"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. we start here tonight with a developing story. the admission late today by the u.s. military of a dangerous mistake involving the deadly bacteria anthrax. the pentagon fessing up and instead of sending inactive samples, somehow lethal live anthrax was sent to labs in as many as nine states and overseas shipped via fedex. leading to questions about the safety of the workers who received those shipments. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski has late details. >> reporter: the deadly anthrax came from the army's dugway proving ground in utah where the u.s. military develops ways to defend against biological and chemical weapons. defense officials tell nbc news dugway mistakenly sent live anthrax instead of inactive bacteria to as many as 20 military and commercial laboratories in 9 states and as far away as south korea. the potentially deadly shipment came from a batch of anthrax that was produced at dugway more t

. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >> good evening. we begin with breaking news of the federal indictment announced late this afternoon of a man who was once one of the most powerful politicians in this country. former speaker of the house dennis hastert charged tonight in connection with the scheme to pay more than $3 million of apparent hush money to someone and then lying to the fbi about the cash. the burning questions tonight are who is he paying and why? our justice correspondent pete williams has late details. >> reporter: the charges are a bolt from the blue involving dennis hastert, a public official for more than 25 years and house speaker from 1999 to 2007. the longest serving republican in that post. >> it stands approved. >> since 2008 he's been a lobbyist here in washington, but prosecutors say for the past four years he has paid $1.7 million in apparent hush money. court papers say the payments went to someone identified only as individual "a" from yorkville, illinois. the

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. a claim today by isis that it had a hand in the shooting attack on an anti-islamist gathering in texas atcheted up concerns about isis in this country and its potential reach. it's the first time islamic state has tried to claim credit for an attack on american soil. the white house today labeled it an attempted terrorist act, but it dismissed the isis claim itself. it may, however, be a fine distinction, as there are indications the shooters, who were both killed, were inspired by isis to go on the attack. we have two reports, beginning with our justice correspondent, pete williams. >> reporter: in radio and internet messages, isis claimed the two gunmen from phoenix, nadir soofi and elton simpson, were "soldiers of the caliphate," or islamic state, and "that worse things are coming." u.s. officials call it an attempt to claim credit and say there's nothing to show isis actually planned or directed the plot. they say simpson used seve

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, "nbc nightly news," lester holt. >>> good evening. there's been a big break in the family murder mystery in washington, d.c. that we have been telling you about the last several nights. tonight, police from washington to new york are on the trail of a 34-year-old man suspected of holding an affluent couple, their young son and housekeeper hostage before killing them leaving their bodies in the family's burning mansion. the break right out of a csi episode. a pizza crust and a dna match. how police did in a moment, but first, the suspect, a man with an apparent previous connection to his alleged victims. peter alexander is on the story. peter? >> reporter: lester, good evening. police say the suspect in these vicious murders is a former employee of savvas savopoulos' iron company. and tonight our station wrc is reporting that one of the suspect's relatives was fired from that company. police say the suspect is armed and dangerous. his whereabouts unknown. a major break in a horrific crime. detectives matched dna from pizza cru

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this the "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >> good evening. we start tonight with the biggest product recall in american history. it affects tens of millions of cars on the road with a potentially deadly defect. ironically involving something designed to save lives. japanese air bag manufacturer takata acknowledging a defect with its air bags one that government safety experts say could cause them to explode with too much force, sending shrapnel flying into drivers and passengers. tonight the government is nearly doubling the size of an earlier recall. our tom costello is working that story for us tonight. he has important information now. >> reporter: the size of the recall is stunning. nearly 34 million vehicles nationwide now involved. 11 different automakers. roughly one out of every four cars on the road. after five months of insisting its air bag deflators are not defective, the takata corporation now admits that's not true. >> takata has agreed to declare that air bag inflaters are deflec

. >> 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 po

janet shamlian, nbc news, hollywood, florida. >> great idea as we start a new week. "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. lester holt will be back tomorrow. i'm peter alexander reporting from new york. from all of us at nbc news, good night. . >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> that little girl at 14 months old, she didn't get to experience anything. i mean, it's heartbreaking. >> right now at 6:00 a life cut too short. a baby girl and her mother killed while simply walking down the sidewalk in the east bay. the disturbing details we are now learning about the driver. good evening to you, i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. unbelievable pain in the east bay. an alleged drunk driver loses control and mows down a young mother and her little girl. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live in livermore where a press conference wrapped up about an hour ago. this is one of those tragedies that gets to everyo

