i'm lester holt. for all of us, thanks for watching, and good night ing the story. nbc nightly news for this thursday. i'm lester holt. for all of us, thanks for watching, and good night. . >>> right now at 6:00, shots fired near a middle school in contra costa country. new video that shows the gunman running away. >>> plus president trump asked another country to dig into biden. his message to the president. >>> and facebook told to remove offensive posts, the move the european union just made that some said will be sold across the world including here in the bay area. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. we begin with breaking news. good evening everyone. >> that breaking news, a triple shooting in richmond. two men are dead, a third wounded. it happened near the intersection of 32nd street and edmund avenue. that is in the northern part of the city. this all unfolded about two hours ago in the city of richmond. >> nbc bay area cheryl herd joins us live there. what did you learn? >> reporter: well

i'm lester holt. for all of us as nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> right now at 6:00, a flare up of the kinkaide fire. the race to try to contain the flames. >> the fire is bringing a lot of smoke creating poor air quality in parts of the bay area. we'll tell you the reason the health officials say those n-95 masks do more harm than good. >>> another round of bay area blackouts. pg&e warning million offense people to be ready because they will be in the dark this weekend as the high fire danger goes on an up tick. thanks so much for joining us. >> the bay area is planned for another planned pg&e outage. it says the scope of the shut off is what it is because of the extreme nature of the weather heading our way. let's dip into the news conference so you can hear. >> we have a dial in line. we have mikes in the room. we want to hear the question on the phone line. anybody have questions for us? >> hi. i'm with the san francisco chronicle. of the 1,000 customers that are still without

as a nd he were lester holt anchoring nightly news from the fire zone in southern california. >> back at 6:006:00. home to see you it then. bye. the new wildfire burning out of control here in southern california tens of thousands of new emergency evacuations. we are with residents fleeing the flames. >> time to get out don't sit around. >> millions under an unprecedented extreme red flag warning powerful santa ana winds hing hurricane force, spotting firenadoes. we are inside the inferno on the front lines with firefighters. >>> the race to save the reagan library the dramatic images, the fire burning feet from the pavilion released from the raid that killed the leader of isis. u.s. for approach his hideout the airstrike that destroyed thecompoun after al baghdadi was taken down details about what happened inside. >>> called to testify. john bolton, president trump's former national security advisor, asked to appear at the impeachment inquiry. will he comply and could it be the most explosive testimony yet? >>> and "jeopardy!" host alex trebek is emotional. new message about his batt

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> it seems to me they're like you wanted safety, you got safety. like they're overdoing it. >> right now at 6:00, the largest planned power outage in state history. we are live across the bay area as communities prepare to be in the dark potentially for days. the news at 6:00 starts right now. i'm jess aguirre. >> i'm raj ma sigh. pg&e's response, beginning at midnight tonight, pg&e will shut off power to prevent wild fires. >> we want to show you a map of the impacted counties, 34 in all covering 800,000 customers. let's zoom in on the bay area. every county minus san francisco will have parts of it without power. again, every county except san francisco. the map also lists how much customers in each county will be impacted. sonoma will be the hardest hit with more than 66,000. >> we have a team of reporters with vital information this evening. let's start with damian true hee low. >> reporter: there's been a steady

i'm lester holt. thanks for watching and have a good night >>> right now at 6:00, the fire is out, but the questions remain. the new details we're learning about that fire in contra costa county, including why atf agents are now on the case. 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. so what are they looking for? that ishe converged on the nustar energy storage farm. you may have watched as the tanks at nustar burned and even exploded right here on air for hours yesterday. atf agents, alcohol, tobacco and firearms served a warrant at the pipeline facility today. the investigation ramping up as the cleanup begins. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is back on the site, as she was all day yesterday. and jodi, a lot of work to be done. contra costa fire is now turning over some of that work to nustar energy. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. there is an awful lot of work to be done. but as you mentioned, the contra costa fire dis

