tom costello, nbc news, washington. i >>> a new dang the aftermath of california's deadly wildfires. heavy rain beginning tonight is bringing the threat of flash floods and mud throw to areas already devastated, as the search continues for nearly 700 people unaccounted for in tmp ire in northern california. >>> tonight, authorities say four people are dead, ud ing children, after a mansion went up in flames in new jersey. investigators now scrambling to unravel a mysterious tragedy. r kristen dahlgren has the breaking details. >> reporter: tonight, a mystery in a new jersey mon, with the fire still smoldering in the ritzy community of colts neck this evening, police say four people are dead. one adult found shot outside the enormous home. another adult and tw children found inside the inferno. >> we are investigating this as an a on, an intentional fire. >> reporter: pole are also investigating whether there's a link to a second fire today. ed that house oy a relative of the mansion's owner. >> that remains to be seen,

ron allen, nbc news, colts neck, new jersey. >>> the trial began today for the man accused of killing a woman when he drove into a crowd protesting against a white nationalist rally in charlottesville in 2017. with more on that, here's nbc's catie beck. >> reporter: unforgettable, horrific images from charlottesville, virginia, in august 2017. white nationalists and counter protesters clashing as a car plows into the crowd, killing a woman and injuring dozens more. taye washington was one of them. >> all i remember is the noise and people sliding down my window. >> reporter: a jury will now decide the fate of the driver, james alex fields jr., charged with first-degree murder. in opening statements today, both sides acknowledged fields was behind the wheel. the prosecution told jurors that fields, an admirer of hitler, had posted images of protesters being hit by a car months before, saying, "this case is about his decision to act on that anger." fields' defense claims he was calm that day. it was fear that drove him to speed off. you'll hear james tell the officer that he feared for

cynthia mcfadden, nbc news. >>> next tonight, an nbc news exclusive, an inside look at the u.s. navy's urgent medical mission helping thousands fleeing violence and a collapsing economy in venezuela. nbc's kerry sanders is onboard the medical ship where americans are treating those in desperate need. >> reporter: it is a non-stop flow of humanity. every day 5,000 venezuela people flee in search of a better life. but now here in the caribbean sea, the united states navy arrived, not a warship, rather, the hospital ship "comfort" armed with surgeons, scalpels and sympathy. caring for people like this family. since birth their 7-year-old son needed a hernia operation. [speaking foreign language]. >> reporter: he's saying he couldn't find the help in venezuela for who had this condition. he has a twin brother. they did the same operation on him. this 11-week mission is the first u.s. humanitarian effort helping venezuelan refugees. doctors seeing 16,500 patients in the first few weeks treating everything from burns to cataracts. >> i feel for them because i can hear in their voices

anne thompson, nbc news, baltimore. >>> up next, those who serve. and the brand-new chapter for the family of a fallen hero. away. we )re tracking the most destructive fi >>> a cal fire update is just minutes away. we're tracking the most destructive fire in california history and what it's doing to the air. >>> also, how safe are those scooters that are popping up across b >>> as we observe veterans day today, i thought it was a good time to update you on a family i first told you about in 2015 who had lost a loved one finding for our country in afghanistan. in tonight's those who serve, an exciting new chapter. >> reporter: for christina strange and her 7-year-old daughter arianna. keys. >> reporter: this new home is a new beginning. what was like to have the key, turn the lock, and walk into your home? >> really tijust refreshing to felt forgotten a lot forgotten, the feeling shared by some military families after losing a loved one. >> this is the little setup. >> reporter: i first met christina after her fiance, army sergeant raymond morris, wa

. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. a ferry, filled with >>> oh me god! >> that's what happened. at 6:00 the ferry filled with commuters crashes into the ferry building. witnesses describe to us what they saw. >>> plus an annual tradition e at a special meaning. lighting, the special honor happening for a family who lost everything in the camp fire. >>> first, under a microclimate weather alert, tracking rain and when it will wind down. plus there's another storm on the way. the news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> while the heaviest rain is moving out everywhere but the south bay, we're still seeing rain everywhere. you're looking at live, our traffic cameras, a slick drive no matter where you are. >> and snow in the sierra, cars sliding off the road as people head to tahoe. tonight live team coverage. we begin with meteorologist rob mayeda. you've been tracking the storm. what is the status of it now? >> right now we're beginning to see t

matt bradley, nbc news, chicago. defending the use of teargas on migrants who rushed at a major border crossing and attempted to get into the u.s. illegally. he's threatening to shut the border down permanently. we are covering it all starting with gabe gutierrez at the border tonight. >> reporter: lester, tijua tijuana's mayor is calling it a humanitarian crisis. police surrounded this shelter where thousands of migrants congregated. they are trying to keep the peace after hundreds rushed the border yesterday. what started as a peaceful march turned into chaos. u.s. authorities fired teargas at mostly adult males but some hit women and children, including maria. her escape was captu captured in this photo. we caught up with her today. >> translator: when i see that photo i just want to cry, she says, claiming she wasn't crossing the border illegally but trying to reach it to apply for asylum. >> reporter: more and more tents are springing up. this is a backlog with no end in sight. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, tijuana,

next >> announcer: "nbc nightly news." inspiring america is brought to you by alka seltzer plus power max gels. >>> along with family, food, and football, thanksgiving also means marching bands. some of the nation's best perform tomorrow in the macy's parade. two of the young musicians have a remarkable friendship, inspiring america. kristen dahlgren has their story, thanks to our dallas-ft. worth affiliate kxas. >> reporter: when the dallas-ft. worth marching band gets ready to take the field, kaley makes sure everybody is ready, paying special attention to freshman drew bell. >> i make sure he's ready for everything so it's not just focused on me, it's me and him. >> reporter: drew was born with spinea bifi >> my band dirfrs we can get someone t i was like, i'll do it. >> reporter: on the field, while he plays kaley pls the part of his feet. she doesn't perform, >> she doesn't have to do it. she wanted to. and that means a lot to me. >> reporter: kaley had to learn all the steps. intricate choreography done together in h

nbc news breaking the story of clashes between melania trump and john kelly. why the chief of staff may be on his way out as the first lady makes a stunning move late today to oust a top national security official. saying she no longer deserves the honor of serving the white house. >>> a surprise twist at the start of the el chapo trial. why two jurors were dismissed as the notorious drug lord faces justice in new york. >>> did boeing fail to warn pilots about the newest change, after a fatal crash experts say the pilots might not have understood why their aircraft was going down. >>> monica lewinsky opening up about the clinton affair. like we've never heard before. >> i was mortified and afraid of what this was going to do to my family. >> tonight, what an apology from bill clinton, what she would say to hillary clinton and why she's speaking out now? >>> parents behaving badly. a wild brawl caught on camera. >>> and the adorable best friends bonding for life and inspiring america. the little girls we can't wait for you to meet. >> this is "nbc nightly news"

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> new troubles tonight for stormy daniels' attorney, michael avenatti. h his girlfriend seeking a restraining order after his arrest last week to domestic violence, an allegation avenatti has denied. nbc's hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: controversial attorney michael avenatti now accused of grabbing his girlfriend by her arm and pulling her out of bed last week, according to court documents obtained by nbc neho.ad a walk-on role on "oceans eight" filed this restraining order. she says during an argument, avenatti at one point, she says, "i was afraid for my safety." she says he took her phone, describing how he followed her into the elevator as she tried to run away and begged her not to call security. she also cited an incident from february, when she says avenatti pushed her, causing to hit her head. her representatives did not respond to our request for comment. avenatti was arrested but has not been charged and has vehemently denied doing anything wrong. >> i have never struck a woman. >> reporter: tonight he tells nbc news, "when

miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> next, supreme romance. the secret between two justices revealed after decades. >>> back now with that supreme secret revealed. two former members of the supreme court, justice sandra day o'connor and chief justice william rehnquist, were well-known to be close friends who met in law school. but it turns out they had a secret that even their own children didn't know about. here is pete williams. >> reporter: sandra day o'connor and her husband john were married 57 years after meeting in law school at stanford university. she graduated number three in her class. number one was william rehnqui rehnquist. he would become a justice, then chief justice of the supreme court. she eventually joined him there. it's long been known that they were more than just friends at stanford, and actually dated for a time. but now author evan thomas, working on an o'connor biography, has discovered that rehnquist's interests in her went much further. when he left law school to become a supreme court clerk, he wrote to her. >> i

