"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. the head of the fbi dropped two bombshells over capitol hill today. both however landing at the white house doorstep. james comey in public testimony joined a growing chorus of intelligence officials and lawmakers rejecting president trump's tweeted claims of being wiretapped by president obama before the election. >> i have no information that supports those tweets. and we have looked carefully inside the fbi. the department of justice has asked me to share with you that the answer is the same for the department of justice and all its components. >> then there was this. that the trump campaign has been under an fbi investigation since last summer in connection with russian meddling in the election. >> the fbi, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. and that includes investigating the nature of any links

news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from washington. >>> good evening. just over five weeks after decrying what he called american carnage during his inauguration address, president trump returns to capitol hill for a primetime speech before a joint session of congress where he's planned to deliver a speech of unity. the president is expected to strike some familiar themes on jobs, obamacare and protecting the country from terrorism. but late today, the president dropped this surprise. he's thinking about issuing a call for an immigration bill during his remarks tonight. is he open to compromise on the issue? our coverage starts with nbc's hallie jackson. hallie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. this was the president's signature issue as a candidate. and now president trump signaling he may be more open to negotiation than he was it's something that could earn him new allies and maybe new enemies on capitol hill as the president leaves for the last minute whether he will call for the compromise. tonight, reality show-style suspe

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. the cia is urgently assessing the impact of what may be one of the most damaging exposures of vital secrets the agency has ever experienced. purported details released by wikileaks of how the cia is able to turn personal and home devices into potent eavesdropping tools for spying overseas. in short, the keys to the agency's cyber arsenal. tonight nbc news has learned a scramble is on within the cia to find the source of the leak, possibly one of their own. we get details from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: tonight the cia and fbi racing to find out who is behind what could be one of the worst u.s. intelligence breaches in modern history. that bombshell release of thousands of documents wikileaks claims were stolen from the cia. nbc news now learning from a senior u.s. official that the documents contain authentic information about the cia's top secret tools for hacking. >> if i were inside the agency today, i'd

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. the day began with the white house demanding a congressional investigation into president trump's explosive claims that his predecessor tapped his phones during the presidential campaign. now a senior u.s. official tells nbc news that the fbi director has asked the department of justice this weekend to publicly reject the president's claims. it is the latest stunning development the nation's fbi director taking on the president he serves. we begin tonight with kasie hunt, who's been following the story all weekend. >> reporter: president trump today demanding congress investigate his explosive claim of wiretapping during the presidential campaign. a day after he tweeted, without offering any evidence, that president obama tapped the phones at trump tower. >> all we're saying is, let's take a closer look. let's look into this. if this happened, if this is accurate, this is the biggest overreach in -- >> you're not saying -- >> reporter: this weekend, fbi director jam

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> a break in the hunt for who is behind a series of bomb threats against jewish institutions. a 31-year-old man is jailed in st. louis, tonight accused of making threats against jewish centers in four states. but authorities say he's not behind the big wave of over 100 similar threats that have sent children and staff evacuating jewish institutions across the country. instead, they're calling the suspect, a copycat who was trying to settle a personal score with an ex-lover. our justice correspondent, pete williams, has more. >> reporter: for months telephone bomb threats to jewish centers and schools have alarmed the jewish community. now the fbi says this man, 31-year-old juan thompson of st. louis, made eight of those threats, copycat calls, intended to get back at a woman who broke off a romantic relationship with him eight months ago. >> law enforcement at all levels is a close friend of the jewish people in america and we're so appreciative. >

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. winter has saved its biggest punch for last. tonight, exactly a week until spring, this image from space shows a powerful storm system gathering right now that forecasters fear could paralyze much of the northeast tomorrow with blizzard conditions. 85 million people will potentially be impacted with 31 million from eastern pennsylvania all the way to southern maine, including new york city, under blizzard warnings. the ripple impact is already being felt at airports around the country. 6,000 flights for today and tomorrow already canceled. let's get right to al roker with the very latest forecast and timing on this. >> lester, thanks so much. we time it out, we already see snow falling in washington, d.c. this evening. philadelphia, you'll start seeing it right around midnight. tomorrow morning's commute, washington, philly, new york seeing the snow. heavy snow and increasing wind in new york city in the

