for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. now: good eveving and thanks for joining us. i )m raj mathai. >>> the news at '6:00 starts now. >>> police say the tow truck driver was towing a car when that car broke loose and hit a worker that was ohe side of the street. here's a view from nbc's skyranger, this is at 28th and diamond. that worker that got hit didn't have anything to do with the tow truck. >> reporter: nothing whatsoever. she's been identified as 34-year-old, liliana pressiano. she has been with the water department for since six years. take a look at video that we have of the scene from earlier this afternoon, about 2:00 i when this happened. the tow truck was lifting a car onto its bed. the car wasn't on the bed yet. the car broke loose. for some reason, rled o a ditch where cy workers were doing pipe work. the owner of the car that ran he moment of impact. >> slid backwards, and out of

: that's a valuable horse. >> that's a valuable horse and he knows it. >> reporter: blake mccoy, nbc news, new york. >> when we come back, on the eve of the world cup, we'll catch up with a soccer sensation whose message goes well beyond the game. >>> finally tonight, beyond this week's summit here in singapore there's another event that will capture much of the world's attention.he world cup in russia. one of the biggest stars is playing for egypt and he's also a sensation in britain where he become an ambassador for his muslim faith. his story tonight from nbc's matt bradley. >> reporter: he shoots. he scores. he prays. when mo salah heads to russia for the world cup this week, he won't just be scoring points for his native egypt. the 25-year-old forward cheered his adoptive city of liverpool and by muslims throughout the world. >> i'm very happy and very excited for the world cup and i'm very sure we'll do something special. >> reporter: his world cup dreams were almost deferred. a serious shoulder injury last month brought him to tears and crushed legions of fans worldwide who see him

anne thompson, nbc news, new york.comit a ntwel tell you y a stt walked across the border before she walked across the graduation stage. >>> a new government report today says the costs of social security will be greater than the amount the program takes in this year. that's the first time that's happened in over three decades. it means the program will have to take money from its $3 trillion reserve fund to cover benefits. thrert says that trust fund will run out the year 2034 unless congress acts to fix social security's finances. >>> now the emotional reunion going viral. hours before leslie silva crossed the graduation stage, she o to see her order at father.was found living illelly in t. and deported to mexico three times. he couldn't come to the graduation on sunday, so she went to him in her cap and gown. >>> and another image that struck us today. the hero firefighter holding a little girl after her pregnant mom was in a car accident. the 4-month-old couldn't stop crying until captain chris blazek cradled her i

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> still ahead, are you worried your child's love of video games could become an addiction? the new warning about gaming from world health officials. >>> also, it's hot at the box office, but hear why disney is warning audiences >>> back now with important health news especially for parents worried about the impact from video games and the internet on our kids. the world health organization said today it's adding video game addiction to its new list of mental health disorders, calling it gaming disorder. with gaming and internet use on the rise among teens, jo ling kent went to an addiction center to bring us the story. >>> nice, and up, excellent -- >> reporter: this is yasin. when we met him, he was in treatment for what he calls gaming addiction. >> i probably played for eight to ten hours a day. >> reporter: he fell in so deep he dropped out of college. he stopped eating and even going outside. >> i would not do laundry. i'd rather play the game. i would not cook for myself. hygiene -- hygiene was very low. >> reporter: it got so bad, his paren

for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. the news at t now.d eveningan >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm vicki nguyen. smoldering in the south bay, a fire sparked at a waste management facility in san jose. >> marianne favro, what do we know? >> reporter: five fire trucks went up to the guadeloupe landfill this afternoon and are nervous about a trash fire burning so close to their homes. you could highway 85 more than a half acre of trash burned this afternoon around 4:00. san jose fire says the fire is now contained and the cause is under investigation. we talked to one firefighter who had to come down the

news for this friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc nightly news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> more americans watch nbc news than any other news organization in the world. >> nbc nightly news is always available on demand and sgood evevjing and r joining us on htis friday -- i )m raj mathai. and i )m jessica aguirre. outrage and disbelief. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this friday. >> outrage and disbelief. that's how many east bay leaders are responding to reports that a migrant detention center could soon be built in concord. according to a confidential memo obtained by "time" magazine, the navy is drafting plans to build a massive tent city on the grounds of the concord naval weapons station. >> that station has been closed for decades, and much of the property is scheduled to be transferred to the city of concord in the weeks ahead. nbc bay area's jodie hernandez joins us from the naval weapons station with the late details. jodi, what do we know right now? >> rep

