blayxander, nbc news, london >> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this tuesday. i'm lester holt. of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. . >>> joining the presidential race late. the billionaire looking to shake things up. >>> the fight doesn't end after the flames are extinguished. the new research about the impacts for firefighrs a father killed while riding his bike. >>> the news at 6:00 starts now. good evening, everybody. >>> a deadly fourth of july week for a family in san jose and today some answers. the man had just wrapped up his daily bike ride when a driver hit and killed him. today the man faced the judge. nbc bay area is in san jose with the latest. >> reporter: understandably the family is still in shock and today the daughter of the victim spoke out in court to try to make sure that the suspect doesn't get out on bail. the victim was an avid cyclist. last friday was no different. when the 62-year-old didn't return home, his wife used a phone tracking app and it led her here. her heart sank. >> the coroner told me he didn't make it. >> reporter: t

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rehema ellis, nbc news, new york >>> there's a lot more to tell you about tonight. ahead, outraged parents breaking their silence after they say a fertility clinic mixup led to their baby being born to a total stranger >>> and investigates are trying to crack a decades-old cold case. >>> next tonight, new developments in a case we first reported on this week. a california couple now breaking their silence and accusing a prominent fertility clinic of a shocking mixup that led to another woman giving birth to two babies, one of them theirs today they spoke to where you jo ling kent >> reporter: any and ashot manukyan lived an unimaginable nightmare. >> i wasn't there for his birth. i didn't carry him i couldn't feel him kicking inside of me >> reporter: unable to conceive on their own, they went to cha fertility center they say one of their embryos, along with an embryo from a separate family, were can implanted in a total stranger, an asian woman who thought she was pregnant with two twins of her own she was shocked when she gave birth to two boys, neither of which w

just hours ago ntsb officials shared an initial assessment of that crash nbc's dan scheneman has that update for us. >> reporter: sunday morning shortly after take off, investigators say the beach craft twin engine plane slammed into an unoccupied hangar at the addison airport just north of dallas in just moments, the aircraft was consumed by flames and the faa says destroyed a spokesman for the town odison board the plane. no one survived. >> we know two flight crew members and that there were eight passengers. we don't have a lot of detail beyond that at this point. >> reporter: the hangar was left with a massive hole in its roof and outer wall nbc news has learned the plane was based in addison and traveling to st. petersburg, florida. scheduled to arrive about three hours after take off >> preliminarily we've noted that the airplane was damaged by impact forces and a post-impact fire my team is starting to gather information on scene >> reporter: the investigation now in the hands of the national transportation safety board who will try to determine exactly what happened and why.

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone. a very public and poignant battle is won tonight for those who bravely confronted the ashes, debris and hidden health dangers of ground zero bitter sweet celebrations today as congress approved continued funding for the 9/11 victims compensation fund. ensuring a financial safety net for those sickened by toxic exposure at the site our jeff bennett has late details. >> reporter: tonight a victory for the first responders who risked their lives on september 11th cheering from above the senate floor. >> expression of approval is not permitted in the gallery >> reporter: as a bill passes to permanently pay for the 9/11 victim compensation fund >> the yeas are 97, the nays are 2. the bill is passed >> reporter: the two senators voting no, republicans mike lee and rand paul. both introducing measures to cap pay outs, which failed >> this should never have been a fight. >> reporter: the compensation fund had been running short on money. recently gaining nationwide attention following passion

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stephanie gosk, nbc news >> what a great story to end the week on. that's "nightly news" for this friday i'm lester holt. >>> dear president -- [ bleep ]. >> nobody respects you. >> right now at 6:00, making her position very well-known. new video shows a woman lashing out at president trump supporters in the south bay. we're learning more about the role she once played in politics. >>> plus, smoke that drifted into the bay from the campfire. scientists want to know what it did to your health. they're asking you -- what they're asking you to do. >> first, if you've got ac, get ready to crank it up. we're under a microclimate weather alert. plenty of triple digit temperatures as we head into the weekend. the news at 6:00 starts now. we begin with breaking news. a police officer involved in a multicar crash in san jose. we've been on the story since our 5:00 newscast. >>> we're at the crash site at the intersection of mckee and jackson near regional medical center. what have you learned? >> reporter: jessica, we're learning a lot from witnesses and fro

