gadi schwartz, nbc news, california. >> still very young. that is "nightly news" for this thursday night. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching and have a great n good evening and thanks joining us. i )m jessica aguirr. and >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. >> celebrations are over, and it's time to assess the danger and the damage. >> we are hearing stories of people severely injured by fireworks last night. damian trujillo has some of the damage done. >> reporter: three patients were brought in last night here to valley medical center with fireworks-related injuries. they're using fireworks like this one. this one says it shoots off 12 flaming balls. we found this one on the streets of newark where it might cost one man his finger. emergencies all across the bay area. people were rushed to area hospitals after using illegal fireworks. an antioch auto mechanic could lose his hand after finding and land lighting an unspent fireworks. >> the injuries were very traumatic. >> reporter: a man lost a finger after using

for all of us and nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. we )re following breaking: an active rescue in the east bay. our skyrange >>> right now at 6:00 we are following breaking news. you can see it here, an active rescue in the east bay. our sky ranger is live overhead in union city. what you're seeing there, firefighters trying to rescue a man stuck in that giant industrial cement mixer. nth whi 880 at a business called u.s. pipe. now no word yet t ot stuck in t but he's been in there nearly two hours. this is dry cement, this is on whipple avenue in union city. >>> good evening and thanks for being with us here at 6:00. i'm raj mathai. >> new information on the story we first broke in our 5:00 newscast. sfo is investigating an illegal drone found near a runway. federal agents are getting involved. nbc bay area is near sfo with more on the dangerous combination of drones and airplanes. anser? >> reporter: yeah, any size drone can be a problem for planes attempting to land. this drone may have gotten in the way of a plane attempting to lan

blake mccoy, nbc news, new york. >>> now to the difficult question before the highest court in massachusetts. should someone out on probation be jailed e medical community considers substance abuse a disease, the woman at the center of the case argues she should not have been punished for a relapse. as nbc's ron allen reports in our series "one nation overdosed," it's a case that could affect millions of others. >> reporter: what is fair and just for people like julie eldred? two years ago convicted of stealing jewelry to pay for her fentanyl habit? given probation and a chance for rehabilitation, until she failed a mandatory drug test and the judge ordered her imprisoned she says with no treatment. >> i got ripped out of the beginning of my treatment. that is the most important part of recovery. being taken out and thrown into jail is, in my eyes, it does no one good. >> commonwealth v. julie eldred. >> reporter: her case has gone all the way to massachusetts' highest court. she claimed she was powerless because she suffers from severe substance abuse disorder, a chronic brain disease that

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. work space.. the new ruls turning heads in si >>> right now it's 6:00. no free food at this facebook office. the new rule that's turning heads in the silicon valley. >>> a police encounter at a lemonade store. the owner says he was racially profiled. new body cam video that has san francisco police standing by its offic officer. >> family and friends honor the teenager that was killed. this while the man hunt continues for her killer. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. the focus is on finding an attacker. >> an alert to be on the lookout for this man, 27-year-old john cowell. he's a transient with ties to contra costa county. investigators say surveillance video identifies him as the man who killed 18-year-old nia wilson. in th happened last night at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station. she was an aspiring makeup artist. >> we have crews covering this developing story for you. we begin with melissa colo

blake mccoy, nbc news, miami. >> some great parks out there. >>> that is "nbc nightly news" on a sundayster holt will be back with you tomorrow. tune in as he tells us the inspiring story of a young woman whose enterprising spirit has helped feed millions of americans. i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. right now at six. stopping the steele fire. an aggressive firefight, taking place right now in napa county. >>> right now at 6:00, stopping the steele fire. an aggressive fire fight taking place now in napa county. crews gaining the upper hand overnight. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm anoushah rasta. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. the steele fire burning south of laker be y er bberryessa. parts of headland drive remains closed. >> cal fire giving us an update in the last two hours saying the fire is now 60% contained after burning 150 acres. some positive news tonight, evacuees are being let back into their homes. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live in napa with the latest. christie? >> reporter: yeah, you know

nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres with that story. >> reporter: christi huff says it took just three weeks for her to get hooked on xanax. >> nothing has been the same since i took these pills. >> reporter: a wife, mother and doctor herself, she was prescrib drug for insomnia three years ago. when she decided to stop, she suffered painful withdraws. >> it was utter hell. it was the worst nightmare you can imagine. i would wake up with my heart pounding and bolt up in bed in a panic. >> reporte xanax is part of a class of drugs known as benzos that includes valium, medications prescribedan foety. >> are benzos the next opioid crisis? >> the aren't really the next opioid crisis, they are a crisis right now. it's amazing how much people do not realize they are addictive andct s, prescribers don't realize it. >> reporter: it jumped 60% in the past decade. the maker of valium says these drugs are safe when prescribed carefully. ct the xanax manuer says abuse is a growing public healt threat and it will continue

