"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. it is a war seemingly without end as we were reminded today with word a u.s. drone strike targeting al qaeda militants along the afghanistan/pakistan border killed two western hostages including an american aid worker the u.s. had spent years trying to free and an italian aid worker. their deaths happened in january but were publicly revealed today by president obama. we also learned today two other americans working with al qaeda were also killed. we have two reports and start with peter alexander at the white house. peter? >> reporter: lester, good evening. the president today said that he deeply regrets the loss of two innocent lives and that he demanded the information be declassified insisting the victims' families deserve to know the truth. in an extraordinary statement, president obama today confessed that the u.s. accidentally killed two hostages,including an american they had been trying to free for years. >> as preside

" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. with a brutal winter barely behind us, tornado season is quickly firing up with several states on alert right now for severe weather. we're keeping a close eye on the radar as areas from southern illinois into northeastern arkansas are under a tornado watch. this on the heels of last night's violent storms that triggered massive flooding, especially in kentucky where a mother and child were swept away in their car and remain missing. >>> right now firefighters in louisville are still wrestling with this massive industrial fire that may have been sparked by lightning. we begin our coverage with nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: in louisville kentucky, today, two massive emergencies. first, this six-alarm fire at a ge appliance park. more than 200 firefighters battled the flames. incredibly no one was hurt. >> this is really, really heartbreaking. >> reporter: while investigators look into the cause of the blaze, one theory, lightning. j

"nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. the halls of power in washington, d.c. were without power for a time today, as the lights blinked out from the white house to the capitol. and well beyond. given the times we live in, a lot of people briefly wondering if there was some kind of attack. for some it lasted moments, others were without power for quite some time. there were parts of the government left to carry on in the dark while elsewhere, forcing evacuations at some of the city's famous museums. all of it raising a lot of questions about how prepared the government really is for a bigger emergency. chris jansing is on the story for us tonight. >> reporter: the lights went out at the state department right in the middle of t daily briefing. >> correct. >> second thing -- >> reporter: they finished using the lights from a phone. even the energy department lost power. so did the white house. though the backup generator kicked right in. >> the president did not notice. >> r

"nightly news" starts now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news, reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. as we begin here tonight, severe weather is breaking out in several states across the south. tornado warnings and watches are up within a big swath, including the dallas-fort worth metroplex as well as southeast louisiana where a strong storm blew 18-wheelers on their side late this afternoon. all signs point for americans across at least 13 states and we're entering what is anticipated to be a multi-day outbreak of violent storms. it will bring lightning, strong winds, hail, flash flooding and as many as two dozen tornadoes. al roker is watching several spots at risk right now. al, what have you got? >> we are seeing a very volatile situation. we are watching storms approaching louisiana. 8,000 lightning strikes in less than ten minutes. we're also seeing very strong storms developing. the areas in yellow are tornado watches and the areas in red, tornado warnings. especially if kansas right now, a very dangerous situation. so for ton

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight lester holt. >>> good evening. few things have rattled the world quite like the prospect of iran developing a nuclear weapon, which is why all eyes this week have been glued on a small city in switzerland where today nearly around the clock negotiations with iran and how to curb its nuclear program finally produced the framework of a deal. one that president obama quickly proclaimed would ensure iran will never be able to develop a bomb. but then there's the issue of what iran gets in return and whether any deal will hold. our team has it covered. we begin with andrea mitchell in lausanne. andrea. >> reporter: good evening, lester. it's been 18 months of tough negotiations ending with an all-nighter that still left several key issues unresolved. but tonight the united states could be entering a new era in its relationship with iran. and president obama is telling critics this will make our world safer. after marathon talks that almost broke down, an agreement

. >>> positive news. >>> "nbc nightly news" is coming up next. more local news at 6:00. >> see you then. >>> on this saturday night, new threats from the extremist group responsible for the massacre at a university. an incredible story of survival from a young woman who hid from the attackers. >>> daring rescue after an rv becomes engulfed in flames. tonight, the good samaritans who jumped in to save those trapped inside. >>> water for sale. california's drought has gotten so bad they're now paying big bucks for water, forcing some farmers to choose between crops and cash. >>> thin line. a controversial measure that would ban super skinny models in the fashion capital of the world. >>> and help from above. shepherds in the sky protecting one of the world's oldest creatures from the threat of poachers. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. substituting tonight peter alexander. >>> good evening. just days after storming a university campus killing 148 people, most of them students, the somali terror group behind this week's deadly assaul