nbc's hallie jackson is at the white house. hallie, what do we know about this >> reporter: the u.n. nuclear watchdog is confirming today that iran is now in violation of the uranium enrichment limits set by the nuclear deal it's a move that's intended to put pressure on europe to achieve relief against sanctions against iran the european leaders are treading cautiously looking to deescalate tensions. the president asked today about his message to iran says they are playing with fire, and the white house is threatening to keep up its maximum pressure campaign until iran changes course lester >> all right hallie, thanks >>> for this year's annual fourth of july festivities in no fighter jet flyover, tanks will be included though they will be parked to prevent da to city roads. >>> to hong kong where half a million protesters took to the streets in a demonstration to weaken the justice system. there were clashes, big ones with police. nbc's bill neely is there for us tonight. >> reporter: tonight mayhem in hong kong. riot police

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stephanie gosk, nbc news. >> what a great story to end the week on. news" for this friday. i'm lester holt. thank you for watching everyone. and good night. >> uncle steve, can i call you uncle steve? steve: that's what i am. announcer: his confusing texts. >> i met a guy and he sent me a message. steve: in an effort to clear this up, i found him. [cheers and applause] >> hey, uncle steve. announcer: plus -- there's only time for they! >> whoo! announcer: put your hands together for your host, steve harvey! ♪ cheers and applause] steve: thank y'all. thank you very much. i appreciate y'all. [crowd chanting "steve"] steve: thank y'all. all right, that's good. all right. that's good. some different kind of energy in ere today. [cheers and applause] ou know what they call that? you know what they call that? they call that youthful exuberance. hey, i was thinking the other day i think that every situation should have a truth teller in it. remember how kids -- kids used to tell on everybody. they call them tattle tales. they used to tell on everything. i th

and that is "nbc nightly news" on a sunday i'm kate know. all of us here, have a great night >>> we start with breaking news out of san francisco. a fire is burning in mclaren park. you're looking live at the scene right now. see that smoke billowing into the air. firefighters say it's an active grass fire which means it's not under control yet. they also say the flames are not threatening any buildings. now, this is the third fire in mclaren park in the past eight days. we'll bring you more information as it comes into our newsroom. we'll keep an eye on the situation for you. >>> our other top story tonight. we continue to follow more breaking news out of san francisco as well. two pedestrians were hit in the area of taylor and o'farrell streets. >> one did not rvive. nbc bay area's sergio quintana is live at the scene with the very latest. sergio? >> reporter: yeah, this is a story we've been updating throughout the evening. toi i want to

up additional money for health care for 9/11 first responders. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. president trump's attempt to distance himself from the go back controversy is ringing hollow tonight the fall out from his racist attack on four congresswomen who the trump rally began yelling "send her back" after the president took another swipe at somali-born congresswoman ilhan omar the president saying he tried to stop the chant, except the video shows he didn't. hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: the chant easy to hear but for some hard to listen to "send her back." >> reporter: democrats and a few republicans appalled at the words incentive erupting from the crowd at the president's north carolina rally, referencing congresswoman ilhan omar who escaped somalia as a child. >> i'm worried for our country. >> it's violent rhetoric. >> the chant was offensive. it's just wrong. >> reporter: omar herself quoting maya angelou, like air i'll rise, defending her right to make at times controversial comments on foreign policy that have angered re

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nbc robert honda takes a look at this. the census bureau says those forms are only a test. community leaders say it's really a trick. >> reporter: that's right. it is confusing and some community groups say that's deliberate. in essence, about half a million households nationwide got a tested census form and about half of those include the citizenship question. theoretically, that's supposed to test public response, but many say the word on the street is really meant to scare people. four undocumented immigrants life these days is often a swirl of fear and confusion with threats of i.c.e. raids and now a census form circulating that includes a citizenship question the supreme court

morgan radford, nbc news, new york. or passengers a me anxious plane made a rough landing today at an airport when its nose gear collapsed. here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: from a passing bus in lagos, the ground view of a passenger jet stuck in place. >> thank you, lord. no tire. >> reporter: landing on a rain soaked runway, the air p 737 with 139 people on board came down hard. then as the plane exited the runway, two tires blew, the nose gear collapsed, the strut punching through the pavement. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: no one was injured. once off the plane, a first glimpse of the damage. >> i'm thankful to the pilot. >> he kept talking to us. >> reporter: founded six years ago it flies mostly on the twitter page the airline pledges no short cuts, safety first. in a statement claiming today after land being safely and rolling to the runway exit, the nose gear developed a problem and partially collapsed. a nigerian accident team now investigating. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >> lawyers for jeffrey eps

kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> he's got all the fame in chicago. like, eh. >> and with a name like chance the snapper especially >>> the final season of hbo's "game of thrones" may have gotten mixed reviews from fans but it made a big impression on the television academy that was apparent during the emmy award nominations mark barger has details. >> reporter: "game of thrones" has a chance to recapture the best drama crown at the emmy awards the three-time winner earned a record-setting 32 nominations for the show's final season. "thrones" stars emilia clarke and kit harington grabbed lead actonations while seven moreamrtg actress categories nbc's "this is us" is among the seven shows vying with "thrones" for best drama mandy moore and milo ventimiglia and sterling k. brown for best actor and chris sullivan for supporting actor "killing eve" alsoa long with better call saul, bodyguard, ozark and "pose. >> if te lose it certainly won't be for lack of touching people in a denny's >> and "veep" will try to end its run on a high note they will go up ag

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening we begin with breaking news, a killing spree that held los angeles in suspense for much of a day just ended with the capture of a suspect. since this morning six people have been shot, four of them killed the shootings happening at three locations in l.a. san fernando valley including a city bus where the latest victim was shot molly hunter is in l.a. with the latest >> reporter: tonight the suspect is in custody. >> he's armed with a 9 mm auto >> reporter: dramatic video shows s.w.a.t teams zeroing in he went to an apartment in the valley shooting and killing his brother and father and wounding his mother >> i saw police just raiding the building next to me and saw ten police officers with guns, rifles and hand guns going crazy. >> reporter: hours later at a gas station in north hollywood he shot two people killing his girlfriend and leaving the other person in critical condition on the run from there, then he attempted to rob someone at an a atm. then he boarded a bus nearby shooting at persons at close range.

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craig boswell, nbc news, washington. >>> a u.s. warship destroyed an iranian drone today in the strait of hormuz. president trump says the drone threatened the ship, the "uss boxer," which is an amphibious assault ship. no link has been made between today's drone strike and iran's announcement that it seized a foreign tanker and its 12-member crew. this also happened in the strait of hormuz. iran claims the ship was smuggling oil. iran's state department has condemned the seizure and is demanding its immediate release. >>> for a fifth day thousands of protesters in puerto rico are demanding that the island's governor resign. ♪ the protests escalated overnight with authorities firing tear gas and pepper spray. today barricades were put up on streets leading to the governor's mansion. the protests have not stopped since some of the governor's private chats were released over the weekend. they contain insulting and homophobic messages about rival politicians. even pop star ricky martin, who joined demonstrators today. yesterday. the g

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. president trump's message, america love it or leave it. doubling down upon harsh words to four liberal democratic congresswomen, all women of color, all american citizens, whom he told over the weekend to go back to their home countries. a demeaning phrase often used by racists. today the president brushing off the storm of criticism his words created, but not letting it go the four women targeted by the president speaking out just a short time ago our hallie jackson has late details. >> reporter: a united front late today from the freshmen democrats attacked by the president as he fans the flames of racial resentment >> this is his plan to pit us against one another. >> this is a distraction, and we should not take the bait >> he does not know how to defend his policies. so what he does is attack us personally, and that is what this is all about. >> i urge house leadership, many of my colleagues, to take action to impeach this lawless president today. >> reporter: alexandria ocasio-c

rehema ellis, nbc news detroit. >> what a beautifuy >> that is for this sunday. lester holt will be in tomorrow. i'm peter alexander. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great evening good night >>> right now at 6:00. the power of pride, thousands of people took to the streets of san francisco for the parade, a lot of fun and came with an unexpected interruption. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you for joining us, i am terry mcsweeney. >> in their year's pride parade included some star power, kamala harris. >> lili tan is joining us in san francisco with more on that. >> reporter: this is day three of pride for me. i have to say the energy and excitement is just as high or if not higher than day one. many ended here at civic center plaza and also where w

this year's show was on nbc was accompanied by music from popular films. earlier in the day, the best eaters in the world descended on coney island for nathan's famous hot dog eating contest the question on everyone's mind, could joey chestnut beat his record of 74 dogs in ten minutes? well, he came up short only hounding down 71 weiners and buns this year that is still more than enough to win joey jaws his 12th pile and a repeat winner for the women as well. nick i downed 31 hot dogs for her 5th straight hot dog victory. bring in hot dog-eating janessa webb here. >> 40. >> one of the reasons they didn't get the record was the temperature. it was 75 degrees. it was 90 on coney island. >> i'm glad you know the forecast for hot dog eating. >> i had to look it up >> we need that, right >> it engulfed my life yesterday, the whole thing i did more research on hot dog eating it was hot >> i'm proud of all of them. now do they go on a diet i don't know what happens. >> joey moves on to another challenge. >> joey, i challenge you next year let's check what's going

