. >> american heroes, 3 buddies recall their terror takedown on board a train. >>> i'm joe tore reshgs sandra bookman has the night off. we begin with the tragic house fire in queens. two people died when a home in far rockaway went up in flames. an eyewitness tweeted this picture as the home burned. it broke out on the first floor on cornaga avenue around 1:00 this afternoon. kemberly richardson at the scene in far rockaway with our lead story. >> joe joe, fire marshals are going over each and every part of this house. as the chief told me, there is, quote, something odd about this. he said it is highly unusual to have this much fire shooting out of all of those windows right there on the ground floor at this time of day. just after 1:00 this afternoon. typically a fire like this is able to spread so fast because it goes down at night when people are sleeping. i spoke with the man who tried to save the two people trapped inside. it was a daring rescue you'll only see here on eyewitness news. take a look. >> i opened the door and i shouted barbara, get out! >> seconds before in this vi

what are they saying about that heart stopping takedown? as theyow-flying drills practice with gyro copters. kellye: it's been three months since a man landed a gyro captor on the u.s. capital. d.c. airspace future low altitude intrusions they pled not guilty to six criminal charges. .ew details from paris tonight the man taken down just seconds before the suspected terror attack on a train had been on the radar for months. this is three americans that stopped him are reunited. david has the latest. >> three american friends reunited. spencer stone, talking for the first time since takedown. stitched up and out of the hospital, his arm in a sling. wered his friends traveling by train from amsterdam to paris when they heard a gunshot. me on the hit shoulder and said -- let's go. >> stone ran in first, tackling the gunman, ev as they walk back. >> it seems like they just kept catching more weapons left and right. >> the box cutter nearly severed his thumb. the injury did not stop him from saving another life. 22-year-oldhows the shirtless, te

uh, best congressional takedown.first responders medical care bill. that was good. >> okay, yeah, that was great super important, but we're trying to do, like, a lighthearted clip show. we talked about this. is there anything that you have that's less 9/11-y? >> less 9/11-y? how about favorite time jon took on federal bureaucracy, which was... v.a. backlog. >> okay, the story about veterans not being able to get health care for a million years? >> yeah. >> that's something lighthearted to you? >> ish maybe. >> okay, fine. why don't we just do something on favorite correspondents? >> all right. >> yeah. >> everybody loves the correspondents. >> jon: if you're anything like me, uh, you can't digest milk. but also... (laughter) you watch a lot of television news. and if you do, you might have noticed, there's a question that is increasingly on the media's mind. >> was this racist? an alabama sorority accused of rejecting a candidate because she's black. >> race-- is race an issue here? >> was that racist? >> was race a

during the takedown one officer suffered multiple ire injuries to his head. one suspect is in custody. the other still on the loose. >>> new details on a deadly accident in a shipping terminal in new jersey. judy jones was struck by a large top loader being operated by a fellow worker at the port in elizabeth this afternoon. jones died at the scene. several agencies, including the port authority, are investigating the accident at this time. >>> new at 11:00, james holmes, the colorado movie theater shooter, will spend the rest of his life in prison. jurors dismissed tonight, after failing to reach a unanimous decision on the death penalty, leaving the sentence in the hands of the judge. >> we the jury do not have a unanimous final sentencing verdict. >> the theater killer james holmes will spend the rest of his life in prison without parole. the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict for the death penalty after seven hours of deliberating. the 27-year-old who killed 12 people and wounded 70 others will not be executed. >> i think that is outrageous. i s

team's takedown. >> the 29-year-old attacker died at the scene. two days before the attack, his mother filed a missing person's report with murfreesboro police. he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2006. his mother hasn't seen her son since 2013. >> the safety of our guests and employees is and always will be our industry's highest priority, said the national association of theater owners. >>> three people were injured in the attack. one man was cut on the shoulder with the ax and the others were treated for pepper spray. >>> robert sims was one of 10 men who pleaded guilty of pulling a driver from his suv and attacking him two years ago. he was tried with another. the 34-year-old former undercover officer was convicted in june of second degree assault but not guilty of gang assault. it shows him smashing the back window of the vehicle. >>> morup dates in the malaysia missing plane mystery. a team found a plane window and more debris off of a french island. it will be sent to investigators in australia. the wreck age last week found is

