lester holt: the mission was on.federal marshals escorted jimmy into the psychiatric prison. once they stepped out the door, i was on my own. lester holt: jimmy's cover story was that he was a convicted weapons runner, whose 40 year sentence pushed him over the edge and landed him in the psych prison. a psych prison filled with killers. his one inside contact, the chief psychiatrist, couldn't protect them. nor could his outside lifeline, a female fbi agent who visited as his girlfriend to monitor his progress. i did have a hotline to her too. so if i get caught in a dangerous situation, i could get a hold of her. and the deal was they'd have me out of there in 24 hours. - they had your back. - they had my back. at least you thought. that's what i thought. lester holt: when keene's mission began, it was all about him, his shot at freedom. he had few feelings, if any, about tricia reitler or her family. all he wanted was to get in and out with tricia's location, and as fast as possible. day one, breakfast in the mess h

lester holt will be anchoring from chicago tonight. the dnc, lester holt joins us right now. >>> tonight, kamala harris hitting the campaign trail, as barack and michelle obama make the case for her here at the democratic national convention. the former president and former first lady headlining night two of the dnc, while vice president harris and running mate tim walz hold a rally nearby in battleground wisconsin. it comes after president biden passed the torch to harris last night, less than a month after exiting the race. his emotional speech. and the republican ticket. donald trump and j.d. vance make their own midwest battleground blitz, as the former president prepares to hold his first outdoor event since the attempt on his life, behind bulletproof glass. >>> also tonight, the israeli military saying it's recovered the bodies of six hostages in gaza, as the latest u.s.-backed cease-fire proposal hangs in the balance. >>> the fiery plane crash in texas causing homes and buildings to erupt in flames. at least two people killed. w

here is lester holt. >>> good evening. it was a stunning day for team usa here in paris, and we'll get to all of it in a few minutes. but we start with our first look at the new democratic ticket. vice president harris appearing in philadelphia tonight with her just announced running mate minnesota governor tim walz, a former congressman, high school social studies teacher, football coach, and army national guard sergeant major. a newcomer to the national political stage, he's known for his progressive record as governor, and for his sharp attacks against former president trump, and mr. trump is already firing back tonight. walz's appearance with harris kicking off a campaign swing through key battleground states with exactly three months to go before election day. peter alexander starts us off tonight from philadelphia. >> reporter: tonight, the new democratic ticket is set. >> we are the underdogs in this race, but we have the momentum. >> reporter: vice president harris here in philadelphia for the first time side by si

here is lester holt. >>> good evening. for all the joy and emotion we have witnessed at the paris olympics this week, nothing can top the elation and relief being felt by the families of four u.s. residents, three of them u.s. citizens freed today by russia. this photo of "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich, marine veteran paul whelan, and journalist alsu kurmasheva aboard a u.s. transport plane en route to joint base andrews. they are expected to land late tonight to be welcomed by president biden and vice president harris. a fourth u.s. resident reuniting with family in germany tonight. the u.s. says all four were unjustly held by russia. their release part of a multinational prisoner swap involving 24 people. the president tonight calling it a feat of diplomacy. our keir simmons starts us off with late details. >> reporter: tonight, a history-making homecoming. three americans freed and on their way back to the united states. russian media broadcasting these images of several of the 16 detainees released, ga

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here is lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. we will tell you the big stories from here at the olympic games in paris in just a few minutes. but we start back home tonight with the next shoes to drop in the weather onslaught threatening parts of the southeast tonight, all on the heels of hurricane debby. debby now downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall this morning along florida's gulf coast, pushing 80 miles per hour sustained winds and causing at least four deaths. and now in its aftermath, the rain, lots of it. florida has already seen rainfall amounts up to 16 inches. potential historic amounts taking aim at the southeast. up the 30 inches of rain could bring flash flooding in georgia. and south carolina's low country. priscilla thompson is there. >> reporter: whipping wind, torrential rain downpours, and communities submerged. >> everybody is just kind of shocked. >> reporter: hurricane debby wreaking havoc across the coast, slamming florida as a category 1 storm. the sunshine state's west coast pummelled. jes

