nightly news xwk begins now. ♪ >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >> good evening. at a time when tensions between the u.s. and north korea are running high and two u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news that north korea could conduct another underground nuclear test at any time with no real warning, now a new complication. a former university professor, a u.s. citizen, was detained in pyongyang on what many observers suspect are false charges, perhaps to give north korea leverage over the trump administration. we begin tonight with kelly cobiella in seoul, south korea. >> reporter: tonight with the uss carl vinson headed to the korean peninsula, another american is in custody in pyongyang. the associated press identifies him as tony kim. in his 50s, a former professor doing aid work in north korea for a month. arrested at pyongyang airport as he was leaving the country. the third american now held by the secretive regime. ohio college student otto warnbier is serving 15 years for trying to take a propaganda banner as a souv

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. living out here. >> right now at 6:00, a buckled road shows the landslide concerns that forced families from their homes, and there's not much time the recover. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good friday evening. thank you for joining us. i'm jennel wang sitting in for jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. as the bay area cleans up and restores power, another storm is here. this is happening as many people and businesses are recovering from what happened last night. this video sent to us by alec bernardo. you can see a downed tree at the kfc in newark. no one was hurt but the restaurant is red tagged. live camera network the golden gate bridge on the left. dublin and san jose. not much traffic on this getaway friday. a lot of people telecommuting because of the foul weather. live doppler radar is lit up in green especially this the north bay. everyone is going to get hit a bit. we have several reports on the micro climate alert. hi rob. >> san jose commute looking good. golden g

"nbc nightly news" begins now. from nbc news jose diaz. >> we begin with an unfolding tragedy in colombia where there is a state of emergency after an avalanche swept through a small city killing 150 people and more missing. the heavy rain that caused three rivers to overflow their banks. it happened in the city near the border with ecuador. nbc's lucy cavnof with the details. >> reporter: in south colombia a dangerous effort to get the injured. releasing an avalanche of water and mud. most homes no match for the deluge. entire neighbors were buried, homes destroyed bridges collapsed even the trees ripped from the roots. what's least is a blur of devastation and tonight there are fears of more to come. the threat of another avalanche terrified crowds as army officers led people to safety. more than 250 people missing tonight. at least 152 are dead as the toll climbs and the damage remains to be realized. nbc news. >>> in this country the east coast is recovering from severe weather tonight including a tornado in vi

the "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >> good evening. a disturbing trend driven by technology, crimes committed live online with other people watching and doing nothing to help the victim. chicago authorities say it happened in their city again about two weeks ago when a teenager was viciously attacked. the superintendent of police saying today he was inspired by her courage in coming forward, but there are so many questions tonight about who should be held responsible and how to prevent crimes like this from happening. morgan radford has our report. >> reporter: tonight a 14-year-old boy facing charges of assault and child pornography for his role in the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl. >> no woman should ever be treated the way this young woman was. the young man responsible, they should be ashamed of themselves. >> reporter: police say the victim knew one of the offenders, and on march 19th was lured to a house, held captive, and assaulted while it was streamed live online. 40 people saw

joe fryer, nbc news. los angeles. >>> the moment that played out on national tv that left many in the audience shocked and outraged. >>> now to the headlines swirling around tv's "survivor." after a contestant was outed as transgender after last night's episode. it followed not only because one contestant turned on another but also because the network which tapes the episodes months ahead of time decided to broadcast the scene. nbc's miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: with 8 million people watching cbs's "survivor" it happened when one contestant facing elimination turned on another. >> there is deception going on right here. >> reporter: jeff varner outing zeke smith, suggesting he was a player that con the be trusted. >> why haven't you told anyone you are transgender? >> reporter: the reaction on the transgender show. >> you didn't have to do that. that's so wrong. >> reporter: mimicked the out cry for deciding to broadcast the revolution months after it was filmed. today smith said he worked wi

