million up for grabs. do you have your ticket? "nbc nightly news" begins right now. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, nice to have you with us on this friday as the world tries to glean how much bite there is behind the bark of president trump who for a third day served up verbal warnings against north korean aggression. once again keeping up the theme of stop it or else, and predictably provoking some equally colorful retorts from north korea. despite president trump's tweet announcing the u.s. military was locked and loaded, there are now apparent indications that all this talk is on the verge of turning to blows. our white house correspondent, kristen welker, brings us the latest. >> reporter: flanked by his secretary of state, u.n. ambassador, and national security adviser, president trump is turning up the heat on north korea for a third time this week. late tonight, asked is the u.s. going to war. >> i think you know the answer to that. >> reporter: warning leader kim jong-un -- >> this man will not get awa

feeling lucky? "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, to our viewers in the west. thank you for being with us tonight. healer or antagonist? the answer may depend on which donald trump you heard over the last 24 hours. after casting himself as the victim of bad news coverage at a fired-up rally in phoenix last night blasting everyone from the media to fellow republicans, the president appeared in nevada today where he returned to a call for unity based on common values. the head-snapping change of tones comes as the nation's former intelligence boss offers a troubling assessment of the commander in chief. our national correspondent peter alexander has more. >> reporter: tonight more white house whiplash. at the american legion national convention in reno, a declaration of unity. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us. >> reporter: a presidential 180 from last night's unbridled offensive in arizona. >> repeal and replace! >> reporter: repeatedly taking aim at the media. >>

honored for risking his life to save wounded comrades. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. thanks for being here tonight. the staff bloodletting at the white house claimed anthony scaramucci today, ousted this afternoon after a stormy six days on the job. the brash new york financier and president trump's new communications director was shown to the west wing exit door on the same day retired general john kelly took over as white house chief of staff from reince priebus. kelly's first order of business apparently fixing what many insiders saw as a big mistake by the president in his hiring of scaramucci. our chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: today, the retired general reorganizing his ranks, with new chief of staff john kelly pushing out controversial communications director anthony scaramucci, according to sources familiar with the move. it comes not long after scaramucci, originally praised by the president, targeted wh

you for watching. i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london. "nbc nightly news" is next. >>> tonight, whiplash. in between his own calls for unity, president trump goes on an angry tirade attacking the media and fellow republicans and threatening a government shutdown. >>> hurricane watch. a massive storm gaining steam barreling toward the u.s. gulf coast where they're bracing for impact. al roker will join us. >>> crisis in the mail. an eye-opening new look at how the opioid epidemic and drugs ravaging so many families are flowing into the u.s. from china. >>> shopping wars. google teams the up with walmart taking aim at amazon. how this new competition among giants could save you money. >>> and a $700 million jackpot. one of the largest in history. the drawing just hours away. are you feeling lucky? >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. thank you for being with us. healer or antagonist? the answer may depend on which donald trump you heard over the

nbc news learns some of the options being prepared for the president. >>fbi raid. a surprise predawn search at the home of former trump campaign chairman paul manafort. what the feds were looking for. >>> a mother's loss. the mayor of nashville opens up about the death of her son from an overdose just 11 days ago. sharing their final messages and her message for every mom and dad. >>> sounding the alarm after far too many tragedies, kids being forgotten in the back seat, locked in hot cars. tonight, life saving new technology. and puppy love connection. it's not just humans leveraging technology to find that perfect match. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west and welcome. if the stakes weren't so potentially grave, it might otherwise sound a school yard squabble. the war of words escalating tonight between the united states and north korea over nothing less than nuclear weapons. president trump's fire and fury remarks met with north korea's threat to attack a vital u.s. territory. and now today secretary of defense mattis with his own more artf

remember a country music legend. nightly news begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for being here tonight. the crisis with north korea reaching an unsettling new level today, with news of a possible weapons capability and the most provocative statement yet from president trump, who met north korea's recent verbal threats with this chilling threat of his own. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. as i said, they will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> the president painting a dark and ominous image on the same day nbc news learned u.s. intelligence has reason to believe north korea has managed to create a nuclear warhead small enough to be launched aboard an intercontinental ballistic missile. our andrea mitchell begins our coverage. >> reporter: the alarming warning tonight from u.s.

