it bought the rights to her story in 2016 never intending to publish it, but the publisher tells nbc news that's untrue and that karen has been free, has spoken freely and remains free to speak regarding her story. the white house has called her allegations of an affair totally untrue and fake news. kristen welker, nbc news, the white house. >>> a late move by the justice department tonight issuing a proposed ban on firearm bumpstocks that president trump promised in the wake of the parkland high school massacre. under the proposal, anyone who owns a bumpstock would have to destroy it. this comes on the eve of what could be one of the largest protests in u.s. history called the march for our lives. students from parkland joining millions of other teens in cities from coast to coast to demand gun law reforms. nbc's kerry sanders has more from washington where they're expecting a massive crowd. >> reporter: today hundreds of marjory stoneman douglas students arrived in washington fed up with school shootings in parkland, florida, and across the nation, upwards of 500,000 people here plannin

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york. this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. >> good evening, we begin with a staggering statistic, 115 people day every day in this country from an opioid overdose, 115. that is more than die in car crashes. during the campaign, then candidate trump promised voters in new hampshire he'd stop drugs from pouring in and help people who are addicted get treatment. acommission he appointed made recommendation in november. tomorrow the white house is finally unveiling what it calls a comprehensive plan to deal with a problem that is out of control. the need for help is urgent in places like dayton, ohio. >> we need more boots on the ground for law enforcement. >> in this county they lost more than 500 people last year. it's not just here. a report out last week found over three decades drug related deaths went up in every single county across the entire country. in one county in west virginia jumping 8,000%. at a fundraiser this morning for the group's family of addicts. >> this week given 26 r

now "a wrinkle in time" shows our time is changing. >> i trust you. >> reporter: rehema ellis, nbc newsand speaking of time, a reminder most of us spring ahead for daylight saving time early sunday morning. make sure to move your clocks forward one hour. >>> that is "nightly news" for this friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for waright now at 6: right now at 6: a gunfight followed by hours of waiting...and worry. a gunman holding hostages at a veterans home in the north bay. the standoff about to enter its 9-th hour. the news at six starts right now: good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m jan >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us. >> we've been tracking this breaking news throughout the day on air and on-line since 11:00 a.m. at this hour, not just hostages but dozens of other people on mandatory lock down. here's what we know. we're expecting another update from the sheriff of napa county at any moment now. this gunman, who is described as a veteran, walked into a going-away party inside the largest veteran's ho

nbc news had previously reported the president was looking to make a change from h.r. mcmaster. now he has, although the president tonight is wishing mcmaster well. his new pick for the position is former diplomat john bolton, a familiar face on fox news. he starts april 9th. >> thank you. that's not the only shake-up we're covering tonight. there's new fallout in the russia investigation after president trump's lead attorney suddenly resigned. nbc news has learned the shake-up is part of preparations for a potential trump sit-down with mueller. nbc news correspondent kristen welker has the new details. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: tonight president trump says he's willing to testify before special counsel robert mueller. >> would you like to testify before robert mueller sir? >> i would like to. >> reporter: as his legal team was rocked today, mr. trump's lead outside attorney john dowd resigned. dowd has long opposed the president doing an in-person interview with mueller and sparked a backlash over the weekend when he called for an end to the special counsel investigat

nbc news medical correspondent dr. orres reports on new findings about grilling meat and the risk of hypertension. >> reporter: sun or snow, 43-year-old eres bergman loves to fire up the grill. >> a fillet cooked medium-medium well. the taste and the way that the steak sizzles. >> reporter: but after suffering a heart attack last year, he's changing the menu. doctors are now warning that his love of all things flame broiled could raise his blood pressure. one of the biggest risk factors for heart disease. in a study of 100,000 people, harvard researchers found that those who eat red meat, chicken, or fish, cooked at high temperatures, grilled, roasted or broiled, had a 17% higher risk of high blood pressure when they ate those foods more than 15 times a month. >> when you grill the meat to very high temperature, and you char it, there's a certain chemical that starts to form. it may cause additional stresses, oxidated stresses on the body that may lead to higher blood pressure over time. >> lester, doesn't matter whethe

