"nbc nightly news" from london begins now. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in london. >> good evening from olympic park. a look at olympic stadium here bathed in colored lights. they are calling this supersaturday here. medals are being awarded in 25 events including at the aquatics centre where a short time ago michael phelps swam what he says is the last game of his career. and missy franklin tried to win another medal. in case you are waiting for tonight's prime time coverage we are about to spend the next couple of minutes telling you about what happened here today. let's bring in chris jansing with a historic night. >> the crowds have been huge. the mood absolutely electric. with those 25 golds up for grabs there was something for everyone though the event everyone wanted to see involved the most decorated athlete in olympic history. all day long in a crowded olympic park the excitement because building. michael phelps was about to swim his last race of his career. >> people are excited. >> reporter: the 4 by 100 relay woul

that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday.orget olympic coverage including the closing ceremony begins at 7:00, 6:00 central. i'm lester holt reporting from london. i'm lester holt reporting from london. from all of us, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening it is fair to say no single event of the modern era has held the awe and fascination that we witnessed 43 years ago when neil armstrong became the first man to step foot on the moon. he was an american hero. fitting to his words one giant leap for mankind he would be ultimately be decorated by 17 countries. he inspired a generation to believe that anything was possible. and so there was great sadness today that we learned that neil armstrong watt dead at the age of 82 when complications to a recent heart operation. we begin our look at his legacy with tom costello. >> reporter: they are words forever etched in the memory transmitted from 240,000 miles away. >> that is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> with those words neil armstrong gently touched his foot down on the moon. followed soon after by buzz aldron. minutes later, armstrong described to all of us what it was like. >> it has a stark beauty all its own. much like the high desert of the united states. diffe

"nbc nightly news" from london begins now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in london. >>> well, good evening from london. tonight we begin right back in the united states with the news that arrived this afternoon that there had been another terrible outburst of violence, a shooting, a bad one inside a sikh temple in suburban milwaukee. there was a lot of confusion initially as police responded and the first victims there were air lifted out. tonight the details hav become a bit clearer and this initially is being treated as an act of domestic terrorism. nbc's john yang is at the scene and starts us off in oak creek, wisconsin. good evening. >> reporter: the description of domestic terrorism comes from local authorities. the fbi is now on the scene, as well. law enforcement officials are telling nbc news details about this alleged gunman. they say he is a man in his 30s. he was wearing tactical gear, armed with a single handgun. right now officials are searching what they believe to be his home looking for clues about his

ron allen, nbc news, watertown, new york. >> that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and back here tomorrow evening. good night, everyone. >>> good evening, kris sanchez. hundreds of people are paying tribute to a marine who died serving his country.

. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening it is fair to say no single event of the modern era has held the awe and fascination that we witnessed 33 years ago when neil armstrong was the first man on the moon. fitting to his words one giant leap for mankind he would be decorated. he inspired a generation to believe that anything was possible. we learned "today" thtoe today s dead. >> reporter: they are words forever etched in the memory transmitted from 240,000 miles away. >> that is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> with those words neil armstrong gently touched his foot down on the moon. minutes later, armstrong describeed to all of us what it was like. >> it was a stark beauty all its own. much like the high desert of the united states. different but very pretty out here. >> americans were first introduced to armstrong in 1962. he was the quiet farm kid from ohio who became a test pilot and a rising star at nasa. in 1969, the soft spoken armstrong spoke to nbc about what he expected. >> i hope it will be relatively mild. there is no intens

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states with the lowest unemployment rates. >>> a reminder about programming tonight here on nbc4, "nbc nightlyews" will air a half hour early at 6: 30 p.m. to bring you the redskins preseason game against the bucs at 7:00. then nbc coverage of the republican national convention including congressman's paul ryan speech will air immediately following the game. >>> this morning we're hearing the first 911 calls from a boat crash involving maryland lawmaker. two boats collided last week on the river near pasadena sending four children and two adults to the hospital. >> i saw people fly in the water. i don't know if -- they may be okay, they may not. i'm not sure. there's one boat flying that seemed like full throttle and the other was towing some kids. >> we did see injured folks? >> absolutely. they all have life preservers. >> the injuries in the crash were not serious. don dwyer admitted to drinking while he was operating his boat. so far no charges have been filed. >>> the time right now is 25g 37. inscription on the martin luther king jr. memorial will be fixed this fall. right now the words