just in time for the weekend. >> up next is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. we'll see you back here at 11:00. have a good evening. >>> a dangerous milestone as president trump makes a jarring threat in return. >> as i said, they will be met with ire, fury, and frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> tonight, what are the u.s. options? >>> an alarming rise in colon cancer deaths in younger people. doctors baffled about what's behind it. hollywood in fear as a major hack attack gets bigger. big names wondering who's next. >>> and glen campbell. the rhinestone cowboy is gone after a brave public battle. tonight we remember a country music legend. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> thank you for being here tonight. the crisis with north korea reaching an unsettling new level today, with news of a possible weapons capability and the most provocative statement yet from president trump, who met north korea's recent verbal threats with this chilling threat of his own. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. th

a growing number of kids. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, todd our viewers in the west. thanks for being with us. things were looking up all across america today as the united states found itself in a celestial sweet spot, a front row seat for a total solar eclipse that swept its shadow from oregon to south carolina in just 90 minutes. there were cheers and some tears of joy as day turned to twilight in its direct path and eclipsed pilgrims who traveled from far and wide to experience the moment from just the right places even in the sky aboard a special eclipse flight were rewarded for their efforts. our team was on hand to witness it all. tom costello starts our coverage from south carolina. hi, tom. >> reporter: hi, lester. what a day. millions of people from west coast to east mesmerized by the celestial event. and you know, the last time we had a total eclipse move across the country was 99 years ago. as one former astronaut said today, these are the days, these

entry requirements, even favoring those who speak english. >>> nbc news exclusive. behind closed doors, a dramatic confrontation in the situation room. president trump lashing out over afghanistan, leaving top advisers stunned. >>> and seeking justice. a man who helped set himself free now from the other side of the table helping free others who have been wrongly convicted. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. we're glad you're here this evening. the stock market's spectacular ride carried it to a new record today as the dow shot past the 22,000 mark for first time. it's one sign of an economy that's hitting on many cylinders. good news for wall street and certainly for folks with 401(k)s and retirement dollars in the market. it can be easy to forget, however, that a lot of working people are still staring into near-empty wallets and are feeling left out of today's celebration because salaries are lagging behind. our business correspondent jo ling kent has the bigger pi

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, it's nice to have you with on this monday to our viewers in the west. with the world standing against him in a way that it hasn't before, north korea's unpredictable leader is lashing out at a new round of international sanctions that are now facing his country and threatening thousands-fold revenge against the united states. kim jong-un's bellicose statements are set against the backdrop of north korea's two recent test launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles, including troubling activity beneath the ocean as the trump administration weighs a grave set of actions if diplomacy fails to halt north korea's advances. chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has details. >> reporter: north koreans lining up to watch state-owned tv, threatening the u.s. with a thousands' fold revenge for what they call villainous sanctions, warning it's a mistake for americans to think they're safe. president trump talking for an hour to his secretary of state at an asian summit

behind with low wages. >> an nbc news exclusive. inside the white house situation room. pitting a frustrated commander in chief against his generals over america's military strategy in afghanistan. >>> another body has been recovered overnight in a massive minneapolis school explosion where students were taking summer classes. >>> sudden summer storms producing monsoon moisture. while dangerous triple digit temperatures are fueling wildfires in the pacific northwest. >>> and a heart-stopping crash landing caught on camera. "early today" starts right now. >>> i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. it is a market rally for the ages. the dow industrial average shattering records surpassing 22,000 for the very first time. wall street booming from greater than expected earnings for big businesses like apple and boeing. >> and coming along for the ride, 401(k)s and i.r.a.s hitting all time high balances as highing prices reach soaring heights. it's a different story on main street where the american worker is still in need of a raise and a paycheck as thousands line up across the coun