. >> announcer: from nbc news world head quarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. power outages in big cities on both sides of the country made for some harrowing and frustrating moments today. the worst in san francisco where a blackout parol utilized a wide area including the bustling financial district affecting hundreds of thousands of above and below ground from stuck commuter trains to stuck elevators and in new york city, the subway system is recovering tonight after a power loss forced the shut down of several lines plunging the morning commute into chaos stranding passengers and setting off a cascade of agonizing delays. new york and san francisco weren't alone. tom costello has details. >> reporter: on the streets of san francisco today, gridlock. >> attention all members in the field, there's been a outage here throughout the city. >> reporter: at one point, 90,000 customers were without power across a large section of the city encompassing some of san francisco's most famous landmarks including union square, the embarcadero and f

nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres has the new guidelines. >> reporter: under the old guidelines for prostrate cancer screening, stephen weinstein didn't need to get the psa blood test in his 50s but he started screening anyway. this year doctors found an aggressive tumor. >> it would have spread. there's no doubt that would have killed me at a very young age. >> reporter: today an influential medical task force is changing screening guidelines, now urging all men age 55 to 69 to talk to their doctor about getting psa test. men 70 and older should not get screened. >> this should really be a personal choice a man makes together with his doctor. the goal of these conversations is really to understand benefits and harms. >> reporter: previously they worried the tests were unreliable. screening dropped. now new evidence found psa tests reduced the chance of dying for prostrate cancer and cancers that aren't aggressive which means frequent checkups that allows for changes. >> it allows us only to intervene on t

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that's going to do it for us on a friday night. i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. berkeley. police officers are swarming a neighborhood -- in search of a . >>> right now at 6:00 we're following breaking news in berkeley. police officers swarming a neighborhood in search of a possible gunman. we've been tracking the story since the 5:00 newscast. you can see the sky ranger and news crews remain on-site. this is an intense search near berkeley high school. you can see the activity below. a few blocks from the downtown berkeley b.a.r.t. station. officers and canine units canvassing the area. they're urging everyone to stay indoors or simply avoid this neighborhood. . the news at 6:00 starts roun. good evening thanks for being with us raj mathai. >> jessica aguirre. we keep eye on the search in berkeley updates for the massive outage i want to show you the problem at the heart of the power outage. pg&e substation? san francisco. you can see the smoke coming out. a circuit breaker failed

. >>> nuclear fears, nbc news learning u.s. intelligence and growing concern what is going on in north korea. >>> found on the run, a teacher and his student caught after a month on the lamb. tonight the tip that put authorities hot on their trail. >>> o'reilly fired fallout. new details on a massive payout for the former fax star. millions to walk away. >>> high times, how today's date 4/20 became synonymous with smoking pot and how businesses are cashing in. >>> and living legacy, out of a senseless tragedy, a young girl saving the lives of others. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from chicago. >>> good evening. we begin with breaking news a suspected deadly terror attack in paris tonight where a gunman opened fire using a military-style weapon on police officers along in paris sending people running for cover. isis claimed responsibility, and at this hour, police and soldiers co s shut off much of the shopping district telling tourists to return to t

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. bill o'reilly who has dominated cable news ratings for years is out tonight. fox news cutting ties with the fire brand commentator in the wake of a mounting trail of sexual harassment accusations and multi million dollar payouts. the parent company of fox news announced late today the 67-year-old host of the "the o'reilly factor" will not beretu bereturning to the network. returning to the network. a major conservative voice who even in the face of scandal and fleeing advertisers saw his audience remain loyal but for a network already under fire, it all proved to be too much. our cynthia mcfadden is working the story tonight and has the latest. >> caution, you are >> reporter: the no spin zone is no more. bill o'reilly, the controversial face of fox news for 21 years was fired today by the network he helped put on the map. following in the footsteps of his former boss and mentor, roger ailes who was also pushed out after an invest

"nightly news" begins right now. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. first daughter and presidential advisor, ivanka trump felt the singe of the spotlight in her first trip abroad today. less than a month after officially joining her father's administration she appeared in berlin sharing the stage with some of the most powerful women in the world and faced uncomfortable questions about her dad's attitude toward women along with some scatters jeers. tonight, she's talk exclusively to nbc news. hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: ivanka trump in berlin to help empower women finds herself instead defending one man. >> he's been a tremendous champion of supporting families. >> reporter: a handful of hecklers hissing and booing her description of president trump. >> you hear the reaction from the audience. so i need to address one more point. some attitudes towards women your father has publicly displayed in former times might leave one questioning whether he's such an empower for wom

