. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. reporting from singapore. >>> good evening. president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un waking up just a half mile from each other on what is already a monday morning here in singapore. the history of the moment unfolding on the tarmac. president trump nearly 10,000 miles from home arriving sunday met by singaporean officials the hosts of this summit who just hours earlier welcomed leader kim arriving aboard an american built jumbo jet. tonight, the world holding its breath as the two men come here in search of common ground over north korea's nuclear weapons program, meeting roughly 24 hours from now on an island just off singapore's southern tip. all under thick layers of protection and what is already one of the world's most secure cities. we have our team to cover the events of the next few days. and tonight, we gin with kelly o'donnell here in singapore. >> reporter: after a 21-hour journey, one of the most powerful symbols of the american presidency delivered donald trum

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. up > comit a ntwel tell you y a stt walked across the border before she walked across the graduation stage. >>> a new government report today says the costs of social security will be greater than the amount the program takes in this year. that's the first time that's happened in over three decades. it means the program will have to take money from its $3 trillion reserve fund to cover benefits. thrert says that trust fund will run out the year 2034 unless congress acts to fix social security's finances. >>> now the emotional reunion going viral. hours before leslie silva crossed the graduation stage, she o to see her order at father.was found living illelly in t. and deported to mexico three times. he couldn't come to the graduation on sunday, so she went to him in her cap and gown. >>> and another image that struck us today. the hero firefighter holding a little girl after her pregnant mom was in a car accident. the 4-month-old couldn't stop crying until captain chris blazek cradled

>>> our nbc news exclusive, kim kardashian and the great grandmother she helped set free. >> when she said that, i went intfull fledged pen coastal d hoce. >> we're there when they meet for the first time. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and thank yofor joining us. we begin with news president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen is lookinfor new lawyers amid reports his loyalty to the president may be being put to the test. a source close to expected to split with his attorneys as federal investigators dig into business dealing raising speculation he'll flip and become a government witness.wh oue house correspondent kristen welker has the latest. >> reporter: is michael cohen ready to cooperate with federalst inators? that's the question looming over the white house tonight. after abc news reported cohen, the president's long-time fixer and personal attorney is likely to strike a deal with prosecutors. so far, cohen hasn't been charged and several sources familiar with the natter tell nbc news, he hot spoken with prosecutors. still

>>> and our nbc news exclusive. kim kardashian and the great grandmother she helped set free. >> when she said that, i went into full-fledged pentecostal holy dance. >> we're there when they meet for the first time. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening from los angeles as we welcome our viewers here in the west. we begin with news that president trump's former personal lawyer, michael cohen, is looking for new lawyers, amidts or his loyalty to the president is being put to the test. a source close to cohen tells nbc news he is expected to split with his attorneys as federal investigators dig into his business dealings, raising speculation that he will flip and come a government witness. correspondent krien welker has the latest. >> reporter: is michael cohen ready to cooperate with federal investigators? that's the question looming over the white house tonight, after abc news reported cohen, the president's long time fix and her person -- fixer and personal attorney, is likely to strike

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night from singapore. tuesday night. >>> lights camera "access." >> oprah takes the quiz. >> the chicago kwids are going nuts for ts. >> ariana and pete will they

