. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome. democratic vice presidential candidate tim walz tonight defending his military service after attacks by his republican opponent j.d. vance over how he described his military duties and his decision to . leave the national guard before his battalion deployed to iraq. walz in his first solo campaign appearance since joining the harris campaign didn't directly respond to the allegations, but cautioned against denigrating another person's service record. the minnesota governor and 24-year army national guard veteran telling an audience of union workers that he is proud of his kelly o' service to the country that includes his time in congress. walz today thanking worker. today, minnesota governor tim walz making his first public response to vance, who served in the marines, and all veterans for their service and sacrifice.proud o service to this country. kelly o'donnell has the story. >> reporter: going solo for the first time as kamala harris' running mate before public service union work

i've been able to accomplish more than i've ever dreamed of. >> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturdaynd crews here in paris. olympic coverage continues tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 7:00 central on nbc and peacock. my good friend hallie jackson will be right here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas from paris. thank you for being with us. go, team usa. good night. golden dagger. gn they defeat france. wow. you saw it right here on nbc bay area this afternoon. that was the moment team usa won olympic gold in men's basketball, beating france 98 to 87. it was a huge win for warriors superstar steph curry of course, scored 24 points, hitting four threes in the final moments. listen to what he had to say about winning his first olympic gold medal in his hall of

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with hallie jackson. >>> good evening. i'm gadi schwartz in for hallie. we start tonight with a growing threat of the war in the middle east. israel is launching preemptive strike against hezbollah saying the iranian-backed militant group planning to stage a large-scale attack this morning and hezbollah responding with drones and missiles and the exchange marks a major escalation of violence since the israel-hamas war again on october 7th now threatening to open the battle front. that's raising serious concerns that the entire middle east could spiral into chaos, pulling other countries into a wider, regional conflict that could lead to u.s. involvement. we are following all of the latest developments tonight starting with matt bradley in tel aviv. >> reporter: the day began with a massive display of fire power. israel launched what it called a preemptive strike against a planned hezbollah attack from lebanon. a pre-dawn volley of rockets and drones caused no civilian casualties, israel said and minimal damage and a region

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening, as we come on the, we are tracking extreme weather that's unusual at best and potentially deadly at worst. this was the scene in the grand canyon where more than 100 hikers were air lifted after flash floods left them stranded for nearly two days. but there's still a massive search underway for an arizona woman swept away by those waters. meanwhile, in the pacific, hawaii is bracing for a tropical storm name honey, churning toward the big island, and take a look at this, something you don't often see in california in the summer, yes, that's fresh snow on the sierra nevada mountains in august. and millions of people in the middle of the country are battling dangerous high temperatures this weekend. dana griffin is covering it all. >> reporter: harrowing rescues, more than 100 stranded hikers air lifted from the bottom of the grand canyon since friday. after flash flooding late this week pushed mud and debris across hiking trails and camp sites. s shenoah nickerson and her husband were swept away. tonigh

our day with olympic super fan snoop dogg "nbc nightly new. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" reporting tonight from the olympics in paris. here is lester holt. >>> good evening. for all the joy and emotion we have witnessed at the paris olympics this week, nothing can top the elation and relief being felt by the families of four u.s. residents, three of them u.s. citizens freed today by russia. this photo of "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich, marine veteran paul whelan, and journalist alsu kurmasheva aboard a u.s. transport plane en route to joint base andrews. they are expected to land late tonight to be welcomed by president biden and vice president harris. a fourth u.s. resident reuniting with family in germany tonight. the u.s. says all four were unjustly held by russia. their release part of a multinational prisoner swap involving 24 people. the president tonight calling it a feat of diplomacy. our keir simmons starts us off with late details. >> reporter: tonight, a history-making homecoming. three americans freed and on their way back to the united states

that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. hallie jackson will be here tomorrow night. shooting in oakland. two are dead. two wounded. we're following the latest developments. plus a march from the south bay to san francisco. activists getting ready to march nearly 50 miles. the message they want to spread. and it may be the last bay bridge series ever. but if you plan to watch it in person, you might want to plan ahead. viewers are calling in about parking issues at the coliseum, but the team telling us tonight. the news at six starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. and i'm gia vang. it is a busy weekend in the bay area, and we're finally feeling cooler weather. here's a live look outside. sunny

that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday.s tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern/7:00 central. i will see you back here tomorrow night. i'm lester holt. thanks for watching and please take care of yourselves and each other. good night. ♪ ♪ festival highlighting local artists and the city leaders behind him, plus the mystery behind a strange smell coming from anchor brewing is solved. the brewery's response to the community tonight and more gold for the goats. simone biles katie ledecky celebrating once again in paris. we're from the city of lights. as the olympics continu. hey, thanks for joining us in this special edition of nbc bay area news.

