captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. the weather is a big story on this holiday weekend. another day of unseasonable heat enveloping the center part of the country. temperatures hit the 90s today from the lower great lakes all the way down to the gulf coast making for one of the hottest indianapolis 500 races in years. with a high of 96, fort wayne, indiana, was more than just a dozen cities breaking or expected to break records today. while tonight folks living in the southeast are bracing for the late night arrival of beryl, which grew today into a full-fledged tropical storm, and will bring lots of rain and wind as it comes ashore along the georgia/florida border. this, as millions of americans head outdoors to try and celebrate the beginning of the summer season. we have two reports tonight. nbc's michelle franzen is at new york's coney island to start us off. michelle, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. plenty of folks are still here at the boar

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. the weather is a big story on this holiday weekend. another day of unseasonable heat enveloping the center part of the country. temperatures hit the 90s today from the great lakes to the gulf coast making for one of the hottest indianapolis 500 races in years. with a high of 96, fort wayne, indiana, was more than just a dozen cities breaking or expected to break records today. while tonight folks living in the southeast are bracing for the late night arrival of beryl, which grew today into a full-fledged tropical storm, and will bring lots of rain and wind as it comes ashore along the georgia/florida border. this, as millions of americans het outdoors to try to celebrate the beginning of the summer season. we have two reports tonight. michelle franzen is at coney island to start us off. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. plenty of folks here at the boardwalk as americans around the country mark the start of summer. but a tropical storm bearing down on sever

i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> nbc news has learned and viewed two medical reports that may tell two different stories about february shooting death of florida teen trayvon martin by neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman. nbc's correspondent michael isikoff reports from sanford, florida. >> reporter: trayvon martin died from a single bullet wound to the chest, fired from a gun at intermediate range, according to an autopsy report prepared by a medical examiner and reviewed by nbc news. there was one other fresh injury on martin's body, according to the report. an abrasion, no more than a quarter inch in size to the left ring finger below the knuckle. as for the man with whom he struggled that night, now charged with his death, george zimmerman, he too suffered injuries according to a separate medical report prepared by his family doctor the day after the shooting. that report also reviewed by nbc news, states that zimmerman had a likely broken nose, as well as swelling, black eyes, and scalp lacerations. but there were no sutures needed. these reports are only a

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> that's our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope you'll join us right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirry. >> he survived seven days without food or water lying in heavy brush off highway 101 in south san jose. today the family of michael sanchez jr. is asking why it took so long to locate the 25-year-old. sanchez was eventually found unconscious near the hellyer avenue exit. tonight he's in a coma, and his family has lots of questions for the chp.

mike taibbi, nbc news, pocatello, idaho. >>> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'll se i'll see you tomorrow morn on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> "nbc bay area news" starts now. p. >>> good evening. idiane dwyer. we begin with news of a strike on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the golden gate bridge. ferry workers walked off the job today. stephanie a

"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. we begin tonight with an enormous game changer in how doctors and patients should now approach prostate cancer. a government panel says doctors should no longer offer routine psa tests to healthy men because what happens next often means more harm than good. we have all seen the public campaign to raise awareness for the psa test. the test itself is an annual ritual for a lot of men who want to avoid prostate cancer or catch it early. almost a quarter million american men are diagnosed with it every year and over 28,000 die from it. but this new recommendation clearly says the possible harm of treatment way outweighs the survival benefits of early detection. it is big news. it was expected to cause an uproar and it already has. we begin here tonight with our chief science correspondent robert bazell. >> reporter: since the psa blood test came out in 1986 it has become one of the most common cancer screening tools in america. today the task force gave the test a grade of "d," concludin

mike tiabbi, nbc news, los angeles. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> how about that? that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. don't forget to join us tonight for "rock center" at 9:00, 8:00 central. i'm brian williams. we, of course, hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. for the victim's family, justice was served. but emotionally their wounds remain. tonight after more than three years a guilty verdict in a high-profile triple murder case. jodi hernandez was in the courtroom when the verdict was read and when the emotionses erupted. jodi? >> reporter: raj, it was very emotional. the surviving son hugged her and ed

i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> elsewhere, nbc news has viewed two medical reports that may tell two different stories about february's shooting death of florida teen trayvon martin by neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman. nbc's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff reports from sanford, florida. >> reporter: florida teenager trayvon martin died from a single bullet wound to his chest, fired from a gun at intermediate range, according to an autopsy report prepared by a medical examiner and reviewed by nbc news. there is one other fresh injury on martin's body, according to the report, an abrasion no more than a quarter of an inch in size to his left ring finger below the knuckle. as for the man with whom he struggled that night and is now charged with his death, george zimmerman, he, too, suffered injuries, according to a separate medical report prepared by his family doctor the day after the shooting. that report, also reviewed by nbc news, states that zimmerman had a "likely broken nose" as well as "swelling," "black eyes" and "scalp lacerations

miguel almaguer, nbc news, san juan capistrano. >> and that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. and of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> thanks for joining us this evening. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. new information tonight about that century old cemetery unearthed during a construction dig at a well-known bay area hospital. santa claira county officials sy there could be more than 1,000 people buried in the hidden graveyard. it's a story we first broke yesterday. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is in san jose tonight with the noop details. kimberly? >> reporter: raj,

