citizen, attacked in his own country miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> there's a new warning about those voice assistant devices like amazon alexa that so many of us have in our homes. it turns out they can be hacked quite easily and wait until you hear how nbc's jo ling kent explains. >> reporter: tonight, the smart speaker in your home may not be as secure as you think researchers discovering amazon's alexa, apple siri and google home can be hacked by laser pointers and flashlights. >> the light is impersonating the voice of a person. >> reporter: scientists from the university of michigan say by mimicking sound waves, they were able to hijack the voice controlled assistance opening garage doors >> we need to be aware that these voice control assistants are not just listening to us. >> reporter: they can control a google home device from as far away as the length of a football field. >> a smart teenager with $1,000 spare in their basement might be able to pull this off. >> reporter: researchers could obtain full control over major popular smart home devices 200 million are expected to

tax code harry smith, nbc news, san antonio. >>> now an nbc news exclusive. an incredible medical breakthrough, the life of a little boy saved with cutting edge here's nbc's ayman mohyeldin. >> reporter: at 2 years old ari ellman was like most toddlers, a boy so full of life his parents called him lion but then sudden changes, low energy, vomiting and unexplained seizures. >> we were like this is not just a virus. >> reporter: tests confirmed their worst fears, a rare and life threatening tumor growing deep at the base of ari's brain. desperate to save their son, the ellmans turned to hospitals around the country searching for a treatment. >> how do you start to even wrap your head around what's next >> reporter: their best option was also the most risky ari needed special surgery to remove the tumor but at just 2 years old, his doctors say it had never been performed on a patient so young. >> actually, most people thought it was not possible. >> reporter: but dr. fernandez miranda and the team at stanford university had a groundbreaking approach to do the se

telling nbc news the queen was aware of the interview. prince andrew may have hoped to answer the burning questions about his friendship with jeffrey epstein, instead, he's poured gas on the flames. lester. >> keir simmons, thank you. >>> tonight there are fears of another police crackdown in hong kong as officers surrounded a college campus firing tear gas and demanding student protesters surrender the students are among police vehicle on >>> just days after yet another school shooting in america, tonight we want to show you teachers training for a life or death confrontation in the classroom. nbc's gadi schwartz on the internal struggle the teachers face. >> reporter: at a sheriff department training center in utah, schoolteachers are being taught how to shoot to kill an active shooter and around a corner, brenda has just spotted her target. >> can i shoot this? >> yeah. [ gunshots ] >> one more. put it in the head [ gunshots ] >> good. >> you're shaking. >> yeah, still you see, a gunman with a young child. you know, this has got to cou

nbc news. berlin: for years, the wall has been held up as a symbol of the failure of .ommunism a place where the leaders of the free world could owe and challenge the leaders of the other side and not think about what they would do if the wall were to come down. here are voices from the past rid president reagan: yes, this wall will fall for it cannot withstand faith. it cannot withstand the truth. it cannot withstand freedom. kennedy: some will say communism is the wave of the future. let them come to berlin. this generation of germans has ,arned the right to be free including the right to unite their families. all.goodwill to all -- to all people. enslaved,n one man is that are free. we are citizens of berlin. therefore as a free man, i take pride in the words ich bin ein berliner. [cheering] personaland now, a note, if i may. many years ago as a young course and i lived in west berlin and every morning as i awoke, the first site to greet me was east berlin, the brandenburg gate, and the wall

i'm garrick utley, nbc news, new york. announcer: this has been an nbc news special report. announcer: we interrupt this program for an nbc news special report. here is garrick utley. garrick: good afternoon. we are continuing to follow developments in east germany. a short while ago as you may know the communist leaders announced they are opening their border between east and west germany from east berlin to west berlin through the berlin wall itself. that announcement, a very surprising and important announcement, came this afternoon made by the chief official spokesman of the communist party there. tom brokaw is in east berlin at this moment. he was covering that news conference. tom, give us the details. tom: garrick, it was a surprise because it came at the end of a lengthy news conference that came from the east berlin communist party chief. and it was almost by accident he told the assembled reporters that the bureau recommended this afternoon, and it is about to become formal government policy, that any east german citizen who wants to leave this country temporarily