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> well done, harry. i got to go see that. >>> one halloween costume this year got a thumb's up from a former first lady. we told you about 3-year-old parker curry in march when her reaction to michelle obama's portrait in washington went viral. michelle tweeted today you nailed the look, parker, i love it. >>> also, tonight a major milestone for a mom inspiring america. a policel bay area counties ends in a hail of bullets. plus, a barista calls out starbucks... for racism at a south bay store. she says the trouble started with an offensive song. next right now at 6: the worldwide google walkout. >>> an exciting new chapter for the single mom of five we told you about on this program earlier this year. after graduating law school, she got some great news this week. now she's ready for her first case and inspiring america. when this photo went viral back in april, al to celebrate. >> it's always been my dream as a young child to become an attorney. >> reporter: graduating from law school, her five kids by

that's "nbc nightly news" for this friday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching. and od night.go >>> hello everybody. a bit of a break from the rain in the d.c. metro area. back to the west, very heavy rainfall. starting to see these lines come starting to see these lines come i'm jennifer wexton, and i approve this message. seen barbara comstock's fake ad? to jennifer wexn backed a deal leading to massive tolls on 66. nonsense. jennifer wexton fought the tolls on 66. pl and let's call this an what it is, the way that it's been rolled out.ry pl ait's highway robis an what it is, there's also healthcare rbery. the healthcare market, e hiking premiums up to 64%. barbara trumpstock - everything that's wrong in washington. >>> lights, camera, "access." >> you want t get married? >> ariana is not amuse n that the only struggle she's addressing. >> it feels so silly because i feel like -- >> one, two,

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multiple officials told nbc news the u.s. intelligence community believes it's inconceivable the crown prince had no connection to the death. while one middle east official tells us tonight,ed saudi explanation is, quote, a great work of fiction. but the question tonight, will the trump white house accept the saudi explanation? the state department is calling it a good start, but critics say this is just the accusedcong the fall guys. lester? >>> felony murder charges have been filed against two elite navy seals and two marine raiders for allegedly strangling a green beret to death in 2017. nbc news pentagon correspondent hans nickels on the shocking crime. >> reporter: navy prosecutors say staff sergeant logan melor was with asleep when four fellow special operators burst into his locked room, bound him with duct tape and put him in a choke hold that killed him. the mission was to train local forces to fight al qaeda terrorists but turned on their own. the navy accuses the two seals and the two marine raiders of their house

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they did not respond to nbc news request for comment. avenatti has been arrested but not been charged. >> i have never struck a woman. >> he told nbc news, when all of the facts and evidence including the security footage, the instagram posts and physical evidence is disclosed which i desperately want, i will be t.oven innoc building that he says will car his name. avnown for representing adult film star stormy daniels in her lawsuit against donald umti. >> no, i wish him the best of luck. >> reporter: now the lawyer who shot to fame representing one actress, in a legal battle with another. hallie jackson, nbc news. >> still ahead, could we see the colde coldest thanksgiving day ever? bill has the forecast next. call it commuter camouflage. the weirdest moments on the new york city subway. ♪ lean on me, when you're not strong ♪ ♪ and i'll be your friend. ♪ i'll help you carry on. ♪ lean on me. thdelicious.i-wheat. but it's more than that. 10 layers of crunchy wheat to fill you up on big days. whether your day involves steam, mo