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. the surprise criminal indictment of the once powerful speaker of the house, dennis hastert, on charges he lied about paying hush money to someone in his past glaringly left out the answer to the question so many were immediately asking -- what was that money supposedly buying? tonight we may know the answer. federal law enforcement sources are telling nbc news the payments relate to hastert's days as an illinois schoolteacher and coach and sexual misconduct with a student. our justice correspondent pete williams has been digging into the story and has more for us. hello, pete. >> reporter: lester, the public charges against hastert, who's the longest serving republican house speaker, say only that he engaged in misconduct years before. but tonight, law enforcement officials describe it as sexual in nature with a male high school student. no sign of dennis hastert today at his home in plano about an hour's drive west

read on the product. >>> then all new tonight on "nbc 10 news at 5," the debate over railroad safety turns to a money fight. congress voted to cut amtrak's budget and that's prompting fresh arguments among lawmakers. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> "consumer reports" says people need to do their homework before they buy sunscreen. the group tested 34 brands and found a third did not live up to their spf label. doctors recommend using sunscreen that's spf 30 or higher and should protect against uva and uvb rays. >>> smokers have better time quitting when they bet money on their own success. smokers with $150 at stake were more likely to quit than show smokers who didn't put up their own cash. >>> people in newark saw a softer side of the city's police officers today. take a look at this. officers were out giving free hugs to anyone who wanted one. there you go. the department says they're improving community/police relations one hug at a time. >>> all right. from refunds to racy calls. >> a local government office is admitting it goofed. today, how they directed consumers to a phone numbe

"nightly news" begins right now. from nbc world news headquarters in new york. this is "nbc nightly news" reporting tonight. lester holt. >>> good evening. police in waco, texas, had a lunch a planned weekend gathering of bikeer gangs would go bad, but nothing like the violence that broke out before their eyes. gun fire, stabbings and beatings as members of criminal gangs waged battle with each other and turned on police in a restaurant parking lot. when it was over, nine people were dead, 18 injured, 170 arrested. tonight we are learning more about the groups involved as police brace for possible retaliation attacks. our national correspondent miguel almaguer is in waco tonight with the latest. >> reporter: police called the crime scene at the twin peaks bar & grill among the most violent and gruesome they have ever seen. a brawl between five rival motorcycle gangs leaves nine dead and 18 wounded. >> at last count we have 170 individuals that we have arrested. those individuals are being charged with engaging in organized crime in reference to the shooting at tw

allegations being made in a highly anticipated new book out today called "clinton cash," about her family foundation, her money and where it all came from. nbc's andrea mitchell is on the trail in las vegas. >> reporter: hillary clinton courting hispanic voters at a las vegas high school today, while her campaign launched a counteroffensive, a new website, a twitter account and a campaign video. >> the book is already being debunked far and wide. >> reporter: a war of words with the author of "clinton cash," leaked in advance but officially published today. >> i'm not saying, andrea, that there was a quid pro quo, but what i am saying what you see is a pattern of behavior, funds flow in either through the foundation or the form of speaking fees and there is a favor them. policy decision that tends to favor the recipient. >> full of sloppy research and attacks pulled out of thin air with no actual evidence. >> reporter: and part of the rebuttal, an appeal for campaign money, raising cash from controversy. bill clinton strongly defended his wife in his exclusive interview with cynthia mcfadden. >> not a single, solitary fact has been introduced

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news." lester hoelt. >>> we begin with the dangerous mistake involving the deadly bacteria anthrax. the pentagon fessing up. somehow lethal live anthrax was sent to labs in nine states and overseas shipped via fedex leading to questions of safety for the workers who received those. jim miklaszewski has details. >> reporter: details came from utah where the u.s. military develops ways to defend against biological and chemical weapons. defense officials tell nbc news dugway mistakenly sent live anthrax instead of inactive bacteria to as many as 20 military facilities in nine states and as far away as south korea. the potentially deadly shipment came from a batch of anthrax that was produced at dugway more than a year ago and was radiated to render it inactive. but last week a commercial lab in maryland discovered the supposed inactive anthrax was live. since all the shipments in the past year were of the same stock, defense officials believe all contained the deadly spores. >