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. shooting >>> right now at 6:00, new disturbing video of the moments leading to a police shooting in the east bay. what the family of the man killed says the video proves. >> help from above. we're the only tv station to go inside. >> a fire out of control. we're live in redding where we learn it's going to be a long night.w. >> no end in sight, cal fire describes the car fire as extreme and erratic. tornados devouring shasta county, including parts of redding, more than 40,000 acres have burned, at least 100 homes believed to be destroyed. 38,000 people are out of their homes right now. cal fire not mincing words, this is a life or death situation. >> these are extreme conditions. this is how fires are burning in california. we need to take heed, evacuate, evacuate, evacuate. >> firefighters across the state are stretched thin. these deinstruct iive fires cald the new normal.

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> these are alarming statistics. i want to bring in dr. john torres. what should patients, women be aware of when they go to the hospital? >> there is steps new moms can take. three of the biggest concerns during and a few weeks after delivery to watch are blood loss, high blood pressure and fevers. your doctor should be monitoring for this. ask them about it. then keep mom and baby together unless there say medical reason to separate them. the skin to skin contact can help reduce mom's chances of excessive bleeding and finally, if you notice small symptoms, report it to your medical team and ask for an exam and always have someone with you as an advocate that will ask the questions and press doctors for more than just she's fine as an answer. >> if it doesn't feel right, say something. >> let them know. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, missing college student mystery over a week after she disappeared, the fbi is hoping a high-tech accessory she wore could provide critical clues. >>> sir paul's surprise. the beatle getting back stew where he

steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >>> now to an nbc news exclusive, espionage and intrigue at america's top universities. are some chinese students coming to american universities to steal secrets. tonight, a chinese student who built a multi-billion technology empire after studying with a duke university professor. cynthia mcfadden has the story. >> reporter: what country is fbi director christopher wray worried most about? last week he told lester -- >> i think china, from a counter-intelligence perspective in many ways, represents the broadest most challenging most significant threat we face as a country. >> reporter: academic espionage is of particular concern that some chinese graduate students at the direction of the chinese government are stealing research, much of which is funded by the u.s. military. this fbi document highlights a case at duke university in the lab of dr. david smith. >> a microwave oven. >> reporter: dr. smith, famous for inventing an in visibility cloak made of a material invisible to microwave, something that captured the attention of even late night comedia

gadi schwart nbc news, london. >> all right. for your phones, let me say we areciate you spending part of your evening with us. that is "nightly news" for this thursday night. of'm lester holt. for al us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> lights, camera, access. i >> will see you on the carpet. >> it's good news and some bad nomination day.s us emmy breaking down so many other sur frightssur surprises. >>:y

miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> for the first time since they were rescued from that cave in thailand, we're seeing new images of the boys' soccer team as they recover in a hospital quarantine. we're also getting a look at dramatic new video taking us inside the rescue. the heroic divers carrying each boy and their coach on the dangerous escape route. nbc's janice mackey fryer is on the ground there. >> reporter: tonight a first glimpse at the boys appe s appearing in the first video since their rescue. a first glimpse at the boys appearing relaxed, wearing face masks and waving. their families kept six feet away behind glass to prevent infection. health officials say the 12 boys are in good condition, mainly because of their coach. 25-year-old, he was the last person out and was the weakest. in a letter he apologized to the boys' parents. his aunt telling us she's relieved. his uncle still worried. he must feel remorse that he went there with the kids he said, but what's done is done. the incredible mission a half mile under ground each boy sedated to ease anxiety. tethered to divers

for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching and good night. now: thanks for joining us. i )m marcus washington, in for >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington in for raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. a warning from a local school leader directly to president trumenp.a letter to the white house today telling the president that his actions are leading to serious mental trauma for immigrant a in thisy those children now too scared to go to school. damian trujillo got a copy of that letter. he joins us with a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. and she goes so far as to state the children may be suffering from ptsd. >> reporter: that's right. the county superintendent told me the school children are suffering trauma because of the images they're seeing of families being separated at the border. this is how hundreds of children are spending their summer in the mt. pleasant school district, learning robotics, >> it's unfortunate, but hopefully it didn't happen to anyone i know. >> reporter: the county superintendent of school

