lester holt: a threat, a voice seething with hate and rage. lester holt: what happened to michelle? this case is not going to be over until we get her home. i'm lester holt, and this is "dateline". [theme music] keith morrison: they're watching us. they know where we are, how we shop, how we play, what we do, who we love. electronic eyes, the sticky pixel fingerprints follow us almost everywhere. and the weird, fractured, personal diary they write remains forever. of course, it's meaningless, most of it. meaningless, that is, until it's not, until it's terrifying. the san francisco bay, may 27, 2011. 6:55 pm, a young nursing student named michelle le walks across a footbridge from her training hospital to the parking lot. she is not supposed to be here. for reasons unknown and without permission, she has left her post at the hospital. here she walks to her white honda crv just out of camera range. then 7:17 pm, here is michelle's honda leaving the garage. but why? why then, just an hour or two before the end of her shift? good questions, questions about to engulf a whole family. why

. >>> lester holt, how it draws change from protesters who came before them. >>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz. >>> good evening. today we saw pictures of a nation made up of people of all ages, all races, in towns and cities large and small taking to their streets to have their voices heard on the divisive issues of guns. from pennsylvania avenue in washington, d.c., to towns like billings, montana, to parkland, florida, the sight of the school shooting that sparked this moment. people engaged in peaceful protests. hundreds of thousands converged on a stage near the national mall where adults listened to children demanding change. the scope of the day was astounding. some 800 events in the united states and throughout the world. my colleague kate snow spent the day in washington with what was the largest crowd of the day. kate. good evening. >> reporter: jose, good evening. this was all the the invention of teenagers from marjory stoneman douglas high school where 17 were killed. it has grown into something much bigger. from the u.s. capitol to the white house.

reminder kate snow is next for lester holt with "nbc nightly new news". >> hope to to see you at 6:00. bye. autopsy on the unarmed man police in sacramento shot and killed. >> truth will win out. >> the autopsy finding stephon clark was shot from behind. >>> another member of president trump's cabinet under scrutiny for reportedly getting low-cost housing that's connected to an energy lobbyist. >>> she was charged with helping her husband plan the pulse nightclub massacre. tonight, the verdict in the trial of omar mateen's wife. >>> the show of force by russia testing a sophisticated new ballistic missile raising fears of a new arms race. >>> emergency open heart surgery for arnold schwarzenegger. a late update on the actor and former california governor. >>> and you won't believe this one. >> who is this guy? >> an nhl stand-in with a day job gets the call of a lifetime and takes his team to a thrilling finish. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester tonight. there's growing outrage tonight after new details emerged regarding two

. >> lester holt joins us next. >>> tonight -- the major new storm threat. another nor'easter taking aim as the east coast digs out from this weekend's deadly winter blast. >>> tens of thousands still without power. tonight, the race against time before round two hits. >>> a massive teachers strike now entering its eighth day. [ chanting ] schools shut down ain for nearly 300,000 students with no end in sight. >>> refusing to testify. the wild interview with the former trump campaign aide who says he will not comply with a subpoena from robert mueller. practically daring mueller to arrest him, but also suggesting the special counsel may have something on the president. >>> hacking your taxes. >> it's literally a one-stop shop for criminals. >> the new warning about criminals targeting your money through your accountant. >>> an oscar plot twist. making off with the academy award belonging to one of the night's biggest winners. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome to our viewers in the west. talk about your ba

. >> lester holt joins us next. >>> tonight -- the major new storm threat. another nor'easter taking aim as the east coast digs out from this weekend's deadly winter blast. >>> tens of thousands still without power. tonight, the race against time before round two hits. >>> a massive teachers strike now entering its eighth day. [ chanting ] schools shut down ain for nearly 300,000 students with no end in sight. >>> refusing to testify. the wild interview with the former trump campaign aide who says he will not comply with a subpoena from robert mueller. practically daring mueller to arrest him, but also suggesting the special counsel may have something on the president. >>> hacking your taxes. >> it's literally a one-st

. >> lester holt joins us next with "nightly news." we'll see you at 6:00. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight, the massive massive nor'easter slamming the east coast. states of emergency declared. heavy snow, powerful winds, coastal flooding, even thundersnow. the second major storm in a matter of days. a dangerous commute home for millions tonight. thousands of flights canceled. we're tracking the threat. >>> president trump sued by the adult film star he allegedly had an affair with. what she's now claiming about her hush money deal. at a time when the white house is in damage control over its latest high-profile resignation. >>> the v.a. under fire. the shocking new report alleging failed leadership in a major hospital that put our veterans' lives at risk. >>> the police officer killed responding to a 911 call. the second tragedy in a matter of months for a small town force. >>> and the wounded warrior now wearing a different uniform. >> it gave me the outlet and it gave me that sense of brotherhood and camaraderie that i really missed. >> ser