president trump said that the nbc news story is fake news and told mcmaster that he is doing a great job. >> he's a man of tremendous talent. >> reporter: mcmaster an active duty three-star general was brought into the administration from the pentagon a year ago to replace michael flynn who has since pleaded guilty in the russia investigation to lying to the fbi. it all comes as the president's inner circle is getting increasingly smaller. one of his closest advisers, hope hicks, announced her resignation yesterday. tonight new focus on mr. trump's son-in-law, jared kushner. his top security clearance revoked last week. now "the new york times" reporting that kushner's family business received loans after bank executives had meetings at the white house. >> jared's still a valued member of the administration. and he's going to continue to focus on the work that he's been doing, and we'll continue pushing forward on that front as well. >> reporter: earlier today chief of staff john kelly poked fun at his own rocky tenure during a homeland security event, the agency he once led. >> i mi

. >>> this is nbc news "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. to our viewers in the west. the search and rescue mission in miami tonight is sadly now only a search. teams now focused on reaching cars buried under concrete slabs, and those who might have perished inside them. officials say at least six people died when a still incomplete pedestrian bridge at florida international university collapsed yesterday onto a busy road below. tonight questions and disbelief over why cars were allowed to pass beneath the bridge during a critical construction phase. as a young man who emerged from the wreckage shares his miracle story of survival. our gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: in their grim search, tonight investigators don't expect to find any more survivors. she was your best friend? >> yeah. >> reporter: richard humble, a sophomore at florida international university, says he was in this car with fellow student, alexa duran, when the bridge came crashing down. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: this surveillance video showing the horrifying momen

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kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> just terrific. when we come back, lester holt on the real superstar of march madness. activists are cat "sneaky." the policy just uncovered in one bay area county that they say is skirting sanctuary law. also -rising tension around tomorrow )s warriors game in sacramento. the message coach steve kerr gave his players. next >>> tomorrow night in san antonio, loyola will take on michigan in the men's final four, but it's someone off the court who is stealing the show. and by now she needs no introduction. lester holt tonight on the woman giving new meaning to team spirit. >> reporter: she hasn't scored a single basket, but sister jean has clearly won us over. >> sister jean, sister jean. >> reporter: the 98-year-old team chaplain of loyola university has captured america's hearts. >> it's great for me. it's great for my congregation, for loyola. it's great for the nation to have something fun to look at. >> reporter: a broken hip hasn't slowed her down. sister jean prays with the team, attends practic

imposes new sanctions on russia for meddling in the presidential election. nbc'seter alexander has more now from the white house. >> reporter: tonight robert mueller using his subpoena power to reach deep into the heart of president trump's businesses as reported by "the new york times" demanding documents including some related to russia from the trump organization. what the president previously said would cross a red line. >> would that be a breach of what his actual charge is? >> i would say yes. >> reporter: the trump organization insisting it's fully cooperative with all investigations and is responding to their requests, but mueller clearly wasn't satisfied. it comes as the white house for the first time is retaliating for moscow's meddling in the 2016 election and other malicious cyber attacks. imposing tough sanctions on two dozen russian organizations and individuals. today a disturbing new warning, the department of homeland security and fbi announcing that russia keeps targeting key u.s. infrastructure systems. successfully infiltrating computer network

rahaima ellis, nbc news, new york. >> we appreciate you spending part of your night with us. that is "nightly news" for this tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. rain in the bay area. snow in the sierra. we )re tracking the latest storm >>> right now at 6:00, rain in the bay area, snow in the sierra. we're tracking the latest storm and what's shaping up to be a wet week. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us, i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm jessica aguirre. this morning's rain has come and gone but there's more on the way. a live look at san francisco where it is wet. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri has been with us all day, an early look at the forecast, what's in store for the rest of the evening and tomorrow? >> i think a few more disturbances moving in across the bay area giving us on again, off again rainfall. storm ranger, mobile doppler radar, we're tracking areas of showers. i want to take you to the most consistent, that has been over oakland on telegraph avenue. also on broadway. moving of

