. >>> harrison ford scare. eye dangerous incident in the sky and faa investigation. >>> shocking airport assassination. kim jong-un's brother poisoned. >>> the healing power of love. one couple's amazing story this valentine's day. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. the story behind the late night resignation of michael flynn continues to unfold tonight. nbc news learning exclusive new details about who knew what and when about the true nature of flynn's conversation with the russians before the inauguration. the white house said today president trump asked for flynn's resignation calling it a matter of trust over flynn's misleading accounts of his dealings. but it didn't fully explain why now, weeks after the president was warned that flynn, who was privy to the nation's top secrets, might be vulnerable to blackmail by the russians. our team is working several angles to this story. kristen welker leads us off with late details. >> reporter: tonight mounting questions

>>reporter: a danger in some ford explorers. we investigate coming up. ,,,, ♪ the hydrogen fueled mirai. its only emission is water. toyota. let's go places. needed attention after potholes have been plaguing the streets. liette >>> good news for drivers in danville. roads are getting much-needed attention after potholes have been plaguing the streets. >>reporter: we have this break in the weather which has been nice. we've been on pothole patrol. it's easy to spot these. look at the deterioration in this roadway. storm after storm makes a combo and in no time this will be a pothole. >> the roads have deteriorated to the point where it's an emergency. >>reporter: during this break in the weather were crews are on overdrive preparing what we all have driven over at some point, potholes.>> we are trying to get ahead of the storm.>>reporter: excavation on the to do and get it done fast list. >> as the mod comes down it fills up the ditches and applauds of the drains. the water ends up on the street and creates a dangerous situati

smell coming from the back of ford explorers like this one. it happens while driving and the thought is it may be exhaust, which raises the concern it could be toxic. dash camera video shows the moment newport beach police officer brian mcdowell's life changed. he was responding to a non-emergency call when he passed out behind the wheel of his 2014 ford explorer police cruiser and crashed into a tree. >> you narrowly missed an suv. >> yeah. >> reporter: this is a matter of inches. >> i just think plus or minus one second i maybe wouldn't be here on this earth for my kids. >> reporter: he has scars from a dislocated shoulder, fractured eye socket and traumatic brain injury, but no memory of the accident. >> i just went out. >> just like that. >> just like that. >> reporter: records show he had no drugs or alcohol in his system. >> i just had that nauseous feeling and i felt like i had a headache. >> reporter: but after months of tests, doctors couldn't find any medical reason why he blacked out. then he learned hundreds of drivers had been com

ford agreed to settle one in florida, another in new jersey is ongoing. in that case, ford denies wrongdoing. >>> president trump's federal ban remains on hold, but whether or not it's ever reinstated, it's costing the travel industry tens of millions of dollars. bookings were down $185 million in the first week alone. peter greenberg has details on how the immigration dust-up is rippling through the u.s. economy. >> reporter: when president trump signed the travel ban two weeks ago, blocking citizens from seven nations, that has repercussions in the travel industry, which is faced with a loss of revenue as this issue continues to be battled in court. >> let them in! let them in! >> reporter: u.s. international airports have become the hub for thousands protesting president trump's travel ban. >> the leaders of the airline industry to the white house. the industry supports over 10 million jobs and creates almost $1 trillion in economic activity. >> reporter: but uncertainty surrounding the ban is threatening that prosperity. >> there is an immediate and n

las grabaciones de ford reflejante 20 minutos antes Éste se mostraba confuso. este incluso se equivocÓ a la hora de identificar la nave que manejaba. >> lo que ha hecho es tan serio que podrÍa costarle la licencia? >> si seguimos las reglas de la agencia federal de aviaciÓn, lo menos serÍa aplicar una sanciÓn disciplinaria y que no huele quizÁ por dos aÑos. lourdes: este no es su primer susto. en 2015 se estrellÓ en un campo en santa mÓnica. otro dato interesante que nos dio el experto en aviaciÓn tiene que ver con la edad. harrison ford tiene 74 aÑos y Éste analiza dice que los aviadores se retiran a los 50 aÑos. quizÁ fueron los reflejos los que le fallaron a ford. hablar a esperar a ver lo que dice la faa. ilia: al regresar, lo que pasÓ hoy y que usted debe saber sobre inmi lourdes:antes de terminar el noticiero, queremos contarles lo que debe saber sobre los cambios en materia de inmigraciÓn con el objetivo de que se acuesten bien informados. los memorandos del departamento de seguridad nacional cambiaron la definiciÓn de menores no acompa�

