world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. with a brutal winter barely behind us, tornado season is quickly firing up with several states on alert right now for severe weather. we're keeping a close eye on the radar as areas from southern illinois into northeastern arkansas are under a tornado watch. this on the heels of last night's violent storms that triggered massive flooding, especially in kentucky where a mother and child were swept away in their car and remain missing. >>> right now firefighters in louisville are still wrestling with this massive industrial fire that may have been sparked by lightning. we begin our coverage with nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: in louisville kentucky, today, two massive emergencies. first, this six-alarm fire at a ge appliance park. more than 200 firefighters battled the flames. incredibly no one was hurt. >> this is really, really heartbreaking. >> reporter: while investigators look into the cause of the blaze, one theory, lightning. j

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. it is a war seemingly without end as we were reminded today with word a u.s. drone strike targeting al qaeda militants along the afghanistan/pakistan border killed two western hostages including an american aid worker the u.s. had spent years trying to free and an italian aid worker. their deaths happened in january but were publicly revealed today by president obama. we also learned today two other americans working with al qaeda were also killed. we have two reports and start with peter alexander at the white house. peter? >> reporter: lester, good evening. the president today said that he deeply regrets the loss of two innocent lives and that he demanded the information be declassified insisting the victims' families deserve to know the truth. in an extraordinary statement, president obama today confessed that the u.s. accidentally killed two hostages,including an american they had been trying to free for years. >> as preside

news. >>> "nbc nightly news" is coming up next. more local news at 6:00. >> see you then. >>> on this saturday night, new threats from the extremist group responsible for the massacre at a university. an incredible story of survival from a young woman who hid from the attackers. >>> daring rescue after an rv becomes engulfed in flames. tonight, the good samaritans who jumped in to save those trapped inside. >>> water for sale. california's drought has gotten so bad they're now paying big bucks for water, forcing some farmers to choose between crops and cash. >>> thin line. a controversial measure that would ban super skinny models in the fashion capital of the world. >>> and help from above. shepherds in the sky protecting one of the world's oldest creatures from the threat of poachers. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. substituting tonight peter alexander. >>> good evening. just days after storming a university campus killing 148 people, most of them students, the somali terror group behind this week's deadly assaul

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. facing a growing opposition from inside and outside the state and a threat to its economy, indiana's governor in an apparent response to blaring headlines like this in the "indianapolis star" has called for a change to the controversial law that some believe is worded in such a way it opens the door to legalized discrimination. while arguing that critics and some in the media have gotten it wrong, governor mike pence says he wants legislation on his desk this week that clearly spells out that the religious freedom law does not allow businesses to discriminate. as indiana rushes to calm the uproar tonight, another state may be about to step into the fray with its own law. nbc's gabe gutierrez is on that story for us again tonight. >> reporter: today indiana governor mike pence blasted his critics saying indiana's new law is about religious freedom not discrimination. >> this law has been smeared. >> reporter: the front page of the india

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. few things have rattled the world quite like the prospect of iran developing a nuclear weapon, which is why all eyes this week have been glued on a small city in switzerland where today nearly round-the-clock negotiations with iran and how to curb its nuclear program finally produced the framework of a deal. one that president obama quickly proclaimed would ensure iran will never be able to develop the bomb. but then there's the issue of what iran gets in return and whether any deal will hold. our team has it covered. we begin with andrea mitchell in lausanne. andrea. >> reporter: good evening, lester. it's been 18 months of tough negotiations ending with an all-nighter that still left several key issues unresolved. but tonight the united states could be entering a new era in its relationship with iran. and president obama is telling critics this will make our world safer. after marathon talks that almost broke down, an agreemen

anne thompson, nbc news, elmont, new york. >> quite a young man. congratulations. >>> that's going to do it for us on this tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> right now at 6:00 you can see it right there on our radar. the storm now hammering the sierra covering it with snow. it also drenched the bay area and made a dent in a few reservoirs. tonight people who live near some of the reservoirs are asking some pointed questions. >> we have this water up there. it's ours. we paid for it. we paid for the infrastructure that created it. >> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. something the sierra sorely missed, that snow. it's been coming down so hard drivers putting on their chains. earlier today the storm pounded santa rosa with hail. it didn't stick, though because the ground was too warm. but our viewers did capture this video. and this morning the storm created a pool of water on 280. the driver even