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> that's our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt, in tonight for brian. matt lauer will be sitting in here tomorrow. hope you'll join him. have a good night, everyone.

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> thoughts our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope you'll join us right back here tomorrow evening. good night.

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"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. we begin tonight with an enormous game changer and how doctors and patients should approach prostate cancer. a government panel says doctors should no longer offer routine psa tests to healthy men because what happens next often means more harm than good. we have all seen the public campaign to raise awareness for the psa test. the test itself is an annual ritual for a lot of men who want to avoid prostate cancer or catch it early. almost a quarter million american men are diagnosed with it every year and over 28,000 die from it. but this new recommendation clearly says the possible harm of treatment way outweighs the survival benefits of early detection. it is big news. it was expected to cause an uproar and it already has. we begin here tonight with our chief science correspondent robert bazell. >> reporter: since the psa blood test came out in 1986 it has become one of the most common cancer screening tools in america. today the task force gave the test a grade of "d," concluding i

mike taibbi, nbc news, idaho. >> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

janet shamlian, nbc news, texas. >>> it has been a week of dramatic testimony and revelations in the john edwards trial. yesterday, daughter kate edwards left the courtroom in tears. today, a campaign aide was on the stand, raising new questions for the jury about what presidential candidate john edwards knew and when he knew it, specifically on the subject of money to take care of his secret mistress. nbc's lisa myers reports from the courthouse in greensboro, north carolina. >> kate edwards was back by her father's side again today, looking composed. prosecutors produced a parade of former edwards aides who testified that edwards repeatedly lied to them about his affair with rielle hunter, even telling one she was crazy. then the defense had a surprise. asking former press aide mark kornblau about december 2007 when he said a tabloid editor suggested he might not run another story if edwards would sign a sworn statement denying the affair and denying paternity of hunter's child. abbey lowell asked, he wouldn't sign a affidavit? kornblau said, he would not. lowell, he refused? answe

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, san francisco. >>> how about that? that's our broadcast on a friday night and for this week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. have a wonderful memorial day weekend and please pause to remember our veterans. good night. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us on this special memorial day weekend. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. get ready to blow out the candles, all 75 of them. it took a century before the dream of building a bridge across the golden gate strait became a reality. this weekend, though, we're celebrating that dream come true as the golden gate bridge turns 75. i want to show you a live look outside right now at the golden gate bridge ahead of the party. lots of festivities planned to mark the milestone and lots of traffic troubles as well. the bridge celebration

michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >>> tonight, there are ominous signs in the southwest that this could be one of the most active wildfire seasons on record. right now, crews are working to contain stubborn fires across seven states. and this week, scientists warn that dry, dangerous conditions are likely to get worse this summer. we get our report tonight from nbc's mike taibi. >> when fs coming down and i saw the flames, i was like am i going to make it or not? >>. >> reporter: so far all have made it to safety, but this is the start of an active wildfire season. there are three especially dangerous, two in arizona and one in colorado near foert collins where firefighters are only halfway to containing the blaze. >> our trees are very dry and our relative humidities are low. so, you know, i knew that it was growing. >> reporter: there are similar frustrations for those in the path of arizona's gladiator fire. between thursday and friday night, it doubled in size to more than 14,000 acres. containment, just 10%. like much of the country, the west and southwest hardly had any wint

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> that is our tuesday night broadcast. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we begin tonight with some developing news. we have a live look at san francisco at the intersection of turk and gott streets where you can see a heavy police presence, a few blocks away from city hall. earlier today, just a few hours ago, several protesters took over a building run by the archdiocese of san francisco. when police tried to set up a barricade, one protesters got on the roof of the

nbc news. >>> nbc's long running comedy "30 rock" and "the office" are coming back in the fall. no decision on whether it is the final season for either of those. a super hero block buster is expected to reach the $1 billion mark today. "the avengers" is number one for the second straight weekend. it set a record its first weekend and then became first film in hollywood history to bring in more than $100 million on its second weekend. >>> let's check in with ron checking out the weather. when will it warm up? >> we had the winds pick up. even though the highs still reached the mid-70s inland, i don't think it felt like that outside. the sea breeze kept it going 20 to 30 miles per hour. 60s outside. not much orange. that marine layer deepened up and speaking of the winds, still gusty from napa into fairfield and into livermore. the altamont pass and wind farms are happy with this weather but folks who want 80 degree dmts temperatures, you don't want winds that far west. late in the day along the coast we got a little bit of sunshine. as long as the winds are coming in off the oce