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >i really don't understand how they can say it was just a fight. >> right now at 6:00 the family demands justice after a san jose state police killed a man. this after getting a new glimpse into what happened in the moments before shots rang out. good evening, i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. we've obtained still photographs. these pictures prove their point. they are still photos from a body camera of one of the officers he was wearing. the man did not follow command and charged him with a knife. the family says no way. robert, body cameras, still images and yet controversy. >> reporter: the big difference could be still pictures versus the video they were taken from. they say they showed a man an an attack. the other side says the video shows just the opposite. >> perhaps something else could have been done and we would not be here today. >> reporter: they is sembled outside the district attorney's office to announce the decision not to file any charges. lop

for all of us here on nbc 10 thanks for watching. >> the news continues now with "nbc nightly news." see you at 11:00. >>> on this monday night, gang warfare. 170 people now facing charges after a shocking gun fight leaves nine dead 18 wounded. a horrific scene. authorities say they have never seen anything like it. hacking a plane? a computer expert's i credible claim. what he says he did from his seat and what the fbi is telling us tonight. >>> mansion murder mystery. who killed a family inside their home then set it on fire? tonight's bizarre clues are emerging as police hunt a perpendicular of interest caught on camera. >>> tragedy at yosemite. the death of a legendary dare devil who lived life on the edge. what went wrong on his final jump? "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. police in waco texas, had a hunch a planned weekend gathering of biker gangs would go bad but nothing like the violence that broke out. gun fire stabbings and vicious beatings as members of criminal gangs waged battle with each other, then turned on police in a restaurant parking lot. when it

. >>> from nbc news headquarters in new york, this the "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening, missing american military helicopter and its crew are among the many worries in nepal tonight after that country was hit again by another major quake. this one was a magnitude 7.3. it struck midway between katmandhu and mt. everest. killing dozens more and injecting new fear and misery in a place already stretched past its breaking point. while here at home there's growing worry about the fate of some of the american rescuers. a u.s. marine helicopter and its california-based crew have vanished today while performing in the relief mission in the rugged mountains of nepal. we have two reports, jim miklaszewski with late word on the chopper search. >> reporter: it was nearing sunset when the u.s. helicopter like this one, killing 6 u.s. marines and two soldiers suddenly disappeared. all radio contact was lost. there was reportedly brief radio chatter from the u.s. chopper about a fuel problem, but then total silence. no distress call, no

the news continues with "nbc nightly news." have a great evening. >>> on this wednesday night, bin laden secrets taken from inside his hideout during that daring u.s. raid. what they tell us about his focus on killing americans and the rise of what would become isis. >>> the oil emergency along the california coast. a major spill stretching for miles in pristine waters. tonight the race to save wildlife. >>> the dramatic call for help from a road rage attack. a family swarmed by bikers on the highway. a mother pleading for police to protect her child in the car. >>> hidden family history. what if you're at high risk of certain types of cancer and you don't even know it? how one mother stumbled on to lifesaving information. >>> and saying good-bye. david letterman marks the end of an era. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. tonight, four years after the u.s. military raid that took his life we're getting our closest look yet into the mind of osama bin laden. the government has just released a stunning trove of doc

janet shamlian nbc news hollywood, florida. >> great idea as we start a new week. nbc "nightly news" for this sunday. lester holt will be back tomorrow. i'm peter alexander reporting from new york. from all of us at nbc news, good night. >> she just was the last person who should have ever died like that. >> reporter: one summer night, a life comes to a sudden end. >> i hear a very weird scream. >> she had been targeted. >> the suspect knew the victim. >> reporter: but the trail grew cold. >> i remember one detective saying to me "we just have to wait until he kills again." >> reporter: it was decades before someone took another look. >> the whole goal in these cases is trying to see the thing that's hiding in plain sight. >> reporter: the clues? a weapon. a wedding invitation. a midnight sail to now