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. it was a monster of a tornado of a size they see maybe once or twice a decade in illinois. it killed two people and turned the small town of fairdale into a tortured landscape of misery and devastation. in the destruction zone tonight survivors are still recounting harrowing moments of when it hit, the frantic searches for those trapped and coming to grips with what they have lost. and as we come to expect, there were cameras rolling as buildings were ripped from their foundations and vehicles sailed through the air. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is in fairdale where they took a direct hit. miguel, show us what you're seeing there. >> reporter: lester, good evening. tonight in these blustery conditions this is symbolic of what we've found here. at this one property alone this barn was literally ripped into hundreds of pieces. take a look at the main home here. we found pieces of it about a mile down the road. tonigh

"nbc nightly news" be. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. the halls of power in washington, d.c. were without power for a time today, as the lights blinked out from the white house to the capitol. and well beyond. given the times we live in a lot of people briefly wondering if there was some kind of attack. for some it lasted moments, others were without power for quite some time. there were parts of the government left to carry on in the dark while elsewhere, forcing evacuations at some of the city's famous museums. all of it raising a lot of questions about how prepared the government really is for a bigger emergency. chris jan sing is on e story for us tonight. >> reporter: the lights went out at the state department right in the middle of the daily briefing. >> correct. >> second thing -- >> reporter: they finished using the lights fro even the energy department lost power. so did the white house. though the backup generator kicked right in. >> the president did not notice. >> repo

that's next on "nbc 10 news at 5." >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >> right now at 5:00, the global effort isis zeros in on our area. inside this north philadelphia row home federal investigators say a local woman was planning to join the terror group. her name is keonna thomas and the feds say she also planned to travel overseas and fight alongside other isis terrorists. >> but thomas was arrested this morning. and nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is live outside the federal courthouse where the woman had her first court appearance this afternoon. randy, what did we find out about her? >> reporter: you mentioned her legal name keonna thomas. the feds say she also had two aliases. the first was fatayat al khilafah. the second was the young lioness. the feds say she desperately wanted to get to syria to fight with isis, but she lived right here in philadelphia. keonna thomas stands before a federal judge. she is wearing a long black dress and you can only see her eyes. she is accused of trying to get to syria to join isis fighters. she doesn't say much in court, but prosecutors say she even booked

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. late this afternoon, with victims of the boston marathon bombing looking on, the emotionally charged case was handed off to the jury. deliberations begin tomorrow morning with accused bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev ultimately fighting for his life. the case against him is powerful. it includes the anguished testimony of survivors and shocking and graphic images from the marathon attack and the violence that followed on that deadly four-day reign of terror. while the defense has focused its case not on who did it but who led the attack. our justice correspondent pete williams was in the courtroom. >> reporter: dzhokhar tsarnaev brought terror to main street prosecutors told the jury intentionally targeting men, women and children in a blood thirsty ever to make a point. when he placed his bomb, they said he knew a boy was just a few feet away, 8-year-old martin richard just a few feet from the blast. prosecutors showed graphic pictures and vi

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. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news, reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. as we begin here tonight, severe weather is breaking out in several states across the south. tornado warnings and watches are up within a big swath, including the dallas-fort worth metroplex as well as southeast louisiana where a strong storm blew 18-wheelers on their side late this afternoon. all signs point for americans across at least 13 states and we're entering what is anticipated to be a multi-day outbreak of violent storms. it will bring lightning, strong winds, hail, flash flooding and as many as two dozen tornadoes. al roker is watching several spots at risk right now. al, what have you got? >> we are seeing a very volatile situation. we are watching storms approaching louisiana. 8,000 lightning strikes in less than ten minutes. we're also seeing very strong storms developing. the areas in yellow are tornado watches and the areas in red, tornado warnings. especially if kansas right now, a very dangerous situation. so for tonight, kansas hutchinson kan

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. that bizarre aerial stunt in washington, d.c., is still rattling nerves today with the question what if on a lot of minds. we're talking about that copter that flew undetected to the u.s. capitol yesterday through some of the most restricted air space in the country. it was piloted by a florida mailman with a political message but who, as far as we know, had no intent to do harm. but what if someone else was at the controls, someone with deadly intent? tonight we're not the only ones asking, and some of the answers we're getting aren't totally reassuring. our national correspondent peter alexander is on the story for us. >> reporter: first, the stunt, now the scrutiny. >> this is not good, people. >> reporter: this unprecedented act of civil disobedience is today refocusing new attention on a longstanding security vulnerability, the threat posed by low-flying lightweight aircraft. secretary of homeland security jeh johnson. >> this ind

