ho, kate! >> jimmy: kate -- >> steve: delight! >> jimmy: plus from the new show "happy!" premiering tomorrow night on syfy, patton oswalt is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: yeah! >> jimmy: we saw something -- done earlier. he's a funny, funny human being. >> steve: billy the kid. >> jimmy: they're both very, very funny. i can't wait. kate, patton and i are going to play a game of virtual reality "pictionary" later in the show. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: you know, it's the future. it's the future of "pictionary." yeah, it's three dimension -- it's in the fourth dimension. [ light laughter ] it's -- it's -- that's how -- that's how -- >> steve: that's how futuristic it is. >> jimmy: that's how futuristic it is, it's in a dimension i've never seen. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: it's nuts. >> jimmy: you can only feel it. you can only see it tonight. >> steve: you only feel it with your brain. >> jimmy: you can witness it this evening. also, we have great music, i love this guy, he's a class act. wiz khalifa is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] >>

>> love kate hudson. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no. we already talked about kate hudson. >> my bad. where's the panda? >> jimmy: no, no. the panda's on a stretcher right now. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> don't you find it interesting, though, that peyton manning's name is now "39-year-old peyton manning"? his age is attached to his name. so for the next two weeks it will be "39-year-old peyton manning." >> jimmy: that's interesting. >> nobody says, "26-year-old cam newton." right? >> jimmy: they don't mention that. that's true. that's a giant gap. >> it's the largest gap we've ever had for starting quarterbacks in the super bowl. >> jimmy: this doesn't seem fair. >> it is, i mean, yeah. [ laughter ] i don't know what to say. >> jimmy: 39, that's the oldest, right? >> yes, it is. the previous oldest quarterback was peyton's boss, john elway. >> jimmy: were you surprised by the outcomes yesterday? >> i was a little bit surprised with denver. carolina's great. it's just they play in carolina. for some reason, because they're in carolina, we don't think they're formidable. if they played in phi

hi, ron. >> good evening, kate. the administration says b-52 bomber capable of dropping atomic weapons flew over the peninsula to reassure the south and to warn the north that testing a nuclear device last week will have consequences. the massive cold war era bomber a not so subtle reminder of u.s. military might. the u.s. trying to turn up the pressure on the north's kim jung-un, seen, touring military headquarters in the days since the test blast. the u.s. doubts the claim the bomb was tested but confirms the fourth test of some nuclear device in the last decade. the obama administration repeatedly said it will not accept north korea as nuclear state and called for sanctions while the standoff deepens and a rogue nation builds an arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. kate. >> ron allen, thank you. >>> the weather is a big concern for millions of people in the upper midwest and plains where bitter cold set in. in minneapolis, as the the minnesota vikings started their game against the seattle seahawks it was belo

. >>> this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. >>> good evening, it's been the talk of the weekend. if only for a moment, residents of hawaii were put into a panic by accident. on saturday morning, an emergency alert was mistakingly pushed to cell phones and tv sets across the state. it told people a ballistic missile was inbound and they should seek shelter. the government now trying to figure out exactly what went wrong. our jacob sobroff happened to be inside the command center just hours before that false alert was issued. he has our report tonight from honolulu. >> reporter: it was pandemonium after the alert was sent to phones and broadcast on television. >> a missile may impact on land or sea within minutes. >> reporter: shocked tourists and locals worried they were minutes away from nuclear annihilation. >> the hotel staff came and told my parents, seek shelter, you only have 12 minutes. >> it was hard to stay calm when you don't know what's happening. >> reporter: families huddled in the closet during and after the alirtd went out. >> people are hiding the h 3 tunnel. runni