nbc news, northern thailand. >>>t the hospital where four boys starved and exhausted are fenow sa the entire eighth floor reserved to care exclusively for the team. hospital officia won't say how they are doing, but the condition of one of the first two to come out is said to be causing concern. erctures show one of the boys on a stret after the incredible rescue. these four wect firstse they were deemed the healthiest. the mission commander said they are ready for this. they are ready to ome ou just days ago the boys had sent letters to their families about what they wanted when they were freed, favorite foods look pork barbecue and fried chicken. one boy joked teacher don't givs ots of homework. another boy wrote i miss everyone. 13 medical teams have been dng evacuation drills for days. they first check for breathing and signs of b hypothermore the boys are sent by air lift and ambulance to begin their journey home. a medical doctor was inside tca to examine the boys before the mission to make sure they were u

nightly news" is always available and on streaming. follow the latest cover on the nbc app. >> you have to see this to believe. now: good evening and thanks for joining >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, thank you for joining us, i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm raj mathai. moments from now, the president will address the nation with his announcement for his supreme court pick. this is a live look at the white house where president trump will announce his nominee. this comes after justice kennedy announced husba announced his retirement last month. >> pete williams confirmed brett kavanaugh is the president's pick. >> we'll send things over to lester holt. again, president trump will be addressing the nation from the east room of the white house with his nomination of the supreme court. and again, it's mr. kavanaugh, nbc news is reporting that he'll be making this announcement a short time from now. >> judge kavanaugh is a couplju graduated from yale and serves on the u.s. court of appeals in d.c. let's listen in. >> nbc news learning a short time ago that

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester tonight. t t was announced by presidump on twitter late this afternoon, he has accepted the resignation of his environmental protection agency administrator. scott pruit was under fire for months facing more than a dozen separate ethics investigations and not just activists calling for resignation but republican members of congress, as wl.si the administration, president trump was one of pruit's biggest supporters publicly defending m and tonight the presidentid ruit made the decision to step down because he didn't want ego be a distraction. rwe b with peter alexant the white house. >> reporter: tonight for pruit, it's thepo tical climate that got too hot facing legal and ethical scandals, one of the original trump cabinet picks is out. president trump tweeting i accepd e resignation of scott pruit adding scott did an outstanding job. relaxed scott at the white house at the fourth of july picnic but under siege from at least 15 separate federal ethics inqui

geoff bennett, nbc news, washington. >>> actor ving raymes is in the news tonight. possible about a confrontational moment with police in his o home. he says exactly two years ago today after a nghbor called 91 on him, he says because of his race. nbc's lucy kafanov has the story. >> reporter: from "mission possibimpossible" to his icocole in "pulls fiction," ving fraymes is seen in dozens movies and commercials. he says police showed up at his santa monica home with against you drawn after his neighbor mistook him for a robber and called the police. the actor shared his account of the nt in response to a question about racism. >> he said to me, a woman called, this is literally wha the police officer called, a woman called 911 and said a large black man was breaking into the e. >> reporter: the situation quickly defused when an officer recognized him. not for his fame but beuse their sons played basketball together, and apologized. santa monica police say they don't carry laser guided pistols and a spokesman tells nbc news, we responded to a call for service. theomm

for all of us here at nbc news, thank you for watching and have a great night. breaking news.datory evacuations, in effect for the berryessa >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. mandatory evacuations right now, the order went into effect just after 5:00 this after. cal fire says it has burned 100 acres so far. >> let's look at the fire, it was unknown right now, the evacuation order right now is from the pleasure clove area, and it still being evacuated. just into the news room, we have a picture of the fire, and to our other story right now, there is no signs of is lowing down. >> communities also in the fire's path with communities along interstate 35. the cars nearly doubled in size will your honoring 32,000 acres overnight. right now it is more than acres. cal fire evacuations were after. including a