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pete williams, nbc news, washington. hallie jackson, and tonight after that high profile firing, democrats are firing back. >> any attorney general, whether this one or another one, should not be able to interfere with the mueller investigation in any way. >> reporter: the top democrat on the house judiciary committee tweeting, "americans must have answers immediately about sessions' departure," adding, "we will be holding people accountable." democrats can do that, now that they're getting control of the house. but in the senate, president trump still holds the cards. since his republican majority gives him the votes to confirm a new pick. >> i'm disappointed in the attorney general for many reasons. >> reporter: it's no secret the president has n hpy with sessions, venting about him over and over, stemming from what the president perceives as his original sin, recusal from the russia investigation. initially republicans put up a fight. >> if jeff sessions is fired, there will be holy hell to pay. >> reporter: but that'

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according to new court documents osh tand obtained by nbc news, she had a walk-on role on "oceans 8" filed an application for restraining order again avenatti with photographs from the alleged incident. during an argument november 13, ote, avenatti dragged me on the floor to the hallway. at one point i was afraid for my safety. he took her phone. describing how he followed her to the elevator as she randway egged her not to call security. she cited ann incident february causing her to hit her he they did not respond to nbc news request for comment. avenatti has been arrested but charged. >> i have never struck a woman. >> he told nbc news, when all of the facts andlu evidence ing the security footage, the instagram posts and physical evidence is disclosed which i desperately want, i will be proven innoct. he's now calling for theea relse of security footage from the building that he says will clear hisame. avenatti is best known for representing adult film star ormy daniels in her lawsuit against donald trump. the president asked about avenat. >> no, iish him the best of luck. >> rep

steve patterson, nbc news, carlsbad, california. >> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. lester holt will be back here tomorrow. i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, hope you had >>> nbc sports, home of the olympic games, the nhl, the nascar playoffs, the indianapolis 500 and prime time's number one show, "sunday night football," only on nbc. >> look around you, man. tens of thousands of people came to see you play football. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you guys take it, man. ♪ let me show you what it's all

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stay with nbc news as we follow this breaking news. i'm kathy park in los angeles. scene in new york late tonight, as actor alec baldwin was arrested following a street fight. anne thompson has details on baldwin's brush with the law. >> reporter: alec baldwin is in trouble again. >> anything you want to say about what happened? >> reporter: the pugnacious portrayer of the president on "saturday night live." >> both sides hated it. i don't care. >> reporter: allegedly punched a driver who took a parking spot the 60-year-old actor was waiting for in front of his new york city apartment building. you can see baldwin ducking out of camera range in this tmz video. he is charged with third degree assault and harassment. both misdemeanors. he has a 23-year history of volatile incidents taking on paparazzi, a reporter, the police. tonight, from the man he imitates, this. >> i wish him luck. >> reporter: the president's son not as kind, tweeting is anyone shocked at this piece of garbage anymore? tonight, baldwin offers no defense. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> als

a recording by the washington post and confirmed by nbc news. this morning, the president was cautious. >> the cia is going to be speaking to me today. we have not been briefed yet. as of this moment, we were told he did not play a role. >> reporter: and clearly conflicted, given the personal and strategic relationship. >> we're taking a look at, we also have a great ally in saudi arabia. they give us a lot of jobs. >> reporter: among the evidence, the post reports the cia intercepted a phone call from the crown prince's brother colin, who is the saudi ambassador to the u.s., telling khashoggi to go to the consulate in turkey, to retrieve documents, assuring his safety. the ambassador denied making such a call, on twitter. and certainly never suggested he go to turkey for any reason. during a five hour flight to california, the president spoke by phone to cia director gina haspel and mike pompeo. the state department disputed that any determinations have been made. recent reports indicating that the u.s. government has made a final conclusion ar