>> jimmy: kate winslet. >> steve: come on! >> jimmy: kate winslet, idris elba, it's good, good movie. later in the show, kate and i are going to play the singing whisper challenge, and you can play this at home. it's a really fun game. yeah, you'll figure out later. plus from "this is us" milo ventimiglia is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: yes! >> jimmy: and do we have great music tonight or what? >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have new music by g-eazy, featuring cardi b. [ cheers and applause ] g-eazy's latest album has been streamed nearly 2 billion times. >> steve: is that possible? that's crazy. >> jimmy: yeah that's real, and his new song "no limit" is with cardi b, here tonight, who's incredible. [ cheers and applause ] and yesterday was a big day for cardi b. she just became the first female rapper since lauryn hill to top the billboard's hot 100 charts. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: number one. we've got two of the best here tonight. i cannot wait for this. stay tu

kate? >> kristen welker tonight, thanks. >>> as we head into the monday after britain's vote to leave the european union and the fallout that followed, all eyes are on the financial markets. keir simmons is following the next moves from london. keir? >> reporter: good evening, kate. there was a political earthquake and secretary john kerry visiting both brussels and britain tomorrow, urging the uk and european union to limit the damage from what will likely be a messy divorce, saying it's important to provide as much stability and certainty as possible. but uk lawmakers are now vying to see the leadership of both main parties after david cameron announced he would deny and leaders of skolt land are threatening to block the uk from leaving the european union while online a petition calling for a new referendum has grown to more than 3 million signatures. against this backdrop, the secretary of state's visit is aimed at partly calming global markets, traders bracing themselves for more turbul

. >>> this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. >>> good evening. the 25th amendment to the u.s. constitution lays out a process for removing the president from office if he is, quote, unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. today, the author of a provocative new book about the trump administration told chuck todd he spoke to white house officials who routinely referred to the 25th amendment in conversations around the west wing. the president today again dismissing that book as his former top advisor steve bannon changed his tune and seemed to apologize for helping the author. we get the latest from kelly o'donnell at the white house. >> reporter: brutal cold on the president's return from camp david today. while a biting wind blew across twitter as the president blasted again. i have to put up with a fake book, written by a totally discredited author, adding, ronald reagan had the same problem and handled it well, so will i. on "meet the press," that author, michael wolff made a striking assertion that officials regularly discussed constitutional procedures to

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>> reporter: good evening, kate. tokyo is 14 hours ahead of washington, so president trump likely woke up to the news of the texas tragedy. his first comment came at 5:00 a.m. monday morning on twitter where he writes, may god bless the people of sutherland springs, the fbi and law enforcement are on the ground. i amm monitoring the situation from japan. the press secretary says he called the governor of texas, greg abbott, and has been briefed several times. no indication there will be a change to the president's schedule. japan is first of five nations he is supposed to visit including two long-planned summits. of course, north korea is on the agenda along with meetings with asian leaders and vladimir putin. kate. >> kellie, just hours after the church shooting we are hearing strong statements, political statements out of democrats. >> reporter: a number of democrats including chris murphy, the senator from connecticut, where the newtown tragedy happened. he describes it in very passionate words saying the helpless

>> reporter: kate, good evening. the shooter's family home has been a focal point for investigators. federal agents have swept through every room in this property looking for every piece of information and detail they can find. they have interviewed neighbors. they have interviewed family members. tonight for the first time, we're hearing from the gunman's father. syed farook, the man whose shooting spree left 14 dead and 21 wounded, was described as an angel but a shy conservative young man by his father. speaking to an italian newspaper, syed farook sr. said his son, born in chicago to pakistani parents, later in life became obsessed against israel. and, quote, shared isis leader al baghdadi's ideology. he said, one time i saw him with a gun. i got angry. 45 years in the united states. i yelled at him. i've never had a gun. syed shrugged his shoulders and answered, your loss. estranged from his son, farook sr. says he can't come to peace with what has happened. my life here is over. >> we have at least 20 victims.

and by the way, we sat down with actress and entrepreneur kate hudson. why she made the move from film to fitness and how she feels about her famous mom and dad. >> until the day you die you always want to make your parents ou and we covered it, july first, twenty-fifteen. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ i kept looking for ways to manage my symptoms. i thought i was doing okay. then it hit me... managing was all i was doing. when i told my doctor, i learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease even after trying other medications. in clinical studies, the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. befor

kate. here we go. number five. dude, that was great. >> thanks. >> thank you for because i would never have. >> jimmy: thank you, okay. now you kate. >> i was trying to think of a a lot of different stuff. and it was not right. all right. okay. my favorite holiday's coming up. will you be my valentine, ha, ha, ha. >> jimmy: pee-wee herman, come on. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: kate mckinnon and josh brolin. we'll be back with a a performance of billy ocean, everybody. stick around. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ amy thinks you have to be super smart to not mess up your tax refund. so we flew in super smart mathematician, maria chudnovsky, to help her. i have a lot of student loan debt. can i deduct my interest? (beep) can amy deduct her student loan interest? in her case, yes. the amount goes right here. in your case, yes. the amount goes right here. thanks. intuit turbotax. taxes done smarter. hmmm... apple pie with only fruits nuts and spices. this makes the rest of my life feel very complicated. lärabar.

