kevin tibbles, nbc news, moorhead lake, idaho. >> we couldn't let this week go by without updating you about what's going on in the taipai city zoo in taiwan. a baby giant panda was reunited with its mother this week and to everyone's relief, they bonded. the zookeepers separated them because of fears the mother might harm the infant. no sign of that. they seem to be doing just fine together. when we come back, a symbol of renewal and a moment of pride. >> finally tonight, it was at the epicenter of the boston marathon bombings four months ago, the restaurant near the finish line when the second bomb exploded. the employees jumped this to help and were widely praised if are their efforts. late this week the forum finally reopened. the last of hundreds of damaged businesses to do so, i symbol of boston pride and perseverance. erica hill was there. . >> this is what the celebration should have looked like after 26.2 gruelling miles. hugs, smiles, a well-earned drink. the end of the 2013 boston marathon was anything but. two bomb blasts, the second exploding right in front of the forum re

they had the help of horseback riders and kevin tibbles has more from idaho. >> for years this group of seasoned riders saddled up and headed out into the gnarly backcountry of idaho. >> every state claim they have the steepest and roughest mountains, about you they haven't been to idaho. >> they took two days into the wilderness to show how far hannah anderson had been taken. a trip that included nine riders and pack horses. gruelling even on horseback let alone for a 16-year-old girl on foot. >> it's like stepping on marbles. you slip and you can injury your ankle. >> it was on a dry hot day like this one that mike and mary young and christa and mark john came across a man and a teenage girl. hiking in rough terrain some 20 miles from the nearest paved road. >> this is it. everything is here. that's a hell of a hike. yeah. they came up this and went up that trail there. >> something was unsettling, something the riders kept asking. what were they doing way out here? there was something else. >> he looked scared. the look i seen on her face was pure fear. >> i didn't like what i see

kevin tibbles tonight. thank you. we're back in a moment with news about a military secret revealed. also, why some zoo visitors did a double take at the lion exhibit. >>> bert lance, a georgia banker who followed president jimmy carter to washington and became head of the office of management and budget, has died. lance was forced to resign under a cloud of scandal. he was later cleared of wrongdoing. president carter in a statement called lance a dedicated public servant and a close friend. bert lance was 82. >>> the truth is out, and tonight it's a victory for all those conspiracy theorists who thought they knew what's been going on at a sprawling plot of land in the nevada desert known as area 51. nbc's pete williams has details of a secret that's inspired a lot of speculation. >> reporter: the movies have been on to it for decades, something weird in the nevada desert. >> take my word for it. there's no area 51. >> that's not entirely accurate. >> reporter: 8,000 square miles an hour and a half drive north of las

kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> and that's our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. good night. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm raj mathai. i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. a developing story -- a man has been arrested in the shooting death of a 19-year-old san jose state student. she was shot saturday night sitting in a car in san jose. police say they don't know if she was the intended victim for an innocent by stander. nbc bay area's correspondent joins us with more on the investigation. george? >> reporter: detectives just out here on san salvador between 2nd and 3rd, gathering evidence for their investigation. they made an arrest, 23-year-old johnny lazano. not saying what his involvement is. he was at the scene saturday morning. the victim's family told me 19-year-old kimberly was out with her friend friday night going into saturday morning. they were celebrating their last night together as her frie

kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> that is our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good wednesday evening everyone. i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> the south bay beseened by bats. an increase in the number of rabid bats. and they're being found near family friendly locations. in los gados this evening, with the details. >> reporter: raj, here at los gados creek trail. two rabid bats found in this area since april. bats are usually only active at night. if you find one during the day, watch out. less than two weeks ago, someone made a frightening discovery near los gados. a rabid bat. in april, another rabid bat discovered along the los gados creek trail. >> concerning there might be bats that have rabies out and about. >> a lot of familiar use the park a lot of children, use the park to commute through. >> reporter: so far this year, santa clara county reporting the most rabid bats in five years. five bats found since apr

kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that's our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt in for brian. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night >>> good evening i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm jessica aguirre. are you ready? less than two weeks to go before the opening of the new eastern span of the bay bridge and here is your first look. this is an animation that shows what the ride will be like when you cross the new bridge. jodi hernandez has new details. hard to believe it is almost here. >> reporter: it really is. when the eastern span of the bay bridge opens, commuters will experience wider decks, expansive views and hopefully a smoother ride. but we have to deal with a five-day closure. caltrans says it will be worth it. >> this should give people a sense of what the views will be like. >> reporter: this is animation showing what commuters will experience when the eastern span of the bay bridge opens in just a week and a half from now. >> you are going to come out of the tunnel and be out in the open r