. >> a programming note now tonight "nbc nightly news" will air at 6:30, half hour earlier than normal so we can bring you the redskins preseason game against the tampa bay puks at 7:00. then nbc news coverage of the republican national convention will air immediately following the game. >>> today president obama will stop in charlottesville. he's been visiting college towns in swing states. he will not be speaking on the university of virginia campus the school officials there did not want to cancel classes this early in the semester or pay for security. >>> ahead, one of the most popular redskins cut. >>> plus, the big question being raised by the controversial book about the osama bin laden raid. >>> right now, hurricane isaac is stalled over the gulf states dumping some heavy rain. you're taking a look at what the situation is now. he is getting slammed. thousands are in the dark. thousands are inwe're sitting on a bunch of shale gas. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it.

"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. brian is off tonight. i'm lester holt. it happened again. american troops shot and killed by those they've been trained to trust. afghan security forces who were supposed to be working alongside the u.s. and nato troops. in fact, there were two so-called insider attacks in afghanistan today, including one that left two u.s. soldiers dead. since last year the number of cases of afghan forces turning their weapons on u.s. and other nato troops has risen steadily and has tonight prompted orders from the pentagon for u.s. service members to keep their guns at the ready even in places they might assume to be safe. we have two reports beginning in kabul with nbc. >> reporter: good evening lester. today's attack was the latest in a series of attacks that have claimed dozens of american lives. the pentagon also today saying u.s. service members here are required to carry fully loaded magazines in their weapons at all times. today's attack occurred in western afghanistan, farah province. accor

for the latest on the shooting, stay tuned for nbc nightly news. >> the case of a woman whose decomposing body was found inside an apartment has been ruled a homicide. baltimore city police said the 31-year-old suffocated. the body was found inside an apartment on west 29th street. family and friends gathered at a memorial mass today for one of two young women who suffocated after the deadly train derailment. loved ones say their final goodbyes at the service at the church of the resurrection. investigators say they died after the train derailed and he called on to the pair. the funeral service will take place saturday. >> that train derailment caused most of the city to shut down. howard county officials delivered some good news tonight. >> we were told that the city would get its downtown back this weekend at 7:00 tonight, officials tell us main street will reopen to traffic. a cleanup and investigation on st. are in their finishing stages. howard county executive has another announcement. >> there is free parking through sunday. please come down, do not feed the meter, parking is free.

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nbc nightly news is next.ning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> in the most highly contested video process and beat a history of international olympic committee, the washington- baltimore region lost a bid for the 2012 olympics. however, the dream is still alive for the coalition that appears to be up for the task. the setting his sights for the 2024 games, testing the waters. with the belief that the region still has what made it attractive in the previous bid, including the largest sports infrastructure and 40 mile radius. some supporters believe the bid is possible. the mayor sees the olympic games as a phenomenal opportunity to showcase the region. the money is big on both sides. a study projected it would cost $2 billion to build and run, but would return more than $5 billion and create more than 70,000 jobs. the u.s. olympic committee has indicated they are willing to bid again despite losing to london this year. the 2016 ga

that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday tonight.night 8:00, 7:00 central in prime time. i'm brian williams reporting again tonight from london. lester holt will be here with you tomorrow night. we'll look for you from new york on monday. enjoy the rest of your weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com mitt romney's plan: huge tax cuts for millionaires, tax breaks for oil companies and corporations that ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit. president obama's plan: a balanced approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion.