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>g. there's bruise eaking news as we come on tonight. a hurricane watch for costal louisiana, mother casters intensify into a named storm. triggering a flash flood emergency and leaving neighborhoods under water. morgan chesky is in new orleans tonight. >> reporter: tonight louisiana under a state of emergency after a fast-moving storm threw waterspouts and flash flooding that brought new orleans to a soggy stand still. in some areas, nearly ten inch of rain in just two hours. >> disabled cars all over the rain. it's like a hurricane. >> reporter: canal street living up to its name. >> i'm struck. i'm stranded out here. i don't know what to do. >> reporter: when it comes to keeping the city dry, these drainage canals are crucial. only problem they can only handle so much water, leaving these low-lying neighborhoods at risk with nothing more than a few inch of rain. the building tropical threat casting a shadow as far as texas. >> be prepared for this particular storm. this is the time to

nbc's tracie potts joining us now from d.c. with the very latest tracie, good morning we're hearing there is some relief on the way. >> reporter: yes, there is help on the way, fep. $4.6 billion the congress has approved and the president has signed off on. this is humanitarian aid at the border it's what is a's happening insi that's caught the attention of lawmakers including those from the hispanic caucus tour two of those facilities in texas. cell, it was clear that the water was not running. there was a toilet, but there was no running water for peo drk in fact, one of the women said that she was told by an agent to drink water out of the toilet. >> reporter: take a look at this tweet from congresswoman alexandra ocasio-cortez who visited one of the facilities, saying it's not just the kids. it's everyone, people drinking out of toilets officers laughing in front of members of congress. i brought it up to their superiors. they said officers are under stress and act out sometimes no accountability, she says. and that seems t

ron allen, nbc news. >>> now to a mystery we've been following. the estranged husband of the connecticut mother of five who's been missing for more than a month now is speaking exclusively to our new york station wnbc here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: he described it all like a bad dream >> when it first started i serio seriously pinched myself a couple of times and said in cannot be true i'm wearing orange and i'm in a cell >> reporter: he and girlfriend michelle troconis are charged with evidence tampering and hindering prosecution in the disappearance of his estranged wife, mother of five jennifer dulos. charges they deny. he did not speak of evidence prosecutors have against them including video of a man and a woman they say match their description throwing out items including jennifer's bloody clothes only saying many people have already decided he's guilty >> i've already been convicted in their mind. now, the people that know me, both in the united states in greece, they have a different opinion. they have been very supportive the

nbc's sarah harmon is in rome. >> both of the teens are being held here. there is real outrage here in this country, the interior minister saying the focus should not be on that photo, but on the officer that was killed. >> reporter: elders family said they continue to gather facts on the case and their hearts go out to the family and friends of officer rega tonight police say they found the murder weapon hidden in the teen's hotel room, and that they were ready to leave, bags packed, when they were arrested. >>> beach goers are on high alert after two separate shark attacks along the coastline. gabe gutierrez is at jacksonville beach with more on how to protect yourself. >> reporter: tonight pro surfer franklin o'rourke is recovering after the scare of his life. >> i never felt force like that from any animal or anything in my life. i was in shock >> reporter: this video shows him and other surfers in the waters off jacksonville struggling with what he thinks is a black tip shark >> i've never seen one that close and that kind of aggression it was coming

here's nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: we have a liftoff!> reporter: 50 years ago today, the dream of a man on the moon came true. >> that's one small step for man one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: that moment still resonates. 650 million people worldwide watched those first grainy images >> my parents were so excited, they were almost crying. >> beautiful, just >> it's amazing. they went up, landed, turned around and came back >> reporter: 50 years ago my dad took the three of us kids all out and bought us a newspaper. this one's mine and i still look at it from time to time and dream. gary george was a dreamer, too, who went from building backyard rockets with friends to an internship with nasa's engineer team for 218 bucks he bought a bunch of surplus government videotapes and made a discovery of his own original recordings from the moon. >> put that to the side >> i got these three reels of tape that were labeled "apollo 11 eva." and dad being the space buff that he was, he looked at that and he said, i don't think i would give th