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. there is a lot to tell you about tonight. we want to start with the threat of dangerous weather. strong storms and the potential for tornadoes popping up across a huge part of the country this hour. storms from texas all the way to connecticut. it started what is looking like a several-day outbreak. let's turn to al roker who joins me in the studio. al, where is the bigge tonight? >> right now, texas, lester. in fact we have a tornado watch in effect for northern texas and a tornado warning currently just south of amarillo. we're watching this cell develop. it was a funnel cloud on ground. warning is in effect until the top of the hour. for tonight we are looking at this risk of strong storms from lubbock, houston, austin, but we also have an enhanced risk, including dallas. 22 million people at risk for severe storms and 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts and tornadoes, two-inch hail. tomorrow the risk moves to the east. new orleans under th

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. they are off and running. late today, on the heels of hillary clinton's official entry into the presidential race, yet another long-anticipated name joined the field of contenders. florida senator marco rubio addressing supporters just a short time ago in miami formally declaring his bid for the republican nomination. meantime, just over 24 hours under her twitter launched candidacy, hillary clinton has barely been seen, apparently by design. only sightings of her posted online as she makes her way to iowa by car. yes, it's her on a security camera video at a fast food restaurant. this has started out at least as a very low-key campaign kickoff. we're covering both campaign launches tonight. andrea mitchell starts us off in des moines, iowa. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. it's certainly an unconventional launch. her campaign for the presidency. one of the best known women in america on her road trip here to io

. >> "nbc nightly news" is next. and more local news here on nbc bay area news at 6:00. >> see you then. >>> on this sunday night the war of words over the nuclear agreement with iran. the president feeling the heat from both israel and congress while iran is issuing a new threat. >>> easter plea. pope francis prays for an end of growing persecution of christians world wide and condemned the deadly attack on college students. >>> an nbc news under cover investigation, convicted killer caught on camera trying to deceive. >>> navigating the sahara with little more than a mask compass is a drive to win. >>> this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt" substituting tonight, savannah guthrie. >>> the president is putting it on the line the deal to halt iran's nuclear ambitions in an interview published today calling it a once in a lifetime opportunity to resolve peacefully. what is coming now may be harder. the president has to sell the deal to multiple deeply skeptical audiences, lawmakers in both parties in congress u.s.

mark potter nbc news miami. >> that's some good music. that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday.er alexander reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, ha >> madonna new no. 1 album. monique black bald from hollywood? and terence and traj i television history. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood". i'm shaun. we start with madonna. over 30 years she's been unstoppable and in our new interview madonna talked openly about her daughter lourdes being away at college and new mix. we combine with the interview wanting to know exactly what was wrong with the infamous cape. >> the darn armani cape. >> after her now infamous award fall she instance gram the sketch calling her armani cape beautiful and simply saying it was tied too tight. armani seemed to place blame on madonna saying she is very difficult a.comment madonna hasn't hadn't heard about. >> really? why would they say that? i love their costu their costume they made for me. it was fantastic. >>reporter: madonna face plenty of controversy during the 4 decade contrary but the mom of 4 18-year-old lourdes, mom

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. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. there's video showing the start of what would become a fatal encounter between a north charleston, south carolina, policeman and the motorist he is accused of murdering. police dash cam video shows a routine traffic stop. it's saturday morning. walter scott pulled over for a broken taillight. officer michael slager approaches the car. there is a brief conversation about whose car it is. scott seems to say he is purchasing it. the officer returns to his car apparently to check on scott's driver's license. at one point, scott starts to exit the car, but complies when told to stay inside. then watch what's about to happen. but it's that other tape, the one seen around the world of slager minutes later shooting an unarmed and fleeing scott in the back that's turned this into a murder case. in a moment, we'll show you exclusively an emotional meeting between the young man that videoed the shooting and walter scott's family. first, gabe guti

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight lester holt. >>> a special good evening to our viewers in the west where the state of california is resorting to drastic measures tonight to combat its severe drought. the governor ordering the strictest crackdown in the state's history and that means big sacrifices for tens and millions of people. miguel almaguer is outside of los angeles to start us off in a place that puts things in perspective. miguel, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. as we enter our fourth year of drought here in california, these conditions are symbolic all across the west. we're technically in the middle of our rainy season. mountains should be lush with green, instead they're bone dry. tonight, we are coming to you from lake piru. we're at the bottom of a reservoir. we should be 30 feet under water here, instead these are the conditions. this is why california is in a state of emergency. in the snow-starved sierra mountains where this snowpack measuring station should be burie

