rehema ellis, nbc news, new jersey. >> we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. "nightly news" for this wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for >>> now on "extra." ann curry's morning tv return. does she believe matt lauer had her fired? >> i'm not going to start crying. >> grilled about her former co-host's sexual harassment scandal. >> why she's not surprised by the allegations against matt. >> paul mccartney, ringo starr and an incredible beatles reunion. >> hello, darling. >> we have every angle covered. >> the a-list collision. the celeb inis a video diary. >>> why kim and kanye turned down $5 million for the first pics of their baby girl. >>> and the conspiracy theory about kylie's pregnancy. >>> we're honored, because you're among the greatest of the greatest of the great. >> if oprah doesn't run for prez, would he? >> i would love a jersey boy in the white house. >>> newly single anna farris trying to steal mark's job? >> hey, we're on extra. i'm on -- you're not on extra, but you're watching extra.

miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> tonight, we have a follow-up to our nbc news exclusive on facebook. last night, we heard from three tech insiders who accused facebook of ignoring warnings before the 2016 election that foreign governments could exploit the social network for malicious purposes. tonight, facebook is responding exclusively to us. nbc business correspondent jo ling ntkeas h that. >> reporter: tonight, facebook responding to charges it did too little to stop a russian disinformation campaign against american voters through targeted ads in 2016. >> we have seen conduct that should not have been on our platform, things we should have caught earlier and we're sorry that happened. >> reporter: facebook executive, monika bickert, speaking out after our exclusive interview with three silicon valley insiders tuesday. >> facebook is a living, breathing crime scene for what happened in the 2016 election. >> what's your response to that? >> this is a really large community. whatever people saw during the 2016 election that was from these russian accounts that we've now r

for all of us at nbc news, thank you and good night. n -- h police officers in san jose. >>> right now at 6:00, we're following breaking news. a woman has been shot by police officers in san jose. sky ranger is overhead as the s.w.a.t. team brings her into custody. we're live on the scene. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we've been tracking this news for the past two hours. let's tell you what's happening. a swarm of police with guns drawn in east san jose. sky ranger, as you can see there, overhead as they descended on that house. then they took a woman into custody. all of this unfolding on feller avenue not far from the elementary school. sources tell us this is where officers shot a woman who was holding a gun. we're joineded with the very latest. what do we know? >> reporter: right now there's still a heavy police presence here, but the actual shooting took place up the road on feller avenue. now, let's take a look at the video we shot

but nbc news has obtained a new congressional report warning many travelers are confused by basic economy and they often end up paying far more than they expected. nbc's tom costello who covers aviation for us tells us more. >> reporter: ask any airline, they'll tell you the cheapest tickets sell best and basic economy is cheap. with the biggest airlines trying hard to compete against low-cost carriers. >> i have a spot on the flight, and it cost significantly less. >> i am saving money, no doubt. >> reporter: basic economy usually means boarding last, no assigned seat, sometimes paying for an overhead bag and no guaranteed family seating. now, nbc news has obtained this congressional report which suggests basic economy fares tend to confuse airline travelers who often end up digging deep into their pockets once they get to the ticket counter. >> they're entitled to make a good profit. i just want the traveling public to know exactly what they're getting. >> reporter: example, chicago to denver round trip february 2nd, $192 in economy, 152 in basic economy. that carry-on bag and a preassi

sources tell nbc news he attacked immigrants from africa and haiti using vulgar language to describe their countries. asking why do we want them here. >>> the grim search in california to find people buried alive. tonight the new view of the sudden force of nature. >> a flash flood right there! get out of here. go. >> as the water rushed in. >>> a new alert about your taxes. why you need to pay extra close attention to your paycheck to make sure you're getting the right amount. >>> the sex scandal swirling around a gop rising star governor admitting he cheated on his wife but denying explosive allegations he threatened to blackmail the other woman. >>> and when every second counts, why can't 911 tell exactly where you are when you call from a cell phone? >> that is crazy. >> where is that? >> that's got to be almost 16 blocks away? >> what our team found that could cost you in an emergency. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the west. using vulgar language, president trump today questioned why the united states would

nbc news has uncovered exclusive new details about former national security adviser michael flynn and secrets he kept from the white house and president after talking to the fbi. we get it all from nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. >> reporter: after publicly expressing reservations about sitting for an interview with the special counsel, tonight president trump told reporters he's willing to testify under oath. >> i would do it under oath. >> you would? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the president says no date has been set yet, but told reporters his lawyers have told him it will likely happen in the next few weeks. >> i'm looking forward to it, actually. >> reporter: exactly a year to the day, after the fbi interviewed then-national security adviser michael flynn in his west wing office, tonight, nbc news has learned exclusively flynn took that meeting without alerting the president or the white house and without an attorney present, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. those sources tell nbc news no one in the white house found out about the interview for

