. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >> good evening.owerful mix of presidential politics and internet rumors has created chaos in one small city. springfield, ohio, has been dragged into the spotlight this week. today there were bomb threats there. this time hospitals were targeted. former premium and his running mate ohio senator j.d. vance doubled down on their unfounded claims in the past 24 hours, accusing the haitian immigrant population there of destroying the city and abusing its pets. one of the people who helped spread that original rumor is now trying to set the record straight. maggie vespa starts us off from springfield. >> reporter: tonight springfield, ohio, reeling from new threats. earlier this week targeting schools and government buildings, today sending two hospitals into lockdown. both a false alarm. tonight an in-person meeting at a haitian community center canceled because of security concerns. the mounting chaos here fueled by a false stomach-churning conspiracy theory that haitian immigrants are stealing and eati

nbc nightly news starts right now. right now >>> breaking news tonight. helene gaining strength and now an extremely dangerous category 4 storm set to hit florida store. the monster hurricane bearing down on the florida panhandle with 130-mile-an-hour winds. heavy rain and up to 20 feet of life-threatening storm surge. tallahassee in the cross hairs tonight. forecasters warning conditions along the coast will be unsurvivable. states of emergency and mandatory evacuations in effect. our team in the storm zone. and we'll have the new track. >>> also tonight, new york mayor eric adams indicted on federal corruption charges. the mayor accused of accepting bribes, free or discounted trips, and luxury hotel stays from foreign nationals and a turkish official. the fbi searching his official residence. his defiant message as he faces calls to resign. >>> israel's benjamin netanyahu vowing to keep striking hezbollah in lebanon with full force, despite the u.s. push for a cease-fire. >>> kamala harris meeting today with ukrainian president zelenskyy. donald trump s

>>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we're coming on the air with another horrific and historic moment in america. the fbi says there has been another possible attempt on former president trump's life. mr. trump is safe and was not harmed. law enforcement sources say that while the former president was golfing at one of his courses in florida, the secret service fired in the direction of a person with an ar-style rifle. the secret service found these two backpacks and a gopro camera before the suspect was found in a car on i-95 and taken into custody. for his part, mr. trump says he is glad to be alive. this comes months after the gunman grazed the republican presidential candidate's ear during a rally in pennsylvania. the secret service was blamed for allowing that shoot tore get close. tonight we are tracking, the late-breaking details and keeping our leaders safe in america today. let's be gain with kathy park in west palm beach, florida. >>> tonight, the fbi investigating what appeared to be an assassination attempt

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> and good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester. two days after israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages in gaza including israeli-american hersh goldberg-polin, hundreds of thousands took part in a general strikg that the netanyahu government accept a deal to bring the remaining hostages home. thousands more, you see them here, attended goldberg-polin's funeral in jerusalem, where his mother shared the agony she has felt over her son's captivity for almost a year. in washington new criticism today from president biden, who said israel's prime minister netanyahu is not doing enough to achieve a cease-fire and hostage release. but netanyahu remaining defiant, saying it's hamas that won't agree to terms. we begin tonight with nbc's raf sanchez in tel aviv. >> reporter: tonight protesters bringing their fury to the gates of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's jerusalem residence. public anger in israel spiraling after the killing of these six young hostages and what demonstrators see as the gove

jesse kirsch, nbc news, new orleans. >>> that's "nightly news" for this thursday.holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. >> yes, that's the life-saving measure, right there, the guy holding onto the pole. this is the life-saving good samaritan, right here. on nbc bay area news tonight. we're following a developing story out of orinda. a deadly shooting in the street. why? neighbors believe it was fueled by road rage. and then our pg&e bills are going up again. we investigate why state regulators approved yet another rate hike, and why these

jesse kirsch, nbc news, new orleans. >>> that's "nightly news" for this thursday.holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. >> that's guy holding on to the pole. that's the life saving good samaritan right here. what we're learning about the events that led to the shots being fired. good afternoon everyone. i'm janelle wang

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone, and welcome. we may be looking at a major hurricane striking the u.s. mainland within the next 48 hours. as we come on the air, here's what forecasters are watching. what is right now tropical storm helene is organizing and gaining strength, likely to reach hurricane status by tomorrow before making landfall in florida some time thursday evening potentially as a category 3 hurricane. helene forecasted to bring drenching rains and storm surge as high as 15 feet. hurricane and storm surge alerts are already posted along the entire west coast of florida, and residents are being urged to finish their preparations. we'll show you some of those preparations in a moment. but first, we turn to bill karins for the latest storm track. and bill, how does it all time out? >> lester, 48 hours from now, we expect a major hurricane landfall with an impressive storm surge, dangerous winds, and of course all the rain that's going come with it. the storm is still organizing. right now it's just a tropical storm. by