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> that's our wednesday broadcast. thanks for being here with us. i'm brian >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we want to take you outside right now to a live picture as the field prepares for the president. president barack obama scheduled to arrive in about ten minutes or so. air force one left denver about two and a half hours ago. the president is here, of course, to raise money, three separate events will bring in lots of dough for the president and his re-election campaign and for the democratic party. of cou w

miguel almaguer, nbc news, san juan capistrano. >> and that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. and of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night.

kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that's our broadcast for this friday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt. brian will be back here on monday. i'll see you a bit later for "dateline" friday and tomorrow morning for "today." have a great weekend and good night, everyone. >>> and good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. what's your status? for facebook it's sold. to millions of investors but it was a bumpy ride today. there it is. from coast to coast and from harvard to menlo park to wall street, the biggest ipo in history making headlines even after the closing bell. our business and tech reporter scott budman has been at facebook headquarters since

>>> on the broadcast tonight, nbc news exclusive. inside the situation room at the white house. the death of osama bin laden as the first anniversary approaches. tonight, a first look at the untold story. what happened in the west wing that night. >>> the rising at ground zero and what we witnessed. there today, that was a decade in the making. >>> epidemic. the diabetes crisis may be worse than first thought for millions of young americans. >>> and it's here. the first big wave of tsunami debris from japan arriving now on this side of the pacific, including an incredible collection. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. one year ago tonight, while we didn't yet know it, u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s were already in motion, as was the machinery of an ultra secret u.s. military strike that killed osama bin laden. on the night of the raid, the very top government and military leadership gathered in the white house situation room, and since then, this single still photo has stood as the symbol of the attack. and now, we have more to add to the public record. just today, the president

ron mott, nbc news, new orleans. >>> bet that's a good tour. there's a lot more on this for everybody from our friends and experts at aarp. it's on our website tonight, nbcnightlynews.com. >>> up next, an american icon remembered tonight for fast living and fast cars. >>> and the little boy who gave his marine dad the surprise of his life. >>> you are watching a surfer catching the wave of his life. this, a big ride. 78 feet high off the coast of portugal. a new guinness world record for 44-year-old garrett mcnamara of where else, hawaii. though everybody admits measuring a moving body of water is something less than exact science, we know that was a big wave. >>> for aviation history buffs, what a discovery this is. an expedition team in the sahara came across this kitty hawk p-40 made by curtis aircraft. flown by the raf in world war ii. no sign of any pilot remains, but it was still loaded with its guns and ammo, since removed. it's in remarkable shape. it has remained in the desert as a time capsule. a specimen from the campaign in north af

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jim maceda, nbc news, paris. >>> that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. the daily grind leads to a disturbing discovery. construction crews uncovered more than 1,000 graves at the valley medical center in san jose. it's a story you'll see only on nbc. and kimberly tere joins us. what a discovery. >> reporter: indeed. crews working to bring the hospital building up to seismic

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chris jansing, nbc news, new york. >>> good note to go out on for our thursday night broadcast. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, and of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. as we leave you tonight, one sure and solemn sign that memorial day weekend is upon us. the placing of the flags. it's under way at arlington national cemetery. 220,000 of them, one for each headstone. thanks to the men and women of the old guard, the third infantry regimen. they have been doing it the same way every year since 1948. a sight that puts a lump in your throat. good nig

janet shamlian, nbc news, texas. >>> it has been a week of dramatic testimony and revelations in the john edwards trial. yesterday, daughter kate edwards left the courtroom in tears. today, a campaign aide was on the stand, raising new questions for the jury about what presidential candidate john edwards knew and when he knew it, specifically on the subject of money to take care of his secret mistress. nbc's lisa myers reports from the courthouse in greensboro, north carolina. >> kate edwards was back by her father's side again today, looking composed. prosecutors produced a parade of former edwards aides who testified that edwards repeatedly lied to them about his affair with rielle hunter, even telling one she was crazy. then the defense had a surprise. asking former press aides about december 2007 when he said a tabloid editor suggested he might not run another story if edwards would sign a sworn statement denying the affair and denying paternity of hunter's child. abbey lowell asked, he wouldn't sign a affidavit? kornblau said, he would not. lowell, he refused? answer, he refused