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nbc news getting a first look at the speech. also tonight as the president touts the wall street boom, a different view for many on main street. >> i see the stock market going up and i see more millionaires and billionaires being made, but i'm not feeling the effects of that. >> a lot of middle class families waiting for the boom to reach them. >>> officials say the worker who triggered widespread panic thought a real attack was imminent. >>> a dangerous close call caught on camera. a russian fighter jet gets within five feet of a u.s. navy plane. >>> and amazon makes a big move about the future of health care. >>> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> the capitol our backdrop. donald trump will tell congress and the american people tonight how he thinks we're doing as a country and by extension how he is doing as its leader. in his first state of the union speech, count on the president to take a victory lap on the economy that has continued to grow. but he also comes to this end of pennsylvania avenue tonight saddled

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. >> we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. that is "nightly news" for this monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching and good night. >>> the new day is on the horizon. >> i got chills. >> surprising words from stedman, and even a mandate from meryl. the globes speech that recharged the rally cry. could oprah 2020 actually be happening? >> what is oprah going to say?

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cynthia mcfadden, nbc news, new york. >>> are you worried about how much time your child spends glued to their phones? well, then take heart. so are some of apple's biggest investors who have issued a new warning tonight, urging the tech giant to take action now to deal with smartphone addiction in our children. nbc's stephanie gosk has the details. >> reporter: snapchat, youtube, instagram, is all this time on smartphones bad for our kids? >> we're seeing increases in anxiety, increases in depression, certainly increases in sleep deprivation because they're staying up late at night texting each other. >> reporter: now two large shareholders are calling on apple to step up, writing in part, "it is both unrealistic and a poor long-term business strategy to ask parents to fight this battle alone." the letter asks apple to help develop better apps for parents that limit time and content on their children's phone. 50% of teens say they are addicted to their devices. and according to one study, eighth graders who spend lots of time on social media have a 27% higher risk of depression. a ye

fake news. >> reporter: a source with firsthand knowledge of the matter tells nbc news mr. trump ultimately backed down when his white house counsel don mcgahn threatened to quit over it saying the move would be catastrophic. the news first reported by "the new york times" said it all happened amid the first reports mueller was looking into a possible obstruction case. the white house on defense. >> we know that the president is not considering firing mueller. we want to find an end to this investigation. >> reporter: democrats pounced renewing calls for a bill aimed at protecting the special counsel. >> we've seen a pattern of behavior of him going after people that are related to this investigation. >> reporter: president trump has long denied he ever considered firing mueller. >> i haven't given it any thought. i mean, i've been reading about it from you people. you say, oh, i'm going the dismiss him. no, i'm not dismissing anybody. >> are you considering firing robert mueller? >> no, not at all. no, i'm not. >> reporter: but his closest advisers had a different take. >>

finishing down about ten points at 25,792, the nasdaq and s&p down as well. >>> let's turn now to an nbc news exclusive. facebook under new fire tonight from three silicon valley insiders who accuse the tech giant of profiting at the expense of users like you and they say warnings were ignored as facebook focused on its bottom line, opening the door for russia to exploit its platform during the 2016 election. all three sat down with our business correspondent jo ling kent. >> reporter: tonight a stunning charge against facebook. >> facebook is a living, breathing crime scene for what happened in the 2016 election and only they have full access to what happened. >> reporter: from three silicon valley insiders. >> did facebook neglect its responsibility to its users? >> in retrospect, definitely >> absolutely. >> yes. >> reporter: roger, early facebook investor and former mentor to ceo mark zuckerberg, sandy, a former facebook manager, and tristan harris, a former design assistant at google. together they accuse facebook of prioritizing profits over people, pointing to russia's 2016 misinformat

sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news that could happen in a matter of weeks, lester. >> kristinelker at the white house. >>> tragic new details on the hotel terror attack in afghanistan. a number of american citizens were among the 22 killed in the siege in kabul, though they have not yet been publicly identified. richard engel now with the latest. >> reporter: the americans were killed during this brazen terror attack on a hotel in the middle of kabul this weekend. bombs going off as six taliban militants, wearing afghani uniforms, burst into the hotel. parts of the hotel caught fire during the assault. more than 100 people managed to escape. some lowering themselves to safer floors on bed sheets as the gunmen moved through the hallways. americans are still hunted in kabul, despite the 16-year-long american war to pacify. troop levels were increased to 14,000 and the administration is considering adding 1,000 more on top of that. the commitment open-ended. typically insurgencies take at least a decade if not two to resolve. this is a long-term operation. it will get worse befor

. >>> next is "nbc nightly news." see you tonight at 11:00. >> announcer: this is nbc news "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. it is over for now. congress has come to an agreement to reopen the government but for just under three weeks and with the sticking point, fate of young immigrants known at d.r.e.a.m.ers unresolved. what changed and how do we know we won't end up right back here? capitol hill koe correspondent kasie hunts starts us off. >> reporter: the house voting to make it official to reopen the government at least for now sending the bill to the president's desk. that sets up an incredibly contentious debate over beer immigratii immigration. that could have us back where we were in three weeks. >> yeahs 81, nays, 18. >> reporter: democrats taking the deal after a three-day shutdown protecting the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers t. is a good solution. >> reporter: the government stays open three more weeks. the children's health insurance program fully funded for

joe friar, nbc news. >> what a nice story. >> yeah, there's going to be more progress i'm sure. f spirit she has. >> si se puede. nbc meteorologist bill karins joining us one more time with the weather. >> in big rainstorm we talked about and snowstorm on the west coast. eventually this has to make its way across the country. unfortunately for people in the east it's going to be this weekend. here's how it looks on saturday. the yellow shows the stead your heavier rains moving down the gulf coast, mississippi, louisiana, alabama. some light rain through the ohio valley trying to work its way to western pa and western new york late in the day. by the time we get to sunday the heavier rains are down through the southeast, north florida, georgia, south carolina, a little bit of light rain's going to be with you throughout the early portion of the day into the afternoon for new england. notice it does clear out late in the day. again it's not going to be a big snow or ice storm for areas of the east but if you have outdoor plans this upcoming weekend you are going to get a little bit

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that's "nightly news" for this tuesday night, i'm lester holt, for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for watching and good night. a live look at our satell showing what )s brewing over the pacific ocean. the first storm of the new year. this is a livew3 look at our satellite showing what's brewing over the pacific ocean. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. jessica aguirre. >> raj mathai. after weeks of dry weather. we need the rain. let's take you outside. a live look in san francisco on this tuesday evening. cloudy throughout the city. but still beautiful. sets the stage for the storm. our chief meteorologist tracking the time line and details. >> it's about edwin and the forecast getting let rainfall to return. and we are running a deficit after the dry december. right now 3 to 7 inches behind here across the bay area. now a storm system off to the south. this is moving in again as we head through wednesday and we can use every drop that we can get. you can see a closer look at the doppler radar and satellite combined, spotty showers off shore. but we wait

miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> we're taking a turn now and looking at our weather, seeing what's in store for us. here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. about g. morning, bill. >> big storm in the west that will eventually move across the country. serious flood concerns in the next four five days. atmospheric river could head in this general direction. mostly in the mountainous areas of the northwest. won't be surprised if behear a lot of flooding stories come the beginning of next week. the heavier rain and snow in areas of california but look through sunday. this rainfall forecast is two to three inches in all mountainous areas. that will continue through next week. some of the totals at the olympics could be seven to twelve inches of rain over the next seven days and that could cause some problems. and the highest of elevations we're getting some snow out of this which is good. temperatures in the east no problems whatsoever today at all looks pretty mild fro ugú@0k(j0i@g@oú<@gt=ú-ú>ú2p2@ elton john to his fans around the world. hold together. a little to the left. 1,

