Other in the playoffs. Draymond not playing. Still recovering from an ankle injury. Chris paul. And he hits the three. This might work out really nice this season. Final minute of the game now. Both teams have their starters in. Sacramentos deaaron fox slices to the rack. Kings led by four points. Final ten seconds, warriors down by two. And steph hits the game winning threepointer. Night night. 116115. One more preseason game this friday. Then the regular season tips off next tuesday night. This might be the best video of the night. Look at that. That is raiders owner mark davis. Look at the dancing. Doing the dance. His las vegas aces. He owns that team. They win the wnba championship. They beat the new york liberty. Wilson, the final mvp. 24 points. Pop the champagne. The aces of las vegas are back to back champs. By the way, the bay areas expansion wnba teambegins for israel, the key to defending the country against air attacks is something called the iron dome system, which kicks in most, but not all the time tom llamas got a look at how it works. Tom, how much of a difference has it made in this war . Reporter lester, these units are on 24 before we go, got to give hours a day, so the Israeli Military had you a live look over san very strict rules as francisco. Almost midnight, and you barely we approached and were need a jacket in the city. Able to shoot footage of this advanced so you know it is warm outside. Weaponry its a multibillion dollar defense system, and israel calls it a life saver as we just saw in right . Low 70s in downtown san gaza, the danger of a single rocket, it can francisco. San jose. We are up to 97 inland. Kill hundreds. Sunny skies through the afternoon. By friday, we should drop it much of the fighting off into the mid 80s with the in this war has been cool every system from the in the skies overhead south. Then by this weekend, we get a day and night where Second System moving in. Israel has a massive it does look decent here for us advantage, but hamas has launched thousands of rockets to get spotty showers. We could get a lingering shower some say israels iron dome is the worlds on monday. Best defense against and overall cooling. We will stay in the 70s the missiles way it looks all next week. We were given access to see it up close so some fall weather finally thats one of the batteries that makes making an appearance. Up this system this technology was it is eye popping. Developed by israel, and the way it works almost 90 in the city. Is that when a rocket thanks jeff. Is fired from gaza, that battery right our next newscast is at 5 00 a. M. Just a few hours from now. There launches another thanks for joining us. Missile that crashes bye bye. Midair making sure the people in this country stay safe. The system is a combination of a radar tonight, our special coverage from unit monitoring the skies and the israel as president direction of the biden visits the country in a show of incoming missile solidarity, and a control center protests rage across determining if that the middle east after rocket will strike a that deadly hospital explosion in gaza. Population center, and a battery able to launch dozens of missiles that can the new images destroy an enemy from the moment the rocket launched from blast hit and the deadly aftermath up to 43 miles away. President biden in tel aviv today backing the last about ten israels claim that it days hamas has did not strike the launched over 6,500 rockets. Hospital saying, the 6,500 u. S. Believes it was a over 6,500 rockets misfired rocket from in 10 days Terror Group Islamic we would have jihad. Thousands of casualties, outrage spreading across the mideast unbelievable in beirut, protesters destruction, injuries, outside the u. S. And we would be living embassy clashing with in a very Different Police reality. Reporter hamas cant match israels in the u. S. , hundreds of people packing into firepower, but training videos a congressional published online show building demanding a they are stocked with ceasefire multiple arrests for rockets, and in 2020 assaulting capitol this video shows them police officers, and digging up pipes to the warning from convert them into Homeland Security, the projectiles. Heightened threat environment in the israel says the iron u. S. As the war rages. Dome is 90 effective, and the nypd asking for help but during the attacks finding the suspect in on october 7th, hamas a hate crime attack on overwhelmed the a jewish woman. System also tonight, jim jordan losing his most of the time the iron dome works, but second ballot for there are rare speaker getting fewer votes. What is the path occasions when rockets forward for fired from gaza are so many, that a few get republicans . And after 18 through like here in years, the stunning ashkelon where a confession in the rocket hit this Natalee Holloway case. Building with people inside the prime suspect, this couple was home when the rocket hit. Joran van der sloot, admitting he killed her on the beach in aruba. How and why he says he what has the rocket barrage been like . Did it and what he did they say the missiles with her body. Come like rain, and our oneonone with they wouldnt be here without the iron dome. Tom llamas, nbc