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. possibly no recent story has generated the level of universal outrage quite like the video of a bloodied man being dragged from his airplane seat. now there is late word a settlement has been reached between united airlines and that passenger, kentucky doctor david dao, who was injured after being forcibly removed from his seat, to give his seat to a traveling united airline crew member. the sum was announced on the same day united released an internal report on the april 9th incident and announced a series of changes to prevent it from happening again. in an exclusive interview, united's ceo oscar munoz described to me the failures that failed dr. dao. >> i don't wish any lower point than this on anyone in the world. >> reporter: oscar munoz hoping this low point will also be united's turning point with what it calls an amicable resolution of an unfortunate incident, the airline settling with dr. david

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. with great buildup, the white house announced a massive tax cut plan today, one it's calling the largest tax cut in history, and one that could offer significant relief for a lot of americans, not only families and individuals, but businesses, too. the proposed cut of the corporate tax rate, the focus of a lot of attention tonight, because among the prime beneficiaries, businesses like president trump's. but as they say, the devil is in the details, which appear to be fairly sparse at this point. nbc news national correspondent peter alexander tells us more. >> reporter: tonight, from the president and his team on taxes, an ambitious opening bid. >> we have a once in a generation opportunity to do something really big. >> reporter: the white house outlining a sweeping across the board tax overhaul. >> under the trump plan, we will have a massive tax cut for businesses and massive tax reform. >> reporter:

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. two infamous dictators and both in the cross hairs of president trump tonight raising the potential of military responses after acts that are drawing broad concern and condemnation. the first, syria's leader assad. president trump horrified by the deadly gas attack on civilians saying it crosses many lanes and officers the warning there may be a new u.s. approach to syria. the president trumping up heat on north korea's kim jong un ahead of a critical meeting tomorrow. as we showed you during the broadcast from south corkorea, america armed forces are at a height of readiness with kim's threats. we have two reports starting with the syrian crisis and nbc's richard engel. >> reporter: the victims are still struggling to breathe. quivering uncontrollably. doctors say it's consistent with expo exposure to a nerve agent like gas. president trump said the images of the victims made a deep impression on him. >> a chemical attack that was so horrific in syria against innocent people

officials tell nbc news, the u.s. military is on high alert as tensions mount between the united states and north korea over what u.s. officials see as a possible imminent under ground nuclear test. those intelligence officials tell nbc news that the u.s. has positioned two destroyers, capable of shooting tomahawk cruise missiles in the region some 300 miles from the test site. u.s. bombers are positioned in guam to under take strikes on the korean peninsula, should it be necessary. earlier this week, the pentagon announced the "uss carl vincent" is being diverted. multiple sources tell fnbc u i.s. intelligence detects that a nuclear test is imminent, the white house is considering for the first time in history a preemptive strike to prevent it. this strike could include missiles and bombs, cyber and special operations on the ground. >> two things are coming together this weekend, one is the distant possibility of a sixth north korean nuclear weapons detonation and the other is a great deal of firepower headed right a

"nbc nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." >>> good evening. reverberations on a strike on an syrian airfield are getting louder, not just in words but in action. russian and syria military jets resumed missions today. dashing hopes of a new friendlier relationship between vladimir putin and donald trump. all this just days before secretary of state rex tillerson heads to moscow for meetings with top officials. we begin tonight with richard engel in istanbul. >> reporter: russian state tv broadcasting from syria at the air base that is destroyed. footage shows some damage and defiantly fighter jets taxiying and taking off in broad daylight. local residents filming it on their cell phones. it's unclear if the aircraft were flown by syrian or russian pilots, but the message is clear the u.s. strike changed little. new images show the town hit by a chemical attack which the u.s. says was hit by that base it is a ghost town now, but there were more air strikes today. just so russia's point couldn't be missed, moscow is send