also from "saturday night live," kate mckinnon is here as well. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: kate! >> jimmy: i'm telling you, she does the best impression of hillary clinton i've seen since, well, hillary clinton. [ laughter ] i mean, but still -- [ cheers ] hers is up there. guys, there are now about six more weeks left in the election. and we know that, because this morning trump's hair popped out and saw his shadow. [ laughter and applause ] that usually means -- >> steve: i didn't know that. wow. >> jimmy: that usually means -- actually the second presidential debate is just 11 days away. and this one will have a town hall format. the first question will be, "why did you have to do this in our town?" [ laughter and applause ] "can you do it somewhere else?" and get this, it was just announced that americans will be able to submit questions online for the next debate. when russian hackers heard this, they were like, "that's right, the americans will be submitting the questions." [ laughter and applause ] that's right. the dust is still settling from monday's debate, which wound

moss into the thames and kills kate moss, yeah. >> kills kate moss. >> jimmy: it's so funny. you'll laugh -- i know, but it's not -- you'll see how funny it is, yeah. it's not that -- honestly, it's great. it's what you need. it's so much fun. go have a champy party and go watch "ab fab" the movie. here's a clip of joanna lumley with jon hamm. take a look. ♪ >> hi darling. patsy, stone, patsy. >> hamm, john hamm. >> don't you remember me, darling. >> no. >> jonny jonny from the big apple, needing a little taste of the english rose? >> oh, god. i do. i was 15. >> yeah, but you were a very big 15, sweetheart. >> god. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the one and only, joanna lumley, everybody! "absolutely fabulous" the movie is in theaters friday! troye sivan performs for us next. stick around, everybody! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] t-mobile never stops improving. and we doubled our lte coverage. that's right! our coverage stacks up with anybody, including verizon and at&t. and only t-mobile gives you more than just great coverage. now you can stream video and mu

i'm here with kate mckinnon. her new movie "rough night" is in theaters next friday. [ laughter ] don't drink it. it's a prop. [ laughter ] kate and i are about to play a a game of deception called "true confessions." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ first we're going to need table. and we found a good one. he's the host of "american grit" on fox. please welcome john cena! >> woo! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: don't drink that. it's a prop. it's a prop. this is a prop. this is supposed to be like a a detective -- >> god, it's urine. >> jimmy: don't -- [ laughter ] that's not urine. here's how the game works. in front of each of us are two envelopes containing confession sessions. one of the envelopes is something that actually happened to us in real life. the other envelope is a lie. once you read your confession the other two have 60 seconds to interrogate you. then each of us have to guess whether you've been telling the truth or lying. john, you'll go first. >> this is complicated. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: ka

kate hudson and the body is stunning, and out of this world, and i wondered if kate hudson's dress was backwards and you can see how it is a crop here sh, a it is all cut, but this had a cutout line. and so -- >> you flipped it. >> what to you think? >> i like. >> i kind it kind of continues the lines to stay gorgeous. and this is her fun sunny choker, and i didn't like this break and another break. >> and look at you flipping it backwards. turned it around. and so did angelina jolie, so we are in good company. and e eva longoria and the name, and anything distracting from this face should be tossed. but this dress, i like that she took a risk, but there is a lot of stuff going on here with the necklace and the belt and the embellishment. >> who is the designer? >> george hawpeka. and this this i took away the belt and then the line went up and drew attention to the face. it is so pretty on her. >> and little tweak. >> and kate winslet. >> great. what can we do to her? >> and one thing i give her credit to what works best op her, and just for fun, i could not help pu think, what if we