a power plant all caught on camera. >>> sad news tonight that hits home for our nbc news family. richard valeriani who spent more than three decades as a correspondent for "nbc nightly news" has died. in his long career, richard was credited with bringing news of a civil rights movement to a national audience. he also covered the jfk assassination and served as senior white house correspondent during the lbj and nixon years. later he became a media consultant to the stars and titans of industry. richard was 85 years old. >>> we'll take a turn to the explosive sight caught on camera in florida when two cooling towers, over 450 each high, were imploded at a power plant this weekend. the towers stood for some 30 years, but it only took 12 seconds and 1,500 pounds of dynamite to bring them down. >>> "incredibles 2" is raking in big bucks at the box office, breaking records. viewers are also being warned about concern over possible seizures. some fans complained on social media about certain scenes with flashing lights that could trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, ft. payne, alabama. >> that looks fun. >>> switching gears, we're back in a moment with the continuing problem of hazing in fraternities and one effort to make colleges more accountable. >>> a doctor in the atlanta area is in big trouble. she posted videos of herself on youtube singing and dancing during surgeries, and now several of her patients have lehat story.r: on her website, dr. a doctor to the stars. but the atlanta area cosmetic surgeon is also this woman. >> dr. booty baby. >> reporter: a doctor singing and dancing for a camera while performing medical procedures on patients. a complete shock for former patient mitzi mcfarland. >> it's just so beyond a level of decency that you would expect of a doctor who's dealing with women's bodies. and their lives. >> reporter: now mcfarland is among those suing dr. booty, injuries while under her care. mcfarland says after she and her sister had liposuction from her in 2015, they suffered scarring, nerve damage, and more. >> we both had to

that is nbc nightly news this thursday night. i'm lester holt for all of us at nbc news. thank you for watching and good night. now: thanks for joining us. i )m janelle wang, in f >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us on this thursday. i'm janelle wang in for raj mathai. >> i'm jessica ageary. long before silicon valley and chip wars there was cattle wrestling and range wars in santa clara county. the parent slaughtering of cows found in makeshift grays. nbc bay area's robert handa broke this story and joins us with more on what may be a deadly dispute, robert. >> reporter: well, that's right started all the activity out here does sound like the plot o the center of the fight. there are still parts of the south bay that remind you of its past and the connection between those that raise cattle and land owners with room for grazing. today the santa clara county sheriff's office is investigating whether a dispute between cattle owners and a land owner had anything to do with numerous dead cows apparently killed and buried near henry state

blake mccoy, nbc news. >> we'll take a short break. it's just the second country in the world to legalize marijuana for recreational use. we'll tell you where. >>> the brand-new stamps being unveiled and why they may add a whole new dimension to your mail. >>> a scary scene this morning on a busy bridge over the potomac river. connecting virginia to d.c. and maryland. explosions, fire and thick smoke on the woodrow wilson bridge as a tractor-trailer slammed into highway maintenance trucks. a tanker and three other vehicles engulfed in flames. underneath the bridge, three highway workers were left hanging over the river. they were stranded in a bucket at the end of a boom. police boats had to come to their rescue. >>> recreational weed will soon be legal to the north of us. canada's senate cleared the way making canada the first advanced industrialized nation to legalize marijuana nationwide. it goes into effect on october 17th. >>> it's a first for the u.s. postal service which rolled out a collection of scratch and sniff stamps. just

nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres has more. >> reporter: when maureen went to a boston emergency room struggling to breathe, doctors had an unusual way to treat her, sent her home. >> i was surprised at first they told me to go home and i smiled because i could go home. then i smiled because i could go home. >> reporter: it's called the home hospital. >> we have the hospital in this pack here. >> reporter: dr. david lavine is a pioneer behind this trend. to give seriously ill patients better care. >> we don't talk about how often people die in hospitals and get infections in hospitals. a lot of those things aren't going to happen in a home hospital. how are we feeling? >> reporter: in her own living room, maureen gets the same treatment she would in the hospital -- medication, an i.v., and a breaths. >> reporter: back at the hospital, a wireless skin patch >> reporter: dr. lavine says patients in the home hospital get an extra two hours of sleep and two hours of activity each day which helps them recover f

tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> in a late development this evening, the u.s. withdrew from the united nations human rights council. announcing the move, ambassador nikki haley called the council a "cesspool of political bias." this did not come as a surprise. haley threatened to do it last year, citing u.s. complaints that the council is anti-israel. >>> say good-bye to extended warranties and price protection. a look at why credit cards are cutting back on your perks and how to make sure you're shopping with the best card for you. >>> also, the nba player going an offense against a city and a police force over an arrest caught on body cam. >>> we're back now with a consumer alert and something you may not have noticed about your credit cards, if you haven't tried to use any of those perks in a while. they are changing. and in some cases, they are disappearing altogether. business correspondent jo ling kent has more. >> reporter: tonight the seemingly endless perks touted by credit card companies are slowing down. major banks are rolling back benefits they off

