robert bazell, nbc news, new york. >> and we wanted to let you know all day tomorrow, nbc news will have in depth coverage of this historic drought of 2012. how it's affecting everything from the environment to prices we all pay for food. coverage across the many platforms of nbc news, and tomorrow night on this broadcast. >>> overseas now, this was the deadliest day in a year for civilians in afghanistan. a wave of suicide bombings across the country. at least 14 in one city alone, leaving dozens dead. more than 100 injured including children. many of the attacks targeted afghan security forces. and as the civil war in syria continues, that country's prime minister who defected and escaped to jordan just last week, said the assad regime is near collapse, in fact, and controls just a third of the country now. he urged other officials to defect and join the rebel side. >>> still ahead as we continue along the way tonight. you'll want to see the new crash test. a new way to measure how safe your car is in the real world. and some big brand names are not getting good grades. >>> and later,

ron allen, nbc news, watertown, new york. >> that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and back here tomorrow evening. good night, everyone. >>> good evening, kris sanchez. hundreds of people are paying tribute to a marine who died serving his country.

>>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> tonight firefighters from california to idaho are locked in a dangerous dance with the weather as they search for an opening trying to get an upper hand on wildfires. the huge blaze east of boise, idaho has stalled on the door step of one resort village and now poses an additional threat to the west. it is one of several fires raging to the american west. one of the most brutal fire seasons anybody can recall. nbc's mike joins us. >> reporter: the most dangerous threat has been just north of here. that same fire now has other towns on high alert. as happens the shape and movements of idaho's fire have changed. when the occupants were given evacuation orders some feared the worst and vowed to stay until the very last minute. >> until i see fire come over the hill i will stay. >> this is a big investment for us. this is our retirement. >> reporter: the fire stalled two miles away leaving commander no choice but to wait before attacking the fire head on. >> it's just frustrating. that's where we

i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> well, mitt romney sat down with nbc news political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd yesterday for an extended interview. this was part of an upcoming documentary. and todd asked romney about selecting a nominee for vice president. take a listen. >> reporter: what do you want your running mate to say about you? what do you want your selection to say about what kind of president you're goi to be? >> i don't think i have anything for you on the vp running mate other than i certainly expect to have a person that has strength of character, vision for the country, that ad adds something the political discourse, about the direction of the country. i happen to believe this is a defining election for america, that we're going to be voting for what kind of america we're going to have. >> that was part of chuck todd's exclusive interview with mitt romney which you can see more of on a special hour on msnbc. that's going to be later this month. >>> elsewhere, the long-struggling u.s. postal service has hit a new crisis level. it is

ron allen, nbc news, watertown, new york. >> that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and back here tomorrow evening. "today" and back here tomorrow evening. good night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

richard engel, nbc news, northern syria. >> by the way, there was a syrian athlete in the competition tonight as athletics got under way at the summer olympic games. >>> and back here at these games, the big news has to do with the crowning of the title fastest man in the world. that's what you get to call yourself when you win the men's 100-meter. and our look-away spoiler alert warning begins right now. in a race you'll see in primetime here on nbc tonight, here is your winner of the men's 100-meter race. okay. with that safe to look back as we talk about something else. >>> something has happened here that last happened at the winter games in vancouver. the home team is winning. not only that, great britain, team gb, is positively on fire. third in overall medals behind the u.s. and china. just today, when the brit andy murray beat federer at wimbledon, it was as if the cork exploded from a giant bottle of champagne the size of all england. chris jansing has had the great assignment of covering it all. she's with us here tonight at tower bridge. chris? >> you're not kidding. i was

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> overseas we continue to follow this fighting in syria. the rebels way outgunned and up against seemingly impossible odds as they fight the regime and fight their way across the countryside. our chief correspondent richard engel is reporting and today encountered the fighting up close. he reports from ariha. 40 miles outside the big city of aleppo. >> reporter: at 11:00 a.m. attack helicopters circle the sky. from a rooftop we hear the assault begin. it sounds like artillery and tracings from the helicopters. we move down to the alley to try to find out why syrian forces are attacking this city of 70,000 south of aleppo. we see civilians fleeing from open areas searching for cover and rebels on motor cycles on the main square. it appears a large military cyc the main square. it appears a large military convoy was passing through and as the troops were moving past here the rebels in this town opened fire on them. in a makeshift rebel media center activists try to upload videos of the attack they have taken with small cameras. they show me s

