is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. word is breaking as we come on the air that north korea has tested a new type of guided weapon. it would be the first public weapons test there since the summit between president trump and kim jong-un in february. kim reportedly on hand stfor this latest te which raises new questions about prospects for peace on the korean peninsula. andrea mitchell has the breaking developments>> eporter: kim jong-un state news agency announcement that kim is supervised what they call a test firing of a new tactical guided weapon. the qution is would it violate his promise to president trump in hanoi? >> he said the testing will not start. he said he's not doing to do testing of rockets of missiles or anythinr missilesanything having to do with nuclear. >> reporter: the u.s. military did not track the test realtime indicating it could be a short-range not a balltic missile. if true, it comes less than a week after kim said he's open to a third summit with president trump. the president tweeted in resnse, our personal relationship remains

nearly 100 kid why weren't they recalled? s and parents. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening and welcome to our viewers in the west. tonight.g to an 8-year long kidnapping mystery now after a 14-year-old boy safe tonight, after telling police he broke loose from kidnappers that held him at a ohio motel and identifying himself as the boy illinois authorities have been searching for since he disappeared from there in 2011 ron mott has late details. >> reporter: timothy was just 6 years old in may 2011 when his mother checked him out of school early and took him on a road trip including visits to water parks, some of it caught on surveillance cameras three days later she killed herself at this illinois motel and the note behind saying that her boy was safe but that he would never be found >> we don't have solid leads where timothy may be. >> reporter: there was blood found in her car that tested positive as timothy's but late today a possible major development. according to an ohio police report, a n holding him for seven years, running from a r

, mitsubishi and fiat 2 million cars. is yours one of them? >>> jumping in the race. nbc news has learned former vice president joe biden is set to make it official, shaking up the race for president. >>> also tonight, i go one-on-one with president trump's new point man at homeland security on the battle over the wall, separating migrant families, and about that report the president offered him a pardon if he got into legal jeopardy. >> i'm not going to do anything that violates the law, ever. >>> an incredible survival story. a woman missing for five days. how she was found alive, trapped in her car. >>> and the luckiest 24-year-old in america, claiming one of the biggest jackpots in history. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. the sight of a former drug company ceo being escorted in handcuffs today is rocking the pharmaceutical industry, and tonight signals a major shift in the fight against the opioid crisis. in a first, the feds criminally charging a major distribution company along with two of his former executives with drug

now charged with lying to the fbi. officials are revealing new details about his troubled past. nbc's ron mott has the latest. >> reporter: even before this cruel hoax, authorities say brian michael rini had personated juveniles at least twice before, pretending to be a sex crimes victim. >> it is not okay to make false claims to law enforcement. >> reporter: officials say rini, released from prison last month on burglary and vandalism convictions, told them he learned details about 6-year-old timmothy pitzen's disappearance on a tv show. how many cases like this do you run across in the course of a year? >> a case like this where someone walking the streets identifies himself to law enforcement as a long missing child, i have never seen a case like this. >> we have this child who said he ran away, said he was kidnapped. >> reporter: after responding to a call in this kentucky neighborhood about a kidnapping escape wednesday, investigators were suspicious when rini refused to be fingerprinted later agreeing to a dna test, that proved he was not timmothy pitzen. his brother apologized.

the fires are connected. >>> and an nbc news exclusive, the father of timmothy pitzen speaks out for the first time after a many claimed to be his missing son. >> he's alive soi kw he is. >> the family not giving up the search. >>> terrifying video of a lion tamer mauled by one of his own animals. the attack in front of a huge crowd of spectators. why the trainer says he is to blame. >>> and they don't have driver's licenses, but these young racers are already proving they've got a need for speed. ♪ >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening to our west coast viewers tonight. with the president calling for a tough new approach on the southern border, late today he announced on twitter that his secretary of homeland security will be leaving her position. in her job, kirstjen nielsen became the face of controversial policies. she's come under intense scrutiny from democrats. while she's publicly supported the president's policies, she's also been berated by him behind closed doors. kelly o'donnell joins us live from the white house. what's the latest? >> reporter

exposed to the hily contagious disease. >>> an nbc news exclusive, the 9-year-old miracle survivor from a ho ifying hit and run thanking everyone praying for her recovery. >> it's just wonderful and overwhming that they are helping me. >> how her 12-year-old brother's quick action saved her life. >>> hilaria baldwin, wife of actor eric baldwin revealing on pe news about her pregnancy. why she's decided to go public. >>> the big announcent from the world's richest man, amazon ceo jeff bezos and his ex-wife, the multi billion settlement to finalize the divorce. what it means for control of the tech giant. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. there has been a major development in the ma child kidnap de told you about last night that had authorities holding their breath hoping an eight-year long mystery has been solved. late tod the fbi said dna test results show a person found in kentucky yesterday ino timmothy pitzen, a boy that vanished from aurora, illinois in 2011 but is instead this grown man so tonight, heartbreak and a new mystery. r