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night.som >>> right now at 6:00, propane tanks, gas cans and lighters. some scary new details tonight about a bay area cabdriver who stormed a local air force base. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us, everyone. >> tonight fbi agents say that attack at travis air force base does not appear to be terrorism. a few hours ago. the driver, a 51-year-old man with ties to the area had a gasoline can on his lap that he set ablaze when he roared through the checkpoint. laura, at this point do we have any idea what the motive is for all this mayhem? >> reporter: no, we do not. and that all happened right here at the main gate at travis air force base. take a look at some cellphone video that captures the moments right after the crash and the explosion. we learned that the driver was a 51-year-old. the fbi says he is a legal permanent resident of the united states originally from india. he's lived in the u.s. since 1

lester holt is next. >> be back. see you then. >>> tonight, deadly explosions leave a big american city in fear. package bombs left on people's doorsteps, blowing up in their faces. >> once she picked it up it detonated, boom, exploded. >> tonight police say the mystery blasts appear to be connected. >>> final moments from onboard that sightseeing helicopter before it plunged into an icy river in new york city. the passengers smiling for the camera shortly before they perished. tonight what the soul sole survivor, the pilot, is telling investigators pay have caused the crash. >>> another massive storm is closing in. the third nor'easter in just ten days. >>> heartache for prospective parents, as tragedy strikes another major fertility clinic. thousands of frozen eggs and embryos may be lost. >>> and did o.j. simpson confess to that infamous double murder in a newly released television interview. >> i remember i grabbed the knife. >> what he called a hypothetical description others are calling his chilling confession.

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching and good night. heavy rain and strong win. a live look in san rafael and san jose. >>> right now at 6:00, here it comes. heavy rain and strong winds. a live look right now at san rafael and san jose. the entire region bracing for this storm. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we're going to get to our weather in just a moment. first, not backing down. oakland's mayor libby schaaf gave the community a heads up about an impending i.c.e. raid, a controversial move pitting local government against the feds. jodi hernandez has more. jodi, those raids are not over yet. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. the north bay rapid response network says they got more than a hundred phone calls about possible i.c.e. sightings until the north bay alone today. the mayor says, however, she is not backing down. >> what she did is no better than, you know, a gang lookout yelling "police." when a police cruiser comes in the neighborhood. except she did it to the e

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for waright now at 6: right now at 6: a gunfight followed by hours of waiting...and worry. a gunman holding hostages at a veterans home in the north bay. the standoff about to enter its 9-th hour. the news at six starts right now: good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m jan >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us. >> we've been tracking this breaking news throughout the day on air and on-line since 11:00 a.m. at this hour, not just hostages but dozens of other people on mandatory lock down. here's what we know. we're expecting another update from the sheriff of napa county at any moment now. this gunman, who is described as a veteran, walked into a going-away party inside the largest veteran's home in the united states. he took three people hostage at 10:20 this morning. a deputy showed up minutes later and exchanged fire. many bullets were fired. that deputy was not hurt. but we do not know the condition of t

. >> up next, "nbc nightly news," lester holt at 11:00. >>> tonight -- the major new storm threat. another nor'easter taking aim as the east coast digs out from this weekend's deadly winter blast. >>> tens of thousands still without power. tonight, the race against time before round two hits. >>> a massive teachers strike now entering its eighth day. [ chanting ] schools shut down again for nearly 300,000 students with no end in sight. >>> refusing to testify. the interview with a former trump campaign aide who says he will not comply with a subpoena from robert mueller. practically daring mueller to arrest him, but also suggesting the special counsel may have something on the president. >>> hacking your taxes. >> it's literally a one-stop shop for criminals. >> the new warning about criminals targeting your money through your accountant. >>> an oscar plot twist. making off with the academy award belonging to one of the night's biggest winners. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. thank you for being here and talk about your bad timing. up an

i'm lester holt. heavy rains and strong winds i the bay area. and blizzard conditions in the sierra. >>> right now at 6:00, heavy rains and strong winds in the bay area. and blizzard conditions in the sierra. we've got crews fanned out across the area. we'll bring you the latest on the microclimate weather alert. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us, everyone. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm jessica aguirre. it's been a wet 24 hours and more rain is on the way. let's take you outside. this is what it looks like inson fr -- in san francisco and san jose right now. we've brought out nbc bay area's stormranger atop san bruno mountain. >> let's start with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. jeff? >> our stormranger scan right now is showing two areas of wet weather. the rain from this morning is continuing across the south. across the north bay is where we're finding wet weather that's now developing, across the fire burn zones in the north bay where we picked up the highest totals, around two inches, including napa, 2.08 inches, orind