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. there's bruise eaking news as we come on tonight. aricane watch for costal louisiana, mother casters tracking a tropical cyclone likely to intensify int a named storm. triggering a flash flood emergency and leaving neighborhoods under water. morgan cheskis in new orleans tonight. >> reporter: tonight louisiana under a en state of eme after a fast-moving storm threw waterspouts and flash flooding that brought new orleans to a soggy stand still. in someareas, nearly ten inch of rain in just two hours. c disabledars all over the rain. it's like a hurricane. >> reporter: canal street living up to 'mts name. >> itruck. i'm stranded out here. i don't know what to do. >> reporter: when it comes to keeping the city dry, these redrainage canals a crucial. only problem they can only handle so much lyater, leaving these low-g neighborhoods at risk with nothing more than a few inch of rain. the building tropical threat casting a shadow as far as texas. p> be prepared for thisticular storm. this i

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the giants at home right here on nbc bay area. >> let's go to the nbc broadcast booth and check in with jon miller and mike krukow. >> the giants and mets game two, and what do you do for an ensghor had a classic here last night, bumgarner and syndergaard, both outstanding, 16 innings, high drama at the end and a lot of drama all throughout the ball game last night and the giants came out on top once again. they have done it not just with the great opens which has been spectacular dgwith pitching as night, monday in denver and even here at home against the cardinals before the break. >> 16-inning game last night. really a pitching duel from the first to the 16th inning. the giants have been having good arms, great hitting and timely inning to boot. to the they take on last year's cy young award winner, jacob degrom, and he'll face tyler bidi who has been on a roll himself. it should be all about pitching once again. here we go. giants/mets coming up. i'm jon miller with mike krukow. back to you. >> thanks, guys. while the game is on, you can still watch your favorite shows over on cozi-

>>> tonight your ticket to tokyo, let the countdown to the 2020 games begin >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm savannah guthrie in for lester tonight iran is making bold accusations against the u.s., the country claiming it busted the iranians laid out their case on state television in dramatic fashion today. but the white house was quick to dismiss these claims as just the latest provocation from a country feeling the heat chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell leads us off >> reporter: tonight another escalation in iran's showdown with the u.s this highly produced video claiming to show that the cia recruited 17 iranians, a charge president trump strongly denies. >> i read a report today about cia. that's a false story they put out propaganda. they put out lies. let's see what happens with iran we are ready for the absolute worst, and we're ready for sense too. >> reporter: iran also showing alleged business cards from u.s. diplomats iran says are cia agents in turkey and other countries, all presented at a highly unusual brief

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nbc's hans nichols has more. >> reporter: the leak first published by the daily mail and nbc news may cause diplomatic difficulty because of unflattering comments about president trump dating back to 2017 up to present day the united kingdom ambassador suggested that president trump might be in debt to dodgy russians he warned that president trump was, quote, inept, and insecure. now, the british foreign office hasn't explicitly confirmed the content of these cables, but they are trying to distance themselves from them and they have confirmed to nbc news that there is an investigation that will be initiated. president trump weighed in on the controversy. >> the ambassador has not served the u.k. well. i can tell you that. we're not defending that man >> reporter: before leaving new jersey, the president also congratulated the u.s. women's national team for their world cup victory. dara >> hans, thank you >> good news for president trump as the race for 2020 heats up. a new poll shows the president at his highest approval ratings ever thanks to a booming economy. however, over half of

nbc's gabe gutierrez is there tonight.r: tonight, more psters on the streets of san juan demanding puerto rico's governor resign. >> why should the governor resign? >> because he isn't rthy of being the governor of puerto rico. >> reporter: there have been other demonstrations in miami, d.c., and new york where late today, "hamilton" creator lin-manuel miranda sounded off. >> support of the people. >> reporter: today, a second royal caribbean cruise ship cancelleit s visit to the island. i after policeriot gear fired tear gato break up a crowd in san juan on monday. governor ricardo rossello has been under fire since nearly 900 pages of a private grp chat were leaked and published by the center for investigative journalism in puerto rico. the reported messages between rossello and several close aides contain vulgar jokes about female politicians and journalists as well as an anti-gay slur aimed at pop star ricky martin who joined te today's protes. rossello insists he won't resign. he faced mounting criticism over his es g