stephanie gosk, nbc news, paris. >> that's nbc nightly news for this sunday. at 7:00 eastern. i'll see you back here tomorrow night from paris. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. plp hit a jewelry store at a san francisco mall. we're going to show you the alarming new video that shows the destructive heist. plus, the in person tests held with vice president harris to decide her running mate and some record breaking gold in paris. we're going to take you live with team usa's latest victories. the news at 630 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney and i'm audrey asistio. we begin in the south bay, where san jose police are mourning one of their own killed in the line of duty. a community service officer was killed. another injured after they were hit by a suspected drunk driver. this happened last night. police say the community service officer were they were directing traffic in south san jose when they were hit. when officer died at the scene, the other taken to the hospital expected to survive. the d

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news," reporting tonight from the olympics in paris. here is lester holt. >>> good evening. it was a stunning day for team usa here in paris, and we'll get to all of it in a few minutes. but we start with our first look at the new democratic ticket. vice president harris appearing in philadelphia tonight with her just announced running mate minnesota governor tim walz, a former congressman, high school social studies teacher, football coach, and army national guard sergeant major. a newcomer to the national political stage, he's known for his progressive record as governor, and for his sharp attacks against former president trump, and mr. trump is already firing back tonight. walz's appearance with harris kicking off a campaign swing through key battleground states with exactly three months to go before election day. peter alexander starts us off tonight from philadelphia. >> reporter: tonight, the new democratic ticket is set. >> we are the underdogs in this race, but we have the momentum. >> reporter: vice president harris here in phi

liz kreutz, nbc news, san francisco. >> that's "nightly news" for this wednesday. each other, and good night from paris. it has to do with what city workers do with the belongings they pick up and

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it has forced tough conversations around kitchen tables, shadowed the presidential race, and generally united americans in a shared frustration, but tonight there is welcome news to report about the economy. consumer price growth in july slowing to 2.9%. it's the lowest rate since the pandemic and a strong signal that inflation is loosening its grip. president biden welcoming the news but tempering his enthusiasm noting, we have more work to do. in fact, things like housing costs and child care remain stubbornly high, but used cars, airfares, and gasoline prices are dropping. groceries virtually flat. the cooling inflation numbers are widely expected to cause the fed to lower interest rates when its board meets in september even as mortgage rates have started to fall in recent weeks. the lingering question, is the relief detailed in today's report being felt at home? christine romans puts it all in perspective for us. >> reporter: tonight, a big sign that help for inflation weary cons

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. residents and visitors across a wide section of the los angeles area are preparing for possible aftershocks tonight after a magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled the region today. a strong jolt is how many described the quake, which was centered near highland park, california at a depth of nearly seven miles. damage appears to be mostly minor. water was seen pouring from a broken pipe near the top of the pasadena city hall. there were other reports of items falling from shelves. but no injuries reported. the quake, which occurred during the lunch hour, was felt from the mountains northeast of los angeles all the way to communities along the pacific coast south to san diego. liz kreutz is in los angeles now with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, southern california shaken, jolted by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake felt throughout the los angeles area. >> an earthquake is happening. everything was shaking. >> reporter: the epicenter near pasadena just east of l.a. this home surveillance video sho

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" reporting tonight from the olympics in paris. here is lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. we will tell you the big stories from here at the olympic games in paris in just a few minutes. but we start back home tonight with the next shoes to drop in the weather onslaught threatening parts of the southeast tonight, all on the heels of hurricane debby. debby now downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall this morning along florida's gulf coast, pushing 80 miles per hour sustained winds and causing at least four deaths. and now in its aftermath, the rain, lots of it. florida has already seen rainfall amounts up to 16 inches. potential historic amounts taking aim at the southeast. up the 30 inches of rain could bring flash flooding in georgia. and south carolina's low country. priscilla thompson is there. >> reporter: whipping wind, torrential rain downpours, and communities submerged. >> everybody is just kind of shocked. >> reporter: hurricane debby wreaking havoc across the coast, slamming florida as a category 1 st

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome. we knew the death of actor matthew perry was tragic. his struggles with addiction, anxiety and ultimately a fatal overdose last fall, but tonight we're learning the shocking depths of that tragedy and about those who law enforcement officials say took advantage of perry, seizing on his vulnerabilities and supplying him with drugs. in this case, ketamine, that took his life last october. tonight in california, five individuals now charged in connection with the death of the "friends" actor. two of them doctors, an alleged drug dealer known in some circles as the ketamine queen of north hollywood, and his former personal assistant. together federal agents say they are part of a ring that perry turned to as his addiction and depression grew worse. chloe melas joins us from outside court now with late developments. >> reporter: lester, two of those arrested today, a doctor and the so-called ketamine queen, have made their first appearances here in downtown los angeles at the federal court