fish, i'm with nbc news. can i talk to you about the -- >> not right now. >> reporter: the position of the -- >> i'm going to call you later, okay? >> reporter: i've been trying to get in touch with you for quite some time, and i know you said you were going to call me back. secretary carson declined to be interviewed, but a spokesperson said he has launched a review of the inspection process, and "the secretary believes very deeply that families should not be forced to live in housing that's unsafe and taxpayers shouldn't be subsidizing it." >> i feel like i'm stuck, stagnated, can't get out. i don't have any control at all over any of this. >> lester, hud says the number of failed properties has gone up because they've been doing tougher infections, but it doesn't explain why these landlords are allowed to keep their mul multimillion dollar contracts. >> all right, stephanie, thanks. >>> also tonight, they're right out of a movie. hover bikes are here, but are they safe? we'll take a closer look. >>> then,

accepting the award is the nbc news capitol hill correspondent and the nbc news capitol hill reporter. [applause] >> congrats. >> thank you all so much. we are just so incredibly honored. thank you to the radio and television correspondents'association for this award and all of your hard work. we cannot tell you how touched we are for such a groundbreaking in tenacious female journalist, especially for covering this topic. we want to thank the gallery for your work every single day at the capitol. first and foremost, we want to emphasize the work you see of your tonight is a team effort. they were all committed to this story for months and made invaluable contributions across all platforms. we were backed up by the full weight of nbc news. the news division president gave us a story and had our backs from the very beginning. the news leadership team were available around the clock with guidance and encouragement. the producers at nbc nightly news and the today show and nbc.com, they devoted airtime. our crews that worked with us day in and day out with her interviews, we could not hav

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt>. we start with breaking news from chicago tonight where at least one shooter reportedly armed with a rifle opened fire inside a hospital late this afternoon. early reports describing multiple victims including a police officer. it happened at the city's mercy hospital just south of downtown chicago. nbc's kathy park is there with late details. >> reporter: tonight, panic on chicago's south side. >> just turned and started running. security was trying to direct us into rooms and told us to lock the doors behind us. it was chaos. >> reporter: dozens of first responders flocking to mercy hospital. reports of multiple victims shot. >> the shots was coming so strong, so closely. i thought i was going to be hit by a bullet. >> more shots fired. more shots fired. >> they have the pharmacy barricaded. ten shots so far from inside. >> reporter: police met with gunfire at the scene. one officer shot, rushed to a neighboring hospital, now in critical condition. >> inside mercy hospital. look what

miguel almaguer, nbc news. ia>> here in southern califos the flames are spreading, we were a short distance away la night reporting from the scene of the bar massacre that left 12 dead. the gunmted on social media as he carried out his rampage saying he was bored but sane. a is motive however stilstery. as we know the identities of the 12 killed including a police officer, a father of two and college students. >>> the nra s not commented on the massacre but something the gun lobby group tweeted has a fierce e feud with many of th doctors. catie beck explains. >> reporte this 27-year-old was killed wednesday night. one of a dozen lives lost in california's borderne club shooting. he survives a las vegas concert shooting last year but sadly not this time. his mother susan tells kabc tv she wants change. >> i want gun control, and i hope to god nobody else sends any more prayers. gu want gun control. no mor. >> reporter: parents are part of a growing chorus of concern over gun violence, one that cludes doctors. do

. >>> well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 663 of this trump administration, and talk of a power struggle amid an imminent white house shakeup is getting louder and more frequent now. now we're hearing about a new force behind the push for personnel changes, and that would be her. first lady melania trump. today her office publicly called for the firing of deputy national security adviser mira ricardel, seen here at the white house as recently as this afternoon at an event. stephanie grisham, first lady's communications director issued this statement about ricardel. "it is the position of the office of the first lady that she no longer deserves the honor of serving in this white house," grisham said. nbc news has detailed reporting tonight about this latest development and other rifts within the white house. "ricardel has gotten into several disputes with the east wing." also over the first lady's trip to africa in october. more on that later. tonight the white house told our colleague, hallie jackson, that ricardel has ne