>> announcer is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. we startith breaking news tonight. what appears to be a dramatic escape and endi to an eight-year long kid nap mystery and now a 14-year-old boy safe tonight after telling police he broke loose from kidnappers that held him at a ohio motel and identifying himself as theoy illinois authorities have been searching for since he disappeared from the in 2011. at ron mott has le details. >> reporter: tothy was just 6 years old in may 2011 when his mother checked him out of school early and took him on a road trip including visits to wat parks, some of it caught on surveillance cameras. three days later she killed herself at this illinois motel and the note she left behind was that her boy was safe but would never be found. ve >> we don't olid leads where timothy may be. re>> reporter: the was blood found in her car that tested positive as timothy's but late today a possible major delopment. a 14-year-old named timothy said he escaped two kidnappers that have been holding him for seven years running from a red r

: this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >> good evening. i'm kristen welker in for kate snow. mourning, prayers and shock in sri lanka tonight following a series of terror attacks this easter sunday. the island country in south asia was hit by at least eight explosions this morning. bomb blasts targeting churches and hotels, and grim word tonight that americans are among the more than 200 people killed. at least 450 more are injured. the near-simultaneous blasts went off as so many were celebrating this holy day. and tonight, with several people under arrest, sri lanka's prime minister revealing there was intelligence about possible attacks. nbc's sarah harman starts us off tonight. >> reporter: the blasts shook churches during the holiest day on the christian calendar. the explosions started just before 9:00 a.m. packed easter services shattered. when it was over, chaos and carnage. dash cam footage captured the moment one blast ripped through st. anthony's shrine in the capital colombo. this is what the inside looks like now. the near-simultaneous blast targeting three chur

their recruiting? tonight nbc news investigates. >>> inside the world of julian assange, the first video showing how the wikileaks founder lived in asylum for seven years. >>> and living the fantasy. ahead of its highly anticipated final season, we journey to a real-life setting of "game of thrones." >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >> good evening. kate snow is off tonight. a dangerous and deadly storm is cutting through much of the south tonight, and it's on the move heading north. stretching from the gulf coast through the northeast. more than 87 million people tonight are at risk for severe weather. this storm has been relentless since yesterday. reports of 24 tornadoes tearing through the south. and today, heartbreak. at least six lives lost in the storms. half are children. one of the hardest hit areas, east texas. nbc's tammy leitner starts us off tonight from there. >> wrapped around each other like in a huddle. >> reporter: as the skies opened up, cecil morgan and his family linked arms and prayed. >> the roof was gone. the walls just laid ou

almaguer, nbc news. >>> in paris, investigators at the notre dame cathedral are examining whether sensor problems may have kept the fire that ravaged the 850-year-old landmark from being discovered until it was too late. our richard engel is in paris for us tonight. >> reporter: when firefighters rushed in to battle the flames at notre dame, the blaze was already out of control. tonight, investigators are trying to determine if the first fire alarm sensor that sent staffers to an area where there was no fire was up to date and working properly. it was 23 minutes before the fire department was called when a second alarm went off but by then the fire was an inferno. this was the roof before the blaze. this is what is left today, the ancient timbers gone. today we heard from first responders, including father jean-marc who charged into the burning cathedral to save pressure art and christian relics. it was the fire of the century, he said. i did it for culture, emotions and faith. across france today, the bells in all cathedrals tolled at 6:50 p.m., the time the firefighters finally

people to leave in search of a better life. hallie jackson, nbc news, the white house. >>> this is tom costello. it would likely only take a few weeks before americans would notice a border shutdown in the grocery aisle. nearly half of all imported vegetables and 40% of imported fruit are grown in mexico. from the cucumbers and tomatoes in your salad to the avocados in your guacamole and raspberries in your smoothie, and beer, wine, and tequila. most of it comes from mexico. if the border closes, americans could find themselves short on key ingredients they've come to love. avocados could be gone within three weeks. because of the growing season, california would not be able to pick up the slack for another month or so. >> we might not even be able to find them. number two, if we can find them, they're going to be very expensive. they could go up two to three times. >> reporter: america's appetite for made in mexico has increased with the country demanding fresh foods rather than processed foods. a complete border shutdown could mean no travel by car, bus or foot. bad news for u.s. bor