. >> amanda knox opens up to lester holt. what she said about returning to italy. you know when you're at ross and your new fall look just keeps getting better? check this out! that's yes for less. score a head-to-toe look you'll love and save 20 to 60 percent off department store prices. at ross. yes for less. and you get first dibs on that brand... ...at that price? that's yes for less. seriously, get the fall brands and styles you love and save 20 to 60% off department store prices. at ross. yes for less. >>> it has been eight years since college student amanda knox walked free from an italian prison. she and her ex boyfriend were exonerated by the italy supreme court said there was no evidence they took part in the murder of meredith kircher but the court of public opinion knox ab knowledges is still deliberating and now she's talking about her recent trip back to italy and finding her voice with a new project. and she spoke exclusively with lester holt. >> do you care what people think any more? do you care? do you wonder what i think about you when you encoun

that's "nightly news" for this thursday i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. thsday mu for watching and gd night.oo >>> no customers, no money. >> to be in such little control for your livelihood is frightening. >> knowing that the power's off eliminates one of the potential threats. >> it's going to be apom ellipse. >> we can't accept it as the new normal, and we won't. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and raj mathai. pg&e is restoring power. that means more than a million people starting teehe light. the dangerous weather conditions are winding down allowing pg&e crews to inspect the lines and ultimately flip the switches back on. but some people are still waiting. pg&e is warning it could be days before they get their power restored. >> we are awaiting an update from pg&e. any minute now we're going to hear from bill johnson. that's the ceo of pg&e. let's hear what he has to say. >> with that title comes the ultimate respons

lester holt is next. >>> breaking news tonight the . homes destroyed by fast moving flames. emergency evacuations in effect for explosive inferno burning out of control. the extreme wildfire threat in the west homes destroyed by fast moving flames emergency evacuations in effect for thousands. >> here is a good chance we may lose everything we have up there again. >> the imaging coming in tonight, gas lines exploding in fire balls, monster winds up to 70-mile-per-hour spawning fire-nados. controversial mandatory blackouts preventing residents from getting vital safety alert from getting vital safety alerts in the fire zone. >>> a in the fire zone. >>> also breaking the surprise from world series contend he were houston astros be, a top executive fired for outburst at female reporters the team after claim the story irresponsible now apologizing, apologizing, what it says it got wrong. >>> the new warning about the world's most down what it says it got wrong. >>> the new warning about the world's most downloaded app, senators sounding the alarm about tick-tock and national sec

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nbc nightly news for this thursday i'm lester holt. for all of us, thanks for watching, and good night [cheers and applause] ♪ i can't write one song that's not about you ♪ ♪ can't drink without thinkin' about you ♪ ♪ is it too late to tell you that ♪ ♪ everything means nothing if i can't have you? ♪ ♪ i'm in toronto and i got this view ♪ ♪ but i might as well be in a hotel room, yeah ♪ ♪ it doesn't matter 'cause i'm so consumed ♪ ♪ spending all my nights reading texts from you ♪ ♪ oh, i'm good at keepin' my distance ♪ ♪ i know that you're the feelin' i'm missing ♪ ♪ you know that i hate to admit it ♪ ♪ but everything means nothin' if i can't have you ♪ ♪ i can't write one song that's not about you ♪ ♪ can't drink without thinkin' about you ♪ ♪ is it too late to tell you that ♪ ♪ everything means nothing if i can't have you? ♪ ♪ i'm trying to move on ♪ forget you, but i hold on ♪ everything means nothing ♪ everything means nothing, babe ♪ ♪ i can't write one so

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone we're tracking tropical storm nester tonight expected to gain strength in the gulf of mexico this evening as it bears down in the florida panhandle. landfall is expected to bring dangerous storm surge early tomorrow in places bearing the scars of last year's hurricane michael. right now tropical storm warnings are posted for the florida panhandle. morgan chesky is there with the rush to get ready. >> reporter: tonight in the florida panhandle, bracing for impact tropical storm nesto launching a wave of last-minute preps. many areas still limping from hurricane michael. the category five storm that nearly wiped mexico beach, florida, off the map >> we're crippled up we don't show it. >> reporter: at his hardware store bearing the scars, he says his community isn't giving up. >> we'll stay here and build back it will take a little longer, but that's okay. >> reporter: the weather also a concern in new orleans where officials postponed a controlled demolition of the cranes at the construction site wher

