what's interesting to me general mcinerney is maybe there's culpability here by nbc news, in as much the pilot, we spoke to the pilot flying brian williams but the pilot of the chopper that was shot down tried to inform nbc, reached out to nbc, reached out to the table network msnbc and never heard back from them. inside apparently there were a lot of reports, i don't know if they're true but reports i've been reading all week that nbc knew about this proclivity to tell tall tales, and they didn't do anything to stop him. what's your reaction to that? >> well my reaction sean is there's a narrative that's been building in the mainstream media that they can absolutely lie about what they're saying, particularly when they're talking about conservatives. the president lied about the health care. so they have begun to accept that narrative that they can change the narrative as they see fit. and that's what's now being exposed, where you have this deliberate lying in a host of areas that fits their narrative. and by the way, we didn't say it in the letter, but i think that chap on nbc new

nbc news president deborah turnness for six months without pay it. e with a lengthy statement. the first apology for brian williams misremembers came last wednesday on nightly news. and it seemed to begin all of this. and here it is. >> i made a mistake is recalling the events of 12 years ago. it did not take long to hear from some brave men and women and the air crews who were also in that deserted. i want to apologize. i said i was traveling in an aircraft that was hit by rpg fire. i was, instead in a following aircraft. >> well, there is evidence to indicate that he wasn't -- that isn't exactly what happened. >> that, instead, according to the stars and stripes newspaper as you may have heard on megyn kelly's program on friday night according to megyn kelly's reporting and that of stars and stripes, brian williams was actually in a chopper going opposite correction. had a head set reported these problems that did occur. a number of brave americans were certainly in a lot of trouble. brian williams, as the fax seem to indicate now as it turns out wa

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. the identity of the british-accented executioner, the man who's become the face of isis brutality, has apparently been unmasked. until now he's been known by the nickname jihadi john but a senior u.s. intelligence official confirms to nbc news that a london-raised former university student is a sinister figure whose videotape beheadings of western hostages have horrified people around the world. and tonight with the real name we are beginning to unravel his journey from the neighborhoods of west london to syria to the hierarchy of isis. with more, here's nbc's keir simmons. >> we are an islamic state. >> reporter: his british accent was one of the few clues to his identity. isis prop gand ta videos only his eyes showing from behind a hood. but today he was identified. he is mohammed emwazi mid-20s, came to the uk in 1994. the son of a well-to-do family that reportedly lives in this middle class london home where police and reporters

i'm not inside nbc news. i don't know what goes on there, it's a whole world unto itself, as you know all networks are. i don't know why people wouldn't have gone to him and said, you can't tell these tal tales or you'll get in hot water. >> perhaps those employees were spoken to and told the truth as they remembered it and perhaps that's what's led to these conclusions. we don't know. >> that all seems to be water under the bridge now. >> i've got howie coming up, but do you think he can survive this? do you think he'll be back on the air in six months? >> i don't know. i certainly hope so. i really like the guy. and i feel terrible for him tonight. >> yeah. i think you speak for a lot of us. brit, good to see you. >> thank you. >>> up next fox's howie and bernie are here. they will weigh in whether we will see brian williams back on the air in six months. plus i will ask them, why the media seems so determined to cover this story so aggressively and not so much some very public falsehoods told by some very

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. we begin here tonight with a developing story. the federal agency responsible for securing everything from the planes we fly on to our borders and ports is in limbo tonight and on the verge of losing its funding just hours from now. a short time ago the house of representatives voted against extending funding to the department of homeland security, which has been a pawn in a high stakes partisan chess game. we'll get into the politics of how we got here in a moment, but first what it means to the american public and the hard choices homeland security officials are facing tonight. let's turn to senior white house correspondent chris jansing. hi, chris. >> reporter: good evening, lester. this is a stunning turn of events. speaker john boehner didn't have enough support for the republicans' own proposal. so now with a shutdown of homeland security just hours away, the next steps aren't clear. a chaotic outcome for thousands of federal emp

nbc news president deborah turnness for six months without pay it. ame with a lengthy statement. the first apology for brian williams misremembers came last wednesday on nightly news. and it seemed to begin all of this. and here it is. >> i made a mistake is recalling the events of 12 years ago. it did not take long to hear from some brave men and women and the air crews who were also in that deserted. i want to apologize. i said i was traveling in an aircraft that was hit by rpg fire. i was, instead in a following aircraft. >> well, there is evidence to indicate that he wasn't -- that isn't exactly what happened. >> that, instead, according to the stars and stripes newspaper as you may have heard on megyn kelly's program on friday night according to megyn kelly's reporting and that of stars and stripes, brian williams was actually in a chopper going opposite correction. had a head set reported these problems that did occur. a number of brave americans were certainly in a lot of trouble. brian williams, as the fax seem to indicate now as it turns out