mark potter nbc news miami. >> that's some good music. that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i' peter alexander reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, ha >> madonna new no. 1 album. monique black bald from hollywood? and terence and traj i television history. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood". i'm shaun. we start with madonna. over 30 years she's been unstoppable and in our new interview madonna talked openly about her daughter lourdes being away at college and new mix. we combine with the interview wanting to know exactly what was wrong with the infamous cape. >> the darn armani cape. >> after her now infamous award fall she instance gram the sketch calling her armani cape beautiful and simply saying it was tied too tight. armani seemed to place blame on madonna saying she is very difficult a.comment madonna hasn't hadn't heard about. >> really? why would they say that? i love their costu their costume they made for me. it was fantastic. >>reporter: madonna face plenty of controversy during the 4 decade contrary but the mom of 4 18-year-old lourde

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. facing a growing opposition from inside and outside the state and a threat to its economy, indiana's governor in an apparent response to blaring headlines like this in the "indianapolis star" has called for a change to the controversial law that some believe is worded in such a way it opens the door to legalized discrimination. while arguing that critics and some in the media have gotten it wrong, governor mike pence says he wants legislation on his desk this week that clearly spells out that the religious freedom law does not allow businesses to discriminate. as indiana rushes to calm the uproar tonight, another state may be about to step into the fray with its own law. nbc's gabe gutierrez is on that story for us again tonight. >> reporter: today indiana governor mike pence blasted his critics saying indiana's new law is about religious freedom not discrimination. >> this law has been smeared. >> reporter: the front page of th

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. late this afternoon, with victims of the boston marathon bombing looking on, the emotionally charged case was handed off to the jury. deliberations begin tomorrow morning with accused bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev ultimately fighting for his life. the case against him is powerful. it includes the anguished testimony of survivors and shocking and graphic images from the marathon attack and the violence that followed on that deadly four-day reign of terror. while the defense has focused its case not on who did it but who led the attack. our justice correspondent pete williams was in the courtroom. >> reporter: dzhokhar tsarnaev brought terror to main street prosecutors told the jury intentionally targeting men, women and children in a blood thirsty ever to make a point. when he placed his bomb, they said he knew a boy was just a few feet away, 8-year-old martin richard just a few feet from the blast. prosecutors showed graphic pictures

"nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. there is a lot to tell you about tonight. we want to start with the threat of dangerous weather. strong storms and the potential for tornadoes popping up across a huge part of the country this hour. storms from texas all the way to connecticut. it started what is looking like a several-day outbreak. let's turn to al roker who joins me in the studio. al, where is the bigge tonight? >> right now, texas, lester. in fact we have a tornado watch in effect for northern texas and a tornado warning currently just south of amarillo. we're watching this cell develop. it was a funnel cloud on ground. warning is in effect until the top of the hour. for tonight we are looking at this risk of strong storms from lubbock, houston, austin, but we also have an enhanced risk, including dallas. 22 million people at risk for severe storms and 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts and tornadoes, two-inch hail. tomorrow the risk moves to the east. new orleans u

cynthia mcfadden, nbc news, ft. worth. >>> we're back in a moment with a big unveiling today by the first lady and oprah. and questions about the origin of a famous quote. >>> it's meant to be a tribute to a poet and author and all-around inspiring woman, but of all the moving quotes that could have been chosen to honor the late maya angelou on her official stamp, the post office apparently went with one that doesn't belong to her. kate snow explains. >> reporter: at a packed theater in washington today, first lady michelle obama and oprah joined the postmaster general. >> she'd get a big kick out of this moment today. >> reporter: the angelou stamp features this quote a bird doesn't sing because it has an answer. it sings because it has a song. just one problem, angelo may not have penned those words. a professor at emerson college flagged the "washington post" that he always thought joan walsh anglin wrote it. she later confirmed that's her quote, with the pronoun changed. the postal service said mayo angelou cite

. >> "nbc nightly news" is next. and more local news here on nbc bay area news at 6:00. >> see you then. >>> on this sunday night the war of words over the nuclear agreement with iran. the president feeling the heat from both israel and congress while iran is issuing a new threat. >>> easter plea. pope francis prays for an end of growing persecution of christians world wide and condemned the deadly attack on college students. >>> an nbc news under cover investigation, convicted killer caught on camera trying to deceive. >>> navigating the sahara with little more than a mask compass is a drive to win. >>> this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt" substituting tonight, savannah guthrie. >>> the president is putting it on the line the deal to halt iran's nuclear ambitions in an interview published today calling it a once in a lifetime opportunity to resolve peacefully. what is coming now may be harder. the president has to sell the deal to multiple deeply skeptical audiences, lawmakers in both parties in congress u.s.