kevin tibbles, nbc news. >>> we've got good news about the nationwide flu epidemic. the cdc says flu season has "definitely peaked" but warns it's still widespread in 45 states. another 17 children died from the flu last week, bringing the total number of pediatric deaths to 114 for the season. >>> it was another wild day on wall street after president trump doubled down and welcomed a potential trade war over his surprise announcement on new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. nbc news chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the story. >> reporter: president trump leaving a washington wind storm can't shake the turbulence tied to the tough new tariffs he announced on aluminum and steel. the dow closing down slightly after another dip today. >> there goes the bell. the dow will close down 50 points. >> reporter: what the commerce secretary calls a tremendous overreaction, arguing any price hike passed to consumers is chump change. >> i just bought this can today at a 7-eleven down here and the price was $1.99. so who in the world is going to be too both

we try out a wild new adventure at the grand canyon. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. welcome to our viewers in the west. it was an unprecedented and powerful display that unfolded across the country today. from maine to california, alaska to parkland, florida, where one month ago, from the depths of tragedy, a movement was born. as the clock struck 10:00 a.m., students at marjory stoneman douglas high school and thousands of schools nationwide left their classrooms to honor the victims of school gun violence and demonstrate in support of stricter gun laws. a moment that spanned the intersection of learning and politics. our gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: today, across the country, the loudest lesson was outside the classroom. >> i won't die saying nothing. >> reporter: in parkland, florida, where exactly one month ago today a gunman's rampage changed everything, an incredible exodus. 17 minutes to honor the 17 victims and calls to tighten gun restrictions. >> we're strong and we need to make a change. so we're not going to stop until

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. r aldon smith. the latest on the search for t >>> right now at 6:00, breaking ne news, an arrest warrant for aldon smith. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. within the past hour we've learned the sfpd has an arrest warrant for aldon smith. he was involved in a domestic violence incident over the weekend with his fiancee. sfpd is working with attorneys to arachg -- arrange a time for his sur epder. police were called about a report of a man attacking a woman. today smith's fiancee told tmz he chhas checked into rehab wit the help of her parents and she said he will treat what she called his substance abuse problem. the 28-year-old posted this cryptic photo on his instagram page of a sidewalk and the caption read, you are all wrong. smith has had several run-ins with the law since being drafted bit 49ers into 2011. today the raiders released him. le likely never play again in the nfl. >>> police have solved a cold case murder. two women killed i

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. you for >>> the power isn't coming from me or george clooney, the pourer is coming from the kids. >> right now at 6:00, a different side of steve kerr. the warriors' head coach talked exclusively to us about his upcoming political event aiming to cut down on gun violence. >>> the news at 6 starts right now. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm janelle wang. we told you about this at 5:00 p.m. done in a jiffy, highway 17 back open and traffic still backed up but it is starting to move after crews had to remove a tree. this is near the summit. sky ranger live over the scene as you could see, still some residual back-up but good news, all lanes back open. let's show you video from about 15 minutes ago. crews worked quickly to shut down the highway just before 5:30 to remove this tree that was leaning over the highway. well crews got to work fast and cut up the tree and chopped it down with chainsaws and then brought in big trucks to remove part of the tree trunk and then they had leaf blower to rem

to new york to boston as a major threat of tornadoes has the south on high alert. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome to our viewers in the west. a major american city is targeted tonight by a serial bomber. officials in austin, texas, now confirming that a bomb that detonated last night injuring two men is in fact connected to three other explosions in recent weeks. two of them deadly. it's believed the latest device was detonated when the victims inadvertently walked on to a trip wire. the attacks have left austin on edge sending neighborhoods into lockdown and prompting a surge of calls about suspicious packages and other tips as authorities try to understand the motive. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in austin with the latest. >> reporter: tonight police in austin in a frantic search for answers after the city's fourth mysterious explosion. you can hear it on this surveillance video. [ explosion ] a bomber now getting bolder. >> we are clearly dealing with what we expect to be a serial bomber at this point. >> reporter: but this time was diffe