so ford did a preflight check on his a-1c at santa monica airport. that lasted about 30 to 40 minutes. an eyewitness tells "e.t." that harrison took off right after lunch time. he mistakenly landed on a parallel taxiway and passed over boeing 737 carry rg 110 passengers and six crew members. after ford's plane passed the 73 7 he reportedly asked quote, was that airliner meant to be underneath me? so the question is, could the 74-year-old actor lose his pilot's license? we spoke today with aviation experts captain ross aimer. >> i'm pretty sure the faa will go after his license. he will have to get a very good lawyer, get experts to testify that he obviously he didn't do this maliciously. the history will come up, i'm pretty sure, into hearings. >> with ford's vintage fighter plane malfunction in 2015 he was forced to crash land at a golf course. in 2000 he today make an emergency landing in nebraska. of course, ford is better known for his role in movies. >> hmay day, may day. >> the actor is also a collector of vintage planes. he got his pilot's lic

actor harrison ford and that 737. new tonight, the audio of ford in his plane. >>> and the victory. $100,000, and the surprising plan for that money. who is our person of the week? >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with a new line of attack from president trump. insisting he's accomplished more than any other president this early. declaring the media is not his ene enemy, but the enemy of the american people. he was in south carolina, talking about creating jobs. leaving behind the week's controversies. tonight, it would appear the president is turning back to his campaign playbook. but will it work now that he's president? here's cecilia vega. >>> usa! usa! >> reporter: the president in south carolina today touring the boeing plant. and sounding like he'd turned a page, talking up jobs. >> my focus has been all about jobs. and jobs is one of the primary reasons i'm standing here today as your president and i will never, ever, disappoint you, believe me. >> reporter: but

john ford, the brother of former congressman harold ford senior, and aung wiuncle of harold ford what did that teach you, do you think, about you coming here and being a member of congress yourself? >> first thing is, it does show that clearly, nobody's above the law because there were state senators who were convicted in that and as you said, john ford being among the most prominent of those elected officials. there were people in our community who said there's no way that somebody named ford is ever going to be convicted by a jury of his peers. and you know, the one thing about the criminal justice system is it's not perfect. but if you look around the world, it is the best system that exists. what it taught me is it doesn't matter whether you're white, whether you're black, whether you're hispanic, nobody wants to see their elected official on the take. so it did send a strong signal that no matter what your name is, no matter what your position or your power of influence, you need to do the right things for the right reasons and again, the majority of those in public service do th

a lot for ford, motorcraft. not what we wanted, pretty good run but a good start for the season. >> ryan blaney's best finish at daytona. >> a.j. allmendinger ties his greatest run. we're still trying to take in what happened in the last couple of laps. what did you see? >> well, kind of like looking at the fuel pressure gauge, the window, the mirror and the last ten laps knowing that we were pretty close. i was trying to run in that pack and run quarter throttle and hold my spot the best i could. i knew everybody was close and it might come down to who didn't run out of fuel. can't thank everybody enough on this 47 team, for the hard work. thank you very much. we had something go wrong with the left front in the middle of the race. we had to pit like nine times to figure out what it was. my crew did a great job to diagnose and fix it. all in all, proud of the effort. proud of kroger sponsoring the daytona event for ten years. more than anything else, have a good start to the 2017 season. i think cat and jody, a

a lot for ford, motorcraft. not what we wanted, pretty good run but a good start for the season. >> ryan blaney's best finish at daytona. >> a.j. allmendinger ties his greatest run. we're still trying to take in what happened in the last couple of laps. what did you see? >> well, kind of like looking at the fuel pressure gauge, the window, the mirror and the last ten laps knowing that we were pretty close. i was trying to run in that pack and run quarter throttle and hold my spot the best i could. i knew everybody was close and it might come down to who didn't run out of fuel. can't thank everybody enough on this 47 team, kroger, all of our associates. all of the guys back in the shop for the hard work. thank you very much. we had something go wrong with the left front in the middle of the race. we had to pit like nine times to figure out what it was. my crew did a great job to diagnose and fix it. all in all, proud of the effort. proud of kroger sponsoring the daytona event for ten years. more than anything els