nbc news, thailand. >> everyone hoping. that is "nightly news." jose diaz balart will be you tomorrow. i'll see you on sunday. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. have a great night. now: good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m raj mat >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this friday. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. the clock is ticking. the federal government has until tuesday to reunite many of the immigrant children who have been separated from their families. >> this stems from the border but stretches here to the bay area. one father on the peninsula is waiting to be reunited, not only with his child but also his wife, each one being held in a different state. nbc's damian trujillo has the exclusive interview. >> reporter: walter lopez spends most of his time near the phone these days, hoping someone will call to say he can see his wife and child again. walter's family was detained at the border while traveling north from guatemala. walter sayings the s

joe fryer, nbc news, colorado springs. >> great life lesson. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. tomorrow we'll take a look at a drug that's shown promising signs 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 jose diaz-balart, reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time. goodnight. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm anoushah rasta. terry has the night off. we begin with breaking news. a wildfire that is impacting local communities. new video just into the newsroom of a fast-moving fire near the napa county line. the fire is burning in yolo county. it's exploded in size in the past two hours. that fire has now burned about 1,000 acres, tripling in size since we first reported about it at 5:00. people in napa county are reporting smoke and falling ash because of this fire. but firefighters say right now, people in napa county are not under threat. now, here's a map of where the fire is burning. it's off highway 16 near woodla w

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kevin tibbles, nbc news, foxborough, massachusetts. >> gives new meaning that's "nbc nightly news" for sunday. lester holt will be in tomorrow. i'm hallie jackson. for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for watching, and good night. >>> right now at 6:00, a tense and developing situation in napa county. a wildfire growing by the minute. crosses into the bay area. triggering evacuations. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now, good evening, thank you for joining us, i'm anoushah rasta. terry is off tonight. we begin with the developing situation in napa, solano ago yolo counties. a shift in the winds this afternoon is providing a challenge for crews battling the county fire. is now -- it has now burned 22,000 acres. more than doubling in size since late last night. and it's sending a lot of ash, a lot of smoke, over the bay area. here's where that fire is burning right here on this map near the community of gwinda in yolo

richard engel, nbc news. w t a remarkable outcome. >>> now to the dangerous fe-threatening summer heat here at home. a heat wave stretching acro much of the country as we head toward the july 4th holiday. tens of millions under heat advisories or excessive heat warnings. nbc's stephanie gosk has the .latest on the thre >> reporter: when it's hot, there's really only one fun thing to do outside. >> basically just got to stay in water. kids are just too hot otherwise. >> reporter: the dangerous heat spans from maine to north carolina with 60 million peop der warnings or advisories. burlington, vermont, broke a today, hitting 97 degrees, just 50 miles from canada. in d.c., the city set up a first-aid tent on the national mall. 50 people had to be evacuated from a new jersey nursing home after an air conditio malfunctioned. and in massachusetts, camps are limiting outdoor time. >> it does get more dangerous as the days go on until you get y cclimated, which usuakes a couple weeks. >> reporter: with temperatures h

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. welcome to our viewers in the west. what is happening in the west tonight is stunning even veteran firefighters. 100 wildfires burning, 17 of them in california. they're fierce, it's quick and it's behavior that is simply unpredictable. cameras near redding capturing this swirling tower of flames, a firenado. claimed thousands of structsure as another fire to the south near wine count wine country threatens thousands more. our national correspondent miguel almaguer is in the fire zone tonight. >> reporter: this is the fire fight crews are waging on the front lines after ripping into redding in northern california. the carr fire tore through more than 1,000 structures. at least six have lost their lives. melody bledsoe wrapped a wet blanket around her great grandchildren, emily and james, as fire engulfed their house. their bodies recovered over the weekend. >> you can't lose more than family and then you lose everything on top of that? >> reporter: the inferno so powerful it's creatin

stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> wild weather today and rain across much of the northeast, causing flooding from d.c. up to boston. philly and new york also got socked. a funnel cloud spotted in new york harbor. in the d.c. area, the g.w. parkway looked more like a river, all blowing through quickly and should dry out by midnight. >>> tonight, federal investigators are looking into what caused a fatal mid-air crash, two planes colliding over the florida everglades this afternoon and questions being raised about the history of a nearby flight school where it's thought the planes came from. here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: it took helicopters and air boats to reach the crash scene, two planes down, at least three fatalities after a mid-air crash this afternoon. >> we had been able to see three individuals deceased and we're thinking a possible fourth because we're hearing two planes were training and leads us to believe there were two on each one. >> reporter: the planes involved, a piper and cessna crashed in a grassy area of the everglades, both painted with a logo of nearby dean int