ron allen, nbc news, helena. >> the american dream alive and well in montana tonight. we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. that is "nightly news" for this wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching and good night. heavy rain and strong win. a live look in san rafael and san jose. >>> right now at 6:00, here it comes. heavy rain and strong winds. a live look right now at san rafael and san jose. the entire region bracing for this storm. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we're going to get to our weather in just a moment. first, not backing down. oakland's mayor libby schaaf gave the community a heads up about an impending i.c.e. raid, a controversial move pitting local government against the feds. jodi hernandez has more. jodi, those raids are not over yet. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. the north bay rapid response network says they got more than a hundred phone calls about possible i.c.e. sightings until the north bay alone today. the mayor says, ho

for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching, and good night. the national fight...has become very local. oakland )s mayor has strong wors for the trump administration... after the attorney general calls her out. the news at 6 starts right now: good evening and thanks for after the attorney general calls her out. the news at 6:00 starts right now. evening. thanks for being with us. >> i'm jessica aguirre. the battle lines have been drawn. the trump administration is suing california. today attorney general jeff sessions scolded several california leaders, including oakland mayor libby schaaf. sessions accusing her of endangering law enforcement by tipping off the community to i.c.e.co raids. schaaf wasted no time firing the a.g. he's the one vilifying the bay area community. >> now too sacramento. let's begin with sam brock in town in oakland. the mayor in an uncomfortable spotlight tonight. she is in the spotlight, raj. that's the perfect characterization. theville i have indication of undocumented immigrants being portrayed as hardened criminal

i'm lester holt, and for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. eaking new details on l assault investigation on >>> right now at 6:00, breaking new details on a sexual assault investigation on the peninsula. a high school-aged girl attacked. who police are looking for tonight. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. police released new information just 40 minutes ago. that sexual assault happening in the shadow of notable tech companies. the suspect, police say, on the run after an all-out search in palo alto. nbc bay area's anoushah rasta just spoke with police. what do you find out? >> reporter: this attack happened just a half mile away from tesla. this is the scene near deer creek road and arastradero road. police had a perimeter up and some officers were blocking smaller roads surrounding the area. others were putting up yellow crime tape along walking trails. police tell us a high school-aged girl was jogging in the area on a bike path when a man pulled her into some h

we get the details from nbc news' gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: for three seasons bailey davis was a cheerleader for the new orleans saints until she was fired this january, she says, for posting this picture on her private instagram account. >> it was a b any differently on account of her sex. >> it's not fair. i worked just as hard as a dancer growing up as players did. >> reporter: she just wants equal treatment on and off the field. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >> we'll take a break here. when we come back, we'll remember a woman that became a powerful symbol and changed the way american kids go to school. >>> there is word tonight that an american pioneer has died. linda brown was the kansas girl at the center of the brown versus board of education that struck down segregation in schools. her father became the lead plaintiff in the case when he tried to enroll her in topeka, fighting all the way to victory in the supreme court and changing the course of history. linda brown was 76-years-old. >>> this country's oldest gun maker filed for bankruptcy rockies. remington says sales dropped 30% last

dan scheinman, nbc news. >> nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking it. where is it at now? >> it's getting stronger by the second off the coast of the new jersey shore. we've already had 8 to 10 inches of snow in western new york. so the full-fledged snowstorm for them. heavy rain in southern new england. but the winds are just now starting to respond and pick up. we have wind advisories and wind warns that cover 80 million people. gusts could be 75 to 80 on cape cod and 40 to 60. so you can imagine the travel nightmare at the airports with cancellations and delays during the day today. here is how it plays out. 7:00 a.m. this morning. winds 56 to 60 miles per hour from virginia beach to norfolk right through fredericksburg to washington, d.c. even as far south as raleigh in the 40-mile-per-hour range. the winds in new england are the strongest as we go throughout this afternoon. 55 in new york city at 6:00 p.m. 6 to 70 up in southern new england 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. this evening. by saturday morning it all quiets down. but the most damage is the coastal flooding. high tides to

miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> now there's a comforting thought. >>> in a moment, new research on sugary drinks and a major health risk being reported. >>> a sea of mourning here in new york today, thousands turning out at st. patrick's cathedral to honor a fallen firefighter killed while battling a fire on the set of a movie directed by edward norton, starring bruce willis. lieutenant michael davidson was a husband and father of four. he was just 37 years old. >>> there's a new warning tonight about health risks linked to sugary drinks. researchers at emory university found that adults who consume 24 ounces of sugary drinks a day, the equivalent of two cans of soda, had twice the risk of fatal heart disease compared with those who drank less than one ounce. >>> and a snowy highway in utah, a trooper with the highway patrol got out of his car to help with vehicles that slid off the road. as he was walking, he was struck from behind by a vehicle and thrown into the air, hitting the car in front of him. this one could have been a lot worse. the trooper did suffer several broken r

rehema ellis, nbc news, philadelphia. >>> we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. ightly news" for this monday night. i'm lester holt. >>> it's extra -- >> at the oscars -- >> right now. >>> women rule at the academy awards. >> all the female nominees stand with me in this room tonight. >> what did you think of frances mcdormand. >> i was like, yes, girl. >> the times up takeover. >> it's not a hash tag for me. >> kelly ripa on ryan seacrest. >> he's doing a great job. >> did taraji throw shade at seacrest? >> i'm with the big winner of the night. >> what's our big video surprise for the best supporting actress? >> sandra bullock, oscar night returns. breaking news about the all female ocean's eight. motherhood and why she's been eating. >> a lot of churros. >> it's perfect. >> j. law climbing over chairs. new clues she's dating her co-star. plus, more oscar couples news. >> the latest rumors you're hanging out with josh duhamel. >> our oscar insta diary behind the scenes. >> from instagram to snap chat. our oscars social media moment. >> how nicole kidman surprised

gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> we'll take a short break. when we come back, the patient who played her flute while having brain surgery. >>> and on this opening day of baseball, we remember a beloved all-star slugger. >>> tributes are pouring in tonight for major league baseball great rusty staub. the orange-haired outfielder's career spanned 23 seasons in houston, montreal, detroit and the new york mets. he was the only player in major league history to have at least 500 hits with four teams. staub died of a heart attack. he was 73. >>> it's not something you see or hear every day. a patient at a texas hospital playing the flute while doctors perform brain surgery on her. she was undergoing a deep brain stimulation procedure to reduce hand tremors, and doctors had her play her flute to test how the procedure was working. the whole room applauded when she finished. pretty amazing. >>> and the video of the day comes from the serengeti. a group on the adventure of a lifetime. an african safari that got perhaps a little too adventurous. they w

anne thompson, nbc news, anchorage, alaska. >>> and that's it for this saturday night. tomorrow night on "nightly news with kate snow," some dogs that have gone from the shelters to the slopes to help skiers in danger. i'm jose diaz villar reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time. good night. >>> shocked and saddened and feel very bad for everybody involved. >>> right now at 6:00, the fallout from an unthinkable tragedy. tonight we continue to learn more about the gunman who took his own life and three others in yountville. >>> she was definitely a bright, bright, bright light. and with such a great addition to our community. she is going to be really, really missed. >>> and the impact of those lives lost, family, friends and loved ones reflecting on an unimaginable loss. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm anisha ross at that. a lot of questions tonight following yesterday's shooting. an armed man killed three hostages at the veterans home in yountville. we brou