kris van cleave picks up the store. >> i shows harrison ford close call with a boeing 737. last monday, his bright yellow single engine husky came in for a landing, flying over dallas bound american airlines flight 1456, with 110 passengers, and six crew, wait to go take off from john wayne airport south of los angeles. air traffic control cleared the 74 year old actor to land on runway, instead landed on parallel taxi wayne known as charlie. then reportedly asked air traffic controllers, was that airline he err meant to be underneath me? >> helicopt ever, sorry, husky 890. >> acc audio obtain by "tmz" seems to show ford confused about the type of aircraft was he was flying 20 minute before landing. >> i never asked that question until after i've done it. >> ford famous for his on air aviation, has found trouble in the air before. >> engine failure. immediate return. >> in 2015, he was critically injured when an engine failure forced him to crash land on a santa monica golf course. and in 199, the experienced pilot crashed a helicopter while practicing auto rotation. no one

the question, was ford distracted? >> unfortunately, we've seen this sort of thing before, where somebody mistakenly identifies a taxiway for a runway, and in this case, the runway that he was to land on was very narrow. >> reporter: it was just two years ago that ford was injured when his world war ii era plane crashed on a golf course. the crash was later blamed on an engine failure. he could receive a warning letter or have his pilot's license suspended, though that seems less likely. tom costello, washington. >>> residents in southeastern texas are recovering after six tornados battered the houston area. the tornado threat is now over, but some residents suspect it will take months to repair all the damage. meteorologist bill karins is here with new details. >> we got a little bit of both, not big storms but how about snow. winter storm warnings, this will be the third storm in seven days for new england. and lake effect snow in upstate new york. but showers and storms rolling through alabama. later on today we wil

harrison ford - in his plane==t ford wasanding s plane yesterday at the john wayneapo >>> a close call for actor harrison ford had his plane. he was lag his small plane yesterday at the john wayne airport in orange county. he narrowly missed an american airline jet that was there on the tarmac. air traffic controllers instructed him to land on a certain runway but he landed on a taxi way instead. a big difference and a big violation. ford is heard in flight recordings asking if the jet was supposed to be underneath him when he landed. what you're looking at here was in 2015 when he crash landed on a santa monica golf course after an engine failure. >>> valentine's day is big business form restaurant and floral business but also for county clerks. people getting married. no fancy gowns at the clerk's office. no dj, no wedding cake but plenty of romance. >> ten years. it's been a long time will. >> we had just been putting it off. life happens. you get busy. no reason. today is valentine's day. let's do it. >> very romantic on. a normal tuesday, some might be married at a post office. to

ambassador ford: we have u.s. military forces in combat operations in syria and i don't think many americans understand that. but we have 400 u.s. special operations forces deployed next to syria or in syria, helping with syrian fighters against the islamic state. every day with new combat operations, there's a risk to our own young people in uniform who are over there. we have seen how extremists operating out of syria have attacked cities like paris, like brussels in belgium, in germany, and so how to get rid of this extremist element in syria is a concern to all americans. we don't want what happened in paris to happen in an american city. joce: russia has stepped into the power vacuum, sending thousands of troops and launching airstrikes that helped assad regain control of aleppo, syria's largest city, last december. the obama administration was outraged by russia coming to assad's rescue. but the new administration is calling for cooperation with russia. sean spicer: i think if there's a way that we can comba

watch as ford flies over an american airlines 737 with more than 100 on board. after landing, ford asked controllers if that jet was supposed to be below him? ford's flight began minutes earlier at the on the radio, he sounded momentarily confused at first identifying his plane as a helicopter. on the big screen and in real life, ford an accomplished pilot is no stranger to narrow escapes and close calls. >> nice landing, thanks. two years ago injured in the crash landing on a golf course. the faa tells us they're still investigating. >>> well when we come back, the skinny exclusive. >> sisqo breaks his silence to our skinny investigative unit about his fashion week impostor. you will have to hear this. "the skinny" is next. >> this is a great day. ay. m. it'll take care of your cough. fine! i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... ah! david, please, listen. still not coughing. not fair you guys! waffles are my favorite! ah! some cough medicines only last 4 hours. but just one mucinex lasts 12 hours