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> and good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester. we begin tonight with the severe storms causing chaos at america's airports just as the labor day travel rush gets into full swing. we're tracking thunderstorms on the move you see here in the midwest and heavy rain along the gulf coast. the weather disrupting travel plans across the country. more than 5,000 flights delayed today, and it comes as air travel is expected to shatter records over the long holiday weekend with more than 17 million flying. shaquille brewster starts us off tonight from chicago's o'hare airport. shaq, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, tom. you see the folks behind me preparing to travel as the tsa says it's prepared to screen some 3 million people at checkpoints nationwide, making today the busiest day of air travel this holiday weekend. tonight, severe summer weather clashing with the labor day weekend travel rush. a tornado ripping through minnesota yesterday, toppling trees and knocking out power to thousands. >> he shu

our coverage continues on nbc nightly news. lester holt will be anchoring from chicago tonight. the dnc, lester holt joins us right now. >>> tonight, kamala harris hitting the campaign trail, as barack and michelle obama make the case for her here at the democratic national convention. the former president and former first lady headlining night two of the dnc, while vice president harris and running mate tim walz hold a rally nearby in battleground wisconsin. it comes after president biden passed the torch to harris last night, less than a month after exiting the race. his emotional speech. and the republican ticket. donald trump and j.d. vance make their own midwest battleground blitz, as the former president prepares to hold his first outdoor

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" reporting tonight from the democratic national convention in chicago. here is lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome from chicago. perhaps no one in the democratic party can generate more excitement than the man who made history as the first african american president. and that is why barack obama elected 16 years ago will deliver a much anticipated address here on day two of this democratic convention, offering a strong endorsement of vice president kamala harris, who if successful, will be the first woman to become president. obama's speech comes a day after president biden, his former vice president, addressed this convention with a passionate yet bittersweet passing of the torch to harris. recognizing both history's calling and the urgency of the moment. it's where we begin tonight with chief white house correspondent peter alexander. peter, a lot of anticipation here in former president obama's hometown. >> yeah, lester, that is exactly right. right now we're in the middle of an illinois delegation for president obama. this is reall

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" reporting tonight from the democratic national convention in chicago. here is lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome to the united center. we're on the floor of the democratic national convention on night four. there is excitement in this room and there will not be an empty seat. all this the culmination of an extraordinary chapter in our political history after a summer of upheaval. vice president kamala harris takes the stage and officially accepts the democratic nomination to be president. she'll address the party's convention on its final night here in chicago, laying out her upbeat vision for the next four years and painting a striking contrast with donald trump's view of the country. trump taking his campaign to the southern border today as he continues to attack harris on immigration, a key issue as the race for the white house moves into its final chapter. all of it coming just over a month after president biden ended his re-election campaign and endorsed harris as his replacement. peter alexander starts us off tonight here in chicago. >> re

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> and good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester. tonight the fbi is providing a much more detailed picture of the shooter and the events leading up to the attempted assassination of former president donald trump. here's some of the new photos they've just released showing the weapons and gear he brought to that event including the semiautomatic rifle and the backpack he likely used to store it. also we're getting our first look at these, the homemade bombs that were never detonated. while a motive for the shooting is still not clear, the fbi says thomas crooks looked not just at this rally, but multiple possible targets including both trump and biden campaign events. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's julia ainsley and those new evidence photos. >> reporter: tonight, these photos just released by the fbi showing the weapons and gear used by the man who attempted to assassinate donald trump and the way he got up on that roof. this is the semiautomatic rifle he used. the fbi says he likely broke it do

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but up next on nbc nightly news deadly hurricane debby now a tropical storm, but about to hit the southeaststoric rainfall and potentially catastrophic flooding as it stalls over the region. lester holt joins us from paris right now >>> tonight, hurricane >>> tonight, hurricane debby turning deadly as it slams florida and the southeast with life-threatening floods. steadily roaring ashore as a category 1 storm with 80-mile-per-hour winds. massive flooding, roads and neighborhoods under water. at least four dead, including two children. an 18-wheeler careening off the highway into a canal, the driver killed. and where the storm is headed next, bringing up to 30 inches of rain to the southeast. our team in the storm zone tonight. >>> also this evening, the market meltdown. the dow plunging more than a thousand points, the worst day in nearly two years on renewed fears of a recession. di