our nbc news investigation into the system failing our veterans >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening a jaw-dropping 200 million people are staring into the face of a deadly winter-like blast tonight bringing bone-chilling temperatures and heavy snow to many places. treacherous driving conditions leading to pileups. icy highways setting many vehicles on their sides, including a school bus in illinois but it's the sudden and steep dropping temperatures hitting a lot of us tonight. parts of texas literally on ice as temperatures plummeted 50 degrees in just a day. across the country, nearly 100 low temperature records poised to fall our ron mott has the latest >> reporter: outside cleveland, more than half a football length, residents here in chardon caught by surprise when is the last time you had this kind of workout in november? >> not that i can remember in chardon. i've been here about 30 years. >> reporter: across the region, treacherous travel accidents from kentucky to pennsylvania to an overturned school bus in illinois. an accident in ohio in

nbc news, new york. >> this has been an nbc news special report. >> we interrupt this program for an nbc news special report. >> good afternoon. here's the latest information coming to us from east germany , where short while ago government officials made the very startling announcement that east german citizens will have the right to leave their country to travel directly to west germany or to west berlin. it will no longer be necessary for east germans leaving their country to travel to other communist nations such as hungary, poland, or czechoslovakia. that is the route that tens of thousands of east germans have been taking the last several weeks. the announcement was made by the spokesman. as you know, the government there has been under very heavy pressure from the new political opposition and from the tens of thousands leaving the country. here is how the announcement was made on east german television this evening. [speaking german] >> the announcer here says the communist leadership has decided

that is the news for now. utley, nbc news, new york. announcer: this has been an nbc news special report. announcer: we interrupt this program for an nbc news special report. here's harrick utley. -- garrick utley. garrick: good afternoon. here's the latest information coming to us from east germany, where short while ago government officials made the very startling announcement that east german citizens will have the right to leave their country to travel directly to west germany or to west berlin. it will no longer be necessary for east germans leaving their country to travel through other communist nations such as hungary, poland, or czechoslovakia. that is the route that tens of thousands of east germans have been taking over these last several weeks. the announcement was made by the spokesman. as you know, the government there has been under very heavy pressure from the new political opposition and from the tens of thousands leaving that country. here is how the announcement was made on east german television this evening. >> [spea

. >> announcer: this is nbc nlts wi"nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening dangerous cold weather is charging in from canada tonight, plunging temperatures to record-low territory over a huge region of the kupts, bringing snow and creating havoc for travelers. in chicago a commuter jet sliding off a snowy runway, digging into the ground. and things were no better on the roads. some car struck while others desperately searched for traction on icy pavement. there was winter weather adviceries in effect from eastern tennessee to maine our ron mott starts us off from chicago >> reporter: off-course, a safe landing at chicago's o'hare turned sideways today. >> aircraft slid off the runway >> reporter: an american airlines jet sliding off the runway, the plane's wing slamming into the ground, no injuries reported among the 41 aboard. >> the pilot started zig-zagging the plane to start to try to stop it and felt there was no grip on the ground. >> as soon as we stopped, everyone just kind of exhaled. >> reporter: just one of the hazards environment getting around, with spinouts i

launching next year, hbo max and nbc universal's peacock from the parent company of nbc news the price tags of many of these services may seem low at face value. with so many shows spread across so many different services, cutting the cord may not save you as much as you think consider this, if the average price of an internet connection is $66 and you sign up for three services, say netflix, hulu and hbo max, that comes up to $100 a month, virtually the same as your average cable bill, which is $107 a month. experts say the surge in services gives consumers the ability to create their own those made for them.ying >> the beauty is that the consumer gets to choose. so you get to be empowered to pay for what you want to pay for and content you're interested in watching >> reporter: making binging when you want easier than ever. jo ling kent, nbc news, los angeles. >>> keep it right here for now, just ahead, the surprising way one little boy helped save halloween for so many others stay with us >>> finallto trick or realized the homeowners ran out of candy here is kevin tibbles. >> report