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome to our viewers in the west. we got word late today that actress felicity huffman and a dozen other parents are admitting guilt in that scheme to buy their children's way into elite universities. huffman expressing shame and apologizing for her role in the admission scandal. the deal struck with the government today does not automatically spare huffman or the others from possible jail time. our miguel almaguer has late details. >> do the kids know? >> reporter: days after felicity huffman was in federal court, today the "desperate housewife" star agreed to plead guilty along with 12 other parents all admitting to a felony charge of mail fraud in a college cheating scam where celebrities and millionaires paid to ensure their children would be accepted into eight elite universities. i am in full acceptance of my guilt. guilt writes huffman. i am ashamed of the shame i have caused. i want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college. huffman says her daughter never knew of the s

. molly hunter, nbc news. >>> in paris today a clash with police not far from the notre dame cathedral after thousands of people turned out to protest. their angry partly because of the staggering amount of money raised to rebuild the burned cathedral. nbc's mat bradley explains why. >> reporter: protesters poured across paris today as an estimated 9,000 of france's so-called yellow vests faced off with thousands of police firing rubber bullets and tear gas and arresting 227 people. they want economic equality, lower taxes, and a greater say in politics. these protests have been going on for months but after the fire at notre dame cathedral this one has a special kind of outrage. in just a few days mostly wealthy pach rnz donated more than a billion dollars to repair the cathedral, and tonight a benefit concert to raise even more funds. none of it going to those who see themselves as frances new les mierables. >> they've offered to give money to the renovation of the cathedral when really it's our money and they should give it to us by taxes. >> reporter: and for the spokesman the prot

$130,000 to cover the police overtime during his case. cathy park, nbc news. >>> and now to the ongoing controversy surrounding wikileaks founder julian assange. overnight ecuador responded to claims he was about to be expelled from his london embassy after seven years. the country issued a strongly worded statement accusing assange of showing ingratitude and disrespect. sarah harmon has the latest from london. >> reporter: it was the tweet that sent news crews scrambling once again to the ecuadorian embassy in london to wait for julian assange. wikileaks saying thursday the website's founder would be expelled within hours to days, a claim ecuador firmly denies. and while assange remains in the embassy for now, it's no secret relations with his hosts have soured. ecuador's president saying this week he's repeatedly violated the terms of his asylum. there have been issues with assange's house keeping, his internet usage, even his pet cat. at one point the embassy even cut off his internet access. ecuador granted assange asylum in 2012. in the midst of a rape investigation in swed

, claiming one of the biggest jackts in history. this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. r the sight of a forme drug company ceo being escorted in handcuffs today is rocking the pharmaceutical industry, and tonight signals a major shift in the fight against the opioid crisis. in a first, the ds criminally charging a major distribution company along with two of his former fixecutives with drug trafing, using tactics normally se reed for drug kingpins, except in this case the accused allegedly dealt in prescription painkillers. our kate snow has details. >> reporter: larry doud was ceo of a pharmaceutical distributor for 26 years. today he was charged a litreet dealer. >> doud cared more about profits than the laws intended to protect human life. >> reporter: prosecutors describing how rochester drug cooperative, or rdc, under doud's leadership shipped massive amounts of le opioid paink to pharmacies, ignoring red flags they were being illegally distributed. >> doud directed rdc to pharmacies without doing any due diligence on them. rd was in doud's own w

the president's most recent visit. law enforcement tells nbc news they're investigating whether it was a spy mission. >>> anothechemical plant inferno in texas. this time it's deadly. a massive explosion and fire for the second time in just two weeks. schools on lockdown. people being warned to shelter in place. >>> late word from california where police say a suspected killer has been captured after the murder of rap star nipsey hussle. we're there live. >>> we're hours from a dramatic day in court for felicity huffman and lori loughlin. tonight a member of the "full house" family is speaking to nbc about that college cheating scandal. >>> shocking allegations about an american hospital. women who say they were secretly filmed during surgery, even child birth. >> i was shocked. i was honestly shocked. >> i have never been so exposed in my life. >> tonight why the hospital says the hidden cameras were there. >>> and the price you pay for groceries. a new salvo tonight in the supermarket wars. how you can save. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and wel