"nbc nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news," reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. the worst fears were confirmed amid the twisted scene of that derailed amtrak train in philadelphia. cadaver dogs discovering the body of yet another victim, bringing the death toll to eight. and tonight comes late word that the engineer at the controls of the speeding train has agreed to speak to the ntsb. investigators also revealing data showing the train was accelerating, shortly before it reached the fateful curve, but unable to slow in time. nbc's tom costello leads our coverage again tonight from the crash scene. >> reporter: from track level today, just a few feet from the wreckage of train 188, amtrak crews are using front-end loaders to lay down new sections of track. it was here this morning that cadaver dogs found an eighth and final victim. 45-year-old robert gildersleeve of maryland. >> we believe that we have now accounted for all 243 individuals that we believe were on amtrak train number 188 from tuesday night.

colonel jack jacobs nbc news west point, new york. >>> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this stunned night. i'm kate snow reporting from new york. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. for all of us at nbc news. goodnight. >>> nbc bay area news begins with breaking news. >> and that breaking news in the south bay, a grass fire burning dangerously close to mobile homes in san jose. also, many residents very concerned about how close it is getting. good evening. >> that fire still burning. firefighters still working to keep people safe. the fire broke out between 4:30 and 5:00 near east capital expressway both directions of east capital closed right now. >> nbc bay area's annette miranda is at the scene.

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news," reporting tonight from los angeles, lester holt. >>> good evening, with the prime suspect now in police custody, court documents released late today provide shocking new details of a terrifying ordeal of a washington, d.c. family and their housekeeper held hostage and then murdered in an apparent plot to extort money. law enforcement tonight also providing nbc news with details of the operation that captured the suspect, darron dellon wint as we learn there may still be accomplices to this crime on the loose. nbc news national correspondent peter alexander continues to work the story for us. >> reporter: with the intense manhunt for fugitive darron dellon wint ending last night, court documents released today show prosecutors believe the brutal murders inside this mansion required the presence and assistance of more than one person. the savopoulos family an their housekeeper according to the documents were held captive overnight by mr. wint and others until the $40,000 was delivered by savopoulos' assistant. the three a

>> reporter: harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> our sentiments exactly.hat's going to do it for us on this friday night. i'm lester holt reporting from los angeles. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. and good night. >>> right now, home at last. two young kids back in the bay area after being stranded in the chilly sierra. >> quick thinking and preparation helped save his family. a bay area dad and his two young children are safe and the kids back home with their grandparents. they were stranded in the cold sierra for two days. here you see them arriving at their grandma and grandpa's house this afternoon. i know in the past half hour you talked to the kids and they seem to think it was quite the adventure. >> reporter: i'll tell you these two children are something else. they are troopers. little mila talked about her helicopter ride. she said she liked it. she said she went way high up in the sky. the little boy says he's ready to go camping again. after roughing it out for two days stranded in the wilderness two very sleepy children arri

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight from los angeles, lester holt. >> good evening. in a sign of growing worry over the threat of isis-inspired attacks in this country, the military ordered u.s. military operations here at home to raise their security level for first time since the tenth anniversary of 9/11. while the fbi tonight is alerting its field offices to take a closer look at potential extremists on their radar. the actions come amid increasing anxiety over the potential threat from home grown terrorists. on the heels of that terrorist shooting attack on a gathering in texas last weekend. jim miklaszewski has late details from the pentagon. >> reporter: the urgent warning shot out across the u.s. overnight. ordering more than 3,000 military bases and sites in the u.s. to raise the terrorist threat warning to force protection bravo. bravo is in the middle of five threat levels and indicates an increased or more predictable threat of terrorist activity and requires such security measures as an in

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> he was restricting her ability to call for help. >> right now at 6:00 a 49ers standout finds himself in the national spot light today for what he did off the field. good evening. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. those are the allegations that landed the 49ers player bruce milner the middle of a domestic violence case. miller is now facing one charge but it's another blow for a league battling an image problem. nbc bay area's robert handa joins us. >> reporter: it's surprisingly complex. it's getting a lot of attention because it's a domestic violence case involving an nfl player. apparently there's no evidence of physical harm or contact with the victim. 27-year-old bruce miller remained quiet during and after being charged with misdemeanor vandalism today. the fullback is accused of throwing his girlfriend's cell phone against a wall during an argument on march 5th. at the time police say the woman say that miller pushed her out of his parked car before smashing the phone bu

nbc news west point, new york. >> that is nbc nightly news for this sunday night.m new york. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. from all of us at nbc news, good night. a strange feeling that i'm not going to live much longer. she predicted her own death. >> he heard a gunshot and saw the mustang rolling backwards. >> one man seemed to know more than he should. >> a gunshot in the chest looked like the first shot that was fired. >> how do you know that? >> an innocent guy was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> so who was the real killer? >> the real killer is out there someplace. >> as long as there's breath in my lungs, we're not going to give