nbc news. mar chicago's massive teacher strike class tomorrow >>> there is growing alarm tonight about the safety of america's drug supply. nbc's stephanie goss takes us inside a hospital where there's now a new shortage of a life-saving medication >> reporter: mass general has a tough enough job without having to deal with a drug shortage. >> i never thought we would get to a point in the u.s. healthcare system where we wouldn't have essential medicines. >> the hospital can't get enough of the blood thinner heparin, crucial for cardiac surgery. >> how surprising was it for you to hear that there was a heparin shortage >> oh, it was completely surprising it's extremely frustrating i mean, it's like mcdonald's running out of ketchup. >> but heparin is far from the only drug in short supply. right now, mass general is facing more than 100 shortages according to a new fda report, nationwide shortages are getting worse. 116 as of this week, including a cancer medication for children. >> she is our

his attorney tells nbc news. helped look into the bgiidens t much of the country is in for some of the coldest weather of the season and snow. al roker is tracking it all. what can we expect >> reporter: savannah, winter is coming hard. tomorrow temperatures between 20 and 30 below average buffalo down to texas and on friday atlanta, memphis and louisville get involved and this storm system developing on thursday into friday snow breaking out from the northeast all the way back into the midwest and by the time it's over friday night, new england is involved. we're talking about the possibility of some very heavy snow in interior new england savannah, we'll have more details tomorrow morning on "today." savannah. >> thank you. >>> an urgent manhunt for two murder suspects after a jailbreak. authorities in california revealing details late today on a daring and brazen escape here is nbc's morgan chesky. >> reporter: tonight, a manhunt and a mystery. >> bol for escaped prisoner from county jail. >> reporter: how did

harry smith, nbc news. >>> the price you pay. big savings on your holiday shopping starting at midnight >> reporter: perhaps, >>> back now with two big stores, ellen degeneres and sandra bullock teaming up and fighting back against scammers here's gadi schwartz >> reporter: tonight some of hollywood's biggest stars taking on scammers using the names of celebrities to sell things like makeup online, in and out targets of a new lawsuit filed by sandra bullock and ellen degeneres for the unauthorized use of their names and likenesses but the problem is scammers online change company names so quickly it's not even clear who they are named in the current lawsuit as john does through 100. it's the kind of scheme that's plagued the internet for years. even nbc's own savannah guthrie used in a fake ad claiming she was leaving the "today" show to start a skincare line. we found dead end after dead end >> we're trying to figure out why there are fake advertisements selling your product under the names of several recognizable celebrities. s

news, the capitol. >>> with less than two weeks until the next democratic debate, nbc's harry smith is asking democratic voters what's most important to them in taking their questions directly to the candidates tonight, it's senator cory booker in what matters. >> we're inside cory booker's kitchen in newark, new jersey with this question. from a democratic voter. >> what's the check you have to write every week that drives you nuts >> i have a 4-year-old and 3 month old. i have to sent them to daycare. every week i write a check for $415.20. that's $22,000 a year. >> that's cash that's serious dough. >> it's outrageous in most states in america, daycare for children, child care for children is more expensive than the college tuition at your state university. >> booker's answer, using government funds to limit the cost of child care to 7% of parents' salaries. expanding tax credits to americans who stay home to take care of children or aging parents. so people who would be staying home, we'll pay them to stay home? is that -- i love your look but i want to get people when i was mayo

you'll find that info on nbc bay area. more news coming up at 6:00. see you then. >>> breaking news tonight, the middle school shooting plot stopped. the 13-year-old under arrest charged after classmates overheard his threats. the chilling items the officers found, a hit list, drawings of the school 100 rounds of ammunition and a semiautomatic weapon. >>> server secrets, a new bombshell report about russia's year-long campaign to frame ukraine for meddling in the 2016 presidential election and thousands of message exanged by a young college couple lead to suicide a look at their disturbing text exchanges moments before his death. his girlfriend now charged with involuntary manslaughter >>> prince andrew's royal mess, word he may be out at buckingham palace and major business partners backing away from the queen's son. >>> and an unusual 911 call for help. >> the guy still there? >> yeah, i need a large pizza. >> all right how about medical? you need medical >> how a quick-thinking operator saved a woman from a violent situation as her daughter disguis