>> kevin tibbles, thank you. >>> now to the massive air and ground war in the west against one of the largest wildfires in the history of california, continuing to explode out of control tonight. nbc's miguel almaguer spent much of the day in a helicopter high above that battle gaining a unique perspective in just how highly coordinated this firefight is. >> reporter: so we're about 15 miles away from the heart of the fire. we're down wind, so the smoke here is socking in the airport, we're not able to leave the airport it's too dangerous to fly. as soon as we find a pocket of strong winds that clears out some of this smoke, we'll take off. so it looks like we have a window here, and we're going to take off. hopefully we can make it up before the smoke comes back into the airport. >> looks good to go, we're safe. we're good to go. >> reporter: this fire is roughly 230 square miles bigger than the size of the city of chicago. and all along these ridges we can see fires. there's no doubt this fire is growing, it's certainly quickly on the move. you can see from the fuel load down here,

i do appreciate it. >> reporter: kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> the man who single-handedly may have setback u.s./russian relations, to say nothing of the intelligence gathering industry said today through his lawyer he is exhausted and misses his american girlfriend. edward snowden is now in his new home, an undisclosed location in moscow, having received a year's asylum there. the u.s. remains mighty angry at the russians for that, and the u.s. ambassador today took the protest directly to the kremlin. >>> friday prayers have concluded in egypt tonight there is real concern over a coming showdown with tens of thousands supporters of the ousted president mohamed morsi in the streets fortifying encampments that were erected when morsi was ousted from office six weeks ago. government says the camps have to go now. protesters say they're staying. william burns arrived in cairo today, hoping to head off a violent confrontation. >>> tonight, even as he continues talks with major league baseball to try to avoid a lifetime ban from the sport, alex rodriguez is on the field this evenin

kevin tibbles, in, pc news, detroit. >> that are is nightly news if are this saturday.'m kate snow respecting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. >>> beginning with breaking news. >>> good morning. diane dwyer has the night off and that breaking news has to do with that nationwide amber aleft many reserved on our smart phones this week. tonight the search is over. in the last hour we learned the missing teenage 16-year-old hannah anderson has been found snaf idaho. the man suspected of kidnapping her, james dimaggio is dead. fbi agents have been canvassing the area in idaho and officers on the ground zeroed in on them saying dimaggio was shot and killed during an arrest attempt. >> first thing, hannah appeared to be safe, rescued and reunited with her family in the near future. obviously, we would have liked mr. dimaggio to surrender and face justice in the court of law but that's not going to be the case. >> authorities found his car parked yesterday, he is accused of killing hannah's mother and brother. their bodies found in a burning ho

kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> and that's our broadcast for this thursday night. for being with us. i'm lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night.

nbc news kevin tibbles, detroit. >>> that is "nightly news" for this saturday evening.'m kate snow reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. . >>> his royal highness george of cambridge is here. welcome to "access hollywood." this is the weekend edition. as we hit the midway mark, we look back on what captured our interest and no one guarded more anticipation than that of prince william and prince william's little one. >> breaking news right now. we have a new baby boy born. >> i'm learning right now it is a son. the new heir is a baby boy. >> now we are hearing it's a boy. it's a boy. this is coming across as a wave of information. >> yes. yes. >> her royal highness the duchess safely delivered of a son at 4:24 p.m. local time. the baby weighs pounds and six ounces and the duke was present at the birth. the queen and prince harry and both families have been. in and are thrilled by the news. >> the third in line to the throne has arrived. the prince of cambridge is welcome to the world with a huge fanfare. the first prince of cambridge

kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> that's our broadcast for this wednesday night.nk you for being with us. i'm lester holt in for brian. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night.

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>> even though canada claims to not know why sergeant tibbles has detained him, he soon lets slip toe that he does know. >> this is because of compton's punk ass, man. >> how do you know it's from compton? >> because, that's the only thing it could be for. >> you guys can't save him forever, all right? >> save him from what? >> what do you mean save him from what? don't play dumb. you know what he's doing around here. he's just a snitch. you know, [ bleep ] trying to do something, try to help him get out of some trouble, you know, and he's saying like i did something wrong to him. i didn't never do nothing wrong to him. he had his mom take copies of the money order receipts that he sent me. right? he sent me a money order receipt because i got him out of some trouble. >> i will have to go up front. i will have to sit down and write a conduct report for threatening and then take it to the captain's office. the lieutenant will then write him up some paperwork, which means that he will be confined to h.b. >> coming up -- >> i'm here to tell you guys i did not do what they're accusing me

kevin tibbles tracked him down. >> reporter: election fever hit dorsett, minnesota. population 22. >> hi, mayor. can i shake your hand? >> reporter: pressing the flesh and handing out cards is mayor bobby who is up for re election. this pint-sized politician is a hit. at 4 he already carries a big stick. heck, who can argue with his platform. if you are elected are we all getting a free ice cream cone? >> yeah. >> reporter: off to oh the parlor we go. >> how many scoops, bud? >> five. >> reporter: mayor bobby bellies up to the bar for a scoop of his favorite, butter brickle. he won last year when his name was pulled out of a hat. do you like being the mayor? why? >> because i do a good job. >> reporter: you do a good job. that's what everybody says. to vote it costs you a buck. you can put any name in the box. all the proceeds go to the town fair. ballot box stuffing is encouraged in dorsett. >> i like meeting future mayors and future candidates of america. >> reporter: like most big shots bobby has a chauffeur. >> he was in london, germany. that's crazy. my 4-year-o