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. ♪ >> kelly: i spent $48 last night at the county fair. i throughout my shoulder, but i won her that teddy bear. she's got me saying sugar pie, honey, darling, and deer. and i seen the braves play a game while you're. if i'm going to get fired, if i don't get some sleep. up my long lost buddy say i'm getting into deep. but i like it, i love it, i want some more of it. i try so hard it, i can't rise above it. i don't know what it is about that little girls loving, but i like it, i love it, i want some more of it. i got to wash my truck, and dress up and pick her up to watch tv. when she sits down on the so she can't get enough of me. but i like it, i love it, i want some more of it. i try so hard, i can't rise above it. i don't know what it is about that little girls loving, but i like it, i love it, i want some more of it. don't know what it is about that little girls love it, but i like it, i love it, i want some more

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we're looking for it tonight on nbc "nightly news" with mark zuckerberg and lester holt. thanks, lester, appreciate it. >> you got. >> that's going to wrap up the hour for me. ali velshi will be back in this chair tomorrow at 3:00 eastern and you can always find me on twitter @chrisjansing. thanks so much for watching. "deadline white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. >> hi, everyone, it's 4:00 in new york. bracing for impact. donald trump has been told by close associates that at least one outside adviser that he will be impeached and the only thing standing between him and removal from office is those 53 republican senators. that's according to a trump ally and outside adviser in contact with this white house, who describes trump's small inner circle as quietly coming to grips with the reality that impeachment is happening and a majority of americans support it. that may be why donald trump took it upon himself to serve as his own cleanup crew today, trying to do what mick mulvaney, his beleaguered acting chief of staff who last week confessed to the quid pr

. >> up next, nightly news with lester holt. >>> breaking news tonight, what does the second whistle blower know the sound of the alarm about president trump claiming firsthand knowledge of his call with ukraine tonight the new subpoenas that in the impeachment firestorm and democrats going to extremes to protect the first whistle blower's identity. >>> breaking, the president defending his surprise move, the sudden withdraw of u.s. troops from syria the backlash from his party. lawmakers warning of an isis comeback the u.s. accused of betraying allies on the ground. >> the tragedy at an american hospital, three newborn infants dying after infections in the icu. what the hospital is doing now. >>> chilling confessions, the man called the most prolific serial killer in history admitting to 93 murders. the suspect sketching victims for investigators. why the fbi is asking the public for help. >>> scary moments on the field, the monster hit the nfl star suffering a concussion his teammates rushing to his aid. fans horrified and outraged. what the player who delivered the blow is saying

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening a desperate battle for life and property is underway tonight in southern california against out of control wildfires fanned by fierce santa ana winds. 100,000 people have been ordered from their homes. others warned their neighborhoods could be next for evacuation. nearly a dozen fires, some deadly, are burning across the state tonight. the biggest in the northern l.a. neighborhood of sylmar where firefighters are attacking from the air and from the ground. our gadi schwartz is on the front lines >> reporter: in the foothills much los angeles a wind-fueled firestorm racing through canyons and raining embers on to neighborhoods and prompting a nonstop battlewith mother nature to keep flames at bay here in the hills of los angeles it is an all-out fight to protect these homes. in the sky a dangerous air attack swooping in just above the fiery rinls as some residents tried to join in the fight themselves while all others could do is pray. >> holy mary mother of god! >> reporter: the smoke and panic spooking animals

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching and good ♪ >> kelly: ♪ we clawed, we chained our hearts in vain ♪ ♪ we jumped, never asking why ♪ we kissed ♪ i fell ♪ under your spell ♪ a love no one could deny ♪ don't you ever say i just walked away ♪ ♪ i will always want you ♪ i can't live a lie ♪ running for my life, i will always want you ♪ ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ ♪ i never hit so hard in love ♪ all i wanted was to break your walls ♪ ♪ all you ever did was wreck me, i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ ♪ yeah, i just closed my eyes and swung ♪ ♪ left me crouching in a blaze and fall ♪ ♪ all you ever did was wreck me ♪ ♪ yeah, you, you wreck me ♪ yeah, you, you wreck me [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! this is my guitarist, jaco. y'all, give it up for jaco! [cheers and applause] thank you. is insane -- my band is crazy talented, y'all. they can play any genre, if it up for my band! [cheers and applause] my