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. for a second day in a row a wave of explosions from booby-trapped wireless devices rocked lebanon striking both fear and anger and calls for revenge by hezbollah, which blames israel. the latest explosions killing at least 14 and injuring hundreds. it follows yesterday's attacks in which pagers rigged with hidden explosives appeared to target hezbollah members who were known to carry the devices. two u.s. officials telling us they were made aware by israel that it was going to do something, but american officials say they had no details and were caught by surprise when the reports came out denying involvement or knowledge in the operation. today simultaneous explosions were traced to walkie-talkies. the unprecedented attacks striking at the heart of hezbollah's communications network and recasting the nature of the mideast conflict. raf sanchez reports from israel. >> reporter: tonight a second wave of explosions tearing through lebanon. yesterday it was pagers belonging to hezbollah

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. the mideast on tenterhooks tonight after israel launched a targeted air strike inside lebanon that killed a top hezbollah commander and at least 13 others according to state media. israel saying ten commanders are among the dead. killed today, the man israel identifies as the head of the iran-backed militia group's operations and a figure the u.s. believes played a role in the deaths of more than 300 people in the bombings of the american embassy and marine barracks in beirut in 1983. his death coming as hezbollah today unleashed waves of its own rockets towards northern israel in apparent retaliation for those deadly attacks against hezbollah that employed electronic devices rigged with explosives. all as the region appears to be sitting closer to the edge of a wider war. keir simmons reports now from beirut. >> reporter: the bomb that hit beirut today assassinating high-ranking hezbollah commanders, israel says, blew the walls from the front of a building killing at least 14 and inj

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here's what he said tonight on the nbc nightly news. you'll get a real kick out of this quote today's apparent assassination attempt comes amid increasingly fierce rhetoric on the campaign trail mr. trump,'s ruhis running mate jd vance continues to make baseless claims about immigrants in springfield, ohio resulting in a bomb threat. in other words it is trump's fault somebody tried to shoot him today because something said about springfield, ohio which has had an influx of thousands upon thousands of haitian immigrants to their town and trump brings that up and jd vance brings that up there for that's what's leading this up or i will let you go from here because i cannot believe i just saw my now on the nbc nightly news. >> sickening, absolutely sickening. i thought it was all the democrats and the anti-semitism. i thought it was the democrats and anti- israel but thought is all the democrats hunting down jews on the universities and college campuses. i thought they were the problem bui thought it was all the illel immigrants raping, m

anne thompson, nbc news, queens. >>> and that is "nightly news" for this wednesday.e care of yourself and each other. good night.

anne thompson, nbc news, queens. >>> and that is "nightly news" for this wednesday.e care of yourself and each other. good night. ht. ruled from tracy was in court in san francisco. the teenager, facing attempted murder charges for the shooting of 49ers receiverky

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. aerospace giant boeing already experiencing one of the most turbulent periods in its history is tonight facing a potentially crippling strike. more than 30,000 workers in the pacific northwest walked off the job overnight, a move expected to sideline production of several aircraft models at a time the company is struggling to recover from high-profile accidents, lawsuits, and investigations. while there is no immediate impact on consumers, a prolonged strike could disrupt new aircraft deliveries to airlines and ultimately affect flight schedules at a time of growing travel demand. the machinists union demanding more money and benefits hitting the streets after soundly rejecting the company's offer. nbc news senior correspondent tom costello is on the story. >> reporter: for an iconic american company after a late night vote tally, 2024 went from bad to worse. >> all: strike, strike, strike. >> reporter: more than 33,000 workers walking off the job. assembly production expected to slow

