jury in austin, texas deciding the conspiracy theorist should pay millions of dollars in damages to the family of a child killed in the massacre at sandy hook elementary school for claiming it was a hoax. here's anne thompson. >> reporter: alex jones today learning the cost of his lies. >> members of the jury, have you reached a verdict? >> reporter: an austin, texas jury saying the info wars host must pay $4.1 million to the parents of one of the sandy hook victims for years of unfounded claims like this. >> sandy hook is a synthetic, completely fake with actors in my view manufactured. >> reporter: but just yesterday jones did an about-face from his lies about the school shooting. >> it's 100% real. >> reporter: for the parents of jesse lewis, who brought the suit, the damages were far less than the $150 million they sought. but far more than the $8 jones' attorney offered in

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lester >> that's a lot of money. julia, thank you. >>> up next, nasa's first female launch director set to make history. tonight, one more note on monday's big launch history will be made when artemis 1 takes off with nasa's first female launch director at the helm. here's kristen dahlgren >> reporter: in hindsight -- >> that's one small step for man. >> reporter: -- they are telling words. >> there was one woman in the room, one woman out of 400 plus engineers. >> reporter: a culture dominated by men even years later, charlie blackwell thompson first visited kennedy space center as a college senior. >> i thought, i would love to be in this room one day >> reporter: today she isn't just in the room but leading it as launch director for artemis 1. a critical step in returning americans to the moon and beyond. >> she is really a goddess who runs everything that goes on. the processing and operations >> reporter: raised in small town, south carolina, she was taught to dream big. she raised three children as she worked h

lester? >> all right kerry, thank you >>> now to the dramatic shift in abortion rights. so-called trigger laws designed to ban or limit access in the wake of the supreme court's roe reversal are taking effect in more states. here's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: today, idaho, texas, and tennessee triggering even tougher laws on abortion tennessee going from a ban after around six weeks to a near total ban beginning at conception >> it's a rare exception when the life of the mother is truly in jeopardy. >> how does the law define serious risk and risk to the life of the mother? is that laid out very carefully? >> well, in this law, that is not. that determination is left up to a doctor. >> but is it up to a doctor to look forward and in their best estimation end a pregnancy before it becomes dangerous for a mother >> it's really not -- it has to be that the life of the mother is in danger. >> reporter: the two-page bill does not include the word exception. instead, requiring doctors to prove a

lester >> jesse, thank you. >>> in california, deadly wildfire. the state's biggest of the year is ripping through a national forest area just miles from the oregon border miguel al me goer is on the front lines tonight. >> oh my god i can feel the flames from here! >> reporter: the apocalyptic landscape now commonplace, homes in ruins, trees becoming flame throwers tonight this is the scene as firefighters struggle to save anything they can. raging near the oregon border, the mckinney fire, now the biggest wildfire in california this year, is more than 85 square miles of pure destruction. nearly the size of baltimore. already claiming two lives, a pair trapped in their car when flames overtook them >> my house is gone. all my furniture, all my clothes >> reporter: the inferno is burning so hot this massive 40 toonchts foot column o smoke is creating its own weather system, lightning storms inside of it sparking new fires and fanning the blaze in multiple directions with 2,000 already forced out of their homes, authorities are urging residents to

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. ♪ ♪♪ it ticks just like a timex ♪ ♪ it never lets up on you ♪ ♪ who said life was easy ♪ ♪ the job is never through ♪ ♪ it'll run us till we're ragged ♪ ♪ it'll harden our hearts ♪ ♪ and love could use a day of rest ♪ ♪ before we both start falling apart ♪ ♪ pray that it's raining on sunday ♪ ♪ storming like crazy ♪ ♪ we'll hide under the covers all afternoon ♪ ♪ baby whatever comes monday ♪ ♪ can take care of itself cause ♪ ♪ we got better things that we can do ♪ ♪ when it's raining on sunday ♪ ♪ pray that it's raining on sunday ♪ ♪ stormin' like crazy ♪ ♪ we'll hide under the covers all afternoon ♪ ♪ baby whatever comes monday ♪ ♪ can take care of itself ♪ ♪ cause we got better things that we can do ♪ ♪ when it's raining on sunday ♪♪ [cheers >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band, y'all! [cheers and applause] yes! that was "raining on sunday" by the one and only keith urban, i love that song. just in our audience requested that, why did you want to he

lester? >> megan fitzgerald in kyiv, thank you. >>> he was a member of the brutal isis cell known as the beatles. today he's sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killing of four american hostages in syria. they were journalists and two humanitarian workers. >>> a deepening divide tonight between donald trump and former vice president mike pence over fbi agents who carried ought the search at mr. trump's florida home. kelly o'donnell now with the latest. >> reporter: tonight visiting the iowa state fair mike pence defended law enforcement amid an angry fallout over the mar-a-lago search. >> we can demand that they reveal why the search warrant was executed against the residence of a former president of the united states without demeaning the rank and file of men and women of the fbi. and i'm going to continue to be a voice for that. >> reporter: pence did not answer questions about criticism of the fbi coming from former president trump who blasted these accusations tonight. the atr