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. >> lester holt is next with "nightly news." >> we'll see you at 6:00. >>> breaking news tonight. the major attack on u.s. allies. turkey's military launching lives. ordered troops the kurds critical u.s. partners in the fight against isis accusing the u.s. of abandoning them to be slaughtered. tonight the backlash here at home >>> the deadly anti-semit attack on yom kippur the gunman opening fire in the street in germany, his helmet mounted with a camera live streaming the rampage. he tried to force himself inside a synagogue. among those inside, americans. >>> matt lauer's accuser coming forward. the new allegation that the former anchor raped her. her new statement tonight to nbc news and lauer's new denial >>> massive blackout power intentionally cut to millions as wildfires rage in california >> this is not an inconvenience for us it's life and death. >> the controversial move to prevent potential disaster >>> and our nbc news exclusive. bernie sanders' first interview since surviving a heart attack what he's saying about returning to the campaign trail. >> announcer: this is

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone. the white house late this evening has put democrats on notice that it will not be cooperating with the house impeachment inquiry. it comes in a letter sent to house democrats tonight calling the process unconstitutional and comes hours after the white house blocked a key witness from telling what he knows about the administration's dealings with ukraine. but tonight a brand-new nbc news/wall street journal poll finds more than half of americans think the allegations against the president are serious and should be investigated fully our hallie jackson has details >> reporter: a serious and significant escalation tonight as the white house notifies house democrats in a letter that the president, quote, cannot permit his administration to participate in this partisan inquiry, urging speaker nancy pelosi to abandon the impeachment effort and accusing democrats of trying to reverse the results of the 2016 election already the trump administration is blocking a key witness from a deposition

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching and good >>> right now at 6:00, honoring the late maya angelou, why san francisco rejected plans for a sculpture for the civil rights activist who grew up in the bay area. >>> also 30 years later the loma prieta earthquake, how the bay area is marking the anniversary thic this evening and the new warning rolling out tonight. >>> exploring life without pg&e, what san francisco's mayor came up with. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm raj mathias. mayor sam la car doe wants san jose to take energy into its own hands. he introduced a plan to create its own utility. this is a heavy lift. what do you have? >> reporter: you're right, raj. and mayor liccardo admits it's going to take time. he'sing ask those who live here if they're willing to go along with the plan. after a week of power-related anxiety for tens of thousands of people in san jose -- >> what happened last week was a disaster. >> report

i'm lester holt. thank you for >>> the challenging afternoon and evening is strong, dry, offshore winds that will impact the fire area. >> right now at 6:00, on high alert, the return of gusty winds fuelling the wild fire in wine country. now crews plan to keep their containment lines. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> it's going to be a long and dangerous night for fire crews and nerve wracking night for the evacuees and the thousands of people without power. >> sky ranger is flying over the wild fire in sonoma county. you can see it's generating so much smoke. you can see the gusty winds pushing the flames especially on the eastern side of the fire into lake county. people there have been warned be prepared to leave in an instant. >> here are the latest numbers. more than 75,000 acres burned. that's bigger than the size of san francisco and oakland combined. it's 15% contained, however that containment could go down as