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >> good evening. at the beginning of the holiest week on the christian calendar, churches were packed all over the world today, and when isis targeted egypt's christian minority with bombings at two churches in cities north of cairo, the loss of life and devastation were extensive. a state of emergency has been declared and the military deployed across the country. the attacks comes pope francis is set to visit egypt later this month, a trip the vatican says will go on as planned. our matt bradley is in cairo tonight. >> reporter: a day of devotion turned to horror. a crowded palm sunday mass in cairo, ripped apart by what they believe was a bomb placed under a pew. hours later a suicide bomber scene at st. mark's church in alexandria. security shows a man blowing himself up feet away from a playing child, after police stopped him from entering the church. that officer now hail as a hero. the twin bombings have left at least 43 dead, more than 100 injured and the midd

nbc news confirming tonight u.s. intelligence officials have concluded terrorists likely have engineered a way to get explosives into laptop computers that could be smuggled on board an airliner. explaining why laptops were suddenly banned as carry ones at several major airports in the middle east. our justice correspondent pete williams tonight with the story. >> reporter: for the past week, passengers on flights from ten airports in the middle east and north africa have been forbidden to carry on board electronic devices larger than a cell phone. now u.s. officials say one of the reasons for the new restrictions is a new government analysis suggesting terrorists developed the means to conceal explosives in laptop computers in a way that could elude security screening. a senior u.s. official says it's the result of analyzing recent attacks on airliners including this bombing of a passenger plane last year in somalia using parts found from that and other recent bombing attempts, fbi experts have reverse engineered ho

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that's our news at 6:00. >> up next is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. see you back here at 11:00. . >>> breaking news tonight a trump administration preparing options for a military strike in syria. is america about to go deeper into a bloody civil war after the chemical attack. amid a tense conversation over the north korea nuclear threat. president trump, the president of china and a high-stakes showdown in florida. >>> palace intrigue. word of a power struggle with trump's son-in-law jared kushner. >>> home genetic testing approved by the fda for the first time. at home tests for everything from parkinsons to late-stage alzheimer's. would you want to know? >>> remembering done rickles who invented a genre all his own. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. the trump white house may tonight be on the verge of launching a major military strike against syria. president trump spent part of this day huddled with his top military advisors reviewing options that may include keeping syria

officials tell nbc news u.s. spy planes are monitoring for any move made by kim jong-un and at a late news conference today, president trump addressed the growing crisis over north korea while again offering a dark assessment of iran. we get details from nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: tonight a military message off the korean coast. ongoing joint exercises with south korea, as the north appears to pgs itself to conduct a nuclear test with little to no warning. the military is deploying a special sniffer aircraft that can detect evidence with drones and spy planes. president trump today alongside italy's prime minister. >> as far as north korea is concerned, we are in very good shape. we're doing a lot of work, we're in a very good position. we're going to see what happens. >> he's basically saying nothing to see here. in fact, the situation is tense and dangerous and we're a long way away from resolving the crisis. >> reporter: to convince north korea to turn down the temperature, the administration is leanin

kevin tibbles, nbc news. >> that will do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt for all of us on nbc news. thank you fotc and good night. thanks to

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. like a team trying to put more points on the board before the quarter ends, the trump white house tonight is trying to make some big plays ahead of the 100 days in office mark next weekend. and none of them are easy layups. tax reform and another drive at replacing obamacare are on the agenda. as the president finds himself behind his own schedule in delivering on some of the biggest campaign promises and now tonight his game plan is running up against a threat of a possible government shutdown. white house correspondent kristen welker has details. >> reporter: with the president's first 100 days in office fast approaching this saturday, the government is set to run out of money at midnight friday, could shutdown and cloud his first major milestone. today his press secretary sounded confident but offered no guarantees. >> can youra there will not be a government shutdown? >> i can't guarantee -- [ laughter ] >> but i feel very confident that that won't happen.