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight lester holt. >>> a special good evening to our viewers in the west where the state of california is resorting to drastic measures tonight to combat its severe drought. the governor ordering the strictest crackdown in the state's history and that means big sacrifices for tens and millions of people. miguel almaguer is outside of los angeles to start us off in a place that puts things in perspective. miguel, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. as we enter our fourth year of drought here in california, these conditions are symbolic all across the west. we're technically in the middle of our rainy season. mountains should be lush with green, instead they're bone dry. tonight, we are coming to you from lake piru. we're at the bottom of a reservoir. we should be 30 feet under water here, instead these are the conditions. this is why california is in a state of emergency. in the snow-starved sierra mountains where this snowpack measuring station should be bur

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. that bizarre aerial stunt in washington, d.c., is still rattling nerves today with the question what if on a lot of minds. we're talking about that copter that flew undetected to the u.s. capitol yesterday through some of the most restricted air space in the country. it was piloted by a florida mailman with a political message but who, as far as we know, had no intent to do harm. but what if someone else was at the controls, someone with deadly intent? tonight we're not the only ones asking, and some of the answers we're getting aren't totally reassuring. our national correspondent peter alexander is on the story for us. >> reporter: first, the stunt, now the scrutiny. >> this is not good, people. >> reporter: this unprecedented act of civil disobedience is today refocusing new attention on a longstanding security vulnerability, the threat posed by low-flying lightweight aircraft. secretary of homeland security jeh johnson. >> t

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. they are off and running. late today, on the heels of hillary clinton's official entry into the presidential race, yet another long-anticipated name joined the field of contenders. florida senator marco rubio addressing supporters just a short time ago in miami formally declaring his bid for the republican nomination. meantime, just over 24 hours under her twitter launched candidacy, hillary clinton has barely been seen, apparently by design. only sightings of her posted online as she makes her way to iowa by car. yes, it's her on a security camera video at a fast food restaurant. this has started out at least as a very low-key campaign kickoff. we're covering both campaign launches tonight. andrea mitchell starts us off in des moines, iowa. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. it's certainly an unconventional launch. her campaign for the presidency. one of the best known women in america on her road trip her

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. it was a monster of a tornado of a size they see maybe once or twice a decade in illinois. it killed two people and turned the small town of fairdale into a tortured landscape of misery and devastation. in the destruction zone tonight survivors are still recounting harrowing moments of when it hit, the frantic searches for those trapped and coming to grips with what they have lost. and as we come to expect, there were cameras rolling as buildings were ripped from their foundations and vehicles sailed through the air. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is in fairdale where they took a direct hit. miguel, show us what you're seeing there. >> reporter: lester, good evening. tonight in these blustery conditions this is symbolic of what we've found here. at this one property alone this barn was literally ripped into hundreds of pieces. take a look at the main home here. we found pieces of it about a mile down the road. tonigh

. >>> "nbc 10 news at 5" is next. >> here is jacqueline london. >> next all new tonight on "nbc 10 news at 5," we continue to follow breaking news. the arrest of a north philadelphia woman charged with planning to join isis terrorists. what happened today in court, and why she is not the first person from our area linked to plots against america. >>> and we still have some showers in the forecast for this evening. the possibility of a thunderstorm. but big changes as we go into your weekend. i'll show you what your easter sunday forecast looks like too, coming up. >>> and the clock is ticking. we are now just a month away from the blue cross broad street run. this runner has a history of finishing near the top. how she is gearing up to win. that's next on "nbc 10 news at 5." >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >> right now at 5:00, the global effort to stop isis zeros in on our area. inside this north philadelphia row home federal investigators say a local woman was planning to join the terror group. her name is keonna thomas and the feds say she also planned to travel overseas and fight alongsid

nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. protesters have been on the move tonight again in baltimore. out of the wary eye of police and national guard troops just ahead of another night of mandatory curfew. it started late this afternoon when growing crowds of peaceful marchers headed en masse to train station and on to city hall where a large police presence awaited them. they're demanding accountability for the death of freddie gray who suffered fatal injuries while in police custody. nbc's ron allen is there. ron? >> reporter: good evening, lester. hundreds of people from local universities and out of state as well. marching from the main train station in baltimore to city hall, demanding justice for freddie gray and his family. they're frustrated an upset that police say they will not release on friday the results of a preliminary investigation into why gray died. why out here? >> this is enough is enough. we all need to be equal and we all ought to be treated right. we'r