matt bradley, nbc news, los angeles. >>> we're back in a moment with some new thinking about how you exercise. it may surprise you. >>> we're back with a new look at the importance of exercise and how you get that exercise. it turns out squeezing it in when you can throughout your day may be all you really need to stay healthy and live longer. our medical correspondent, dr. john torres, has more. >> reporter: she's never stepped foot into a gym and has trouble sticking to a diet. >> it was a yo-yo diet. >> reporter: she managed to lose 40 pounds by making a few small but important changes. changes doctors know can add up. >> we've been talking a lot for decades about trying to be active in short periods of time like taking the stairs or parking further away and walking to the grocery store. now we're really seeing those small things can make a huge difference. >> reporter: she exercises at work. jumping jacks in the office. push ups on her desk and lots of stairs. according to a new study, those short bursts could help her live longer. duke university researchers analyze health data

steve patterson, nbc news, inside folsom prinze. >>> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. on strike. an update on the standoff that's keeping them out of the classroom. i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time, and good night. - there's a common thread i see every time i'm in the field. while this was burning, you were saving other homes. neighbors helping neighbors and strangers alike. - this is what america's about. - sometimes it's nice to see all the good that's out there. bringing folks out, we have seen it in community after community. the following is a sponsored program paid for by my pillow do you find yourself sleeping too hot or too cold, not getting the support you need to help relieve painful pressure points or struggling just to get comfortable? then get ready for a revolutionary, new sleep experience. introducing the my pillow mattress topper, the next generation in sleep innovation from the company that brought you the world's most comfortable pillow. [applause] hello, everyone. i'm tonja waring. thank you so mu

steve patterson, nbc news, inside folsom prison. >>> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. on strike. an update on the standoff that's keeping them out of the classroom. i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time, and good night. - there's a common thread i see every time i'm in the field. while this was burning, you were saving other homes. neighbors helping neighbors and strangers alike. - this is what america's about. - sometimes it's nice to see all the good that's out there. bringing folks out, we have seen it in community after community. . >> nbc sports, home of the olympic games, the nhl, premier league, the triple crown and primetime's number one show, "sunday night football," only on nbc. >> a nnnapolis, home of the u.s naval academy. alex ovechkin, the nhl's most prominent goal scorer, about to face the toronto maple leafs and new jersey-born, james van riemsdyk. teams skating into the stadium on a cool saturday night.

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ron motte, nbc news. >>> we turn to california now. one of a handful of states that extend protections to people living in this country illegally. they're known as sanctuary states. tonight, that policy has california locked in a bitter war of will and words with the federal government which has now sued the state over the policy. as national correspondent miguel almaguer reports, attorney general jeff sessions is leading the charge. >> reporter: in sacramento, new battle lines drawn in what the governor calls the war against california. protesters greeting u.s. attorney general jeff sessions, amid a fierce fight over immigration raids. >> this is a press stunt by the highest law enforcement officer in the land. >> reporter: the justice department is suing california for hindering enforcement of federal immigration laws and endangering federal agents. >> how dare you, how dare you needlessly endanger the lives of our law enforcement officers to promote a radical open-borders agenda. >> reporter: sessions blasted oakland mayor libby sch

ron allen nbc news charleston. >>> the growing threat of plastic pollution in the world's ocean is getting dramatic new focus tonight after a diver captured some incredible images just beneath the water's surface. the video shot near the beaches of a well known island paradise. we get more on the story from nbc's bill neely. >> reporter: in an under water, paradise a plastic nightmare. diver rich horner days ago filming stunning images. searching for fish, but finding an ocean of plastic trash, bags, bottles, buckets, too, he said. off the tourist island of bali, it's meant to be be home to hundreds of mantarays. he saw just one. and it's hard to pick out any fish amid the garbage. on the surface, too. it's not natural. it's plastic. he says this is the worst it's ever been. experts call it a global threat. >> we've got an ugly, dangerous problem. and we're not fearing it sufficiently. >> the u.n. estimates by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. already it holds 5 trillion plastic particles dumped across the world. americans, for instance, throwing out on average 10 pla