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. ng >>> good eve everyone and thanks for joining us. the wildfires raging on both ends of aalifornia are histor catastrophic. north of sacramento, a record number of homes have been lost in the camp fire, while the same fire threatens to take a record number of lives. hundreds remain missing or unaccounted for. g searchers brfor what they may find in the rubble while hundreds of miles to the south outside los angeles,ful santa ana winds are threatening to send flames of the woolsey fire. tens of thousands have f beced to flee. miguel almaguer is in hard-hit west lake village board. miguel, what's the situatn there? >> reporter: lester, good evening. streets like this one in southern california are a complete loss, block after block looks like this. it's what firefighters are desperately trying to prevent. it was one small ether torched this neighborhood with the gusty santa ana winds, we can see scenes like this all over again. this is what the fire fight looks like in the mountains ou

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nbc news confirming the social network hired an outside p.r. firm to deflect attention by spreadingns dof articles critical of google and appl dropped the firm. >> to suggestion we we weren't sted in knowing the truth or that we wanted to hide what we knew or that we tried to prevent inveigations is simply untrue. >> reporter: facebook's board of directors said in a statement as a board we did indeed push zuckerberg and sandburg to move faster. >> the big issue is tech had a big year led by facebook. they were worried more about the blame on themselves. >> reporter: even princeilliam criticizing big tech. >> technology companies have a great deal to learn about the responsibilities that come with the significant power. >> reporter: this comes as facebook takes a financial hit. the stock dropped thre 20% in the last six months, and the number of new users is slowing wn as scandals take a toll. lester? >> thank you. >>> dartmouth college is hit with a lawsuit for $70 million from seven women that accused the school of ignoring their sexual miscon

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jo ling kent, nbc news. a>> mon lewinsky is opening up about her experience with former president billlinton and his impeachment trial like we have never heard before. it's part of a docu sers airing on a & e stunned. here's nbc news national correspondent kate snow. >> i don't think my heart had ever beat as fast. unbeknownst to me i was on the precipice of the rabbit hole. >> reporter: monica lewinsky describing heron counters with president bill clinton. >> it's not as if it didn't register with me that he was the president. obviously it did. i think it meant more to me that someone who other people desired desired me >> reporter: the world shorthanded it as the lewinsky scandal, but 20 years later in the era of me, too, a & e calls their docu series the clinton affair. she details the day the fbi questioned her. >> i remember looking out the window and thinking the only way to fix this was to kill myself, was to jump out the window. and, um, i just -- i felt terrible. i was scared and i just -- i was mor

lucy kafanov, nbc news. >>>fficials said major brent taylor was fkilled by a member of onehe afghan special forces he was helping to train. taylor leaves behind a wife and seven children. he was 39 years old. f>>> thousands veterans remain in limbo this weekend, tain of when they'll be receiving their next gi bill payments for education and housing. va officials were criticized this week for noting effectively with widespread delays which the va blames on an information technology failure.va a official called allegations of widespread homelessnee to mispayments false. a new warning tonight abong a terrify scam, in which callers claim someone you kno has been kidnapped and has been held hostage for return in a nsom payment. it happened last week to the family of a famous olympic swimmer. rehema ellis has the details. >> reporter: for rowdy and judy gaines it was a nightmare. they now know it was ex scam. when the three-time olympic gold medal inwimming champion cla their daughter madison was kidnapped. lyit s

garrett haake, nbc news, myrtle beach, south carolina. >>> and that's nbc nightly news for this saturday. don't forget, daylight savings time begins early tomorrow.so don't forget turn your clocks back one hour. i'm jose diaz-balart, reporting from new york, thank you for the privilege of your time and good night. we are und weather alert. dangerous fire conditions in >>> right now at 6:00, we are under a the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm anoushah rasta. >> and i'm terry mc tonight. crews in wine country already forced into action. let's get right to meteorologist rob mayeda with a look at conditions and the concerns. >> microclimate weather alert for the hilltops of the north bay and east bay elevations above 1,000 feet through 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. still under that flag warning due to wind speeds that are actually pretty strong on some of the mountaintops up toward mt. diabolo 50 miles an hour this afternoon. mt. st. helena about 40 miles per hour. but closer to ground level not so much. not too gusty around the bay area. we are see

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