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. these are desperate hours in the storm zone tonight, now four days after making landfall in florida the aftermath of hurricane helene still inflicting maximum pain on communities in north carolina and tennessee. many still cut off from power, running water and communications. the death toll still rising. by an nbc news count 121 people are now confirmed dead. as a grim search is carried out for the many still unaccounted for. much of the destruction centered on the city of asheville. a charlotte councilman volunteering in the lake lure chimney rock area posting these horrific images, what he could only describe as a post-apocalyptic landscape. so much left unrecognizable after the region was pummeled by floods washing homes and neighborhoods away, families short of so many things and beginning to grow short on patience too. george solis is in north carolina for us tonight. george, how is the recovery going? >> reporter: lester, recovery efforts are ongoing. certainly not making things

he has appeared many times on abc "world news tonight," this week, the cbs evening news, "nbc nightly news" and cnn inside politics and over a dozen times on npc "meet the press." now the longest running -- spirit where she was the executive producer. >> no coincidence there. now the longest running show on television. over the years cook served as an election night analyst for cbs news, cnn and npc news, including any election nights on nbc's decision desk in new york. i am happy and proud and thrilled to say that charlie cook is one of her own here in the manship school serving as the schools riley senior chair in political communication. i'm going to come over to charlie. [applause] here it is. okay, sorry. it was like invisible i could not see it. first of all, thank you all very much those of you who are here, students, faculty, administrators from the community thank you for coming out and for the people who are watching on the lsu lifestream and on c-span. thank you for tuning in. i think any university it would be proud to have anyone of these people come and speak come up vir

jesse kirsch, nbc news, new orleans. >>> that's "nightly news" for this thursday.holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. >> yes, that's the life-saving measure, right there, the guy holding onto the pole. this is the life-saving good samaritan, right here. [cheers and applause] ♪♪ oh at last i've awaken ♪ ♪ to see what you've done ♪ ♪ what can i do ♪ ♪ but pack up and run ♪ ♪ now i know the rules ♪ ♪ get yourself another fool ♪ ♪ and now now that we're through ♪ ♪ you say you meant to be true ♪ ♪ oh but deep down in your heart i know ♪ ♪ that our love could never grow ♪ ♪ i tried to believe you ♪ ♪ that we'd never part ♪ ♪ but your kind of love ♪ ♪ broke my poor heart ♪ ♪ now i know the rules ♪♪ ♪ get yourself another fool ♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to the kelly clarkson show, give it up for my band. the funny thing about classics like that, my band was like where you going, i don't know. choose your own adventure, get yourself another fool. it has been reported by so many iconic artists including sam cooke, paul mccartney, pat

take for granted as simply loving and being loved. >> reporter: meagan fitzgerald, nbc news, london. >> and that is "nightlyare of yourself and each other. good night. right now on nbc bay area news tonight. just minutes to evacuate and escape this fire in clear lake. this fast moving blaze burning dozens of homes ands.

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. the impact of hurricane helene has been nothing short of devastating. its wide footprint leaving an indelible and tragic mark across more than a dozen states from florida where it made landfall to the carolinas and beyond. the fast-moving hurricane blamed for at least 42 deaths across the region and fears that number could grow. helene slamming ashore overnight with winds of 140 miles per hour driving a storm surge 15 feet high. the fierce winds and heavy rains inundating roads forcing a dramatic air lift of patients from a tennessee hospital. tonight, helene continuing to weaken, but the situation still very critical in many places. historic and catastrophic flooding continues. atlanta recording its first flash flood emergency on record. through it all millions are still without electricity tonight. tom llamas reports tonight from the storm zone. >> reporter: tonight, helene no longer a hurricane, but still taking homes and lives. the massive hurricane that slammed into florida overw

nightly news, the company channeling canceling medical debt for thousands of families following an nbc nightly news report about unpaid medical bills. lester holt j >>> tonight, the targeted strike launched by the israeli military on hezbollah in lebanon's capital, beirut. israel saying the strike killed several senior hezbollah members including a top commander suspected in a pair of 1983 bombings that killed more than 300 americans. today's strike coming after those waves of deadly device explosions. >>> and just in, south carolina executing a death row inmate a short time ago. the governor declining to stop it days after a key witness changed his story. >>> the race for the white house, the controversial change in georgia requiring ballots to be hand counted. the major problems critics say it could cause. >>> kamala harris in that key battleground today slamming donald trump over abortion. >>> the secret service admitting to failures during the july assassination attempt on mr. trump, and after that apparent second attempt, the agency now pleading

a reminder, you can catch a new episode of "nightly news: kids edition" tomorrow on nbc. everyone. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. in san jose is now facing two murder charges. he hit and killed a mother and her son while driving the wrong way on the freeway. we have new details about his bizarre behavior leading up to this crash. also, another falling window from a san francisco high rise. turns out there's a connection to the prob we saw at several other buildings last year. plus, will