jay gray, nbc news, polk county, missouri. >>> and all day today nbc news will have in-depth coverage of the historic drought of 2012, how it's affecting everything from the environment to prices you pay at the supermarket. this will be across the many platforms of nbc news. >>> all right. now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. a powerful storm blew through northern texas, and a homeowner ended up documenting the destruction of his own barn. a home security camera shows the roof being ripped away by winds reaching nearly 70 miles an hour. the storm damaged several other homes and knocked out power to hundreds. >> in nashville, a ground collision between two planes left one on top of the other. the faa says the bigger plane, a gulfstream jet, was being towed when it broke loose and ran into the smaller twin-engine propjet, which had been sitting parked. luckily no one was hurt. >>> in colorado a bear decided to hang out in downtown aspen. the cub was spotted wandering along the ledge of a condo complex, just hanging out, before making his way to a t

nbc news is saying that he will choose paul ryan. julie carey is joining us. what do you make of this? >> reporter: it's interesting to announce a selection on a saturday morning in the midst of the olympics. but the romney campaign put out a news release saying it would announce the pick on the uss wisconsin tomorrow morning at 9:00. that led to speculation that it would be paul ryan. it is important to remember that bob mcdonald will be with mitt romney at all of his three stops in the commonwealth tomorrow. it underscores the importance of the commonwealth in the presidential race. mitt romney is running behind president obama in virginia. this four-state bus tour that begins tomorrow is critical for the romney campaign to try to gain ground. they start in norfolk tomorrow and move up to ashland, virginia. late this afternoon, the romney campaign added a rally at randolph macon in ashland. and they come up to manassas and are having a rally at 4:10 in the afternoon alongside the train tracks there. and all the rallies and less rules were changed for that. t

robert bazell, nbc news, new york. >>> up next here tonight, dr. martin luther king, jr., in his own words in the lost tape we have not been able to hear until now. >>> the latest picture from mars is just a photo of tire tracks on mars, but roll that thought around in your head for a while. those are tire tracks on mars from a vehicle nasa landed there, the new mars rover curiosity taking its first tentative test-drive around its new neighborhood. by the way, they have named the landing site bradbury after the late great ray bradbury of science fiction fame, who would have turned 92 today. sadly, he did not live long enough to see this. >>> a piece of american history we did not know we had has been discovered in a box in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee. it's reel to reel audiotape of an interview with the reverend dr. martin luther king, jr. the best thing we can do here is let you listen to a portion of what dr. king said about the progress toward civil rights. as a young man of just 31 years of age, this was recorded just four days before ch

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. tonight it is official, the federal government says the current outbreak of west nile virus is the largest in the u.s. right now there are four times the usual number of cases. what's worse is very few people are exempt from this because it's now been found in just about every state in this country. some numbers here, over 11 cases reported in 38 states in all. texas and the lower mississippi delta area have been hit the worst. unbelievably 41 people have died from it so far. that's part of the problem, it's early yet in the west nine season. that's why the numbers from the feds today got the attention of a lot of people. we begin tonight with nbc's janet shamlian. she's just outside houston. hey, janet, good evening. janet shamlian. she's just outside houston. >> reporter: brian, good evening. this is hooks airport. it's one of the command centers in the battle against west nile. tonight after dark planes will take off fr

rehema ellis, nbc news, georgetown, massachusetts. >> that's "nightly news" for this friday night. thanks for being here. i'm lester holt. i'll see you later on "dateline" and all weekend long. brian will be back here on monday. brian will be back here on monday. good night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the santa clara county sheriff's department, the bomb squad is on the scene and a shelter in place is under way for sis punish shus article found between east charleston and middle field road. residents have been dealing with this situation since just before 3:00 this afternoon. the nbc bay area news desk confirms a bomb squad robot is making its way to this device.