. >> announcer: from nbc news world head quarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. protesters have been on the move tonight again in baltimore. out of the wary eye of police and national guard troops just ahead of another night of mandatory curfew. it started late this afternoon when growing crowds of peaceful marchers headed en masse to train station and on to city hall where a large police presence awaited them. they're demanding accountability for the death of freddie gray who suffered fatal injuries while in police custody. nbc's ron allen is there. ron? >> reporter: good evening, lester. hundreds of people from local universities and out of state as well. marching from the main train station in baltimore to city hall, demanding justice for freddie gray and his family. they're frustrated an upset that police say they will not release on friday the results of a preliminary investigation into why gray died. why out here? >> this is enough is enough. we all need to be equal and we all ought to be treated right. we'r

10 news. >>> next, all new tonight on "nbc 10 news at 5er ground. >> new video just in from septa. a plunge off the platform and the heroic acts that follow. this is must must see surveillance coming up next. >>> as we go through tonight and your friday we have rain moving in. so showers for the end of your week. i'll show you the timing of it and if it will last into your weekend. >>> and it's an underwater experiment happening today at the jersey shore. how science and sea life are working together to bring the troubled oyster species back from the brink. it's all next on "nbc 10 news at 5." ♪ there is no royal blood in this country. nothing is reserved for anyone. it's all just out there... ...waiting... ...for someone to reach out... ...and take it. and the ones who do... ...these are the kings and queens of america. ♪ >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >> right now on "nbc 10 news at 5," a speeding white blur. philadelphia police want you to take a good look at clearer video of this car captured on video in the moments after it struck a woma

harry smith, nbc news. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. >>> fw evening everyone. >> thank you for joining us. it is official hillary clinton is now jumping into the race for president of the united states. nbc bay area kimberliterry joining us with how the former secretary of state made the announcement and how things might be different the second time around. kimberly? >> the big announcement came through video released on hillary clinton's own website where she said in part quote everyday americans need a champion o, and i want to be that champion. >> i'm running for president. >> clinton appears on camera toward the end of the video which features americans talking about the future. saying she is

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight lester holt. >>> good evening. it's bad enough when kids cheat in school to get ahead, but the teachers themselves? today in atlanta nearly a dozen former educators were convicted on racketeering and other charges for their part in one of the nation's biggest cheating scandals. prosecutors say it was a massive conspiracy to make sure students passed standardized tests even if it meant giving kids the correct answers. the scandal dates back a decade. it involved dozens of schools. and a lot of grown-ups apparently failed one of the lessons we were all taught. nbc's chief education correspondent rehema ellis is on the story for us tonight. >> reporter: it was a stunning verdict. >> we the jury find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: former educators found guilty of racketeering in an unprecedented case of teachers and administrators charged with fixing test scores and changing answers on standardized tests. >> we've been fighting for the children in our community, part

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. and goodnight. >>> that breaking news on the peninsula. want to give you a live look at san carlos from our nbc chopper. investigators say a 66-year-old shot a 33-year-old family member numerous times. good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we'll tell you exactly where this is happening. this is a usually very quiet neighborhood. this is a home on crestview drive near mellanby drive. this is up on the hill in san carlos not far from 280. our nbc chopper showing you now we're still not sure on the relationship between these two people but we do know they are related. the 33-year-old victim was rushed to a local hospital. the suspect, the 66-year-old, is in custody. the sheriff's department says the shooter opened fire because he felt threatened during an argument. we're going to bring you the very latest as we get more information into our newsroom. >>> mandatory vaccinations for school kids may be moving forward. but not without some changes. a state senate

selfless gesture giving tim and blue a chance to move forward and create a new home. >>> great way to end the night. that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. lester holt will be here tomorrow. i'm peter alexander reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, have a good night. >>> right now at 6:00 wab shocking crime in the east bay. a 9-year-old stabbed to death. tonight police say they have arrested the suspect. we have the latest. good evening everyone i'm terry, mcsweeney. >> i'm peggy bunker. 18-year-old william schultz is in custody. he was caught after a person recognized him from media reports. neighbors say he lived with his family. n nbc bay area's marianne favro has more of the