joe fryer, nbc news, colorado springs. >> great life lesson. >>> that's "nbc ghtly news" r this saturday. tomorrow we'll take a look at a drug that's shown promisis sign in the opioid epidemic in france, and why the drug that helps to curb the craving is so hard to find here in the united states. i'm jos diaz-balart, reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time. goodnight. >> champions from baltimore. washington. and central virginia. meeting today on "it's academ " academic". hello everyone. this is the opening round. you know how it works. each team begins with 100 points. 10 up for a right answer. 10 down for a wrong answer. contestants do not see what you do on the screens at hom let's begin. the u.s. constitution. every u.s. citizen should have a

miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> all right. now to that breaking news on a blockbuster deal late today. at&t given the green light for its $85 billion takeover of time warner. a defeat for the trump administration in court, but what does it mean for competition and consumers? business correspondent jo ling kent. >> reporter: tonight, a mega merger approved. a resounding defeat for the trump administration's department of justice, clearing the way for popular media entities like hbo, cnn and warner brothers to join forces with at&t, a top internet and tv provider. a federal court judge ruling that at&t can buy time warner for $85 billion with no conditions. >> we are gratified wi the court's decision. the landmark decision comes after president trump criticized the deal last year. >> personally, i've always felt that was a deal that's not good for the country. i think your pricing's going to go up. >> reporter: at&t and time warner argued the combined company would allow them to better compete with newer players in the field lik

tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we'll take a break here. in a moment, why the spectacular show in the sky tonight may have you over the moon. >>> and he was the father of some of pop music's biggest superstars. the controversial life of joe jackson. >>> the patriarch and manager of one of pop music's famous families died. joe jackson, the father of michael jackson 5. in all, nine jackson children joined the family business. michael and janet jackson later cut advertise witicha later revealing the father's physical abuse. >>> a brazen escape caught on dash cam. video shows the moment nebraska deputies encountered a man getting out of a stolen car when another car suddenly pulls up and the suspect leaps inside through an open window, and the car drives away. he is still at large tonight. >>> if the sky is clear where you are this evening, there will be something remarkable to see. not only will the most colorful moon of the year brighten the sky, but the moon will be extremely close think saturn, meaning that your view of the planet should be

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news than any other news organization in the world. >> nbc nightly news is always available on demand and sgood evevjing and r joining us on htis friday -- i )m raj mathai. and i )m jessica aguirre. outrage and disbelief. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this friday. >> outrage and disbelief. that's how many east bay leaders are responding to reports that a migrant detention center could soon be built in concord. according to a confidential memo obtained by "time" magazine, the navy is drafting plans to build a massive tent city on the grounds of the concord naval weapons station. >> that station has been closed for decades, and much of the property is scheduled to be transferred to the city of concord in the weeks ahead. nbc bay area's jodie hernandez joins us from the naval weapons station with the late details. jodi, what do we know right now? >> reporter: raj, when we reached out to city and county leaders this afternoon, they couldn't believe it. in fact, one of them called it madness. tonight they say they're going to do all the

morgan radford, nbc news. >>> still ahead, an nbc news exclusive, the first interview with the lead accuser in the bill cosby trial breaking her silence about the night that disgraced comedian sexual assaulted her. >>> and then the song topping the charts and the teen super fan that made it happen in the nightly spotlight. >>> back now with our nbc news exclusive. for the very first time the lead accuser in the bill cosby trial is breaking her silence. andrea constand is speaking out about the night she says cosby sexually assaulted her and reveals why she was so wary at first to go to the authorities. constand, her mother, also spoke with nbc national correspondent kate snow. >> reporter: for 13 years, andrea constand has not talked publicly about the night bill cosby drugged and sexual assaulted her. in 2004, cosby, who was given andrea career advice invited her to his home. it was on that visit that he handed her three pills. within minutes, she says she could no longer walk. cosby helped her to a couch and then assaulted her. what is your mind saying? >> my mind is saying move your hand