. >> the normal takedowns we would use are not going to work, a two or three-officer takedown. it will take a combination of taser, oftentimes take more officers. >> reporter: as long as k2 is on the streets, first responders will continue to get hurt. >> it's the firefighters being exposed and the police officers. but mainly it's us, the primary emergency medical care, the paramedics and emts. york city. the health department issued warnings to bodegas to remind them of that. i'm liz dahlem. back for you. ernie: thank you very much. let's talk to izzie miranda. this is a very important subject. we saw the story. you're concerned about ems workers as well as the police. tell us what you're thinking and what's going on. >> this is a very serious situation. i'm very concerned. you know, our members do a very dangerous jobs. they do 1.6 million jobs a year. the last thing we need is more dangerous work. ernie: this is adding to the problem. talk about some of the workers who have been hurt. >> well, i was talking to one member today. he's been at it a few weeks. he was attacked by

have a good evening. >>> on this saturday night, takedown. how three americans tackled a gunman armed with an ak-47 to prevent a possible massacre on a train. and what other weapons the suspect was carrying. >>> chaos at an airshow in southern england as a military jet slams onto a crowded highway. the terrifying moments all caught on camera. >>> out of control. wildfires continue to grow in washington state as a call goes out to volunteers to help fight those flames. >>> eye of the storm. straight into hurricane danny. an elite will group of hurricane hunters takes us for an exclusive ride inside the storm as it barrels toward puerto rico. >>> and teacher shortage. across this country, school districts scramble to fill a void in criticalot areas like math and science. the measure some cities are taking to alure teachers into their schools. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news". reporting tonight, erica hill. >>> three childhood friends are being hailed as heroes tonight as aut

they have superhuman strength and are impervious to pain, and the normal takedowns will not work. >> reporter: the city released the latest crime statistics, and according to the numbers, overall crime is down by more than 10%, but homicides have gone up from last year, and that's something we asked mayor de blasio about. >> reporter: some people look at the statistics and some say the city is going downhill. what do you say? >> i would say look at the facts and stop the hysteria. >> reporter: ilana gold, cbs 2 news. >> thank you, ilana. time for traffic and weather on the 2s, right over to john. >> reporter: happy wednesday. pretty skies over the city. relatively comfortable conditions today. breezy at times, and a drier wind is blowing. in the city right now, 74. the northwest wind is filling in later today, and blowing the gray away, a mix of sun and clouds. yesterday, a passing shower north and west, and you have to remember, dew points overall will be lower, and that means it will feel more comfortable, much more seasonal. 86 in the city, feeling like 86, and today you can enjoy

two are speaking out about the takedown that saved innocent people from a possible massacre. mark morgan reports. >> reporter: cell phone video show the s man opening fire on a high speed train hog tied on the ground. three american childhood friends and all helped to dis arm the gunman. >> a guy with an a k entered the train cabin so me and my friend got down and i said basically let's go. >> anthony's friend spencer jumped up quickly followed by the third american national guards man. >> spencer got to the guy first, grabbed the guy by the neck and i grabbed the handgun. >> the gunman fought back and the ak-47 went off, but they were quickly able to get him under control. >> we were scared for sure, but adrenalin mostly took over. i didn't have time to think. >> the gunman slashed stone with a knife but he was released from a french hospital. the train was going to northern france after the attack. it bordered the train in brussels. he is a 26-year-old moroccan that belonged tonight is lom mick movement and was on a french watch list. he said he joined into give himself a c