lester holt is next with the breaking news regarding north korea. >> we'll see you at 6:00. bye. >>> tonight, breaking news on north korea. late word from president trump of a major announcement tonight at the white house on the heels of him signing sweeping new tariffs on aluminum and steel, setting off a potential trade war in spite of fierce opposition inside his white house and his own party. >>> outrage over a police beating caught on body cam. >> i can't breathe! i can't breathe! >> a man punched and tasered by an officer. his alleged crime -- jaywalking. >>> tough news for hundreds of couples. how a malfunction at a major hospital delivered a blow to their hopes of having children. >>> travel warning for a popular spring break destination. the new security threat alert after an explosion that left american tourists among dozens injured. >>> and heart to heart. they both got a second chance at life and found love in the most unlikely place. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. there is breaking news as we come on the air. south k

lester holt is next and we'll be back at 6:00. >>> breaking news tonight, president trump shakes up his cabinet again. a surprise announcement on twitter that another big name is out. >>> teachers take a stand. >> overworke! >> underpaid! >> overworked! >> walk-ins, walk-outs and new teacher protests sprouting up across several states. a growing movement tonight, what they're demanding. >>> a bombshell in court. prosecutors reveal the orlando nightclub killer intended to attack disney world by hiding a gun in a baby stroller. his widow now on trial. what did she know about the plot? >>> apple ceo tim cook takes an eye-opening shot at facebook. >> mark zuckerberg. what would you do? >> what would i do? i wouldn't be in this situation. >>> and a dangerous, new craze among kids. it looks like a computer flash drive, but it's actually a vaping device. >> i think that's part of the appeal to people, is it just looks so cool, it looks so high-tech. >> the warning every parent should see. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome to our viewers in

lester holt is nerks. -- next. breaking news tonight, bomb scares at u.s. military facilities the cia and secret service sent packages in the mail filled with explosive components. the fbi now investigating, who is sending them and why. >>> facebook under federal investigation amid concerns about your privacy. tonight new allegations the company is tracking many users' phone calls and text messages. >> that to find out, they had a lot more than i intentionally handed them. i feel like i have been had, i feel leak i have been hustled. >>> russia kicks out dozens of u.s. spies after that assassination attempt in the uk. we now know what killed a family on spring break in mexico. who is responsible for vacation safety rentals. >>> a fired nfl cheerleader fighting back. >> i want equal rules for the players and the cheerleaders. >> a question, are women on the side lines held to a different standard than the men on the field? >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt." >> good evening to our viewers in the west. we start at military sites and in

it's called hope and furry, by le lester holt by nbc. became the face of the civil rights struggle. >> martin luther king realized if his movement was going to gain traction and awaken the consciousness of the country, it was going to have to be seen. television news was still, you know, very young. but he recognized its potential at the same time television news recognized what an incredible story was unfolding in front of it. >> hope and furry, mlk the movement in the media airs tonight right on nbc bay area. two hour special begins at 8:00. >> major dem lags in russia to prepare for the world cup. we'll show the big boom shown on camera. but another images from viewers as they participate in the march for our lives of the we'. we'll be right back. largest citd in preparation for the >>> a landmark in russia's fourth largest city has been demolished in preparation. there it goes. in preparation for the upcoming world cup. old abandoned tv power. some locals were protesting because the city will host four world cup games. tournament kic

what ill will take to get them out of the area and kate snow is sitting in to night for lester holt. she joins us in 20 minutes. >> san francisco wants to silt on national stage ahead of the next presidential election. the stilty mayor officially noted the dnc, san francisco wants to host the 2020 convention. what are the chances of securing it here? >> sam brock spoke to the mayor. sam? >> the last one was right here in 1984 at the mosconi center. when walter mondale, secured the nomination. obviously these events are bigger than they were, 30 years ago. but city still feels, it's more than up to the challenge. san francisco bay area has been prepared for the primetime. from super bowl 50, couple years ago, to the 1920 democratic convention, a century ago, our history of hosting is rich. the mayor zipped this letter to the dnc chair, tom perez yesterday, saying for generations americans have looked west for pioneering, leadership and ground breaking ideas. we hope the country again turns our way in 2020. any national events that bring focus on city is a positive thing. >> deputy may

i am lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. bringing the fight to th sanctuary state. president trump )s attorney general is headed to ca >>> right now at 6:00, bringing the fight to the sanctuary state. president trump's attorney general is headed here to california for a major announcement that could fan the flames of the bay area's immigration rebellion. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. most of the state's leaders don't want him here but he's coming anyway. u.s. attorney general jeff sessions will be speaking in sacramento tomorrow morning. he's making a major announcement about sanctuary jurisdictions. this could be a potentially explosive visit, janelle. >> reporter: no details only that it's about sanctuary cities. jeff sessions is speaking tomorrow morning at 8:00. this event held by the california peace officers association. the attorney general is a last-minute surprise add-on keynote speaker. the association says they want him to