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senior adviser kevin madden told nbc news "the governor has always and repeatedly said he believes the president was born here in the united states." while many in today's rally didn't make much of the remark -- >> i just think it's a little bit political rhetoric right now. it's just a little going back and forth on some small issues. >> reporter: it's an issue that still resonates amongst some on the fringe of the republican party. >> no, that's a phony birth certificate. >> reporter: in recent weeks romney promised to elevate the tone of this bitter campaign, deriding the president and his team for its negative attacks. >> mr. president, take your campaign of division, and anger and hate back to chicago and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting america. >> reporter: now the romney campaign is looking ahead to next week's republican convention with its theme of better future, where it hopes to redirect the political debate back to its central argument, romney's private sector experience, which they say will help turn around the american economy. late this evening in a network tel

luckily their successes roll on, so does "nbc nightly news" from london. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. in a matter of days, when the olympic flame and the stadium behind us here is put out and the nonstop television coverage signs off, and the summer of 2012 continues and thoughts turn to politics, in a matter of days we will know mitt romney's choice for a running mate. some new polls just out show romney may face a bit more of an uphill race than he expected right about now. but the gop convention, their chance to show off their candidate, their ticket, begins in 17 days. we start off with the state of the race tonight and our chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. >> reporter: trailing in the polls, the romney campaign hopes the announcement of a vice presidential running mate will give them a shot in the arm and a chance to relaunch. >> i certainly expect to have a person that has strength of character, vision for the country, that adds something to the political discourse about the direction

jim maceda, nbc news, london. >>> now to the conflict in syria. it's been going on, as you know, for 17 months. and this all out battle for the northern city of aleppo is now in its 12th day. and tonight, our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has learned of a development in that battle that may be a turning point for the rebels. richard is with us again tonight from inside syria. >> reporter: good evening, brian. rebel sources tell nbc news that for the first time in this conflict the free syrian army has been armed with nearly two dozen shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles. that they came in from turkey. rebels hope this is the first batch, and say their effects will be felt soon. for days in aleppo, and throughout this war, syrian troops have had total air superiority. that is now changing. and the new anti-aircraft weapons could help their battle for aleppo. the syrian government promised to make quick work of what it called the terrorists in aleppo. but the rebels are holding on. the rebels today battled to defend every corner of thei

jim maceda, nbc news, london. >> jim maceda, who remains available for the u.s.eam. >>> up next here tonight, the latest mishap at a busy american airport tonight. >>> it can be a delicate dance on the ground when airports get busy on a friday in the summer. and tonight things didn't go well at dulles outside d.c. a luftansa airbus and united express commuter twin prop clipped wingtip to tail. passengers posted photos of the damage to the luftansa jet. no injuries or fire. all on board were okay. >>> a rare sight in the skies over the jersey shore. a blimp bigger than good year. it's an army air ship made by northrup grumman. it's in the testing phase prior to deployment. it was designed as a high altitude intelligence gathering platform on its shakedown crews. the armed forces have used a number of smaller ones over iraq and afghanistan. it was seen, and what's believed to be amateur video was visible in the skies over new jersey for about 90 minutes earlier this week. >>> holly holy, it's neil diamond getting his star on the walk of fame. saluting a career that

rehema ellis, nbc news, georgetown, massachusetts. >> that's "nightly news" for this friday night.nks for being here. i'm lester holt. i'll see you later on "dateline" and all weekend long. brian will be back here on monday. good night, everyone.

peter alexander, nbc news, wisconsin. >>> we want to bring in the guy now who broke the news about the vp pick, our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd. chuck, the dems obviously think there's traction to be had in going after ryan's proposals to overhaul medicare. hard to see romney didn't see that coming. could it hurt him and where? >> reporter: well, it could hurt him and we have actually put together some head leans just in the state of florida alone when you see the headlines overnight there. you can see that that is where there are more medicare sensitive voters, perhaps, than anywhere else in this presidential battleground. interestingly enough, on this bus tour, initially, romney was supposed to go to florida and the assumption was that ryan would go with him. they're having the wisconsin rally tonight and ryan in iowa. but how they present this medicare plan that ryan pushed in to the state of florida and how they push back on what are going to be relentless attacks on medicare is going to be interesting. you heard a little bit of a preview. they

peter alexander, nbc news. >>> we want to bring you the guy who broke the news about the pick, chuck todd. the dems think there is traction to go after ryan's proposal to overhaul medicare. could it hurt romney and where? >> we have put together headlines just in the state of florida alone. when you see the headlines overnight there you can see that that is where there are more medicare sensitive voters perhaps than anywhere else in this presidential battleground. on this bus tour initially romney was supposed to go to florida and the assumption was that ryan would go with him. there is the wisconsin rally tonight and ryan in iowa. how they present this medicare plan that ryan pushed into the state of florida and how they push back on what are relentless attacks on medicare will be interesting. they are trying to say president obama cut medicare, too. paul ryan wants to do more cuts and more changes. so far those have been very unpopular when tested with voters. >> the president is about to head out on his bus tour. how does the ryan pick change the conversation? does it redefine the