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. good night. it smells like gasoline. it's really intense. you can smell it from miles away and when you look out to the ocean you can understand why there are clumps of black sludge out there. the most heartbreaking part is when you see birds diving for fish in the water. crews have been out here cleaning but a long way to go. >> heard the news and went here we go again. >> reporter: what is normally a scenic ocean look out point along highway 101. >> it's too bad. >> reporter: offers a different perspective. connected by a boon trying to gather the oil from a cliff overlooking the shoreline. the nine mile oil slick is easy to spot. >> it doesn't belong. >> reporter: dwayne

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, kate snow. >> good evening. as we come on the air on this memorial day, it is a very dangerous night for at least 30 million americans under the threat of violent weather. historic, relentless rainfall and flash flooding combined with an outbreak of deadly tornadoes has already produced catastrophic damage. homes destroyed across parts of mississippi, oklahoma, and texas where the governor has declared a state of emergency. and there's a frantic search underway for the missing. some of whom were swept away in raging flood waters which are still a big threat right now as new tornadoes fire up on the radar. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in the flood zone tonight in wimberley, texas. >> we want to search some of the debris piles. >> reporter: tonight a desperate search for the missing as the magnitude of the historic flood sinks in. >> i would describe it as a flood of biblical proportions. it's nothing like we've ever experienced. >> reporter: in the air and on the ground -

"nbc nightly news." in the meantime i know you're continuing your coverage right here. >> yeah lester as we look at this investigation going on right now. at this point here in philadelphia a lot of eyes also on washington and the question of funding for infrastructure for amtrak, right? >> that is correct. there happen to be a committee meeting. a house committee meeting today over the issue of further funding amtrak. and of course the question of what caused this is hanging over the question of how much they want to fund. republicans and democrats going at odds. our kelly o'donnell will have a report on that coming up tonight. >> all right. we'll be watching for you tonight at 6:30 lester holt. "nbc nightly news." stay tuned for more coverage of this deadly derailment from lester holt coming up right after this broadcast at 6:30. >>> and next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, the investigators take us inside the ntsb probe into what caused the deadly train derailment. >>> you're watching continued coverage of the

the news continues now with "nbc nightly news." and we'll see you again tonight at 11:00. until then, have a great evening. >>> on this tuesday night, americans missing. a helicopter carrying u.s. marines on an aid mission disappears as another devastating quake strikes nepal. tonight dozens killed over 1,000 injured as military families wait for word on that chopper. no charges for the police officer in the death of an unarmed teenager a shooting that set off days of protests damage control facing a firestorm of criticism, including from within his own party, jeb bush tries to clear things up about what he just said about the iraq war. >>> and sudden impact. a newer kind of crash test more like real life accidents. what it's revealing about some of the most popular suvs on the road. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening, missing american military helicopter and its crew are among the many missing in nepal tonight. this quake was a magnitude 7.3, it struck midway between katmandhu and mt. everest, killing dozens more injecting new fear and misery in a place alr

pete williams nbc news boston. >> reporter: i'm miguel almaguer in phoenix at the apartment of elton simpson and nadir soofi, where federal investigators have been searching for clues. >> the police and homeland security and fbi, we knew something was serious going on. >> reporter: soofi's family is looking for answers, too. he was born in the u.s. a father to a young son. >> entered my mind that anybody i knew would even do anything like that much less someone in the family. >> reporter: he spent time in pakistan as a child. classmates tell nbc news he was popular and used to be called goofy because of his laid back attitude. said to be a heartthrob soofi starred in the play "bye bye birdie." friends say he came from a privileged family but became more isolated in recent years. he was a devout muslim like elton simpson. the president of the mosque simpson attended regularly until about four years ago. >> a good demeanor. very good attitude. always a smile on his face. >> reporter: simpson caught the fbi's attention nearly a decade ago. in 2010 he was investigated for planning to joi