the takedown on the train. two americans wrestling down the gunman with an automatic weapon. passengers terrified. several wounded. martha raddatz with the dramatic pictures coming in now. >>> the developing headline, the shooting inside a federal building in new york city. the gunman shooting himself dead. >>> also at this hour, the hurricane in the atlantic. the track at this hour. >>> breaking news in the case of the porch shooting of an unarmed black athlete. tonight, the jury and what they revealed a short time ago. >>> your money. tonight, the dow plunging. down nearly 900 points in two days. what now for americans planning to retire? >>> and the hack attack on a website for cheating spouses widens tonight. up to 35 million now revealed. cheaters linked to the state depame

. >> the normal takedowns that we would use are not going to work. two or three officer takedowns. it's going to take a combination taser, often times more officers. >> rugin says as long as k2 is on the streets, first responders will continue to get hurt. >> it's not just us, it's the firefighters, it's also the police officers, but mainly it's us, the primary emergency medical care, the paramedics and the emts. >> it is illegal to sell k2 in new york city. the health department has issued warnings to bodegas across east harlem to remind hem them of that. from the newsroom, liz da hem, fox 5 news. >> renaming a post office for a local hero. the corporal juan el can troh, a post office building honors a 32-year-old soldier who died in an explosion in iraq in 2007. congressman charlie rangel sponsored a bill to rename the post office in his honor. he was born in the dominican republic. the facility also recognizes other immigrants like him who serve in the armed forces even though they aren't citizens. >>> a brooklyn pizza place that serves much more than just pies. some say it's th

. >> >> three americans reunited since the terror takedown. >> if it wasn't for them, i would have been dead. >> some chilling words from the heroes who stood up to a gunman on a train. how wireless internet also played apart saving count less lives. >> firefighters pushing for change after an internal leveled apartments but first, here is allies. >>> it was a beautiful day. we have a few more days to look forward to this week, but also thunderstorms. i'll have those details in your full forecast. c1 >>> the three americans who helped divert a massacre in france appeared together for the first time. they are heroes by stopping a train in paris. >> if it wasn't for them i would have been dead. >> spencer stone appeared alongside his two friends and described what happened in that train car. >> i turned around and saw what looked to be an ak-47 and it jammed or wasn't working and he was trying to charge it. he hit me on the shoulder and said let's go. >> stone said gunman pulled out weapon after weapon. >> finally all three of us started punching him while he was in the middle of us and i

meantime, we are learning some new details about that dramatic takedown. >>> also, a legal vick vetoryf disabled veteran. but the case may not be over. why the tables >>> quite a special honor today for the american heroes who saved lives on a train bound for paris. tonight, they are talking about how they took down a gunman and prevented a tragedy and revealed how it changed their lives. >> reporter: the three americans who on friday stopped the gunman from opening fire on passengers on a high-speed train through paris were awarded today the highest honor in france, the legion of honor. >> translator: in the name of france, i have to thank you for what you did. since friday, the whole world has admired your courage, your composure, your sense of responsibility. >> reporter: but today, we also learned that there was a fourth american on board of that train who tried to stop the gunman. this is mark magorlian, a 51-year-old man originally from virginia, who works as a professor here at the prestigious sorbonne university. he saw the man with an ak-47 in his hands. he was wounded and the

new overnight, the train takedown. we are now hearing from the young americans being called heroes this morning. >> we're very lucky that nobody got killed. >> two american servicemen risking their own lives to stop a gunman armed with an assault rifle and a knife. >> dude, i tried to shoot him. >> did they save their fellow passengers from a terror attack? >> trump's big pep rally. the donald getting a rock star reception. his stadium-style speech. >> now i know how the great billy graham felt. >> did he pass? his message to supporters and hair-raising promise. >>> radical new measures now to fight the furious wildfires in the american west. the desperate call for civilian volunteers with high winds fueling the flames. this as storms brew in both the atlantic and the pacific. who is in the danger zone this morning? take me home >>> puppy rescue, trapped in a two-inch sewer pipe for nine hours. how they finally got her out. and the happy reunion with mom after a very "ruff" day. >>> hey, good morning. paula is off. gre