oh, kate." and we started cooking up this plan to somehow get them to send me the script, which at that point they had not done. and so, i, you know, threw my hat in the ring and let it be known that should they choose to send me a script, i would be delighted. so i took a selfie of myself wearing a short dark haired wig and tried to look as eastern european like the real joanna hoffman as i possibly could. i look nothing like her. and it went my way. they sent me the script and the movie happened. >> jimmy: great casting. because michael fassbender, i wouldn't say he should be steve jobs at all. >> well, you know -- >> jimmy: he's irish. >> he is irish. he is. >> jimmy: how are ya doin' there, mr. fallon? i'm gonna play steve mcjobs. it's like, no, you can't hone steve mcjobs. he's american. >> must he be scottish though? >> jimmy: that was a little scottish. is he scottish? >> no, he's not. he's irish. >> jimmy: oh, but my accent was, yeah. >> yeah, it was. >> jimmy: yeah, sorry. [ laughter ]

kate? >> kelly o'donnell down in florida. and late today north korea claimed claimed that missile test was successful. the pentagon said it was a medium or intermediatium range ballistic missile and did not pose any threat to north america. it's all being followed closely though by south korea, and our kier simmons is in seoul tonight. kier. >> reporter: kate, good evening. here in south korea many people believe this was a test not just of the north korean missile but a test aimed at the president of the united states. the south korean government saying that it believes this was a direct and deliberate challenge to the new administration. around the capital of south korea here, seoul, there are bomb shelters, but what many u.s. officials fear is that north korea has vowed to develop a long range nuclear-capable missile that would be able to reach the mainland of the united states. kate? >> kier simmons in south korea. as the fallout continues from russia's meddling in the u.s. presidential

kate? >> and we looked it up, 470 days kristen until election day. thanks kristen. >>> late developments tonight from central florida where rescuers have been searching the ocean since friday after two teenage i bos on a small fishing boat disappeared. their worried parents pleading for help. we get the latest from nbc's gadi schwartz. >> reporter: somber news off the florida coast after two days of searching, a 19-foot fishing boat found capsized near cape canaveral, but the search continues for 14-year-olds austin stephanos and perry cohen. >> our focus right now is finding those boys and we've got an awful lot of resources out here and we're going to continue to saturate this area and hit this really hard. >> reporter: the boys were last seen friday in jupiter filling up with $110 worth of gas. this morning the families describe the boys as strong fishermen who regularly went out on the water together. >> they've been through rough water, thin water. it doesn't matter. >> reporter: their

>> reporter: hey, kate. happy new year's eve from me and hundreds of thousands of my closest friends. many of whom have flown in from around the world to enjoy these temperatures and take part in events that dates back to 1904. now, security on the ground is about what you'd expect for this event. thousands of extra police officers counterterrorism units and bomb squads. while today the new york governor announced that there would be extra national guard on hand at airports and train stations. and additional challenges are going to have in dealing with protesters calling for police reforms, they're going to have a difficult time here in times square just being heard. it's loud and only getting louder. kate. >> thanks stephanie. you can get your party started early with the "today" show kathy lee gifford and hoda kotb. >>> if you're in a resolution making mood the language police at lake superior police community have released the annual list of words they like us to stop using, among them polar vortex. let's

kate, i am. i'm proud. [ laughter ] >> well, john, i'd ask you to look at me. >> huh-uh. [ laughter ] >> hey, hey! [ whistle ] over here. i just want to -- that right back at you. and say that i'm so proud of you. i'm so proud of us. >> okay. the electricity between us is really -- [ laughter ] >> whoa! >> i really do -- i really do wish you guys knew what it was like to have is a best friend, because it's, wow. [ laughter ] >> and i just have to say the way that i relax around you -- >> yes, yes. >> even vocally, i go here. i go to this very buttery place. [ laughter ] you'll notice the whole time right here. but with other people i'm here. >> yes. >> you know. >> and as you know, kate, i'm from the south and we tend to kind of, you know, hold all of our tension in our faces. [ light laughter ] you know, kind of smile through the pain. like, kate, with you, watch. are you watching? >> yeah, yeah. >> is this. >> ah. [ laughter ] i was -- i would just say that i relate because i'm a woman, right?