nbc news reported mueller is asking witnesses if trump knew about the hacked democratic e-mails beforeere released. and if wednesday wasn't busy enough, the "new york times" reported jared kushner's business got loans from companies after they had met at the white house. then there was thursday. that would be yesterday. our own nicolle wallace reported the white house is looking to replace h.r. mcmaster as national security adviser as early as the end of this month. another report says robert mueller looking at charges against russians for the hacking and leaking, and "the new york times" reported president trump is asking john kelly's help in removing jared kushner and ivanka trump from their white house roles and the president abruptly announced steel and aluminum tariffs that could potentially start a trade war. then we heard trump was angry and, quote, unplugged over some of the details when he made that trade announcement. finally nbc news reporting that robert mueller's team is investigating whether jared kushner's foreign business ties influenced any trump administration policy.

i'm kate snow, and from all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. we continue to follow brg news out of san francisco. police are looking for suspended football star aldon smith. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of san francisco. police looking for suspended football star alton smith. good evening, thanks for joining us. >> embattled alton smith wanted for questioning by san francisco police after a domestic violence incident. he's been at the center of several high profile investigations. >> we broke the details on our twitter feed. sergio continues our breaking news coverage from san francisco. you just talked to police. what are they saying? >> reporter: we just talked to police and actually just talked to witnesses about this around 8:30 this evening, the san francisco police department was called to this building on

>>> and news tonight from united airlines after a series of pet mixups in the air. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, and welcome to our viewers in the west. the urgency to break the case in texas is intensifying as a serial bomber may have struck again, possibly switching tactics once more. the latest blast, a package bomb filled with nails rocked a fedex facility 65 miles from austin that has been the site of the four previous explosions. authorities revealing the discovery of yet another suspicious package in the fedex system. one person was injured in today's blast, part of a seemingly disjointed attacks that has left two people dead. kerry sanders joins us with the latest. >> reporter: tonight the race to identify a suspect growing more urgent. a new bomb that may be linked to the serial bomber, exploding just after midnight on a conveyer belt at this fedex facility in shertz, texas. >> the female worker was knocked off her feet. suffered a concussion. >> reporter: the bomb was designed to kill. >> there were nails and metal in the bomb. >> reporter: fede

. >> announcer: this is nbc news "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome to our viewers in the west joining us tonight. >>> an urgent warning has gone out to residents in austin, texas, after two package bombs exploded at people's homes today one killing a teenage boy. the attacks are the second and third bombings there this month bringing the death toll to two and leaving two others badly hurt. >> these are very powerful devices, and that's why, again, it is so imperative that no one attempts to touch, move or handle one of these packages if you come across it. >> tonight austin police telling residents to be wary of unexpected packages and now think today's explosions are, in fact, linked to another deadly blast just over a week and a half ago. our gabe gutierrez is in austin with the latest. >> reporter: tonight police in austin have an urgent plea. >> if the package that is delivered to your doorstep looks suspicious in any way, call 911. >> reporter: an already frantic search for clues ratcheted up around noon today as a third package bomb ripped through ano

. >>> new reporting tonight from nbc news. robert mueller assembling a case for criminal charges for those who hacked and leaked e-mails during the 2016 campaign. meanwhile, an elaborate show in moscow as they unveil new nuclear weapons, and putin warns the world, you listen to us now. >>> at the white house, another day of turbulence, confusion, and we have the very latest on the chaos tonight, along with the rarely heard sound of robert mueller's voice. "the 11th hour" on a thursday night begins now. good evening once again from our msnbc news headquarters here in new york. day 406 of the trump administration and special counsel robert mueller is apparently looking at a fresh round of criminal charges in the russia investigation. our own nbc news reporting tonight says mueller is building a case against russians who carried out the hacking and leaking of private information meant to hurt democrats during the 2016 election. this according to government officials familiar with the matter. our colleagues ken dilanian and julian