. >>> nbc news exclusive. the police detective caught on camera berating a driver in an apparent bit of road rage, the video gone viral. tonight, he speaks out for the first time. >>> game changer, getting to know a woman about to make history on the field in the nfl. >>> and act of faith. we go behind the scenes of a blockbuster sequel to the smash hit series "the bible." "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight lester holt. >>> good evening. with a brutal winter barely behind us, tornado season is quickly firing up with several states on alert right now for severe weather. we're keeping a close eye on the radar as areas from southern illinois into northeastern arkansas are under a tornado watch. this on the heels of last night's violent storms that triggered massive flooding, especially in kentucky where a mother and child were swept away in their car and remain missing. >>> right now firefighters in louisville are still

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. substituting tonight, peter alexander. >> good evening tonight. in nepal, desperation is turning to despair as more violent aftershocks rattle that region. for the first time we're seeing dramatic video from the top of the world, base camp at mt. everest, the moment the massive earthquake struck. >> the ground is shaking. >> the quake triggered a huge avalanche, climbers sent scrambling for safety. it was the deadliest day of nearly 100 years of expeditions on the world's highest peck. the death toll is rising tonight. more than 2,500 dead, including at least three americans, many more injured. our team is there tonight and we begin with ear chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. >> reporter: flying into kathmandu today on a plane full of turkish aid workers, it was clear that after saturday's massive earthquake nepal is bracing for worse to come. we felt an aftershock, a big one. outside the airport, tensions turned to scuffles. people here want out before the next quake hits. k

. >>> on this friday night, nbc news exclusive. the reserve deputy charged with manslaughter speaking about what he says was a deadly mistake. how he managed to grab his gun instead of traceraser and kill a man. >>> why the mom and dad are urging prosecutors to spare the life of their son's killer. >>> the sinking town in california where the land is literally dropping as fast as a foot every year as water and jobs run dry. >>> and remote control. the provider that wants to make it easier for consumers. nightly news begins now. >>> this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight, from los angeles, lester holt. >>> good evening. the volunteer oklahoma reserve deputy who mistook his gun for taser and accidently killed a suspect is speaking out, apologizing to the family of the man he killed and telling what happened. he spoke to our matt lauer this morning to explain how he could have made such a critical error. >> would you do me a favor? would you stand up for me for one second and show me where on your body when you are in your uniform

ron mott nbc news new york. >>> it was a terrifying rampage g dozens 0 people at a colora theater. tomorrow opening statements start in the trial of holmes. the key question was he sane? hereby's nbc's jacob rascon. >> the movie premier just started when james holmes entered theater nine heavily armed and dressed in tactical gear. first responders found hundreds of panicked movie goers and dozens of victims. >> you heard mom. >> i'm hearing him and then you just hear the rounds going off, just boom boom boom. >> there was really nowhere to hide. >> holmes killed 12 people and injured om 70 others before his rifle jammed. he told police arresting him he was the joker. nearly three years and 9,000 prospective jurors later, the capital murder trial is set to begin tomorrow in centennial colorado. holmes is expected to appear in civilian with a trimmed beard and combed air. >> the question is does it ride to the level of insanity under colorado law? could he tell right from wrong? >> holmes pleadeds not guilty by reason of insanity saying he was in the throes of a psychotic episode dur

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. night. >> lights, camera, access. >>> they love to tweet. eat a burger. i eat burgers. >> as giuliana gets the too skinny once again, kelly clarkson gets shamed for the opposite. you can't win. i'm billy bush. >> how are you doing? >> i'll give you the exact

harry smith, nbc news. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. >>> fw evening everyone. >> thank you for joining us. it is official hillary clinton is now jumping into the race for president of the united states. nbc bay area kimberliterry joining us with how the former secretary of state made the announcement and how things might be different the second time around. kimberly? >> the big announcement came through video released on hillary clinton's own website where she said in part quote everyday americans need a champion o, and i want to be that champion. >> i'm running for president. >> clinton appears on camera toward the end of the video which features americans talking about the future. saying she is