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kate snow, nbc news, new york. >> that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening, and we'll look for you later tonight for our special edition of "rock center." good night. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. better than before. that's how oakland police department is characterizing yesterd yesterday's massive may day protests. despite 5,000 defensemmonstrato across the city they say violence and vandalism was much less and they're crediting planning and new high tech tools. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live at the police department with an update for us. >>di?

romney got just 27% in the new nbc news "wall street journal" telemundo poll. he appealed for support today at the latino coalition summit in washington. not by focusing on, say, immigration reform. but a more urgent issue to many latino families. public school education. >> here we are in the most prosperous nation on earth but millions of our kids are getting a third world education. and america's minority children suffer the most. >> reporter: the big problem, said romney, is powerful teachers' unions blocking needed reform. and he charged, president obama is giving the unions a pass because they are big donors to democrats. >> we have to stop putting campaign cash ahead of our kids. >> reporter: mr. obama was at a commencement. the u.s. air force academy. reminding graduates who were just school kids on 9/11 that he is ending our role in iraq and afghanistan. >> for a decade we have labored under the dark cloud of war and now we can see a light. the light of a new day on the horizon. >> reporter: the war on terror. and public schools. important but second t

brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> elsewhere, a u.s. drone strike has killed another top al qaeda leader in yemen. officials say the missile hit fahd al quso as he stepped out of his vehicle in southern yemen. he was one of al qaeda's most senior leaders linked to several terrorist attacks. he was on the fbi's most wanted list for his role in the bombing of the "uss cole" in 2000, which killed 17 american sailors and wounded 39 others. >>> well, after years of delay, a tentative trial date has been set for next year for the five terror defendants charged in the september 11th attacks. an arraignment hearing was held this weekend, featuring even more delays. nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff reports from cuba. >> reporter: at guantanamo bay it was a difficult day for a military judge and a painful one for the families of the 9/11 victims. accused mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed and his four co-defendants were brought into a courtroom here to be formally arraigned on charges that they plotted the attacks that

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, hollywood. >> that's our broadcast on a friday evening. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we will of course look for you right back here on monday. in the meantime, please have a good weekend. good night. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we're following that breaking news in san francisco. the bomb squad is investigating a suspicious package, and this has shut down several surface streets and even the geneva off ramp off 280 happening near the balboa park station and the city college of san francisco. you see down below that package which appeared to be a suitcase was discovered just before 3:00 this afternoon, police have been on the scene ever since. a helicopter on the scene as well. they have a robot in place which is inspecting the suitcase.

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stephanie gosk, nbc news, athens. >>> back in this country, there have been a lot of warnings that this wildfire season is going to be very bad, perhaps even historic because of the lack of winter precip and snow back. so far it's bad in arizona where the big fires grew even larger. as you may know, western fires all get names based on their point of origin. the so-called gladeiator fire has moved toward the historic mining town of crown king. residents there have been evacuated, and colorado officials have evacuated dozens of homes as the hewlett fire has burned thousands of acres, and the first wave of debris from last year's tsunami washing up on american shores. there's more to come, and today on capitol hill at a senate hearing, we learned what is sure to be a strain when the debris comes ashore in bulk. the states and not the federal government are going to be forced to pay for the majority of cleanup costs. >>> still ahead as we continue along the way tonight. if you're one of the patients who asks the doctor for a z-pack by name, something serious you should know about. >>> and

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, san francisco. >>> how about that? that's our broadcast on a friday night. and for this week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. have a wonderful memorial day weekend and please pause to remember our veterans. good night.

kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that's our broadcast for this friday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lest er holt. brian will be back here on monday. i'll see you a bit later for "dateline" friday and tomorrow morning for "today." have a great weekend and good night, everyone.

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> and still ahead as we continue, a bottleneck. a long line in what could be a dangerous waiting game. question is why are so many people trying to get to the top of the world? >>> and later, stars of a certain age still the ones shining the brightest on the great white way these days. >>> wait until you see these pictures we have to show you. it might be the last place on earth you would expect to see a traffic jam, the top of the world, mt. everest, but a combination of bad weather and really too many people looking for that peak experience all at the same time, has turned tragic. our report tonight from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> it is the holy grail for mountaineers, the irresistible but deadly everest. in growing numbers, they're lining up to get to the top. this is what it looked like last week. climbers by the hundreds, each hoping to conquer the world's tallest peak. on saturday, there was a short break in the weather and a race to the summit. above 26,000 feet in a place ominously called the death zone, they hit a traffic ja

tonight, be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> here is a look at what is coming up later this morning on "the today show." stephen colbert will size up this year's election. >>> get an inside look at churchill downs, the racetrack behind tomorrow's kentucky derby, which will be carried live at 4:00 p.m. eastern, 1:00 pacific right here on nbc. >>> keep on it this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good weekend!