also tonight, nbc news has confirmed that ann romney, who is set to deliver a speech next monday at the convention, has now had that speech moved to tuesday night so it can air in prime time. david? >> peter alexander on the campaign trail tonight, it's going to be a busy political weekend as we head into the convention weekend. my exclusive guest on "meet the press" will include former florida governor jeb bush and former republican presidential nominee john mccain, sunday, a special edition of "meet the press" here on this nbc station. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues, lance armstrong stripped of his titles, even though he's never failed a drug test but is his punishment fair? >>> later a big loss on one of the most beloved streets in america. ♪ [ male announcer ] start with a simple idea. think. drink coffee. design something totally original. do it again. that's good. call in the engineers. call in the car guys. call in the nerds. build a prototype. mold it. shape it. love it. give it a starting price under 16 grand. uh-oh. the finance guys. you can't do that. [ male anno

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nightly news from london begins now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in london. >>> good evening from this global gathering here in london where tonight as quickly we turn our sights back to the united states specifically the tripling and historic drought we are in the midst of and the news that came out just today a new and official u.s. government measure of just how bad it is and how much it is going to impact us. we begin with our chief environmentalta affairs correspondent, an thompson. >> reporter: this is america land of the dry. rivers barely moving, farmland cracked and parched by a persistent stubborn drought. today the u.s. department of agriculture reports nearly half of the counties have been declared a disaster because of the drought. much of the west, midwest and southeast bathed in red having endured a severe drought for eight or more weeks. the fear in colorado county, texas is potential wildfires fuelled by the trees killed in last year's drought. >> we may have lost between 100 and 500 million trees. in

that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday.an williams will be reporting the broadcast tomorrow night from the republican convention in tampa. i'm lester holt, and for all of in tampa. i'm lester holt, and for all of us at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

this will be across the many platforms of nbc news. here's your first look at the other news going across america. the powerful storm through through and a homeowner documented the destruction of his own barn. a camera shows the roof being ripped away by the winds reaching nearly 70 miles per hour. the storm damaged other homes and knocked out power to hundreds. a ground collision between two planes left one right on top of another. the bigger plane, a gulfstream jet is towed when it broke loose and ran into the smaller twin-engine turbo crop that was sitting parked. in colorado, there was a bear who was just hanging out and wandering along the ledge before making his way to a tree during his escapade. it's one of three bear sightings. >> it is christmas in august in new york. the radio city rockets gave the crowd a preview of their 2012 christmas show spectacular. santa claus even braved the less than wintry weather to help the ladies kickoff their new season. let's get a check of the national weather with bill who has the forecast. bi

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prices and family budgets as much of the nation remains stuck in a very dry place, ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> no end in sight. for a look at the national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. that's the frustrating part. when is the heat going to end. >> usually middle of september is when we get the colder air coming down from canada. but the other thing that can happen is we can get tropical weather, beneficial weather from a dying hurricane. the reason that's all timely is because we actually are now tracking storm system that could be a problem for someone in about a week, maybe eight to nine days from now. this is tropical depression number five. still well out in the middle of atlantic, not going to affect any land areas for a while here. here's the southeast u.s. coast with florida, the bahamas, down through hispaniola and puerto rico and the lesser antilles. intensity forecasts not notoriously very good, especially five days in advance. but what we care about is generally where the storm is going to head and if it's heading for warm water and areas where it

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it was an interview with a candidate on television, the kind of thing that happens every day during this campaign season but when the questioning turned to abortion in the case of rape the republican candidate for u.s. senate in missouri answered in a way he came to regret. suddenly it exploded well beyond the borders of missouri in this campaign season where every word counts. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: republicans fear their hopes for the white house and control of the senate could turn on what happened at a st. louis tv station when the host asked missouri republican senate front-runner todd akin, a sitting congressman, about abortion. >> what about in the case of rape? should it be legal or not? >> it seems to me first of all from what i understand from doctors that is really rare. if it's a legitimate rape the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. but let's assume maybe that didn't work or something. you know, i think