matt bradley, nbc news. >>> in moscow, disturbing video from near red square today. a taxi rammed into a sidewalk crowded with world cup visitors. the driver jumped out of the car and tried to flee the scene but has been detained. eight people were injured, including two people from mexico. here at home it's a universal problem for parents, getting kids to go to bed onti . especially teens who may protest putting away electronics. but a s newdy shows enforcing bedtime rules may be critical for your child's health. catie beck explains why. >> time to wake up, baby girl. >> reporter: waking up the kids is a struggle most morngs. time to wake up. >> reporter: mother of three elizabeth turly says it's a especially tough for her 15-year-old alyssa. on average,he gets just five hours of sleep a night. >> would you say that among your friends that's pretty common, five, six hours? >> yes. maybe even less. >> reporter: because most of them are doing this? but a new study says sleep-deprived adolescents and teens shouldn't strug off sluggish symptoms, now linking it to higher

for all of us here at nbc news, have areat ght. r >> tonight a bigcture. >> look what we've donhere. >> a 2,000-mile mission along the southern border. life-threatening journeys. >> it could be smuggled, and could be armed. >> and life-supporting ones. >> we ship to mexico every single day. >> what is it really like to ve n the line? >> process a process just to get to school. >> this is my place. h

nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres has more on suicide prevention and the signs to be aware of. >> for 25-year-old kelly davis, simply scrolling through social media this week has triggered suffering she has been trying to forget. >> as an attempt survivor i think knowing what that pain feels like and knowing that somebody else felt that kind of pain is really hard. >> after struggling as a teenager with eating disorders and ptsd, she tried to take her own life three times. >> i reached the point where i had done so much treatment and felt super isolated and felt like a burden on the people around me and was like i'm done. i can't do it anymore. >> now mental health experts are concerned there could be a surge of copy cat suicides. one study found that there's nearly 2,000 more suicides in the 4 montft robin williams took his own life four years ago. an alarming 10% increase. >> when it becomes dangerous is when we talk about suicide in a glamorized sensational way. >> know the warning signs like talking ab

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. since the day he announced his candidacy president trump has promised a tough line on immigration and border security. this morning on twitter he took it to a new level. deriding current u.s. immigration policy as, quote laughed at all over the world. and calling for people who enter the u.s. illegally to be immediately sent back without seeing a judge. those comments coming as protests continue on the border and there are more questions tonight about what's happening to children who were separated from their parents. we begin with the president's new language and kelly o'donnell at the white house. >> reporter: during the president's motorcade ride to his virginia golf course today, he fired off on twitter. ignoring existing rights for undocumented immigrants. we must immediately with no judges or court cases bring them back from where they came. the president's edict fails to recognize constitutional due process. long established case law that grants that protection to noncitizens.

jo ling kent, nbc news, washington. vrch stoep h. >>> still ahead as we continue tonight, bringing the hospital to your home, doctors say for some patients may be the best place to be treated. >>> also, a medical milestone, the fda approves the first prescription drug derived from marijuana. we'll tell you what it's for. move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz xr is right for you. xeljanz xr is a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough it can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts, and higher liver tests and cholesterol levels have happened. your doctor should perform blood tests before you start and while taking xeljanz xr, and monitor certain liver tests. tell