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.ght ♪ ♪ ♪♪ say you're leavin' on a seven thirty train and that you're headin' ♪ ♪ out to hollywood ♪ ♪ boy you been givin' me that line so many times it kinda gets like ♪ ♪ feelin' bad looks good ♪ ♪ that kinda loving ♪ ♪ sends a man right to his grave ♪ ♪ i go crazy crazy baby i go crazy ♪ ♪ what can i do honey ♪ ♪ i feel like the color blue ♪ ♪ i'm losing my mind ♪ ♪ oh cause i'm going crazy ♪ ♪ crazy crazy crazy for you baby ♪ ♪ you turn it on then your gone ♪ ♪ yeah you drive me ♪ ♪ crazy crazy crazy for you baby ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band y'all with some aerosmith! we have a lot in, thank you so much! we are still going with no in studio audience out of an abundance of caution, but we have several people in the house he styled them from around the country. sue in boston asked to hear "crazy," so what's your connection? >> hey, kelly, it means a lot to me for a lot of reasons. first of all i love the lyrics, the v

holt >>> and good evening i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight we begin with that breaking news involvingald trump. the former president saying in a statement just a short time ago that the fbi carried out an unannounced raid at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach, calling it not necessary or appropriate. he also said the fbi broke into his safe. but moments ago he declined to comment to nbc news while leaving trump tower in new york city. a person familiar with the matter tells nbc news the fbi is not disputing that it carried out the search, and the "new york times" reporting tonight that the raid appears to be focused on materials mr. trump may have taken with him after he left the white house. let's get right to vaughn hillyard with the breaking details >> reporter: in an unprecedented move the fbi executing a search warrant of a former american president's home today donald trump's mar-a-lago the subject of a search by fbi agents according to the former president himself. a secret service official says the fbi notified the secret service of the bureau's intent to execute a search of

. >>> announcer: this is “nbc nightly news” with lester holt >>> good evening i'm kate snow in for lesteright in a rare move, the u.s. attorney general merrick garland is speaking out, saying he personally approved the fbi search of former president trump's home at mar-a-lago on monday. while he said he could not provide more details about the basis of the search, he did say the department of justice is asking a judge to make the warrant that was issued public. mr. trump reacting on social media saying "with no warning mar-a-lago was raided." that message resonating with trump supporters, some ridiculing, even threatening law enforcement. today the attorney general pointedly saying he would not stand by silently seeing his agents' integrity attacked just hours before in cincinnati, an armed man walked into an fbi field office shooting a nail gun more on that in a moment let's start tonight in washington with our kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: in an extraordinary appearance, the attorney general made a careful exception to the usual secrecy of investigations under pressure to explain the mo

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. thank you for all that you do. i know there isn't much you have to do for me you have the biggest heart i'm glad to have you in my life. >>> i'm raj mathai, next on nbc news, bay area tonight, we will break down all the dangerous hotspots and the possibility of lightning tomorrow. >>> another trouble hi rise, accusations of theft, we have the video. and day 11 and still no sight of kiely rodni, the missing 16- year-old, there's an update in the investigation, we are joined by her mother. >>> and tonight, the elections could impact the 2024 presidential race. >>> good evening, this is nbc bay area news tonight, i'm

. >>> lester holt with exclusive access to nasa's training ground >>> and here's something you don't see in tsa lines every day. turns out even bald eagles get a pat down before boarding their flight it's friday, and "early today" is ready for takeoff morning, i'm phillip mena. >> glad to be with you to end your wyeek, i'm frances rivera. we could learn by noon what sparked the search of mar-a-lago agents recovered at least 11 sets of classified documents during the search earlier this month. the judge's decision came hours after the justice department submitted its proposal for extensive redactions to the document which established probable cause in the case meanwhile, mr. trump also has a deadline today his legal team needs to better explain his lawsuit against the justice department his team asked for a special master to review the documents seized at mar-a-lago >>> the irs commissioner has announced a comprehensive review of safety at irs locations across the country after threats against personnel appeared on social media the tax chief blaming misinformation nourishing after the