lives. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, and thank you for joining us tonight. the slow drumbeat of the russia investigation that has haunted the trump administration all summer long is picking up tempo tonight with reports special counsel robert mueller has now impaneled a grand jury. if true, the move opens up broad new running room to an investigation that has apparently now expanded beyond just the question of whether there was coordination between russia and members of the trump campaign. our chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: tonight, the special counsel investigating russian election interference is entering a new phase of its inquiry, assembling a grand jury in washington, d.c., as first reported by "the wall street journal." it's a signal robert mueller's investigation, which has dogged the administration and infuriated the president, will stretch on for months if not longer. nbc news has not independently confirmed the report, b

toe see that in our area. that's our news at 6:00. thanks for watching. i'm jim rosenfield. nbc news with lester holt is up next. e'll see you again at 11:00. controversial chief strategist now the latest high profile departure for the administration. inside the white house intrigue. >>> terror manhunt. the urgent police search to take down a suspected terror cell linked to the back-to-back attacks in spain. and new tonight, the american killed in the violence. >>> stabbing rampage. a knife-wielding attacker strikes another european city. was it also terror? >>> police chase crash. the dash cam video. a cop car slams into another vehicle at over a hundred miles an hour. >>> eclipse excitement. bumper to bumper traffic as the great getaway begins to see monday's total eclipse. we'll tell you where the weather might ruin the view. >>> and a league of their own. kids throwing out the rule book and playing america's pastime just for the fun of it. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. and thank you for being here. west wi

"nbc nightly news" is coming up next and we'll be right back at 6:00. we'll see you then. ! >>> on this sunday night, direct hit, dozens injured as a tornado sweeps through tulsa, oklahoma, damaging buildings and knocking out power to thousands and the severe weather didn't end there. >>> high stakes. top officials from the united states and north korea about to come face to face. will they be able to reduce the tension? >>> terrifying flight just before landing. severe turbulence shakes everyone up leaving some injured. is climate change causing more bumpy skies? >>> molar city. it's a dental mecca that attracts tens of thousands of americans fixing their teeth and smiling at the price. >>> and in the zone. among the best for their age, there was only one thing for them to do, compete against the boys of summer. "nightly news jrgsz" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. >>> good evening. it's something we normally expect to be reporting on in late spring, but rare weather patterns spawned a powerful tornado in tulsa,

tonight? any russians? >> the president in fight mode as nbc news learns there are multiple grand juries working the russia investigation. >>> caught on camera, a heart stopping crash. an out of control pickup truck slams into a bus stop full of people. how everyone made it out alive. >>> towering inferno, a skyscraper in flames in dubai, another building covered in the same kind of siding as that awful london disaster. >>> and oh, baby. the little girl who beat the odds. now so many fans can't get enough of theona. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for being with us on this friday. the verdict is in for the brash young former ceo who became the poster image of everything americans don't like about big pharma. you may remember the name martin shkreli when his pharmaceutical company raised the price of an aids drug from around $13 a pill to $750 a pill overnight in 2015. that wasn't a crime. but defrauding investors is as shkreli lear

one of them? "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and thank you for being here tonight. as the remnants of hurricane harvey finally exit the state of texas and rescue crews intensify their search for victims, there is a new pressing danger in the flood zone tonight. a chemical plant burning. it's already been rocked by two explosions early today after critical cooling systems failed in the flood. a large area around that plant in crosby, texas, has been evacuated in anticipation of more explosions amid uncertainty about the safety of the air around it. jacob rascon is leading off our coverage tonight. jacob, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. tonight the sheriffs and fire department, the national guard even the epa are working overtime hoping to avoid another crisis. nobody's allowed to enter the evacon high stakes waiting game. tonight the flooded arkema chemical plant is still smoldering. neighborhoods within a mile and a half urged to evacuate as officials war

beyond the stage. "nightly news" begins now. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz belart. >> good evening, kate snow is off tonight. an american icon has died. jerry lewis passed away in las vegas today at the age of 91. he was a beloved star of the screen and stage but may best be remembered for those annual telethons to raise money for the muscular dystrophy association. lewis was passionate about that cause and the children he helped who called themselves jerry's kids. tonight, the mda said his decades of devotion can be summed up in a motto that lewis would often quote. "i shall pass through this world but once. any good, therefore, that i can do or any kindness that i can show to any human being, let me do it now. let me not defer nor neglect it, for i shall not pass this way again." tonight tributes are pouring in across the country. our miguel almaguer takes a look at his life and legacy. ♪ dash of pepper, dash of pepper ♪ >> reporter: most of the public saw him only as a funnyman. >> you said you loved me, and i've love

. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> and good evening. thanks for being with us tonight. after what to many came off as a tone deaf response to this weekend's racist-fueled violence in charlottesville, president trump today tried to find the right notes as they took to the podium again to address the tragedy. this time calling out the kkk neo-nazis by name for sowing the seeds of hate that blossomed into bloodshed when aar c driven into a crowd left a young woman dead and moore than a dozen others injured. it was part of a horrific day that also saw two police officers killed in a helicopter accident. tonight, the president's words and actions under scrutiny as he faces a major test of moral leadership. our white house correspondent hallie jackson has the latest. >> reporter: president trump today delivering the message many wanted sooner. >> racism is evil. and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups.

. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. to the viewers in the west. glad you're here tonight. it's looking tonight like president trump had a bigger hand than first acknowledged in crafts son donald junior's initial misleading statement about his meeting last year with the russian attorney. as you may recall, follow-up statements from the younger trump revealed the meeting was really about gathering campaign dirt on hillary clinton. but the "washington post" is reporting it was the president himself who dictated his son's first response, which incorrectly claimed the meeting was about something much more innocent. that's raising a host of questions this evening. our happy jackson has details. >> reporter: tonight new questions of credibility and contradictions with the white house defending the president for his response to that campaign meeting between donald trump jr. and a russian lawyer. the fallout focuses on what happened july 8th, on air force one, not l

just for the fun of it. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. west wing lightning rod steve bannon is out tonight as president trump's chief strategist. a key architect of donald trump's election victory, he nurtured much of the president's take no prisoners right wing impulses. word of bannon's departure produced sharp reaction. celebrations on the left and worry on the right over the fate of the president's conservative agenda items. and tonight, in an explosive interview, bannon is promising a wide-ranging fight for his nationalist ideas. our hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: promising war, steve bannon's bracing for battle. the now-ousted chief strategist telling bloomberg he's leaving the white house to fight for president trump against his opponents on capitol hill, in the media and in corporate america. bannon now becoming one of the last west wing originals to leave the picture one year and one day after joining team trump. the self-styled protector of the president's nationalist pledges mutually agr

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. and thank you for joining us tonight. after enduring one of the roughest patches of his presidency last week over the violence in charlottesville, president trump is off to a busy start this week rallying supporters at an event in arizona this evening on the heels of last night's primetime speech in which he announced an open-ended american commitment leaving a lot of unanswered questions. meantime, tensions are high in phoenix right now where protesters are also massing for tonight's presidential rally. we have it all covered starting with nbc's kristen welker. kristen, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening to you. this is president trump's eighth campaign style rally since taking office. and it comes as he's with the state's two republican senators. neither of them are expected to attend, but thousands of his supporters are and there could be fireworks. president trump putting a focus on his signature issue, immigration control, in yuma, arizona, today.

thank you for watching. up next nbc nightly news with lester holt. we will see you back here tonight at 11:00. have a good evening. >>> tonight, north korea vowing revenge, threatening the u.s. will pay dearly as the world forms an unprecedented united front, hitting kim jong-un's nuclear arm regime with a billion-dollar punishment. >>> dramatic emergency rescues as flash floods and tornadoes strike from north to south. tossing cars like toys. firefighters save a driver trapped in raging waters. >>> violent flight. new images from an american airlines jet. extreme turbulence tossing people throughout the cabin. >>> isis island terror. we're on the front lines not in iraq or syria. in fact, not in the middle east at all. there's a new battleground in the fight. >>> and targeting depression by using your own genes to find a treatment that works for you. doctors helping patients finally turn a corner. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, it's nice to have you with us on t