suspends jon stewart for -- >> our breaking news. nbcs brian williams for six months without pay, and jon stewart steps down from "the daily show." >> and this is a rapid change with two titans on the camera in news and entertainment. the dredge report says that the end of fake news and the end of real news, and obviously, playful, but these are two of the biggest television stars stepping s aaside voluntarily or forced to. brian williams is the most popular news anchor in the country, and he is being benched by his network for exaggerating the truth. that is extraordinary. and then jon stewart who has pioneered a new form of news and satire in the country is stepping aside to create a vacancy who ke we can speculate who is going to be filling that. >> and so let's talk about brian williams here, because in the relees release from the network and steve burke, the ceo, and his own message ended in here, and they said that while on the "nbc nightly news" bryant misrepresent and we know went on to represent his position, but the next senten

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. tonight the coldest weather of the season is settling in across much of the country's eastern half. this winter of extremes has already exacted a heavy toll. dozens of weather-related deaths from ohio to tennessee where this week at least 15 people have died, a third from hypothermia. right now the siberian express is spreading across the east bringing single digit and below zero temperatures from the great lakes to the northeast. and even record lows in florida. let's start in nashville with nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: relentless, snow, ice and now subzero below average have much of the country frozen over. in michigan new video of an officer somehow surviving this crash over the weekend. in tennessee a dashcam captured another close call. a worker clearing a crash scene barely managed to jump out of the way of a pickup truck. have you ever seen this many here? >> not over this brief period of time. >> reporter: vanderbilt chil

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. as so many in this country look on with revulsion at the atrocities and brutality of isis overseas, there has been a slow trickle of others who have been compelled to travel to syria to join the movement. and that said the fbi arrested two new york men arrested here in the u.s. today allegedly were preparing to join the fight there or wage war on u.s. soil. in all three people were arrested today and charged with conspireing to help isis to the point of supporting or carrying out attacks here at home. we get the latest from our justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: at new york's kennedy airport fbi arrested a brooklyn man headed overseas to join isis fighters. they accuse him of plotting with another brooklyn man, juraboev to get to syria through turkey. authorities say, if the men couldn't get there they talked of staging attacks here perhaps planting a obama at coney island or killing president obama or the police. >> it

ron mott nbc news boston. >>> little bit of good news for you would-be entrepreneurs in boston more freshted tomorrow. that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm peter alexander reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. >> i am so sincerely sorry julie ann on air apology. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood", weekend edition i'm shaun. the remark on fashion police about this hair do were pretty tame. could have been edited out but apparently nobody saw a reason to do so, so the question is why? >> i want to apologize for a comment that i made on last night fashion police about her hair. now as you know fashion police is a show that poke fun at celebrity in good spirit but i do understand that something i said last nature did cross the line. like i feel like she smells like about oil or weed maybe wooichltd i

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight lester holt. >>> good evening. the misery of this winter to remember is extending its reach into places that we usually go to escape the cold. wind chill advisories or warnings are posted right now in 17 states as a blast of arctic air promises to send temperatures into the single digits from the midwest on into the northeast. and well below normal temperatures for the deep south in florida. this ahead of a weekend snowstorm bearing down in the northeast. boston already buried under more than six feet of snow is under a blizzard watch again tonight. where will they put it all? let's turn to nbc's ron mott in boston. hi, ron. >> reporter: hey, lester. good evening to you. light snow falling tonight, as you mentioned. bitter cold air on the way tonight only going to make the bigger job of digging out that much tougher. there's a car underneath here. the bigger job plenty of those around boston tonight, reinforcements are finally here. snow-fighting backup has arrived i

headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. for a storm wreaking so much havoc along the west coast tonight, the force behind it sounds almost harmless. but what forecasters call the pineapple express is serious business. it's a virtual river in the atmosphere hundreds of miles wide that is driving tropical rains from across the pacific into northern california on up to western washington state. it's triggered widespread flooding, power outages, even shutting down a major highway. and tonight more rain is on the way. nbc's miguel almaguer is outside seattle with details for us. miguel, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. rivers across the region are surging tonight. there are flood watches in effects for counties in three different states. and tonight widespread damage is already done. 30 miles outside seattle a community at one point 30 inches under water. the town of brennan first hit hard by pounding rain and then by a river that jumped its banks. flash flooding trapping some in their homes and cars. >> we float