jeff rossen, nbc news, new york. >>> coming up, it's something that hasn't happened in over 25 years, but a lot of working moms will relate to this big announcement. >>> and amazon prime is raising its prices. how much more you'll have to pay. >>> she's going to be a working mom who just so happens to have a country to run. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, announced she's pregnant with her first child. she'll be the first world leader to give birth in office since pakistan's benazir bhutto in 1990. ardern says she will take six weeks of leave although her country allows up to 22 weeks. the deputy prime minister will fill in for her. ardern's partner plans to be a stay-at-home dad. >>> amazon is hiking prices for prime customers who pay by the month. the fee will jump about 18% from $10.99 to $12.99 a month. if you pay annually, your rate stays at $99 a year. the company gave no specific reason for the monthly price increase but says it continues to invest in making prime even more valuable for members. >>> and surf's up, way up, in the west. monster waves triggered by hig

what couples trying to have a baby should hear. >>> this is nbc news "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everybody, and thank you for being with us. it could potentially be the most extraordinary moment yet in the russia investigation. president trump answering questions face-to-face from special counsel robert mueller. nbc news broke the story detailing a legal dance under way right now between mueller's office and the president's lawyers over how and where mr. trump might submit to questioning. tonight, there are signs it could happen soon. the president still insisting there is no collusion, but mueller's team apparently not ready to put this case to bed. our kristen welker has exclusive details. >> reporter: tonight, nbc news has learned president trump could meet face-to-face with special counsel robert mueller within a matter of weeks as a part of the ongoing russia probe. the president's legal team and federal investigators met in december to discuss a range of options. according to three sources familiar with the matter, those options include whether the preside

nbc news, new york. >>> nbc investigation into so-called birth tourism, women from foreign countries coming to u.s. to give birth so their children can be american citizens. in florida alone, skyrocketed nearly 90% in past decade, many russians and may be surprised to learn where some are staying. cynthia mcfadden. >> reporter: these russian women all came to miami to give birth. as a result their babies are american citizens. that's right, russian mothers, american babies. >> i'm such type of mom who want to give her child the best what i can do. >> reporter: and the best is an american passport. to give birth in miami, a status symbol back in russia. while the practice is controversial, it's perfectly legal. 14th amendment to the constitution makes anyone born on american soil an american citizen. >> if american citizen, american passport is a big plus for the baby, why not? >> reporter: among the pluses? these kids will have right to live and work here, receive social services, and when they turn 21, they'll have the right to sponsor their parents for american green card. >> we're

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> parts of the south are struggling to recover tonight after days of frigid temperatures, snow and ice. a combination that turned out to be deadly. nbc's tammy leitner has more from the frozen south. >> reporter: tonight, crashes from georgia to north carolina. at least 12 dead from a deep freeze across the south. first responders fighting through the snow after this rig jackknifed. rivers frozen solid in maine and connecticut. >> we're running into ice that's about three feet thick in some spots. >> reporter: and in tampa, rarely seen black ice. in louisiana, an 8-month-old baby died after a car lost control on an icy road. in greensboro, north carolina, the accidents kept coming. >> we had over 150 reported accidents yesterday in the city of greensboro, which is usual for us. >> reporter: forcing residents like byron bailiff to walk the seven miles round trip to check on his 90-year-old mother. >> the roads were impassable yesterday. i didn't want to put anybody in danger. >> reporter: with more bitter cold expected friday morning and many sch

jacob soboroff, nbc news. los angeles. >>> widow of colorado deputy killed in new year's eve ambush is honoring memory and opening up about the tragedy. learning new details about the gunman and disturbing video trail he left behind. we get the latest from nbc's steve patterson. >> reporter: widow of slain deputy zackari parrish held her daughters close as spoke to packed memorial. >> i will do everything in my ability to honor you. >> reporter: one of the girls whispering to mom it's okay. allegedly killed by matthew riehl. firing more than 100 rounds, wounding four more deputies and two bystanders. bullets flew across the courtyard into apartment, one striking his arm. >> i thought it's all over. and with god's blessing i'm still alive. >> not here to hurt anybody but i do have firearms. >> reporter: chilling new video obtained by gep hrt daily.com and nbc usa shows him recording himself rambling, drinking, calling 911, saying he had been victim of domestic assault. but deputies arrive, he becomes agitated, b

