kasie hunt, nbc news, the capitol. >>> to the alarming new report about the opioid crisis. the cdc warning overdose deaths among women, especially middle-aged women, are skyrocketing. nbc's katie beck has the story in our "one nation overdosed" series. >> reporter: dustin lost his mother, peggy, too soon. she died in 2014 at 56 years old. >> she was prescribed something. that she was told was safe and okay to use. >> reporter: oxycontin for a knee injury turned in time to crippling addiction. her last years of life spent desperate for the drug and withdrawn from her family. >> she was alone when she died. she was not doing well, obviously, physically or i think mentally. >> reporter: women like peggy the face of an alarming trend. overdose deaths among women ages 30 to 64 soaring. 260% in the last two decades. the biggest spike in middle-aged women. >> it is our moms, aunts, grandparents, colleagues, the people we go to work out with. >> reporter: while men are still far more likely to die from an overdose, numbers show women more at risk than ever. experts say a population

kathy park, nbc news, logan township, new jersey. >>> in los angeles, despite heavy rain, tens of thousands of teachers in the nation's second largest school district took to the streets in a massive strike. nbc's miguel almaguer was with some of them today. >> reporter: a sea of 20,000 teachers, parents, and students marched in the steady rain in los angeles to flood school district headquarters with a message. >> you cannot stop us! >> reporter: striking for the first time in 30 years, teachers are demanding smaller class sizes. right now some have more than 40 students. more nurses, counselors, and librarians, and a pay raise. andrew and helen kim both teachers hit the picket line with their three kids. >> we entered this profession because we care about young kids. r: with the ere to epor strike impacting more than 600,000 students, the district kept every school open but at this campus, attendance was down 75%. the district has been negotiating with the teachers union for nearly two years. and there is no agreement in sight. >> we all want lower class size. we all want more nurses, cou

grou miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> now to an nbc news investigation into a unique and expensive military training m prograat uses what are called role players and costs you and other taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.bu does it actually work? cynthia mcfadden went to the g base military train in the world. >> reporter: this anti-american demonstration is bro -ht to you >> down, down usa! >> reporter: the pentagon. at's right. ameran taxpayers are paying people, many from the middle east, and now citizens, as role players to train u.s. troops. e xpayers also paid for th llage of ujun. it's not in the midd east, though it sure looks like it might be. it's in california. in the middle of the mojave desert at ft. irwin. the village and the role players are all part of what's called full-envonment training. we were at ft. irwin, so were troops from ft. bliss, texas. many of them new recruits. colonel robert e. lee mcgee their commanding officer. >> we don't get an opportunity to expose them to that here ando they'll struggle with it for real. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel r

joe fryer, nbc news. >> incredible young man in a league of his own. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this wednesday. i'm lester holt.san jose )s mas recovery after being hit by an s-u-v, while riding his bike. >>> right now at 6:00, out of the hospital. san jose's mayor talks about his recovery after being hit by an suv while riding his bike. >>> plus, are rising rents to blame? not so fast. the real reason business owners are leaving one part of san francisco. >>> but first, an internationally known tagger accused of vandalizing bart trains. the multination search that ended at sfo. >>> the newsw. thank you so much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. have and i'm janelle wang. raj and jessica have the night off. an international investigation to track down a tagger. police in australia warn bart that a well-known tagger they were tracking was heading to the bay area. now that man is in custody in redwood city accused of tagging bart trains. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us near the millbrae bart station with more. >> reporter: that's right. investigators say they're still not s

kevin tibbles, nbc news, omaha. >> talk about your second chances. that's nbc "nightly news." i'm lester holt. from all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. what happens to your tax? the white house responds >>> right now at 6:00, what happens to your tax refund? the white house is responding to concerns this government shutdown could impact this tax season. >>> a new storm tomorrow and a total of three this week. update in a downed eucalyptus k man on the uc berkeley. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now, thanks for joining us. i am jessica aguirre. >> and i am raj mathai. >> the trees are a fire hazard but now being blamed for this deadly accident after yesterday's rainstorm. this happened on the cal campus. you see it there killing the driver. now with more rain on the way this week, there is concern about the trees and the saturated ground. nbc bay area melissa colorado joins us with new details. >> reporter: as you can see this massive tree is still out here just outside the greek theater. crews literally had to chop away from this trunk. this gives