>>> our nbc news exclusive, kim kardashian and the great grandmother she helped set free. >> when she said that, i went intfull fledged pen coastal d hoce. >> we're there when they meet for the first time. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and thank yofor joining us. we begin with news president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen is lookinfor new lawyers amid reports his loyalty to the president may be being put to the test. a source close to expected to split with his attorneys as federal investigators dig into business dealing raising speculation he'll flip and become a government witness.wh oue house correspondent kristen welker has the latest. >> reporter: is michael cohen ready to cooperate with federalst inators? that's the question looming over the white house tonight. after abc news reported cohen, the president's long-time fixer and personal attorney is likely to strike a deal with prosecutors. so far, cohen hasn't been charged and several sources familiar with the natter tell nbc news, he hot spoken with prosecutors. still

that is nbc nightly news this thursday night. i'm lester holt for all of us at nbc news. thank you for watching and good night. now: thanks for joining us. i )m janelle wang, in f >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us on this thursday. i'm janelle wang in for raj mathai. >> i'm jessica ageary. long before silicon valley and chip wars there was cattle wrestling and range wars in santa clara county. the parent slaughtering of cows found in makeshift grays. nbc bay area's robert handa broke this story and joins us with more on what may be a deadly dispute, robert. >> reporter: well, that's right started all the activity out here does sound like the plot o the center of the fight. there are still parts of the south bay that remind you of its past and the connection between those that raise cattle and land owners with room for grazing. today the santa clara county sheriff's office is investigating whether a dispute between cattle owners and a land owner had anything to do with numerous dead cows apparently killed and buried near henry state

miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> all right. now to that breaking news on a blockbustedeal late today. at&t given the green light for its $85 billion takeover of time warn. a defeat for the trump administration in court, but at does it mean for competition and consumers? here is nbc news business correspondent jo ling kent. >> reporter: tonight, a mega merger approved. a resounding defeat for the trump administration's mpartment of justice, clearing the way to populia entities like hbo, cnn and warner brothers to join forces p with at&t, anternet and tv provider. a federal court judge ruling that at&t can buy time warner for $85 billion with no io condit. >> we e gratified with the court's decision. >> the landmark decision comes afteedpresident trump criticiz the deal last year. >> personally, i've always felt that was a deal that's not good for the countr i think your pricing's going to go up. >> reporter: at&t and time warner argued the combined company would allow them to ietter compete with newer players in the fld like amazon, netflix, apple and google. >> the idea is oet's the b

jo ling kent, nbc news. >>> coming up, the big headline about smoking in america and a major sign of the times. >>> and sick of going to the pharmacy for your prescriptions? the new way you can skip the trip. >>> an nba star is taking legal action over an arrest caught on camera. sterling brown of the milwaukee bucks filed a lawsuit today against the city of milwaukee and its police department for the incident in january. body cam video shows the moments after police used a stun gun on brown during a parking violation arrest. the suit accuses police of excessive force, unlawful arrest and targeting brown because he is black. the police chief has apologized to brown, who was not charged. three officers were suspended. >>> tonight, federal health officials say smoking in america has hit an all-time low. about 14% of u.s. adults were smokers last year. that's down 16% from the year before. the new numbers also show fewer high school students are taking up the habit, but there are still more than 30 million adult smokers in the u.s. >>> and if you're tired of trips to the pharmacy, one of