kevin tibbles, nbc news, morehead lake, idaho. >> good thing they trusted their guts. >>> still ahead on today in the bay, gone in seconds. we'll show you the implosion that has forever changed the hayward skyline and show you what it could mean for you even if you don't live nearby. >>> a will known building in hayward is a pile of rubble this morning. just about ten seconds to come down as crews imploded warren hall on the campus of cal state east bay at 9:00 sharp yesterday morning. the demolition held to get rid of a seismically unsound building and provided scientists with a rare ability. to analyze data collected before, during, and after the implosion to understand the nearby hayward fault. >> we're going to do a few experiments and then we collect these things monday, tuesday, and wednesday. wires are attached to them and we dump all the data. this is going to be a huge amount of data. >> the data is also expected to give roughesearchers a detailed of the hayward fault. the thinking was it would represent about a 2 point or 3-point magnitude earthquake. >> still ahead, a scare

kevin tibbles traveled to the same back country with them. good morning. >> reporter: if it weren't for that group of riders, hannah anderson would not have been found. just don't call them heroes. it is easy to see why one rarely encounters other people in the mountains and high pines of the idaho back country. it's as treasure rouse as it is majestic. all the reason four seasoned riders on an outing thought something was out of place when they came across a man and young girl some 20 miles from a paved road. >> we thought it was strange, especially the way they were dressed. >> reporter: the man, james dimaggio had a cat with him. he cradled the cat and stroking it. kind of odd. >> reporter: after the group returned home and saw the amber alert for hannah anderson, they became alarmed and called police. they all agreed the girl they saw was frightened. >> the look on her face was pure fear. i didn't like what i seen on his face. >> the horseback riders that saw dimaggio and hannah, that was tip number 200. it turned out to be the one. >> re

nbc kevin tibbles is in decatud, illinois, with the details. >> reporter: this is a story of murder andities. and, today, it is all out in the open here in key decatur, illin. this school is trying to come to terms with the revelation one of its own has for years reportedly concealed a troubled and deadly past. a texas newspaper revealed that popular psychology professor james st. james was once known as james walcott of georgetown, texas. at age 15 he used a.22-caliber rifle to mur his mother and father and 17-year-old sister back in 1967. >> it was so stunning. such a horrible thing that there wasn't -- what is there left to say in. >> reporter: almost 50 years ago reporters investigated. james spent six years in a mental institution before being relieved reportedly changing his name. as james st. james, he went on to earn a ph.d. and taught here since 1988 winning numerous awards. >> he is a great teacher and wouldn't like to see him go. >> reporter: the school said the yooverlt has only recently listen made aware of dr. st. james' past. >> legally there's no requirement for him to o

for "today," kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> what have we learned?f all. >> how did she know for a fact it wasn't someone else's? >> i know my bike. if someone stole my bike, i would know it. >> but is it custom made? >> no, but i know it. >> i'm not sure getting your bike back is worth what could have happened if that guy chased her down the street. >> glad there's a happy ending. >>> coming up, the 17-year-old american who just pulled off a major upset at the u.s. open. >> and it can reveal a lot, but is genetic testing for someone who's perfectly healthy a good idea? >>> and could michael douglas and catherine zeta jones be calling it quits after 13 years of marriage? first, your local news and weather. ♪ new kellogg's raisin bran® with omega 3 from flax seeds. plus plump juicy raisins. flax seed? who are you? i still got it. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health with kellogg's raisin bran® cereals. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health [ male announcer ] let's go places. but let's be ready. ♪ let'do our homework. ♪ let's look ou

first, nbc's kevin tibbles has the back story. >> hi, i'm scott simon of npr. >> reporter: for millionsnational public radio. in recent days he's been at his mother's bedside at chicago's northwestern memorial hospital. >> looking -- i don't want to say death in the eye but looking life in the face. >> reporter: with her permission, he took to social media, tweeting updates to his 1.2 million followers. >> i love holding my mother's hand. haven't held it like this since i was 9. why did i stop? i thought it unmanly? what crap. >> reporter: simon's mother lost her battle with cancer. he previously interviewed her for the npr series story court. >> my name is pat lyons simon newman gil band. oh, boy, what a monogram that is. >> reporter: in her day, an unconventional mother, model and show girl who appeared at chicago's nightclub. thrice married, once to scott's father, a comedian. >> if you say anything remotely fun funny, people say that's your dad talking. actually it was my mother. >> reporter: simon remembers a woman who never forgot a name and always sent a thank you note. reaction