nbc news has learned the u.s. is prepared to launch a pre-emptive strike should north korea follow through with a nuclear test. >>> plus the u.s. drops the mother of all bombs on an isis tunnel complex in afghanistan. while it's meant to send a clear message to isis, is it meant to send a message to pyongyang as well? >>> president trump takes aim at planned parenthood. he signed a new law allowing states to deny certain federal funding to the organization. >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday. we're glad for that, april 14th. i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin. >>> looking ahead to a potential nuclear test in north korea and a graf warning from the united states, as multiple senior intelligence officials tell nbc news, america is prepared to launch a pre-emptive strike if they believe north korean leader kim jong-un will launch a nuclear weapons test. tactics could include cyber warfare and special operations on the ground. u.s. officials say a test could come as early as this weekend. a large-scale mili

tonight, she's talk exclusively to nbc news. hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: ivanka trump in berlin to help empower women finds herself instead defending one man. >> he's been a tremendous champion of supporting families. >> reporter: a handful of hecklers hissing and booing her description of president trump. >> you hear the reaction from the audience. i need to address one more point. some attitudes towards women, your father has publicly displayed in former times, might leave one questioning whether he's such an empower for women. >> i've certainly heard the criticism from the media and that's been perpetuated. as a daughter, i can speak on a very personal level, knowing that he encouraged me and enabled me to thrive. >> reporter: the moment partly overshadowing trump's trip to a summit on how to boost female entrepreneurs sharing the stage with global power players like the head of the imf and german chancellor, angela merkel. president trump remains deeply unpopular here, his controversial travel ban at odds with g

i'm lester holt for all of us on nbc news. thank you for watching and good night. >>> these were unprovoked attacks by an individual that was intent on carrying out homicides today. >> right now at 6:00, three strangers killed at random in the central valley. tonight a man in custody and authorities looking to see in the murders are terrorism related. >>> the news at 6:00 starts roun. good evening thank for ink joust janelle wang sitting for jessica aguirre. >> raj mathai a lot happening at this hour. we're specking new details about the tragedy in fresno. in just a few minutes the police chief in fresno is expected to update us about the suspected gunman. kori muhammad killed three people today and wanted for another killing last week. now among the primary questions we mentioned this is a it terror related nbc bay area's marian favro is in the newsroom has more on the behavior speckly online. >> fresno police has been studying the facebook beige of muhammad. he post-ed anti-government comments and wrote did he not like white

"nbc nightly news" with lester holt is next. we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00. >>> tonight, deadly school shooting. two adults killed, elementary school students badly wounded and shock waves in san bernie know. >>> dragged off a plane, outrage as a passenger is forcibly removed by police for forcing to give up his seat on an over booked flight. >>> governor scandal, facing impeachment, alabama's governor resigns brought down by secret messages with his mistress mistakingly sent to his wife. >>> free college, new york becomes the first state to offer a public university education at no cost to middle class families. will other states follow? >>> welcome to the neighborhood. an important lesson in friendship as julia joins the gang on "sesame street." "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. a horrifying act of violence played out inside a california elementary school classroom today when a teacher was fatall

nbc news has not verified the authenticity of the files. earlier, the hackers posting, "it didn't have to be this way, netflix. you're going to lose a lot more money in all of this than what our modest offer was." no specifics about the ransom demand from netflix, who in a statement says, "we are aware of the situation. a production vendor used by several major tv studios had its security compromised, and the appropriate law enforcement authorities are involved." a classic ransomware attack, cyber experts say, malware that seizes control of a computer, threatening to delete or release files if demands are not met. >> expect this to continue to happen. the entertaining industry has been struggling with the problem of how do we keep something private until we want to release it. >> reporter: perhaps the most high-profile case, pictures, 2014, celebrity gossip, executive salaries, the movie "annie" released early by hackers linked to north korea's leader, angry about an unflattering film. >> look at him! if that ain't a real story, what is? >>

up next is "nbc nightly news." we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00. . >>> developing news tonight, bill o'reilly out at fox news. a stunning fall for a tv power house for decades, brought down by new allegations of sexual harassment and millions in payouts. tonight the fallout and a renewed focus on behavior in the workplace. >>> disgraced nfl suicide, convicted killer aaron hernandez found hanging in his prison cell. his lawyer raising questions. >>> iran, the trump administration escalating the war of words saying iran could follow the same path as north korea saving on health care but increasingly popular way families are saving money tax free on medical, dental, even prescriptions. >>> and girl scout pride, what makes this troop's bond so powerful, when they are together, they are right at home. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. bill o'reilly who has dominated cable news ratings for yea