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome. democratic vice presidential candidate tim walz tonight defending his military service after attacks by his republican opponent j.d. vance over how he described his military duties and his decision to . leave the national guard before his battalion deployed to iraq. walz in his first solo campaign appearance since joining the harris campaign didn't directly respond to the allegations, but cautioned against denigrating another person's service record. the minnesota governor and 24-year army national guard veteran telling an audience of union workers that he is proud of his kelly o' service to the country that includes his time in congress. walz today thanking worker. today, minnesota governor tim walz making his first public response to vance, who served in the marines, and all veterans for their service and sacrifice.proud o service to this country. kelly o'donnell has the story. >> reporter: going solo for the first time as kamala harris' running mate before public service union work

lester holt sat down with the father of one of them. here's lester's report. >> reporter: every day you affix a piece of tape to your shirt with a number. today it's 320. 320 days. what is it like to put that number on each day and watch it continue to go upward? >> it was day 26 that my wife rachael said, i'm tired of people asking me what day it is. i'm just going to wear it. and there is something incredibly emotional about not just putting on a pin, but every day, deliberately pulling offer the tape, writing that number out, feeling the emotion of it being one more day. >> reporter: john says his attendance at the democratic national convention should only be read one way. it's a fine dance, though, trying to avoid being political or perceived as political, as you appeal to leaders? >> all hostage families, all of us, have the one job of doing everything we can to bring home our shoved ones. our sons, our daughters, our mothers, our fathers, grand parents. that's what we focus on. and our job is not to be politicians. it's to bring h

lester holt sits down with the ultimate hype man and one and only snoop dogg. it's friday, august 2nd. "early today" starts right now. good morning, happy friday. i'm frances rivera. we begin with a lhistoric homecoming. three americans are back on u.s. soil this morning after being released in the largest prisoner swap with russia since the cold war. their families along with president biden and vice president harris greeted them when their plane landed at joint base andrews overnight. >> nothing beyond our capacity when we act together. nothing, nothing, nothing. you know who the hell we are, we are the united states of america. >> for more on this, let's bring in matt bodner. good morning. what a monumental result of diplomacy. >> reporter: that's right, frances. i think there's really no understating the achievement of diplomacy here. three wrongfully-detained americans are free. 13 other persecuted individuals, many of them russian opposition figures are free and safe. for the united states, the trade secured the release of paul whelan, a former u.s. marin

lester holt will be anchoring from chicago tonight. the dnc, lester holt joins us right now. >>> tonight, kamala harris hitting the campaign trail, as barack and michelle obama make the case for her here at the democratic national convention. the former president and former first lady headlining night two of the dnc, while vice president harris and running mate tim walz hold a rally nearby in battleground wisconsin. it comes after president biden passed the torch to harris last night, less than a month after exiting the race. his emotional speech. and the republican ticket. donald trump and j.d. vance make their own midwest battleground blitz, as the former president prepares to hold his first outdoor

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here is lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome from chicago. perhaps no one in the democratic party can generate more excitement than the man who made history as the first african american president. and that is why barack obama elected 16 years ago will deliver a much anticipated address here on day two of this democratic convention, offering a strong endorsement of vice president kamala harris, who if successful, will be the first woman to become president. obama's speech comes a day after president biden, his former vice president, addressed this convention with a passionate yet bittersweet passing of the torch to harris. recognizing both history's calling and the urgency of the moment. it's where we begin tonight with chief white house correspondent peter alexander. peter, a lot of anticipation here in former president obama's hometown. >> yeah, lester, that is exactly right. right now we're in the middle of an illinois delegation for president obama. this is really a home coming of sorts. democrats hoping his it star power helps motivate t