i'm lester holt. good night from [cheers and applause] ♪ >> kelly: i know y'all know this! ♪ hey baby don't you bring them tears ♪ ♪ because it's too late, too late, baby ♪ ♪ you only love me when you are here ♪ ♪ you're so two-faced, two-faced baby mama you can buy me diamond earrings and deny-ny-ny-ny ♪ ♪ ny-ny-ny ♪ but i can smell her on your collar so goodbye bye bye bye ♪ ♪ bye bye bye ♪ i know you're lying ♪ because your lips are moving ♪ tell me do you think i'm youn ♪ but i ain't stupid ♪ talking around in circles with your tongue ♪ ♪ gave you bass ♪ you gave me sweet talk ♪ saying how i'm your number one ♪ ♪ but i know you lie ♪ because your lips are moving ♪ baby don't you know i'm done ♪ your lips are moving ♪ your lips are moving ♪ your lips are moving ♪ i know you're lying moving ♪ dumb ♪ ♪ i might be young ♪ i gave you saying how i'm yr one ♪ ♪ i know you're lying ♪ because your lips are moving ♪ baby don't you know i'm done ♪ [cheers and applause] give it up for my band! come on! [che

for now we'll send it over the nightly news and lester holt. >>> breaking news tonight. the major power shift in syria russian forces on patrol, filling the void left by the u.s. withdrawal new video from an american base, apparently deserted. tonight vice president mike pence preparing for a critical trip to turkey, as that country's leader responds to president trump's demand for a ceasefire. >>> also breaking, president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani defying a subpoena in the impeachment inquiry. late word vice president pence also won't comply.iuani privately testifying, and democrats facing off in tonight's debate as joe biden's son breaks his silence on the ukraine controversy. >>> actress felicity huffman beginning her 14-day sentence in the college cheating scandal. what her life will be like inside prison. >>> the ex-officer out on bail, charged with murder for shooting a woman in her own home the chief's emotional apology. >> no action we take can replace the loss suffered here i'm deeply sorry for what occurred >> what the victim's young nephew says h

also ahead, lester holt anchoring nightly news from southern california near the fire lines. >>> from seemy valley, california, i've been watching this battle. stopping the fire from crossing a ridge line you can see me moving around, the santa ana winds strong. the fire has grown leaps and bounds since 6:00 this morning. let's watch the water drop about to make a drop here they were trying to stop it from crossesing the ridge line. the power lines i'm told are life. this is very dangerous work right now. most of the firefighters below and the chopper pilots there you see they are trying to hit the hot spots trying to keep it from reaching the subdivision about a maf highly or less from here. we'll have full coverage tonight on nbc nightly news. >>> tomorrow on "california live." horror night at universal studio. >> and ross a real life ghost hunter onboard a haunted ship in the bay. it happens on the halloween special edition of "california live." >> tomorrow morning on nbc bay area. with their kid-friendly flavors. san francisco voters stopped the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. but

that is what ceo mark zuckerberg told nbc's lester holt. >> the two talked at facebook headquarters in menlo park and zuckerberg facebook has now tools to catch hacking attempts and the company is seeing foreign elements trying to influence the 20 election. >> the signal that they intend to be active in the upcoming election and but it is also i think a sign that we've been able to proactively identify them and take them down. >> you could see the entire interview coming up on nbc "nightly news" at 5:30 following this newscast. >>> president trump bowing to pressure over syria and he still wants to get all u.s. troops out of syria but israel and jordan have asked to stay on. the president said now he will leave a small number of u.s. forces in the region. primarily to protect oil fields and getting backlash for abandoning kurdish allies in the north. >> we're working with the kurds. we have good relationship with the kurds. buff we never agreed to protect the kurds. we fought with them for three and a half four years, we never agreed to protect the kurds for the rest of their lives. >>

. >> thanks for joining us, lester holt is next. >> bye. it. >>> breaking news tonight, the race against time here in los angeles. firefighters rushing to stop an explosive fast-moving inferno. the flames threatening homes on fast a hilltop neighborhood mandatory evacuations ordered, schools sheltering in place. 're in the fire zone. >>> the deadly storm system, a powerful ef-3 tornado, carving a nearly 20-mile trail of destruction ss homes blaw nearly 20-mile trail a home depot leveled the storm on the move as we come on the air the new threat. >>> president trump urging his party to get tougher and fight impeachment and what he's saying about his sudden about face cancelling plans to host the g7 summit his own florida resort after backlash what we've learned. >>> my nbc exclusive one on one with mark zuckerberg the ceo defending the social media giant's controversial role in america's election. do you feel like you're giving a green light to politicians that lie, lie, lie? the major changes the company says it's making to prevent interfer

