lester holt is next. >> bye-bye. >>> developing news tonight. deploying the military. active-duty troops mobilized as nearly 100 major infernos burn homes to the ground, blazing through half a dozen states. money running dangerously low to fight them. >>> mystery bomb blast caught on camera. a deadly attack near a luxury hotel popular with western tourists. who planted that bomb? >>> trump's plan. the billionaire front-runner at court today amid new fallout from our nbc news interview. could he really deport over 10 million undocumented immigrants? how much would it cost? >>> and the amazon uproar. allegations of bruising work conditions, questions piling up from customers. now the company is firing back. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening. we begin with a remarkable number. right now, around 95 wildfires are burning in the western u.s. and tonight, the u.s. military is answering an urgent call for help. at least 100 troops have been called up in wash

i'm lester holt. all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. nghbhoo tovoiat g >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> we were told there were areas we couldn't go at night because it was actually quite dangerous. >>> right now at 6:00, a violent crime in one of the most unique spots in world. a tourist shot on lombard street sparking a police chase across the bay. good evening. thank you for being with us. >> a shooting and chase across san francisco over the bay bridge, all over a camera. a tourist visiting the city from thailand gets a scary streets of san francisco experience. you're looking at cell phone video of that tourist moments after he was shot. emergency crews are trying to stop the bleeding. the man is in the hospital right now, and we hear he is going to recover and be okay. but it almost didn't happen that way. it all started on lombard when his camera was taken. the suspect then led police on a chase way into the east bay. we have team coverage for you tonight. chuck, t

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i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. al >>> that breaking news across the bay area, a sluggish evening commute. a system wide slowdown on bart. this is what it looked like outside san francisco's montgomery station during our 5:00 newscast. long lines there, and at several bart stations across the area, because of an apparent suicide at the embarcadero station. the station has just reopened within the past hour, after being closed throughout the afternoon we're going to show you a photo posted to twitter, it gives you an idea of the delays. bart says to expect more delays throughout this evening's commute. >> in spite of today's delays and hassles on bart. south bay commuters are looking forward to bart coming to san jose. not excited about the rapid expansion, people who live along the tracks. nbc bay area has learned that bart is paying for sound proofing for some homes. the key is, some homes. david trujillo joins us at the end of the line in san jose. some people getting this, some not. that must be an issue. >> yes.

lester holt is up next with "nbc nightly news." >> see you at 11:00, hopefully. bye. >>> developing news as we come on the air. a fight erupts late today. what jeb bush said about women's health that has hillary clinton firing back. also the stage is set. we now know who is in the first debate and who's out. >>> violent storms slamming millions. heavy winds and hail the size of golf balls. and what we've learned about that sudden tent collapse that claimed the lives of a father and his young daughter. >>> monster fire in california. people now say they have never seen anything like it. so unpredictable. jumping highways, spawning fire tornadoes. towns bracing for impact. >>> and cuffed in class. the video that sparked so much outrage. an 8-year-old cuffed. an officer under fire. and calls for change. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening. we begin tonight with breaking developments in the race for president. we now know the ten candidates who made

. >>> lester holt has a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> breaking news about the shooting in france and of americans who sprang into heroic action. and later on in the broadcast, fascinating story that kate snow is working on about sugar. americans simply eat too much of it. we'll tell you the story of a mom who really tried to cut down the sugar her kids consume after one developed diabetes. not an easy task, especially if you're in a household like mine where i love sugar. >> or ours with our young boys. can you give a hint? how did the mom do this? >> one thing she did, stopping the kids from dictating the shopping list is a part of it. and also just label reading. and i think we don't realize sometimes how much sugar is in a product. so she has become a stickler for looking at that and some other things we'll share when kate brings us the story in a few minutes on "nbc nightly news." >> hopefully there's some help for us, lester. you can do it. >> i love my lucky charms. >> they're magically delicious. >> very good. >>> all right, janice. how is our weekend? >> now i w

lester holt is next. >>> tonight, getting out alive. dozens of homes destroyed. thousands more threatened as families in california scramble to escape an unpredictable wildfire now double the size of san francisco. >>> and in the south dramatic high-water rescues in an historic flood emergency. >>> shake-up in the race for the white house. new details coming in about a potential run by the vice president. is he about to challenge hillary clinton? >>> a call to action from cheed comedienne amy schumer. her emotional plea after a tragic shooting during a showing of her new movie and the powerful family member she's teaming up with. >>> and what's in the water? one year out from the olympics, a troubling report about what lies beneath in rio. we're on the water with american athletes. is it safe? "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening. right now fires are burning from one end of california to the other. the worst of them northwest of sacramento, where