erica hill nbc news seattle. >>> little bit of music to close your night. ghtly ne" for this saturday. i'm peter alexander reporting from new . see you tomorrow morning on "today." for all of us here at nbc news have a good night. >> did harry really do anything. lisa financeally tells her side of the story. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood". weekend edition. i'm shaun. it was the bomb shell topic from the real housewives of beverly hills reyawn. kim richards insin asian that lisa's husband harry hamlin did something dreadful to cause the glass shattering melt down from lisa a.she was billy co-host on "access hollywood live", and poked fun at brandi who slammed her signature short hair style by putting on a long hair wig while defending her husband of 18 years. >> what the harry do. >> he didn't do anything. if you wonder why it was a hot button for me it's because i'm very protective of this man. i adore him. i have a beautiful family and

for sheena and all of us here the news continues here now with "nbc nightly news." have a good night. >>> on this friday night, nbc news exclusive. the reserve deputy charged with manslaughter speaking about what he says was a deadly mistake. how he managed to grab his gun instead of traceraser and kill a man. >>> why the mom and dad are urging prosecutors to spare the life of their son's killer. >>> the sinking town in california where the land is literally dropping as fast as a foot every year as water and jobs run dry. >>> and remote control. the provider that wants to make it easier for consumers. nightly news begins now. >>> this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight, from los angeles, lester holt. >>> good evening. the volunteer oklahoma reserve deputy who mistook his gun for taser and accidently killed a suspect is speaking out, apologizing to the family of the man he killed and telling what happened. he spoke to our matt lauer this morning to explain how he could have made such a critical error. >> would you do me a favor? would you stand up for me for one s

new life into this old airport. the sports destination they're going to turn it into coming right up on nbc 10 news. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> see any of these light blue bikes out there today? philadelphia's new bike share program off and running. the city launched the program this afternoon. there are about 600 bikes for rent at 60 docking stations throughout the city now. bikes available seven days a week from 7:00 in the morning until 10:00 at night. for more information on the bike share program including rates, log on to nbc10.com. >>> question here would you pay for every shopping bag you use at the grocery store? if you live in philadelphia you may soon have to. today, councilman introduced a measure that would require stores in philly to charge a nickel for every grocery bag, paper or plastic. he says the money would be split between the store and the city to help control litter. the fee would not apply to reusable bags you bring with you to the supermarket. the next step is a public hearing on the proposal. other big cities do that as well. >> absolutely. great way to protect the environment. >>> our big

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. we start with several new developments out of baltimore. as peaceful protesters take to the streets there for another night, key findings from the medical examiner and the story of a man who says he was held in custody with freddie gray are shedding new light into gray's death. the protests meantime, have expanded to other cities. here's what it looks like this evening in philadelphia. the demand for action in the wake of gray's death intensifying tonight. hours after baltimore police put the results of their investigation into the hands of prosecutors. peter alexander is in baltimore tonight. peter. >> reporter: lester good evening to you. the rain has come and gone but these protesters have not. as you can see they're demanding answers and accountability and today law enforcement sources tell our nbc station here in baltimore that freddie gray's catastrophic injuries according to that police investigation occurred inside the police v

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. baltimore police are the latest to fall under the harsh national spotlight over the death of a suspect. a short time ago officials there released security video of the arrest of a 25-year-old man whose death from a partially severed spine has raised questions about police actions. like cell phone video, it shows 25-year-old freddie gray being taken into custody and placed in a police van a week ago. some time between this moment and his arrival at the police station gray's spine was nearly severed. but tonight police still can't say how. gray died yesterday. tonight, as the community demands answers, police are taking action. tom costello was on the story for us. >> tell the truth and stop the lies. freddie gray didn't have to die. >> reporter: for a second day in baltimore, a demand for answers into how 25-year-old freddie gray suffered a fatal spinal cord injury while in police custody. it happened just after 8:40 a.m. on sunday, apr