>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. these stunts gone >>> good evening, everyone a statewide emergency is in effect across several areas of california tonight leaving hundreds of thousands of people displaced. dangerous winds have fanned flames in wine country for days and early this morning, fire ripped across hillside homes on the west side of los angeles. a lot of residents awakened from their sleep and ordered to get out fast predawn commuters watching in horror as flames crept close to one of the busiest highways in the nation national correspondent miguel almaguer is there. >> reporter: before sunrise, fire exploded across the hills of southern california a blow torch in the mountains as a wall of flames tore into hillside neighborhoods. on this block alone, several homes incinerated in minutes. a miracle firefighters say everyone got out alive. >> just looks like the sky is burning, so i was full blown panicking. >> reporter: erupting near the getti center, the fire threatened much of west l.a. forcing 20,000 peo

nbc's lester holt sat down with facebook boss mark zuckerberg who told him the company's now proactively applying the lessons of the last presidential election when social media became a tool of russian interference. >> reporter: it's happening again, but this time facebook says it is watching in real time. >> some interference campaigns from russia and iran. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview mark zuckerberg revealing how foreign actors are already working to influence the 2020 election. >> they signal these nation states intend to be active in the upcoming elections. but it's also i think a sign that we've been able to proactively identify them and ke them down. >> reporter: facebook today announcing several new measures including labeling state-controlled media outlets. the identity of organizations and owners behind pages and content rated false by independent fact checkers. >> you've used the term the industry or facebook was on its back foot with regard to what happened m 2016. but looking back, was it more than that? was it something that facebook wasn't looking at because it

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching and good night. >>> right now at 6:00, chased on to the roof of that calf right there, what led to this confrontation between a man and a police k-9 in contra costa county. >> plus holding pg&e accountable, what the governor wants to force the utility to do after last week's power outage. but first -- >> the school district has saved an enrollment crisis. >> the reason students are leaving at an alarming rate. we're going to hear from the superintendent. the news at 6:00 starts right now. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it is fall out from the high cost of living in the bay area. two schools are slated to close or consolidate next year. and potentially there's a third the following year all because enrollment is dropping dramatically. damian is live at dove elementary. that's one of the potential closures. the big issue is this becomes a ripple effect. the more schools close, the less children, the less money the government will give the district. >>

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mark zuckerberg chatted with lester holt at facebook headquarters in menlo park. zuckerberg has new tools and policies to catch hacking attempts. they have seen foreign elements at work already to influence the 2020 presidential election. >> they signal that they intend to be active in the upcoming elections, but it's also i think a sign we have been able to proactively identify them and take them dn. >> he says attempts by russia, iran, and china have been identified lsoec busted influenced campaigns in europe, india, mexico and brazil. >>> two bay area parents pleaded guilty today in the varsity blues college admissions scandal. they changed their pleas after actress felicity huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison. >> this is huffman over the weekend at the federal prison in dublin. they admitted to paying $500,000 for changing the answers on their two daughters' entrance exams and also for a bribe to a fake recruitment to the georgetown tennis team. enrique enriquez has stepped away. >>> three major drug distributors and a drugmaker agreed to a last-minute

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone a rare chance to fly aboard a world war ii era bomber ended in a fiery disaster for sightseers aboard a vintage plane in killed when the crew of the civilianeded to make an emergency return to the busy hartford airport. the plane careening off the runway, exploding into flames. >> reporter: minutes after takeoff, a deadly and fiery crash. the black smoke visible for miles. >> there is a fire at one of the runways over here. >> reporter: a b-17 world war ii era bomber, part of a vintage plane exhibition offering flights to the public, crashed and slid off the runway striking a maintenance building three crew and ten passengers aboard. >> i was worried it was a passenger flight i had no idea. >> i saw this thick, black smoke. i was like something happened here, there is a fire or something. >> reporter: the crash so intense, rescuers struggled to idfy war planes brought it to connecticut this week for an exhibition in a statement saying our thoughts and prayere the heroic efforts of the first respond