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> tonight, from helsinki, who now. good evening and >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, everyone, thank you for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm vicky nguyen. did you feel it? an earthquake hit the bay area. >> rob mayeda, not a large quake but a fairly large number of people felt it. >> where it occurred really important along the hayward fault, a 3.0 densely populated area. around the east bay. one of the more density populated areas. right before noon today. 11:52. a 3.0 earthquak smaller aftehock of 1.5 off to the north and east before noon today. keep in mind this area. >> light shaking, no damage likely from a 3.0. the next 25 years in the bay area, a greater than 72% ce

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joe fryar nbc news, beor, on. >> we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. "nightly news" tuesday night. i'm lester holt for all of nbc news. hithank you for watc and good night. >> here goes nothing. i'm sitting. >> what's a post baby really look like? alley is ready to reveal

>>> breaking news tonight, president trump has invited vladimir putin to washington and nbc news breaks the news to america's intelligence chief on live television. >> we have some breaking news, the white house announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white housin the fall. >> say that again. [ laughter ] g >> that's go be special. >> dan coats appearing to be caught off guard and what about the president siding with putin over him? >> obviously, i wished he made a different statement. >> plus my exclusive sitdown with the fbi director on the ssia threat, the mueller investigation and rehis. >> the have also been storied you threatened to resign. >> his revealing answer. more breaking ne, ports of catastrophic damage, buildings ripped apart after a major outbreak of tornados and the big bank refunding tens of millions of .dollars to custome are you about to get money back? >>> a massiv explosion rocks new york city raising alarms over what lies beneath cities and towns nationwide. >>> parents behaving badly caught on camera and the man on a m.mission to shame the >>> h

and nbc news breaks the news to america's intelligence chief on live television. >> we have some breaking news. the white house has announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. >> say that again? [ laughter ] that's going to be special. >> dan coats appearing to be caught off-guard. and what about the president siding with putin over him? >> obviously i wished he had made a different statement. >> plus my executive sit-down with the fbi director about the russia threat, the mueller investigation, and this. >> there have been stories that you've threatened to resign. >> his revealing answer. >>> more breaking news, catastrophic damage, buildings ripped apart after a major outbreak of tornadoes. >>> the big bank refunding money to customers. are you about to get money back? >>> a massive explosion raises alam alarms about what lies between cities and towns nationwide. >>> parents behaving badly and a man on a mission to shame them. >>> and an iconic american home is up for grabs. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evenin

t> reporter: one key focus investigation, a knowledgeable source telling nbc news mr. trump's former attorney micha cohen is poised to tell mueller the president knew in advance about the 2016 meeting with don junior and a russian lawyer. giuliani saying today the odds are against the president doing an interview with robert mueller, though he wants to but mr. trump did make headlines saying he's willing to meet with the president of iran without precondition lester? >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> a former top under fire facing an investigation over allegations that he created an atmosphere of wide spread sexual harassment. nbc's pete williams th ha story. >> reporte federal agency in charge of responding to natur disasters now has a crisis of its own. the personnel of fema is under investigation after employees accused him of sexual harassment, along nstheir allegatio he assigned females to officers so male friends he hir could try to have sexual relationships with them. wo corey resign weeks ago and has not been questioned. he was not available for comment. brock

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joe friar, nbc news, tulsa. >> great story. >>> that is "nbc nightly news" on a sunday night. lester holt will be back with you tomorrow. i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. we continue to follow bg news. firefighters, from the air and from the ground, trying continue to follow breaking n s news. firefighters from the air and the ground trying to stop a brush fire burning in the south bay. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm anoushah rasta. harry is off tonight. this fire erupted in size over the past few hours. it is burning in the hills above milpitas and it's putting up a lot of smoke. nbc bay area's marianne favro is live near the fire lines. and marianne, it's quite an active scene out there. >> reporter: it really is. we saw active flames just a few minutes ago. it was doused by helicopters bringing in water. this fire is now 40% contained. acres since

i'm lester holt and all of us for nbc news, thank you for watching. good night. now: thanks for joining us. i )m janelle wang, in for jessia >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good tuesday evening. thanksor joi us. i'm janelle back. >> and i'm raj mathai. lots of smoke visible across the south bay. two fires continue to burn. one in morgan hill and the other in south san jose. part of our breaking news coverage throughout the afternoon. the morgan hill fire on the left side of your screen has torched 40 acres so far. the south san jose fire is now 80% contained. there are evacuations at the nearby ibm research facility and muriel wright school. >> nbc bay area's marianne favro joints us live from morgan hill with the latest on that first fire which broke out early this afternoon and what's the latest update? >> reporter: well, i just spoke with cal fire, and they tell me this fire is now 65% contained, but despite that progress, there are major concerns out here right now about flare-ups. the fire threatened 20 homes, including the one you see here, and right