schwartz, nbc news. >>> storms batter texas and louisiana with damaging winds, hail, and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes. sadly, there is now turned deadly. a mom and two kids were swept away in raging floodwaters. that storm is pushing to the east with much of the gulf coast from louisiana to florida at risk tomorrow. >>> we turn now to the growing firestorm in washington. president trump vowing this evening to fight what he says are partisan investigations by democrats, in the wake of the mueller report. our hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: from the president, a subpoena stonewall. >> we're fighting all the subpoenas. look, these aren't like impartial people. the democrats are trying to win 2020. the only way they can luck out is by constantly going after me on nonsense. >> reporter: so why not cooperate with house democrats' investigations? because, the president argues, his white house has already cooperated plenty with robert mueller's. >> they checked my financials and they checked my taxes, i assume. it was the mos thorough investigation probably in the histo

disease science already conquered. ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> president trump lashed out today with harsh new criticism of the russia investigation, calling it an attempted coup, as his attorney general made his beliefs known that the trump campaign was spied on. white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, with the expected release of the mueller report just days away, president trump taking perhaps his strongest shots yet at the origins of the russia investigation. >> this was an attempted coup. this was an attempted takedown of a president, and we beat them. we beat them. every single thing about it. there were dirty cops. these were bad people. >> reporter: we asked, has the report been sent to him? have you seen it? >> i have not seen the mueller report. i have not read the mueller report. i won. as far as i'm concerned, i don't care about the mueller report. >> reporter: for months the president and supporters have argued the russia probe began with illegal surveillance during his campaign. >> they spied on me. they spied on our cam

is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester tonight. immigration. tonight president trump says he's strongly considering a controversial plan to send detained migrants to cities that don't enforce federal immigration laws. cities run by some of his biggest political adversaries. tonight top democrats are blasting it as retribution. here's white house correspondent peter alexander. >> reporter: hours after top officials within his administration insisted the proposal had been rejected, president trump tonight is still threatening to bus migrants detained at the border into sanctuary cities. >> i call them the illegals. they came across the border illegally. we'll bring them to sanctuary city areas and let that particular area take care of it. >> reporter: in sanctuary cities, local authorities have refused to prosecute undocumented immigrants or hand them over for deportation. a policy embraced in democratic areas that has infuriated the president. >> want more people in their sanctuary cities? we'll give them more people. we can give t

your child i the danger every parent should ar he. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it's been a rough day and chances are a rough ahead for up to 14 million people living in the path of severe storms that have been slamming the mid-atlantic and northeast. the risk of damaging winds and tornadoes tonight stretching from parts of north carolina up into pennsylvania. travelers at several major airports facing delays tonight. all from the same weather system blamed for at least five deaths across the south. our gabe gutierrez has the teatest. >> repr: tonight after drenching the south, vi storms are marching up the eacoaswith tna rr rn, inst hail and thunder. already more than 800 canceled flights in the u.s. and more than 4,000 delays. meanwhile, the south is caning up after a series of tornadoes. what's different about this season is that so-called tornado alley has been unusually quiet. instead the south has seen the brunt of the damage. in louisiana, the hard-hit town of ruston struggled with the loss of much more than just builngs. the

ks but adults who may be to rodeo fix. >>> this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening, this final day of passover has been marked by deadly violence. a california synagogue was the scene of a shooting tonight is being investigated as a hate crime. the gunfire breaking out at the congregation in poway 20 miles north of san diego. one woman was killed, three other worshippers were wounded including the synagogue's rabbi. tonight a 19-year-old man is in custody. today's violence comes exactly six months after 11 people were killed in a shooting at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. nbc's molly hunter has the very latest. >> reporter: on the last day of passover the middl middle of shabat servi services. er entered and opened fire at 11:23 a.m. authorities say he killed a youngothers, a young girl and two men, including the rabbi. according to witnesses the rabbi kept speaking. >> i want you to know this is not poway. the poway i know comes together. >> reporter: and according to the mayor the congregation fought back. >> we are grateful to those in the cong

taser. why officials say the officer will not be charged. >>> an nbc news exclusive inside a navy's daring mission to catch drug traffickers. how they stopped smugglers without being seen or heard. >>> and celebrating loretta lynn inside this star-studded birthday bash to honor the coal miner's daughter. >>> this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. >> good evening. as we come on the air tonight more than 18 million people are on alert for tornados, heavy, heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds as a massive and dangerous storm sweeps across much of the south. and we're getting late word tonight that two children have been killed in texas. nbc's tammy leitner starts us off tonight from the storm zone. >> reporter: deafening wind tore through franklin, texas today in the moments before a storm hit the eastern part of the state. >> tornado on the ground headed towards franklin. >> reporter: houses flattened, residents shaken, rescuers responding. >> we've had significant damage in downtown franklin. multiple trees, power lines down. >> reporter: at least a dozen people were