i'm kate snow in for brian tonight. even with the holidays upon us there's still tension and debate in many parts of this country over the use of force by police. in recent weeks we've seen so many demonstrations against law enforcement, but the ambush of two new york city police officers last weekend has focused attention on the dangers officers face every day on the job. today, thousands of people came from near and far to attend a wake in new york city to honor one of those fallen officers and support the city's police force. nbc's ron mott is outside the church tonight. ron, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, kate. the wake for officer rafael ramos continues tonight, all afternoon mourners have been streaming into this church you see behind me. it is a significant show of support that is spread well beyond new york city. a somber processional for a fallen officer. the body of rafael ramos brought into a church today, quiet salute and long lines to honor his life. >> we love rafael ramos. he was a gift to our c

everyone, please welcome kate upton! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ kate, welcome. you look gorgeous. >> thanks. >> jimmy: were you doing my dance moves? >> yeah, i was -- i was mocking you. but you did it with a smiley face and it was cute. >> yeah, because whenever i do mean things i try to smile. you know, it's like after you text something mean to someone, you put "lol" at the end. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> oh, you're a piece of poop. >> jimmy: yeah. >> lol. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i really struggled not cussing there. that was actually -- >> jimmy: no, that was a good one. i think we all know what's going on right now because you're coming in a little cocky, comin' in a little hot. >> yeah. >> jimmy: because last time you were here, you beat me in a a game of flip cup. >> oh, i did. no, i didn't just beat you. i think i killed you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: who cares? >> and before you were like, i'm really competitive, i'm not going to let you win and everyone thought you let me win 'cause you lost so badly. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it haunted me for a a

kate? >> gadi schwartz in minnesota. thanks. >>> the actions of the past 36 hours already playing in politics as national security comes to the forefront in the political conversation. donald trump and hillary clinton are reacting in very different ways, their responses reinforcing the contrast in their leader styles. here's hallie jackson. >> reporter: after multiple attacks, two very different responses. >> just before i got off the plane, a bomb went off in new york. >> reporter: donald trump reacting fast just minutes after reports surfaced of the manhattan explosion, before authorities had confirmed what happened. >> we are going to get tough and smart and vigilant, and we're going to end it. we're going to end it. so we'll see what it is. >> reporter: and today the tone of a new tweet raising eyebrows as he sends his warmest regards, best wishes and condolences to the victims. hillary clinton meanwhile now labeling the weekend incident an apparent terrorist attack, late saturday counseling caution. >> we'll have to

, kate. >> kristin welker, thank you so much. to hallie jackson and andrea mitch ill. often assessments change over time. we will listen carefully to see what happens tomorrow. that does it for us after this second presidential debate. reminder, for the third and final debate ten days from now at university of nevada las vegas. for more analysis, head over to msnbc or nbcnews.com. tomorrow morning a full recap on the today show. see you at 3:00 p.m. eastern time on msnbc. for now i'm kate snow in new york. good night from all of us at nbc news. i think tonight he's going to get questions. has he no policy depth. he doesn't know anything on these public policy issues. he's incoherent object national security issues. i think you'll see in this debate what happened in the last debate, just an inability to make it through 90 minutes. >> the best news would be for donald trump if the debate shifted away from talking about these tapes and onto policy where he is as bad as you said. >> arguably that's the case. the other thing we've spe

kate, kate, kate, i feel like i owe you an apology. >> yeah, me too. me too. we came here to discuss our favorite time of year. >> mm-hmm. >> and i think the pressure of that -- >> mm-hmm. >> turned us against each other. >> mm-hmm. you know, honestly, i blame myself. >> no, john, you can't. >> no, i do. i do. i blame myself. i really do. because here's the thing. you know this about me. when i get in front of a crowd, the first thing i throw under the bus is you. [ laughter ] and that's insane, and that's insane because kate, you are my best friend. [ audience aws ] >> john -- ♪ you are my best friend, okay? i'm not just saying this because we're on tv, okay? you're not my old friend, my dear friend, you're my best friend. >> okay, kate. look at me, come on. look at me. [ light laughter ] promise we will never let holiday shopping get between us again, okay? [ laughter ] >> john, look at me. hey, john, look at me, okay? i promise. >> jimmy: just by being here you both have made me realize what the holidays are all about. [ laughter ] it's about coming toget