nbc bay area'sam joins us from pier 39. sam, there's a lot of action behind you. >> reporter: anousha, if it is clear enough, this is the spot you want to be, pier 39. people have been here since this morning staking out their spots. two barges are going to be launches those fireworks offshore here at pier 39, also at aquatic park up the street. i talked to the guy who has been running the show for the last 30 minutes. he says, trust me, fog or no fog, the show is going to be great. for two days the fireworks have been primed and prepped. >> we're out here setting up our hardware, all of our mortars and tubes and all the equipment that it takes to shoot the fireworks up in the air. >> reporter: now it's go time. and at pier 39, the anticipation is palpable. >> so excited, there's so much going on. >> reporter: at the moment we catch clouds hovering. sea lions preening. and the "impeach trump" boat making waves. this year's celebration coming at a tenuous time. >> close that camp! >> heartbreaking. gut-wrenching. >> reporter

kurt gregory, nbc news >> it's going to be here before we know it >> yeah.me just like that >>> all right. krispy kreme fans, do we have a sweet piece of news for you. the donut shop opened a new concept store in north carolina. customers can now build their own donuts by choosing different glazes, toppings, drizzle flavors. they also added some new menu items like donut-infused ice cream and milk shakes and scoop sandwiches this location is just one of 45 new shops that will open across the country through 2020 >> that was my face, that that kid just made right now. what ice cream sandwich donut oh, it will be so good >> thanks for waking up with us. i'm frances rivera >> intr aoducing my new spicy chicken strips combo. bigger, tastier strips of juicy chicken with crunchy batter. spice them up with hot sauce or cool them down with buttermilk ranch. try my 100% all-white meat spicy chicken strips combo today. only at jack in the box. ♪ try my $4.99 barbeque bacon double cheeseburger combo. >>> and good wednesday morning to you, july th24th. taking a live loo

nbc bay area's ali wolf is live in san francisco. ali, you spoke with fathers of two officers killed this year. >> reporter: that's right, garvin, i did. officers tara o'sullivan and natalie corona were both killed while serving their communities this year in northern california. they were both just in their 20s and today their families came together for the first pitch. >>> before tonight's giants game inside oracle park, a moment of silence for northern california law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty this year. the first pitch brought together families of two fallen officers, natalie corona from davis and officer tara o'sullivan from sacramento. >> there are still days that, you know, wake up and don't want to get out of bed. >> reporter: it was a tough night for officer o'sullivan's father dennis o'sullivan. >> the last game that i was in this park was with tara. >> reporter: the officer originally from contra costa county was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance one month ago. >> today is the

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening. we learn today that two of the three people killed at a mass shooting at a alalifornia food festivre children and that the attacker was a 19-year-old. tonight police are examining his social media posting some with racial overtones as they search f a motive. in addition to the dead, a dozen were yeinjured in erday's attack in gilroy that sent families fleeing in panic and police leaping into action. ll we have it a covered tonight and miguel almaguer leads us off in gilroy. what's the latest there? >> reporter: good evening, the park behind me where the festival took place remains a crime scene. just this morning this entire area was on lock wn as police were looking for a possible accomplice. they never found one. the suspect is dead and now ty may never know why he opened fire. the band was playing eir final song when gunfire began. e at s and carn the gilroy garlic enestival. the tee gunman unloading round after round as families ran for their lives. >> he just brought his gun up a

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morgan chesky, nbc news >>> still ahead tonight, it's payback time for those caughy equifax. more than half of all americans are owed money right now. we'll show you how to claim it >>> also, the new fears in some military families over the change being considered by the trump administration >>> tonight, there is more than a 50% chance that you were affected by that massive data breach by equifax, the credit reporting agency, and that you may be entitled to cash as part of the settlement announced this week. correspondent jo ling kent has the details >> reporter: this week more americans discovering for the first time if they were hacked in a massive equifax data breach >> it's really easy. you just put your last name in here >> reporter: we hit the streets to help people find out if they were affected >> it's extremely easy you want to do it right now? >> sure. >> it's pretty shocking to be honest with you >> we didn't know. >> i guess i was impacted >> are you surprised >> i am. >> reporter: the federal trade commission making it easy to check if you were hacked with the la