protect yourself. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. and tonight, one of the most notorious and co in the world is finally in custody. julian assange, the founder of wikileaks, arrested this morning in london barely recognizable as he was dragged out of the embassy that had protected him for seven years. tonight, he is facing a single charge here in the u.s., stemming from one of the largest and most embarrassing leaks of classified information in american history. but nothing so far related to the 2016 election hacking that wikileaks was right in the middle of. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel leads us off. >> reporter: tonight, bearded and pale, wikileaks co-founder julian assange was finally hauled out by british police by the ecuadorian embassy in london. he had been holed up inside for nearly seven years. assange carried a book cover out for the cameras, gore vidal on the rise of the national security state. the british prime minister interrupted parliament to make the announcement. >>

person saw that could save your life. "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. people on both sides of the southern border tonight are bracing for a possible border shutdown atmed stopping the flow of migrants into this country and potentially hitting bottom line for many americans that depend on produce and other products from mexico. president trump additional border 0 agents in the region threatening to close land crossings and lt id to three central american countries. we have it all covered starting with hallie jackson athe white house. good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you. the president from a political persctive is working to turn the conversation back to the border with the focus onigration, an issue that's important to him and his base. a surge to the south ght with 750 more border patrol agents headed towards the mexican border as the president pushes to shut it down all together as early as this week, maybe. has the pentagon been asked to support the closure of the southern border? >> not as of this morning. >> reporter: although

release. nbc news has not independently verified this. u.s. government policy is never to pay ransom for hostages but it doesn't stop families organizations from doing so privately. secretary of state mike pompi poe defended the no pay policy. >> please remember any payment gives money so they can seize more and more people. we cannot accept that risk. you wouldn't ask that of us. even a small payment. >> reporter: president trump welcomed their release with a tweet but offered no more details. e endicott and her driver are being interviewed about their ordeal. there's no word about those who kidnapped them. sara harmon, nbc news. >>> after nearly eight years of searching and many false lase, the father of a missing boy is not giving up hope. james hopes a man's recent false claims about being his missing son will help bring his son's case more exposure. here is molly hunter. >> reporter: a renewed sense of hope and plea from a father. >> he is alive somewhere, i know he is. >> reporter: he spoke exclusively to nbc news after another false sighting since his son went missing in 2011. >>

an oscar ie nomination dat 51 after suffering a stroke. >>> an nbc news investigation of the popular company that screens and recommenus d workers for your home improvement projects but some homeowners say their remodels were a nightmare. >> found out he was a igonvicted felon. >> tonht how home advisor is responding and what every homeowner should know. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. the cycle of hate and bloodshed from sri lanka to new zealand and sighthe fbi says it arrested a u.s. army street veteran ranging from freeways and tourist attractions in los angeles to police officers themselves, while expressing praise for isis. our pete williams has late details. >> reporter: federal prosecutors say 26-year-old mark steven damingo praised isis and told fbi undercover operatives he wanted to shoot police officers in patrol cars or set off a bomb on an l.a. freeway or at sae a monica pier or a white nationalist rally. he came to the attention in early march when he wrote on alhe internet he wanted to retiate for last month's shooting spree

it replace the humanouch? >>> this is nbc nightly news with jose dias bolard. >> presirump went beyond his usual attacks on democrats and leveled a new charge against them, permitting ism to em flourish in the party. it comes as the president's ally, benjamin netanyahu battles for re-election in israel. the president also returned to familiar rrain, slamming migrants. telling them, quote, our country is full. whithouse correspondent kelly o'donnell start us off tonight. >> reporter: in las vegas today, president trump going all in for 2020 d 't let the democrats take it away from us. >> reporter: aligning himself wit a powerful lobby of american jews who advocate for israel. >> we got you something that you wanted. >> reporter: touting his high stakes decisions to exit the iran nuclear deal, formally recognize israel's annexation of the golan heights. >> i i went bing,wat done. >> reporter: and using the u.s. embassy to jerusalem. >> so i did it. i did it. >> reporter: the president also leveled a witring charge. >> democrats have even allowed the terrible scores of anti-semitis