they hope the dolphin will head back out to sea when the tide goes out. >> lester holt joins us with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> a team is in place in nashville with word on the theater attack today. you may have heard about netflix offering unlimited leave for new moms and dads. but there are other companies offering some pretty amazing perks to try and attract and retain good employees. >>> and we're a year away from the opening ceremony for the 2016 olympics and we're down in rio with a look at that town making its own dash to the finish line when we see you coming up in a short time on "nightly news." >> all right. >> thanks a lot. >>> city bike is spreading its wings across the hudson and east rivers. >> officials kicked off the city bike program this morning with its first of 11 docking stations as part of the expansion to 12,000 bikes and hundred stations. >>> and jersey city has its own bike sharing program next month. we get the news from tracy strayhan. >> reporter: it's pretty clear that bikes are big in jersey city. but now they're ready to put the ci

i'm lester holt. all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> nbc bay area news begins with breaking news. >>> breaking news in the south bay. a strip mall gutted and a major traffic artery shut down by a gas explosion and a fire. good evening and thanks for being with us. >> let's show you where it's happening. it's in santa clara. several businesses burned out. firefighters are on the scene right now, trying to deal with this fire and there's pg&e dealing with the ruptured gas line. it happened right before 4:00. this strip mall is near the intersection of lawrence expressway near white oak lane. >> here's what we know. pg and e says a female driver of a honda civic hit a gas main igniting the fire and took off. the strip mall was evacuated. one person so far has been sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation. within the past 15 or 20 minutes, this fire has spread next door to the 7-eleven. the expressway now, lawrence is now closed between el camino and monroe. among the busine

. >> lester holt joins us next from new orleans tonight. thanks for joining us. >> bye, folks. >>> tonight, a state of emergency declared in florida as killer tropical storm erika takes aim. the death toll rising in the caribbean. at least a dozen dead. many more missing in widespread flooding and mudslides. >>> desperate journey. a crush of refugees and a deadly exodus by sea with throngs scrambling ashore and by land. with men, women, and children abandoned to die inside a truck. >>> the verdict comes down in the closely watched trial of a former student from an elite prep school accused of raping a freshman as part of a sordid senior tradition. >>> and ten years later we're live from new orleans. a decade after hurricane katrina scarred this great american city. a remarkable comeback story but not for all who live here. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: "katrina:ten years later." this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." reporting tonight from new orleans. >>> good evening. exactly 10 years ago the streets behind me were

i'm lester holt for all of us at nbc news.ou for watching and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> well, here's a twist. crime fighting while collecting trash. garbage trucks in san jose could be a watchdog for police departments. thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. not just collecting garbage, but collecting information. the proposal to arm them with license plate readers to spot stolen cars. is it too much to dump on city workers? robert rhonda joins us from a city waste collection facility to explain how this h will work and whether people like it. >> well, jessica, it is a unique yd. right now some san ho says police units use them to scan a car to see if p it was stolen or used in a crime. but it's a big city with a lot of cars spread out. so what if some of those vehicles were equipped with readers and traveleded the streets every week? such as garbage and recycling trucks. >> they are spread out throughout the city, if the councilman gets his way, they will make usual rounds w

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night.y bridge today. just wait until tomorrow. >>> if you think traffic is bad around the bay bridge today, just wait until tomorrow. a major b.a.r.t. shutdown means delays for as many as 180,000 riders this weekend. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. not often b.a.r.t. says this, stay home. that's the message this weekend if you want to use b.a.r.t. between san francisco and oakland. b.a.r.t. is halting all service across the bay. here's why. crews are repairing and upgrading the tracks on the transbay tube. there will be buses running but expect major delays. ian cole is on treasure island. this extra bus traffic can impact a lot of us. >> reporter: absolutely. as you said expect major back-ups on the bay bridge. but transit agencies have plans in place to increase service for those people that have to cross the bay this weekend. starting at 10:00 tonight, if you're heading between oakland and san francisco, you can take a bus, a car, a

lester holt has his story. >> ever see castro without a beard?here you go. >> reporter: roberto salas's collection of work has been nothing short of revolutionary. >> i started in photography i don't remember when. you might say a little bit after the day i was born. >> reporter: born in new york, salas started working with his dad, a photographer with cuban roots. >> one day in 1955, i'm 15 years old at that time, he receives a request to do a picture story on this small group of political activists. the guy in charge of that group was castro. >> reporter: that first meeting with fidel castro launched salas on a historic path. >> this is castro in new york in 1959. >> reporter: over the next 50 years, salas's point of view would create epic images, like this one. >> this image for me is the one i like the best. and i like it because it was taken under very difficult conditions, taken by match light. >> reporter: salas sent a small group of photographers were given what he calls privileged access to fidel castro and his inner circle, chronicling

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. that's supposed to keep bart riders safe.. but tonight some are soundinghe alarm - ying >>> check it out.nmore ha than g that's the new app to keep b.a.r.t. riders safe. some are sounding the alarm saying it may be doing more harm than good. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >>> i'm raj mathai. the app is leading to problems. new at 6:00, it was supposed to give b.a.r.t. riders a discreet way to -- an investigation into the app seems to show riders are mostly using it to complain and actually targeting certain people. mark matthews is at the embarcadero station in san francisco with the details. mark? >> reporter: raj, what the east bay express found when they looked at this app from b.a.r.t. called app watch is that, while ridership on b.a.r.t. is roughly 10% african-american, the african-american riders are subject or are the subject of about 70% of the complaints that identify race. the app gives b.a.r.t. riders the ability to report a host of things with the touch of