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with hallie jackson. >>> we are coming on the air with a devastating scene. flooding wiping out parts of north carolina, incluing asheville. the rescue missions happening now. look at our footage showing the town is almost underwater still. you can see the past 24 hours. these two kayaking the second floor. two days after hurricane helene hit, a storm that left dozens dead. more than 1,000 reportedly missing. now in eastern tennessee, the frantic search to find/ loved ones. these people holding up pictures of their missing family members. our team in the region speaking with some who say they are angry they are not getting more help. we have full coverage tonight. priscillia thompson is in eastern tennessee. we start with george is a lease. >> reporter: tonight, western north carolina is reeling and waiting for help. in asheville, streets are underwater. neighborhoods unrecognizable. some people kayaking to safety. this home completely surrounded by rushing water. we were there when water rescues got underway. the river arts district underwater. more d

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome, everyone. the acting head of the u.s. secret service said today that the security plan in place yesterday to protect former president trump during a golf outing worked, saying the gunman who was flushed from a concealed spot by his secret service agent did not have line of sight of mr. trump. in a press briefing late this afternoon, federal law enforcement officials revealing cell phone data shows the suspect, ryan wesley routh, appears to have remained hidden for 12 hours before he was discovered hiding in a tree line, fired at by an agent, and leaving an assault rifle and other gear behind before being apprehended peacefully following a traffic stop. it was the second such attempt on the former president's life since july. that attempt prompting beefed up security for mr. trump. today the suspect appeared in federal court in west palm beach. garrett haake leads us off tonight from florida. >> keep walking! >> reporter: tonight newly released body camera video showing the suspect in the appare

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. breaking news as we come on the air tonight. tropical storm francine gaining strength in the gulf of mexico, where forecasters expect it to become a hurricane by the time it makes landfall along the louisiana gulf coast as soon as wednesday. but storm surge and hurricane warnings are already in effect in some areas. a dangerous situation also unfolding tonight in the american west. searing temperatures, strong gusty winds and bone dry humidity are fueling an outbreak of wildfires so intense that in some cases firefighters have been forced to retreat. al roker is tracking it all for us tonight, starting with the latest on tropical storm francine. al, good evening. what's the latest? >> well, lester, here's the deal. we've got this system, it's 435 miles south-southwest of cameron, louisiana. 65-mile-per-hour winds. we expect that to intensify because the gulf waters are at record warmth right now. it's moving northwest at seven miles per hour. so we now have hurricane warnings up from

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it is great to be back with you. >>> we begin tonight in israel. a population rapidly approaching its wit's end. tonight, thousands of israeli citizens once more filling the streets, marching in mass protest against an israeli government that many believe has failed them and failed hamas-held hostages, still in custody 11 months into this conflict. the breaking point for many, the murders of six hostages at the hands of their hamas captors. among the dead, israeli-american hersh goldberg-polin. prime minister benjamin netanyahu tonight refusing calls to retreat, dimming hopes for a cease-fire and prisoner swap. and there is late word tonight the u.s. justice department has taken action against the leaders of the october 7th attack. our raf sanchez has been covering this war from the beginning and starts us off tonight from tel aviv. >> reporter: tonight, thousands rallying outside israel's defense ministry, as the largest protests since the start of the war surge on. public fury mount

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. scandal tonight rocking the governor's race in politically consequential north carolina. republican candidate and conservative firebrand mark robinson tonight facing calls to drop out of the race after a cnn report today linked robinson to a series of inflammatory online remarks, including, according to cnn, referring to himself as a black nazi, and writing in support of reinstating slavery. but robinson is strongly denying making the comments, and says he is staying in the race. we have to warn you, much of the reporting in this story is graphic in nature. the cable network saying the remarks were posted on a porn website over a decade ago linked by a single user name. nbc news has not verified the authenticity of the posts. robinson calling the report tabloid trash, as some republicans are speaking out against him. laura jarrett has the latest candi. >> reporter: tonight, republican candidate mark robinson vowing to stay in the race for governor in north carolina, vehemently denying