i'm kate snow reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, have a wonderful celebration tonight. a safe celebration. a happy new year. we leave you with images from new york and berlin where they just rang in 2018. >> my mom knew something was wrong. and she's like "what's going on?" and i'm like, "i just got the phone call that nicky's missing." my mom's like what? so i had to tell my mom her daughter's missing. >> nicole was a loving young mom. >> nicky was all about her kids. >> embarking on a new life, and a solo drive across the state. >> it is a very wide open, desolate place. >> i found out my sister hadn't come home. >> did she break down on the side of the road? did she get picked up by somebody? >> kidnapping? carjacking? >> everything was on the table. >> they found her car, along with a clue that maybe, nicole had romance on her mind. >> there was a calendar, and on

kate? >> kristen welker starting us off. thank you. >>> as hillary clinton prepares to face senator bernie sanders and others in tuesday night's democratic debate, the wildcard in all of this, of course is vice president joe biden, who is said to be close to deciding whether or not to run. nbc's ron allen is in greenville, delaware, near biden's home. ron, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, kate. the vice president has been here all weekend. we have seen him out and about enjoying himself with his family, including his grandchildren at a sporting event, amid reports that there's a family meeting that may help him decide whether he wants to run. the vice president has said he is not sure whether he is emotionally ready to take on that challenge of running for president while the family continues to grieve the death of his son, beau. we do not expect to see him on same for the first democratic debate on tuesday, under the rules, we understand he could take part if he announces any time

. >>> and royal engagement, while kate charms new york, the prince meets the president where he shares a crucial detail about the birth of his son. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. u.s. embassies and facilities around the world are preparing for possible violence within the next 24 hours. because of the intentional release of a report detailing the torture of terrorism suspects by the cia under the banner of the war on terror and in the wake of 9/11. this is not a leak. th this is a prepared document 600 pages in length released by the democrats who still control the senate intelligence committee. who believe once this evidence is out for the world to see, the u.s. will never again use torture as a means of interrogation. it's where we begin here tonight with our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: embassies in cairo and other capitals are on alert bracing for the release of the explosive senatorture report. 2,000 marines are mobilized on amphibiou

i'm kate snow in for lester holt. and it's been a busy day on the picnics and parade political circuit from iowa to new hampshire to pennsylvania. 2016 candidates took advantage of this holiday to meet with voters with at least a few voices in the crowd at pittsburgh's annual parade urging the vice president to throw his hat into the ring. chants of "run, joe, run" popped up as he marched by. in iowa hillary clinton called all the talk about her e-mails a distraction and said the issue hasn't affected her as a candidate much. nbc's kristen welker has it all covered tonight from iowa. >> reporter: a crush of candidates this labor day crashing picnics, parading the streets, diving into crow crowds, courting voters every way they can. a crucial moment for hillary clinton, making three stops in and around iowa today, a state she lost to barack obama in 2008. >> can you do a selfie? >> reporter: there are signs she's in trouble here again. according to the latest nbc news marist poll vermont senator bernie sanders has cut

kate. >> usually a lot of fun though. kelly o'donnell, thanks so much. >>> tomorrow morning the u.s. supreme court begins hearing the final cases of the term and the newest justice, just confirmed, neil gorsuch, will take his seat on the bench for the first time. he could make a big difference in one of those cases involving religious freedom. our justice correspondent pete williams has that story. >> please raise your right-hand and repeat after me. >> reporter: the arrival of neil gorsuch with a conservative judicial record restores the makeup of the u.s. supreme court. he takes the seat left vacant by the death 14 months ago of antonin scalia, given the justices once again a 5-4 majority, and that may make a difference in one of the most important cases. on wednesday the court hears that the preschool was left out of a program to improve school play grouns. missouri state constitution says no state money can be spent to aid a church. the church says it should not be treated differently when it comes to making playgroun

kate? >> bill neely, thank you. >>> for his part, president trump reacted quickly in his own way to the london attack with a mix of simple think, offers of help, criticism, and promoting his own security agenda. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more on all that. >> reporter: president trump's unconventional london response, sticking with his weekend routine. for hours at his golf resort spotted with peyton manning and senator bob corker. he had already offered the expected condolences. so today the president teed off on twitter. point one, we must stop being politically correct regarding the business of security for our people. point two, the president questioned the judgment of london's mayor, who described the city as among the safest. >> london, as we'll see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days, no reason to be alarmed. >> reporter: president trump seized on those last five words after citing the casualties. "mayor of london says there is no reason to be a