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it has forced tough conversations around kitchen tables, shadowed the presidential race, and generally united americans in a shared frustration, but tonight there is welcome news to report about the economy. consumer price growth in july slowing to 2.9%. it's the lowest rate since the pandemic and a strong signal that inflation is loosening its grip. president biden welcoming the news but tempering his enthusiasm noting, we have more work to do. in fact, things like housing costs and child care remain stubbornly high, but used cars, airfares, and gasoline prices are dropping. groceries virtually flat. the cooling inflation numbers are widely expected to cause the fed to lower interest rates when its board meets in september even as mortgage rates have started to fall in recent weeks. the lingering question, is the relief detailed in today's report being felt at home? christine romans puts it all in perspective for us. >> reporter: tonight, a big sign that help for inflation weary cons

here is lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome.r of the crowd still ringing in the air at the pool here in paris tonight after american swimming great katie ledecky thundered her way to a thrilling first place finish in the 800-meter freestyle, taking her place as the first woman to win four gold medals in the same individual event. she is now the most decorated female olympian in u.s. history. that wasn't the only u.s. gold in the pool. america's biggest stars delivering today across paris. simone biles winning gold in the vault, continuing her comeback tour. also action on the track this evening where u.s. hopeful sha'carri richardson took second in the 100-meter to julian alford of st. lucia, the first olympic medal ever for the tiny caribbean nation. lots of medals in play today. keir simmonds starts us off. >> reporter: tonight katie ledecky wrapping up her olympics with exclamation point, beating out her rival and winning gold in the 800-meter freestyle, tying the record for the most golds ever for a female olympian. >> to th

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here is lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome to the united center. we're on the floor of the democratic national convention on night four. there is excitement in this room and there will not be an empty seat. all this the culmination of an extraordinary chapter in our political history after a summer of upheaval. vice president kamala harris takes the stage and officially accepts the democratic nomination to be president. she'll address the party's convention on its final night here in chicago, laying out her upbeat vision for the next four years and painting a striking contrast with donald trump's view of the country. trump taking his campaign to the southern border today as he continues to attack harris on immigration, a key issue as the race for the white house moves into its final chapter. all of it coming just over a month after president biden ended his re-election campaign and endorsed harris as his replacement. peter alexander starts us off tonight here in chicago. >> reporter: you only get one chance to sell yourself to the people you want t

lester holt gives us all another reason to cheer. >> trying to hold on, it looks like it's going to beat will shine brightest in our memories. the american gold medal winner inviting her competitor and teammate to the top of the stand, sharing her moment of glory. >> it's just amazing. i've had a long mode, but i've had a lot of support and i'm so thankful for all of it. >> and watch as australian molly invites her teammate alongside her, showing the world they won together. these olympics are about the moments of victory. but also valor. a moroccan soccer player comforting team usa after their defeat. >> you see the despair of dejection. a world cup a serious sight. >> an improbable gold medal for alex wild. great britain's payne will claim the silver. >> racing to the bitter end, collapsing and then embracing. >> he pushed me every step of the way. he has made me wake up day and day out and really fight for that. >> reporter: haley batten makes history for team usa. >> and the american cyclist in an epic hug with her swedish rival, soon joined by their french competitor. and some mom

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here is lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. while it was another thrilling day and night for team usa here at the olympics, it was a security threat, not here in paris, but in vienna, that tops our news tonight. in just the last few hours, organizers have canceled three taylor swift concerts that would have begun tomorrow in vienna after officials announce the arrest of two men. saying they were preparing for a possible attack on an event such as the swift concerts. the officials say one of the suspects had pledged allegiance to the islamic state terror group. the concert organizers said they had no choice but to cancel the concerts, which almost 200,000 taylor swift fans were expected to attend including some who had come from as far away as the united states. it's where we begin tonight with chief international correspondent keir simmons. ♪ >> reporter: tonight, three taylor swift concerts dramatically canceled with less than 24 hours' notice after police in austria foiled a terror attack with targets including her shows ther

our coverage, led by lester holt, begins at 6 p.m. a close call for a firefighter and the pets he helped rescue in the south bay. the firefighter is recovering now after being burned in a house fire this morning. it broke out in south san jose on century manor court. everyone got out okay, and firefighters rescued a dog and a cat. the fire left four adults without a home. they are being helped by the red cross right now. the department says the firefighter's burns aren't life threatening. he was treated at a local hospital. major development now in a bullying scandal involving leadership in the antioch school district. board members have let go of the district's superintendent back in april. our investigative unit broke the story of bullying complaints made by several employees against the district's facilities director, ken turnage. we also uncovered his close relationship with superintendent stephanie anello. last night, the board ruled that she failed to properly discipline turnage because the two are personal friends. she was fire