kevin tibbles, nbc news, glasgow, montana. >> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. tomorrow on "nightly news with kate snow," the controversy over playgrounds where safety is not the main concern. i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time and good night. smoke, filling on this hot day. a recycling plant rn >>> right now at 6:00, smoke filling the east bay sky on this hot day. a recycling plant burning in oakland. this is not the first time it's caught fire. the news atarts right now. good evening, everyone. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm vicki nguyen. it's been two hours since the fire started at the schnitzer steel recycling facility. firefighters from multiple agencies responded to the flames today. >> that massive plume of smoke could be seen all over the bay area. live at the scene continuing our breaking news. anser? >> reporter: terry and vic ki, the big flames seem to be out but i spoke with the battalion chief a short while ago. he said there are residual fires on the inside that keep them working right now. this

for all of us at nbc news, thanu now: thanks for joining us. i )m janelle wang, in for raj >>> the news at 6 starts now. good friday evening. thanks for joining us. >> a massive plan to defraud investors, doctors and patients. using a glamorous but too good to be true technology. the accusations coming from federal court tonight after were slammed with nearly a dozen indictments. sam brock spoke with the attorneys and fraud experts. here's live from outside the federal courthouse. this is a huge fall from grace for holmes particularly. >> it reall a h she was a silicon valley sensation. over night billionaire. dozens upon dozens of doctors and the savviest investors in the world. despite that she resigned this morning. hours later in federal court facing criminal charges. >> at one point the golden girl of silicon valley. is now facing illegal reckoning. the 34 year-old walked out without comment after eleven counts of wire fraud or conspiracy to commit >> he pled not guilty because he is not guilty. we intend to contest the charges. he investe

for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. now: good evening thanks for joining us. i )m janelle wang, in for jessia aguirre. and i )m raj mathai. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. >> this politically-charged environment, a freeway billboard is a forum for activist and could lead to criminal charges. the billboard at i-80 was vandalized and tweaked to make it say "we make kids disappear", i.c.e. and we have the details and the police response. >> reporter: the owner of the build board, clear channel, quickly took down that political message today. but according to the emeryville police department, the owner has not yet filed a police report, so there is no investigation. the department says vandalism is a crime but the group responsible says that crime is petty, and it's much less serious than trump's policy of separating families. you wouldn't know just by looking at it now, but this morning, this billboard had been altered to blast president trump. more specifically, his zero-tolerance immigration policy and the separat

law enforcement sources tell nbc news, the suspect is 56-year-old dwight jones. what's the apparent motive here? >> so we're taking a look at the relationship between the suspect and the deceased. >> reporter: the murder spree, perhaps tied to a long and bitter divorce, started thursday with the execution of dr. steve pitt our phoenix affiliate reporting the psychiatrist conducted a mental health evaluation on the suspect during his divorce. >> i visited with your husband a couple days ago for about four >> reporter: this video, which appears to have been posted by the suspect on youtube seems to show dr. pitt interviewing the suspect's ex-wife. after killing pitt, police say the gunman shot two paralegals friday at the law firm of his ex-wife's divorce attorney. >> someone took a very good person and left two boys with no mom. that's sad. >> reporter: sunday, police discovered their fourth victim, marshall lavine, a counselor that worked in the same building where the gunman was reportedly seeing a therapist. today at this home, detectives are investigating anot

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rehema ellis, nbc news, greensboro, georgia. mosw today. huge upset at the world cup as mexico defeated the defending champions germany. the score was 1-0. mexico pulling it off with a single goal in the first half, and great defense in the second. and there were shock waves literally in mexico city at nearly the same time the one mexico goal was scored, sensors detected a mini earthquake. the mexican geological service says possibly set off by so many fans jumping in the air all at one time in mexico city. >>> still ahead tonight, nasa recognizes the american astronaut who spent the most time up in space. >>> also, pop culture's power couple releasing a surprise joint album. ♪ jumping off the stage >> the secret they somehow managed to keep from millions of fans. >>> back now the power couple and their equally powerful message, beyonce and jay-z cementing their superstar status, releasing a surprise joint album, and highlighting some provocative social issues as well. nbc's catie beck now on what sent fans into a frenzy. >> reporter: rum