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this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone tonight the cdc reports a breakthrough in the urgent race to solve the mystery of vaping related illness that's been sweeping the country sometimes with deadly outcomes investigators zeroing in on a synthetic form of vitamin e turns out can cause serious damage when inhaled. the findings announced as a number of those stricken by vaping-related sickness has climbed to 2,051 in 49 states with 39 deaths. ann thompson has details. >> reporter: researchers discovered the clue not in the distinctive vapor but in the residue left in the lungs. vitamin e acetate described as a honey-like substance is an additive in cosmetics and some vaping products. particularly those with thc bought off the street researchers tested 29 patients with vaping illness from ten states, all had vitamin e acetate in their lung fluid 23 also had evidence of thc. >> vitamin e acetate when it travels into the lung and touches the airway of the lung, that could trigger inflammation in the lung that is like a fire starting in the lung that's difficult to e

glasses opened up a whole new world for one boy. >> announcer: "nbc nightly news" is brought to you by cosequin joint health nts. >>> finally in tonight's inspiring america, one boy's emotional reaction to seeing the world in living color here is harry smith. >> reporter: what does it mean to see watch what happens when jonathan jones puts on these special high-tech glasses. >> reporter: jonathan is extly blind and until this moment, had never been able to imagine just how vivid even a classroom could be his school principal scott hanson is color blind, too they are his glasses and you hear how excited he is to share this newly discovered world. >> mom, you better get in there, too. i told you it will be a little emotional. >> reporter: a world most of us, of course, take for granted so when we see jonathan with his smiles and his tears, perhaps he reminds us that the world is indeed beautiful. those for a little while. >> reporter: just wait until he gets outside? harry smith, nbc news. >> what a wonderful sight to seelest holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and go

nbc news. garrick: for years, the berlin wall has been held up as a symbol of the failure of communism. a place where the leaders of the free world could go and challenge the leaders of the other side and not think about what they would do if the wall were to come down. or at least open up one day. here are voices from the past president reagan: yes, this wall will fall for it cannot withstand faith. it cannot withstand the truth. it cannot withstand freedom. president kennedy: some will say communism is the wave of the future. let them come to berlin. this generation of germans has earned the right to be free, including the right to unite their families. ith goodwill for all people. ith freedom indwizzable. when one man is enslaved, that all are free. all free men. wherever they may live. as citizens of berlin. therefore as a free man, i take pride in the words ich bin ein berliner. garrick: and now, a personal note, if i may. many years ago, lived in west berlin and every morning as i awoke,

. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone the holiday getaway rush instead has a lot of travelers standing still tonight. that snow we have been telling you about is moving out of colorado and into the midwest this evening after it closed a major highway, sent cars directions, anft travelers grounded by canceled flights's just part o triple weather threat also bringing a major coast, and big troubles in the east as more than 50 million try to t sta with molly hunter. >> reporter: tonight three storms closing in across the country. denver already buried in snow. the heavy onslaught shutting down highways across colorado as millions hit the road. cars skidding out, rescue crews on the scene. amid the snowy conditions, two rock slides shut down i-70 for hours. at denver airport, flight cancellations piled up, some 500, delaying nearly 200,000 passengers but at least one denver resident managed to find his way around in kansas, a pickup truck wedged underneath a tractor-trailer. and in nebraska, spinouts on icy roads and a semi slipped on its side the po

kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >> good dog, indeed. that's "nightly news." i'm lester hol >>> right now at 6:00, a long criminal history. the new details we're learning about a san jose man accused of having pipe bombs in his home. >> i'll have the latest in the storm set to start arriving tomorrow. we'll get you to the hour by hour forecast. >> one of the most notorious problems f updge on the fight a the dirty streets. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. >> filthy, smelly, and unsanitary, an nbc bay area investigative report brought the full problem to light. the streets of san francisco are just plain dirty and getting dirtier. however there are a few spots where the amount of human and pet waste is a little bit less. the city believes it's because of 24 hour publics. they're calling for more toilets. >> reporter: there was a rally earlier today. the toilet that you see behind me is one of three that will open for 24 hours. the other is on castro and market and one south of market. today mat hany was leading th