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. there's video showing the start of what would become a fatal encounter between a north charleston south carolina policeman, and the motorist h of murderi. shows a ro traffic stop walt over for a taillight. officer approaches the car. there's brief conversation about whose car it is. scott seems to say he is purchasing it. the officer returns to his car to apparently check on scott's driver's license. at one point, scott starts to exit the car, but complies when told to stay ins exit the car, but come plies when told to then watch what's about to happen. >> but it is the other tape, the one seen around the world of slager minutes later shooting an and fleeing scott in the back that's turned this into a murder case. we will show you exclusively an emotional meeting between the young man that videoed the shooting and walter scott's family. first, starts us from north charleston with other new developments of the day. gabe? >> repor

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight lester holt. >>> good evening. it's bad enough when kids cheat in school to get ahead, but the teachers themselves? today in atlanta nearly a dozen former educators were convicted on racketeering and other charges for their part in one of the nation's biggest cheating scandals. prosecutors say it was a massive conspiracy to make sure students passed standardized tests even if it meant giving kids the correct answers. the scandal dates back a decade. it involved dozens of schools. and a lot of grown-ups apparently failed one of the lessons we were all taught. nbc's chief education correspondent rehema ellis is on the story for us tonight. >> reporter: it was a stunning verdict. >> we the jury find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: former educators found guilty of racketeering in an unprecedented case of teachers and administrators charged with fixing test scores and changing answers on standardized tests. >> we've been fighting for the children in our community, pa

it's all next on "nbc 10 news at 6:00." >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >> nbc 10's first alert weather tracking showers and a chance for storms. we'll have the latest on where the rain is right now and where it's headed next coming up in just a moment. >>> but first, investigators say a local woman was willing to die for isis. the 30-year-old mother from north philadelphia is in custody tonight after the feds say they stopped her plan to join the islamic state group. 30-year-old keonna thomas was arrested on the front porch of her home this morning. she appeared in court for the first time just hours later. thomas is accused of trying to travel to syria to join isis fighters. prosecutors say she booked a flight from philly to spain and would have snuck into syria through turkey. the feds tracked her on social media. she chatted with isis fighters overseas. she now has been appointed a public defender. >> what can you tell us about the next hearing on wednesday? >> the hearing is scheduled for wednesday. it's a probable cause hearing as well as a detention hearing. >> thomas is tonight being hel

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. and goodnight. >>> that breaking news on the peninsula. want to give you a live look at san carlos from our nbc chopper. investigators say a 66-year-old shot a 33-year-old family member numerous times. good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we'll tell you exactly where this is happening. this is a usually very quiet neighborhood. this is a home on crestview drive near mellanby drive. this is up on the hill in san carlos not far from 280. our nbc chopper showing you now we're still not sure on the relationship between these two people but we do know they are related. the 33-year-old victim was rushed to a local hospital. the suspect, the 66-year-old, is in custody. the sheriff's department says the shooter opened fire because he felt threatened during an argument. we're going to bring you the very latest as we get more information into our newsroom. >>> mandatory vaccinations for school kids may be moving forward. but not without some changes. a state senat

for all of us here at nbc news, have a good night. nbc bay area news starts now. >>> good evening. i'm terry mcsweeney. peggy is off this evening. new details on a dramatic police chase through the streets of san francisco that left a pedestrian dead. started last night after police tried to pull over some robbery suspects. they took off, hitting two pedestrians and one car during a chase. christie smith is in san francisco with details on the victim, the suspects and what led up to the chase. >> good evening, terry. san francisco police say that the suspects are still outstanding at this hour after a wild night that included armed robberies, pursuit, and a woman was hit in the crosswalk where we are. she died from her injuries. that woman today has been identified as 42-year-old bridgette collector of san francisco who was in the crock at california and kearny. a second person was injured at a different location by the same car pull of robbery suspects last night. that person though expected to survive. police say this began just before 10:00 p.m. when the suspects committed an ar