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening. right now fires are burning from one end of california to the other. the worst of them northwest of sacramento, where at least 24 homes are destroyed. 6,000 structures are threatened. and 13,000 people have been urged to gather up their belongings and head to safety. in all an incredible 9,000 firefighters are working more than 20 fires across the state. but the so-called rocky fire has proven the most dangerous and confounding, tripling in size over the weekend. nbc's joe fryer is there with the latest. >> reporter: good evening, lester. you can see we are surrounded by smoke from the rocky fire. 2,500 firefighters are now on the ground here, and we've heard from veterans who've been doing this 10, 20, even 30 years who say they have never seen a fire behave like this one. the villain of northern

i'm lester holt. all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> ben affleck's nanny in danger? >> why police were just called to her home, now on extra. >>> new video. the nanny at the center of ben affleck's divorce calls the cops. the truth about reports that ben is doling out cash to fund her new hollywood lifestyle. >>> plus, new jen and justin honeymoon photos. yoga on the beach. and look who's with them. >>> kylie and kendall jenner's bikini party in mexico. >> i think this is a case for tv's "the fashion police." what they think about the jenner style. >> looking at that as an 18-year-old, scares the crap out of me. >> what if you have a son? >>> then the terrifying youtube social experiment going viral. he baited teenaged girls on facebook and lured them right into a trap. we've got the social media star blowing the lid off stranger danger. every parent needs to see this. >>> beyonce in a skin-tight see-through gown. new video behind the scenes of her "vogue" cover shoot. >>

i'm lester holt.nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> kelly osbourne defends herself. her foot in mouth comments about latinos. ♪ now on "extra." >>> kelly osbourne facing the cameras, facing the backlash for saying this. >> if you kick every latino out of this country then who is going to be cleaning your toilet, donald trump. if i saw that clip, i'd hate me, too. >> the stars take sides on the controversy. plus -- >> mario, as a latino how did you feel when you heard kelly's comments? >>> blake shelton lawyering up. who he might sue over his divorce. >> plus all new details on gwen, gavin, ben and jen. how fwarner how garner really found out about the nanny. >> this is so much fun. >> a star on the walk of fame today. the new billionaire boyfriend, is an engagement next? >> then over 3 million views of the new deadpool trailer. >> daddy needs to express some rage. >> and only i'm on the set with ryan reynolds as the former sexiest man alive reveals his dating disaster. >> i was totall

i'm lester holt.us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> terror on live tv. the secret past of the roanoke shooter now on extra. before he murdered his rival reporter and recorded it on his cell phone, news reporter by day, escort by night. his facebook confession about the attack and the warning signs. >> crime watch daily is here. it looks like this was a revenge mission? >> he had a history of grudges and had sued for discrimination. >> plus reporter alison parker and photographer. what he was planned to do the day he died. then -- >> sit down. >> who was the man who tickled the tiger? hijacks trump's press conference. five things you didn't know about the attack dog. >> trump versus everyone. weave got his greatest news. >> josh duggar in rehab. now the adult star claiming she slept with duggar and took aor . a tell all about why she was in fear of dugga. >> this man was the most violent she had ever met. >> and dr. drew on the infidelity ashly madison hack. now on extra.

news continues now with "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> breaking news tonight. a gunman armed with an assault rifle opens fire on passengers on a high-speed train to paris. a dramatic takedown by americans on board. a u.s. military service member among the wounded. >>> also a major freefall on wall street. stocks plunged 500 points. over 1,000n a week. fears of a global economic slowdown triggering the worst sell-off in years. >>> state of emergency. a deadly fire disaster growing rapidly tonight as we learn about the young firefighters lost on the front lines. >>> and the crowd goes wild for donald trump. tens of thousands expected tonight. so many people they had to move the event to a football stadium. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening. we'll get to the impact of that big sell-off on wall street in a moment. but right now we've got late details coming in from france where two americans are injured and are being called heroes in a shooting at

i'm lester holt.or all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >> sandra bullock's mystery boyfriend. >> breaking news on her hook up and a surprise now on "extra". >>> sandra bullock quietly dating again. >> who she reportedly brought to jen and justin's wedding. >> plus megan fox and bryan austin green. >> are you ready to be a first lady? >> we're at home with mrs. trump in her sky high penthouse. five things you didn't know. >> subway jared's secret double life exposed today. his wife filing for divorce. >> matt dorn is here with the latest. >> we're there as there as jare federal court and what happened? >> looking for jared. >> rosie o'donnell on her missing daughter's safe return home. >> i'm glad she has been found. >> how a massive manhunt was finally solved through her cell phone. >> plus our favorite martian, matt damon. his mars and venus life at home >> now on extra from universal studios