catie beck, nbc news, riverside, california. >>> now to a growing trend among senior citizens. enterprising elders have found a way to turn their homes into extra income, making money and new friends. business correspondent jo ling kent has the details. >> reporter: empty nester carolyn winter isn't your typical entrepreneur. after retiring from her fashion industry job, she was looking for a new way to make ends meet. >> why did you decide to start hosting people with airbnb? >> things were not working out financially. and it was a matter of choosing whether i wanted to stay in my home or leave. >> reporter: carolyn is part of a major economic boom for the 60-plus set. airbnb says that senior citizens are the fastest growing and highest rated host demographic, with over 200,000 seniors actively welcoming guests, taking advantage of the burgeoning silver economy. since listing her two spare bedrooms, she's had more than 300 guests over two years, bringing in about $28,000. nd how hth >> the guests have been great. i've had people from every nationality, every race, every contine

tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> coming up, new trouble for that fbi agent who had a major mishap while he has was showing off his dance moves. >>> and double the fans, double the fun as two championship teams take victory laps. >>> an fbi agent is now facing charges afteerou mishap on the dance floor. chase bishop was caught on camera ing a flip. thgun accidentally firing as he moved to pick it up. the bullet striking another man in the leg. bishop turned himself into denver police today and charged with second degree assault. he could face more charges if tests show alcohol was a factor in this. >>> it was championship tuesday from northern lifornia all the way to the nation's capital. in washington, a sea of red. they were packed in to the national mall down to the washington monument to celebrate the caps and their first stanley cup. in oakland, it was raining gold and blue confetti. fans packing the parade route for the warriors' third nba title in four years. our congratulations to both teams. >>> and happy 94th birthday to former pridgeorge h.w. bush. the nation's 41st pres

ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >> you can watch justify's run for the triple crown, the belmont stakes airs tomorrow right here on nbc. and tonight the celebration that began on the ice in vegas and quickly spread to the streets of washington is continuing in bars across d.c. the capitals beating the vegas golden knights to capture their first stanley cup. the victory parade will be held tuesday down constitution avenue to the national mall. when we come back, americans answering the call for help. above and beyond is next. sparked some of the north fires. next at 6, pg & e responds to the blame it )s getting. plus, you )re looking at a dump and run. the nasty stuff this truck dropped in an east bay neighborhood. next. the news at six starts right >>> finally this evening, above and beyond what becomes our regular friday night look at those that have gone the extra mile. the week's unsung heros if you will. tonight our story comes in the ash covered villages in the shadow of guatemala's volcano disast disaster. it's about the american civilians that quickly answered the call for help.

jo ling kent, nbc news, washington. vrch stoep h. >>> still ahead as we continue tonight, bringing the hospital to your home, doctors say for some patients may be the best place to be treated. >>> also, a medical milestone, the fda approves the first prescription drug derived from marijuana. we'll tell you what it's for. move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz xr is right for you. xeljanz xr is a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough it can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts, and higher liver tests and cholesterol levels have happened. your doctor should perform blood tests before you start and while taking xeljanz xr, and monitor certain liver tests. tell

nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres has more. >> reporter: when maureen went to a boston emergency room struggling to breathe, doctors had an unusual way to treat her, sent her home. >> i was surprised at first they told me to go home and i smiled because i could go home. then i smiled because i could go home. >> reporter: it's called the home hospital. >> we have the hospital in this pack here. >> reporter: dr. david lavine is a pioneer behind this trend. to give seriously ill patients better care. >> we don't talk about how often people die in hospitals and get infections in hospitals. a lot of those things aren't going to happen in a home hospital. how are we feeling? >> reporter: in her own living room, maureen gets the same treatment she would in the hospital -- medication, an i.v., and a breaths. >> reporter: back at the hospital, a wireless skin patch >> reporter: dr. lavine says patients in the home hospital get an extra two hours of sleep and two hours of activity each day which helps them recover f

i'm lester nbc news, thank now: good evening and thanks for joining us. i >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. a change of heart leads to a change in policy. after days after pressure and international outcry, president trump reverses his administration's policy on separating children from their parents at the border. this afternoon, the president signed an executive order to keep families together when they crossed the southern border illegally. many members of congress on both sides of the aisle said the president had the power all along to stop the separation. the president maintains that a zero tolerance policy remains in place, but that children will now stay with their migrant parents. the big question tonight is, what happens to the more than 2,000 children already separated from their parents? so far the government says there is no plan in place. activists from the east bay boarded buses to head to sacramento today to protest the trump administration's immigration policies. ins

