i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. i'm lester holt.e is now facing two murder charges. he hit and killed a mother and her son while driving the wrong way on the freeway. we have new details about his bizarre behavior leading up to this crash. also, another falling window from a san francisco high rise. turns out there's a connection to the prob we saw at several other buildings last year. plus, will

lester holt joins us in about four minutes. up next, the new project at the alameda fairgrounds, giving students a hands on lesson. the whole community can benefit from is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? -your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. it's happening. switch to reliable comcast business internet with security and get started for $49.99 a month. plus ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. call today! county fairgrounds. a groundbreaking was held today for the farm project. organizers say the project will create a working farm on the fairgrounds. it will include hands on experiences for students to learn more about growing crops, livestock and how agriculture ecosystems work. we will have guided tours fo

breaking down last night's debate, lester holt and kristen welker with more analysis. that's next >>> breaking news tonight, hurricane francine making landfill as a category 2 storm as we come on the air and set for a potential direct hit on new orleans. the state of emergency. francine slamming ashore in louisiana packing 100-mile-per-hour winds and up to ten feet of life-threatening storm surge. a national guard truck running off the road. our team in the storm zone. >>> also tonight, kamala harris and donald trump coming face-to-face again and shaking hands at a 9/11 memorial in new york just hours after their fiery debate. the candidates clashing over the economy, abortion, the border, and the moment the former president pushed a baseless and shocking claim about immigrants in ohio. did the debate sway voters, and will there be a rematch? >>> plus, the impact the endorsement from taylor swift is already having. >>> the raging california wildfire exploding ten times in size in just 24 hours. dozens of homes destroyed. dramatic rescues and word tonight of people trap

lester holt joins us right now >>> tonight, extreme weather. the u.s. bracing for a potential hurricane, and dangerous heat fueling wildfires in the west. first, the new tropical storm francine expected to strengthen to a hurricane as soon as tonight before slamming the gulf coast. al roker is tracking it. >>> and the raging inferno in california exploding, forcing thousands to evacuate. more than 30,000 homes and buildings under threat. we're in the fire zone. >>> also tonight, the final countdown to the debate. kamala harris and donald trump. inside their last-minute preps before tomorrow's high-stakes showdown. >>> the manhunt in kentucky for a suspected highway gunman. new tonight, the warning to 911 before the shooting started. >>> just in, new police bodycam of the suspect in the deadly georgia school shooting more than a year before the massacre. what it reveals. >>> the major ruling in the idaho murders case. why the trial is being moved. >>> just breaking the new bodycam of miami dolphins star tyreek hill being detained by police. and our exclu

lester holt: when "dateline" continues. the end of the day, my floors...yeesh. but who has the time to clean? that's why i love my swiffer wetjet. it's a quick and easy way to get my floors clean. wetjet absorbs and locks grime deep inside. look at that! swiffer wetjet. dennis murphy: the river rolled. look at that! the barges slid by, and cory lovelace's death >>>rthe the river rolled, the barges slid by, and cory lovelace's death slipped into the past. her mom, marty. >> i sit in the cemetery by myself for a while. valentine's day, i don't do valentine's day. >> cory's husband had remarried, divorced and married again. in that time, no one questioned the why or how of cory's death. all that changed one day when a man and a room a few blocks of the mississippi found himself with spare time on his hands. >> i was sitting in my office and all of our files are on computer. >> late 2013, almost eight years after cory's death, adam gibson, a newly minted detective with the quincy police department began pulling up old files. >>

lester holt joins us from new >>> tonight, sean "diddy" combs behind bars, facing federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. the music mogul today pleading not guilty, but the judge denying bail hours after his arrest at a new york hotel. the indictment describing combs as the head of a criminal empire who abused and coerced women to take part in drug-fueled sex parties with male prostitutes that he often filmed. plus, the caches of guns and drugs allegedly seized from his properties. >>> also tonight, the explosions across lebanon. hezbollah accusing israel of blowing up its members' pagers in a deadly coordinated attack that injured thousands. >>> donald trump back on the trail for the first time since that apparent second attempt on his life, and blaming democrats' rhetoric for the incident, while opponent kamala harris condemning mr. trump's own rhetoric as hateful, for pushing baseless claims about haitian immigrants in ohio. >>> the big change from instagram on teen safety. >>> and our nbc news exclusive. the polaris dawn's crew, their first sit-down interview since r

with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome. scandal tonight rocking the governor's race in politically consequential north carolina. republican candidate and conservative firebrand mark robinson tonight facing calls to drop out of the race after a cnn report today linked robinson to a series of inflammatory online remarks, including, according to cnn, referring to himself as a black nazi, and writing in support of reinstating slavery. but robinson is strongly denying making the comments and says he is staying in the race. we have to warn you, much of the reporting in this story is graphic in nature. the cable network saying the remarks were posted on a porn website over a decade ago linked by a single user name. nbc news has not verified the authenticity of the posts. robinson calling the report tabloid trash as some republicans are speaking out against him. laura jarrett has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, republican candidate mark robinson vowing to stay in the race for governor in north carolina, vehemently denying an expl