now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening. we were warned that this upsetting ride wasn't over, and the markets proved that in dramatic fashion today. what looked like a spectacular comeback run after monday's wall street wipeout stumbled badly at the finish line. the markets falling into even deeper negative territory this afternoon with the dow shedding another 205 points. so these are confusing times for a lot of americans trying to protect their hard-earned savings. on one hand the value of their investments is falling. on the other, indicators that might suggest our economy's doing just fine. cnbc's carl quintanilla is here with the big picture. hello, carl. >> reporter: hello, lester. today was not encouraging. stocks are down six days in a row for the first time in three years, and a growing sense that more dramatic days lie ahead. it was the biggest year. a quick 400-point gain on the dow, seen here on the right. almost the mirror image of monday's collapse on the left. but it couldn't hold. and sin

. >>> lester holt is here now. >> we've got a story from cynthia mcfadden, a fascinating and shocking story. it's about a doctor who supposedly misdiagnosed maybe hundreds of patients. told them they had m.s., when in fact they didn't. they were subjected to all kinds of treatments. the doctor accused of fraud. a u.s. attorney says he was in it as a con man. horrible story. >> i can't even imagine being one of those people being told that you have this disease and the despair. so what happened to this doctor? >> well, the civil fraud case was settled for $150,000. u.s. attorney says there is the possibility of criminal charges. right now, he is still practicing. we have a lot more of this coming up on "nightly news." >> looking forward to it. >>> it has been missing from the rockaway beach community since superstorm sandy ripped through it. >> today the rockaway beach library finally reopened and we were there for the big moment. >> reporter: when the doors opened at the queens library at peninsula, patrons like lauren barely recognized the place. >> you have to get dressed up because

. >>> lester holt is joining us now. >> we've got a breaking political development on that point. it has something to do with what jeb bush said today about funding women's health and the retort from hillary clinton. also the deadly tent collapse in new hampshire. what we have learned. whether the circus should have been open at all. the story behind a disabled boy who was left handcuffed in his school. >> i'm having a hard time with that one. >>> billy joel fans are flocking to tonight's big concert. >> reporter: chuck, i am very much in the middle of the crowd. the hometown piano man expected to take the stage in a couple of hours. they're here for a very special event. after tonight, the nassau coliseum shuts its doors for a renovation project. tonight he performs the last concert before the venue closed for the renovation project. there is buzz about who may join the piano man to sing a song or two. joel has been planning the show for months and the speculation is bruce springsteen and paul mccartney could show up on stage with him. >> i'm hopeful for other long island people,

. >>> and lester holt has a look at'that he's working on for "nightly news." >> coming up, what we've learned about the intricate get away plan by the shooter in yesterday's t levised killings. al roker coming up to update us on tropical storm erika's steady march toward florida. and the federal agent who shot and kill one of the escapees from a new york state prison. >>> several people were waiting for the bus in china when this happened. a sink hole opened up on the sidewalk, swallowing them. and as you see here, it was all caught on camera from a nearby restaurant. several people fell into the hole straight down. well, one woman clung to a pipe underneath the sidewalk. that hole, about 10 feet deep. fortunately, everybody is okay today. and only suffered minor injuries. >>> students who show up late to class may get detention or some other form of punishment. but one new jersey teacher who was late not just once or twice, but 111 times over two years is going to keep his job. an arbitrator rejected an attempt by river edge to fire 15-year veteran arnold anderson. he says the school

and lester holt from los angeles with a look at what's ahea con nbc "nbc nightly news." >> now i know why are either are answering my phone calls. a lot of eyes on cleveland, the first republican debate a lot of those eyes also on donald trump. what will he say? we've had a look at his briefing memos with some ideas of how he might respond to attacks tonight. also, a look at 911. is there a disconnect between what we expect when we call for help and what the system can actually deliver? and also, we're going to talk about the strong recommendations about changing school starting times, it may be music to the ears of your teens. that and more in a few minutes on "nbc nightly news." back to you. >> can you hear me now? >> yeah. >> all right. >> okay, lester, we'll see you at 6:30. thanks a lot. >> okay. >> now to a story that sounds a bit like the plot of a movie. he lives to the ripe old age of 101, but never sees his violin >> but now, more than three decades after it was stolen, his family gets a surprising call from the fbi. news 4's andrew siff picks up the story there. >> well, th

i'm lester holt.ll of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> this is the godzilla el nino. if it mars. >> godzilla could be on our doorstep. torrential rains and flooding. scientists are predicting this year's el nino is on track to becoming one of the most powerful on record. good even. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm peggy bunker in for jessica aguirre. we begin with the latest predictions for wet winter weather. just today the national weather service says that we have a 90% chance of a significant el nino rain event this winter. one that could last longer than expected. but will it make much of a difference in this drought? tonight we have team coverage on this topic. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is standing by with the conditions brewing in the pacific. first we start with nbc bay area scott budman live in san jose with how some in the south bay are mobilizing. >> reporter: you're right, peggy. today's forecast has people here already cleaning out t