from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening it is fair to say no single event of the modern era has held the awe and fascination that we witnessed 43 years ago when neil armstrong became the first man to step foot on the moon. he was an american hero. fitting to his words one giant leap for mankind he would be ultimately be decorated by 17 countries. he inspired a generation to believe that anything was possible. and so there was great sadness today that we learned that neil armstrong watt dead at the age of 82 when complications to a recent heart operation. we begin our look at his legacy with tom costello. >> reporter: they are words forever etched in the memory transmitted from 240,000 miles away. >> that is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> with those words neil armstrong gently touched his foot down on the moon. followed soon after by buzz aldron. minutes later, armstrong described to all of us what it was like. >> it has a stark beauty all its own. much like the high desert of the united states. diffe

live in san mateo, nbc news. >>> breaking news this evening. the fight over smartphones. a verdict is in and the billion dollar patent trial based in san jose but around the world. apple versus samsung, both accusing each other of stealing their ideas. scott butt mdman is on the phon. scott, a billion dollars was awarded and this local jury worked quickly, didn't they? >> they did, raj. >> okay. we seem to have -- scott, i think we're losing you here. we seem to have audio difficulties. if we can re-establish the line with you. samsung has essentially found that apple won this case, more than $1 billion in path tent co copyright cases here? a series of suspicious devices forced residents to evacuate today in the tenderloin on jones street. they found several pipes cut down and sealed in the basement. the bomb squad was called in after officers determined that those items may be hazardous. 75 people were forced out onto the street for several hours while the package was being checked. ultimately, investigators determined that they were not hazardous. >>> state lawmakers ar

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tonight, be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." here's a look at what's coming up on the "today" show. todd akin explains why he's refusing to quit after his comments on rape in an interview with matt lauer. >>> and meet a high school valedictorian who was denied her diploma after using a four-letter word in her graduation speech. >>> keep it here for news, sports and more. i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching. i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

"nbc nightly news" from london begins now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in london. >>> well, good evening from london. tonight we begin right back in the united states with the news that arrived this afternoon that there had been another terrible outburst of violence, a shooting, a bad one inside a sikh temple in suburban milwaukee. there was a lot of confusion initially as police responded and the first victims there were air lifted out. tonight the details hav become a bit clearer and this initially is being treated as an act of domestic terrorism. nbc's john yang is at the scene and starts us off in oak creek, wisconsin. good evening. >> reporter: the description of domestic terrorism comes from local authorities. the fbi is now on the scene, as well. law enforcement officials are telling nbc news details about this alleged gunman. they say he is a man in his 30s. he was wearing tactical gear, armed with a single handgun. right now officials are searching what they believe to be his home looking for clues about his

john yang, nbc news, oak creek, wisconsin. >>> this is pete williams in washington. researchers say wade michael page popped up in the white supremacist world 12 years ago playing in two bands associated with racist skinheads. although there is no known record he ever advocated violence, an organization that tracks hate groups says he was deeply involved in a sub culture that did. >> they frequently talk about whites as the most endangered species on the planet and, you know, as they get more and more kind of hepped up about this people go out and start shooting. >> one of his bands was called end apathy and he told a website seven years ago he wanted to, quote, figure out how to end people's apathetic ways. military records show page enlisted in the army in 1992 but was discharged six years later for a drinking problem, ending his military career in north carolina at fort bragg. federal agents today searched a north carolina house where page lived for half of last year. a neighbor said he made antisemitic comments. he racked up an arrest record mostly for drunk driv

for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >>> now here's tamron. >> lester, thank you. >>> it'stney houston died, but after years in the works, her last movie is hitting the box office this weekend. here's nbc gabe gutierrez. ♪ i hope >> reporter: she was best known for that voice. ♪ and i will always love you >> reporter: but thanks to movies like "the bodyguard," whitney houston was also an actress. >> only if you want to. >> reporter: when she died in february, drowned in a hotel bathtub, houston had just wrapped up shooting her last movie. >> it's going to be a spectacular film, and i really hope that everybody really enjoys it. >> reporter: in "sparkle," a remake of the '70s musical, she plays washed-up singer emma williams, a mother of three girls who dream of making it big in motown. >> sparkle, you can have a gift. it's how you use it. >> reporter: at times, art imitates life. houston's character even warns her daughters not to end up like her. >> it will strike a chord with whitney houston's fans and with the world because we are all going through something. ♪ >> report