jennifer johnson, nbc news. washington. >>> as the immigration debate rages on, another battle continues along the southern border. border patrol is on constant watch trying to keep people from illegally kraus crossing in the u.s. including smugglers. nbc's reporter was embedded with a unit and brings us more from the front lines. >> reporter: 88,000 square miles to protect. and only a day. >> the chief, gabriel acosta says they face waves of smugglers. >> the books went back to mexico. >> they are retreating to mexico right now. >> yes gloo do you know if they are mierpgts. >> at least two are smugglers they haven't made entry to the u.s. side. they are going back to mexico. a deterrence is also a success in our book. >> drugs are also being brought in. earlier this week, 41 bundles of meth seized at a checkpoint in llaurado, texas, worth more than $800,000. stash houses are a stomach along the which. smugglers keep migrants in houses like the ones the photographs. four people caught trying to caught into the u

see what's possible. >>> now to an nbc news special report. there are more than 7,000 charter schools in america. they are often meant to give opportunities to traditionally disadvantaged kids. but an eye-opening report finds hundreds of public charter schools are disproportionately white, compared with other schools in the same districts. nbc news chief education correspondent rehema ellis has the details. >> reporter: reynolds lake in manmade lake, lush golf courses, and multi-million dollar homes marketed to home buyers as a better kind of life. >> school was the key point that allowed us to move down here. >> reporter: with a better kind of school. >> we are lake academy! >> reporter: it has an "a" rating from the state, a music lab with 2 pianos, 17 ap classes. it's a public charter school started by the property developer in part with private money. but today funded by taxpayers and free to attend. >> i don't know who would not want their children there. if they're going to have these opportunities. >> reporter: sandra lawson, whose chil

kelly cobiella, nbc news. >>> there is a lot more ahead tonight by keeping you safe. an end to the long airport security lines maybe coming to a ballpark near you. >>> a scene of devastation in one neighborhood. what caused this house to explode. we'll is right back. is your wake-up call. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, month after month, the clock is ticking on irreversible joint damage. ongoing pain and stiffness are signs of joint erosion. humira can help stop the clock. prescribed for 15 years, mira targets and blocks a source of inflammation that contributes to joint pain and irreversible damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. inrious, sometimes fatactions and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart faure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or hav

contacted wednesday by nbc news, wolfe denied he was under investigation. the "times" claims prosecutors secretly seized years' worth of reporters' phone and e-mail records. in their search, that reporter in question having a previous three-year romantic relationship with wolfe. she told "the new york times" she did not get information from him when they were dating. the democratic and republican heads of the senate intel committee released a statement overnight saying they were, quote, troubled to hear of charges against wolfe. adding this development will in no way interfere with their ongoing investigation. >>> in just hours president trump will depart for quebec for the annual g7 summit, meeting with leaders from the uk, japan, italy and france. and the commander in chief is already starting a war of words with our two closest allies, accusing canada and france of levying massive tariffs and creating barriers against the u.s. referring to canadian prime minister justin trudeau as indignant over twitter and blasting canada and the european union in an ov

blayne alexander, nbc news, washington. >> in a blow to organized labor, the supreme court has ruled that government employees cannot be forced by states to contribute to a union they don't belong to. the ruling gets ridf the so-called fair share fees that nonunion members pay to unions whool represent them inctive bargaining negotiations in more than 20 states. the 5-4 decision overturns a 41-year-old precedent. >> that 5-4 vote on unions is making people more nervous given justice kennedy's decision to retire. his announcement suddenly shined a light on some of the most divisive issues of the day viewed through a new lens. as nbc's stephanie gosk tells us, it will surely electrify this fall'sel tions. >> reporter: within an hour of the announcement, the national association for abortion right posted a message. roe v. wade was in danger. >> i think if the trump administration gets their way and rams this justice through by any means necessary, women will suffer. >> reporte while evangelicals who have been advocating against abortion since the controversial ruling wasade more than 40