. ♪ >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with kate snow. >> good evening. the president has made no secret of how he feels about people entering the country illegally, but tonight there's evidence that another of his golf clubs, this one just 30 miles north of manhattan, was employing house keepers, maintenance workers and other staff who presented phony documents when they were given the job. the story first reported by "the washington post." it's not unusual to find workers, and it's still owned by the president and managed by his sons. >> for 14 years gab ryll cedano worked in at the trump hotel club in westchester, new york. >> painting, plumbing, with everything we have to fix? he showed us his uniforms and years of pay stubs. >> maria was a seasonal housekeeper both from but ebb well, mexico, they crossed the border on foot. >> why did you come here illegally? >> to give them a better life. >> you wanted to work. >> yeah. do i want to work. >> maria and gabriel both say they presented forged green cards and social security cards when hired. >> they di

that's nbc "nightly news" for this thursday. i'm lester holt. the reason san jose police want to talk to the driver. >>> right now, 6:00, have you seen this van? reason san jose police want to talk to the driver. >> backlog in the courts and computer problem that officers say is letting criminals back on the streets. >>> first pg&e is off the hooks for tubbs fire in north bay. what next for pg&e and its bankruptcy declaration? news at 6:00 starts right now. i'm raj mathai. >> saying pg&e is not the cause of the fire, but private equipment, not pg&e's. >> tubbs was deadliest of the fires in october of 2017, destroyed more than 5,600 structures and killed 22 people. started in calistoga. because of the vicious winds spread southwest, destroying entire neighborhoods of santa rosa. >> we have a team covering this. melissa colorado, big declaration for the company. what about for the people who lost everything? >> reporter: surprisingly many of the fire victims say this announcement doesn't change anything from them. still focused on rebuilding and h

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. lot of peopl . >>> right now at 6:00, dirty streets in san francisco have caught the attention of a lot of people, including the president of the united states. our investigative unit was the first to cover the issue and continue to do so tonight. >>> plus, when a missing bay area hiker across to help save his life. >>> but first, kamala harris wants to make history. her official bid to be our next president. >>> we're going to get to those stories in a moment. but first we begin with breaking news out of san francisco. sky ranger high above a backyard deck collapse at a home in the outer sunset district. this is 39th avenue near maraga. firefighters tell us two people were rushed to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. this happened at a home. it is not clear what caused the deck to collapse. we'll have much more on the deck collapse tonight on nbc bay area news at 11:00. >>> we continue to monitor the story and update it online. i'm terry mcscreeny in for raj mathai. >> a

stephanie gosk, nbc news. >> can you imagine if that happened? >>> up next, the groundbreaking first for this year's oscars. bill. the extra charge at south bay restaurants catching people by surprise... and new approval ratings for bart aren )t good. how bart plans to get things back on track... that )s next. >>> in our spotlight, the oscar nominations are out. the favorite and "roma" lead with ten each. and as joe fryer tells us, this year includes some notable firsts. >> reporter: the best picture category is no longer comic book kryptonite, with "black panther" becoming the first superhero movie nominated for the top prize. the spanish film "roma" is the first netflix movie tapped for best picture. and for spike lee, a long overdue first. the "blackkklansman" filmmaker had never been nominated for best director until today. missing from that category, bradley cooper. some say he was affleck, reference to ben affleck who in 2013 was snubbed for director, each though his film "argo" won best picture. no worries. cooper did rack up three noms as

an nbc news exclusive. richard engel tonight inside syria with an american caught in isis territory. which the beheadings, , okat's execution. you know, i'm fm the united states, from texas. they like to execute people too. r g a llnhit a hit-and-run driver running down a gas station attendant while trying to leave without paying. a tragic dth over $22. >>> the shocking moment a baby falls out of a car and into the road. the child is okay. her mom, behind the wheel, not even realizing she was gone. >>> the razor ad taking on bullying and sexual harassment and sparking an intense balash. >>> and goodbye dolly. tonight famous friends and fans bidding farewell to the legeary carol channing. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with everyone.lt. president trump's pick to be the next attorney general vowed today he would quit if the president ordered him to fire robert le mu william barr, who held the job in the '90s, promising to p the russia investigation during his senate earing.mation of course, the last attorney g