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cheers and applause) >> jon: welcome back, my guest tonight, the anchor and managing editor of "nbc nightly news," welcome back to the program brian williams. (cheers and applause) they're just just happy you're safe. how are you? >> a lot of excitement. camera crews backstage. we're doing a little thing, do you know? >> jon: brian's show with the rock center" is doing a story on our program. well, not at all... not just about our program. >> not at all about your program. (laughter) >> jon: we are doing a story about the joy of having dogs in the workplace. >> jon: we have dogs. >> between parker and cally. cally is my... >>. >> jon: soul mate? >> soul mate. a furry love bucket which... >> your relationship withqually creeps everyone out. (laughter) >> i get down on the floor with qually as you see. >> jon: i know. >> i love me some qually. he's sleeping now. >> jon: yeah. >> after what just happened. >> jon: i'm sure. that's going to be a tough one. we're going to... the nightmares when she sleeps now she just does this "brian, no! no! brian, no!" >> jon: but they're not the only two dogs

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my guests tonight, anchor managing editor of nbc nightly news, welcome back to the program brian williamst of the way. just got back from new orleans. >> yes. a few hours ago. >> jon: tell us, everybody's hoping things -- it looks like they dodged a bullet. is that the case? >> yeah. they didn't need this, because you see how close they came at the top of that concrete wall to losing both ninth wards again -- they didn't need this, and it ripped up awnings and trees, it's a tough sell to tell people come on down and make a life here but we need to protect that city better. other towns like houma, louisiana got hit that the cameras are just getting to now. >> jon: european levees they built around the netherlands, why is it so hard to build one of those? i looked at the wall protecting new orleans and i literally thought i could play handball on that thing. it looked like something you would spray paint graffiti on. it doesn't look like a levee that protects an entire city. >> that's nice. give young people ideas down in new orleans. >> jon: it's the kind of thing i would like to get high

rehema ellis, nbc news, georgetown, massachusetts. >> that's "nightly news" for this friday night.nks for being here. i'm lester holt. i'll see you later on "dateline" and all weekend long. brian will be back here on monday. good night, everyone. "dateline" and all weekend long. brian will be back here on monday. good night, everyone.

"nightly news" from london begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television '6 >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in london. >>> good evening from london. once again tonight we begin right back in the u.s. this time it's about the summer of 2012 and the now official word that arrived today that the last month and the last year were the hottest ever recorded. the hottest of all time since they started keeping records. of course in terms of drought, we're feeling the effects this year. but look at the numbers from just today. little rock, arkansas, high of 101, tulsa 105, salt lake city 103. and in phoenix, arizona, a new record today of 114. and the news here appears to be we better get used to it. nbc's rehema ellis starts us off tonight. >> reporter: the signs have been everywhere, highways buckling, planes trapped in melted asphalt, cracked earth across the midwest. today the government scientists who monitor the nation's weather made it official.

so does "nbc nightly news" from london. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. in a matter of days, when the olympic flame and the stadium behind us here is put out and the nonstop television coverage signs off and the summer of 2012 continues and thoughts turn to politics, in a matter of days we will know mitt romney's choice for a running mate. some new polls just out, though, show romney may face a bit more of an uphill race than he expected right about now. but the gop convention, their chance to show off their candidate, their ticket, begins in 17 days. we start off with the state of the race tonight and our chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. >> reporter: trailing in the polls, the romney campaign hopes the announcement of a vice presidential running mate will give them a shot in the arm and a chance to relaunch. >> i certainly expect to have a

tomorrow, "nbc nightly news" will air half hour early at 6:30 p.m. so we can bring you the redskins preseason game redskins against tampa bay buccaneers. and paul ryan's speech will air immediately after the graham. >>> president obama is campaigning today and open college students will help him return to the white house. first stoch is iowa state university. then he heads for ft. collins, colorado, to speak for students at colorado state. the president will finish up his tour with a visit to charlottesville tomorrow, the home of uva. >>> right now the gulf coast is bracing for a direct hit. isaac is strengthening and on a collision course with new orleans. we'll go live to see if people feel repaired this time around. >>> a different weather story but we could get wet, too. weather and traffic on the ones. >>> next, if you are heading to the gym this morning. why it may do your body good, get this, to cut your workout in half. >> oh, yeah. >>> you may actually be able to to lose more weight in half the time. researchers in denmark studied two groups