that's "nbc nightly news." i'm lester holt. thank you for watching, everyo and good nig >> kayla: hey, hey, jack. >> jack: hmm? oh, it was fine. i just hated being away from jennifer. how is she? >> kayla: well, let's see. she had physical therapy early, she walked the floors with eric, and then last i checked, she was taking a nap. >> jack: okay. >> jennifer: [panting] [whimpering] [machines beeping] [dramatic music] ♪ ♪ >> justin: are you okay? >> jennifer: [gasps] justin. >> justin: i'm sorry. yes, it's me. should i get a nurse? do you need a nurse? >> jennifer: no, no, i'm okay. i just had the most intense dream about when i fell that night. >> justin: do you remember what happened? >> eric: hey. >> roman: hey. how's it going? >> eric: good. i actually just came from seeing jennifer. >> roman: oh, man, i've been wanting to get over there. how's she doing? >> eric: she's great. we took a walk together on the floor at the hospital. >> roman: she's up moving around? wow, that is terrific news. >> eric: yeah, it is. you kno

catie beck, nbc news, fort collins, colorado. >> a guy we'll want to that's "nightly news" for this thursday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news thank you for watching and good night. . >>> right now at 6:00, ready to come back, the steps cal is taking to keep the university safe with ann coulter come for a visit. >> a new plan for the housing crisis, but it's going to cost taxpayers. >> fights on campus, exclusive video and the reason for spike in violence in the south bay. the news at 6:00 starts right now. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. some high schools in the south bay are on high alert, vicious fights and fearful students. the superintendent of the east side union school district says there's a spike in gang fights. damian trujillo joins us with the exclusive story. damian. >> reporter: raj, the folks here at the mayor's gang prevention task force mobilized as soon as these fights started breaking out. we have video of one of those incidents. and the experts here say this could have gotten out of control. a police officer stands guard at the high school in san jose

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> there is a new twist in the case of a navy s.e.a.l. acquitted of war crimes president trump, in an unprecedented move, told the navy not to oust chief petty officer edward gallagher from the s.e.a.l.s. here is nbc's almaguer >> reporter: the president tweeting today, the navy will not be taking away war fighter and navy s.e.a.l. eddie gallagher's trident pin. this case was handled very badly from the beginning. gallagher's brother today. >> any time i see the president tweet or take action on our behalf, the gratitude that comes out can't really truly be expressed accurately we're just so thankful >> reporter: a u.s. official tells nbc news that the navy is aware of the tweet and has requesd it comes days after president trump ordered gallagher's rank restored. es but he was gallagher was found guilty of posing the of a teenaged isis fighter. >> he told me that he wanted to, uh, instill confidence back into the, uh, war fighters in our community >> reporter: a move widely reported to have created a rift in the navy, which is referring

ron mott, nbc news, chicago. >>> all right. now to our nbc news exclusive. inside syria with the u.s. troops on a new mission, protecting the country's oil fields nbc's courtney kube with a rare access inside the u.s. base. >> reporter: we're inside syria with u.s. troops who have been moving into a remote base, including a national guard unit from south carolina. the u.s. is still working with kurdish allies known as the syrian democratic forces, or the sdf u.s. military leaders say the mission here continues to be to defeat isis, but the footprint has changed. many u.s. special operators who are here targeting isis have left, replacing them ar infantry troops, including national guard soldiers with these bradleys we go up for an aerial view with major general eric hill, who commands the special operations task force across syria and iraq. u.s. troops now working to keep oil fields out of the hands of isis. >> we will continue to secure that whole area with the capability we have >> reporter: general hill's troops are also dealing with a strained relationsh

trump and when that nbc news special report tomorrow morning anchored by lester holt from nightly news and nbc news correspondent today show host chuck todd from "meet the press." yes, we're all part of the big happy family, but i can't tell you exactly what that nbc news special coverage is going to look like. that said, i can pretty much guarantee you it will not have a theme song as cool or as oddly ponderous and artistic as the way nbc news played its special theme song and lead-in to the impeachment proceedings in 1973 for then president richard nixon. because that was all covered with nbc news special reports, too. but have you seen this? this was -- they like developed a whole theme song. this was like the opening credits to the watergate hearings. >> nbc news special report. ♪ >> watergate. senate hearings. here from washington is nbc news correspondent. >> good morning. this is the senate caucus room in washington, d.c., and it's jammed this morning. jammed with spectators, newsman, senators and their aides. and the scene adds to the sense of drama as the senate opens with w