with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. donald trump will still face american voters in november having been convicted of multiple felonies, but any punishment he faces will come after the election. the judge in what became known as the hush money case announcing he was postponing his sentencing of the former president on criminal charges until close to thanksgiving. judge juan merchan in a sense acknowledging the reality that this was not just any case. politically it is a significant win for mr. trump and his team and their strategy of delay, hoping to keep voters focused on the campaign, and not the shadow of legal jeopardy over him. still, mr. trump today publicly revisiting salacious accusations he has faced taking on prosecutors and accusers alike. senior legal correspondent, laura jarrett, has details. >> reporter: tonight, a seismic legal victory for former president trump, the gift of time. the judge overseeing mr. trump's criminal hush money trial in manhattan calling off his sentencing that had been scheduled for

. >> our pleasure, nbc lester holt tried to link trump and jd vance rhetoric to the second assassination on trump's life, watch this. >> today's apparent assassination attempt comes a fierce rhetoric on the campaign trail itself, mr. trump his running mate jd vance continue to make baseless claims about haitian immigrants in ohio, this weekend there were new bomb threats in that town. >> media guy joe concha wants to have that and somebody other things he will be here next. ♪ what does a good investment opportunity look like? at t. rowe price we let curiosity light the way. asking smart questions about opportunities like clean water. and what promising new treatment advances can make a new tomorrow possible. better questions. better outcomes. what the biggest companies deliver is exceptional customer experience. what makes it possible is unmatched connectivity and 5g solutions from t-mobile for business. t-mobile connects 100,000 delta airlines employees. powers tractor supply stores nationwide with reliable 5g business internet. and helps red bull revolutionize coverage of live events.

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lester holt getting ready for nightly news. among the top stories, we'll meet the team of ladies aged 64 and up, diving in to clean up underwater trash. lester joins us in about four minutes. is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? -your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. it's happening. switch to reliable comcast business internet with security and get started for $49.99 a month. plus ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. call today! is now the team's new head basketball coach. oakland native played 17 seasons in the nba, winning a championship in 2006 with the miami heat. he's also the father of warriors guard gary payton ii. the school's athletic director says payton was chosen for a number of reasons, including

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i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.the 50/50 club. the city hall insiders have a formula: grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. stories we've ever encountered. we're joined by san francisco olympian shannon rowbury as she becomes a bronze medalist, 12 years after competing in the london olympics. also, driverless car company cruise back on bay area roadways. nearly a year after regulators pulled the plug on their robo taxis. so what's different this time? and our

lester holt getting ready for nightly news. one of the top stories. olls in the presidential race and the key takeaways for vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump. lester joins us in about four minutes. is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? -your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. it's happening. switch to reliable comcast business internet with security and get started for $49.99 a month. plus ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. call today! located at the intersection of broadway and garnet, near the site of his martial arts school that he opened in the 60s. school combined martial arts and philosophy, and as you know, lee was considered by some as the most influential martial artist of all time and also pop cu

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it is great to be back with you. >>> we begin tonight in israel. a population rapidly approaching its wit's end. tonight, thousands of israeli citizens once more filling the streets, marching in mass protest against an israeli government that many believe has failed them and failed hamas-held hostages, still in custody 11 months into this conflict. the breaking point for many, the murders of six hostages at the hands of their hamas captors. among the dead, israeli-american hersh goldberg-polin. prime minister benjamin netanyahu tonight refusing calls to retreat, dimming hopes for a cease-fire and prisoner swap. and there is late word tonight the u.s. justice department has taken action against the leaders of the october 7th attack. our raf sanchez has been covering this war from the beginning and starts us off tonight from tel aviv. >> reporter: tonight, thousands rallying outside israel's defense ministry, as the largest protests since the start of the war surge on. public fury mount

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i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.-saving measure, right there, the guy holding onto the pole. this is the life-saving good samaritan, right here. on nbc bay area news tonight. we're following a developing story out of orinda. a deadly shooting in the street. why? neighbors believe it was fueled by road rage. and then our pg&e bills are going up again. we investigate why state regulators approved yet another rate hike, and why these