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. thank you for all that you do. i know there isnuse] ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! planned for us today. i am super stoked because the chicks are hanging out all our. dreams do come true. we are going to kick things off with a encore and here is me and my band with "gaslighter" by the chicks. ♪♪ gaslighter denier ♪ ♪ doin' anything to get your ass farther ♪ ♪ gaslighter big timer ♪ ♪ repeating all of the mistakes of your father ♪ ♪ we moved to california and we followed your dreams ♪ ♪ i believed in the promises you made to me ♪ ♪ swore that night 'til death do us part ♪ ♪ but you lie-lie-lie-lie-lied ♪ ♪ hollywood welcomed you with open doors ♪ ♪ no matter what they gave you you still wanted more ♪ ♪ acting all above it when our friends got divorced ♪ ♪ what a lie-lie-lie-lie-lie ♪ ♪ you're such a ♪ ♪ gaslighter denier ♪ ♪ doin' anything to get your ass farther ♪ ♪ gaslighter big timer ♪ ♪ repeating all of the mistakes of your father ♪ ♪ gaslighter you broke me ♪ ♪ you're

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight we are getting new information on that hours-long search of former president trump's mar-a-lago residence in florida with heightened security, we see it right here, flanking the compound nbc news reporting the search was tied to classified materia trump allegedly took from the white house when he left in 2021 the former president claiming in a statement that the fbi broke into a safe, calling the search, quote, unannounced republicans raising questions tonight about the timing, pointing the finger at attorney general merrick garland for executing the search with less than 100 days until the november mid-terms, and fueling talk of trump's potential bid for president in 2024. we have team coverage tonight. kelly o'donnell starts us off from bedminster, new jersey, where the former president is meeting behind closed doors tonight. >> reporter: today, spectacle outside mar-a-lago after the unprecedented inside, the home of the former president, searched. fbi agents spent the major

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lester holt wanted to find out if he has the right stuff to make it as an astronaut.ng to the moon mission training. tying up for more space. jessica the member of the team coming up for the first mission since 1972. you know that. >> who wouldn't be? >> this is the best. >> it's really cool to see the spaceship ready to go on the launchpad. so many people will be heading there to see that it will be a huge event. that's enough for us here on this thursday night have a great friday. >>> breaking news tonight. the judge's decision to partially release the mar-a-lago search warrant affidavit. the federal magistrate judge ordering a copy of the affidavit with redactions from the justice department to be unsealed. what it could reveal about the reasons behind the fbi's search at the former president's home. >>> also tonight, tracking the storm threat on the move new images from the flash flooding emergency in mississippi. our team in the flood zone tonight. >>> the battle over abortion rights. the states where so-called trigger laws are taking effect today. >>> in ukraine

the message from her heartbroken family >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight we start with that breaking news our first look at the search warrant used to seize those highly classified document the fbi found inside former president trump's mar-a-lago residence. that unprecedented search turning up sensitive documents, four even labeled top secret and meant to be viewed only in highly secured facilities tonight what we're finding out about what else was found including 27 boxes, information about the president of france, clemency papers for top trump confidante roger stone and binders of photos. all of it fuelling questions tonight about what will happen next with a document stating agents were searching for evidence of violating three laws including part of the espionage act. tonight's revelation book ending a week that began with the hours-long search. we have it all covered tonight and we begin with kelly o'donnell in washington. >> reporter: tonight government secrets recovered. nbc news obtained and later a

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lester holt finding out what it's like to drive and walk on the moon.htly news starts at 6:30. >> that is so fun. >> the space coast of florida will be abuzz. that is so exciting for the folks that live there. >> i grew up in the area. i saw a lot of launches. a lot of people talking about this. >> people will pull over on the side of the road to get out and see what's happening. >> so we are doing pretty good today. started off really hot across the inland valley but this weekend coming in really nice. let's get you to the micro climate forecast. i wanted to start off with a look at the drought. a brand-new update today, exceptional drought going up a little bit 16.57% in california the deep red color. primarily for central and southern california and we had the rain season 1 to 7 inches contributing to the drought with the april 1st snowpack 42% of normal. so la niÑa and climate change factoring into why the conditions were so dry. a silver lining is back to the fog pattern this year it has been so strong that the coastline it is helping with immediat

lester holt joins us from los angeles right now.eat in kentucky as the death toll rises to at least 37 the desperate search, still hundreds unaccounted for. the team with the air national guard with people trapped in their homes. the trang difor one family, their four children drowning in the floods >>> the explosive wildfire in california turning deadly our team in the fire zone and why critics say it