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we'll get to the impact of that big sell-off on wall street in a moment. but right now we've got details coming in from france where two americans are injured and are being called heroes in a shooting attack aboard a high-speed train from amsterdam to paris. without the intervention of the americans we're told casualties could have been far worse. french officials say a man opened fire with an automatic weapon in what's being called a possible terrorist attack. nbc's keir simmons is on the story. >> reporter: the attack left three passengers injured including two americans. at least one of them a member of the u.s. military. a woman's bag is left splattered with blood after a gunman reportedly opened fire aboard a high-speed train from amsterdam to paris. the french interior minister at the scene said the two injured americans intervened to stop the attacker, who was reportedly armed with a kalashnikov rifle, an automatic pistol, and a knife. without their intervent

. >>> lester holt has staupd in to tell us what he's working on for nbc "nightly news." >> if you can't afford to fly, you can drive. the cost of oil a year ago $3.50 and the average $2.60 and in some states you can find gas for $2 a gallon. it's crazy. we'll get a closer look at why all of this is hang when we see you tonight. >> what a relief. but experts have been telling us that it is going to go sky high. what is behind the drop? >> china's economy is slowing and they're using less. the u.s. is producing a lot more and the shale oil and the middle eastern producers are produce ing a lot of it. go take a nice, long drive. i meant that in the nicest way. i wasn't saying take a hike. >> thanks, lester. >>> all right. so, mayor deblasio has been taking some hits lately from the press and every dap day new yorkers. >> our governor affairs producer tells us more. >> reporter: asked about a growing list of potential challengers today mayor bill deblasio says bring them on. two years out from the election, some of deblasio's fellow democrats are testing the waters. james and stringer both

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." reporting tonight from los angeles. >>> good evening. did you see it? that's what a lot of folks were saying this morning after last night's republican debate spectacle as if it was something not to be missed. 24 million viewers tuned in for the most watched debate in history. and if he didn't steal the show, then donald trump certainly brought the drama right from the start, doubling down on his take no prisoners approach to the issues and the race itself. but maybe at the risk of alienating some women voters. as we'll hear more about in just a moment. but first the debate after the debate about who won and what the republican landscape looks like the day after. peter alexander leads us off tonight. >> hey. >> how are you? >> reporter: the republican contenders scattered across the country today, fresh off last night's raucous debate where donald trump refused to rule out a third-party run if he's not the nominee. >> mr. trump. >> reporter: today standing his ground. >> i don't want

lester holt joins us with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> california is on fire. they've got one that's burning right now that firefighters say they have never seen one behave quite like this. lots of homes destroyed. lots of businesses and a lot of people on the run tonight. we'll be there with a live report. also new poll numbers out about hillary clinton, as we're learning more information about vice president biden and the possibility he could put his hat in the ring for president. and then a year away from the olympics in rio de janeiro, suddenly a lot of focus is on the water there, and pollution. and it ain't pretty. we'll have that story when we see you in a bit. >> thank you. >>> on capitol hill, president obama unveiled a final version of his plan to limit emissions from u.s. power plants. president touted the plan at a clean power plant event at the white house, calling it the single most important step the u.s. has taken a fight in climate change. the president says he is convinced that no challenge poses a greater threat to our future and future gener

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we begin with a remarkable moment that happened today. a former president speaking in a way we never heard before, about his serious medical condition and confronting his own mortality. jimmy carter went before cameras today to explain in great detail his recent cancer diagnosis. the removal of a tumor on his liver and then the surprising discovery he fully revealed for the first time today. >> first, i felt that it was confined to my liver and they had, the operation had completely removed it so i was quite relieved, and then that same afternoon, we had an mri of my head and neck and it showed up and it was already in four places in my brain. so i would say that night and the next day until i came back up to emery i just thought i had a few weeks left, but i was surprisingly at ease. >> the cancer, melanoma, a kind we usually associate with skin cancer and often a troubling prognosis but yet, what the world saw today was a sharp, upbeat and courageous man ready to

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." reporting tonight from los angeles. >>> good evening. did you see it? that's what a lot of folks were saying this morning after last night's republican debate spectacle as if it was something not to be missed. 24 million viewers tuned in for the most watched primary debate in history. and if he didn't steal the show, then donald trump certainly brought the drama right from the start, doubling down on his take no prisoners approach to the issued and the race itself. but maybe at the risk of alienating some women voters. as we'll hear more about in just a moment. but first the debate after the debate. about who won and what the republican landscape looks like the day after. peter alexander leads us off tonight. >> hey. >> how are you? >> reporter: the republican contenders scattered across the country today, fresh off last night's raucous debatish where donald trump refused to rule out a third-party run if he's not the nominee. >> reporter: today standing his ground. >> i don't want to