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening news tonight of someone reportedly offering first-hand knowledge of that phone call between president trump and ukraine's president is rocking the impeachment inquiry.th seco by democrats as someone who might fill in the blanks of that ca a democrats paper washington with more subpoenasks is at the white house. >> reporter: president trump tonight on offense. >> the impeachment inquiry is a scam it's a scam by the democrats to win an election they're not going to win in 2020 >>ep blower, this one with first-hand knowledge of that controversial call in july between president trump and the leader of ukraine according to the attorney for the first whistle-blower the person is also cooperating with the intelligence community inspector general and might be able to clarify lingering questions about the call in which president trump asked the ukrainian leader to investigate a political rival, joe biden the president's republicanalli . aout this phone call than the second or the first whistle blower. >> reporter: de

lester holt is next. >>> breaking news tonight, syria spiraling into chaos all remaining u.s. troops now ordered out of northern syria. president trump calling for an medias cease-fire. announcing new punishments against turkey for the escalating invasion. the targets, u.s. allies the kurding shifting loyalty to join forces with their former emy, the syrian regime. isis fighters escaping prison, seeking resurgence richard engel is inside syria. >>> also breaking, the deadly shooting outrage the texas police officer resigning after body cam video showed him opening fire on a woman in her own home. her family speaking out. >> it's hard to hear that you're in your house and it's still not safe. >> what they are calling for tonight.

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> right now at 6:00, tour guide by day, alleged spy by night. the bay area man accused of working on behalf of the chinese government. plus -- >>> absolutely no indication he was distraught. >> investigators, though, say he set fires and went about his day. tharbay. >>> what happened in the locker room, the sexual assault investigation involving a high school football team in the south bay. >> right now. good evening joining us. >> those allegations of sexual assault between members of a football team at a south bay high school, police in gilroy are now looking into weather several players attacked a teammate in the locker room. david is live at gilroy high on a story you'll only see here, damian. >> reporter: yes, the school has taken immediate and appropriate disciplinary action against the football players. and tonight this case is in the hands of police. the gilroy mustangs played everett high school on friday, bu

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone as the former police officer at the center of an emotionally charged trial was found guilty of murder by a jury in dallas. amber gutonight after that jury rejected her tearful defense that itas mistake that led her to the wrong a partme and caused her to fatally shoot her unarmed upstairs neighbor our gabe gutierrez is at the courthouse. >> reporter: about five hours of jury deliberations led to this moment. >> we the jury unanimously find the defendant amber guyger guilty of murder as charged in the indictment >> reporter: the family of the man amber guyger shot erupted in cheers, but the former dallas police officer sat silent the dramatic verdict capped a trial that had captivated the country.single day >> reporter: guyger had claimed she feared for her life when she killed her unarmed mistak apartment. it turns out she had accidentally barged in on his unlocked apartment on the wrong floor. >> it's a sad reality that this community waited on pins and needles to decide whether or not someone could be h

up next is lester holt with nightly news. >> good night. >>> breaking news tonight, the dangerous new fire emergency. the fast-moving inferno erupting in los angeles homes destroyed in minutes. flames threatening multimillion houses now evacuations, thousands are fleeing among them nba super star lebron james. the country's busiest highway gridlocked with families trying >> we knew we had to evacuate but had no idea where to go. >> in northern california 200,000 evacuated. we're on the front line of the fight. >>> the rave that killed the most-wanted terrorist. dramatic new details the secret informant in the isis leader's inner circle

up next, lester holt with nightly news. >> see you at 6:00. machine >>> breaking news tonight. the major escalation in the impeachment battle the trump administration firing off a letter to nancy pelosi for the first time refusing to cooperate with the inquiry the top diplomat blocked from testifying in what we've now learned the newly revealed phone call the president had after an ambassador questioned the white house strategy and our brand-new poll where do americans stand on impeachment? >>> also tonight, on the brink turkey's military on syria's border, prepared to attack the chaos and confusion after president trump's abrupt decision to pull u.s. troops what's happening on the ground our richard engel in turkey tonight. >>> the urgent manhunt two suspects on the run, wanted for the murder of a witness in the amber guyger trial a third suspect wounded and in