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new york monday night. a dog died after a flight attendant had reportedly ordered its owner to store the carrier in an overhead bin. nbc'san schenamen has more. >> sit. >> reporter: the family is heartbroken after their dog, shown here in this home video, died on a united airlines flight. they boarded the flight from houston to new york monday night with a small dog in a tsa-approved container, and tried to put it under the seat. >> and then the flight attendant came and you can't put him there because it will block the path. and you have to put him with the baggage goes. >> reporter: the owner complied and put the dog in the overhead bin. passengers heard the dog bark during the flight. but when the plane landed -- >> my mom got up and got the back and took him out and wake up, wake up, and he didn't. >> reporter: maggie was seated behind the dog's owner. >> it's horrible now because now i'm thinking about hearing that dog and not knowing that it was needing hen. >> reporter: united airlines, along with the president of the flight attendant's union says pets should never be placed in overhead bins. >> there is not a fli

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stephanie gosk, nbc news. >> all right. l karins. >> we discussed the snow. now let's discuss the winds. this isn't like the last storm with the really crazy 90-miles-per-hour gusts. but still we could have winds strong enough to meet blizzard criteria in some areas. as we go through the day the winds pick up. the afternoon the strongest on the jersey shore, 40 up to 50 miles per hour. new york city to long island, 30 to 40-miles-per-hour gusts and the areas around cape cod wednesday afternoon, wednesday evening looks to be your highest winds. by thursday morning, the winds day off philadelphia, new york city. the snow is long gone. and up in maine is where we'll have the worst of the weather conditions. still dealing with rain and snow today in areas of the midwest. it's tomorrow that mess arrives in the northeast. >> oh, boy. what a ride this is going to be. bill, thank you. and we thank you for watching "early today." i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. before we go, we take you to norfolk, england, where britain

night for all of us here on earth, thank you so very much for being here with us and good night from nbc newss here in new york. >>> this morning, president trump defends his congratulatory call with president putin. >>> plus, another shutdown many looms. it could keep the government funded through september as long as it's passed by tomorrow night's deadline. >>> and another round of heavy snow as the east coast gets hit with its fourth nor'easter in less than a month. slippery roadways have caused at least three deadly accidents. >>> good morning, everyone.

that news just breaking in the last few minutes here on nbc news. let me bring in philip rucker. you reported recently about jared kushner, maybe a diminished role for him in this administration. the news this week that that top-level security clearance now has been stripped from him. what can you add to this breaking reporting we have here? >> it's just another controversy involving the presidential son-in-law who has seen his role diminished substantially. he's isolated inside the administration right now. his colleagues are mocking him. he's lost some of the power that he once wielded in those early days of the presidency. however, he continues to oversee the peace in the middle east process. and so it's obviously an area of scrutiny and has been for sometime publicly. as your colleagues are reporting, it appears to be an area of scrutiny for the mueller investigation as well. >> betsy, we're going to try to get one of the reporters who broke that story for nbc news on with us when i'm we scramble to do that, let me bring in betsy woodruff here. the question of the overall stor

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have a good weekend and good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. ♪ >>> hi everyone.n new york. it's playing out in full view. the president's son-in-law under a seemingly ceaseless barrage of devastating headlines like this brand new one from the nbc investigative unit breaking news this morning. special counsel robert mueller's team asked witnesses about kushner's efforts to acquire financing for his properties. focusing on his discussions during the transition with individuals from qatar and turkey. as well as russia, china and the uae and those interviewed into possible collusion between russia and the trump campaign to sway the 2016 election. nbc is also reporting while kushner and his business dealings have been a focus of the investigation, this line of questioning -- directly links action that he took after the election to his conduct at a senior adviser in the white house. kushner's attorney responded saying, quote, time and time again, unnamed sources seeking only mischief have misled the media about what the special counsel is doing. but it's been a precipi