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nbc news has learned that he did have a white house pass. he was a contractor working at the white house. nbc news has lrned that he worked for the national security council in some capacity. the national security council is the large interagency body that oversees -- is overseen by the national security adviser who right now is john bolton. there has been a lot of turnover at the national security adviser job, of course. the first one was mike flynn who is now awaiting sentencing on felony charges. then it was h.r.cmaster. now it is john bolton with each of those new national security advisers we've had tons of turnover in the national security council staff. in terms of this guy who was arrestedte house o not know in what capacity he worked at the national security council. he is described as a contractor. but we don't know what his job was nor do we know why the nation souncil would have been employing someo a contractor who was actively wanted on an attempted murder warrant. we called the national security council tonight to try to get f

according to a document obtained by nbc news, of the 550 children in custody as of sunday, nearly 300 have spent more than 72 hours at border stations, surpas gen tim >>t's n pceo hold a child for a long-term extended period of time. >> reporter: it comes after the trump administration's zer tolerance policy, prosecuting all adults who enter the country illegally. two u.s. officials tell nbc news health and human services wasn't given proper warning of the new policy and was caught unprepar >>f peopl d want to be separated from their children, they should not bring them with th you prosecuted if you bring -- if you come illelly. >> rep not the first time border facilities have faced overcrowding. these photo show conditions in 2014. hhs will tour three military installations to help with housing. the dream, to find a better life for many of the young and desperate may lead them here. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> just ahead, the miss america competition is getting a major makeover. they are ditching the swimsuit portiout call it a geyme. they're not doing that anymore. and that's jus

this picture with nbc news. she said her husband loved being a dad, an ed toitor who helped shape young talent, and that he loved to laugh. >>> you are watching new surveillance video of the driver who crashed into a pedi cab in san francisco and then took off. the cab was carrying a canadian family on the embarcadero yesterday. the family of four were released from the hospital this mo cab d in the hospital. police released pictures and video of the gold four-door honda they're trying to track down. cyclists say this intersection has drawn concern before. the intersection now has accident markings from yesterday's crash. >>> much more than fun and games. police have made an arrest in a series of bb gun shootings in the north bay. a 19-year-old and a 16-year-old are in custody. the string of shootings happened earlier this month in benicia and american canyon. in most of the cases, only cars were hit with bbs, but police say there was one instance where a person was hit and injured. investigators say the damage

good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. >>> and just like that, welcome back. we are back again. good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. it's midnight here on the east coast, 9 p.m. on the west coast. we will join the rachel maddow show in a moment, but first we are watchinghese results come in fro the b primary day of the year so far, what will b th busiest single day of primaries until the mid-term elections in november. polls in california just closed an hour ago, where all eyes are on a number of big house races there. we're also tracking results from seven other states where ver decided on candidates who will face off in this year's mid terms. for more and for the very latest, to the big board we go. steve kornacki has all of the big returns. >> cafornia, can we get 48th district of california on the screen? dana rohrabacher, can we get it on the screen? the question is for democrats, can they get into the top two in some of these districts? this is one hillary clinton won this district, dana rohrabacher a very controversia

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>with justice kennedy's retirement adding fuel to the fall elections, president trump is in north dakota tonight to support a candidate for senate there. this comes after the bombshell result in a im congressional y here in new york where a young democrat defeated a party fixture. nbc's peter alexander is trave with the president and has more. >> reporter: even for alexandria cortez, a stunning result, the 28-year-old former bartender and bernie sanders organizer still page off student loans knocki off one of the top house democrats, joe crowley, a possible house speaker in waiting eyeing nancy pelosi's seat. >> what we really need to do is put aside our differences and make sure we're charting a productive path forward for this country. >> reporter: her campaign video going viral. >> this race is about people versus money. we've got people, they have got money. >> reporter: cortez mi thrity ma lean yell woman reflecting the changing demographics of her and demographic party.>> t's a

nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres explains. >> reporter: when stephanie hopper was diagnosed with the deadly brain tumor at age 20, doctors didn't know if she'd live to finish college but incredibly more than six years later she's in remission. >> god didn't raise me up to be 20 years old and put me through evything that i've been through in my life to just kill me off with cancer. >> reporter: stephanie was the first patient to undergo a cutting edge braince university where doctors injected a form of the polio virus directly into her tumor. >> reporter: this is not the ordinary polio virus. >> reporter: it's designed to target and kill tumor cells without patients contracting polio. it stimulates the immune system to destroy stray cancer cells. promising early results reveal 21% of the patients in the study were still alive three years after treatment compared to just 4% of those who underwent standard therapies. >> this is virtually unheard of with the treatments for recurrent glioblastoma especially to

our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 522 of the trump administration, and while we have an update tonight on the mueller investigation and on the issue of immigration, tonight the president was very much in his element. here is a sample of what he had to say tonight during a campaign rally for a republican gubernatorial candidate harry mcmaster in south carolina. >> sometimes you have to toot your own horn because nobody else is going to do it. some people have said i have the greatest political instinct in 50 years. i don't think so. i don't think so. but i have my own feeling. we are the super elite. we are the super elite. >> and this was the president a few hours before that with the visiting king of jordan. >> if the rest of the world just took a little bit of your humility and your grace to help us, we'd be in a lot better position. >> remember, he used the word humility with respect to me, so i am very happy with that word. that's probably the nicest compliment i've been given in a long time. >> in south carol

dan sheneman, nbc news. >> can't play this. something to look forward to. >>> now to the first guilty plea in the penn state fraternity death case. a former fraternity member, 21-year-old ryan burke, pleaded guilty to hazing and liquor charges in the death of tim piazza. piazza died last year after falling down a nieft stairs at a frat house after a night of heavy drinking. burke was accused of giving piazza a bottle of vodka at the party. he will be sentenced july 31st. 25 other defendants still face charges. ? painful story. >>> we could soon see a new press secretary behind the white house press podium after cbs news reported that sarah sanders and principal deputy press secretary raj shah are eyeing the exits. sanders responding to the report tweeting "does cbs know something about that i don't about my plans and my future? i love my job and working for potus." however, she did not explicitly denight article. nbc news has not independently verified the report. >>> basketball hall of famer ann donovan has died of heart failu

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as we start a new week, good evening from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 522 of the trump administration and while we have an update on the mueller investigation and on the issue of immigration, tonight the president was very much in his element. here is a sample of what he had to say tonight during a campaign rally for a republican gubernatorial candidate, henry mcmaster, in south care lirna. >> sometimes you have to toot your own horn. i have the greatest political instinct in 50 years. i don't think so. i don't think so. i have my own feeling. we are the super elite. we are the super elite. >> this was the president a few hours before that with the visiting king of jordan. >> if the rest of the world just took a little bit of your humility and grace to help us, we would be in a better position. >> here used the word hume ility with me. that's the nicest compliment i have been given in a long time. >> immigration was a big part of the speech r speech and the message and the president made sure to sell his hard line policies. >> democrats, they want o

. >>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. thank you for being here. with growing bipartisan distress and outrage o migrant families being separated at the southern border, threatening to engulf the white house, president trump this evening making a rare trip to capitol hill. sitting down with republican members of congress that are beginning to pushback at his zero tolerance immigration policy. opposition to the policy driven in part by hearteaking images like these from inside immigration processing centers. and now night, new questions about the legal journey faced by fromnts separated their kids and a crush of cases that threatens to prolong their time apart. gabe gutierrez begins our coverage. >> end it now! >> reporter: tonight outrage is growing over the trump administration's zero le tonce policy separating migrant children from their parents. >> free our children now! >> reporter: questions mounting over the audio said to be recorded inside a government processing facility of soing ds. that audio not independently ver