danger every parent should hear. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. the images are horrifying, a massive ball of fire on a highway when a semi truck crashed into a traffic jam. the highway outside denver remains shut down. the driver of the runaway semi is facing four counts of vehicular homicide as questions grow about what may have caused him to lose control and trigger that pileup. morgan chesky starts us off tonight with the latest from denver. >> reporter: tonight investigators poring over a horrific crash scene after a collision on thursday exploded into an inferno. >> all you hear is this big huge boom and then the big smoke just kind of went off all over. >> reporter: burning vehicles scattered across interstate 70. some drivers still inside. >> multiple injuries, entrance ramp to i-70 eastbound. need lots of paramedics. >> the carnage was significant. just unbelievable. >> reporter: rush hour traffic at a standstill. >> we just cured anxiety. oh, my god! >> reporter: this driver capturing a shocking moment just before the crash. a tr

his life. >>> an nbc news exclusive, a dramatic escape from north korea caught on camera. a north korean soldier leaping from his vehicle and dodging a hail of bullets across the border. tonight, for the first time, he's telling us about his daring dash to freedom. >>> the price you pay, it's tax day, and after a season of surprises, if you think it's too early to start planning for next year, experts say the time is now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. there is heartbreak in paris as firefighters at this hour wage a desperate battle to save what they can of notre dame, one of europe's most iconic structures, a beacon for tourists from around the world still burning tonight and in the words of the french president macron, taking everyone in france with it. a collective groan erupted as the spire at the cathedral collapsed in a fiery heap. thousands, many moved to tears, watching and praying as flames burn through the roof. we're covering it tonight from paris to new york, and we'll start with our richard engel on the scene. >> reporter:

really is. >> this is "nbc wi nightly news" lester holt. >> good evening. let's begin with that breaking news. bmany of you haven watching it all day play out live on cable tv, the violent de crackdown unway this hour across venezuela. the streets erupting after aman-backed opposition leader juan guaido called for an uprising against president nicolas maduro. anti-government protesters heeding the call, many facing off v iniolent clashes with military forces ose own loyalties appear splintered tonight. but is the end game near? kerry sanders with late details and some disturbing es im >> reporr: tonight protesters against venezuela's president nicolas maduro taking to the streets, calling for freedom. the country's military loyal to maduro, responding with brutal force, including tear gas, bullets, and this national guard truck crossing a median, driving right into protesters, mowi down more than a dozen. it started early this morning. flanked by what to be uniformed members of the country's military, opposition leader juan guaido calling on his pporters to take to the streets.

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: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> well, good evening, everyone. here it is. this is the mueller report that's held the country in suspense for nearly two years. 448 pages, lots of redactions and fina but not before attorney barr made a rosie take with no collusion and expressing empathy for the president's predicament but tonight the deep read into these pages reveals a president that sought to influence the investigation in ways we knew and didn't know. pete williams leads expanded coverage. >> reporter: the day robert mueller was appointed special counsel, may 17th, 2017, president trump learned about it in the oval office according to the mueller report, slumped back into his chair and said, oh, my god. this is terrible. this is the end of my presidency, i'm f-ed adding this is the worst thing that ever happened to me. the special counsel investigation concluded neither the president nor anyone in the president's campaign helped the russians hack into democratic computers to steal and post emails or set up william barr said today that's good news. >> that's something

"nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it began with the smell of gas quickly llowed by hurried evacuation minutes before a thunderous explosion rocked dotown durham, north carolina today leveling a building and showering the streets with debris. but not everyone m it to safety in time. and many more ead hospitalized tonight. gabe gutierrez is in durham and has late details. st>> reporter: the b shook downtown durham just after 10:00 this morning. >> we got a big gas explosion. hi >> reporter: smoke billowing into the air. >> at least a couple blocks closed down. >> reporter: witnesses not only saw it but felt it. >> the whole apartment shook. debris from the ceilings fell down. the windows blew out. >> reporter: listen closely. this security camera captured it. >> this really loud boom and. rs> reporter: at least one pe was killed and 17 injured and a firefighter. >> it was under the sidewalk with a an explosion occurred that caused a partial building collapse. >> reporter: it the latest gas explosion to rip through a populated area. in february a blast in san francisco