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. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart >>> good evening a dangerous triple threat of holiday storms has started, making a mess across the country, and it's only going to get worse, bringing a treacherous mix of ice, snow, rain, and wind leading up to thanksgiving it has already begun in some places rain soaking parts of the southeast and mid-atlantic today we have several reports tonight and begin with blayne alexander who is tracking the storm >> reporter: in the rockies, the misery is mounting colorado snow tying up traffic with wet and icy roads blamed for a 50-car pileup in denver this week the storms are taking a deadlyl in t midwest. two people killed in separate crashes on slippery roads in kansas all across the country, storms are dishing up more trouble as holiday travel approaches. a wet weather system barreling toward the northeast is dumping rain over nashville and soaking parts of georgia, too and it doesn't take much for rain on the road to turn even more treacherous. ice starts to form once temperatures start to plunge. a real danger for drivers and a r

and good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> here at msnbc we work very closely with, we work alongside -- physically alongside our nbc news colleagues. but that does not always mean we have any inside information about what exactly they're doing on the network side and what they're working on. and vice versa. you know, whatever we're working on or whatever we're developing, they might not have total transparency. as such, when nbc news broadcasts its special report tomorrow morning on the impeachment proceedings against president trump, the first public impeachment hearings in the impeachment proceedings against president donald j. trump and when that nbc news special report tomorrow morning is anchored by lester holt from "nightly news" and nbc's chief legal correspondent "today" show host savannah guthrie and chuck todd from "meet the press," yes, we all work in the same building together. yes, we are part of the same big happy family. but i can't tell you exactly what that nbc news special coverage is going to look like. that said, i can pretty much guarantee you

launching next year, hbo max and nbc universal's peacock from the parent company of nbc news the price tags of many of these services may seem low at face value. with so many shows spread across so many services, it mve think. consider this, if the average price of an internet connectiond you sign up for three, say netflix, hulu and hbo max, that comes to $100 a month. virtually the same as your cable bill expert says say it's paying for your bundle. >> the consumer gets to choose so you get to be empowered to pay for what you want to pay for and the content you're watching. >> reporter: making binging when you want easier than ever. >>> keep it right here for now, just ahead, the surprising way one little boy helps save halloween for so many others next at k67, deadly halloween party. do we think there are rules on short-term rentals. >>> i'll have the cold weather warning for the weekend and passing areas near the fire zone. that's next at 6:00. >>> finally a sweet act of charity when one little boy realized the homeowners ran out of candy here is kevin tibbles. >> reporter: was it a

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening the world held its breath for hours late today after word of a possible airplane hijack drama unfolding in amsterdam a signal mistakenly transmitted from the cockpit of a madrid bound airplane indicating a hijack was in progress, triggered a full on military and police response and reminded us all that when it comes to aviation security, there is no taking chances kelly cobiella starts us off >> reporter: at one of the busiest airports in the world tonight, a major security scare. planes stranded at gates after dutch police got a hijacking alert from the cockpit of a plane that hadn't taken off. flights delayed, parts of the airport closed. nearly two hours later it was over. the airline, air europa, explaining on twitter the alert was activated by mistake "nothing has happened. all passengers are safe and sound." 50 million travelers fly through amsterdam's schiphol airport every year last new year's eve passengers were evacuated after a man claimed to have a bomb police arrested a 51-year-old canadian but fo