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> it was a violent incident. some people were obviously traumatized. >> right now at 6:00, wild surveillance video showing a suspect hanging on to a fast-moving car during an alleged carjacking. tonight we've learned the man that you see is back on the streets. thank you for joining us. i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm janelle wang. raj and jessica are off tonight. san jose police say they're trying to build a bigger and stronger case against the man you saw in that video. he's accused in a crime spree which includes more than just attempted carjacking. robert handa is live from the san jose park where it all happened. robert, you have our first close-up look at the suspect and what investigators say they need to make the more serious charges stick. >> reporter: well, that's right. we're at kahalin park in san jose where there were less visitors since those wild events on friday. that wild scene has made it tough for inv

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. ====oin riv ouinbrtwo.. thisfte. >>> take a look at this video. a truck floating in a river in brentwood after being hit by a train. >> i'm janelle wang in forage mathai. >>> i'm jessica aguirre. we're following that story out of brentwood. it includes what the driver inside to a nearby river. we're live at the scene in brentwood. you say several people were airlifted it the hospital. >> reporter: that's right. two people have been taken to the medical center in walnut creek. we're near the oakwood resort in the delta here, a little bit east of brentwood. you see a little bit of the scene here as bnsf law enforcement as well as amtrak personnel are here at the scene. you see a scene behind them. that is the -- what happened was, amtrak 713 was a passenger train collided with a 4 by 4 pickup truck taken away moments ago. it was pulling a trailer with a jet ski out of the water. the accident happened about 2:45 this afternoon. the driver had pulled the jet ski in the water. the jet ski

i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. . penla.hesarei >>> nbc bay area news begins with breaking news. >> breaking news on the peninsula. those are live pictures from our nbc chopper. you can see down below, that's a plane that just crashed about 100 yards after takeoff from the san carlos airport. this happened about 45 minutes ago. you can see some first responders are on the scene and still at that plane. two people were inside the plane. we've been told just a short while ago they suffered only minor injuries. they were able to walk away. and this is right along 101 and redwood shores parkway right on the border of san carlos and redwood shores. about 100 yards off the runway of the san carlos airport. this is also a hot spot for traffic, but the commute on 101 is not impacted by this plane crash. we'll continue following this throughout the news cast. thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we learned two people turned themselves in, in connection with gas explosion and fire at a santa clara

lester holt with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> we're following up on that awful shooting in virginia yesterday. what authorities have found in the car of the shooter that suggests what his plans were going forward. also, my one-on-one interview with the federal agent who shot and killed richard matt, one of the escaped prisoners from that prison in upstate new york. he goes into great detail. what gave them the first tip and how they found him and why they had no choice but to shoot. >> and you have video of that search? >> yeah. some video that the border patrol, this agent was a member of the border patrol hadn't released before on the helicopters with them as they make several insertions. a lot of false leads. people were very jittery. everything they saw. they called in and the units had to respond to it. fascinating guy and you'll enjoy the interview. >> looking forward to it. >> we often call them new york's bravest. we depend on them every day for help. >> this week, the fdny has come through in a big way for a sick teenager whose simple wish is to be one of them.

. >>> lester holt is joining us now with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news". >> we're going to be taking a closer look at this whole issue of drones. hobbyist drones getting too close to planes. we've seen it certainly in this area, newark airport, jfk, recently. now there's been a medical chopper in california, which a drone came about 15 feet away and a lot of people say it's not a question of if, but when we see a real collision between one of these and an airplane. >> frightening. >> lester, when you buy one of these, does it come with warnings? do you have to have a license of any kind to fly a drone? >> there's no license required. there are some manufacture recommendations and some faa rules in terms of how close you can be. but we speak to the faa administrator in our story tonight who talks about enforcing some rules about how high they can go. some spotted up to 10,000 feet. you're seriously in air traffic at this point, especially in an area like new york city. >> enforcement's a big problem out there. >> right, because they're not talking to a tower or not on a t

. >>> lester holt is joining us from havana, cuba, with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> hi, sibilia. quite a day here. a historic day as the flag was raised over the u.s. embassy for the first time in over 50 years. we're going to have a lot of that color, also kind of dig down as to what all this means for both countries. big political story we're watching, names like gore and biden being talked about more and more in the democratic race. what does that say about how some people may view a vulnerability in the clinton camp? we'll get to that and then a frightening turn in the war on terror in the middle east with isis now reportedly using chemical weapons. we're going to get a report on that and a lot more when we see you live from havana for tonight's "nbc nightly news." we'll send it back to you two now in new york. >> all right. lester, thanks so much. >>> in the east village, there was cause for celebration today at one of the businesses forced to close by that building explosion back in march. >> they reopened today, and as news 4's lori bordonaro tells us, they