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. rain in the bay area. snow in the sierra. we )re tracking the latest storm >>> right now at 6:00, rain in the bay area, snow in the sierra. we're tracking the latest storm and what's shaping up to be a wet week. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us, i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm jessica aguirre. this morning's rain has come and gone but there's more on the way. a live look at san francisco where it is wet. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri has been with us all day, an early look at the forecast, what's in store for the rest of the evening and tomorrow? >> i think a few more disturbances moving in across the bay area giving us on again, off again rainfall. storm ranger, mobile doppler radar, we're tracking areas of showers. i want to take you to the most consistent, that has been over oakland on telegraph avenue. also on broadway. moving off to the north and the east. that would continue rainfall through piedmont into 6:04, also into orinda at 6:29 tonight. as we get y

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night.first the prayers. now the protest. another emotionally charged evening in sacr >>> right now at 6:00, first, the prayers. now, the protests. another emotionally charged evening in sacramento following the shooting of a black man earlier in the month. all eyes tonight on what happens at the nba games. >>> the news at 6:00 starts remind. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm roger mat jnchts ma tc--. protesters have been in the streets for a couple of hours now. this is the view from our nbc bay area chopper there in the state capital. the protesters are marching towards the new downtown sacramento basketball arena. in previous nights they have games, twice actually since the shooting. from our nbc chopper. you can see it looks like about 1 or 200 protesters down below starting to fan out. that kings games begins an hour from now. let's bring in cheryl hurd from sacramento with the very latest. cheryl? >> reporter: raj, this is wha

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching and good night.with cloud filled skies roads. we )re tracking a storm moving through the bay area. >>> right now at 6:00, the workweek ending. how it started with cloud filled skies. wet roadways. tracking a storm moving through the bay area. >>> the news at 6:00 starts. good evening. thank you for joining us on friday. i'm janelle wang in for raj mathai, i'm jessica aguirre. rain to the bay area. snow to the sierras. umbrellas, puddles in san how say. the snow is making it a tough drive to tahoe. weather is working against rescuers trying to find this man. a missing skier from richmond. he spent wednesday skiing. when he didn't make it back to his cabin. his wife reached out to the alpine county sheriff's office. rescuers grounded. because of all of the snow. low visibility. wind. 36 inches have fallen of snow in the last two days. when he disappeared the international guard, chp, marin search-and-rescue said they went out looking for mr

i'm lester holt. from all of us at nbc news, thanks for facebook under fire. what a whistleblower is saying the company may have done with the private data of 50 million people. >>> facebook under fire. what may have been done with information on 50 million people. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> had users, investors and even politicians are now crying foul. the issue is how tens of millions of unsuspecting facebook users had their private date access mined and then used to shape preferring the their ads to their politics without their permission. scott budman joins us live to sort it all out for us. >> reporter: that data was accessed and then used for political purposes. tonight facebook still has a lot to answer for and soon, some of the questions may come from the united states senate. was the outcome of the 2016 presidential election affected by facebook? we now know that an outside company, cambridge analytica, was able to access a huge number of facebook profiles and mine them for political data. yours might

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. get those winshield wipeg for the drive home. >>> right now at 6:00, rain returns. get those windshield wipers going. we're tracking the storm moving through the bay area right now. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm janelle wang. roger and jessica have the night off. a live look at san francisco on your left, san jose on your right. you can see dark storm clouds moving over. stormranger is on san bruno right now. meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking the rain. >> we're going to push into the biggest concern right now, and that's right here across el cerrito. heavier rainfall continuing into martinez through 6:28 tonight. also seeing things pick up through hayward. that's going to push rainfall into dublin here as we head into 6:19 tonight with potentially some small isolated hail. you'll want to be on the lookout for that. some showers have picked up over campbell moving into downtown san jose by 6:32. i want to bring you to so

lester holt is next. >> we'll be back at 6:00. >>> developing news tonight. new heartbreak for so many expectant moms and dads, a nightmare fertility clinic meltdown. far worse than we first knew. >> this is mind-blowing to me. honestly. i'm sick. >> thousands of eggs and embryos lost. >>> new bomb scares as the fbi swoops in and makes an arrest for the packages filled with explosive materials sent to the military sites. the cia, the secret service. how many more are in the mail? >>> a growing scandal at michigan state. first it was larry nassar, the disgraced doctor convicted of sexually assaulting gymnast, including olympic stars. now his boss is in custody. what authorities say they found. >>> a big american city's 911 system hacked. an urgent race to find out who did it and why. and it's not the only city that's been targeted. >>> and sent away for a crime he didn't commit. now set free after decades behind bars. a major league groundskeeper back safe at home. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome to our viewers in

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. welcome to our viewers in the west. it was an unprecedented and powerful display that unfolded across the country today. from maine to california, alaska to parkland, florida, where one month ago, from the depths of tragedy, a movement was born. as the clock struck 10:00 a.m., students at marjory stoneman douglas high school and thousands of schools nationwide left their classrooms to honor the victims of school gun violence and demonstrate in support of stricter gun laws. a moment that spanned the intersection of learning and politics. our gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: today, across the country, the loudest lesson was outside the classroom. >> i won't die saying nothing. >> reporter: in parkland, florida, where exactly one month ago today a gunman's rampage changed everything, an incredible exodus. 17 minutes to honor the 17 victims and calls to tighten gun restrictions. >> we're strong and we need to make a change. so we're not going to stop until it happens. >> reporter:

lester holt joins us after the newscast at 5:30. >>> we have developing news out of the east bay. in brentwood police have arrested three edna hill middle schoolers for planning an attack. the 13 and 14-year-olds talked about committing an act of violence and threatened a classmate. all three were booked into juvenile hall. >>> today libby schaaf was singled out by president trump. he called the oakland mayor a disgrace and once again the mayor isn't backing down. jodi hernandez joins us from oakland. >> reporter: the mayor said she's not backing down, even after getting called out by the president himself this morning. >> what the mayor of oakland did the other day was a disgrace. >> on the heels of jeff sessions' california visit, president trump went on the attack as well this morning. threatening to hold back federal money to sanction cities and blasting oakland mayor libby schaaf for warning the community about last week's i.c.e. operation. >> and the mayor of oakland went out and she -- she went out and warned them all, scatter. and she said get out of here. and she's tellin

lester holt is next. >> be back. see you then. >>> tonight, deadly explosions leave a big american city in fear. package bombs left on people's doorsteps, blowing up in their faces. >> once she picked it up it detonated, boom, exploded. >> tonight police say the mystery blasts appear to be connected. >>> final moments from onboard that sightseeing helicopter before it plunged into an icy river in new york city. the passengers smiling for the camera shortly before they perished. tonight what the soul sole survivor, the pilot, is telling investigators pay have caused the crash. >>> another massive storm is closing in. the third nor'easter in just ten days. >>> heartache for prospective parents, as tragedy strikes another major fertility clinic. thousands of frozen eggs and embryos may be lost. >>> and did o.j.

. >> up next, "nightly news" with lester holt. we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00. >>> tonight, another nor'easter taking aem at tens of millions of people. more than a foot of snow expected, potentially crippling travel as tens of thousands remain without power after last week's storm. al roker is here. >>> breaking news. the latest white house shakeup. the top economic adviser is resigning. the potential relation to your finances >>> kim jong un is ready to have talks with the u.s. >>> the mayor of a major city resigns after a sex scandal, pleading guilty to stealing through thousands of dollars. >>> the big deal for teachers in west virginia. getting the pay raise they demanded. >>> and for kids, must-see tv, drawing them in with shows that are nice. >>> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, and thank you for being here. with another potentially crippling storm forming tonight, there is rising anxiety and some anger in parts of the northeast. they're still reeling from last week's nor'east

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> thank you for being here. power is out for millions, floodwaters are rising in many sections of the northeast tonight as ra rain, heavy snow and vicious winds pummel the reason. in new england there is a potentially deadly storm surge threatening coastal communities. the weather service in boston tweeting today, take this storm seriously, expect structural damage, homes destroyed. the nor'easter has battered an area from the carolinas too maine with winds gusting above 70 miles an hour. the winds making for harrowing moments in the sky like this flight aborting its landing at washington's reagan national airport. most flight, however, are grounded. flight cancellations being felt across the entire country, even amtrak service between washington and boston halted. we start in massachuset massachuset massachusetts. >> reporter: tonight a powerful nor'easter slamming the east coast with power outages from maine to north carolina. along massachusetts's coastline -- >> this whole street will be totally flooded with

. >> coming up on "nightly news" at 5:30, lester holt will have more on the war of words between attorney general jeff sessions and state officials over these immigration policies, including further comments from the governor. now president trump, meanwhile, is about to make his first visit to california since taking office in the midst of all this. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders confirms he is coming next tuesday. now she didn't give any other details, but the president is expected to visit san diego to view prototypes of his proposed border wall. "the l.a. times" also says the president will attend a republican fundraiser in beverly hills. tickets for that event range as high as $250,000. >>> okay. let's talk about our changing weather. keep your umbrellas close. another round of rain is bearing down on us. the golden gate bridge. it's been a beautiful day today. but it is changing. let's brit in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. when the rain could come in next. jeff? >> and i do think tonight over the next couple of hours we'll begin to see some raindrops here

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. as we come on the air, homeward bound commuters here in the densely packed northeast corridor are struggling through a major snowstorm. the second powerful nor'easter to slam the region in less than a week. tonight, snarling highways and disrupting transit service. here's what it looks lightning right now in new jersey and new york at this hour. new york and philadelphia among the big cities in the path of a fast-moving storm burying twisted trees and downed power lines left over from last friday's storm. the heavy, wet snow raising the misery level for thousands who are without power and heat in some cases for a sixth straight day. this while thousands of flights to and from the region are canceled leaving displaced passengers across the country. nbc's stephanie gosk has our report. >> reporter: battling a nor'easter is never easy. battling two in less than a week is taking its toll. >> march is no good. >> reporter: throughout the northeast, the cleanup from the first storm is being

he's lester holt. >> good day, unfolding catastrophe right now in miami. these are live pictures near florida international university where a newly construction pedestrian overpass, a bridge collapsed, five or six cars under the wreckage and reporting several fatalities. no numbers have been offered right now, but you see the length, a 174-foot span of bridge, newly constructed, scheduled to open to pedestrians in 2019. for some reason, collapsing on to that multilane highway there. you see, and there are several fatalitie fatalities. we are en route to the scene there in miami, is on the phone telling us what she learned so far. >> caller: well, the florida highway patrol says they have confirmed there are several fatalities involved in this pedestrian and bridge collapse. we have been seeing the images coming in, five to six vehicles are crushed underneath it. and right now, florida highway patrol here trying to ascertain the situation, whether anybody needs rescued from underneath this collapsed bridge. this is a florida international university, one o

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> it is terrible. and it is unsettling. >> now at 6:00, an nbc bay area exclusive. the san jose state student was targeted by a serial assaulter. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm janelle wang sitting in for raj mathai. new revelations in the san jose state university accused of sex ally assaulting male classmates. court documents reveal the suspect displayed the same criminal behavior before each attack. and tonight a student said he saw the signs because the same thing almost happened to him. that student spoke with nbc bay area's damian trujillo and live at san jose state with the details. >> reporter: i read through the court documents and i'll tell you, it is quite startling. now that other students tell me they saw the signs four years ago and he regrets not saying anything about it then. hugo walks the campus of san jose state with the memory he's been car

news with lester holt. lester, great to see you. >> good to see you, ali. >> he was a strategist. the whole idea of doing these things early in the day so the reels could get back to new york, he was a strategist with the media. if he hadn't been, might the civil war -- the civil rights movement have been as successful? >> i think it's fair to say it probably wouldn't have been. ali, you and i deal with it every day, media savvy organizations and individuals. they know our deadlines. they know our attraction to conflict, those sorts of things. but to go back and look at the martin luther king story, the civil rights story through that lens a bit different. you don't think about how savvy that movement was and understanding the power of images. right down, you look at the 1963 children's crusade, the march in birmingham, make sure the kids were dressed in their sunday best. the point was to show the rest of america what was happening in the segregated south in a way that didn't alienate white america. >> les

lester holt: text messages, security monitors,

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. a san francisco police or shot outside a barber shop, in th >>> right now at 6:00 we have breaking news. a san francisco police officer shot outside a barbershop in the outer mission district. new details about what happened. we're live on scene. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us. ji >> we have been tracking this breaking story. the officer by the way is now at fs general. you're looking at a live picture of that neighborhood where that shooting took place. sky ranger is over the area. dozens of police officers are on the ground there near the intersection of geneva and mission. the officer was shot in the leg while responding to some sort of a domestic dispute right outside of a barbershop. >> one of the first reporters to get there, she joins us with the very latest. what are you seeing? >> reporter: we're hearing right now janelle and jessica, two people were shot. this is very active scene, dozens of police officers here. this all unfolded in f

interview with lester holt. >> stephen: who's next to go? there's a 4 #% turnover in the trump administration, 42%. >> very high, if you had that on your show, it would be a problem. >> stephen: what have you heard? ( laughter ) all these rumors, terrellson's going to go, and kelly's going to go. who's next, do you think? >> the reporting indicates h.r. mcmaster is maybe on the chopping block, so people are sort of angling for that. you know the thing tillerson figured out which is one of the great ironies of donald trump a man who became famous on a show where he says "you're fired" as the catch phrase, he doesn't like to fire people. for all of the things he's terrible about, he can't fire people. >> stephen: it's one of the few things i find positive about donald trump. >> i find it relatable. he's too much of a wimp to say, you're fired. >> stephen: if you like firing people, you're an (bleep). ( laughter ) we have to go in a minute. but i want to talk about your book is in paperback, "a colony in a nation." >> yes. >> stephen: i almost

. >> the special narrated from lester holt. and that's at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. tomorrow night on nbc, again two hours long and starts at 8:00. >>> well, a north bay school is turning its page on its history. >> the motion to pass is unanimous. you can hear the cheers thereafter the napa school board made the announcement. the board voted to retire the native-american mascot at the high school. before the vote they read testimonials from people who agree it is time to change. >> the power of words, images and symbols lies in how they're received, and those usages affect the way we perceive people. >>> peanuts and crackerjacks are the ballpark's tradition but the giants are trying to make sure they're not your only option on game day. food a big part of their season-long celebration. >> what we really want to do is not take sort of natural brand that's thrown into the ballpark necessarily. >> some of the new items, this is the juicy lu, a cheese stuffed burger. ahi tuna served over rice. one thing that won't be available for the first two months of the season is g

i'm lester holt. her life ended in mystery on a dead end road, a mother of three who'd gone missing. but it's a sad truth as the sheriff says, even here, where everybody used to know everybody, it's not that way anymore. >> so many different people are moving in from around the world and -- >> trying to escape the crowds. >> escape the crowd or running from something. >> oh, yes, where you have gone, andy griffith, mayberry has apparently up and left us. the sheriff fights real crime nowadays. >> the crime you see here is the same crime you would see in any city, just a smaller version. >> neighbors tend to know more of each other's business than they might in tuscaloosa, for example. which can be a bit of a nuisance, as you're about to see, if you need to keep a secret, especially, for example, if your secret is about murder. >>> to begin with, this thoughtful young woman was just a girl of 17 back in '07 when it things started coming apart in the way things do when parents don't talk about it. kelse

but fired him and then he gives the interview to lester holt and then he has the russians in the oval office. who in the hell advised him to allow those russians in the oval office? >> it's a mystery. let me ask but the trump tower meeting. what do you make of it? as someone who has worked for president trump? >> i've defended that meeting. i don't think there's anything wrong with it. you're going to disagree with me. >> i don't know what happened at that meeting. do you think that donald trump says, president trump says he knew nothing about the meeting. do you think that's true? >> no. >> you don't think that's true. >> no. it doesn't -- and jake, i'm watched your news reports. you know it's not true. he talked about it the week before. and i don't know why he did this. all he had to say was, yeah, we met with the russians. the russians offered us something and we thought they had something and that was it. i don't know why he went around trying to hide. he shouldn't have. >> i think that's one of the mysteries of all of this. if there's nothing to hide, why is he doing things like

or when he told lester holt why he fired comey and he gave his motivations. why would you let him talk to the people with the power to indict him? >> that base that he's playing to, to matt's point earlier, is not the bigger ceo-type wealthy base that the president may have acquired in the last year. it's that original fringe base. we showed an image on the screen with the president. there is no way steve schwartz will be saying to the president, dear mr. president, sure, bring on that guy from fox news and let it rip. but, matt, does the president have a point? there was an article in the ap where it has a quote from an outside trump adviser who says trump believes if this investigation goes on indefinitely, it will, quote, choke the life out of his presidency. there's a real point there. so isn't he damned if he does, damned if he doesn't? >> he's damned if he committed an crime. if he did something illegal. and bob mueller has evidence it and decides he can indict the president or refer it over to congress for impeachment proceedings. if the president has

. >> lester holt is next and then we'll be back. we'll see you then. >>> tonight, a monster winter storm. the nor'easter hitting with a dangerous mix of snow, relentless rain and wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour. travel nightmares, thousands of flights canceled, passengers getting sick on a plane trying to land in the storm. >> i'm holding on to the seat and we're going up and down and everywhere. >> massive flooding, roads underwater. al roker is tracking the threat for us. >>> the deadly double shooting inside a college campus dorm. tonight, the urgent manhunt for the gunman. >>> another roller coaster day on wall street as president trump stokes fears of a trade war, saying they're easy to win. how it could impact prices on everything from blue jeans to bourbon. >>> hotel wi-fi warning. the new trick scammers can use to make you think you're signing on to the hotel's ne

. >> up next, "nbc nightly news," lester holt at 11:00. >>> tonight -- the major new storm threat. another nor'easter taking aim as the east coast digs out from this weekend's deadly winter blast. >>> tens of thousands still without power. tonight, the race against time before round two hits. >>> a massive teachers strike now entering its eighth day. [ chanting ] schools shut down again for nearly 300,000 students with no end in sight. >>> refusing to testify. the interview with a former trump campaign aide who says he will not comply with a subpoena from robert mueller. practically daring mueller to arrest him, but also suggesting the special counsel may have something on the president. >>> hacking your taxes. i

. >> up next, "nightly news" with lester holt. we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00. >>> tonight, another nor'easter taking aem at tens of millions of people. more than a foot of snow expected, potentially crippling travel as tens of thousands remain without power after last week's storm. al roker is here. >>> breaking news. the latest white house shakeup. the top economic adviser is resigning. the potential relation to your finances >>> kim jong un is ready to have talks with the u.s. >>> the mayor of a major city resigns after a sex scandal, pleading guilty to stealing through thousands of

. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, and welcome to our viewers in the west. the urgency to break the case in texas is intensifying as a serial bomber may have struck again, possibly switching tactics once more. the latest blast, a package bomb filled with nails rocked a fedex facility 65 miles from austin that has been the site of the four previous explosions. authorities revealing the discovery of yet another suspicious package in the fedex system. one person was injured in today's blast, part of a seemingly disjointed attacks that has left two people dead. kerry sanders joins us with the latest. >> reporter: tonight the race to identify a suspect growing more urgent. a new bomb that may be linked to the serial bomber, exploding just after midnight on a conveyer belt at this fedex facility in shertz, texas. >> the female worker was knocked off her feet. suffered a concussion. >> reporter: the bomb was designed to kill. >> there were nails and metal in the bomb. >> reporter: fedex says the person who sent that bomb also sent a second package which polic

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. power is out for millions. planes are grounded and floodwaters are rising in many sections of the northeast tonight, as rain, heavy snow and vicious winds pummel the region. storm blamed for at least five deaths so far. in new england, all eyes are on a potentially life-threatening storm surge, flooding costal communities. the weather service in boston tweeting today, take this storm seriously. expect structural damage, homes destroyed. the powerful nor'easter battered an area from the carolinas to maine with winds above 70 miles an hour. the winds making for harrowing moments in the sky, like this flight on its landing at reagan national airport. flight cancellations felt across the entire country. even amtrak service between washington and boston has been halted. our coverage starts with kristen dahlgren in massachusetts. >> reporter: tonight a powerful nor'easter slamming the east coast with power outages from maine to north carolina. along massachusetts' coastline -- >> this whol

lester holt is nerks. -- next. breaking news tonight, bomb scares at u.s. military facilities the cia and secret service sent packages in the mail filled with explosive components. the fbi now investigating, who is sending them and why. >>> facebook under federal investigation amid concerns about your privacy. tonight new allegations the company is tracking many users' phone calls and text messages. >> that to find out, they had a lot more than i intentionally handed them. i feel like i have been had, i feel leak i have been hustled. >>> russia kicks out dozens of u.s. spies after that assassination attempt in the uk. we now know

that's nbc "nightly news" for this sunday, and lester holt will be back with you tomorrow. i'm kate snow, and from all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. we continue to follow brg news out of san francisco. police are looking for suspended football star aldon smith. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of san francisco. police looking for suspended football star alton smith. good evening, thanks for joining us. >> embattled alton smith wanted for questioning by san francisco police after a domestic violence incident. he's been at the center of several high profile investigations. >> we broke the details on our twitter feed. sergio continues our breaking news coverage from san francisco. you just talked to police. what are they saying? >> reporter: we just talked to police and actually just talked to witnesses about this around 8:30 this evening, the san francisco police department was called to this building on

lester holt will be in tomorrow. i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. the smoke has cleared af massive build >>> right now at 6. the smoke has cheer cleared after a massive building fire this san francisco. we're learning about the toll it's taking on businesses. >> good evening, thanks for joining us. >> emotions run high at the scene of the massive four alarm fire in north beach. we continue the coverage. >> right now a clean up is under way. to help some of the businesses dry out. where water may have gotten in during the fire fite. you can see the activity there. the damage to this building is really up above. in fact you can see daylight through that window. this has been an emotional

nightly news with lester holt coming up right now. >> we're back at 6:00. >>> tonight, vladimir putin's chilling warning to the world. boasting that russia has a new nuclear missile so invincible it can evade detection and strike anywhere. demonstrating his firepower with a simulated attack on the u.s. tonight we have putin one on one in an exclusive interview. >>> stocks plunge after president trump triggers fears of a trade war at a time when his administration is consumed by infighting and chaos. our exclusive report. another key adviser may be headed for the exit. >>> the powerful nor'easter taking aim at the east coast while millions in the west brace for the strongest storm of the year. we're tracking the threats. >>> new warning that equifax cyberattack was even bigger than first revealed. we'll show you a better way to protect all p