law enforcement officials tell nbc news the weapon used may have been a ghost gun. similar to these easily purchased online and assembled at home. >> they're even on youtube how to do it you convert that kit into the gun. it's not registered, and it's untraceable. >> reporter: investigators say the gunman counted his shots. firing at random before shooting himself with the final bullet the three surviving victims are all expected to recover. >> they held their composure despite being shot and being shot in the torso is a big deal. >> reporter: classrooms have keep the pressure bleed kits that may have saved lives a sad new reality of keeping students safe in america. miguel almaguer, nbc news, california. >>> just a day after another deadly school shooting, we are talking to one of the 2020 candidates about something that democratic voters told us is important to them -- gun control. senator kamala harris tells harry smith how she'd tighten gun laws as part of our series "what matters. >> at our gathering of democratic voters, ron schueler is an air force veteran an

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miguel almaguer, nbc news >> we've got more ahead. up next as the democratic candidates debate tonight, we'll hear from a rising star about what matters. >>> it is debate night. ten democratic presidential hopefuls facing off on msnbc. among them entrepreneur andrew yang who speaks to our harry smith about the soaring cost of health care in "what matters. >> reporter: at this new hampshire home, all-in for andrew yang we showed the tech entrepreneur what these democratic voters told us over and over. >> our deductible is still $10,000. >> reporter: they're worried about health care >> i have this pain in my back. i'm thinking i only have so much money to take care of my kids i work three jobs. i work more than 40 hours a week, and i still don't have any insurance. >> it's because we have a system that's designed not to maximize our health and well-being it's a system designed to maximize revenue on the part of private insurers, device companies, drug manufacturers. >> reporter: andrew yang proposes setting prices for medical services

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citizen, attacked in his own country miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> mcdonald's with the second senior resigning after a c.e.o. steve easterbrook was ousted, there's more of the fast food giant's top human resources executive, david fair hearst has also left the company. fair hearst is a long time friend of easterbrook. easterbrook was let go over a relationship with an employee that breached company policy the company says fair hearst's departure was unrelated. >> a major shake up at the n.y.p.d. james o'neill is stepping down as commissioner after 36 years with the department. he became commissioner in 2016 under bill de blasio he leads the n.y.p.d. with major crime reaching a record low the first half of 2019 but o'neal drew criticism from the union after he fired daniel pantaleo, the officer involved in erik garner's choke hold death. many called for his resignation. o'neal said the decision to fire pantaleo weighed heavily on him but was not a factor in his retirement >> a man has died after a confrontation at a popeyes restaurant in maryland it was linked to the popular sandwich

right here on nbc that's "nightly news." i'm kristen welker, we'll leave you with a look of the final preparations underway. thank you for watching have a great night and great holiday. >>> right now at 6:00, another home invasion in an upscale east bay city. how the attackers gained easy entry into the house. >>> plus a thanksgiving travel nightmare. the weather shutting down parts of i-5, stranding people headed to and from the bay area. >>> but first, the rain hitting us hard on this thanksgiving eve. here is a live look at the radar. how it's impacting traffic tonight, and what we can expect tomorrow. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it is a snowing thanksgiving eve. from sky ranger, the storm that's blowing through tonight brought snow to mount hamilton in eastern santa clara county. not just snow, hail too. check that out. big old pieces of hail. this is video just into the newsroom from bay point in contra costa county. >> as it i

steve patterson, nbc news. >> and with that let's get right to meteorologist dillon drier, what are we facing >> reporter: this is the tomorrow we're facing all weekend long the northern side where we will see most of the snow, six or more inches from the northern plains to the upper midwest. ahead of the cold front where it is warmer, a lot of rain and torrential downpour, isolated stronger storms, and on sunday, up and down the east coast, we will see rain and snow, you go up into new york, and new england, we could see significant amounts of snow, perhaps as much as nine to 12 inch, lesser amounts as you go farther to the south either way it is a huge travel day on sunday, and back through minneapolis, chicago, detroit, boston, down to dc, we will likely see some airport delays because of the rain and the snow farther north. lester >> okay, dylan, thank you. >>> on this black friday, shoppers were not going to let weather or anything else frankly get that their way of the best bargains of the year joline kent has some of the best deals in stores and online >> reporter: >> three, two

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