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. a state of emergency has been declared in baltimore as rioting has broken out on the streets. violent clashing between police and roving groups have left 15 officers injured did turned one west baltimore neighborhood into chaos. at least two dozen have been arrested so far. this violence comes hours after freddie gray, who died last week under mysterious circumstances after being taken into police custody was laid to rest. anry crowds pelted police are rocks this afternoon. several police cars were subsequently destroyed and tonight looters have ravaged stores setting a cvs pharmacy on fire as crowds rampaged through the streets. tom costello is there for us tonight. tom, what's the latest? >> reporter: as night fell we moved here to downtown baltimore from west baltimore because the situation was so violent. we have looting going on at a nearby mall. the governor has called in the national guard and the situation tonight is still very

nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker. >> reporter: good evening. with close to 20 republ hopefuls descending on new hampshire this weekend, the gop field is wide open. the goal in the granite state -- make a splash without . >> hi there, jersey. where from? >> reporter: it could be a new day for the republican party. >> i'm excited about the possibility of running. >> r for the t time in years more than a dozen potential candidates fanned out across new hampshire this weekend. courting voters in coffee shops, cafes, carving out their message on foreign policy. >> i'm not cheerleading for war. i don't want there to be the need to use military force. but a nuclear iran is an unacceptable risk for the region and the world. >> reporter: and defending their conservative credentials. >> my record is a conservative one. it's a i'm not kidding conservative one and it's a record of accomplishment. i did it i didn't talk about it. >> reporter: even taking some rare shots at each other. >> some in our party say, well let's just dilute the message. let's become

ron mott nbc news new york. >>> it was a terrifying rampage g dozens 0 people at a colora theater. tomorrow opening statements start in the trial of holmes. the key question was he sane? hereby's nbc's jacob rascon. >> the movie premier just started when james holmes entered theater nine heavily armed and dressed in tactical gear. first responders found hundreds of panicked movie goers and dozens of victims. >> you heard mom. >> i'm hearing him and then you just hear the rounds going off, just boom boom boom. >> there was really nowhere to hide. >> holmes killed 12 people and injured om 70 others before his rifle jammed. he told police arresting him he was the joker. nearly three years and 9,000 prospective jurors later, the capital murder trial is set to begin tomorrow in centennial colorado. holmes is expected to appear in civilian with a trimmed beard and combed air. >> the question is does it ride to the level of insanity under colorado law? could he tell right from wrong? >> holmes pleadeds not guilty by reason of insanity saying he was in the throes of a psychotic episode duri

nightly news begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. as we begin here tonight, severe weather is breaking out in several states across the south. tornado wa are up within a big swath, including the dallas ft. worth metroplex as well as southeast louisiana where a strong storm blue 8 wheelers on their sides. americans across 13 states are entering what is expected to be a multi-day outbreak of storms bringing hail lightning, and as many as two dozen tornados. al roker is watching the storms right now. >> we are seeing a very volatile situation. wat storms approaching louisiana. 8,000 lightning strikes in less than ten minutes. we're also seeing very strong storms. the areas in yellow are tornado watches, red tornado warnings. especially in kansas right now. a very dangerous situation. for tonight, hutchenson kansas. we're looking at the risk of severe storms. dallas shreveport 32 million people at rick. this danger continues into saturday. charlotte, atlanta st. louis. knoxville. damaging winds, to

any time on the nbc 10 weather app. >> the news continues now with "nbc nightly news." see you at 11:00. >>> on this monday night, the mysterious death of a man dragged into police custody. how was his spinal cord nearly severed? tonight new video surfaces as officers are suspended in baltimore, a city on edge. >>> chasing iran. u.s. war ships on the move tonight prepared to intercept a convoy of iranian ships suspected of carrying weapons to yemen. >>> disaster at sea. a humanitarian crisis unfolding in the mediterranean. another rescue mission tonight as nearly a thousand people are presumed drowned on a desperate voyage for a better life. >>> and a cancer blood test. a promising new way for doctors to find out if your cancer treatment is working. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news." t. >>> good evening. baltimore police have the latest to fall under the harsh national spotlight over the death of a suspect. a short time ago officials there released security video of the arrest of a 25-year-old man whose death from a partially se

tonight, hundreds remain missing. >>> nbc news exclusive. loved ones speak out about the man shot and killed by a reserve deputy who pulled his gun instead of his taser. >>> second chance, the new drug that's offering hope to some battling the deadliest form of cancer. >>> day of remembrance, 20 years later, hundreds honor those killed in the nation's worst act of domestic terrorism. >>> and league of her own. the beloved bat dog that's become a fixture at the ballpark. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." substituting tonight carl quintanilla. >>> good evening. there's a crisis at sea. it may be one of the worst drownings. rescuers searching for as many as 700 migrants off the coast of libya after their boat capsized overnight. the victims include men, women and children and it's happening more and more. nearly 400 migrants are suspected to have drowned last week as refugees there flee the african coast for europe. nbc's kelly cobiella has more tonight from london. >> reporter: far from italy some 60 miles north of the

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