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night.. good night. watching, and good night. narrator: puerto rico's healthcare system is on life support, putting three and a half million puerto ricans at risk. it's an outrage. puerto ricans are us citizens and pay the same medicare taxes, but receive only half the federal healthcare funding as the other 50 states. the headlines tell the story... woman: "unfair treatment from washington." man: "thousands without medications." woman: "it's a crisis that could imperil the whole economy." narartor: washington must act now to protect care for three and a half million u.s. citizens. before it's too late. >>> lights camera access. >> is part of that her keeping up with the kardashians? >> i gave her the advice and i still stand by that advice. >> does kim worry about the

nbc news london. >>> a tragic moment in hawaii. a marine was killed when an osprey aircraft came the in for a tough landing during a training exercise yesterday. 21 others had to be taken to the hospital. this happened the same day six other marines who lost their lives were identified after they went down aboard a chopper while on a re leaf mission in nepal. >>> a lot of people are talking about the incredible claims made by a computer expert who says he successfully hacked into an airplane's controls from his seat in the cabin of the plane. so many wondering if it's possible and if it is, who else could be trying it? nbc's kerry sanderers is getting answers. >> reporter: chris roberts claims he hacked into a commercial airlines cockpit flight controls. >> it is definitely possible to pan plait electronics through the in-flight entertainment system and satellite communications to get to the aif i don't know nicks of an airplane. >> reporter: in an affidavit roberts said he hacked into the flight management systems and in one case

nbc news exclusive. where was bill clinton answering our questions about foreign donors and what he would do if hillary wins. >>> freddie gray's family speaks out about the charges against those six police officers and the riots in baltimore. >>> melissa rivers her first interview since the death of her mother. >>> what's in a name? for her royal highness princess charlotte, elizabeth diana of cambridge, a whole lot. nightly news begins now. >>> good evening. it was an attack that quickly drew comparisons to the "charlie hebdo" massacre in paris, except this happened in texas. in this case the two well-armed attackers were shot and killed in an exchange of gun fire before they could kill. it happened at a dallas serbuburb. tonight, authorities are investigating a possible terror attack. the two shooters have been identified and at least one it turns out had already been on the fbi's regard. we report tonight from garland, texas. >> reporter: this mangled car driven by the two gunmen detitated to get rid

pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> and as that probe continues, here in new york for the first time we're hearing from a police officer severely wounded in a horrible hatchet attack that authorities say was inspired by isis. we get that story tonight from jonathan dienst of our new york station wnbc. >> i said i'm going to die. i'm going to die. >> reporter: rookie officer kenneth healy never saw the axe wielding terrorist in what the nypd called a lone wolf terror attack. in october healey and three other officers were on routine patrol when a photographer asked them to pose for this photo. out of the corner of his eye, officer joseph meeker saw a figure closing in fast. what happens as you see this shadow? >> as i saw it, i put my arms up and i guess it hit off my foreman into the wall. i remember hearing that loud bang. and i look over and my partner's down that quick. >> reporter: 25-year-old healey had been hit in the back of the head. his skull shattered. his brain damaged. but he was still conscious. >> i was just so confused. you know, one second you're taking a picture and

>> reporter: harry smith, nbc news new york. >> our sentiments exactly.it for us on this friday night. i'm lester holt reporting from los angeles. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. and good night. watching and good night. >>> lights camera access. >>> how are you helping with your mom? >> it was kind of love at first sight. she has really sat back and hasn't said anything. >> with kim opening up more than ever what we're about to see from bruce and

. >> the news continues now with "nbc nightly news" to you at 11:00. >>> on this tuesday night the biggest recall in history. 34 million vehicles on american roads with dangerous air bags that can violently explode. now, linked to at least five deaths. is your car on the list. >>> cancer charity scam. shocking allegations. charities that waste $187 million for cancer patients accuses of spending almost all of it on lavish vacations, cars and salaries. >>> disturbing new twists in the murder mystery near the vice president's house in washington. >>> would you want to know? your risk of getting certain kinds of cancer. a brave new world of medicine giving patients early warning years in advance. we're there as the mom gets the news. >>> and is your dog a genius? turns out there's a way to find out. nightly news begins right now. >>> good evening, we start tonight with the biggest product recall in american history. it affects tens of millions of cars on the road with a potentially deadly defect. ironically involving something designed to save lives. japanese air bag manufacturer takata warni