miguel almaguer, nbc news. ri >>> a lot of ans feeling the pinch of the soaring cost of prescription drugs, and a new study the cost of insulin for treating type 1 diabetes nearl doubled in five years. tonight, we follow a group of patients taking desperate measures as they travelo mexico to buy the life-saving drug for a fraction of the cost. gadi schwartz has another report in our series "your money, your life." putting three or four days' worth of insulin into the cartridge. >> reporter: it's a.m. in los angeles, on a january morning, the month millions of americans likein r cressman dread, because their insurance deductible resets to zero. and for a type 1 diabetic looking for life-saving insulin, it is the most expensive me of the year. but this morning -- >> love you. >> reporter: robin is headed to the mexican border, where we meet a group that saw her post on instagram out insulin in tijuana costing a fraction of what it does in the u.s. >> you just crossed the rder. you just type in pharmacy into the g

. >>> an nbc news exclusive. the american adventurer, the first person in history to cross antarctica alone, 900 miles. tonight he tells us how he pulled it off. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we have come here to frame the crisis rocking america. not the one the president speaks of at the southern border but the crisis of dysfunction here in washington that has ground so much of the government to a halt. and the crisis around kitchen tables where families try to figure out what they'll do come friday when the government paycheck doesn't arrive. a day after the president's primetime appeal for border wall funding, his face-to-face meeting with democratic leaders here ended in disappointment. the president walking out. and with cracks beginning to emerge of support from his own republican party, the president still holds a final card, declaring a national emergency. let's get more on that extraordinary meeting and all the day's developments from nbc's hallie jackson, n

nbc news could not reach him for comment. ar >> he hanged for media visits to new orleans after the disaster. so f him to come along and d this was really shocking. especially in the aftermath of the storm. >> reporter: ertel, an army veteran, was in charge of restoring voting rights to more than 1 million ex-felons which voters approved in november. tonit he's out of a job. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> to washington state now where a public health emergency has been declared over a growing meles outbreak. so far, 26 confirmed cases, most of them unvaccinated children. tonight officials warn some nba fans may have been exposed. here's nbc's morgan ches. >> reporter: it's the game now connected to a public health crisis.co officialirming someone at this portland trail blazers game was highly contagious with measles. the case one of 26 in washinon. now a dozen schools, a costco, and portland airports join a growing list of locations exposed to measles, which can be fatal. >> that virus can stay in the air for up to two hours a

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> tonight we're learning new details about the investigation into a highway tragedy in florida. seven people killed in a fiery wreck and five of the dead are children. nbc's kerry sanders is there. >> reporter: tonight, florida highway patrol examining the scene of the fiery head-on collision that killed two truck drivers and five children in a church van heading to disney world. >> it's going to be a punch to the gut of our community that will take us awhile to get past. >> reporter: in louisiana, the community mourning the victims as young as 9. investigators say they are still piecing together what happened. one of their working theories, a northbound tractor-trailer suaved hard to the southwest, slamming head-on into a southbound 18-wheeler. the church van hit the trucks as they caught fire. a pickup truck drove into the accident running over passengers ejected from the van. >> the chairman of the national transportation safety board would like to send a team of investigators here but he can't because of the government shutdown. >> we're going t

facility in new jersey. a gunman storming in taking hostages. nbc's kathy park is there. ol >> reporter: pe running toward danger drawn.gun descending upon a u.p.s. sorting facility in new jersey. an active ter inside and two female employees being held reostage. >> the was apparely a relationship between the man and one of the won. >> reporter: authorities evacuated employees on buses. >> shots were fired. >> reporter: after nearly three hours, a s.w.a.t. team rushed in and fatally shot the suspect as he left it the buildingthe hostages. >> there's no serious injuries to either one of the hostages. >> reporter: this woman sayslleged gunman identified by authorities as wil am owens was her cousin. why do you think he would do something >> i have no idea. >> reporte authorities now trying ono answer that very questi kathy rk, nbc news, logan township, new jersey. >>> in los angeles, spite heavy rain, tens of thousands of teachers in the nation's second largest school district took to the streets in a msive strike. nbc's miguel almaguer was with some of them today. >> repor

kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >> brave men. amazing everyone survived. >>> next, the secret tunnel and the plot police say it's linked to. >>> back to tell you about that underground mystery, a tunnel discovered leading right toward a bank. the fbi trying to figure out if there's an elaborate heist plot behind it. here's kerry sanders. >> reporter: at first it just looked like a small sinkhole. then the fbi found boots, a winch, a wagon, extension cords, a generator. a 50-yard tunnel leading to a bank. ld get into the bank, isn't the vault the real problem? >> i want to talk to them. i want to talk to them, yeah, these are great questions. >> reporter: the fbi looking for a suspect that one agent joked must be about the size of an abnormally fat gopher, able to fit in a space only two feet wide. agents say the caper was foiled by mother nature. the soil here in south florida is mostly a dirty sand, unable to support a tunnel after the ground was soaked by recent rains. like a movie, a mysterious tunnel, a criminal plot, a suspe

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catie beck, nbc news. >> what great kids. glad we coulright now at 6: cracked walls and sidewal >>> we didn't sign on for that. nobody here did. >> cracked walls and sidewalks. the work to fix a problem in the south bay that only created more problems. >>> right now our stormranger s a series of things are storms lines up on the bay area. when to expect wi and heavier rain coming up >> pg&e files for bankruptcy. what it means for the recent victims of our wildfires. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us. >>> the largest utility in the company wants chapter 11 bankruptcy, which will allow it to reorganize its debt but stay in operation. the utility is facing billions of dollars of potential damages from wildfires. that move comes despite state investigators determining last week that pg&e equipment was not to plame for tubbs fireback in 2017. it announced this month it planned to file for bankruptcy. it is already facing lawsuits over the camp fire that destroyed the town of paradisek. the c

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> there is word in an arrest. the woman caught on camera running over and killing a las vegas salon worker with a stolen car after failing to pay for a $35 manicure has been captured. krystal whipple was taken into custody in arizona. >>> tonight the heat is intensifying on a u.s. sparked a major backlash. we get the story from garrett haake. >> i regret the heartburn that poured forth upon this congress and this country and especially my state. >> reporter: that's as close as steve king came to apologizing today for comments being called abhorrent and racist and reckless by members of his own party. in a "new york times" interview published thursday, the republican lawmaker asked, why nationalist, white supremacist, western civilization. how did that become offensive? facing a growing backlash, today king took to the house floor to explain himself. >> under any fair, political definition i am an american nationalist. this conviction does not make me a white nationalist or a white supremacist. >> reporter: tonight

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. president trump is a man who has long been in a public eye, reality tv star, businessman who sought the spotlight, a leader who frequently breaks news on twitter this weekend, though, two reports raise questions not about his very public life, but about what he has done in private. "the new york times" reports the fbi once investigated whether the president himself was working for russia. "the washington post" raised questions about five meetings between the past two years between trump and russian leader vladimir putin. we begin tonight with kelly o'donnell at the white house. >> reporter: snowed in at the white house today. a bitter chill swept across washington, with disturbing allegations reported by "the new york times" and "washington post" that prompted this startling question from a friendly fox news interviewer. >> are you now or have you ever worked for russia, mr. president? >> reporter: president trump did not answer directly, but appeared indignant. >> i think it's the mo

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that's nbc "nightly news" for this friday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc, thank you for watching. good night and have bay area fa struggles about making ends meet >>> right now at 6:00, four weeks and counting. bay area families share their struggles about making ends meet during this government shutdown. >> storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar, shows more wet weather. we'll let you know everything you need to know for the weekend coming up. >> but first, he is tonight, for the first time in 15 years. the new law that got him out of san quentin. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us. on this friday. i'm janelle wang. >> i'm jessica aguirre. it is known as the accomplice law and until recently you could be convicted of murder if someone died under a crime you committed whether you meant for that person to die or not. robert handa was there for the man's first moments of freedom. robert joins us live in martinez. robert? >> reporter: well, it was a joyous day for the family, not so much for law enfo

that's nbc "nightly news" for this friday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. a well-known track coach jose has been arrested. the plea -- detectives are making tonight. >>> right now at 6:00, a well-known track coach in san jose has been arrested. the plea detectives are making tonight. >> plus, paying a premium for a parking spot. bart is trying to solve a big problem for riders. >> but first -- >> i feel like a yo-yo because i feel like i'm being played with. >> an nbc bay area exclusive. a furloughed family in the south bay describe the toll this government shut down is taking on them. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, and thanks gore being with us on this friday. >>> government shut down over. 35 days in, the president blinked. mr. trump, house and senate leaders have agreed to reopen the government for three weeks. within the last hour, house speaker nancy pelosi led democrats in a signing bill to fund the government through february 15 and they sent it on to the senate. and