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. rit n at: clnerodyas d eughru=0 >>>. >>> i think everybody has had enough. >> right now, at 6:00, cleaning up in a danger zone in the bay area's largest city. we have the exclusive story. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm raj mathai. an unusual tactic used to crack down in a hot spot for crime. san jose p.d. has opened an office right in the hot zone. nbc bay area damon trujillo has the story. >> reporter: we're talking about fountain alley here in downtown san jose and looking at the police stats posted by san jose police, there have been 60 calls for service in this area alone in the last 30 days. there are police officers on the corner ever fountain alalley, ad between first and second. police are moving in right here for good. you name the drug, and you'll likely find it here on fountain alley. crime happens here virtually daily. >> we see crimes, drug dealing, prostitution here and there. >> reporter: the city

joe lean kent, nbc news, new york. >>> we're back in a moment with a big decision from the government on whether to allow us to use something on planes that most of us can't live without here on the ground. >>> the chairman of the fcc said today a plan set in motion that could have allowed passengers to eventually make cell phone calls on planes, well, it's not happening. he says the airline pilots didn't want it, flight attendants didn't want it and a whole lot of passengers didn't want to get stuck sitting next to a chatty seat mate yakking for the duration of the flight. >>> in new mexico, a new law being called the first of its kind aimed at putting an end to what critics call lunch shaming when schools single out children whose parents are late or drink went in paying for their meals. now other states are looking to follow suit. miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: the new law means every child in new mexico will be served breakfast and lunch, even if their parents have not paid. first of its kind legislation outlawing lunchtime shaming, where children are denied food or sin

up next "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. come back for the draft special. >>> tonight, paying the price. late word of a settlement me between united airlines and that passenger violently dragged off a plane as we sit down exclusively with united's ceo. what he says is to blame and what changes are on the way. >>> cop-killer stand off. a state trooper gunned down and a 20-hour drama. the swat team blows the door open as he comes out shooting. >>> american special ops soldiers killed. two dead, another wounded. what happened? >>> tv controversy, a new series about a fictional teenage girl and the 13 reasons why she took her own life. some schools sounding the alarm accusing the series of glamorizing suicide. >>> what's the story? an inspiring young man. why so many kids are clambering to join his club. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. possibly another recent story generated the level of universal outrage q

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening as we come on the air tonight, it is already saturday morning in north korea and the day of that country's most important holiday and that has american officials on edge braced for a possible military show of force from kim jong un. increasing signs north corkorea is coupled with series of strong statements from the white house and ping yang and a volatile home to hundreds of thousands of americans. we get the latest from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: tonight all eyes on north korea, kim jong un on stage, applauded by thousands on the eve of a anniversary often used for provocative military action. the birthday of the regime's founder, his grandfather. he may mark the holiday with a missile test or worse, his sixth nuclear test. today a top ate to the north korean dictator lashing out at the u.s. accusing president trump of pushing the world toward nuclear war by tweeting tuesday, north korea was looking for trouble. all crea

nbc 10 at 5:00 starts right now. >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. >>> all new on nbc 10 news at 5:00 concerning the water. skaters showing up even though signs said the place is unsafe. bucks county about a mile from a former military base blamed for tainted water wells throughout the area. nbc 10 is at the rink. >> reporter: what have you learned about this? >> reporter: here at the township we're told officials posted signs at the rink earlier in the rink warning the rink they felt the water was unsafe. however, when you go there, the rink was open for business. >> we're not getting a drink here. >> reporter: at first this local mom told us it was great. her kids the only ones on the ice and then herd revolution ice was operating despite the township warning against it. >> the township took it upon itself to post a cease and desist order. >> reporter: once it learned it was using well water. water the township felt had been contaminated. this area has been having water issues since wells were cited with years of abuse. warned to use public sewer and water lines. they had gone