. >>> lester holt joins us with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> we are looking at the issue of peanut allergies. they are increasing. the number in the u.s. has tripled. you did a story in the 5:00 about this revolutionary way to deal with it by actually feeding nuts to kids at an early age as a way of giving them immunity. >> you'll expand on that and i know parents are wondering could this be dangerous and how do i know if my kid is allergic, why try this? >> they recommend you take your child to an allergist or trained physician who will test them. these are kids with indators for nut allergies, could b things like being allergi to eggs. the early trials sho good results but definitely something you chec with yr doctor on. we'll have more. at 6:30. >>> okay, now to the video of a cle encounter with a bear that went viral over theweekend. this video was taken by a hike nearly burlington, ticut aas the departmentf environntal protection looking to euthanize the bear. now the hiker and her family have received death thats, accusing her of bothering the bear nbc connect

. >>> lester holt joins us now with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news" tonight. >> we're covering the story we woke up to this morning, the horrible shooting in virginia of those two journalists. we're going to take a look at their lives, the bright futures, the promising, exciting futures they had. we're also going to hear from some of their colleagues who carried on with a remarkable professionism face of such a horrible tragedy. >>> and a big part of the story, how the gunman used social media. >> he had a gun and a camera on his cell phone in hand, and posted that, even as it was on the run, made twitter postings and that opens up a question about what we all see on social media, what's acceptable, where the lines are, and how that was dealt with, so we've got a well. >> a lot of folks talking about that tonight, lester. thank you. >>> after getting run out of times square, some costumed characters have moved south now to lower manhattan. more of these characters like mickey and mini mouse have started seeking tips in the battery park area. and that has created a turf war of s

. >>> lester holt with a look at head at the wild day at wall street. >> wild swings down 588. what is happening. is this a correction, as they say. what are the things fueling it. what should we do? we've got jim cramer from cnbc who will be on and put a lot of questions to him tonight. >>> speaking of cramer, he got an e-mail from the head of apple today. >> the head of apple today. let me put it in perspective. one of the issues is the economy in china, the feeling the chinese aren't buying enough american products, it hurts at home. he sent the head of apple sent a note to jim saying we're seeing more people actually buying our phones or what do you call it, enabling phones so that's a good sign. >> all right. >> we'll have that and more coming up. >>> almost three years since hurricane sandy and many say their insurance claims were underpaid. >>> today a man in charge of the flood insurance program met with homeowners and discussed ongoing reform efforts. long island reporter greg cergol live in long beach with more. greg? >> shiba and chuck, this home behind me among the

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night.hatreang ws theasba weu >>> our break news in the east bay. you see the flames and snow. we first saw the pictures an hour ago and no sign that the flames are slowing down. >> it is black and it is smokey, and it can be seen for miles. we're talking about this brush fire that's in the livermore area and now moving towards tracy. it broke out around 3:00 this afternoon and it's burning on both sides and near cole hollow road east of livermore near tracy and then east and just south of 580. that's the direction that the wind is moving from here as well. now it's burned 500 acres and it is moving fast. the fire now burning near some structures that we've been able to show you from our live nbc bay area chopper. right now we're hearing from cal fire that the carnegie motorcycle party and motor mart in tracy has been evacuated as a precaution. that's a popular dirt bike park where people go to use their motorcycles. that area evacuated and we'll let you know how much it grows throughout the

source of the slump and what investors should expect next coming up on "nbc nightly news" with lester holtat 6:30. >>> 35 days and counting. that's when pope francis will arrive here. a live look at the ben franklin parkway which will play host to the papal mass on september 27th. amtrak is adding extra trains to meet the anticipated demand for the papal visit. meanwhile, septa is now selling papal visit regional rail passes at select stations. an online lottery left about 20,000 passes unsold. those unclaimed train tickets and reports of still available hotel rooms are raising a lot of questions, questions about whether some people are being scared off by the expected crowds. we sent nbc 10's jesse gary to get answers. what were you able to find out? >> reporter: the answer for many center city hotels is bending perception and fighting fears that the so-called security zone will also shut people out of hotel rooms. hotel ownership tries to fight that imjaage and septa is movin forward to shuttle the faithful in and out of center city without relying on an act of god. >> i love the guy, i

. >>> lester holt joins us now with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> a lot of strong reaction to amazon and the reports they treat employees in a shap bby way. a woman who miscarried twins on a business trip and told the job had to get done. another wtian who had cancer treatments had a low performance rating. jeff bezos is pushing back. we go out and talk to former employees to find out what they think. >> and lester, did you hear the question. does the company have to be that tough on employees? >> it's when you talk to some of the people, saying it wasn't that bad. but when you go back to a cnbc documentary, it seems to be clear the bar was raised high. in an abusive way, that's yours to interpret. we'll let you see. >> certainly a lot of debate on social media and elsewhere. lester, thank you. >>> well, there's something happening in central park tonight that caught many of us by surprise. >> that's right. a free concert announced late today featuring one of music's biggest names. news 4's brynn gingras is live outside the venue in central park right now. brynn, t