"nbc nightly news" is up next. we'll be back right here at 11:00. >>> tonight, lockered and loaded. -- locked and loaded. president trump's latest threat to north korea -- make any further threats to the u.s. territories or allies, and you'll regret it fast. >>> american citizens on guam advised what to do if there is an attack, but is there still a diplomatic way out of this? >>> hospital emergency. patients and staff evacuated in a mass casualty event. tonight, the cause still a mystery. >>> concert crackdown. the new way the boss and others are taking a stand against ticket scalpers. what fans need to know before you buy. >>> parking garage plunge. caught on camera, bmw plummeting seven stories, smashing into the ground. and amazingly, the driver lived to tell the tale. >>> and double jackpot. a combined $750 million up for grabs. do you have your ticket? "nbc nightly news" begins right now. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, nice to have you with us on this friday as the world tries to glean how much b

interstellar space to your living room. a 40-year-old album finding new relevance. "nbc nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. there was more violence in charlottesville today. fallout from the clash between white nationalists and counter rotesters yesterday's dueling rally turned deadly when a car plowed into a group of those who oppose the alt-right. we learned today that 32-year-old heather heyer was killed by that speeding car. he's now charged with second degree murder. when the organizer of the unite the right rally tried to speak to the press today there was violence again. our tom costello is on the 2k3wr0u67bd ground in charlottesville and joins us live. >> reporter: we're at the epicenter here behind me. behind me is that robert e. lee statue. they're now launching civil rights investigations into that woman's death, most of the white supremacists seem to have left town today but there was that violent alteration when their leader tried to hold a press conference. 24 hours af

there's lot to cover. "nightly news" begins right now. ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester anholt. >> good evening to the viewers in the west. thanks for being with us. >> president trump fired off another round of vague but ominous sounding threats at north korea this afternoon. in his latest verbal salvo, the president appeared to paint another red line, this time over guam, the u.s. island north korea threatens to bracket with missile strikes. >> let's see what he does with guam. if he does something in guam, it will be an event the likes of which nobody's seen before what will happen in north korea. >> the president's comments came during what is the closest thing we've seen to a full-fledged presidential news conference in months. mr. trump eager to sound off on everything from the russian investigation to the opioid crisis. let's start with the crisis in north korea and nbc news white house correspondent, kristen welker. >> reporter: a defiant president trump escalating his war of words with north korea.

to speak to his supporters. more coverage live from phoenix following nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> tonight, trump's war plan. promises a victory, but few details, and major questions about the mission. all of it as the president prepares to rally. protests planned in phoenix. will he come out swinging after a widely condemned response to charlottesville. >>> grim discovery found in the wreckage of a navy destroyer. a growing investigation in the pacific. >>> chicken health warning. a spike in people getting sick as more and more families invest in a backyard trend. >>> preventing a sudden killer, the leading cause of death for people over age 40. for the first time doctors say they may be able to predict who's at risk and stop it before it strikes. >>> and to serve and protect, how a policeman doing double duty as the ice cream man is inspiring america. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers until the west. and thank you for joining us ton

. >> announcer: from nbc news headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for being here tonight. the warning from officials is an ominous as it is blunt, get out now. tens of thousands living along the texas gulf coast under a hurricane warning right now, as harvey whips itself into a major hurricane. a lumbering but dangerous storm that could come ashore a little over 24 hours from now, and dump some truly unbelievable amounts of rains, flooding rains over the next several days. sustained winds are already 85 miles an hour. they could be over 100 when the storm comes ashore near corpus christi late tomorrow or early saturday. that's where jacob rascon begins our reporting tonight. >> reporter: tonight the forecast is urgent and distressing. >> this is a very, very bad scenario for us here. >> reporter: hurricane harvey intensifying rapidly expected to slam into texas as a category 3. >> we're going to, in the strongest possible terms, encourage the residents in the low lying areas, as they say, get out of dodge. >> repo