tonight, we're hearing for the first time from that brave american serviceman wounded during a takedowna suspected terrorist. >> all three of us started punching him when he was in the middle of us. >> how instinct kicked in. >>> ready to run? vice president biden, holding a secret meeting with one of the most powerful and influential members of his own party. could it be a sign that he's ready to take on hillary clinton? >>> air scare. just one day after that deadly air show disaster where an aircraft plunged into a busy road. a pilot is killed during another air show. with aging aircraft and ever-bigger crowds, are these shows getting too dangerous? >>> and, high-speed confrontation. >> there she goes. >> the man who triggered a viral video by pulling over a woman driving erratically. >> s

. >> that effective move is called a straight arm bar takedown. >> straight arm bar takedown is essentially straightening someone's arm and twisting it underneath so you gain the leverage over that arm. >> but just when he thinks he has things under control, another possible threat emerges. >> stay in that car! do not get out of that car! >> deputy gibbs has one uncooperative woman on the ground and another who's about to get involved. >> i just held that position and requested backup because i couldn't turn around. i had to keep eyes on the passenger who was starting to get out of the car. she had both feet on the ground and she was watching me. >> no! >> deputy gibbs' backup arrives. when they put the dui suspect into the car, she seems to simmer down. but on the way to jail, she starts getting worked up again. then suddenly from the back seat deputy gibbs hears a chilling threat. >> there's going to be some killings tonight. >> killings? why? why is there going to be some killing? >> why is there going to be some killing? >> yeah. >> because you arrested me for nothing. >> that's a death

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of federal court in brooklyn today, charged with promoting prostitution and money laundering, the takedown of his social networking website where members pay to list and buy services. >> 230 years we have been doing it, and i don't think we do anything to promote prostitution. we do good anythings nor if good people and bring people together. >> reporter: ring of seven current and former employees in the largest ring to ever be busted. computer services were carried from the office at west 114th street, and the company raked in $110 million. >> this website overtly advertised its as much ass. >> reporter: doorbell had a fake name, easy rent systems, and neighboring businesses had no idea what was really going on next door. >> i'm shocked! >> i mean it's next door. working through the night! it's ridiculous. >> reporter: as of tuesday night, can't's website and twitter page, with over 20,000 followers were still running. each person is facing a fine and time in prison. the charges could be upgraded as the investigation continues. >>> more losses today on wall street as stocks had the bigges

the takedown on the train. two americans wrestling down the gunman with an automatic weapon. passengers terrified. several wounded. martha raddatz with the dramatic pictures coming in now. >>> the developing headline, the shooting inside a federal building in new york city. the gunman shooting himself dead. >>> also at this hour, the hurricane in the atlantic. the track >>> breaking news in the case of the porch shooting of an unarmed black athlete. tonight, the jury and what they revealed a short time ago. >>> your money. tonight, the dow plunging. down nearly 900 points in two days. what now for americans planning to retire? >>> and the hack attack on a website for cheating spouses widens tonight. up to 35 million now revealed. cheaters linked to the state department and homeland security. reality star josh duggar is on the list. >>> good evening, we begin with breaking news on several fronts tonight. first, the two american servicemen that jumped into action when a gunman hopeopen fire on a train. police meeting the train in a station in france. at their feet, some of the