nielsen is resigning as secretary of homeland security. sources tell nbc news president trump had grown increasingly frustrated over the number of migrant families crossing the border in the days leading up to her resignation. the president announced nielsen's departure over twitter saying she will be replaced by the new acting secretary who served as u.s. customs and border protection commissioner. nbc's dan scheneman has more na. >> reporter: nbc news has learned kirstjen nielsen was asked to the white house and was asked to resign. the president tweeted, secretary of homeland security kirstjen nielsen will be leaving her position. i would like to thank her for her service. he also tweeted, i am pleased to announce that kevin, the current u.s. customs and border protection commissioner will become acting secretary. president trump reportedly grew frustrated over the growing number of apprehensions at the southern border. an issue the president discussed during his trip to the border last week. >> it's a colossal surge, and it's overwhelming our immigration system, and we can't l

salvo tonight in the supermarket wars. how you can save. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. there is late word that theecret service has charged a chinese woman following an alarming security incident at es ent trump's mar-a-lago resort over the weekend. authorities say the woman apparently talked her way into restricted areas carrying enic items, including a thumb drive containing malicious software, all as the president was golfing nearby. our pete williams has the breaking details >> reporter: on saturday, the secret service says a chinese woman walked up to a securitypoint at president trump's mar-a-lago resort in florida and said she ngas there to go to the swimool. the secret service says she presented twoch ese passports in the name of yujing zhang. mar-a-lago security says zhang was the name of a club member d allowed her to enter the compound. but when aso shuttle picked her up, court documents say, she didn't know where she wanted tgo. so she was taken to a reception area. according to investigators, she d her story and said she was

think. >> announcer: this is "nbc nigly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. the announcement was no surprise but how joe biden enterethe ce for president today turned a lot of heads taking on donald trump straightut of the gate using the images of the ugly charlottesville protest to draw a sharp moral distinction between himself and the president. this is biden's third try for the white house entering the h more name recognition and experience than his opponents but also moreaggage. facing his past calling anita hill, a woman thought he publicly wronged nearly 30 years ago, her response not what he expected. andrea mitchell has the latest. reporter: joe biden's first campaign stop, gianni's pizza on his home turf in delaware. his former announcement aco nventional video and saying there were fine people on both sides at that deadly white supremacist rally in charlottesville two years ago. t, >> in that mom knew the threat to this nation was unlike any i had ever seen in my lifetime. we are in the battle for the soul of this oration. >> rr: it's a battle that's been brewing fo

"nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >> good evening. the rabbi who survived a shooting at the congregation he built 33 years ago spoke passionately late today about walking into the lobby of his s with a rifle, pointed right at him. i couldn't see his eyes, yisroel goldstein said, i couldn't see his soul. it all happened on the last day of passovers. stories emerging today of true hee rose, people shielding children, moving them to safety. a woman who was a founding member of the synagogue killed in the cross-fire. we're also learning more about the gunman whose rifle jammed. the rabbi saying if it hadn't, the horror would have been far worse. our steve patterson is there. >> reporter: tonight, a community standing strong, in the wake of a horrific act fueled by hate. the gunman, armed with an assault-style rifle, taking aim at worshippers packed in for a saturday service on the last day of passover. >> somebody was screaming, you know, "hide yourself, shooting, shooting, shooting!" so we all laid on the floor and started crawling towards the exit. >> reporter: inside, acts of

: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. we got word late today that actress felicity huffman and a dozen other parents are admitting guilt in the scheme to buy eir children's way into elite universities. huffman expressing shame indmission scandal. the deal struck with the government today does not automatically spare huffman for othe from possible jail time. our miguel almaguer teas late details. >> r do you kids know? >> days after felicity huffman wain federal court, today the "desperate housefe" star agreed to plead gu ty along with 12 other parents all admitting to a felony charge of mail fraud in a college cheating eb scam where cties and millionaires paid to ensure their children would be accepted into eight elite universies. i am in full acceptance of my ntuilt. i wao apologize to the students that work hard every day to get into college. huffman said her daughter never knew of the scam in which she a paid $15,000 t proctor change her answers. tv personality jane buckingham and bruce isaac son paid $600,000 to cheat the system will alsolead gu

when you fill up that's costing you more money. tonight how you can save. this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome to our viewers in the west. anniversary of the columbine school shooting, doors were locked and nerves were on edge at that colorado school where 1r credible threat tonight. at least 20 other denver area schools were also warned. tonight the fbi is involved and on the lookout for a suspect said to be armed and extremely dangerous. let's get late details now from nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: today a threat prompted lockouts at two dozen colorado schools, including columbine high, the jefferson county sheriff's office says it took action because of an 18-year-old woman named sol pais who arrived last night and made credible threats to commit an act of violence. >> she made threats to commit an act of violence in this area. she is armed and considered to be extremely dangerous. >> reporter: unlike a lockdown, a lockout means a threat is outside of a school. so exterior doors were locked, but business went on as usual de a authorities say a