for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. >>> right now at 6:00, breaking news coverage continueses in lake county forcing people from their homes as an active and very dangerous fire fight. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, everyone, thank you for joining us, i'm terry mcsweeney. >> thousands of people forced to evacuate after the pawnee fire in lake county doubled in size today. the flames raging out of control at this hour. nbc bay area's sky ranger has been over the flames for the past few hours. here is a live look for you at that powerful pawnee fire. spring valley community evacuated, and on edge. nbc bay area's marianne favro has been monitoring the situation from the newsroom.

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. now: good evening thanks for joining us. i )m janelle wang, in for jessia aguirre. and i )m raj mathai. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. >> this politically-charged environment, a freeway billboard is a forum for activist and could lead to criminal charges. the billboard at i-80 was vandalized and tweaked to make it say "we make kids disappear", i.c.e. and we have the details and the police response. >> reporter: the owner of the build board, clear channel, quickly took down that political message today. but according to the emeryville police department, the owner has not yet filed a police report, so there is no investigation. the department says vandalism is a crime but the group responsible says that crime is petty, and it's much less serious than trump's policy of separating families. you wouldn't know just by looking at it now, but this morning, this billboard had been altered to blast president trump. more specifically, his zero-tolerance immigration policy and the separati

joe fryer, nbc news, colorado springs. >> great life lesson. >>> that's "nbc ghtly news" r this saturdayake a look at a drug that's shown promisis sign in the opioid epidemic in france, and why the drug that helps to curb the craving is so hard to find here in the united states. i'm jos diaz-balart, reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time. goodnight. >> champions from baltimore. washington. and central virginia. meeting today on "it's academ " academic". hello everyone. this is the opening round. you know how it works. each team begins with 100 points. 10 up for a right answer. 10 down for a wrong answer. contestants do not see what you do on the screens at hom let's begin. the u.s. constitution. every u.s. citizen should have a

kevin tibbles, nbc news, glasgow, montana. >> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. tomorrow on "nightly news with kate snow," the controversy over playgrounds where safety is not the main concern. i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time and good night. smoke, filling on this hot day. a recycling plant rn >>> right now at 6:00, smoke filling the east bay sky on this hot day. a recycling plant burning in oakland. this is not the first time it's caught fire. the news atarts right now. good evening, everyone. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm vicki nguyen. it's been two hours since the fire started at the schnitzer steel recycling facility. firefighters from multiple agencies responded to the flames today. >> that massive plume of smoke could be seen all over the bay area. live at the scene continuing our breaking news. anser? >> reporter: terry and vic ki, the big flames seem to be out but i spoke with the battalion chief a short while ago. he said there are residual fires on the inside that keep them working right now. this

your personally identifiable information to a third party. >> reporter: ticket masternd clear tell nbc newsr sell or share customer information. security experts say this technology will not replace physical security checks like metal detectors g d spections. but will this new security invasion score with fans? jo ling kent, nbc news, san francisco. >>> when we come back, the scary moments when a driver loses control and lands in the middle of a gas station. >>> plus, the unusual pileup at a kentucky distillery. bourbon everywhere. strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection, which could lead to hospitalizations. in a key study, neulasta reduced the risk of infection from 17% to 1%, a 94% decrease. applied the day of chemo, neulasta onpro is designed to deliver neulasta the next day, so you can stay home. neulasta is for certain cancer patients receiving strong chemotherapy. do not take neulasta if you're allergic to neulasta or neupogen (filgrastim). ruptured spleen, sometimes fatal as well as serious lung problems, allergic reactions, kidney injuries, and capillary leak syndrome

