kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> new troubles tonight for stormy daniels' attorney, michael avenatti. h his girlfriend seeking a restraining order after his arrest last week to domestic violence, an allegation avenatti has denied. nbc's hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: controversial attorney michael avenatti now accused of grabbing his girlfriend by her arm and pulling her out of bed last week, according to court documents obtained by nbc neho.ad a walk-on role on "oceans eight" filed this restraining order. she says during an argument, avenatti at one point, she says, "i was afraid for my safety." she says he took her phone, describing how he followed her into the elevator as she tried to run away and begged her not to call security. she also cited an incident from february, when she says avenatti pushed her, causing to hit her head. her representatives did not respond to our request for comment. avenatti was arrested but has not been charged and has vehemently denied doing anything wrong. >> i have never struck a woman. >> reporter: tonight he tells nbc news, "when

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, from our nbc news election headquarters where on the eve of the midterm election, we're seeing voter enthusiasm bordering the level of a presidential election. nationwide a record 35 million votes have been cast in early voting. at stake, control of congress, democrats will need to flip a net of 23 seats into their column to take the house, two seats to take the majority in the senate. so many of the races in play, however, remain down to the wire. but this election is also the first referendum of the trump presidency as we near the mid point of his term in office and once again, tonight, he is on the campaign trail and that's where we find nbc's hallie jackson. hallie, if you don't know better, you would think the president is on the ticket. >> reporter: lester, that's exactly how he wants people to see it acknowledging today he's on the ticket. remember, history is not on president trump's side but he's hoping to be an exception. in the three rallies today, largely focussing on fear. under fire

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harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> always an amazing sight. that's nbc "nightly news" for this wednesday. i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> obviously a very exciting day for the oakland a's. >> right now 6:00, they think they've hit a home run. the reason, this a's new ballpark proposal is different from the others. >>> plus -- >> there wasn't a lot of accountability on facebook's part. >> a former facebook employee accusing the company of failing its black users and employees. >>> but first, we are in a microclimate weather alert. this is a live look at our radar. a lot of green there on your screen as we track another strong storm moving in. the news at 6:00 starts right now. from high surf to strong winds and rain, we've seen plenty already this week and crews are now getting ready for an even busier and possibly treacherous next 24 hours. thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. let's get right to our team of reporters covering all angles on the storm. we begin,

stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> now to an acknowledgement of a new reality. with so many mass shootings in america, in addition to reading, writing, and arithmetic, american students and others are now being taught how to stop the bleed and save the lives of their friends after an active shooter. dr. john torres has >> reporter: it looks like an ordinary day for these high schoolers. >> it's g tngbeo less than zero. >> reporter: except after math class. >> the blood should be stopped. >> reporter: they're training for today's terrible reality. a possible school shooting and how to survive. >> i'm bleeding, save me, jeffrey. >> reporter: bleeding is the leading cause of death at a mass shooting. but one-third of victims can survive if treated within five minutes. and these kids are learning how to do it. are you preparing these kids for the next parkland, the next las vegas, the next sandy hook? >> i hope not. but in hindsight, yes. >> i want you to turn oreis until no m >> reporter: the teenagers are practicing the same technique i teach combat medics to use

joe fryer, nbc news, new york. >> just part of what makes it so magical around here this time of year> that's "nbc nightly news" for this friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. a ferry, filled with >>> oh me god! >> that's what happened. at 6:00 the ferry filled with commuters crashes into the ferry building. witnesses describe to us what they saw. >>> plus an annual tradition e at a special meaning. lighting, the special honor happening for a family who lost everything in the camp fire. >>> first, under a microclimate weather alert, tracking rain and when it will wind down. plus there's another storm on the way. the news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> while the heaviest rain is moving out everywhere but the south bay, we're still seeing rain everywhere. you're looking at live, our traffic cameras, a slick drive no matter where you are. >> and snow in the sierra, cars sliding off the road as people head to tahoe. tonight live team coverage. we begin with meteorologist rob mayeda. you've been tracking the storm. what is the statu

ron allen, nbc news, new york. >>> it was chaotic in today as alec baldwin was rested following a street fight. nbc's ann thompson has details on baldwin's >> reporter: alec baldwin is in trouble again. >> anything you want to say about what happened? >> reporter: the pugnacious portrayer of the president on "saturday night live." >> both sides ted . i don't care. >> reporter: allegedly punched a man who took a parking spot the wa60-year-old actor s waiting for in front of his new york city apartment building. you can see baldwin ducking out of camera z ange in this video. he is charged with third degree assault and harassment. both misdemeanors. he has a 23-year history of volatile incidents taking on paparazzi, a reporter, police. ght from the man who he imitates, this -- >> i wish m luck. >> reporter: the president's son not as eting is anyone shocked at this piece of garbage anymore? tonight, baldwin offers no defense. n thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> also tonight, a ct door comes to the aid of a sick passenger and is questioned by the flight crew. was racism involved? >>> we take