. nbc news washington rchlts pe. >>> pete williams was also in e urcot. >> we're going to put you on the spot. you were there.en what's your sse of where the court is leaning or thinking of going with this decision? >> well, i agree wit blayne. the majority of the cot, the five conservatives, will say that this was not an abuse of dis kr discretion. when they asked this to be added to the census, did he exceed his powers? the opponents of the 18 states who say they will lose money, l they coulde seats in congress say that by adding the question, you actually get less accute information because fewer people will respond to the census form. the government, though, says that there's actually a tradeoff anytime you want to get more information by adding a question to the census. in this case the government says they wanted the information to better administer the voting rights act. so they say it's always a tradeoff and that tre is no perfect way to get an accurate counter. e days of knocking door-to-door to figure out how many people live here are long gone and the census hasong relied

you how much false information they leaked during the course of the investigation. >> nbc new has not independently confirmed the reporting. meanwhile, the house judiciary has authorized a subpoena for the entire report, though they have not yet used it. committee chairman jerry nadler says they will work with the attorney general for the time being but will issue subpoenas if they don't get the special counsel's full findings. >>> president trump and his secretary of homeland security are set to visit the front lines of the border battle. today secretary kirstjen nielsen will meet with immigration officials in yuma, arizona. and tomorrow the president is scheduled to tour a new section of the border fence in california. nbc's tracie potts joins us with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hi. good morning. as they head west to take a look at the border and the border fencing, here in washington, president trump is getting pushback from his own party from republicans who are concerned if he shuts down the border, the economy will take a hit. we're talking about $1.7 billion a da

that goes beyond the court. court. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt". this is >>> good evening, everyone. former vice president joe biden's efforts move past complaints that he has been inappropriately touchy with several women took an uncomfortable turn for some today when he used humor at his speaking event to controversy.se the the likely presidential candidate was then left j explaining hes to reporters following his first public appearance since the contversy began. tonight, not everyone is lawing off hre rks. our andrea mitchell has details. >> reporter: joe biden trying to get past the controversy er his behavior ad libbed a joke making light of it. i >>ust want you to know, i had permission ug toonnie. >> reporter: and again after inviting children to the stage. >> by the way, he gave me permiion to touch him. >> reporter: it went over well with the friendly audience and union members, mostly men. but later, trying to expln -- >> wasn't my intent to make light of anyone's discomfort. i realize my sponsibility is to not invade the space of anyone who is

its march toward the northeast. jay gray, nbc news. >>> bill karins is here tracking those serious storms. how far east will they reach. >> all the w e to theastern seaboard, then be gone byay satu the storm is currently over kentucky and areas o ohio. no severe weather right now. it will be later on this afternoon is when we're concerned, especially if we get ea.ting in this we're talking eastern north carolina from raleigh all the way through greenville, washington. nthen fromfolk to richmond. if we get any isolated tornadoes, it will be from the d.c. area to ,richmondhrough salisbury, maryland. here's how it will impact travel. airports, especially charlotte to raleigh durham airport, then in the northeast, with those thunderstorms, significant delays are possible and maybe some cancellations. y>> bill, thank so much. >>> after initially praising the mueller report, president trump is now working to discredit the special counsel's findings. the white house has vowed to stonewall any democratic investigations, and now in a new interview, mr. trump took aim at robert mueller himse

. mary jenny >> derek: entells nbc news migrants are welcome and the president's words are no threat. >> we will not let this president demon eyes people or marginal ize them and treat them as if they are a commodity to be shipped from place to place. we must deal with this humanely. >> reporter: but put willingness aside, democrats argue president trump cannot legally pay for migrant relocation. >> the president has no right to spend money appropriated by congress for other purposes to ship immigrants all over the country. >> he's using the immigrants as pawns in his political game of chess. he's not really interested in a solution. >> reporter: and an unusual kind of rebuke on a separate issue, house speaker nancy pelosi accused president trump of hateful rhetoric that creates real danger for minnesota congresswoman ilhan omar. pelosi is demanding the president delete his tweet that links omar, who is muslim, talking about 9/11, to graphic images of those attacks. the speaker said she asked law enforcement to assess the congresswoman's security and monitor threats she faces. france