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here is lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome.s we head into the final stretch of the olympics here in paris, it was high drama on the track late today as the team usa women captured gold in a thrilling victory in the 4x100-meter relay with sha'carri richardson turning it on at the very end. it was gold as well for american rai benjamin in the 400-meter hurdles. that's redemption as he beat the man who bested him in tokyo. this weekend all eyes will be on team usa basketball where the women's and men's teams will battle it out with the host country, france, for gold. and making its olympic debut today, breaking. the new breakout sport. and tom llamas is following it all for us. a lot of excitement about these basketball games over the weekend. >> yeah, lester, it's going to be a huge weekend of hoops. team usa taking on france in both the men and women's gold medal matches. both countries have nba and wnba talent on their rosters, and the medals keep coming in track and field. team usa now up to 29. tonight, victory and defeat for

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here is lester holt. >> good evening from the olympic games. all the headlines from here on a big sunday coming up. but first, we want to update you on the growing threat from tropical storm debby tonight. the storm currently menacing florida's gulf coast, and expected to rapidly intensify into a hurricane before making landfall monday in the state's big ben region. the storm right now clocking wind speeds of around 65 miles per hour. there are mandatory evacuations underway already ahead of potentially life-threatening storm surge. the ft. myers area among the places already seeing winds, rain, and early flooding. debby is on a track that could bring heavy rainfall to parts of florida, georgia, and south carolina in the coming days. we'll show you the latest track and the forecast in just a moment. but let's get right now to marissa parra in the storm zone. >> reporter: tropical storm debby drenching florida, dumping heavy rain through the gulf coast. >> it happened that fast when it comes through some of these businesses and the residences. a

here is lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. friday night in paris where the olympics host country has more reasons to celebrate tonight after french swimmer leon marchand won a fourth gold medal at these games electrifying the crowd and this country, which right now is all about marchand, but the u.s. adding more hardware too. swimmer regan smith earning her third silver medal of the games. on the men's side, caeleb dressel falling short in both his races, but american medals in long distance running and sailing helped keep the u.s. ahead in the overall medal count with 43, 9 of them gold. it was also a busy day of track and field featuring sha'carri featuring sha'carri richardson. the american finished first in the 100 meter in her first olympic race. she is now qualified for the semifinals. tom llamas has more from an exciting day here in the french capital. >> reporter: at the stade de france, sprinter sha'carri richardson making her olympic debut, and reminding fans why she may be the fastest woman in the world. >> sha'carr

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here is lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. wasn't the way american sprinter noah lyles and the world had anticipated today's final in the 200 meters could go. all eyes were on lyles to see if he could win a second gold after winning the 100, a feat not accomplished by any american sprinter since carl lewis 40 years ago. instead, lyles won bronze and then made the stunning announcement that he was positive for covid, raising questions about whether he should have raced at all, but the u.s. also thrilled on the track, striking gold in hurdles and long jump, and in men's basketball coming from behind to pull out a win over serbia and advancing to the finals against france, but let's begin with these big developments tonight on the track. tom llamas is here. tell us about it. >> lester, it was one of the most unpredictable moments of the olympics. noah lyles came out to the track, jumping up and down, hyping up the crowd, but after the race, he left in a wheelchair, telling the world he has covid. >> can noah lyles do it? >> repor

here is lester holt. >>> good evening from chicago and the floor of the democratic national convention. it is hard to remember a summer when the political landscape shifted so rapidly. think about it. it was one month ago today president biden announced he was dropping out handpicking vice president kamala harris as his successor. tonight, a lineup revealing just how things have evolved featuring headliner minnesota governor tim walz, harris' very newly minted vice presidential running mate introducing himself to the nation, and nancy pelosi, who helped catalyze the change in the top of the ticket also taking center stage, but the changes are not over. just in tonight, third party candidate and scion of the kennedy family, robert f. kennedy jr., is poised to suspend his campaign and endorse former president trump according to two sources. peter alexander starts us off tonight from here in chicago. >> reporter: for tim walz, tonight is game night, a chance for the minnesota governor and former high school football coach to introduce himself to america. campaign aides tell nbc news walz