pete williams, nbc news, at the supreme court. >>> tonight nbc news has learned the government is about to announce new restrictions on electronic devices banned on board certain overseas flights into the u.s. nbc's miguel almaguer is in our los angeles newsroom with late details. ambiguous angle what can you tell us about this? >> lester, good evening. one federal official tells nbc news the new temporary electronic restrics tomorrow homeland security will officially announce the changes for passengers flying into the u.s. from overseas on certain flights. the temporary rules will restrict some devices to checked bags. in a now-deleted tweet, jordanian airlines warned passengers would not be able to carry on laptops, tablets, cameras, and other electronics, but cell phones and medical devices would be exempt. u.s. officials say laptops have long been a source of concern but declined to be specific about the nature of the threat or how long the restrictions would be in effect. we're told they would not apply to u.s. airlines, only foreign carriers operating flights from certain countrie

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. it was the unexpected calm after a stormy five weeks. president trump's softer and more measured tone in his address to congress was the most immediate and surprising takeaway from the evening, earning his due even among some critics. today as the focus recentered on the message itself, it became clear that the trump agenda has not softened, setting up potential showdowns with not just democrats but from within the president's own party as he pivots to the hard work of turning his ideals into laws. white house correspondent kristen welker starts our coverage. >> reporter: tonight, president trump shifting his focus to the road ahead after laying out big policy goals last night. >> the time for small thinking is over. >> reporter: the president praised for striking a more positive tone. the challenge now, turning rhetoric into reality. today, the president met with republican leaders at a strategy lunch at the white house. top of the a

"nightly news" begins right now. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. president trump still looking to justify his thus far unproven and widely rejected claim that his campaign was spied on by president obama today gave oxygen to the newest white house claim. that british intelligence was in on the alleged surveillance plot. it happened during what was already a potentially delicate meeting between the president and german chancellor angela merkel. meantime tonight, another major u.s. ally, the british government, is simmering over the allegation. nbc's peter alexander has details. >> i think it was -- >> reporter: tonight confronted by a european reporter for his wiretap allegation against president obama, a defiant president trump taking a new shot at his predecessor. >> as far as wiretapping, i guess, by, you know, this past administration, at least we have something in common, perhaps. >> reporter: a swipe at the national security agency, under mr. obama that monitored german chancellor angela merkel's cell p

sfaurns -- >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. >>> the man who spilled the goods on line about some of america's most sensitive cyber tools is taunting the cia. the founder says there's more bombshells to come. he is suggesting the cia is playing catch up and is offering a broad hint as to who may have stolen the data and what we learned may be one of most damaging intelligence briefings in modern history. we get new details tonight on the story from our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: tonight julian assange claiming the cyber breach is far more devastating than the agency knows or acknowledges. >> the central intelligence agency lost control of its entire cyber weapons arsenal. this is a historic act of devastating incompetence. >> reporter: warning he has a lot more to release, saying he got the stolen documents from a former government contractor working for the cia. >> the material has been spread around contractors and former american

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. for the second day in a row a rare display of bipartisanship at the nation's capital on a critical matter. the democrat and republican leaders joining together in a public rebuke of president trump's wiretap claim. like the house counterparts the day before, the senators saying they have seen nothing to substantiate claims that president obama had trump towers surveilled ahead of the 2016 elections, but there is no retreat when the white house tonight which is angrily firing back and offering news articles for the justification for the shocking claims. hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: a bombshell statement triggering an explosive response. >> hold on. hold on. hold on. i'm making a point. >> reporter: after the committee president trump wanted to investigation his accusation of spying, found there's nothing there. quote, based on the information available to us, we see no indication that trump tower was the subject of surveillance by an

. >>> from nbc news from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, after suffering defeat in congress in his promise to replace obamacare, president trump returned back to the executive order route today to try to deliver on another major campaign vow, bringing back a dying coal industry, a jobs move like the healthcare gamut entails shredding another major piece of the obama legacy, in this case, regulations meant to protect the environment. tonight, the president's actions are sparking celebration in coal country and outrage among environmentali environmentalists and whether some of those jobs can ever come back. president donald trump struggles to find his footing in an attempt to show strength today by obliterating his predecessor's move on environment he says he will create jobs. >> we will put our miners back to work. >> reporter: mr. trump once called climate change a hoax said he is ending the war on coal. >> that is what this is all about, bringing back our jobs and bringing back our dreams and making america wealthy a

"nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening. it happened again, this time to president trump. late last night a man scaled the fence that surrounds the white house complex. the secret service intercepted him before he got into the building where the president was spending the night. according to court documents, the suspect was carrying two cans of mace in addition to a letter to the president. nbc's kelly o'donnell is at the white house with more tonight. >> reporter: 20 minutes before midnight friday, a frigid 33 degrees outside the white house and president trump was home. when officials say a backpack-wearing intruder scaled a security fence between the white house and the treasury building on pennsylvania avenue. but the suspect was not stopped until he reached the south grounds of the white house. according to the police report, the suspect identified as 26-year-old jonathan tran told a secret service officer, i am a friend of the president, i have an appointment. officials sa

. >>> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. the testing of a new high thrust rocket engine in north korea drew strong reaction from president trump today on his flight back to washington from his weekend in florida. the president said, quote, north korea is acting very badly. that new test came just as the u.s. secretary of state was wrapping up a trip to the region in china. matt bradley is in seoul, south korea tonight. >> reporter: a new engine fueling a fresh round of north korean propaganda. an engine test which some say could propel an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching u.s. soil. dictator, kim jong-un promised to get it in this year's new year's speech. north korea put on a provocative display of force, unprecedented two nuclear tests last year. and it's successfully fired four ballistic missiles off its coast two weeks ago. korea watchers expect a new nuclear test any day. if it happens, north korea's test results will almost certainly be different. the country facing off against t

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. >> good evening. hopefully you remembered to spring forward today and reset your clocks, but spring is a distant promise for much of the u.s. tonight. snow coated much of the carolinas. and 100 million people are under watches or warnings, flakes falling in minneapolis as you can see in this picture. chicago ready for a messy commute in the morning. and the east coast and new england bracing for the biggest snowstorm of the season. >> reporter: with just under a week until the start of spring, winter refuses to release its icy grip. >> it's real snow, sticking to the car. >> reporter: this morning, residents in north, even south carolina waking up to falling snow and several inches already on the ground. >> it's so exciting. >> reporter: a winter wonderland for some. treacherous conditions for others. on the shores of lake ontario, a winter so surreal they had to say it was really nature not photo shopped. and forecast temperatures with wind chills of 9 below. snow is expected across a wide s

tom costello, nbc news, silver spring, maryland. >>> meantime the president, the commander in chief of armed forces, is raising eyebrows with his new comments about who is to blame for the u.s. raid gone wrong in yemen that resulted in the death of a navy seal. william ryan owens. it was a mission the president approved. andrea mitchell has the details. >> reporter: tonight the president responding for the first time to the father of the navy seal killed in that yemen raid. his father refusing to meet with mr. trump. >> this was a mission that was started before i got here. this was something that was just, they wanted to do. they came to see me. they explained what they wanted to do, the generals, who are very respected. my generals are the most respected that we've had in many decades, i believe. they lost ryan. >> reporter: those comments raising eyebrows. first the president not taking full responsibility for the mission he approved bringing up his generals, defense secretary mattis and joints chief chairman dunford and suggesting the decision to launch was made by the obama white

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west in what has been an especially busy news day both here at home and abroad, which is where we start with a deadly terror attack in london today just outside parliament. the attacker plowing his car into pedestrians in the city's westminster bridge in the shadow of big ben, turning the iconic span into a scene of carnage before he stormed the gates of parliament itself, leading to a deadly encounter with police and forcing lawmakers and others to race for cover. tonight, the attacker and four others, including a police officer, are dead. at least 40 others, some school children, were injured. a gruesome scene in the heart of london and that's where bill neely starts our coverage. >> reporter: at the very heart of britain's democracy, murder and terror. dead and injured outside parliament. tourists among hundreds running for their lives. the suspected killer and a policeman getting medical help moments after the final attack. the car he d