that's the news at 6:00. >> up next, "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. we'll see you back here at 11:00. >>> tonight, a nation captivated by a historic event in the sky. >> oh, my gosh. i just wish it could last forever. >> day suddenly turns to night as a spectacular solo eclipse mesmerizes millions from coast to coast. >>> disaster at sea. another crash involving a u.s. navy destroyer in the pacific. ten american sailors missing. >>> war plan. president trump addresses the nation on america's mission in afghanistan. are more troops headed into harm's way? >>> courthouse ambush. a gunman opens fire on a judge. the judge firing back and survives. tonight the suspect's connection to a case that made national headlines. >>> and under pressure. doctors sound the alarm about a silent condition hitting a growing number of kids. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for being with us. things were looking up all across america today as the united states foun

>>> nbc 10 breaking news. >> right now at 6:00, death and destruction. hurricane harvey is losing strength and is is no longer a hurricane, but the danger is far from over for millions in texas. good evening, i'm denise nakano. we start with tropical storm harvey. we just got brand new information in the past few minutes that texas governor is warning the state to brace for dramatic flooding. the town of rockport got a direct hit and just a few hours ago, the first death related to harvey was confirmed. about a dozen others are injured and at least one town told residents they can come back home. nbc's jay gray has been tracking the storm since it made landfall about 11:00 last night. >> reporter: daylightni brings clear view of the violent force delivered by harvey overnight, little if any relief from the storm. >> we lost our whole town. nothing left. us, you know, going to have to pull together. and hopefully as a community we will. >> reporter: power leans snapped and twisted like spaghetti, sparking flames that raced th d through houses and apartments along the coast, claimin

all of it covered for you. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. and thank you for being here. a perilous night awaits those who have ignored evacuation orders near corpus christi, texas. [000:00:58;00] most powerful to hit the u.s. in a decade, has ballooned into a major category 3 hurricane and is just hours now away from hitting the gulf coast. winds already in excess of 120 miles per hour and a storm surge up to 12 feet is predicted. officials right now using words like "life threatening" and "catastrophic" to describe the flooding anticipated in southern texas. rainfall totals expected to rise as high as 3 feet from a storm system that will practically hover in place for days to come. our correspondents and crews are deployed across the region. we start with nbc's gabe gutierrez in corpus christi. hi, gabe. >> reporter: lester, good evening. the wind and the rain is intensifying, and high tide is fast approaching. more than 30,000 homes and businesses are already without

"nbc nightly news." we'll see you back here at 11:00 tonight. >>> tonight, high drama over what really happened aboard air force one. a stunning report that the president in flight personally dictated his son's misleading statement about that meeting with the russian lawyer. did the misdirection go all the way to the top. >>> hot car tragedies, two infants die on the same day left in vehicles amid scorching temperatures. >> she was my precious cargo. and i never thought it would happen to her. >> safety groups pushing carmakers to sound the alarm. >>> microchipping employees, a device under your skin that opens the door, works the vending machine and more. we'll take you to a company where it's happening. >>> and baby bump. a little boy's airplane greeting we just can't get enough of. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we're glad you're here tonight. it's looking tonight like president trump had a bigger hand than first acknowledged in crafts son donald ju

nice. >> that's good. thank you for watching. i'm keith jones. up next "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. we'll see you at 11:00. >>> there is breaking news as we come on the air. there it is. a monster hurricane bearing down on texas where millions are bracing for a natural disaster. what could be the most powerful storm to hit the u.s. in a dozen years. and major population centers are in the danger zone. tonight, emergency evacuations and last-minute preparations with the time running out. our team is in place. we have all of it covered for you. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. and thank you for being here. a perilous night awaits those who have ignored evacuation orders near corpus christi, texas. hurricane harvey, on track to become the most powerful to hit the u.s. in a decade, has ballooned into a major category 3 hurricane and is just hours now away from hitting the gulf coast. winds already in excess of 120 miles per hour and a storm surge up to 12 feet is