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. u for watching and good night. dave brat said he'd vote to reduce the deficit. i'm abigail spanberger, and i approve this message. but instead, he voted to increase it by $1.9 trillion. why? brat went washington, taking hundreds of thousands from big drug companies, wall street banks, and other corporate special interests and voting to give his big corporate donors big tax breaks, making the next generation pay. dave brat went washington, and all we got was the bill. . >>> lights, camera, access. >> sometimes when wounds are still fresh. >> it's time to heal at jada's red table, but this time around will is not the problem. >> she took a shot at us out of in. >> yes,yes. >> wait until you h

her reprtives did not respond to nbc news r uest for comment. avenatti was arrested but has not been charged and and denied doing anything wrong. >> i've never struck a woman. >> reporter: tonight, t ls nbc noose, when all of the facts and evidence, includin security footage, the instagram posts, and physical evidence is disclosed, which i desperately want, i will be proven innocent. he's now calling for release of security footage from the building that he says will clear his name. avenatti is best known for representing adult film star stormy daniels in her lawsuit against president trump. the president, asked about avenatti today. >> no, i wishim the best of luck. roim now the lawyer who sho to fame representing one actress, in a legal battle with another. halle jackson, nne . >>> just when you thought the midterm elections were over, think again. there's still one senate race headed to a runf. with days to go until vote go to the polls, the race in mississippi has been rocked by controversy. we get details from kasie hunt. >> reporter: the n

pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker. president trump today unleashing a new arsenal of attacks against michael cohen. >> he's a weak person, not a very smart person. what he's trying to do is end -- and it's very simple -- he's got himself a big prison sentence, and he's trying to get a much lesser prison sentence by making up a story. >> reporter: cohen has been a frequent target of the president since july when the former fixer who once said he'd take a bullet for mr. trump started cooperating with the special counsel after pleading guilty to violating campaign finance laws stemming from that hush money payment to stormy daniels. >> well, it turned out he wasn't a very good lawyer. >> reporter: tonight, the president's attorney, rudy giuliani, telling nbc news president trump's written answers to mueller about plans to build a trump tower in russia were consistent with what cohen said. it all comes as the president has been intensifying his attacks against mueller, tweeting today before the cohen news broke, the probe i

fish, i'm with nbc news. can i talk to you about the -- >> not right now. >> reporter: the position of the -- >> i'm going to call you later, okay? >> reporter: i've been trying to get in touch with you for quite some time, and i know you said you were going to call me back. secretary carson declined to be interviewed, but a spokesperson said he has launched a review of the inspection process, and "the secretary believes very deeply that families should not be forced to live in housing that's unsafe and taxpayers shouldn't be subsidizing it." >> i feel like i'm stuck, stagnated, can't get out. i don't have any control at all over any of this. >> lester, hud says the number of failed properties has gone up because they've been doing tougher infections, but it doesn't explain why these landlords are allowed to keep their mul multimillion dollar contracts. >> all right, stephanie, thanks. >>> also tonight, they're right out of a movie. hover bikes are here, but are they safe? we'll take a closer look. >>> then,

kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >>> and a great story to tell. our best to the new mom and dad. nightly news" for this monday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at the political made by the primary owner, >>> right now at 6:00, calls to boycott the giants. the political contribution made by the primary owner that is raising concern against his team. >> clear skies now, but more rain offshores. tracking the next system headed for the bay area. >>> he go too far? exclusive video of an officer taking down a driver, a female in the east bay. the news at 6:00 starts right now. i am raj mathai. >> and i am ses sicka -- >>> sharon joins us live in richmond. >> reporter: richmond police contacted me about this video. it starts out with the driver trying to explain why she has no front license plate. but takes a quick turn. sitting in the driver seat, while the police officer asked for her identification. her friend said she had a bad feeling about what might happen, so she started rolling video.

kevin tibbles, nbc news, minneapolis. >> kids, have fun out there and be careful, okay? that's "nightly news" for this wednesday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching and good night.breaking news: the death of a giants legend. willie "stretch" mccovey p >>> right now at 6:00, breaking news. the death of a giants legend. willie "stretch" mccovey passes away late this afternoon. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us on this wednesday. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. the bay area has lost a legend. not just on the baseball field but in the community. we first all righted this story on our 5:00 newscast and we have since been flooded with calls and comments. giants hall of famer willie mccovey has died. the long-time atherton resident first came to the bay area in san francisco in 1959 and immediately made an impact. the giants had just moved here from new york, and willie mac was a part of those magical early years. sweet smile and a powerful swing. >> let's give you a live look at at&t park from our

stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> let's turn now to that head-snapping, new report raising fresh questions about paul manafort, president trump's former campaign chairman, and wikileaks founder julian assange. it's a story that manafort strongly denies, and it comes as his legal troubles have suddenly grown worse. we get details from justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: from his jail cell, paul manafort is strongly pushing back tonight against a report in london's "guardian" newspaper that he met three times with wikileaks founder julian assange, living in ecuador's london embassy. the paper citing unnamed sources as they met in 2013 and 2015, while manafort was helping the pro russian government of ukraine and again in march 2016, the month the trump campaign chose him to manage the republican convention. "the guardian" says it has no idea what the two men talked about. assan assange's lawyer says, "no such meetings happened. total fabrication." and manafort calls the story totally false and deliberately libelous -- "i have never met julian assange or anyone connected to him.

katie beck, nbc news. >>> stay with us for more on medical device dangers. our nbc news broadcast exclusive global investigation spanning 36 countries. visit nbc news.com and watch "nbc nightly news" tomorrow and monday. >>> one of this country's trailblazers has died. olivia hooker was one of the last survivors of the 1921 race massacre in tulsa, oklahoma. as many as 300 people were killed. hooker witnessed the violence as a 6-year-old girl. in 1945 she became the first african-american woman to enlist in the u.s. coast guard. she earned a doctorate in psychology and was a professor at fordham university for more than two decades. olivia hooker was 103 years old. >>> still ahead tonight, we'll go to a town where the problem of erosion isn't a nuisance, it's an existential threat. >>> tonight we take to you a coastal town in washington state that is living on the edge, literally. entire neighborhoods have been wiped out by waves and extreme erosion over the years but now there may be a solution. nbc's kathy park has more. >> reporter: each fall, 2 1/2 hours

hans nickels, nbc news. >>> new developments tonight after the arrest of stormy daniels' lawyer michael avenatti on suspicion of domestic violence. avenatti defending himself and so is his most famous client. peter alexander has the new details for us. what's the latest? >> lester, good evening to you. adult film star stormy out against the investigation saying she will hire a lawyer if it proves to be true, daniels calling the allegation very troubling but saying americans should reserve judgment unt t investigation is complete. tonight, there are still no specific details about what allegedly happened. it'sllthe alleged victim is. les lice say avenatti was arrested wednesday suspected of felony domestic violence. he's vigorously denied the allegation. his ex-wife and estranged wife rushed to his defense. avenatti of course one of the president's most vocal antagonist suggested the on twitter that the allegation is politically motivated. >> peter alexander, thanks. >>> there is late word the florida senate race is headed to a manuel recount. the votes will be counted by hand and the pr

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that is "nbc nightly news" on a wednesday night. i'm kate snow. i'll see you tomorrow. for all of us from "nbc nightly news," have a great night, and we'll keep watching those balloons.right now a >>> as we were about to leave i started having contractions. >> right now 6:00 a miracle of life in the fire zone. this mother's firsthand account of escaping the flames and then giving birth. >>> do we need to be concerned about possible toxinsai >>> but first a live look at our satellite radar. you can see all that green. even bands of yellow. theht now headed tonight. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening p & thanks for joining us on this thanksgiving eve. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it finally arrived. badly needed rain hit the bay area this morning and it is still sticking around. with some of it came power outages, flooding and plenty of slick roads. >> all of this as millions of americans are on the move. we have a team of reporters covering double storm. jeff ranieri, where is it coming down right now? >> right across the south bay we certainly

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> coming up next, how americans made last night a record breaker. >> announcer: "nbc nightly news" is brought to you by pacific life. protecting generations of families for 150 years. that's the power of pacific. bans a cnn reporter. saying he put his hands on a young woman -- trying to grab the microphone in this video. >>> just in, the white house bans a krn reporter -- cnn reporter. >>> did you donate money to north bay fire victims. we'll show you where that money went. next at six. >>> the numbers are inspiring. at least 20 million more americans voted in yesterday's midterm elections compared to 2014. no matter whether your candidates won or lost, the massive turnout is something we can all celebrate. here is harry smith. >> the words we are pretty sure you did not hear yesterday were "low voter turnout." no, americans went to the polls in astounding numbers tuesday. people proudly displayed their voting stickers and posted online. voting, that gift from the founders, that audacious experiment inre government, was trending. when stickers ran

cynthia mcfadden, nbc news. >>> next tonight, an nbc news exclusive, an inside look at the u.s. navy's urgent g edical mission helpinthousands sileeing violence and a coll economy in venezuela. nbc's kerry sanders is on board the medical ship where americans are treating those in desperate need. f> reporter: it is a non-stw of humanity every day 5,000 venezuela people flee in search of a better life. but now here in the caribbean sea, the united states navy arrived, not a warship, rather, the hospital ship "comfort" armed with surgeons, sympathy. for the family, since birth their 7-year-old son needed a hernia operation. [speaking foreign language]. >> reporter: he's saying he couldn't find the help in venezuela for his home. he isn't the only one with the condition. he has a twin brother. they did the same . operation on h this 11-week mission is the first effort helping venezuela refugees. doctors seeing 16,500 patients in the first few weeks treating everything from burns to cataracts. >> i feel for them because i can hear in their voices they didn't want to leave, they didn't