tonight, be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." here's a look at what's coming up on the "today" show. todd akin explains why he's refusing to quit after his comments on rape in an interview with matt lauer. >>> and meet a high school valedictorian who was denied her diploma after using a four-letter word in her graduation speech. >>> keep it here for news, sports and more. i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching. i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." finally, here's a look at what's coming up later today on the "today" show. al roker and lester holt report live from the gulf with the latest updates on tropical storm isaac. >>> ladies, listen up, bradley cooper will be live in studio to talk about his new romantic drama "the words". >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you so much for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday.

tonight be sure to watch brian williams with ""nbc nightly news."" finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on "the today show." new details on jennifer aniston's engagement to just continue thorough. the fray performs live on the plaza. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm mara compo, thanks for watching "early today" just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. first stop of the day on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news", and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. from the london olympics to the red carpet, ryan lochte opens up to matt about his new celebrity lifestyle. >>> and carly ray jepsen performs her hit song "call me maybe" on the plaza. >>> keep an eye on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you for watching early today. just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific thursday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. a live update on the progress of 62-year-old endurance swimmer diana nyad who's making another attempt to swim from cuba to florida. and the jonas brothers will make a special announcement live this morning on the plaza. >>> now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you so much for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday.

that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday tonight. don't forget, olympic coverage tonight, 8:00. 7:00 central in prime time. i'm brian williams reporting again tonight from london. lester holt will be here with you tomorrow night. we'll look for you from new york on monday. enjoy the rest of your weekend. good night.

"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it was an interview with a candidate on television, the kind of thing that happens every day during this campaign season but when the questioning turned to abortion in the case of rape the republican candidate for u.s. senate in missouri answered in a way he came to regret. suddenly it exploded well beyond the borders of missouri in this campaign season where every word counts. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: republicans fear their hopes for the white house and control of the senate could turn on what happened at a st. louis tv station when the host asked missouri republican senate front-runner todd akin, a sitting congressman, about abortion. >> what about in the case of rape? should it be legal or not? >> it seems to me first of all from what i understand from doctors that is really rare. if it's a legitimate rape the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. but let's assume maybe that didn't work or something. you know, i think

"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, as you may have heard, they're calling this a choice election we're having. two clear choices for voters. that was clear today on the campaign trail. the attacks are sharpening now that the tickets are complete. there was a little bit of everything today, some humor some anger, and an attempt to open up a new front on issues. and all the while the scrutiny is just now getting cranked up on paul ryan, the new man on the gop ticket. we begin tonight with nbc's peter alexander, traveling with the romney campaign tonight in ohio. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. we have witnessed these two campaigns battle it out over health care, immigration, women, and today they engaged over energy, presenting two vastly different visions for the future. mitt romney today staked out the foothills of the ohio river valley, where underground mines snake 400 feet below, to accuse the president of launching a war on coal. >> this is a time

luckily their successes roll on, so does "nbc nightly news" from london. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good evening. in a matter of days, when the olympic flame and the stadium behind us here is put out and the nonstop television coverage signs off, and the summer of 2012 continues and thoughts turn to politics, in a matter of days we will know mitt romney's choice for a running mate. some new polls just out show romney may face a bit more of an uphill race than he expected right now. the gop convention, their chance to show off their candidate, their ticket begins in 17 days. we start off with the state of the race tonight and our chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. >> trailing in the polls, the romney campaign hopes the announcement of a vice presidential running mate will give them a shot in the arm and a chance to relaunch. >> i certainly expect to have a person that has strength of character, vision for the country that adds something to the political discourse about the direction of the country. i