from his takedown of cnbc for the financial coverage -- >> he walked away rich as hell, and you knews going on. >> to his take on police brutality. >> we are not living in a post-racism society. people are going to be wondering how much of a society we are living in at all. >> he made it more serious substantive analysis that could serve as a form of journalism. >>jon stewart became so loved that he topped the poll as the most trusted newscaster in america. his satire was the most reasonable voice on television to his fans. in the process he became more than a late-night talk show host, he became the voice of liberal america. >> he is such a great character and persona it will be sad not to watch that. >> it will be like johnny carson leaving for my parent's generation. this is like our carson. >> because he could reach millennials it was the show to beyond. president barack obama was on seven times. >> i am issuing an executive order that jon stewart cannot leave "the daily show." >> while it may be successful with its new host trevor noah, it will never be the same. laura: just thi

family, go to our nbc washington app and search panda, incredible day for >>> on this saturday night, takedownthree americans tackled a gunman armed with an ak-47 to prevent a possible massacre on a train. and what other weapons the suspect was carrying. >>> chaos at an airshow in southern england as a military jet slams onto a crowded highway. the terrifying moments all caught on camera. >>> out of control. wildfires continue to grow in washington state as a call goes out to volunteers to help fight those flames. >>> eye of the storm. straight into hurricane danny. an elite will group of hurricane hunters takes us for an exclusive ride inside the storm as it barrels toward puerto rico. >>> and teacher shortage.

so they decided to switch and that is where the takedown went down. back to you. >>> do yourself a favor tomorrow, don't start off your monday morning by checking your stocks. it is shaping up to be another rough ride on wall street. judging by what is happening by the asian markets tonight. the investors are unloading after the big sell off. the do you went down 531 points wrapping up the worst week since 2011. the 10% drop from the records in may pushed today. >> we are over due for direction. we are starting to get it. it is coming on hard and fast. makes us more agstated and makes it feel worse than it is. good news, no. definitely not. >> it is about four years since the last big market correction. >>> well, a group of african- american woman are four rous -- furious after getting kicked off of the wine train. the police were called because other passengers complained they were too loud. the women claim they were singled out and they told our partners at kcbs radio they are wondering if race had anything to do with it. >> in essence they taken so

. >>> san francisco police defending how they handle the disabled suspect after video of the takedown went viral. and the video shot earlier this month, you can see several officers on top of the man with prosthetic legs. today police released a statement saying the man posed a danger to himself and the public going into oncoming traffic. they believe he was in an altered mental state. when they arrested him, he fought them off and fell. he was not arrested. >>> san francisco police are asking for help tracking down the armed robber in this surveillance video. they say he held a gun at the store clerk's side and then cleaned out the cash drawer. it happened august 8 at a gas station in the ingleside neighborhood. the clerk was not hurt. >>> bad karma to come for vandals who destroyed a san francisco landmark. the labrynth at lands end is gone. it's been there for more than a decade as place for peace and reflection but somebody took the rocks and tossed them into the ocean. it's caretaker isn't surprised. >> life changes constantly. every time i go and do a sweep and maintain the rock

. >>> the three men who overted a train massacre are opening up about the takedown today. their story plays out like a movie script, even with an ironic twist that brought them face-to-face with the dangerous suspect. now the men are being called american heroes. >> if it wasn't for them, i would have been dead. >> reporter: reunited at a press conference in paris along the u.s. ambassador to france, spencer stone, anthony sadler and alek skanatos talked about about their experience on the train. >> he was ready to fight until the end, and so were we. >> reporter: spencer stone says the gunman came at him with a box cutter before skanatos came in. >> alek came up, and he was pulling weapons left and right, and all three of us started to punch him in the middle of us. >> i feel our training mostly kicked in after the assailant was subdued. at the beginning, it was just instinct. >> reporter: this video shows him tied on the ground. >> we often use the word hero, and in this case, i think the word has never been more appropriate. >> reporter: the trio said they were original

. >>> on this saturday night, takedown. how three americans tackled a gunman armed with an ak-47 to prevent a possible massacre on a high-speed train. what we're learning about the other weapons the suspect was carrying. >> fiery crash. chaos at an air show in southern england as a military jet slams onto a crowded highway. the terrifying moments all caught on camera. >>> out of control. wildfires continue to grow in washington state as a call goes out to volunteers to help fight those flames. >>> eye of the storm. straight into hurricane danny. an elite group of hurricane hunters takes us for an exclusive ride inside the storm as it barrels toward puerto rico. >>> and teacher shortage. across this country, school districts scramb