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. now: thanks for joining us. i )m terry mcsweeney in for raj mathai. and i )m jessica >>> the news at 6:00 starts now. i'm terry mcsweeney in for raj mathai. >>> we begin with breaking news involving injured children in san francisco. skyranger over the embarcadero where five people have been hit in a crash involving a pedi cab. two of theve? >> reporter: that damaged pedi cab that you were talking about, that is still in the intersection across the street. it is pink and white. on the other side its wheel is crumpled. police out here as well. we're told this happened at around 4:15, 4:30. i spoke with a woman a short time ago. she says as far as she knows, a family took a ride in two different pedi cabs, heading south town the embarcadero. and when they got to the cross here of san some, a car ran into them. one of the pedi cabs hit the other one and that's how the injuries happened. the mom who was in one of the pedi cabs is change of pain. san francisco fire described serious injuries. i did have a chance to sp

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> amazing, that's nightly news for thursday night. guthrie in for lester. i'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning on "today." for all of us at nbc newsnow: good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m jessica aguirre. an >>> the new at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirrery. >> and i'm rob mathai. >>> he came >>> she came to the headquarters the day before the shooting. >> christie smith with more on what we uncovered. >> reporter: we're told she did come by the youtube campus and spoke briefly with the employees. they say she inquired about employment and about 24 hours later she was back with a pistol. san bruno police unveiled a timeline of events now saying that on april 2nd, the day before the shooting, nasim entered there. she asked for directions to the main office where she was seeking employment. the police found her sleeping in a car at a walmart parking lot. latzer the same day the 39-year-old went to a gun range and then arrived back at the youtube headquarters and walked in through a pa

for all of us at nbc news, thanu now: thanks for joining us. janelle wang, in for raj >>> the news at 6 starts now. good friday evening. thanks for joining us. >> a massive plan to defraud investors, doctors and patients. using a glamorous but too good to be true technology. the accusations coming from federal court tonight after were slammed with nearly a dozen indictments. sam brock spoke with the attorneys and fraud experts. here's live from outside the federal courthouse. this is a huge fall from grace for holmes particularly. >> it reall a h she was a silicon valley sensation. over night billionaire. dozens upon dozens of doctors and the savviest investors in the world. despite that she resigned this morning. hours later in federal court facing criminal charges. >> at one point the golden girl of silicon valley. is now facing illegal reckoning. the 34 year-old walked out without comment after eleven counts of wire fraud or conspiracy to commit >> he pled not guilty because he is not guilty. we intend to contest the charges. he invested mil

miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> in a surprise announcement, president trump has ordered the creation of a new sixth branch of the military for the final frontier. during a meeting with the national space council, the present said he's directing the pentagon to develop a so-called space force, an idea c he floated in he described it as a, quote, separate but equal branch, and said american dominance in space is critical to u.s. defense. dl> now to an alarming trend linked to the rachanging ways we get around as ride-sharing companies continue to disrupt transportation in this country. drivers of traditional taxis saying they're having harder times making ends meet. against the background of those struggles, at least six drivers in new york have taken their owc lives int months. anne thompson has the story. >> reporter: gabriel okashor knows he's facing an uphill climb, fighting for more regulations on companies like uber and lyft that have sideswiped the financial fortunes of cab drivers like his dad, nick. >> i want them to see some future that my dad didn't so they can say

ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> a flash flood emergency in central oklahoma today after five inches of rain in three hours as slow-moving storms triggered multiple water rescues that started to reseed. look at this, a monster tornado on the ground near wyoming for about an hour. it happened yesterday causing isolated damage but no reported injuries. >>> to an nbc exclusive, the shocking wakeup call about a deadly crisis. every day in this country, 115 people die from on opioid overdose. most start using drugs before age 25 but there is a raw and sobering new ad campaign about opioids coming to your tv screen and tonight the surgeon general tells us while it may be alarming, it will save lives. nbc's cynthia mcfadden has more in the series, "one nation overdosed". >> first time i tried vicodin it was laying around my mom's house and i kept taking it whenever i could get them. i didn't know they would be this addictive. i didn't know how far i would go to get more. >> reporter: this is a first look at one of the new ads launching today. be warned, the story is real, raw and deeply ups

for all of us here at nbc news, have areat ght.cture. >> look what we've donhere. >> a 2,000-mile mission along the southern border. life-threatening journeys. >> it could be smuggled, and could be armed. >> and life-supporting ones. >> we ship to mexico every single day. >> what is it really like to ve n the line? >> process a process just to get to school. >> this is my place. h