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> amazing how one friendship can make a difference in the world. > reverse version of driving miss daisy. got to check it out. we want to wish some happy birthdays now. first oscar winning actress famr former dallas cowboys quarterback troy aikman turns o. singer carley jepsen is celebrating her birthday. here's her number, 33. >> good one. i was hoping you would sing that. this l shie . ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ expected >>> welcome to wednesday morning. we are tracking a storm expected to bring rain across the bay area. live look at the radar right now. kari keeps track of it for us. lots of people coming and going on this day before thanksgiving. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. the rain is expected to come, but we can already see and smell a difference in the air. >> yes, it's already bringing in light showers across parts of the bay area. this will help impro

kate snow, nbc news. gh>>> there were t questions in congress today for the department of veterans affairs after an nbc nclusive report about potentially thousands of veterans being d their g.i. bill benefits. here is hans nichols. >> reporter: tonight, americans that fought in iraq and wafghanistan asking they are being shortchanged by the e .a. and if they will everid back? >> we must get it fixed for veterans. d it's owed to them an in law. >> reporter: an iraq veteran counts on e post 9/11 g.i. bill. >> my budget was tight living in new york city and without that money it won't make the rent. ay> reporter: the missedments were from a computer ur faafter a law changed how housing allowances were calculate. an nbc news exclusive, officials told congressional v.a. would not the reimburse those veterans underpaid. today inublic, a different story. >> each and every veteran on the post 9/11 g.i. bill will be made 100% whole. >> reporter: those who served deserve better. >> the v.a. is not a promise you can

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nbc news chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the story. >> reporter: after a verbal attack on an american commander, new backlash against the commander in chief. >> retired admiral, 37 years. former head of u.s. special operations. >> hillary clinton fan. >> special operations -- >> excuse me, hillary clinton fan. >> a navy s.e.a.l. >> wouldn't it be nice if we got osama bin laden sooner than that? >> reporter: he over saw the raid that killed osama bin laden. robert o'neill, who supports donald trump, said he fired the fatal shot. >> something like this is not about republicans or democrats but america. admiral is the reason my s.e.a.l. team got in and president obama approved it. that's as simple as it gets. >> reporter: the president's criticism comes after he called it the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime. he stands by that, quote, i admire all presidents regardless of political party who uphold the dignity of the office. mcraven called for his own security clearance to be revoked in solidarity with john brennan. >> his integrity, his courage, again, his life

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catie beck, nbc news. >>> more breaking news tonight. the election which i have hangers. r races still not called in florida, geand now lawsuits are flying. here's nbc's carry sanders. >> reporter: tonight it's florida, florida, florida again. >> cleared. >> reporter: tens of thousands was still uncounted votes. >> let's get to work. >> reporter: for rick scott, the vote totals are narrowing from a 56,000 vote lead election night to a 30,000 gap the next day, and tonight less than 15,000 votes. >> i will not sit idly by while unethical liberals try to steal this election. >> reporter: scott, without evidence, blaming democrats. president trump today. >> all of a sudden they are finding votes out of nowhere. >> do you have evidence? >> i don't know. you tell me. >> reporter: incumbent senator democrat bill nelson says he can't claim victory without first having a complete vote count. >> votes are not being found. they are being counted. >> reporter: the confusion in florida in several counties. >> that vote is invalid. >> reporter: it is a lot like the 2000 presidential mel

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the nbc news decision desk, where alraces will be called. cynthia mcfadden takes us behind the velvet rope, where our team projects the winners. >> reporter: i'm going to take you somewhere at 30 rock. without this i.d. i e an't get in, whve never been to go before. this is nbc's decision desk, the beating heart of our election coverage. hey, john. >> welcome to th decision desk. thank you for coming. >> explain to folks at home what >> we project elections across all of the races. e the main thingnt to do here is make sure that we're always right. >> reporter: he says being right matters more than being first. and it's complicated. c'it s nbls pex ck10 t0,ol000. >> we have mountains of data, hand we're running all of t data through literally thousands of models. >> reporter: how sure do you have to be, 90% good enough? >> absol enough.good our standards are 99.5%. >> if you're not 99.5% certain, the election doesn't get call on television? >> we use that standard across all of the races. itlw it's more so now than ever. >> reporter: isolated