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. unraveling athe seams." 4 ==janelle//take v= right now 6 >>> we're crumbling. wee unraveling at the seams. >> right now at 6:00, a deal years in the making now on the verge of collapse. the new battle over san jose's measure b could spell new problems for public safety. thank you for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. it's a complex fight with a simple outcome. it impacts the safety of the bay area's biggest city. tonight it appears san jose has no deal with its police union. this was a major reversal. nbc bay area's robert handa has the exclusive information. last month we had a deal or so we thought. tonight what's the problem? >> reporter: well, raj, right now many officers say the police department is stretched to its limit especially with many high-profile cases and investigations going on. that's the reason the police union says it's so disappointed with today's turn of eve

lester holt joins us at sv5:30 >>> still ahead at 5:00, a bummer for boaters. tcçÑ been forced to close ahead of the >>> and good afternoon. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. fog is rolling in at san francisco right now?h t and tha what helps to cool temperatures down. not only that, but a slight improvement in thexáv quality as you can see from mt. hamilton. how much lower it goes tomorrow l÷minutes. >>> i'm mark matthews in san francisco, police headquarters. for the family of akj.tq÷ shoot victim asking for help in finding the people responsible sosa. we'll have the story coming up. >>> then at 6:00, the south bay could soon have a new crime fighter. >> the refuse to the rescue. of we're hoping the bar damage trucks will help reduce the crime. >> the plan to turn your friendly neighborhood garbage collector into a watchdog for the police. that's new at 6:00. a pa fm aami inain..onit tr >>> a plea from a family in pain, tonight begging for help to find the killers of this woman they so loved. a mom of three young children. nbc bay area's mark matthews is at pol

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. what we learned today about the shooter in yesterday's on air murder of two virginia journalist suggests killing himself may not have the immediate pl in fact, what police found in his car plan may have been planning an elaborate getaway. and now tonight an inside look at the killer's apartment but as t portrait of his troubled life and work history emerges, if anyone knew he was capable of murder in such a brazen and public way. nbc's stephanie gosk reports. >> alison parker and adam ward were part of the family. >> reporter: this morning began with the same wdbj anchor kimberly mcbroom but it was a very different day. >> it was yesterday around this time that we went live to alison parker and photo journalist adam ward. >> reporter: with a moment of silence marking the time her colleagues were murdered on live tv. and now it looks like the shooter may have been trying to run. according to documents obtained by nbc, the police searched vester lee flanagan's car and

. >>> lester holt joins us with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> so anne thompson has a fascinating story tonight about cutting cutting edge cancer research where doctors treat them together no matter what kind of cancer they have. e profiles a woman who is treated with a skin cancer drug, but she actually has brain cancer. yet she responds to it. it's a fascinating new line of research that really could prove promising. >> and it's based on a clinical study. how about patients outside the study? >> for people outside the study, this might mean the fda will approve existing drugs for other treatments, much more quickly without the usual waiting period of long trials. so we'll see it. anne has more in a few minutes. >>> thank you. >>> an army national guard staff sergeant received one of the highest honors today. >> it's because of the help she gave to two young boys in syracuse last year. long island reporter greg cergol has the story. >> reporter: staff sergeant marlena trtson has dedicated 11 years to new york's army national guard, including a year as a medic in afg

i'm lester holt. at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >> jennifer aniston secret lie married. >>> now on "extra". "extra." >>> jen and justin tie the knot. the protest,iest the altar, the lavish backyard of their $21 million mansion. howard stern and lisa sneaking in. >> newlyweds hopping a private jet. where is the honeymoon? >> taylor swift caught on camera scare. >> a fan lunges at taylor swift. >> ben affleck nanny at his out. >> jon stewart hours before signing of the "daily show." >> what will do you next? >> our favorite moments with jon down to his on air roast of mario. >>> plus a shocking investigation into uber who is really driving you? >> the host of the new series "crime watch daily" matt door jan is here. what did you guys uncover. >> you want to see it before you step into an uber car. >>> now on "extra" from universal studios holl

. >>> lester holt continues our coverage from new orleans this evening. he'll take a closer look at how far the gulf coast has come in the past ten years, and some parts the recovery has been painfully slow. "nbc nightly news" at 5:30. >>> now to continuing coverage of wednesday's on-air murder of two journalists. today virginia's governor met with grieving staff members at the roanoke tv station, wdbj. the 50 or so co-workers of alison parker and adam ward are a close-knit group. their courage and determination extraordinary. the killer, a former co-worker. while he obtained the guns legally, the governor says changes must be made. >> there are too many guns in america. and there's clearly too many guns in the wrong hands. >> the governor is calling for eliminating registration loopholes and the creation of universal background checks. >>> one of the men who helped stop that terror attack on a paris-bound train is now getting help paying his college tuition. 23-year-old anthony sadler studying kinesiology at sacramento state. a couple days ago he receive