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lester holt preparing for nightly news. we're going to have more on the indictment of rap mogul sean combs. plus, the first of its kind drug that treats breast cancer in a new way. nbc's kathy park has more. today, the fda announced a promising update on a drug that could potentially reduce the risk of breast cancer coming back to patients. tonight on nightly news, we'll tell you who would benefit the most from this sayication and why. some doctors ali s. asks, "how many devices can my wifi handle?" that's an easy one, ali. the average home has more devices than ever. but our gateways are engineered to handle hundreds. so not only will they work today- they'll also work tomorrow! that's our new intern. thanks, buddy. oh, ok, yeah. get fast, reliable xfinity gig internet for $20 a month for 2 years with no annual contract when you add unlimited mobile. xfinity. bring on the good stuff. yeah. oh, control. oh, yeah. bringing down the house. that is dee dee simon singing a rendition of lose control by teddy swims. oakland nativ

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lester holt getting ready for nightly news.top stories the justice department accusing visa of using illegal monopolizing debit card payments. the story, that story, and more. when lester joins us in about four minutes. is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? -your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. it's happening. switch to reliable comcast business internet with security and get started for $49.99 a month. plus ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. call today! outside of l.a, bear sightings are pretty common. one couple is dealing with a huge black bear that has moved into a crawl space under their house. they say, though, the bear minds his own business, leaves late at night, comes back early in the morning. fam

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i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night.e a formula: grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. san francisco about housing and homelessness. the governor signing two new housing bills while mayor breed is boosting shelter capacity. will it work? also, the mud got him sick. the new lawsuit filed after thousands of people got infected at the famous tough mudder race in sonoma county, and the final day of the dreamforce conference from

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. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. some of the worst fears of a broader mideast conflict are being realized tonight along the israel-lebanon border. israel tonight expanding its assault on hezbollah inside lebanon. its warplanes and artillery striking suspected hezbollah positions across a widening stretch of the country. targeting, it says, hezbollah's weapons and warning lebanese civilians to evacuate from hezbollah areas. lebanese health officials tonight reporting close to 500 dead from the attacks and over 1,000 injured. for its part hezbollah still firing rockets and drones into northern israel. a tit for tat exchange of fire that began a year ago following the october 7th hamas attack in israel. now bleeding over into sustained and open conflict. prime minister netanyahu vowing "whoever tries to hurt us we will hurt him even more." the pentagon is making its own moves, reacting to all of this. richard engel joining us now from israel. richard, this was a day of very dramatic developments. >> reporter: lester, is

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night.e system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. of the end for the oakland a's. the final series in the bay area is happening right now. we'll take you to the coliseum to show you how fans are responding. and is there an outside chance the deal falls through in las vegas and the a's come back to oaklan? we'll be joined by former team ex

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.-saving measure, right there, the guy holding onto the pole. this is the life-saving good samaritan, right here. [cheers and applause] ♪♪ oh at last i've awaken ♪ ♪ to see what you've done ♪ ♪ what can i do ♪ ♪ but pack up and run ♪ ♪ now i know the rules ♪ ♪ get yourself another fool ♪ ♪ and now now that we're through ♪ ♪ you say you meant to be true ♪ ♪ oh but deep down in your heart i know ♪ ♪ that our love could never grow ♪ ♪ i tried to believe you ♪ ♪ that we'd never part ♪ ♪ but your kind of love ♪ ♪ broke my poor heart ♪ ♪ now i know the rules ♪♪ ♪ get yourself another fool ♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to the kelly clarkson show, give it up for my band. the funny thing about classics like that, my band was like where you going, i don't know. choose your own adventure, get yourself another fool. it has been reported by so many iconic artists including sam cooke, paul mccartney, patty griffin and elvis costello. they sound better on final, let's get to our first gues

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night.there was only one pediatrician to serve more than 10,000 children. daniel lurie said, i'm going to help. we opened a clinic for our most vulnerable children. i have worked shoulder to shoulder with him as we have brought solutions where people thought the problem was unsolvable. daniel doesn't take excuses. he holds himself accountable. and i know that he can do it for the city of san francisco. long time dangerous person right now on nbc bay area news tonight. within the last 90 minutes, president trump, addressing that

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night.phones in schools. the bills he just signed into law. also we must return public spaces to the public and do so by leading with compassion. oakland mayor sheng thao says she's giving the green light to

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. breaking news as we come on the air tonight. tropical storm francine gaining strength in the gulf of mexico, where forecasters expect it to become a hurricane by the time it makes landfall along the louisiana gulf coast as soon as wednesday. but storm surge and hurricane warnings are already in effect in some areas. a dangerous situation also unfolding tonight in the american west. searing temperatures, strong gusty winds and bone dry humidity are fueling an outbreak of wildfires so intense that in some cases firefighters have been forced to retreat. al roker is tracking it all for us tonight, starting with the latest on tropical storm francine. al, good evening. what's the latest? >> well, lester, here's the deal. we've got this system, it's 435 miles south-southwest of cameron, louisiana. 65-mile-per-hour winds. we expect that to intensify because the gulf waters are at record warmth right now. it's moving northwest at seven miles per hour. so we now have hurricane warnings up from