law enforcement sources tell nbc news, the suspect is 56-year-old dwight jones. what's the apparent motive here? >> so we're taking a look at the relationship between the suspect and the deceased. >> reporter: the murder spree, perhaps tied to a long and bitter divorce, started thursday with the execution of dr. steve pitt our phoenix affiliate reporting the psychiatrist conducted a mental health evaluation on the suspect during his divorce. >> i visited with your husband a couple days ago for about four >> reporter: this video, which appears to have been posted by the suspect on youtube seems to show dr. pitt interviewing the suspect's ex-wife. after killing pitt, police say the gunman shot two paralegals friday at the law firm of his ex-wife's divorce attorney. >> someone took a very good person and left two boys with no mom. that's sad. >> reporter: sunday, police discovered their fourth victim, marshall lavine, a counselor that worked in the same building where the gunman was reportedly seeing a therapist. today at this home, detectives are investigating anot

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>with justice kennedy's retirement adding fuel to the fall elections, president trump is in north dakota tonight to support a candidate for senate there. this comes after the bombshell result in a im congressional y here in new york where a young democrat defeated a party fixture. nbc's peter alexander is trave with the president and has more. >> reporter: even for alexandria cortez, a stunning result, the 28-year-old former bartender and bernie sanders organizer still page off student loans knocki off one of the top house democrats, joe crowley, a possible house speaker in waiting eyeing nancy pelosi's seat. >> what we really need to do is put aside our differences and make sure we're charting a productive path forward for this country. >> reporter: her campaign video going viral. >> this race is about people versus money. we've got people, they have got money. >> reporter: cortez mi thrity ma lean yell woman reflecting the changing demographics of her and demographic party.>> t's a

from all of us here at nbc news, t now. good evening and thanks for joining us. mcsweeney. we continue to follow breaking news right now in the east bay. fire crews announced about 10 >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of the east bay. fire crews announced they stopped the spread of two fires in the livermore area, and one lane on the 680 connecter re-opened. it's happening near the ruby hill golf course. so far no reports of any injuries, and the cause of the fires are under investigation. no structures were threatened. we have been following this story since it first broke, and twitter feed is the best way to get an update as fires break out. >>> it has been a windy weekend acrosshe

see what's possible. >>> now to an nbc news special report. are more than 7,000 charter schools in america. they are often meant to give opportunities to traditionally disadvantaged kids. but an eye-opening report finds hundreds of public charter schools are disproportionately white, compared with other schools in the same districts. nbc news chief education correspondent rehema ellis has the details. >> reporter: reynolds lake in manmade lake, lush golf courses, and multi-million dollar homes marketed to home buyers as a better kind of life. >> school was the key point that allowed us to move down here. >> reporter: with a better kind of school. >> we are lake academy! >> reporter: it has an "a" rating from the state, a music lab with 2 pianos, 17 ap classes. it's a public charter school started by the property developer in part with private money. but today funded by taxpayers and free to attend. >> i don't know who would not want their children there. if they're going to have these opportunities. >> reporter: sandra lawson, whose children w

nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres explains. >> reporter: when stephanie hopper was diagnosed with the deadly brain tumor at age 20, doctors didn't know if she'd live to finish college but incredibly more than six years later she's in remission. >> god didn't raise me up to be 20 years old and put me through evything that i've been through in my life to just kill me off with cancer. >> reporter: stephanie was the first patient to undergo a cutting edge braince university where doctors injected a form of the polio virus directly into her tumor. >> reporter: this is not the ordinary polio virus. >> reporter: it's designed to target and kill tumor cells without patients contracting polio. it stimulates the immune system to destroy stray cancer cells. promising early results reveal 21% of the patients in the study were still alive three years after treatment compared to just 4% of those who underwent standard therapies. >> this is virtually unheard of with the treatments for recurrent glioblastoma especially to