we send nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres, an e.r. doc himself, to the front lines at mass general in boston. >> reporter: kyler healthy athlete in pennsylvania, now dead at 21. his mother in shock. >> i just think he ignored it and thought it would go away like most people. >> reporter: in new york a surge of patients hospitalized at montidies. >> you are coughing as well? >> reporter: across the country, a dire situation as flu tightens its grip in almost every state stretching resources thin. >> i need you to bring some gatorade. >> reporter: at boston's mass general today many patients who need critical fluids are getting gatorade instead of an i.v. >> we're at all-time low. >> reporter: the bags are in short supply at hospitals everywhere after hurricane maria slammed major manufacturing plants in puerto rico. are you getting new supplies at all? >> right now in the small bag products, we're not getting any new supplies. >> reporter: none. so that the flu impact is going to make it even worse. >> could make it worse. with the flu

stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> could as many as 50,000 new jobs be coming to your city? the answer may be yes depending on where amazon decides to build its second headquarters. and today the competition was narrowed to just 20 finalists. here's nbc's business correspondent jo ling kent. >> amazon will feel right at home here. >> reporter: of the nearly 240 bids from across america, the 20 finalists are mostly in the east and south, from big cities like boston, dallas and atlanta, to the midsized like columbus, raleigh and nashville. miami is rolling out the red carpet. >> i don't know of any other property that has this much contiguous land under the same ownership that they can offer amazon. a one holistic solution. >> reporter: philadelphia is offering a billion dollars in tax breaks. >> it's a game changer for us. 50,000 jobs, well-paying jobs can change an entire city, it can change an entire culture. >> reporter: the competition between close neighbors is fierce, too. we're here in new work, new jersey, which is going head-to-head against new york city just 12 miles

to be a part of that is incredible, incredible. >> reporter: gabe gutierrez, nbc news, puerto rico. >>> still ahead tonight, inside america's new boomtowns fueled by our insatiable appetite for online shopping. >>> also, a television milestone in the world of sports entertainment. the fans just call it fun. >>> as we learned the other day, amazon has narrowed the field of potential locations for its second corporate headquarters to 20 metropolitan areas. 50,000 jobs are at stake. with online shopping now dominating retail, the centers that ship out orders are now all over the country. business correspondent jo ling kent reports on one town getting a big boost. >> reporter: not long ago, tracy was a sleepy town in california's central valley. nowadays, big brands hike home depot, pepsi, and amazon are setting up enormous warehouses known as fulfillment centers to fill america's insatiable appetite for online shopping. as these warehouses hum with activity, they're unboxing another benefit. jump starting local economies. with new businesses opening to support the influx of workers. >> w

rehema ellis, nbc news. >>> there is a new and controversial tactic up for debate in the fight against america's opioid crisis. lawmakers in one state now considering a desperate measure to enable doctors to force addicts -- nbc's stephanie gosk explains in our these are the images of america's opioid crisis. in massachusetts, governor charlie baker has a bold and controversial new idea. a proposed law that would allow doctors on the front line to force patients into treatment. even if they don't want to go. do you see patients in here that are about to walk out on the street and you think to yourself, that person's going to die? in the next few days? >> absolutely. absolutely. every single day. >> reporter: under the law, physicians like dr. becker would be allowed to transport patients against their will to onefein the state. once there, the treatment center can force patients to stay for up to 72 hours before needing a judge's approval. >> it is absolutely something that we consider, that i consider, personally, the last resort. >> reporter: forced treatment is already allowed in ma

nbc news investigative correspondent jeff rossen has tonight's "rossen reports." >> reporter: tonights cracking down, issuing new rules for passengers with emotional support animals. people bringing pigs on flights, even ducks and kangaroos. the airline reporting an 84% speak in animal incidents including urination, defecation and biting. >> often it's about the money because one way to travel with a pet on some airlines can be up to $600, but if that animal is designated as an emotional support animal, it gets to come with you for free. >> reporter: so experts say in recent years more and more people are cheating the system, getting certified online for an emotional support pet without any proof. i tried it in the past. what type of animal do you have? dog. getting my esa certification in just minutes. and boom, there it is. based on your responses, you are a good candidate for an emotional support animal. great. then they e-mail this official letter from a real mental health professional. and before you know it, i'm flying with rory. my producer lindsey did it, too. with a pig. >> p

that's our news at 6:00. up next is "nbc nightly news." we'll see you back at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight, a deadly mud slide disaster slamming southern california, homes suddenly swept away by raging flood waters with people trapped inside. our cameras there for incredible moment firefighters pull a 14-year-old girl owl alive. >>> the urgent search under way tonight for more survivors. >>> more breaking news. steve bannon is out of brietbart, powerful player's shocking fall after opening his mouth about the trumps. >>> could this clash of the titans happen, oprah intrigued, president trump declares he would beat her. >>> teacher handcuffed and removed from school board meeting after asking about salaries. >>> birth tourism, russian women coming to america to have babies, now u.s. citizens. controversial, legal and wait until you see where they're living awaiting birth. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. fire now rain and mud slides taking a deadly toll in southern ca