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night.ly clarkson show." let's get this show on the road while our team is prepping for our premier this monday. we are going all out for a party. it is going to be huge. with all of that planning going on, i decided to take the show and bring you unreleased interviews and highlights from last season. this is our lunch special. speaking of music, it is time for one of our favorite kellyoke classics. this is our cover of "beggin'." ♪♪ i'm beggin' beggin' you ♪ ♪ so put your loving hand out baby ♪ ♪ i'm beggin' beggin' you ♪ ♪ so put your loving hand out darling ♪ ♪ riding high when i was king ♪ ♪ i played it hard and fast 'cause i had everything ♪ ♪ i walked away but you warned me then ♪ ♪ but easy come and easy go and it would end ♪ ♪ so any time i bleed you let me go ♪ ♪ yeah any time i feed you get me? no? ♪ ♪ any time i seek you let me know ♪ ♪ but i plan and see just let me go ♪ ♪ i'm on my knees when i'm beggin' ♪ ♪ 'cause i don't want to lose you ♪ ♪ i'm beggin' beggin' you ♪ ♪ so put

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. ht.oud of where i came from ♪ ♪ i was born and raised in the boondocks ♪ ♪ and i can feel ♪ ♪ that muddy water running through my veins ♪ ♪ and i can hear that lullaby of a midnight train ♪ ♪ it sings to me and it sounds familiar ♪ ♪ i feel no shame ♪ ♪ i'm proud of where i came from ♪ ♪ i was born and raised in the boondocks ♪ ♪ one thing i know ♪ ♪ no matter where i go ♪ ♪ i keep my heart and soul in the boondocks ♪ ♪ working hard and having just a little enough. ♪ ♪ you can take it or you can leave it ♪ ♪ this is me, this is who i am ♪ ♪ give me a tin roof below a front porch and a gravel road ♪ ♪ that's home to me ♪ ♪ it feels like home to me ♪ ♪ one thing i know ♪ ♪ no matter where i go ♪ ♪ to keep my heart and soul in the boondocks ♪ ♪ i keep my heart and soul and the boondocks ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to the kelly clarkson show, give it up for my band, y'all. that's little big town's boondocks, i love that song. they released it back in 2005 as an anthem to their

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.elcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! once again coming to you from the iconic tums restaurant here in beautiful new york city. it's a perfect time for the soup of the day. cream of corn. no soup for you. that was my horrible accent. right now we are getting ready for our 30 rock 'n' roll roof party this monday going to be the biggest season premiere yet with live music, special guests and lots of prizes. in the meantime i have decided to unlock the door for a never-before-seen interview and highlights from last season and i asked jason to join me, because i did not want to be alone and i love jason and we need music. so this is another lunch special. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ lunch special ♪♪ >> kelly: let's get it! i will take it. the bar is low. speaking of music, let's start with -- a huge hit last year, one of our favorites, check out me and my band y'all doing olivia rodrigo's "bad idea, rights." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ haven't heard from you in a couple of months ♪ ♪ but i'm out right now and i'm all messed up

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. we want to take you right to new orleans where hurricane francine is taking direct aim with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. the now category 2 strength hurricane making its landfall tonight close to morgan city, louisiana. the national hurricane center warning of dangerous and life-threatening hurricane-force winds. the storm marching ashore along the gulf of mexico bringing heavy rains and flooding and a storm surge of up to ten feet. dangerous conditions including a tornado risk expected through the evening impacting southeast louisiana, mississippi, all the way to the florida panhandle. the rapid development of francine over just a few days left a shortened window for hurricane preps with sandbagging not getting under way until yesterday in some places. on its current track, the storm could be a direct hit to new orleans. the heavy rains testing the crescent city's network of pumps. tom llamas is there for us. tom, what are you seeing? >> reporter: so, lester, night

i'm lester holt. oxytocin makin' it all okay ♪ ♪ when i come back down it doesn't feel the same ♪ ♪ now i'm sittin' 'round waitin' for the world to end all day ♪ ♪ 'cause i couldn't leave you if i tried ♪ ♪ every time i'm ready to make a change ♪ ♪ you turn around and start messing with my brain ♪ ♪ i ain't tryna fight fate it's too late to save face ♪ ♪ i can't get away maybe there's no mistakes ♪ ♪ you break me then i break my rules ♪ ♪ last time was the last time too ♪ ♪ it's messed up i know but i'm still ♪ ♪ standing outside of the party smokin' in the car with you ♪ ♪ seven nation army fightin' at the bar with you ♪ ♪ tell you that i'm sorry tell me what i gotta do ♪ ♪ 'cause i can't let go it's chemical ♪ ♪ no i can't let go it's chemical ♪ ♪ tell you that i'm sorry tell me what i gotta do ♪ ♪ no i can't let go it's chemical ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band, y'all! all right, that was post malone's "chemical." he is such a talented artist