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that's all new this afternoon on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >> and count on nbc 10 news to keep you informed about the president's visit and how this might affect your drive. >> jessica is here with an update on traffic. how's it looking? >> it's looking okay so far, guys. we're out on 95 right now. right near the philadelphia internal airport. you can see drive times doing okay on the southbound side, about an 18-minute hit, over half an hour if you're headed northbound. additionally, we are dealing with the closures out in camden due to the presidential motorcade. so closed on the northbound and southbound side between federal street and the vine. you want to take dr. martin luther king. or you can take 676 to get through the area but we can expect a lot of residual delays through camden 130, and the ben franklin bridge if you have to head westbound into the city. we're also dealing with that ongoing construction blocking out the right-hand lane. >> all right, jessica, thank you. >> and right now, nbc 10 first alert weather technology tracking showers and storms affecting parts of the nbc

live in millville, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >> and fire! >> memorial day ceremonies were held across our region today to honor those who died in battle. nbc 10 in delaware county where there was a parade and the ceremony at the courthouse. >> this morning in philadelphia folks lined the streets for the area's largest memorial day parade. nbc 10 just after 10:00 this morning. the parade pays tribute to our fallen soldiers and shows support for our military men and women. >> i've been born and raised in this neighborhood. it's a wonderful, wonderful tradition. everybody comes out, enjoys themselves. it gets bigger and better every year. >> a wreath laying ceremony was held before the parade at the most holy redeemer cemetery. and happening now, a ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns in washington square. nbc 10's jesse gary is there live. >> one of several services to honor our nation's fallen war heroes. >> jim, renee, that's right, and the ceremony has just begun here in washington square. this memorial was first dedicated back in the '50s t

chris with nbc news new york. >>> nbc nightly news will have more on the fallen officers coming up at 6:30. >>> 275 names are being add today the national law enforcement memorial in washington dc. it's national police week. it's a time to remember men and woman that gave their live in the line of duty. the memorial is a place to kplekt with lost loved ones and sacrifice. national police week gets under way tomorrow and many visited the memorial today ahead of the crowds. lindsey's husband was shot and killed in 2012 when respopnding to a hit and run. >> to know that you're not alone is at times refreshing. getting through the first year especially with small children, and having other widows to lean on and others that are local was more than i could have ever asked for. >> lindsey and brad had a five month old brother and pregnant with their son when officer fox was killed. >>> nfl has suspended tom brady for the first four games to have season. last week the league released the results of the investigation that found that brady was aware that the patriot's released the air out of th

10 news at 5." >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >> right now on "nbc 10 news at 5," adown the shore like here in cape may, a lot of rain. part efarther north in the poconos, only 60 degrees, there's sun peeking through the clouds as this memorial day holiday nears. >>> not a great night for baseball at all. the tarps on the field here at the home of the wilmington blue rocks. tonight's game is scheduled to start in about 90 minutes. >> it's chilly out there, though. >> it is chilly and wet. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here to talk about the weekend and tonight. glenn? >> yeah, and if the phillies were playing, they wouldn't be playing because it's still raining around citizens bank park. that is going to be moving out. and even in wilmington it's going to be moving out and in camden it's going to be moving out just over the next couple of hours. it's not going to stay wet all night. we're already seeing the rain ending in philadelphia area down toward wilmington. this continues to move to the east. dry air continues to move in. takes

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight from baltimore, lester holt. >>> good evening. a special good evening to our viewers from the west from the shadow of baltimore city hall. a dramatic week of riots and peaceful protests, even like some take ing on right now. this culminated today in a swift, stunning announcement from this city's top prosecutor declaring that the death of freddie gray amounted to murder and manslaughter. and charging six baltimore police officers in connection with his death. state's attorney marilyn mosby saying even gray's arrest was illegal. the charges met with both celebrations and accusations of a rush to judgment. we have full coverage starting with nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: what followed freddie gray's videotaped arrest the baltimore state's attorney says was homicide. >> we have probable cause to file criminal charges. >> reporter: the stunning announcement less than five days after riots ravaged the city's streets. marilyn mosby says she spoke to gray's family thi