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i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night.show"! [cheers and applause] i had an incredible time with so many extraordinary athletes pulling off mind-blowing feats of strength and skill, so many heroic stories as well, we are shining a light on a different group of everyday people showing superhuman courage. this is our real american heroes hour. ♪♪ real american heroes ♪♪ >> kelly: you better saying, jaco! and bring me some of our real life stories we featured on the show this past year, but first let's get to some music first. this one feels right for the occasion, a special kellyoke encore of my duet with billy porter when he smashed my song for me, here called "stronger"! give it up billy porter, y'all! this is the greatest version of the song you will ever hear and i had to have him on to sing it. >> billy: you are very kind, kelly clarkson, it's a dream come true. listen! ♪♪ you know the bed feels warmer ♪ ♪ sleeping here alone ♪ ♪ you know i dream in color ♪ ♪ and do the things i want ♪ ♪ you think you got the best of me

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just a reminder that lester holt interview is played on repeat when republicans run ads against kamala harris, particularly on immigration, party what they're looking for here is another opportunity on that, because right now what she's hot is a pretty great six weeks and a lot of momentum and a bounce they're looking for anything that might shift that and the opportunity to have her answer for some of those policies are looking essentially for new fodder because they've had a political campaign. >> of course they are, yeah. >> trying to go after her after after the president dropped out eva mckend, you follow the harris campaign. there has been this discussion over to what extent she actually needs to sit down with a journalist, take these tough questions. she's essentially saying, this, that yes, this is a vital part of the process. so what did you think that she and her running mate are going to be looking to accomplish in this interview. >> so i think that this will answer to some of the criticism that she's faced. this will be an opportunity for her to show that she has a good mas

this is her on lester holt do you have any plans to visit the border i'm hearing guatemala today. >> at some point we are going to the border. we've been to the border. so this whole, this whole, this whole thing about the border. we've been to the border. we've been to the border. >> you haven't been to the border? >> and i haven't been to europe and i thought i don't understand the point that you're making. >> wolf. >> i mean, that was rough moment that was three years ago though. yeah. but i mean, republicans are still using it in ads right now. >> there's nothing else really. >> i mean, that's part of it. i mean, in looking barkin bakari is right. the other part of this does that they've, you know, we had a historic convention and nothing brought in what, 150 creators, social media creators, who right now, i mean, obviously we all love being on network on cable television. the fact is the young people don't get their news that way. and they've been extraordinarily effective in bringing their message to young people through the mediums that they use. which has mostly been social m

pamela brown (voiceover): like this interview with lester holt. lester holt: who do you listen to on deeply personal issues like the decisions whether to stay in the race or not? joe biden: me. pamela brown (voiceover): at a solo news conference, biden called vice president kamala harris, vice president trump. joe biden: look, i wouldn't have picked vice president trump to be vice president, did i think she was not qualified to be president. van jones: if biden got through an interview or through a press conference, 99% perfect, the 1% mistake was only by i want to talk about. pamela brown (voiceover): like calling ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, president putin. joe biden: ladies and gentlemen, president putin. president putin. you can beat president putin, president zelenskyy. van jones: you can't win the presidency when people are tuning in just to watch and see if you make a mistake. it's literally just people munching popcorn, waiting for the mistake, waiting for the gaffe. pamela brown (voiceover): actor george clooney, who headline

i'm lester holt. >> and i'm savannah guthrie. you with us tonight and we'll see you bright and early for "today." good night, everybody.