witnesses tell nbc news u.s. troops were at a restaurant halfway down this street, and then this happened when a man in civilian clothing approached the door. a suicide bomber apparently lying in wait with a powerful explosive vest. four americans were killed. two u.s. service members, a civilian working for the defense department, and a contractor. as rescue helicopters came in, witnesses told nbc news u.s. forces may have set a dangerous pattern coming to this same restaurant repeatedly. isis almost immediately claimed responsibility. the group, it seems, trying to show the world president trump is wrong. >> we've beaten them badly, we've taken back the land, and now it's time for our troops to come back home. >> reporter: but u.s. troops are still here in syria for now. and their allies, kurdish forces, who took us into the battle zone, say the u.s. is leaving a war that's not finished. these areas here on the front line are completely devastated, and u.s. and kurdish-led forces are still fighting against isis

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. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. across the northeast and midwest people were shoveling out today. in some spots in upstate new york more than 20 inches of snow fell there was rain and sleet that left streets and sidewalks in a slushy mess. shots of the hudson river in toy new york telling another part of the city, the ice contributed to hundreds of car accidents in missouri and beyond and frigid temperatures are rolling in creating a real danger tonight for icy roadways. we begin with kathy park in albany, new york. >>> a blast of winter weather buried parts of the northeast today dumping a foot of snow in albany, new york, even plow drivers bowled over. >> how does this storm compare to others that you've had to cover? >> biggest one for me. >> nearby, a stunning sight, the hudson river frozen. where there wasn't snow, water was a problem. heavy rain flooded areas of new york city today. strong waves slamming the eastern seaboard and parts of coastal massachusetts arecities will m icy mess on the road and possible

morgan chesky, nbc news. >>> breaking news out of chicago. the ex-police officer convicted mu a case that made national headlines, the 201er of quan mcdonald, has been sentenced to nearly seven years in prison. jason van dyke was facing up to 96 years after he was caught on camera shooting mcdonald 16 times. he's the first chicago officer in some 50 years to be convicted utof murder in the line of >>> tonight the fallout for. r. kelly appears to be expanding. this time his record label ys parting ith the singer. it comes as many artists distance themselves from kelly after a wave of women accused him of sexual and physical us sometimes against minors. our miguel aaguer has more. >> reporter: tonight rca records, a subsidiary of sony music, has parted ways wh r. kelly. according to a source with knowledge of the matter. it comes after protesters pushed to "mute r. kelly" in the wake of a docuseries alleging sexual, physical, and mental abuse against women and minors. >> i don't see how his career can survive this. >> reporter: while kelly has

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my nbc news exclusive. the first man released under the new criminal justice reform lawo hier coaster journey to freedom. >> it's something i've been dreaming about for close to 21 years now. >> tonight, his amazing story and his message about second chances. >>> the vaping epidemic. so addictive, some teens are going to rehab to kick the habit. >>> and a heart-stopping close call. the split-second leap right in the nick of time. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" withester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. backed against a wall that many call his wall, president trump will try to go around it tonight. in a prime time speech on border securityhe'll try to describe a situation so urgent, to so threatening to american security that it justifies the partial government shutdown as well as the financial harm to all those who won't see a paycheck on friday. tradition, oval office addresses are reserved for issues of weight, and yes, national crisis. tonight democrats, who a equally dug in on all this, predi

that is "nbc nightly news" on this saturday. i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. weathering t storms. a one-two punch, being felt acro >>> right now at 6:00, weathering the first of two storms. a one-2 punch across the bay area. thank you for joining us, i am terry mcsweeney. >> and i am aunusuanoushah rast >> where do things stand right now? >> we had gusts about 35 miles per hour in san jose. rain is starting to fall around downtown. towards pleasanton and livermore and isolated showers here near south san francisco and sfo. the trend is that the next eight hours will be decreasing showers but not lasting long. our next storm cranking up offshore. could see gusts over 45 miles per hour. the rain starting first in the north bay. and we will see heavier rain