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in an exclusive interview with lester holt, zuckerberg says facebook is proactively trying to identify future election threats and protect users ahead of 2020. >> in the last year we've disrupted more than 50 different campaigns from different nation states trying to interfere in elections. i think it's really important that people can see for themselves when media is actually operating as an organ of the government and is being editorially controlled there. >> jo ling kent is at facebook's headquarters in california. so zuckerberg's been vocal about the changes his company is making ahead of 2020. what are we expecting from this announcement? >> reporter: mark zuckerberg is really trying to prevent history from repeating itself. we're talking about 2016 making sure that the foreign interference that happened on the facebook platform does not happen again. he has said, though, that there's already been about 50 instances of incursions from outside the united states. but they're focus today is going to be on transparency and security. this, of course, comes after zuckerberg's speech at

. >> up next, nightly news with lester holt. >>> breaking news tonight, what does the second whistle blower know the sound of the alarm about president trump claiming firsthand knowledge of his call with ukraine tonight the new subpoenas that in the impeachment firestorm and democrats going to extremes to protect the first whistle blower's identity. >>> breaking, the president defending his surprise move, the sudden withdraw of u.s. troops from syria the backlash from his party. lawmakers warning of an isis comeback the u.s. accused of betraying allies on the ground. >> the tragedy at an american hospital, three newborn infants dying after infections in the icu. what the hospital is doing now. >>> chilling confessions, the

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening a desperate battle for life and property is underway in southern california against out of control wildfires fanned by fierce santa ana winds. 100,000 people have been ordered from their homes. others warned their neighborhoods could be next for evacuation. nearly a dozen fires, some deadly, are burning across the state tonight. the biggest in the northern l.a. neighborhood of sylmar where firefighters are attacking from the air and from the ground. our gadi schwartz is on the front lines >> reporter: in the foothills of los angeles the wi wind-fueled firestorm racing through canyons and raining embers on to neighborhoods and prompting a nonstop battle with mother nature to keep flames at bay. >> here in the hills of los angeles, it is an all-out fight to protect the homes. >> reporter: in the sky a dangerous air attack swooping in above the fiery ridges as residents try to join in the fight and all others could do is pray the smoke and panic spooking animals as 100,000 rush to rack wait an nbc los angeles camer

. >> nightly news with lester holt is next. and we'll see you at 6:00. we have important information. >> on the sunday wind event. >>> breaking news tonight on those raging infernos. a state of emergency declared in california tens of thousands forced to flee in los angeles as flames devour homes and 3 thousands more many getting out with no time to spare >>> and in northern california, a fire in wine countries burns dozens of homes. power companies warning of stephens new blackouts. >>> also a big new tropical storm closing in heavy rains flooding and major travel delays from the gulf coast all the way to the northeast. >>> felicity huffman freed. her surprise release from prison after serving just 11 days of her sentence for her role in the college admissions scandal as another

holt. >>> good evening, everyone from los angeles where firefighters and residents are on high alert and we witnessed a dramatic fight to save homes in peril by a fast-moving wildfire today. residents told to evacuate, given minutes to flee, as schools were told to shelter children in place. and with high temperatures and fierce santa ana winds expected to pick up, utility companies may once again cut power in certain areas to reduce the threat our gadi schwartz is in pacific palisades tonight. >> reporter: in southern california's pacific palisades, this afternoon, a sudden wall of fire, racing up a canyon in an instant, surrounding homes with flames crews already on high alert throwing everything they could at the fire, as people ran from their homes. air drops and hand crews there within minutes. >> we got fire actively coming up the back of the home. >> reporter: as hundreds of residents were ordered to evacuate, anxious parents raced to get their kids from nearby schools the fire spread 15 miles in 15 minutes. >> when i got here, it was a little scary, because there were four fi