we're here with kate mckinnon. now -- [ cheers and applause ] like many -- like many in our world, you started at ucb theater, and you weren't doing -- yeah, give it up for the ucb. [ cheers and applause ] you weren't doing the same sort of character work you do on "snl." you were doing one-woman shows. >> uhh, yes. they were -- well, they were -- i mean they were sketch characters, but i was just doing it by myself. >> seth: mmm-hmm. >> i guess because i was selfish. >> seth: you're a selfish person. >> yes. >> seth: i -- you also -- how do you come up with your characters? >> umm, i try -- i just -- sometimes see someone who is so mystical and strange and i say, "thank you." [ laughter ] to them, i say, "oh, you're very good. you're very good to me. i'm going to take you." [ laughter ] >> seth: you've gotten in a little bit of trouble for a sketch you did with charlize about a pet -- an animal show? >> just a very small, very small ounce of trouble. there was a tweet from -- it was a sketch where we were voluntee

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kate, it's always just the best to see you. thank you for being here. >> thank you, seth. >> seth: kate mckinnon, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] "rough night" is in theaters friday. we'll be right back with brian tyree henry." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ well it's a perfect nespresso morning here, george. hold on a second. mmm. ♪ [mel torme sings "comin' home baby"] hey there. want a lift? ♪ where are we going? no don't tell me. let me guess. ♪ have a nice ride. ♪ how far would you go for coffee that's a cup above? i brought you nespresso. nespresso. what else? ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: our next guest is a talented actor you know from "vice principals" and nbc's "this is us." he plays paper boi on fx's award-winning series "atlanta." let's take a look. >> if you want to start we can do that next year, but right now let's focus on getting paid. >> now hold up, man. make sure you keep an eye on that promoter. i don't trust his kind, man. he gonna try to play us. >> his kind? >> yeah. >> what is this "the ho

so emmy award winner kate mckinnon. was that your moment as genuinely surprising as it appeared to be when you got up here? >> i'm really crying, i'm not making it up. >> i will tell you truly i have no memories of that moment. i believe that i blacked out from adrenaline. i don't remember it. >> you know, it was cool in the space of about a minute you went through your career. it was a good speech. >> thank you to lauren michaels for giving me the job of my life. >> you started off by thanking lawrence michaels. i love snl audition stories. what was that day like for you? >> um, it was -- i think i was staying in a hotel across the street, and i paced back and forth saying the words of my audition for, i want to say eight hours. it was actually my colleague and friend bobby moynihan who set me at ease, because he came up so graciously and said he had seen my show at the upright citizens for -- theater and thought it was funny, and i was like, okay, i can physically make it through in five minutes. >> i'm always searchi

kate? >> stephanie gosk in upstate new york. >>> overseas to the deadly terror attacks that played out across three continents yesterday. violence in kate france, and tunisia. we are learning more about the massacre in tunisia. 39 were enjoying vacations at a beach resort when they were gunned down during a terrifying scene. kelly, good evening >> reporter: kate good evening. you can see the crowds gathering at the gates of this hotel. there are hundreds here. on a march against terrorism in this country. many of the witnesses we spoke to are convinced there was more than one attacker. but the government says there was one gunman a university student dressed for the day on the beach hiding an assault rifle in his beach umbrella. one attacker one gun. and dozens slaughtered on the sand. the horrifying attack captured on cell phone. >> thought it was an explosion. >> reporter: matthew and his girlfriend diane darlington barricaded themselves in their hotel room, recording the chaos blow. >> y

kate? >> andrea, thank you. >>> tense moments aboard a jetblue flight today for soon to be first daughter ivanka trump, flying with her family when a fellow passenger confronted her before he was kicked off the plane. the image captured during the incident lighting up social media. nbc's kristen welker has those details. >> ivanka trump, seen her with her family moments after landing in san francisco, on her way to hawaii. today the target of the lingering tensions of the 2016 race, seated on board a jetblue flight, traveling with her three children and husband, trump was confronted by a fellow passenger who witnesses overheard saying, they ruin the country, now they ruin our flight. >> he said, oh, my god, this is a nightmare, and he was shaking. the unruly passenger, daniel goldstein and his husband matthew, kicked off the plane, but not before they tweeted out a picture of the moment and ivanka's stunned reaction. and it may have been planned. laz ner tweeting ivanka and jared were at jf