. >> up next, "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. we'll see you back here at 11:00. >>> tonight, the manhunt's dramatic end, the facebook killer shoots and kills himself as police gave chase. mcdonalds employees credited with the tip to call 911. what they did to keep him at the drive through while authorities raced to the scene. >> mixed messages on north korea. the white house said they were sending warships as a deterrent but now laernd they were headed in the opposite direction. >>> what a lot of parents don't know about prescriptions for sunscreen could be putting them at risk. >>> the heart of a champion, how an nfl player's tragic death saved the life of a baseball hall of famer. incredible story. "nightly news" begins right now. >> narrator: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, there has been a dramatic end to the so-called facebook killer. the man who was shot and killed and posted the video online was spotted at a fast-food drive through in pennsylvania tod

from nbc news, world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. we gee r begin tonight with a story, a horrific and brutal crime tailored to the reality we all live in now where social immediate allows people to broadcast their every move in realtime. cleveland police are scrambling to finds a man who they say shot someone point blank while live streaming it on facebook. the man also claimed to have committed multiple other mom sides. authorities say he is armed and dangerous. we get the latest from steve patterson. >> a city wide manhunt. police scouring the streets searching for a man suspected of live stream agexecution in broad daylight and telling viewers he's responsible for several more deaths. graphic video streamed on facebook live appears to show the suspect getting out of his car, telling a stranger he's going to die because of a woman. l. >> she's the reason why is this might happen to you. >> reporter: the final frames show the man raising a handgun, a shot rings out and then the victim laying in a pool of blood. >> it's real shocking

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. president trump who has been unwilling to publicly criticize russia today made a dramatic change declaring relations between the two countries to be at an all-time low. comments coming hours after secretary of state rex tillerson shared the same assessment following a high-stakes meeting with vladimir putin. the friction is over what russia may or may not have known about the recent deadly chemical weapons assault on civilians by close ally syria and the u.s. wished to drive syrian president assad from power. chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has the latest from moscow. >> reporter: president trump tonight in a role reversal, once talking up the possibility of warmer relations with moscow, now the cold reality. >> we may be at an all-time low in terms of relationship with russia. >> reporter: secretary of state rex tillerson taking that message directly to vladimir putin during a two-hour meeting tonight. >> the

also tonight, nbc news learned the u.s. government believes an underground nuclear test by north korea could happen at any time so tonight we're getting an inside exclusive look how u.s. forces are preparing to deal with the growing threat. in a moment we'll take you to the underground location where the u.s. monitors activity in north korea, but richard ethel with what is at stake in the region. >> reporter: kim jong un, he's unpredicted and critics say fame and vindictive and tonight there are growing signs he could spark the first global crisis for president trump. >> the korean peninsula is a tender box. any miscalculations could result in a conflict that affects american troops. >> reporter: last month kim jong un's regime stepped up testing on missiles. that can reach south korea and japan. north korea said it was practice for targeting u.s. bases in japan. and the 46,000 american personnel stationed there. the nightmare scenario, if they could miniaturize a warhead and put it on a missile that could reach the west co

"nbc nightly news" is next. ♪ >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >> good evening. we begin tonight with a story we'd rather not be telling, a horrific and brutal crime tailored to the reality we live in now, a world that allows social media to broadcast in real-time. cleveland police are scrambling to find a man who they say shot someone shot blank while live on facebook. authorities say he is armed and dangerous. we will have the latest from steve patterson. >> reporter: tonight terror in the streets of cleveland, a city wide murder manhunt. >> finding somebody about to kill, about to kill this guy right here. >> reporter: police scouring the streets, searching for a man suspected of life streaming an execution of a man in broad daylight. graphic video streamed on facebook live appears to show the suspect getting out of his car, telling a stranger he's going to die because of a woman. >> sthe's the reason this is about to happen to you. >> reporter: the final frames show the man raising a handgun. shot rings out and then the