jennifer johnson, nbc news. washington. >>> as the immigration debate rages on, another battle continues along the southern border. border patrol is on constant watch trying to keep people from illegally kraus crossing in the u.s. including smugglers. nbc's reporter was embedded with a unit and brings us more from the front lines. >> reporter: 88,000 square miles to protect. and only a day. >> the chief, gabriel acosta says they face waves of smugglers. >> the books went back to mexico. >> they are retreating to mexico right now. >> yes gloo do you know if they are mierpgts. >> at least two are smugglers they haven't made entry to the u.s. side. they are going back to mexico. a deterrence is also a success in our book. >> drugs are also being brought in. earlier this week, 41 bundles of meth seized at a checkpoint in llaurado, texas, worth more than $800,000. stash houses are a stomach along the which. smugglers keep migrants in houses like the ones the photographs. four people caught trying to caught into the u

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester tonight. the u.s./north korea summit is on, once again. president trump at the white house this with kim jong-un face-to-face just 11 days from now. it's a dramatic reversal from last week when the president cancelled the summit after a north korean official made disparaging comments about vice president mike pence. today when a top north korean official arrived at the white house for a historic visit, the president invited him inside for a lengthy talk and now the president expressing hope that the summit on june 12th could start a negotiated end to north korea's nuclear program. we begin tonight with kristen welker at the white house. >> reporter: appearing together after a nearly 80-minute oval office meeting, president trump and kiyong cho announcing the on again/off again summit is again a go. mr. trump dialing down expectations for the first face-to-face between an american president and a north korean leader and saying there could be more meetings to

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nbc news kristen weer tells us more. >> reporter: in a blistering lawsuit, the new york attorney general says president trump and ree of his adult children, ivanka, donald juniod ic used his private foundation for personal and political gain for over a decade. calling the trump familyctions quote extensive and unlawful comparing the foundation to a checkbook for mr. trump. >> this is a straightforward case of violation of the laws governing charitable foundations and non-profit corporations in new york. >> reporter: the suit says foundation donations were used to boost the campaign. >> i'm not going to do the debate out of respect far myselfr myself.or s >> reporter:iting an iowa fundraiser that candidate trump threw instead of attending a 2016 debate. n grants from the event awarded to groups in the state just days before the iowa caucuses. the suit also alleges the president spent $10,000 on a portrait of himself that hung in one of his golf clubs. the trump foundation called it politics at its worst and president trump lashed out on twitter saying he won't settle this case blaming it

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contacted wednesday by nbc news, wolfe denied he was under investigation.he "times" claims prosecutors secretly seized years' worth of reporters' phone and e-mail records. in their search, that reporter in question having a previous three-year romantic relationship with wolfe. she told "the new york times" she did not get information from him when they were dating. the democratic and republican heads of the senate intel committee released a statement overnight saying they were, quote, troubled to hear of charges against wolfe. adding this development will in no way interfere with their ongoing investigation. >>> in just hours president trump will depart for quebec for the annual g7 summit, meeting with leaders from the uk, japan, italy and france. and the commander in chief is already starting a war of words with our two closest allies, accusing canada and france of levying massive tariffs and creating barriers against the u.s. referring to canadian prime minister justin trudeau as indignant over twitter and blasting canada and the european union in an over

nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on the diplomatic drama. >> reporter: tonight for the first time, president trump's top diplomat is hinting at new security guarantees for kim jong-un, if he is willing to give up his nukes. >> we are prepared to take what will be security assurances that are different, unique, than have been provided, that america's been willing to provide previously. >> reporter: what could that mean? they won't say, but candidate trump talked about withdrawing troops from south korea. now it could also mean pulling back america's nuclear umbrella. b-52s from guam, nuclear-armed submarines. first, u.s. officials say north korea would need to offer proof of what it is giving up. kim's father cheated on a nuclear deal with bill clinton in 1994 and again with george w. bush in 2002. >> simply getting to agreement is already a monumental effort. but actually verifying the denuclearization would again take enormous resources. >> reporter: and the regime's st nuclear complex is so well hidden, u.s. officials don't even know how many weapons

ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >> it was day 7 of the world cup and it provided an historic moment for iranian women all ter the world. for the firste in almost 40 years they were finally allowed o watch and cheer on their national team. but a huge off sides call wiped out their only goal from the boardro and there the team could not get the ball back in the net. they fought hard in but they would go on to lose to spain 1-nil. moving on to saudi arabia and urugua top threat luis suarez knocking it past the keeper to put his team ahead. that would be the only goal in the game. they would hang on to win 1-nil and theynddvance to the rou of 16. over to moscow now where portugal and superstar ronaldo took on morocco and cristiano ro nshl -- ronaldo doing what he does best. portugal wins 1-nil also. they eliminated morocco. >> all right. welcome to the first day of summer.le s see how we're looking weather wise with michelle grossman. how are we looking? a lot of hot spots. >> a lot of hot spots. it will feel like summer for many. soaking rantz across the ea, too. some dodging soaking r

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ron mott, nbc news. you pay and how it will be impacted by new tariffs announced by the trump administration on $50 billion worth of chinese exports by august. inhina wasting no time retali it's an escalating trade war that involves some of americs closest allies. nbc's tom costello has the story. >> reporter: at the oldest medal pin n anufacturer america, the 40 employees find n manufacturer in america, the 40 employees find ennu cturer in america, the 40 employees find themselves caught up in international trade war fever. raw steel prices have suddenly jumped 25% threating profits and jobs. >> this is hitting our wallet, which is hard. it's creating uncertaintwith our business, which doesn't feel good. t >> reporter:ay, the trade war talk escalated. the white house announcing tariffs on 1100 chinese products including auto mobiles and more. not cluded, tvs and cell phones popular with american consumers. >> because we have to. we've been treated very unfairly. >> reporter: the chinese foreign nd minis

hour" on a monday night begins now. >>> as we start a new week, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 522 of the trump administration, and while we have an update tonight on the mueller investigation and on the issue of immigration, tonight the president was very much in his element. here is a sample of what he had to say tonight during a campaign rally for a republican gubernatorial candidate harry mcmaster in south carolina. >> sometimes you have to toot your own horn because nobody else is going to do it. some people have said i have the greatest political instinct in 50 years. i don't think so. i don't think so. but i have my own feeling. we are the super elite. we are the super elite. >> and this was the president a few hours before that with the visiting king of jordan. >> if the rest of the world just took a little bit of your humility and your grace to help us, we'd be in a lot better position. >> remember, he used the word humility with respect to me, so i am very happy with that word. that's probably the nicest compliment i've been given in

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> new charges this morning in that deadly attack charlottesville, virginia when a car plowed into a crowd that was protesting against the white nationalist rally there in august and killed a woman. the justice department has now charged the driver, james alex fields, jr., with dozens of deral hate crimes. he fashions life in prison if convicted. >> we turn now t terrifying moments aboard a jetblue flight at sdjfk's airport t evening. it was supposed to fly to los angeles, but just before take off, a s.w.a.t. team stormed the plane as it sat on thec tar after high jacking alert from the cockpit. triggering panic among the passengers of cosse. nbom costello tells us it was just a false alarm. >> reporter: the coded message from the jetblue pilot to air traffic control, high jacking in progress. >> copy? >> reporter: witn minutes police had the plane surrounded. stunned passengers told toth pu r hands up. >> everybody had their hands upp made aretty dominant presence. >> reporr: while the pilot assured the passengers it was a miscommunication, a heavi

a federal official tells nbc news the warrant was for attempted first-degree murder. more specifically, though, the reason this is national news is because that guy w arrested ile he wg to go to work. and where that guy works is at the trump white house. we don't know exactly what his job is. nbc news has learned that he did have a white house pass. he was a contractor working at the white house. nbc news has lrned that he worked for the national security council in some capacity. the national security council is the large interagency body that oversees -- is overseen by the national security adviser who right now is john bolton. there has been a lot of turnover at the national security adviser job, of course. the first one was mike flynn who is now awaiting sentencing on felony charges. then it was h.r.cmaster. now it is john bolton with each of those new national security advisers we've had tons of turnover in the national security council staff. in terms of this guy who was arrestedte house o not know in what capacity he worked at the national security council. he i