duchess kate giving birth this morning. kelly cobiella outside of the hospital in london. >> reporter: it happened quickly. all of the reporters and photographers waiting for the announcement and all of a sudden a roar coming from the royal fans. the announcement was made. a girl for prince william and duchess kate. her royal highness is doing well. prince william is at her side. drove her here to the hospital in london about 6:00 this morning london time. two and a half hours later, a princess was born. she gave birth to the 8 pound and 3 ounce baby girl. the official paper proclamation placed at buckingham palace. it states the baby's weight and gender of course a girl. no name as yet. the favorites have been alice and charlotte. it looks we have to wait to find out what the name is. what happens next? there are celebrations throughout london. the tower bridge glowing pink. landmarks all of london decorated in pink today. also congratulations going out from world leaders and politicians and the royal navy getting into the

prince william and duchess kate arrive in new york for the three-day visit. what is in store and who is missing from their whirlwind trip. >>> and polar express. nonstop service to the north pole for a group of children who can use some holiday cheer. >>> from nbc world news headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it is a circumstance the white house said under the dire circumstances was a necessary one but with the death of american photo journalist luke somers after a failed attempt to rescue him from al qaeda terrorists. tonight we have more details by the special operations resources in a row moat part of yemen, including the fa-- the narrow te line, or else somers would find imminent death at the hand of his captures. and we are learning to see what had the mission fail. kristin welker joins us with more. >> reporter: the body of 33-year-old luke somers was taken to a u.s. military base in africa. his family mourns in private as the u.s. government begins to assess while the mission failed it. was a high-r

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kate? >> kelly, also tonight, there is a new report from the "new york times" today on the russia investigation specifically about why federal authorities decided to investigate in the first place. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: is it a mystery solved, kate? it appears the "new york times" has a clue about what got this started in the beginning, and they point to the young former foreign policy adviser george. done plus who has pleaded guilty for lying in the investigation. they say that back in may of 2016 he was in london and spoke to an australian diplomat, telling him that the russians had unflattering emails of hillary clinton. when those emails later became public, the diplomat went to the fbi, who asked for permission to investigate under the foreign intelligence surveillance act. so maybe that is what started it all. now today, the white house responded saying that out of respect for the special counsel, it would not comment, hoping that the inquiry would be completed

kate. >> kelly, thank you. the results are in tonight after the fist round of voting in france's presidential election. the top two finishers a far right candidate who has praised president trump and a centrist move on to a run-off, which is setting up to be a showdown over the future of the european union. nbc's matt bradley is in paris tonight with the latest. >> reporter: a victory for the outsiders. after today's vote, up start centrist and pro eu candidate emanuel macron will now face off against far-right populist and anti-europe crusader march even le pen about. in a winner-takes-all election in two weeks. for the first time in modern france, no mainstream party will run in round two. it will be a high-stakes vote. the future of france and potentially europe in the balance. amid tight security, the closest presidential election in a generation. just three days after a terrorist shooting left a policeman dead on paris's iconic champs-Élysees. vote said he hoped the attack would serve as a wake-up call, p

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kate. >>> and parents, talk to your kids. morgan, thank you. >>> parts of the out tonight are on alert as severe weather moves through that region. there are now confirm editor nade owes in louisiana and texas and parts of arkansas and mississippi are getting hit by storms. the unsettled weather is expected to continue into tomorrow. more tonight from nbc's maya rodriguez. >> reporter: a trail of destruction from texas to louisiana and tragedy where a tornado with 100 mile per hour winds flipped a mobile home. a woman and her three-year-old daughter were killed. >> i lost everything, everything. i lost my family. >> reporter: across parts of texas high winds, hail and heavy rain made for treacherous driving conditions. lightning strikes set fire to three homes in a dallas suburb. nee near austin rorlts of a tornado. >> personal damage and a lot of homes and families in turmoil out here. >> reporter: and the threat is not over yet. the risk of severe weather continues along the gulf coast and southern states. >> there's a stor