anne thompson, nbc news, queens. >>> and that is "nightly news" for this wednesday.e care of yourself and each other. good night. ht. [cheers and applause] ♪♪ i feel no shame ♪ ♪ i'm proud of where i came from ♪ ♪ i was born and raised in the boondocks ♪ ♪ and i can feel ♪ ♪ that muddy water running through my veins ♪ ♪ and i can hear that lullaby of a midnight train ♪ ♪ it sings to me and it sounds familiar ♪ ♪ i feel no shame ♪ ♪ i'm proud of where i came from ♪ ♪ i was born and raised in the boondocks ♪ ♪ one thing i know ♪ ♪ no matter where i go ♪ ♪ i keep my heart and soul in the boondocks ♪ ♪ working hard and having just a little enough. ♪ ♪ you can take it or you can leave it ♪ ♪ this is me, this is who i am ♪ ♪ give me a tin roof below a front porch and a gravel road ♪ ♪ that's home to me ♪ ♪ it feels like home to me ♪ ♪ one thing i know ♪ ♪ no matter where i go ♪ ♪ to keep my heart and soul in the boondocks ♪ ♪ i keep my heart and soul and the boondocks ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to the kelly clarkson show, give it up for my band, y'all. that

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> and good evening from miami. i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight. it is massive, it is gaining strength, and it is life-threatening. tonight, hurricane helene is on a potentially devastating path to florida expected to make landfall late tomorrow as a powerful category 4 storm. helene already flooding streets in cuba and causing heavy rains and dangerous conditions in mexico. hurricane and storm surge warnings are in effect for much of florida's gulf coast with surges as high as 20 feet predicted. airports in tampa and st. petersburg set to close tonight. flood watches are in effect for 36 million people from florida all the way to virginia. beyond the winds of 130 miles per hour expected at landfall, there's a tornado threat across parts of the southeast. al roker is tracking it all for us tonight, and, al, this is one of the most powerful storms we've seen in years. >> that's right. two years ago hurricane ian making landfall as a category 4, and, tom, right now it's 460 southwest of tampa and moving faster no

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news kids edition." >> welcome back tonight news kids edition. lester holt. it is great to be with you on a saturday. we have an awesome line-up ahead from our pop quiz to a walrus pup and one amazing story. a bit later we can't wait for you to meet this teen paralympian. before we get to those stories, let's begin with something that's super important for our bodies, the food we eat. doctors say certain foods could help provide good food for our brains. so just what are some of the best foods that can help boost our brain power? our good pal dr. john torres explains. >>> just like many things, our bodies need food, and there are certain types of food that can give our bodies a big boost. our brain is a vital organ, and it is a hungry one, too. it is the first of the body's organs to absorb nutrients from the feudoods we eat. what is the best food for our nothggins? >> there are several doctors say can help you get the most out of your day, whether at school, on the soccer field or playing with friends. eggs are loaded with nutrients good for you

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. some of the worst fears of a broader mideast conflict are being realized tonight along the israel-lebanon border. israel tonight expanding its assault on hezbollah inside lebanon. its warplanes and artillery striking suspected hezbollah positions across a widening stretch of the country. targeting, it says, hezbollah's weapons and warning lebanese civilians to evacuate from hezbollah areas. lebanese health officials tonight reporting close to 500 dead from the attacks and over 1,000 injured. for its part hezbollah still firing rockets and drones into northern israel. a tit for tat exchange of fire that began a year ago following the october 7th hamas attack in israel. now bleeding over into sustained and open conflict. prime minister netanyahu vowing "whoever tries to hurt us we will hurt him even more." the pentagon is making its own moves, reacting to all of this. richard engel joining us now from israel. richard, this was a day of very dramatic developments. >> reporter: lester, is

nbc nightly news starts right now. right now >>> breaking news tonight. helene gaining strength and now an extremely dangerous category 4 storm set to hit florida store. the monster hurricane bearing down on the florida panhandle with 130-mile-an-hour winds. heavy rain and up to 20 feet of life-threatening storm surge. tallahassee in the cross hairs tonight. forecasters warning conditions along the coast will be unsurvivable. states of emergency

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. he was once hailed as a visionary music mogul, but tonight sean "diddy" combs is in custody in new york, denied bail after he was federally charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. we will warn you, some of the details you're about to hear are quite graphic. the sprawling indictment accusing combs of kidnapping, using forced labor, and running a criminal empire using his fame and wealth to exploit women for at least 16 years. prosecutors alleging he abused and coerced victims into taking part in drug-fueled sex parties with male prostitutes that lasted hours or even days and that combs often filmed. also revealed, the stashes of guns and drugs allegedly seized from his homes. our legal analyst is our legal analyst is standing by, but we begin tonight with chloe melas at the courthouse. >> reporter: tonight, sean "diddy" combs behind bars. a federal judge denying the music mogul bail following his arrest and indictment as federal prosecutors allege combs is dangerous a

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt