lester? >> all right, jo ling kent, thank you. >>> a new firestorm is erupting over college admissions. families reportedly transferring legal guardianship of their children in order to get financial aid. financial aid. but there are critics who say it is unfair. nbc's ron motte has it's totally legal, but there are critics who say it is unfair nbc's ron motte has details. >> reporter: it works like this. families, some of whom live in million dollar homes with incomes well into six figures, go to court to have a legal guardian with fewer financial resources appointed for their college-bound students, giving them a better shot at qualifying for need-based financial aid, qr and it's perfectly legal according to pro publica illinois and the wall street journal, citing court records, the tactic has been usedl, citi records, the tactic effectively dozens of times. >> they were filed by one of two law firms and many of them used language in the petition, such as the guardian would provide educatio

>> lester, u.s. officials say north korea appears to have fired at least two short range ballistic missiles the second launch in a week, the third since may. only hours after the president bragged about his relationship with kim june, saying, we might be in a major war with north korea right now if hillary clinton had been elected and the white house last week delivered photos to the north koreans, mementos of the president's meeting with kim at the dmz. tonight secretary of state pompeo said on his way to asia, if the north koreans are there, he is confident they would meet. lester >> andrea mitchell tonight, thanks >>> now to president trump's explosive new remarks about baltimore. the president saying residents are, quote, living in hill nbc's geoff bennett is in baltimore for us tonight >> reporter: president trump fing o another shot today in his ongoing battle against congressman elijah cummings and the city he represents >> baltimore has been very badly mishandled for many years. as you know,

lester? >> andrea mitchell tonight, thanks. >>> now to president trump's explosive new rema baltimore. the president saying residents are, quote, living in hill. nbc's geoff bennett is in baltimore for us tonight. >> reporter: president trump firing off another shot today in his ongoing battle against congressman elijah the city he represents. >> baltimore has been very badly mishandled for my years. as you know, congressman cummings has been there for a long time. ron s had a very hand on it. it's a corrupt city. those people are living in hell in baltimore. they're largely african-american. >> reporter: words from the president that cut deep for people we talked to here. the president today said people who live in baltimore are living in hell. how does that make you el? >> it don't feel good, you know. it don't feel good at all. >> reporter: and about this point from the president? >> i've received more phone calls than i think on any other subject of people from baltimore and other ti ci c

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and have a >>> i walked over and said is there a problem? he said no. then they walked away. >> a 5-year-old boy wanders away from a summer camp on the peninsula. now his parents are demanding answers. >>> plus this might impact your next night out in the city. the san francisco street that is now off limits to cars. >> but first this is only a test. the reason the government sent out mock census forms to bay area neighborhoods and why immigrant rights groups aren't buying it. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. >> now, it is not legal. the supreme court ruled the upcoming census cannot include a question about your citizenship status. so then why are thousands of people across the country and here in the bay area getting census forms that ask if you're a citizen? nbc robert honda takes a look at this. the census bureau says those forms are only a test. community leaders say it's really a t

i'm lester holt. thanks for watching, everyone. and good night . >>> oh, my gosh. >> a friendship forged through a traumatic experience. the summer camp worker in san jose who helped save a baby's life. >> plus, a good shake. the pair of quakes that rattled the bay area, what the chances are of another earthquake. >>> also a house party in the middle of the night. you can see it there. the neighborhood insta county blaming a house in foreclosure for all these teenagers flooding onto the street. >>> we want to start tonight with breaking news about the supreme court. retired justice john paul stevens has died. justice stevens who was known for his trademark bow tie was the third-longest serving justice in supreme court history. he served 35 years. he was also a veteran of world war two and nominated for the high court in 1975 by president ford. justice stevens was 99 years old. >>> good evening, and thanks for being with us at 6:00, i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. a quiet community in the east bay is in an uproar. neighbors

. >> lester holt is next with "nightly news." thanks for joining us. >> bye. >>> breaking news tonight. the victory for 9/11 victims over a decade in the making. >> the bill is passed. >> the senate late today passing a bill to make sure the 9/11 fund never runs out of money to care for victims and survivors after emotional pleas by comedian jon stewart and first responders >> we can never repay all that the 9/11 community has done for our country, but we can stop penalizing them. >> tonight the measure on its way to president trump's desk. >>> bracing for impact, robert mueller just hours away from his highly anticipated testimony, answering questions for the first time about the russia probe. what will congress ask, and what will he say? >>> the shocking twist in the murders of an american woman and her boyfriend. police revealing two missing teens feared to be victims, too, are now suspects on the run. >>> inside jeffrey epstein's private island, the secluded compound where at least one accuser said she witnessed sexual abuse,

i'm lester holt. for all of us stop people from hopping onto b.a.r.t. without paying, but are they doing any good? what our cameras captured at this bart station. >>> plus, buying a home is getting harder. what one study is revealing about first-time home buyers in the area. >>> first a controversial hire has a lot of people questioning it. resurfacing. the news at 6:00 starting right now. thanks for joining us. >> a state police officer fire ed was fired and now the video has resurfaced. there's a growing concern over that particular officer, robert. >> reporter: that's right. it's all centered around this i have owe and people are looking at it, trying to decide for themselves if the officer's actions were justified or not. regardless, we need to warn you, the images are disturbing. >> sh. lower your voice. i need your name or i'm going to take you to jail. >> reporter: in 2016 he called about a man who was accused of watching porch in the library and acting crazy. >> what's your birth date. >> i can change it. >> no. give me your real birthday. >> i

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lester? >> hallie, thanks. >>> and also being talked about tonight some video shot by nbc news 27 years ago that offers a glimpse into hithe past relationsp between president trump anjeffery epstein who is now facing new sex trafficking charges. nbc's stephanie gosk oras details. >> repr: a 1992 tarty at mar-a-lago, donaldrump and jeffery epstein shared a joke and a laugh. edfl cheerleaders danc among the crowd. the video from nbc's archive was shot more than a de before epstein served 13 months in a florida jail for procuring a minor for prostitution. last week, after epstein pleaded not guilty to new federase trafficking charges, the president characterized their relationship. >> people in palm beach knew him. he was a fixture i palm beach. i had a falling out with him a long time ago. i don't think i've spoken to him for 15 years. i wasn't a fan. >> reporter: but in a 2002 magazine article, trump called epstein a terrific guy, adding, it is even said he likes beautiful women d as much as i

lester? >> all right, hallie jackson at the white house. thank you. >>> there is breaking news tonight of a shake up at planned parenthood. the organization forcing out its president after less than a year on the job, and it comes amid a battle over new and more restrictive abortion laws across the country. nbc's kristen welker has late details for us. >> reporter: tonight with abortion rights under fire, the president of planned parenthood, lena wen says she was forced out of her job today. wen tweeting, i just learned that the board ended my employme at a secret meeting. and in a letter to employees adding, the move comes amidst philosophical differences over the direction of the organization. the board has decided to, quote, double down on abortion rights advocacy. planned parenthood thanked wen for her service. a source familiar with her departure tells nbc news, it was due to management style and lack of political savvy. wen was the first physician to lead the organation in decades. >> we will win because we are standing on e right sid

lester? >> all right, a hallie jackson the white house. thank you. >>> there is breaking news tonight of a shake up at planned parenthood. the organization forcing out its president after less than a year on the job, and it comes amid a battle over new and more restrictive abortion laws across the country. nbc's kristen welker has late details for us. >> reporter: tonight withht abortion rig under fire, the president of planned parenthood, lena wen says she was forced out of her job today. wen tweeting, i just learned that the board ended my employment at a secret meeting. and in a letter to employees adding, the move comes amidst philosophical differences over the direction of the organization. the board has decidedo, quote, double down on abortion rights advocacy. planned parenthood thanked wen for her service. a source familiar with her departure tells nbc news, it was due to management style and lack of political savvy. wen was the first physician to lead the organization in decades. >> we will win because we are standing on the right

lester? p >>ete, thank you. >>> dangerous heat is hesweeping much of country tonight. 190 million people are at risk for extreme teeratures. and in some places the scorching heat and humidity are going to get worse. blayne alexander is in chicago for this report. >> reporter: in madison, wisconsin, this morning, a mechanical fire at this power plant. >> transformer and active fire. >> reporter: knocked out power downtown n the hottest day of the year. with the summer heatwave sweeping the country, today in feels s city, i like 110. in omaha and des moines, 114.at hehat's already proving deadly. foer new york giants player mitch petrus st ju 32 years old has died of apparent heatstroke in arkansas after working outside yesterday. riin chicago, the lue children's hospital is showing just how fast a hot car can kill. the air inside jumping s from 80 degr 130 in less than an hour. >> dehydration and the kidneys shutting down can happen pretty arly dly partic at 120 degrees. >> reporter: just with

that's "nightly news" for this friday i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching good night have a great weekend >>> right now at 6:00, busted in socal. tonight a stern warning from los angeles police. bay area thieves heading south to prey on new victims. plus a pothole in the middle of 880 brings traffic to a halt. when this part of the freeway d nothing wrong and says hayward police went after him because of what he was wearing and the lo skin. tonight body cam video appears to back him up. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good friday. thanks for joining us. >> raj and jessica have the night off. >> an unarmed east by a man says he was stopped not once by twice but police on the same day all because of the color of his skin. he took the city to court and police body camera video were a key part in this case. >> yeah. today he spoke exclusively with nbc bay area's melissa colorado. >> the man says he was not doing anything wrong when police officers tackled him to the ground giving him some cuts and bruises, an

." >> lester holt is next. we'll see you at 6:00. >>> breaking news tonight the dramatic takedown after a deadly shooting spree just a short time ago. police capturing the suspect wanted in the killings of four people at three different crime scenes >> i just saw ten police officers with guns, rifles and handguns going crazy >> the suspect's father and brother among the dead >>> six teen marines arrested on charges from human smuggling to drug offenses, the dramatic arrests happening during a battalion formation. >> jeffrey epstein placed on suicide watch. he was found injured in his jail cell with marks on his neck. was he attempting to take his own life or could he have been 37 max plane, how itinmate could throw a wrench into your travel plans and drive up ticket costs especially for the holidays another major city laying down the law on escooters as deaths and injuries rise. are they too dangerous for the road >>> and our journey to the top of the world where scorching heat is melting nature's wonders. >> a

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching have a great night, everyone >>> right now at 6:00, a helicopter flips at an airport in the east bay. the new details we're learning about this deadly crash. >>> plus preparing for a backup plan. the reason a major local water agency is putting emergency equipment in strategic spots this fire season. >>> but first -- >> kind of frightened me maybe one day they won't be there. >> afraid to go out in public. how bay area families are responding to president trump's immigration sweep. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. in fear and panic. that's how many bay area families say they spent the weekend. the threat of the widespread deportations hung over their head. immigration raids were supposed to begin yesterday but there were only a few reports of i.c.e. activity nationwide. >> just the threat of the raids had immigrant families chang

lester? >> hallie, thanks. >>> and being talked about tonight some video shot by nbc news 2years ago that paffers a glimpse into the st relationship between president trump and jeffery epstein who is now facing new sex trafficking charges. nbc's stephanie gosk has details. >> reporter: a 1992 party at mar-a-lago, donald trump and jeffery epstein shared a joke and a laugh. nfl cheerleaders danced among the crowd. the video fr nbc's archive was shot more than a decade before epstein ed 13 months in a florida jail for procuring a minor for prostitution. last week, after epstein pleaded not guilty to new federal sex trafficking charges, the president characterized their relationship. >> people in palm beach knew him. he was a fixture in palm beach. i had a falling out with him a long time ago. i don't think i've spoken to him for 15 years. i wasn't a fan. >> reporter: but in a 2002 magazine articl trump called epstein a terrific guy, adding, ai it is even she likes beautiful women as much as i do

>> good evening, lester we're keeping a close eye on tropical storm barry. the outer bands of rain already making the way well inland. winds up to 40 miles an hour. it does not look like it's going to turn into a hurricane but still with tropical storm-force winds, areas in louisiana do need to be mindful of this storm moving in we could see 10 to 20 inches of rain across southeastern louisia louisiana. >> severe turbulence sent passengers flying during a flight from vancouver to austra dozens were treated for injuries steve patterson has more >> reporter: passengers say it struck without warning. >> all of a sudden, bang, it dropped it must have dropped a hundred feet or something because everyone went up to the ceiling. >> reporter: sudden severe turbulence tossing passengers from their seat injuring 35 people on board air canada flight 33. the boeing 777 flying from vancouver to australia. the airline saying it encountered unforecasted and sudden turbulence about two hours west of hawaii. the turbulence so violent the plane was forced to make an emergency

lester? >> all right, jeff bennett, thank you. >>> another major story tonight, we're just hours away from former special counsel robert mueller taking the hot seat iquestions about the russia pre for the first time. nbc's kristen welker now in the most anticipated testimony in years. >> reporter: tonight, house democrats huddling in a last-minute practice session, preparing to question robert mueller in a make or break moment for their case against the president. >> i think it's very important that these facts come to light. our committee is most concerned about the compromise of national security. >> reporter: nbc's kasie hunt is on capitol hill. >> when robert mueller sits down here tomorrow, it's going to be the 89th time he's testified before congress over a long public life. democrats know this might be their last chance to convince the american public on impeachment. so they tell us they plan to keep their questions sharp and targeted. >> reporter: overnight, after mueller's request fo

lester? >>ete, thank you. >>> dangerous heat is sweeping much of the country tonight. 190 million people are at risk for extreme temperatures. and in some places the scorching heat and humidity are going to get worse. inblayne alexander is chicago for this report. >> reporter: in madison, wisconsin, this morning, a mechanical fire at this power plant. >> transformer and active fire. >> repor knocked ttut power downtown on the t day of the year. with the summer heatwave sweeping the un coy, today in kansas city, it feels like 110. in oma and des moines, 114. that's already proving deadly. former new york giants player mitch petrus just 32 years old has died of apparent heatstroke in arkansas e after working outsid yesterday. in chicago, the lurie children's hospital is h showing justow fast a hot car can kill. the air insi jumping from 80 degrs to 130 in less than an hour. >> dehydration and the kidneys shting down can happen pretty rapidly particularly at 120 degrees. >> reporter: just within

lester, tonight many people have decided to sleep outside. lester >> all right, miguel, thanks >>> in a region where the occasional small tremor is quickly shrugged off, the intensity and length of the holiday weekend quakes that grabbed the attention of a lot of people in the los angeles area, i can tell you they certainly grabbed mine tonight, years of pleas for earthquake preparedness are resonating loudly. >> reporter: the two major earthquakes uncomfortably close to los angeles surfacing anxieties tonight that many californians haven't felt for 20 years, about the many fault lines that straddle below this region of some 18 million people >> one of those at 7.1, what are we looking at >>n we're looking almost certainly fatalities, because we vef people and bad building electricity, water, are likely to be gone for quite a while. >> reporter: dr. lucy jones is a seismologist who worked for the usgs for three decades. >> we know 7.1 was a very strong earthquake at the epicenter in l.a., a hundred miles away, what was it >> there's no damage

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jeff >> that's right, lester. house speaker nancy pelosi holding a high profile 30 minute sit down meeting with the freshman member of congress to try to smooth things over, pelosi even tweeting the photo with alexandria ocasio-cortez afterwards, both of them smiling. now, the meeting follows sharp disagreements she's had with ocasio-cortez and other progressives over strategy and key issues pelosi down played those disputes, comparing the situation to disagreements within a family. and the house speaker today also said she wants to continue taking a wait and see approach to pursuing impeachment proceedings as now nearly 100 house democrats are calling for impeachment. the president tonight dismissing it as nonsense lester >> all right jeff, thanks >>> now to the price you pay for your cell phone bill after the feds today gave approval for a mega merger, two of the biggest cell phone companies combining jolene kent takes a look at what that could mean for you. >> reporter: tonight the question many smartphone user

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lester? >> kristen welker at the white house, thanks. and join us for our special coverage of mueller's testimony. we go on the air starting at 8:15 a.m. eastern here on nbc. >>> a shocking new twist in the case tonight of an american woman and her boyfriend murdered along the remote highway in canada, police now say two teens who were also feared to be victims are now considered suspects and on the run. nbc's morgan chesky now with the latest. >> reporter: it's the newly released video capturing a couple's final hours alive. american chynna deese and her australian boyfriend lucas fowler in an embrace at a gas station. tonight authorities have lached an urge search for the suspects responsible for their murder. a pair of teenagers who i a wild twist just yesterday were thought tbe possible victims, too. >> kam and bryer are no longer considered missing. the rcnp are now considering kam mcleod and bryer schmegelsky suspects. >> reporter: their bodies were found outside their broken down van s

. >> lester holt is right now. >> we will be back at 6:00. hope to see you then. >>> breaking news, the major scare at facebook, evacuated after a suspicious package may have exposed employees to a deadly nerve agent the fbi is on the scene. >>> the major league pitcher found dead in a hotel room, the game cancel. the teams d fans in shock. >>> the new questions after president trump's historic step seen around the world, would the u.s. allow north kuse? t >> it's not just wifi. criminals can use this to intercept bluetooth communication. >> tonight what to do to keep yourself from getting scammed. >>> and the stunning upset at wimbledon, the youngest player to compete facing off against the legend and her idol. >>> good evening, we begin with breaking news from california, silicon valley where facebook employees were alerted to the possible presence of a deadly nerve agent in a company mail facility officials in mannilo park say a screening dice classified the suspicious mail as a potential chemical warfare agent the discovery forcing evacua

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i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news thank you for watching and good night. >>> right now packing up and moving on. bay area residents are getting sick and tired of shelling out thousands of dollars on rent. but is there a way around sky-high prices? >>> plus, a local family demanding justice. what exactly happened on a southwest plane that left their father dead? >>> but first, threats of i.c.e. raids still sending fear throughout the bay area. but now it is businesses that are feeling the impact. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you so much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. >> and i'm anoushah rasta. raj and jess have the night off. first the fear, now the fallout. tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants have essentially gone into hiding. a result of a threat of ice sweeps coming from the trump administration. while there are no confirmed reports of i.c.e. arrests in the bay area the fear alone has been enough to hit the bottom line for local businesses. >> nbc bay area's dam

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this is what you said, lester. you said, they helped you find your inner rock star. >> it's true you know, i tend to like jazz and r&b and that stuff a lot of the rock songs we're playing, apparently everyone knew but me. i have a pretty good ear i'll figure it out. >> what was the song carol got you to play? well, confidence working on dat it's probably not a bad song to learn. >> you should do a duet with keith morrison o -- well, it was "sipsycho kill" which i didn't know -- talking heads. somebody said if you're working on "dateline," it is probably not a bad song to work on. >> you should do a duet with keith morrison >> have you seen the rough cuts? they're so good. >> you have a band, as well. >> i'm in a band, too, but let's talk about the rough cuts. they are so good they perform in new york >> we have a lot of fun. >> you should perform together. >> you should. >> i'd love that. >> have you ever performed together >> no. >> you sing, right >> i sing. he plays bass and sings. >> occasionally. it is so much

lester. yo> all right, miguel. thank >>> next tonight, jeffrey epstein the multimillionaire and accused sex trafficker su was placed oide watch after he was found injured in a new york jail. s tephanie gosk and the questier what happened inside his cell. >> reporter: jeffrey epstein was found on the floor of his cell se conscious in a fetal sition with marks around his neck. there are conflicting planations from multiple law enforcement sources. one theory is that epstein tried to take his own life. another is that the 66-year-old faked a suicide to try to get transferred from this notorious jail in manhattan. but the possibility that epstein was atta considered.eing two people familiar with the incident tell nbc's new york station that epstein shared a sell with nick, a former police officer accused of murder. nick's lawyers say his sclient was questioned but i not a suspect. >> he did nothing wrong at all. and he's not being investigated for doing anything wrong. he's not been accused of dng anything wrong. >> re

lester. >> all right, miguel. thank you., jeffrey epstein the multimillionaire and accused sex trafficker was placed on suicide watch after he was found injured in a new york jail. stephanie gosk and the questions over what happened inside his cell. >> reporter: jeffrey epstein was found on the floor of his cell semiconscious in a fetal position with marks around his neck. there are conflicting explanations from multiple law enforcement sources. one theory is that epstein tried to take his own life. another is that the 66-year-old faked a suicide to try to get transferred from this notorious jail in manhattan. but the possibility that epstein was attacked is also being considered. two people familiar with the incident tell nbc's new york station that epstein shared a sell with nick, a rmerolice of accused of mur ueioned but is not a suspect. >> he did nothing wrong at all. and he's not being investigated for doing anything wrong. he's not been accused of doing anything wrong. >> reporter: a judge denied epstein's

lester? >> al, thank you, sir. >>> now to details of the shocking death of a toddler on the docked cruise ship in puerto rico, her family is now saying the cruise line is to blame. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> reporter: tonight the family of 1-year-old chloe is disputing initial accounts from police that she slipped through her grandfather's hands. >> i do think that there is going to be blame on the cruise line, and i will do everything i can to hold them accountable for what appears to me to be negligence. >> reporter: police in san juan, puerto rico say they fell sunday from an 11-story window of royal caribbean freedom of the seas landing on a dock. the family attorney michael winkleman now says chloe's grandfather sam had placed her on a railing by a window but had no idea it was open. the toddler was used to pressing up against glass back home, watching her brother's hockey games. >> why in the world would you leave a window open in an entire glass wall of windows in a kids a

lester. >> all right. jeff, thanks. >>> now to the price ur you pay for yoell phone bill after the feds today gave approval for a mega merger, two of the biggest cell pne companies combining. jolene kent takes a look at what that could mean for you. >> reporter: tonight the question many smartphone users are asking, will i pay more? that's because t-mobile and sprint are one step closer to a megamerger, the justice department clearing the way for a $26 billion deal that uld combine the third and fourth largest wireless providers in the u.s. but 14 state attorneys general led by new york and cornia are suing to block it saying the combined company would force consumers toay more on their cell phone bill thanks to less competition. >> it's bad for consumers, bad for innovation, and bad for workers. there's a possibility that your phone bill, the cost of your phone bill, particularly if prepaid mobile service will go up. >> reporter: the companies say the deal is a win for consumers. t-mobile has promised not

and >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening we learn today that two of the three people killed at a mass shooting at a california food festival are children and that the attacker was a 19-year-old tonight police are examining hi social media posting some with racial overtones as they search for a motive in addition to the dead, a dozen dead, a dozen were were injured in yesterday's attack in gilroy that sent families fleeing in panic and police leaping into actionction. we have it all covered tonight and miguel almaguer l we have it all covered tonight and miguel almaguer leads us off in gilroy. what's the latest there? >> reporter: good evening, the evening, the park park behind me where the festival took place remains a crime scene. just this morning this entire area was on lockdown as police were looking for a possible accomplice they never found one the suspect is dead and now ther may never know why he opened fire the band was playing their final song when gunfire began. chaos and carnage at the gilroy garlic festival. the teenage gunman unloadin

lester. >> gadi schwartz there, thank you. >>> more breaking news. another d has died inside a hot car. the young victim left in a van outside a florida daycare just days after 1-year-old twins died in new york after being left all day, their father now charged with criminally neglect homicide. blaine alexander has more. >> reporter: tonight it happened again, yet another child left insi a hot car. a 2-year-old died after being left inside a van at this daycare in oakland park, florida. >> 2-year-old male not conscious, not breathing, possibly left in the van all day. >> the 24th child to die in a hot car this year. today's incident comes as a new york father faces charges for the deaths of his 1-year-old twins. 39-year-old juan rodriguez sobs during appearance.ourt he says when he went to work he forgot his children were in the car. they had been inside for eight hours. the medical examiner says the temperature inside was 108 degrees. today the twin's mother called it a horrific accident and defended her hband. he is a good person fa and a great er.

lester? >> al, thank you, sir. >>> now to details of the shocking death of a toddler on the docked cruise ship in puerto rico, her family is now saying the cruise lin is to blame. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> reporter: tonight the family of 1-year-oldhloe is disputing initial accounts from police that she slipped through her grandfather's hands. >> i do think that there is goin o to be blamethe cruise line, and i will do every ting i cano hold them accountable for what appears to me to be negligence. >> reporter: police in san juan, puerto rico say they fell sunday royaln 11-story window of caribbean freedom of the seas landing on a dock. the family attorney michael winkleman now says chloe's grandfather sam had placed her on a railing by a window but had idea it was open. the toddler was used to pressing up against glass back home, watching her brother's hockey games. >> why in the world would you leave a window open in an entire glass wall of windows in a kids area? why would you

lester. >> all right. jeff, thanks. >>> now to the price you pay for your cell phone bill after the feds today gave approval for a mega merger, two of the biggest cell phone companies combining. jolene kent takes a look at what that could mean for you. >> reporter: tonight the question many smartphone users are asking, will i pay more? that's because t-mobile and sprint are one step closer to a megamerger, the justice department clearing the way for a $26 billion deal that would combine the third and fourth largest wireless providers in the u.s. but 14 state attorneys general led by new york and california are suing to block it saying the combined company would force consumers to pay more on their cell phone bill thanks to less competition. >> it's bad for consumers, bad for innovation, and bad for workers. there's a possibility that your phone bill, the cost of your phone bill, particularly if you rely upon a prepaid mobile service will go up. >> reporter: the companies say the deal is a win for consumers

lester. >> all right. bill, thank you. new developments tonight in the massive man hunt for two teens wanted in the deaths of three peoe cluding a young american woman. the suspects on the loose and considered armed and dangerous. nbc miguel almaguer now onhe new discovery. >> reporter: in the rugged mountains of fritish columbia, a man hu two teenagers who police now suspect of three murders. but thousands of miles, awday investigators confirmed they've recovered the torched car they were using, the duo believed to be on the run, perhaps in disguise, may be me ar and dangerous. >> this is a complex ongoing investigation involving multiple jurisdictions. orter: first feared to be missing, the teens are now suspects a week after china diess and her a boyfriend lucas fowler were found dead. on a road cross canada, police say the couple was quietly shot on quiet highway. >> none of this will bring my sister back and no will bring lucas back, but we hope they can find who did it. >> reporter: the bodies of diess and fowler wer

lester. >> all right. bill, thank you. new developments tonight in the massive man hunt for two teens wanted in the deaths of three people including a young american woman. the suspects on the loose and considered armed and dangerous. nbc miguel almaguer now on the new discovery. >> reporter: in the rugged mountains of british columbia, a man hunt for two teenagers who police now suspect of three murders. but thousands of miles away, today investigators confirmed they've recovered the torched car they were using, the duo believed to be on the run, perhaps in disguise, may be armed, and dangerous. >> this is a complex ongoing investigation involving multiple jurisdictions. >> reporter: first feared to be missing, the teens are now suspects a week after the bodies of american china diess and her boyfriend lucas fowler were found dead. on a road trip across canada, police say the couple was quietly shot on a quiet highway. >> none of this will bring my sister back and none will bring lucas back, but we hope they can find who

>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. he was the reluctant witness. robert mueller who for nearly two years had the country holding its breath went public today testifying about his russia report. he didn't stray much beyond his written reports but nonetheless made headlines. acknowledging president trump was untruthful in his written answers to investigators. calling the trump campaign's embrace of wikileaks problematic and further rejecting the president's characteristic of the report as a hoax which is exactly what the president called it again late today pete williams starts our coverage. >> mr. mueller what is your message to the president. >> reporter: robert mueller, the opening minutes seemed to show promise with house judiciary chairman jerry nadler zeroing in on what president trump has said about him. >> the president has repeatedly claimed that your report found there was no obstruction and it completely and totally exonerated him but that is not what your report said, is it >> correct that is not what the report said. >> so the report dt

>> reporter: two asons, lester. he owns two private planes. also they say he's a risk to the community, citing the photos they seized at his apartment over the weekend. according to prosecutors, he is not reformed, he is not repentant. lester. >> thanks. >>> another breaking story, we're following the first flas flood emergency ever issued for washington, d.c. earlier today. torrential rain hit with force rarely seen in the nation's capital overwhelming roads and forcing rescues. >> reporter: during d.c.'s morning rush hour, commuters competing with rushing d became a river. >> reporter: torrential rain bringing flash floods, washing out roads and stranding cars, kids carried to safety by adults.gtoneceiving a month's worth of rain in a single morning, 3.3 inches in one houran , more inch of rain in the previous daily record set in 1958. a stream in virg houin backyards looking like lakes. and pools morphing into muddy ponds. and in the metro system, a water fall cascading from the ceiling while the elevators at the pentagon stop looked like s

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