. >>> on this saturday night, takedown. how three americans tackled a gunman armed with an ak-47 to prevent a possible massacre on a high-speed train. what we're learning about the other weapons the suspect was carrying. >> fiery crash. chaos at an air show in southern england as a military jet slams onto a crowded highway. the terrifying moments all caught on camera. >>> out of control. wildfires continue to grow in washington state as a call goes out to volunteers to help fight those flames. >>> eye of the storm. straight into hurricane danny. an elite group of hurricane hunters takes us for an exclusive ride inside the storm as it barrels toward puerto rico. >>> and teacher shortage. across this country, school districts scramble to fill a void in critical areas like math and science. the measure some cities are taking to lure teachers into their schools. "nightly news" begins now. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news". reporting tonight, erica hill. >>> t

tonight, we're hearing for the first time from that brave american serviceman wounded during a takedown of a suspected terrorist. >> all three of us started punching him when he was in the middle of us. >> how instinct kicked in. >>> ready to run? vice president biden, holding a secret meeting with one of the most powerful and influential members of his own party. could it be a sign that he's ready to take on hillary clinton? >>> air scare. just one day after that deadly air show disaster where an aircraft plunged into a busy road. a pilot is killed during another airshow. with aging aircraft and ever-bigger crowds, are these shows getting too dangerous? >>> and, high-speed confrontation. >> there she goes. >> the man who triggered a viral video by pulling over a woman driving erratically.

. >>> we are getting a rare and dramatic look at a takedown of the high seas, a drug bust, 16,000 pounds of cocaine hid in a a home made submarine difficult to spot in thfoe water. a method for drug runners making their way here. pete williams report [speaking foreign language]. >> reporter: get out as they search this odd-looking vessel for dr ugs. the riveting video comes from the helmet cameras of a u.s. coast guard crew approaching then boarding this semi submerse ible sub. they find them carrying more than 8 tons of cocaine, the biggest bust in coast guard history. the craft was spotted by a u.s. navy plane in the pacific about 200 miles south of mexico last month. the video just released. >> this particular one was blue so it would blend into the water and all that you can see is the exhaust pipe and the cockpit from the air. so very difficult to see. >> reporter: these semi submersibles are a favorite of colombia cocaine traffickers who first began using them about a decade ago. [speaking foreign language]. >> reporter: they are now thought to carry as much as one-third of all ill

team's takedown. the 29-year-old attacker died at the scene. just two days before the attack, his mother denise preuitt filed a missing persons report with murphysboro police. the report says montano was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in april 2006. preuitt told police she hadn't seen her son since 2013. the national association of theater owners said in a statement, quote, people have the right to go about their lives in peace and say. the safety of our guests and employees is and always will be our industry's highest priority. david begnaud, cbs news nashville. >> montano was committed twice in 2004 and two more times in 2007. >>> it's only august and so far half a million planes have been delayed this year. why some flights take off while others don't. >> and uber goes to court. the lawsuit that could cost the rideshare company millions. >> from the kpix 5 weather center, good afternoon, everyone. we do have thunderstorm pockets this afternoon and now the warning that you need to know about as the news continues right after this. ,,,,