>>> "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. >>> it has happened before. a deadly terror attack on a crowded modern shopping mall. and so it might be hard to dismiss entirely out of hand a new threat issued by the terror group al shabaab that identifies major malls by name inside and outside this country as targets. as it often does in these cases, the u.s. government's walking a careful line here insisting tonight that there's no specific credible threat while at the same time urging the public to exercise heightened awareness. it's a threat especially hitting home in minnesota. nbc's kristen welker is outside the famous mall of america, one of the threatened targets, with more for us. kristen. >> reporter: lester, good evening. shopping traffic has been steady here at the nation's largest mall despite that video calling for an attack here. the white house today insisted that there is no plot that they are aware of. still this latest threat has sent shock waves through th

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. it brought days of rain to arizona, ending right before the super bowl. it then caught a fast ride across the country, hit the midwest hard before arriving in the already-pummeled sections of the east where tonight the pummeling goes on. more snow in boston and enough to delay the patriots celebration until wednesday after the snowiest seven-day period in that hearty city's history. chicago and detroit fell just show of all-time records, in fact, and travel just took another big hit. these repeat winter storms make it feel a lot like groundhog day, which in fact it is. we begin with all of it tonight. nbc's miguel almaguer starts us off from boston. miguel, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. boston was hit with 14 hours of steady snow today. it's the reason why public schools have been canceled tomorrow and why the patriots parade has been pushed to wednesday. we're on boylston street. this is the parade route. and this is the problem. snow mounds top six

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. tens of millions of people in the eastern half of the country woke up in the danger zone today. that rush of siberian air we were warned of came in with a vengeance. it's led to at least 25 deaths as temperatures have free fallen. in all, 27 states have seen below zero temperatures today. not the wind chill, the actual temperature. pelston, michigan, 35. frankfurt, kentucky, minus 21. lynchburg, virginia, 11 below. just some of the eye-watering lows. this season's unrelenting snowstorms now the waves of arctic cold are pushing people and all the things we depend on to the breaking point in so many places, and the danger is only increasing. we start in nashville tonight with nbc's gabe gutierrez. hello, gabe. >> reporter: lester, good evening. multiple crashes are being reported across nashville right now during the evening commute. earlier today we saw snow, right now sleet and later tonight freezing rain is expected. across the countr

just a short time ago moments before we went on air, in fact, nbc news released a statement from nbc news president debra turness. on nightly news friday 2013 misrepresented news covering the iraq war in 2003. the statement continues it became clear on other occasions brian had done the same while telling that story in other venues. this was wrong and completely inappropriate for someone in brian's position. nbc president debra turness and tonight, lester holt filling in. what will happen when the six month suspension is up? brian williams has seen a sharp. reliable sources, also the hollywood reporters, maorisa guthrie. are you surprised? >> reported the suspension was likely but six months shocks me. >> it's long? >> because of how long it is and people automatically assume he'll never come back. six months is such a long period of time that this will become permanent with lester holt and the job but what else could have nbc done? the talk in the halls what he was never going to come back at all but at least this gives people the possibility or think there's a possibility. >> basica

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. thanks for being here this friday night. the dead of winter isn't supposed to be a picnic, but let's face it, we don't often see them this harsh. dare we say it? yet another blizzard has its sights set on the northeast tonight. boston once again in the line of fire. some new england cities looking at close to two feet of snow later this weekend, but the winds may be the bigger story here. at times gusts reaching near hurricane speed. right now 16 states are under winter weather advisories. this weekend's storm follows on the heels of a dangerous cold snap with bitter wind chills being felt tonight in cities from the mid-atlantic northward. we begin in boston with nbc's ron mott. ron, good evening. >> reporter: hey, lester, good evening to you. as we head into the weekend nearly 35 million americans are under a winter weather advisory. nearly 6.5 million will face blizzard warnings this weekend. for the folks who live around here afte