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, trenton, new jersey. >>> and here in southern california, the search and rescue mission has become a recovery effort of that massive fliooding and mudslide disaster. four people still missing in the mud are feared dead. at least 20 others identified. highway 101 remains closed and reportedly could open in about a week. >>> tonight, serena williams is thanking so many who responded to her going public with a very privs health care after the birth of her daughter. a potentially life-threatening event. rehema ellis has her story are the in a revealing cover story in "vogue" magazine, tennis great serena williams with baby alexis oh olympia shares her harrowing ordeal. >> how ya doing? >> reporter: she says, holding her baby the first time was an amazing feeling, but the next day, everything went bad. serena had trouble breathing. she knew it was a sign of blood clots she had suffered before. so she got her doctors, how to save her life. >> an idea somebody like her could experience a severe complication is upsetting to many and before bring more attention to

new twist in the fight over legalized pot. days after california became the latest state to light up, the feds may be cracking down. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening from our snowy doorstep here in midtown manhattan. it is only january 4th, but tonight some are calling it the blizzard of 2018. a deadly storm that has raced up the east coast with blinding snow conditions, bringing hurricane-force wind gusts in places and snarling travel from coast to coast. and in boston, where they're catching the worst of it right now the storm is prompting dramatic rescues from a powerful storm surge that's sent water crashing over sea walls, floodwaters leaving people trapped. massachusetts is where we start tonight. nbc's blake mccoy is in scituate, mass, with the latest. >> reporter: the fierce storm blew in quickly. freezing rain then blizzard conditions along coastal massachusetts. high winds and waves battering homes. >> this is our house. oh, my god. >> reporter: misery and danger for so many who live near the water. >> this is probably the worst i've seen it since i've been living here. >> reporter: linda

joe fryer, nbc news, pasadena, california. >> what a great way to start the new year. that's "nightly news" for this monday night. lester will be back tomorrow. i'm peter alexander. for all of us at nbc news, we thank you for watching. happy new year and have a good night. two pedestrians and a car carrying five more people... >>> right now at 6:00, a box truck hits two pedestrians and a car carrying five more people. now, that truck's driver is under arrest. as police try and figure out why this happens. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. i'm garvin thomas in for raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we need tracking this story on aaron online. this happened at an intersection in the richmond district. this is what we know. at least two of the seven people hit do have severe injuries. nbc bay area reporter joins us live from the scene with what we know. jean. >> reporter: jessica, this is still an active seen. police are here trying to figure out why the delivery truck drove across the intersection on a red light. hitting two pedestrians who police now say were

and nbc news exclusively reports new details this morning about a phone call between mr. trump and mccabe in which the president berated the now former fbi deputy director and took a personal swipe at his wife. nbc's pete williams has more on how all of this beltway drama played out. >> reporter: friends and coworkers tell nbc news two factors are behind andrew mccabe's abrupt move to step down as deputy director. first, wariness of steady criticism from president trump. nbc news has learned those tensions flaired the night the president fired james comey who was out of town. he watched comey return to washington on a government plane. >> the president called fuming that comey would be allowed to take this plane home after being fired. then he suggested to mccabe that he ask his wife how it feels to be a loser, and hung up. >> reporter: he was talking about mccabe's wife jill who ran for virginia state senate as a democrat and accepted a nearly $500,000 contribution from a pac run by virginia's governor a close friend of hillary clinton's. after his wife lost, mccabe becam

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ron mott, nbc news. >>> that was really something else. >>> we appreciate you spending part of your eveningus's that is "nightly news" for this monday night. martin luther king day. i am lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, than in his own words. >>> i keep thinking about the people who attacked me. >> right now, 6:00, in his own words. a teenager caught in the middle of this pizza parlor brawl. he talks with us about the fight and the fallout. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this martin luther king holiday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. that boy said his family was at the pizza place when things spun out of control. that teenager and his mom are talking about that experience. jodi is live in new york with more on that. jodi, that was caught on camera. >> reporter: it was, jessica. he and his family came here to john's pizza to celebrate his little brother's birthday. but he said that birthday ended in a complete disaster. >> my eye right here really hurts. >> 17-year-old jamin robinson is hurt after taking a beating over

catie beck, nbc news, detroit, michigan. >>> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time, and good night. >>> this is a look from high above u.s. bank stadium. the eagles will play in the third super bowl in their history right here. the eagles road to victory has reached minneapolis. >> we're going to the super bowl! >> the eagles have reached the biggest stage in sports. >> we're going to the super bowl! >> the underdogs take on big bad bill belichick and his main man, tom terrific, once again. >> 13 years ago, they ain't going to whip us this year. >> we lay out all the reasons the nation will be pulling for the eagles. >> fly, eagles, fly! >> plus our road makes a pit stop. >> ever think you would ever be going to the super bowl in this bus? >> no.

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that's all new on nbc 10 news at 5:00. can you imagine? is your official station of the philadelphia eagles. the birds are in the big game. and the city is going green. >> but this time, we're talking about that, hair. nbc 10's tim furlong shows us the newest style statement honoring the eagles. >> first person -- >> reporter: jalen mills always goes green and now as a symptom of eagles fever, you can, too. >> we're big eagles fans, yes. >> reporter: on market street, babe salon is always busy. but since sunday, they've been doing lots of green. >> for eagles green, kelly green, mean green. green gang, however you want to do it. >> reporter: evan and his crew cut some eagles players hair. today it's all about green extensions. >> go birds. >> i'm sure tattoo parlors are doing a lot of business. maybe coloring your eyebrows or hair is more temporary n later you can come back and get your phillies or sixers red or orange. >> tell me this guy doesn't look like cisco with his hair dyed. >> he wanted his whole noggin dyed. his sister got her pi

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. patient fliers. th >>> right now at 6:00 a truly san francisco welcome for very patient fliers. the flight forced to make an unusual detour. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. much of the day, we were blanket bid fog. we'll show you what it looked like around noon. san mateo bridge on the right, the bay bridge on the left. fog lingering leading to big problems at sfo. including a frustrating three-hour tour of the bay for very weiery travelers. they spent 11 and a half hours flying from germany only to get three trips around point reyes, a quint juanito to san jose then a diversion to oakland. christie smith joins from us sfo where they arrived about 90 minutes ago. the poor people on that flight. >> reporter: jae and i have to say after all that there was a real sense of relief from passengers after an 11 and hour flight. nearly three extra hours tacked on. this is a flight from frankfurt to sfo that as

for all of us at nbc news.> he's almost like a marvel comic book arch villain. he's bright. he's clever. evil as can be. >> on a beautiful, sprawling farm, seeds of danger. >> we heard this big explosion. he's just laying on the ground. >> this loving father of three, the farm's heart and soul, killed in a ball of fire. >> they were saying it wasn't an accident. >> our assumption was it was a pipe bomb. >> someone finds the dead man had reaped what he'd sown. >> he had messed with a drug cartel. >> maybe the truth lay with the farm's owners, a wealthy clan

joe fryer, nbc news, pasadena, california. >>> what a great way to start the new year.htly news" for this monday night. lester will be back tomorrow. i'm peter alexander. for all of us at nbc news, we thank you for watching. happy new year and have a good night. you for watching. happy new year and have a good night. >>> starting the new year with a little romance. will the new bachelor ari live up to the kissing bandit nickname? >> it's no secret the last time i was on i did some kissing. >> we unveil the top beauty friends for 20.

we begin this morning with overnight breaking news. nbc now confirms president trump last june ordered his white house counsel to fire the special prosecutor overseeing the russia investigation, robert mueller. with "the new york times" first reporting, ultimately backed down after donald mcgahn threaten today resign rather than carry out the firing. mueller remains as special counsel. the times writing, mr. mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and former senior white house officials in his inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice. it continued, the president began to argue that mr. mueller had three conflicts of interest that disqualified him from overseeing the investigation. >> those three conflicts, according to the times, a dispute years ago over fees at trump's virginia golf club. the fact that mr. mueller had most recently worked for a law firm that previously counted jared kushner as a client, and finally mr. mueller had interviewed the president for the position o