we'll tell you what authorities found in his car after the takedown just ahead at 6:30 on tonight's "cbs evening news." a >>> exotic animals are turning up in unusual places an in some cases it's putting unsuspecting people in danger like this alligator snapping turtle. vanessa murdoch reports. >> reporter: a tarantula and the latest exotic animal to end up in the hands of the suffolk county spca an alligator snapping turtle. it's no joke. >> it could have taken toes or foot off. it's that dangerous. >> reporter: he says they captured the 25-pound turtle in the smithtown stream. a popular spot for kayaks and canoes. >> people don't expect to see it here. >> reporter: that's because it's a non-native species belongs in the deep south. how long it lived here no one knows but they are confident someone had it for a pet and abandoned it. >> stick to your furry animals dogs and cats. >> reporter: and abandoning a pet is illegal but it seems to be happening a lot lately. an alligator recommended the streets of inwood in july. >> over the last four or five years it's probably jumped up 6075%

a dramatic takedown by americans on board. a u.s. military service member among the wounded. also a major freefall on wall street. stocks plunge 500 points. over 1,000 in a week. fears of a global economic slowdown triggering the worst sell-off in years. >>> state of emergency. a deadly fire disaster growing rapidly tonight as we learn about the young firefighters lost on the front line. >>> and the crowd goes wild for donald trump. tens of thousands expected tonight. so many people they had to move the event to a football stadium. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we'll get to the impact of that big sell-off on wall street in a moment. but right now we've got details coming in from france where two americans are injured and are being called heroes in a shooting attack aboard a high-speed train from amsterdam to paris. without the intervention of the americans we're told casualties could have been far worse. french officials say a man opened fire with an a

. >>> these three men are being hailed as heroes, and two of them are talking about the takedown that saved innocent people from a possible massacre. >> reporter: cell phone video showing the man suspected of opening fire on a high speed train in belgium hog tied on the ground. three american childhood friends a french citizen, and a british businessman all helping to disarm the gunman. >> guy with the a.k. entered the train cabin. me and my friends got down, and i said, basically, let's go. >> reporter: anthony sadler's friend, spencer stone, jumped up, quickly followed by alek skanatos. >> spencer got there first, and he fought back. >> reporter: the ak47 accidently went off, but the men got him under control. >> the adrenaline took over. i didn't have time to think. >> reporter: the gunman slashed stone with a knife, but he was released from the hospital on sunday a bandage visible on his arm. the train was traveling from amsterdam to paris. the suspect boarded the train in brussels. he's a 26-year-old who allegedly belonged to the radical islamic movement. british passenger chris

a dramatic takedown by americans on board. a u.s. military service member among the wounded. >>> also a major freefall on wall street. stocks plunged 500 points. over 1,000 in aweek. fears of a global economic slowdown triggering the worst sell-off in years. >>> state of emergency. a deadly fire disaster growing rapidly tonight as we learn about the young firefighters lost on the front lines. >>> and the crowd goes wild for donald trump. tens of thousands expected tonight. so many people they had to move the event to a football stadium. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening. we'll get to the impact of that big sell-off on wall street in a moment. but right now we've got late details coming in from france where two americans are injured and are being called heroes in a shooting attack aboard a high-speed train from amsterdam to paris. without the intervention of the americans we're told casualties could have been far wor

. >>> video obtained exclusively by "action news" shows the takedown of an alleged rapist in delaware county late today. the authorities say not only was this man violating women, he was a fraud gaining the victim's trust by posing as an officer of the law. this is the story of an alleged phony u.s. marshal taken into custody on rape and other charges. it went down earlier today in colwyn where "action news" reporter dann cuellar is with the story you will only see on "action news." dann? >> monica, authorities say this was a very bad guy that was taken off the streets. terrorizing women while pretending to be a u.s. marshal. accosting them by gunpoint and sexually assaulting them. and the arrest captured in video in this exclusive report. an "action news" viewer captured the dramatic scene as u.s. marshal's attempted to arrest tamango johnson. arrested while running from a home. and during the melee a marshal ship by a vehicle and seen limping away reaching for his leg. >> we were contacted by our counterparts in baltimore asking for assistance to locate and apprehend mr. johnson. >>