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nbc news. >>> now a question to pose to parents. what if you could find out if your child has diseases that can be caught and treated earlier. dna found a surprising number of those who seem healthy and had hitten health risks in their genes. >> say peek a boo! >> a happy 2-year-old and a pioneer. one of the first babies in the u.s. to have comprehensive dna testing right after birth. while cora seemed normal, doctors found she had a genetic risk for a vitamin causes cogni and seizseizures. >> she might have had struggles and wouldn'te from. >> she ipart of a study that analyzed 5,000 genes looking for disease from cancer to heart problems to severe sk conditions and hearing loss. researchers found nearly 10% of babies tested were at risk for a condition that could be treated early. >> you are identifying disease risks which are actually actionable and we can do something about. >> dr. robert green said the sensitive genetic information needs to be handled with care. >> although this is a simple blood test, the analysis is very comp

catie beck, nbc news. >>> and now to the new backlash against a controversial comedian, louis c.k., who was accused last year of sexual misconduct, has sparked yet another outrage over leaked audiotape of him mocking school shooting survivors. here is nbc's stephanie gosk. >> i bet none of you had the same year i had. >> reporter: sexual misconduct allegations left louis c.k.'s career in tatters, all fodder for this recent stand-up act at a new york comedy club that was leaked on line. >> i lost so much [ bleep ] in a day. >> reporter: but it was what louis c.k. had to say about school shooting survivors that is triggering an angry backlash. >> why does that mean i have to listen to you? how does that make you interesting? you didn't get shot. you pushed some fat kid in the way and now i've got to listen to you talking? >> reporter: last year, multiple women accused the 51-year-old of exposing himself without their consent. at the time the comedian admitted to misconduct, saying he acted irresponsibly. but added he felt the incidents were consensual and that he would step back and take

tom costello, nbc news. thawe'll turn to the two men who faced a judge today in massachusetts after one of the wildest road rage videos we've ever seen. nbc's miguel almaguer with that story. >> get off my car! >> reporter: commuters recorded the jaw-dropping case of road rage with speeds reaching 70 miles an hour. >> get off my car! >> reporter: 65-year-old richard kamrowski clung to the hood of mark fitzgerald's car. after plowing down the massachusetts turnpike during rush hour. today both men walked into court and blamed each other. the driver's attorney says kamrowski jumped onto the hood after he tried to attack his client for not stopping to exchange information after a minor fender-bender. >> i thought he was going to run over me. >> reporter: it came to an end three miles later when stunned commuters boxed the driver in. one passing commuter pulling a gun until police arrived. the driver faces assault with a dangerous weapon. kamrowski, disorderly conduct. today both men pleading not guilty. police

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matt bradley, nbc news, new york. celebrating tonight after successfully completing the farthest fly-by ever in our solar system, a staggering 4 billion miles away, with the new space race set to kick into high gear in the new year. nbc's tom costello explains. >> reporter: jubilation at nasa as the new horizon spacecraft zipped past and took photos of a curious space object called ultima thule. it looks something like a 20-mile-long bowling pin. >> we have a healthy spacecraft and have accomplished one of the most distant fly-bys. >> reporter: one of the researchers, queen guitarist brian may, himself an astrophysicist. 2019 could be a marquee year for space exploration. any minute now, a chinese rover is expected to land on the far side of the moon, a first for human discovery, paving the way for an eventual chinese manned mission. after eight years of flying aboard russian rockets, this could be the year american astronauts board an american spacex rocket for a trip to the space station. elon musk has plans for the

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matt bradley, nbc news.>>> and news" for this saturday. join kate snow tomorrow for a preview of a natural wonder, sunday night's super blood wolf moon. sounds scary. i'm jose diaz balart reporting from new york, thank you for the privilege of your time. good night. now. good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m terry mcsweeney. anoushah rasta is off tonight. just as things were drying out, >>> the news at six starts now. thank you for joining us, i'm terry mcsweeney. weekend hings were drying out, rob mayeda has the story. >>> storm ranger, mobile doppler radar probably the most weekend. showers off to the north bay, the wider view shows the check change up for sunday. we think the heaviest coming in towards tomorrow evening. flooding concerns unlikely compared to the super soaker we saw earlier this week. it will be gusty tomorrow evening. the best chance for finding flooding issues not tied to the storm rather the return of the king tides tomorrow from 8:00 to noon as high tide approaches close to 7 feet at 10:03 a.m., we have a coas