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. hopefully you remembered to spring forward today and reset your clocks. but spring is a distant promise for much of the u.s. tonight. snow coated parts of the carolinas this morning. there is more coming tonight. almost 100 million people are under winter weather watches or warnings. flakes falling right now in minneapolis, as you can see in this live picture. chicago ready for a messy commute in the morning. the east coast and new england bracing for the biggest snowstorm of the season. we begin tonight with sara dolloff. >> reporter: with just over a week to the start of spring, winter refuses to release its icy grip on much of the u.s. >> oh, my god. it's actually snowing. like it's real snow. it's sticking to the >> reporter: this morning residents in north, even south carolina, waking up to falling snow and several inches already on the ground. >> it's so exciting. >> reporter: a winter wonderland for some, treacherous conditions for others. on the shores of la

miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> still ahead, fighting cancer. new hope if you or someone you love is battling fatigue that comes with treatments. what new research says you should try first before turning to drugs. >>> also the big scare involving a passenger plane at one of the busiest airports in the nation. >>> we're back now with medical news about fighting cancer and battling those debilitating side effects from treatments that the patients need to help them get better. researchers now say there's a better option besides medicine that works to ward off the fatigue and body aches as nbc's kristen dahlgren explains. ♪ >> reporter: 27-year-old opera singer amy has always been active. >> i'm trying to increase my endurance. >> reporter: when stage 4 breast cancer met her the fatigue was devastating. >> your whole body feels heavy. you just feel weak, like your arm weighs 100 pounds, you know. it's difficult. >> reporter: so on those days when she just can't imagine getting out of bed, what does she do? >> i just tell myself, amy, you know you'll

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. the nude photo scandal involving the sharing of compromising photos of u.s. servicewomen online has expanded beyond the marine corps tonight. investigators discovering more postings and a virtual market for the photos. top officials, including tonight the defense secretary, strongly condemning the behavior as the army and air force open their own inquiries into just how far this scandal may reach. we get the latest from our pentagon correspondent, hans nichols. >> tonight defense secretary jim mattis weighing in on the scandal for the first time. we will not excuse or tolerate such behavior if we are able to uphold our values and maintain our ability to defeat the enemy on the battlefield. with the marine corps' investigation accelerating after more nude photos of female service members emerge. new pictures on the website anon-ib showing photos of women in uniform. the website's users encourage participants to find at post naked photos of servi

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. the echoes of president trump's explosive twitter accusations against president obama over the weekend drowned out today's news, the integration of a new travel ban. the white house operating in low-profile mode today as the president's spoex -- spokes people seem to be trying to catch up with their boss and the source of his head scratching allegation, that former president obama had ordered the wiretapping of trump tower during the campaign, but with no offer of evidence, democrats suspect it's all an attempt to deflect attention from the russians. >> reporter: the rarely press-shy president staying behind closed doors today, standing behind his explosive, unproven claim he was spied on by president obama. quote, just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower just before the victory. >> the president's tweets speak for themselves. >> reporter: press secretary sean spicer calling for a congressional investigation, even though it'

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening. paris once again the site of a possible terrorist attack. this one fortunately thwarted. a man saying he was "there to die for allah" stole a machine gun from a soldier at orly airport killed before he could take a single life tonight france remains on edge under a state of emergency since a number of terror attacks from "charlie hebdo" to the massacre at the bataclan. keir simmons has the latest tonight from the scene of the attack. >> reporter: his dead body spread across the floor of an international airport, an automatic weapon on his chest. police say in the last hours of his life, shot and injured a police officer, hijacked a car and for a few terror-filled minutes held a soldier hostage at paris orly airport. the french prosecutor said he said "i am here to day for allah. i was carrying a copy of the could ran." as passengers panicked, the end came. he grabbed a gun from a female soldier. "he was holding her by the throat and he was holding her arm and her we

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> the ironic things noticed as tours resume at the white house.e'll be right back. >>> a surprise scene at the white house today. cheering kids as president trump made an unannounced appearance to greet a group on the first day of white house tours during his presidency. the kids enjoyed it. the president seemed to enjoy it. a lot of people couldn't help notice the portrait hanging on the wall smiling behind the president. that's former first lady, hillary clinton. >>> a shocking story in france. a rhinoceros killed by poachers inside a zoo. they broke into the zoo outside paris and shot and killed the 4-year-old white rhino named vince. zoo keepers found him with one of his ivory horns saw ed off. they called it a heinous act. they are under constant threat from poachers in the wild. >>> in pennsylvania some drastic action to keep things civil at the gym. in scranton, the ymca has banned political tv in workout areas. no more cable news allowed on the tvs. the head says there's been some boisterous conversation over politics and one fight that al