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> and good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester. we begin on this friday night with the race for the white house. vice president kamala harris traveling to battleground north carolina today, a state former president trump won twice, but democrats hope they can flip to blue come november. harris taking the stage to roll out her economic agenda and the first major policy speech of her nearly four-week-old campaign. the plan calling for relief for the middle class, expanding affordable housing, and a proposal to curb rising food prices. so, how much will it all cost? her republican rival, donald trump, saying harris' proposals show the administration has failed on the economy as trump faces backlash tonight for his new comments about veterans. gabe gutierrez starts us off from raleigh. >> reporter: tonight, vice president harris is rolling out her economic agenda acknowledging most americans are dissatisfied with the cost of living. >> because, look, the bills add up. for many families, there is not much l

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>> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news." reporting tonight from the olympics in paris, here is lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. american swimmer katie ledecky doing what she came here to do in paris, win medals. her blistering finish in the women's 1500-meter freestyle race earned ledecky her eighth career olympic gold medal tying the record for most gold won by an american woman. the swimming phenom could add to her hardware collection with two more big races this week. other big headlines from here tonight, officials say the bacterial readings in the seine dropped to within safe limits allowing the grueling women's triathlon to go forward without delay this morning after the men's race was postponed by a day because of poor water quality. here's where things stand on day five of the paris games. the u.s. leads the medal count with 30. china and france have earned the most gold, and tom llamas was at the pool tonight. tom, what did katie ledecky tell you about her race? >> yeah, lester, i was when katie ledecky w

for sarah adam, her sixth. >> reporter: emilie ikeda, nbc news, paris. >> and you can catch sarah and team usa in action tomorrow. >>> that's "nightly york. have a great night. york. that's it. that's it. okay. right now on nbc bay area news tonight, kamala harris. you just heard her addressing donald trump's comments about her racial identity. we have the other big moments from her first sit down interview. also, after months of uncertainty, the deal is done in santa clara. the big payout for 49ers

but up next on nbc nightly news at 630. she is an olympic veteran.ics are particularly meaningful for wnba superstar brittney griner after she was imprisoned in russia. lester holt joins us with her story from paris right now. >>> tonight, the big announcement from kamala harris, choosing minnesota governor tim walz as her running mate. the new democratic ticket making their debut at a rally this evening in philadelphia. harris picking walz, the progressive from minnesota, as democrats look to appeal to battleground voters in the midwest. our new reporting, what finally convinced her to choose him. donald trump slamming the new ticket as the, quote, most radical left duo in american history. we're on the trail tonight. >>> also tonight, tropical storm debby unleashing catastrophic floods across the southeast. the rising toll. at least six dead, and is the worst to come? we're tracking it. >>> another assassination plot allegedly targeting donald trump

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news." reporting tonight from the democratic national convention in chicago, here is lester holt. >>> good evening from chicago and the united center, home of the democratic national convention, kicking off four days of festivities that will culminate with vice president kamala harris accepting her party's nomination for president. tonight president biden will headline the convention. it will not be the speech he had planned to give or hoped to give a month ago when he expected to be the nominee himself. but after that dismal debate performance the president was forced under heavy pressure to step aside as his party clamored for a new generation of leadership. and so in the twilight of his political career tonight he will ask americans to rally around the vice president, telling reporters he's ready to pass the torch. it's where we begin tonight with chief white house correspondent peter alexander. >> reporter: tonight vice president harris here in chicago, the start of a week-long democrati

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome on this, the first day of the rest of the presidential campaign. the last of the celebratory balloons have by now popped at the united center in chicago where an energized kamala harris closed out the democratic national convention with a speech that revved up the party faithful and drew a sharp distinction between herself and donald trump. the convention launching her barely month-old candidacy straight into the thick of the race. the fall sprint to election day in november, but tonight the playing field already changing before our eyes with the announcement by independent candidate robert kennedy jr. that he is suspending his campaign and is endorsing former president trump's selection bid saying, i no longer believe that i you have a realistic path to victory. here's where we start with dasha burns. >> reporter: in a likely move to help donald trump, robert f. kennedy jr. suspending his campaign. >> i promised the american people that i would withdraw from the race if i became a spoiler. >> rep

. ♪ >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" reporting tonight from the olympics in paris.ere is lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. as we head into the final stretch of the olympics here in paris, it was high drama on the track late today as the team usa women captured gold in a thrilling victory in the 4x100-meter relay with sha'carri richardson turning it on at the very end. it was gold as well for american rai benjamin in the 400-meter hurdles. that's redemption as he beat the man who bested him in tokyo. this weekend all eyes will be on team usa basketball where the women's and men's teams will battle it out with the host country, france, for gold. and making its olympic debut today, breaking. the new breakout sport. and tom llamas is following it all for us. a lot of excitement about these basketball games over the weekend. >> yeah, lester, it's going to be a huge weekend of hoops. team usa taking on france in both the men and women's gold medal matches. both countries have nba and wnba talent on their rosters, and the medals keep coming in track and field. te