new command in austin, texas. the mission, out innovate our enemies to win on the battlefields of the future. nbc's hans nichols got a look at some of the new tech. >> reporter: they look like two normal military transport trucks, but the second one is driverless, guided by the first. the goal, to reduce the manpower needed to drive supplies across dangerous battlefields. for army secretary mark esper, the challenge is to achieve autonomous driving before russia and china. >> we're in a new arms race here. how can you ensure the american army will be first?e it's competition we retain overmatch on the battlefield in the future. o a tank.er: a future that could or a combat vehicle with cameras embedded in its armor. giving the soldiers inside a sense of what awaits them outside. >> it's a brave new world in terms of this next generation of technologies that will change the warfare as we know it now. >> reporter: this is the army's tank research development and engineering center. it has worked with america's auto industry for more than 70 years, transferring the latest commercial technology from und

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, i'at is "nightly news" kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, thanks so much for watching and happy independence day. now: good evening and thanks for joining us on this 4th of july... i )m raj mathai. >>> the news at 6:00 starts now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this fourth of july. >> you can buy them legally but you cannot light them just anywhere. fire fears this fourth of july has some cities that sell safe and sound fireworks issuing a warning. >> if you use them, do it wisely and follow the rules. sadly, though, many people will not which puts many neighborhoods at risk. dublin is one of about a dozen local cities that allow so-called safe and sound fireworks. >> reporter: dublin is one of fireworks are legal. the city has been posting flyers like this one warning residents of only four areas that it's legal. in dublin, if you fire off fireworks at your house, you could be breaking the law. >> i see a large golden flower one. that looks cool. >> reporter: at age 9, this boy is already a vete

nbc news at the justice department. >> reporter: i'm hallie jackson in london, knowing about the new indictments today the president blasted the investigation on the world stage. >> i think that we're being hurt very badly by the i would call it the witch hunt. >> reporter: it's been a sound track of his administration. >> it's a total witch hunt. the entire thing is a witch hunt. phony witch hunt. >> reporter: tonight another concrete piece of evidence the special counsel isn't trying to hunt witches but catch criminals, a conclusion the president is slow to embrace. first, he refused to blame the kremlin for interfering with the election. >> it could be russia or china or lots of people. it could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds. she doesn't know if it's the russians doing the hacking. maybe there isn't hacking. >> reporter: after the election, he acknowledged it. >> i think it was russia. i think we also get hacked by other countries and other people. >> reporter: will you once and for all yes or no definitively say russia interfered in the 2016 election? >>

janis mackey frayer, nbc news, >>> mexico is waking up to a new leader. leftist candidate andres manuel lopez obrador pulled off victory in the country's presidential election after ballots in aio the former mayor of mexico city campaigned on a pledge to clean up crime and corruption within mexico. mr. trump issued congratulations tweeting, i look very much forward to working with him. there is much to be done that would benefit both united states and mexico. the two men are expected to speak on the phone later today. >>> idaho's capital reeling from what police call an act of pure evil. a knife-wielding man storming a children's birthday party. the building is full of refugees and police say the men were targeting them. kids between 3 and 12 years old suffering life-threatening injuries. the attack so awful it had the police chief in tears. more on the possible motive and the investigation under way. >> advise medics, there's some chil boise's history. nine people wounded in a mass stabbing, at least four with life-threatening injuries. six of the victim

new mission. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. welcome to our viewers in the west. first, euphoria over their discovery alive inside a flooded cave in thailand. now comes new anguish and worry for the dozen children and an adult who remain trapped in that cave with few options to surface. not since the world held its breath in 2010 over the fates of 33 trapped miners in chile has a rescue drama so captivated the world. in this case, surrounded by water, the 13 kcave survivors, weakened by days without food, could have to make a marrowing underwater swim through narrow passages to reach freedom. nbc is there and has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, 24 hours after that miraculous discovery -- >> how many of you are here? 13. brilliant. >> reporter: thai officials say the 12 boys, ages 11-16 and their coach are all in stable condition. a huge challenge getting them out. one option starting the rescue now. oxygen tanks have now been placed along the exit route. but none of the boys knows how to swim, so they're scrambling to teach th