harrowing new details about the takedown as we learn of a fourth american, the first to confront the gunman. >>> in cold blood. a state trooper stops to help a stranded driver who shoots him dead. tonight we hear from the witnesses who risked their own lives to help him. >>> who would he choose? as word of a secret meeting adds to speculation the vice president is ready to run, who would president obama back, biden or clinton? a telling response tonight from the white house. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening. a lot of investment portfolios including retirement nest eggs shrank today when stocks took another stunning fall. experts warn we may need a strong stomach because this up and down ride is likely not over. the trading day started with a dramatic freefall. the dow dropping over 1,000 points. and after some half-hearted rallies ended down more than 3 1/2% off 588 points, the nasdaq and s&p, down almost 4%. let's drill down on why this is happening and what it m

a dramatic takedown by americans on board. a u.s. military service member among the wounded. stocks plunge 500 points. over 1,000 in a week. fears of a global economic slowdown triggering the worst sell-off in years. >>> state of emergency. a deadly fire disaster growing rapidly tonight as we learn about the young firefighters lost on the front line. >>> and the crowd goes wild for donald trump. tens of thousands expected tonight. so many people they had to move the event to a football stadium. "nightly news" begins right now.

harrowing new details about the takedown as we learn of a fourth american, the first to confront the gunman. >>> in cold blood. a state trooper stops to help a stranded driver who shoots him dead. tonight we hear from the witnesses who risked their own lives to help him. >>> who would he choose? as word of a secret meeting adds to speculation the vice president is ready to run, who would president obama back, biden or clinton? a telling response tonight

tonight, we're hearing for the first time from that brave american serviceman wounded during a takedown of a suspected terrorist. >> all three of us started middle of us. >>> ready to run? vice president biden, holding a most powerful and influential could it be a sign that he's clinton? >>> air scare. just one day after that deadly air show disaster where an aircraft plunged into a busy road. a pilot is killed during another airshow. with aging aircraft and ever-bigger crowds, are these shows getting too dangerous? >>> and, high-speed confrontation. >> there she goes. >> the man who triggered a viral video by pulling over a woman driving erratically. >> the reason he chased her, and didn't stop until she hit the >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin with the three american heroes that helped stop an attack on a train in france. there they are at the far end. accompanied by america's ambassador to france, taking us what they feared could have been a massacre. and we're learning new details about the suspected terrorist. a 25-year-old moroccan n

the dramatic takedown caught on camera. >>> surveillance cameras caught a southern california store clerk doing his best to stop a cell phone thief quickly chasing him out of the store. he even got some unexpected help from an suv that inadvertently blocked the getaway car but the thieves were determined with the shoplifter's legs still hanging out the car window, it squeezed through an opening and got away. >>> it's been a horrible session for stocks in asia following a steep sell-off on wall street. some major asian averages lost more than 3% today. here in the u.s., yesterday was the worst day for stocks in 18 months. the dow losing 358 point, nasdaq shedding 141. the s&p 500 nearly 44. concern about china and a possible interest rate hike driving the slide. >>> well, get ready for new hughes in our food. popular foodmakers are going without artificial dyes so prepare for things to look different and that includes the cereal trix. this is the old version on the left. you see right there and the new version on the right. the future version admitting general mills is that they can't get

harrowing new details about the takedown as we learn of a fourth american, the first to confront the gunman. >>> in cold blood. a state trooper stops to help a stranded driver who shoots him dead. tonight we hear from the witnesses who risked their own lives to help him. >>> who would he choose? as word of a secret meeting adds to speculation the vice president is ready to run, who would president obama back, biden or clinton? a telling response tonight from the white house. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening. a lot of investment portfolios including retirement nest eggs shrank today when stocks took another stunning fall. and experts warn we may need a strong stomach because this up and down ride is likely not over. the trading day started with a dramatic freefall. the dow dropping over 1,000 points. and after some halfhearted rallies ended down more than 3 1/2% off 588 points. the nasdaq and s&p down almost 4%. let's drill down on why this is happening and what al