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. i'm lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. >>> anxious months and months of hope and worry has turned to unimaginable grief today for the family and friends of 26-year-old hostage kayla mueller. they received the confirmation they had been dreading that kayla is, in fact, dead. her isis captors first reported her death last week, claiming she died in a jordanian air raid but offered no proof at the time leaving her family back in arizona a glimmer of hope. today president obama said about the young aid worker, how she lived her life, she epitomized all that is good in our world. but it is the written words of kayla herself tonight that tell us who she was and define her remarkable courage. joe fryer reports from her home town, prescott, arizona. >> reporter: emotions are strong tonight in kayla mueller's hometown, a year and a half after she was taken captive by isis relatives say they received a message from her captors confirming her death. >> kayla has touched

live in west philadelphia deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> tragic. count on nbc 10 news to get answers in this story as we uncover new details in the investigation of this toddler's death. you can update on the ten news app. >>> philadelphia is the picked city for the first time in nearly seven decades. philly will host the democratic national convention. >> it will be here where the party will nominate its choice for president in 2016. it was a whirlwind morning for local leaders and we brought it all to you live on the air and on the news app as it happened after getting word from the national democratic party, city state and federal officials started sharing the details with us. >> we literally put our heart and soul into this. >> this whole process has been nearly two years in the making. >> now that philadelphia has beaten out the two other finalist cities new york and columbus, well the real work begins. >> organizers have their work cut out for them as they prepare for a big moment on the national stage, of course. here is the early schedule of

the day on our nbc 10 news app. yor michael nutter will talk about the decision this afternoon and when that happens, we'll bring that live to you here on nbc 10 news. you can also watch that. we'll stream it live on our app. >>> and happening now, philadelphia lawmakers are expected to approve mandatory paid sick days. nbc 10's monique braxton is live at city hall with more on what this will mean for workers. monique, tell us. >> reporter: hi vai. as the council members arrive on the fourth floor of city hall to go into executive session, caucus and then open session, the advocate for paid sick day staged a press conference with hopes of getting an ear. if council votes in favor of paid sick days businesses would be required to offer one day for every 40 hours worked. workers would accrue up to five days per year. this affects companies with at least ten employees. though the chamber of commerce has still been pushing for a 15 minimum limit. those with less than ten workers would be required to offer unpaid sick day

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. it just keeps coming. winter's parade of misery from snow bound new englanders at their wit's end to snow and ice in the normally mild south. and now the next shoe, or should we say snowshoe to drop. the rush of arctic cold sweeping from the other side of the north pole through the great lakes. tonight, places like chicago and milwaukee are already in the single digits. and the northeast and south won't be far behind with temperatures 25 to 35 degrees below average tomorrow. in so many places life as people know it is frozen in time. paralyzed transportation, it's knocked out power and put a lot of people in some very real danger. nbc's tom costello is on it for us tonight. >> reporter: from a frozen niagra falls and lake erie in the north to snow in the south, the eastern third of the country is locked in the deep freeze with even colder temps on the way. in eastport, maine, they've had a record of 109 inches of snow in just 23 days.

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. i'm lester holt in for brian. we're glad you're here. it is the winter of boston's discontent. they've picked up more than 5 1/2 feet of snow over the last 17 days. right now as yet another storm blankets parts of new england, that snowbound city has run out of places to put it all. busting snow removal budgets, snarling transit not to mention stretching the patience of a lot of moms and dads as school kids are now looking at their eighth snow day of the year. we begin today with ron mott near boston's beacon hill who will show us what that much snow looks like. ron, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. good evening to you. tonight governor charlie baker has declared a state of emergency because of all this snow. you mentioned beacon hill. one of the charming things about this area is that you have a lot of narrow side streets. charming that is, until you have five or six feet of snow to deal with. look at this car, the only thing showing is a side view mir

. >> the news continues with "nbc nightly news." >>> on the broadcast tonight, tragic confirmation. worst fears realized for the family of the last american held by isis. her powerful final message in a letter smuggled to her family. tonight, the mystery of how and when she died. >>> out of control, tempers flare as over six feet of snow pile up on roads and routes. there's nowhere to put it and there's more snow on the way. >>> caught on camera a wild chase through southern california an armed suspect on the run, crashing carjacking and a woman's split-second decision at the point of a gun. >>> and chronic fatigue syndrome misunderstood and often underdiagnosed especially among women. doctors say it's very real and they're laying out the symptoms to look for. >>> "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >> i'm lester holt tonight sitting in for brian. >>> anxious months and months of hope and worry has turned to unimaginable grief today for family and friends of hostage kayla mueller. kayla