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andrea mitchell, nbc news, michigan. >>> we're keeping on eye on troublen the tropics. a flash flood risk continues into tonight. the good news, drier weather is expected there for tomorrow. >>> in the meantime, tropical storm chris is lurking off the carolina coast, not ct ex to be a threat to the u.s. mainland directly but it is causing high surf and dangerous rip rrents along the coast for the next few days. >>> a major announcement from starbucks today. the coff chain jumping on a trend growing around the country by revealing plans to do away with single-use plastic 28 straws from al00 of the stores worldwide. nbc news business correspondent jo ling kent has that story. >> reporter: tonight, the world's largest coffee chain phasing out the iconic green plastic straws by 2020 becoming the largest food and beverage company to make the move. the major change comes suamid mounting presre from environmental groups sparked by this deo of a sea iurtle with a straw stuck nose. an estimated 500 million single-use straws are used and ar did in the u.s. every day. but experts

tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> now to t dangerous double threat tonight. the blistering heat wave that gripped the east. and mid wes hitting the other side of the untry as firefighters battle the inferno. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is in the hot zone. >> reporter: tonight, s corching summer sizzleking beaches and cooking cities, up to 15 sweltering degrees above average. >> it's too hot. >> reporter: in downtown los angeles, the city of angels feeling more like hell. a record 106. >> it feels dangerous. burning and wearing sunscreen already. >> reporter: in four hours, temperatures rose 30 degrees in universal city. at least 29 million under excessivheat warnings and advisories across the southwest. in phoenix, it never got below 94 degrees. the blast of heat also fueling firestorms, torching homes from the southern end of california to th north. a fire exploding overnight killing one and shutting down i-5 in ine county 90,000 acres torched. >> we have fires here. it not unusual but not of this magnitude. >> reporter: tonight, epic fire and

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. now: good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m janelle wang, in for jessia aguirre. >>> the news at 6 starts right now. good evening. >> is it animal cruelty or a way to protect yourself from a dog bite? we begin with this exclusive story. a local dog groomer is accused of brutalizing a dog. the owner said he walked in and was shocked at what he saw. she sheriff no on the case and what you see from this picture, the dog's mouth was taped shut.. robert. >> reporter: it's actually pretty rare investigators at the sheriff's office end up with this kind of case. you will see more of those graphic pictures that have them looking into animal cruelty. they are disturbing. r pepper is a 5 pound male chihuahua a rescue dog and is now traumatized after having his nose taped shut and toes left bleeding after a mobile grooming service. these were pictures they took afterwards. the alpha mobile grooming service came saturday to trim pepper's toenails. when he checked on the session, the groomer

♪ >> this morning nbc news has confirmed that michael cohen is willing to inform special counsel robertueller that donald trump as a candidate knew in advance about the infamous trump tower meeting in june 2016. >>> plus, new reporting that bob mueller's team is examining president trump's tweets as part of the investigation into obstruction of justice. >>> a fast-moving wildfire in northern california turns deadly. at least person was killed by a car fire, and the blaze is threatening a city of 92,000 people. >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday, july 27th. i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian. nbc news learned that michael cohen has a story to tell about president trump and the 2016 meeting between russians and his top campaign aides at trump tower. a knowledgeable source says the president's former attorney is willing to tell special counsel robert mueller that donald trump jr. told his father of the meeting in advance, contradicting clals from both after "the new york times" broke the story one year ago. >> a lot of people want the to know this about your father. did

andrea mitchell of nbc news.n counter andrea mitchell. >> should clarence thomas be willing to take a polygraph test? >> you've said what you're against. what are you for. >> with all due respect, there is a perception that people in power, particularly her in washington, are a closed club. >> take a look at the e-mail trail -- >> that is just factually not correct. >> andrea mitchell. >> andrea mitchell. >> if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." >> andrea mitchell, fort years. >> started as a kid. >> how is it possible? >> a high school reporter. >> yeah, i was just going to say. how does it feel? >> it's been -- this show above all shows, above all programs is the heart and soul of nbc news. i have been proudest of appearing here. my folks always watched it. i watched it as a kid through all of our wonderful moderators, and the legacy continues with you. >> some of the best, most uncomfortable questions you have made male senators -- it's been very interesting now. you were asking some questions about the cultu