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm savannah guthrie in for lester and we begin with a disturbing revolution out of washington. nbc news confirming u.s. intelligence officials concluded terrorist likely have engineered a way to get explosives into laptop computers that could be smuggled on an airliner why they were banned as carry ones in several airports in the middle east. pete williams tonight with the story. >> reporter: for the past week, passengers on flights from ten airports in the middle east and north africa have been forbidden to carry on board electronic devices larger than a cell phone. now u.s. officials say one of the reasons for the new restrictions is a new government analysis suggesting terrorists developed the means to conceal explosives and laptop computers in a way that could elude security screening. a senior u.s. official says it's the result of analyzing recent attacks on airliners including this bombing of a passenger plane last year in s

news at 6:00. i'm jim rosenfield. we'll be back with live updates throughout the night and on the nbc 10 app. >> good night. nightly news is up next. >>> breaking news tonight. blizzard emergency. the biggest storm of the season takes aim at the east coast. 85 million under advisories. up to 2 feet of snow in the forecast. travel already a nightmare. al roker is tracking it all. >>> replacing obamacare. there's late word on the impact of the gop's new plan. millions more uninsured and premiums could go up. >>> wiretap when it lash. the white house offering a different explanation for president trump's explosive claims against president obama. >>> nbc news investigation. u.s. authorities seizing cell phones, demanding passwords from american citizens, all without a warrant, and it's legal. >>> new pain relief. a game-changing treatment for arthritis sufferers. >>> inspiring america. a major milestone for the oldest living survivor of pearl harbor. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. winter has saved its biggest punch for last. tonight, exactly a week until spring, this image from space shows a

. >>> nbc news investigation. u.s. authorities seizing cell phones, demanding passwords from american citizens, all without a warrant, and it's legal. >>> new pain relief. a game-changing treatment for arthritis sufferers. >>> inspiring america. a major milestone for the oldest living survivor of pearl harbor. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. winter has saved its biggest punch for last. tonight, exactly a week until spring, this image from space shows a powerful storm system gathering that forecasters fear could paralyze much of the northeast tomorrow with blizzard conditions. 85 million people will potentially be impacted with 31 million from eastern pennsylvania all the way to southern maine, including new york city, under blizzard warnings. the ripple impact is already being felt at airports around the country. 6,000 flights for today and tomorrow already canceled. let's get right to al roker with the very latest forecast and timing on this. >> leicester, thanks so much. we time it out, we already s

"nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening. it is unprecedented and unproven. president trump today accused president obama of using the federal government to tap his phones just before last year's elections. part of a flurry of early morning tweets. here you see some of them shifting the sung off of whether the trump campaign had any communication with the russian government. the president supporters are lauding his aggressive public attack. his critics say it's a concerning abuse of power. president obama spokesmen fired back it's unequivocally false. our casey hunt is in west palm beach tonight with president trump. >> reporter: without offering any evidence, president trump today making an explosive claim, that president obama tapped his phones before the election. >> this is what democracy looks like. >> reporter: starting at 6:35 a.m. the president sent a string of five tweets, "terrible," he wrote. "just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower just before the

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. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening tonight. the president of the united states who had hoped to be celebrating the beginning of the end of obamacare is instead looking for ways it move on from what many are calling a major defeat. on friday, the president asked speaker of the house, paul ryan to pull the bill that he had publicly started during his historic campaign. today, members of congress and the administration fanned out across the country trying to calm fears this the debate over the bill had stoked. to make the case for how the republican-controlled congress and white house are going to advance their agenda after their efforts to change health care failed. kelly o'donnell has the latest from washington, d.c. administration tried to shake off defeat and move on. >> don't worry, america. >> the vice president greeted supporters in west virginia. and down played the botched repeal of obamacare. >> congress just wasn't ready. you saw it. >> friday's republican meltdown. the abrupt end to a planned