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is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. we start with several new developments out of baltimore. as peaceful protesters take to the streets there for another night, key findings from the medical examiner and the story of a man who says he was held in custody with freddie gray are shedding new light into gray's death. the protests meantime, have expanded to other cities. here's what it looks like this evening in philadelphia. the demand for action in the wake of gray's death intensifying tonight. hours after baltimore police put the results of their investigation into the hands of prosecutors. peter alexander is in baltimore tonight. peter. >> reporter: lester good evening to you. the rain has come and gone but these protesters have not. as you can see they're demanding answers and accountability and today law enforcement sources tell our nbc station here in baltimore that freddie gray's catastrophic injuries according to that police investigation occurred inside the police v

"nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. a state of emergency has been declared in baltimore as rioting has broken out on the streets. violent clashing between police and roving groups have left 15 officers injured did turned one west baltimore neighborhood into chaos. at least two dozen have been arrested so far. this violence comes hours after freddie gray, who died last week under mysterious circumstances after being taken into police custody was laid to rest. anry crowds pelted police are rocks this afternoon. several police cars were subsequently destroyed and tonight looters have ravaged stores setting a cvs pharmacy on fire as crowds rampaged through the streets. tom costello is there for us tonight. tom, what's the latest? >> reporter: as night fell we moved here to downtown baltimore from west baltimore because the situation was so violent. we have looting going on at a nearby mall. the governor has called in the national guard and the situation tonight is still very

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. substituting tonight, peter alexander. >>> good evening. it's a dramatic window into the dangers police face on the streets every day. a confrontation between an officer and a murder suspect charging at him, the entire episode caught on camera. in this new era we're seeing police conduct exposed as never gfr raising tough questions about police tactics, the use of deadly force and when it's appropriate. >>> the officer's being commended for his restraint. here >> get down on the ground! >> reporter: this arrest in suburban ohio could very easily have turned violent. >> get your hands up! get your hands up! >> reporter: a man suspected of murdering his fiance and friend that same day charges a police officer who is wearing a body cam. >> i don't want to shoot you, man. i don't want to shoot you. [ bleep ] do it man. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the officer is 27-year-old jesse kidder an iraq war veteran with a purple heart, but a rookie on the force. >> i was trying to open a dia

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. baltimore police are the latest to fall under the harsh national spotlight over the death of a suspect. a short time ago officials there released security video of the arrest of a 25-year-old man whose death from a partially severed spine has raised questions about police actions. like cell phone video, it shows 25-year-old freddie gray being taken into custody and placed in a police van a week ago. some time between this moment and his arrival at the police station gray's spine was nearly severed. but tonight police still can't say how. gray died yesterday. tonight, as the community demands answers, police are taking action. tom costello was on the story for us. >> tell the truth and stop the lies. freddie gray didn't have to die. >> reporter: for a second day in baltimore, a demand for answers into how 25-year-old freddie gray suffered a fatal spinal cord injury while in police custody. it happened just after 8:40 a.m. on sunday, a

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news out of baltimore where hundreds are gathering in protest at this hour outside a police station. outrage over the death of a man who suffered a spinal injury while in police custody. six officers have been suspended, and there is late word the feds are now getting involved in the case. nbc's tom costello starts us off tonight from baltimore. >> reporter: tonight, the justice department has announced it's opening its own investigation into how 25-year-old freddie gray suffered a fatal spinal cord injury in police custody. on the streets of baltimore demonstrators have been peaceful but determined to get answers. >> i have a son. and i would never want this to happen to my son. >> reporter: gray family attorney billy murphy wants to know why freddie gray was being chased in the first place. >> the man was arrested for literally running while black, or as we also jokingly on the inside say felony

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. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with le holt. substituting tonight peter alexander. >>> good evening. late this afternoon president obama did something that no u.s. president has done since dwight eisenhower meeting face-to-face with his cuban counterpart. it marked the most dramatic moment yet as the two countries redefi their relationship. time for us to try something new, president obama said. today's highly anticipated talks overshadowed this weekend's summit of the americas, the first-ever attended by a cuban leader. we begin tonight with our senior white house correspondent chris jansing in panama. chris. >> reporter: good evening, peter. the anticipation had been building to this historic moment for months. and when president obama finally sat down with raul castro the meeting lived up to the hype going longer than expected and marking what the president called a turning point. with a handshake and a simple sit-down president obama and raul castro rewrote the history book. and the world was watching. >> i think we are now