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >> you can catch snl's 40th anniversary special tonight at 8:007:00 central, right here on nbc. >>> the son of a coaching legend who's living up to the family name. >>> finally tonight, she's a legend of the hardwood as coach of the tennessee lady vols. pat summit racked up more career wins than any other college basketball coach in history. now, three years after alzheimer's forced her to retire, one of her team's fiercest rivals is being led by someone with a familiar last name. here's jacob rascon. >> reporter: he may not be much older than his players, but on the sidelines, tyler summit feels right at home. >> instead of growing up and slumber parties at your friend's house, i was in locker rooms, hotel rooms, i was on the bench. >> reporter: such was the life of the only child of college basketball legend pat summit. >> all the public saw was this lady on the sideline who looked like a dictator screaming at her players and staring them down. behind closed doors, she was a loving caring person. >> reporter: for most of pat's 1100 wins and eigh

we have concerns about comments that occurred outside of nbc news. as managing editor and anchor of nightly news, he has a responsibility to be truthful and uphold the high standards of the news division at all times. we felt it would have been wrong to disregard the good work that brian has done and the special relationship he has forged with our viewers. he has been an important and well respected part of our organization. we also have a statement from the head of nbc universal steve burke. he says this has been a painful period for all concerned and we appreciate your patience while we gather the available facts. he has jeopardized the trust that millions of americans placed in nbc news. the suspension is severe and appropriate. his life's work is delivering the news, i know brian loves his country, nbc news, and his colleagues. he deserves a second chance and we are rooting for him. brian shared his deep remorse with me and is committed to winning back everyone's trust. that statement from steve burke, the head of nbc universal. breaking news toni

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nbc nightly news is next. more local news on nbc bay area at 6:00. we'll see you then. >>> on this saturday night, brutally murdered. the terror group isis claims to have beheaded another hostage after a deal for his freedom seemed so close. >>> what went wrong? more than 2 million vehicles recalled again due to faulty airbags. why wasn't the problem fixed the first time? >>> found unresponsive, whitney uston's daughter rushed to the hospital after being found unconscious in a bathtub. >>> taking a stand. some of the country's top universities make some big changes to prevent sexual assault, but it's not without some controversy. >>> and no-fly zone. the debate over drones and a stark warning from the faa ahead of tomorrow's big game. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with grim news out of the middle east. the video surfaced within the last several hours purporting to show the beheading of another japanese hostage by one of his isis captors. the victim app

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. there's been yet another violent collision between a commuter train and a vehicle stopped on the traction. this happened just north of los angeles in oxnard, california. the metro link train carrying early-morning l.a.-bound commuters simply couldn't stop in time when a truck wound up in its path. dozens were injured, three critically, and the ntsb is arriving tonight to lead the search for answers after a rash of similar accidents at rail crossings across the country. let's get right to the scene in oxnard now. miguel almaguer is there for us. >> reporter: lester, good evening. the commute into los angeles turned into a fireball on the rails. tonight, wreckage is strewn all over the rails behind me. federal investigators are en route here. they say it's incredible no one was killed. the fiery moments just after impact sent panicked passengers scrambling for their lives. >> it was like a bam! boom! >> reporter: this man was aboard the

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. europe is on edge again tonight after yet another deadly attack apparently aimed at a controversial cartoonist. tonight, the prime minister of denmark is calling it a terrorist attack. one person was killed and three others wounded after a gunman opened fire at a conference in copenhagen attended by an artist whose depiction of the prophet muhammad several years ago made him a marked man. today's attack was a chilling echo of last month's deadly attack on the offices of a satirical newspaper in paris. tonight, denmark is on high alert as police search for the gunmen. nbc's kelly cobiella has late details. >> reporter: bullets crashed through the windows of the cafe at 4:00 in the afternoon. a 40-year-old man killed, three officers wounded. there was only one shooter, according to police. they're looking for this man who they say abandoned a car close to the cafe then disappeared. >> our main priority at this stage is to catch the perpetrator. >> reporter: the likely targ

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. snow, ice, freezing rain, some of the worst winter has to offer has been dished out to a big part of the south. in a lot of places they don't often deal with this. and so you can just imagine how difficult life has been today in places like nashville, louisville, charlotte. especially on the roads. many reduced to virtual danger zones. power is out in places, schools are closed and flight schedules are a mess. and about our friends in boston tonight, they are closing in on 100 inches of snow so far this season. but it's what comes next that is going to add insult to injury. record cold. our team is in place including gabe gutierrez in nashville who can tell us firsthand about the difficult roads. gabe? >> reporter: lester, good evening. this is a look at the ice that has paralyzed much of the south. tonight here in tennessee, tens of thousands of people are still without power. some school districts have already closed for the rest of