news, natalees mother after tel aviv she finally learned her daughters fate. Our special edition of nightly news begins those intercepts a common sight around now. Here. Coming up, announcer this is children perhaps forever changed by nbc nightly news what has happened here with lester holt next reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening, and welcome. Today President Biden was here in israel standing with its people in the face of tragedy while across the arab world, anger raged. Protests from the mideast to europe, some aimed at the u. S. , over the deadly explosion at a gaza hospital that Palestinian HealthAuthorities Say killed hundreds and claimed israel is the culprit. President biden, however, coming to israels defense saying he was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion before declaring, it appears as though it was done by the other team, blaming the explosion on a failed rocket launch by Terror Group Islamic jihad. Israel offering what it says is evidence it was not responsible, but pictures of children in gaza being rescued from the rubble of air strikes only hardening positions as the american president sought to calm tensions over the october 7th attacks here and divert a humanitarian disaster in gaza, but the diplomatic grounds shifting beneath the president s feet as he traveled here from washington to a war zone overnight as arab leaders were dropping out of a planned summit meeting on the crisis heres where we start tonight. 24 hours after that deadly hospital explosion that sparked anger across the arab world, President Biden in israel today blaming a misfired palestinian rocket, not an israeli missile, for the deaths i was outraged and saddened by the enormous loss of life yesterday in the hospital in gaza based on the information we have seen today, it appears the result of an errant rocket fired by a terrorist group in gaza reporter two senior u. S. Officials telling nbc news the u. S. Has an independent assessment that it was a rocket fired by the palestinian militant group, islamic jihad, that hit the hospital. Islamic jihad has denied responsibility. The idf saying, evidence at the site shows it was not an israeli missile, which would have left a large crater. No structural damage, the walls stay intact, no craters these are the things that shows it was not aerial munition that hit the parking lot. Reporter and they say they have intercepts in which Palestinian Militants acknowledge it was not an israeli missile while hamas says the idf warned people to evacuate the area around the hospital before the explosion and that damage is consistent with an israeli strike the carnage at the hospital loomed over this critical visit. The president touching down in israel greeting the prime minister. This hug on the tarmac a trip aimed at showing solidarity with one of americas closest allies. I want the people of israel, the people of the world, to know where the United States stands. Thank you for standing with israel today, tomorrow, and always reporter after the massive hamas terror attack on israel the terrorist group hamas has slaughtered, as has been pointed out, over 1,300 people, and it is not hyperbole to suggest slaughtered, slaughtered, and including 31 americans. Reporter the president hearing the horrors of that day from israeli First Responders children, little babies, they were taken away from their parents, murdered in front of their parents. Can i hug you reporter and meeting families of hostages held by hamas on the faces of terrorists inside gaza children, the pain and including americans. Suffering from this conflict here in israel, kelly President Biden facing cobiella met with families from one pressure to bring them home kibbutz that was mr. Biden making this attacked by Hamas Terrorists highstakes trip in the middle of a reporter tonight dangerous war zone with hamas still the kids of kibbutz firing rockets beeri now living in a hotel on the dead sea trying to make sense the president s of their new reality meetings were in central tel aviv thats about 45 miles is that an ice from here near the cream . Ice cream . Candy no, candy. Oh, like a lollipop. Front lines of gaza. Reporter but below even now you can hear the surface, the the distant boom of horror lingers explosions she asked me if the less than two hours after he left, air raid sirens sounding bad people, the hamas in the heart of tel come into the hotel. Aviv reporter home no longer feels safe meanwhile, inside gaza, the humanitarian after Hamas Terrorists stormed their small crisis, entire community killing more neighborhoods than 50 and kidnapping flattened by israeli retaliation strikes. Others tonight, after a my son is 4 years request from old. He just started talking about the mr. Biden, israel says terrorist bodies that it will end its gaza he saw. Reporter for siege and allow badly volunteers like this nursery teacher, the needed food, water, trauma is plain to and medicine in across see. I can see many kids the egypt border, but not willing to move away from their not across israeli borders until hamas parents speaking about frees the hostages many kinds of things the president with that you wouldnt want small children to this message tonight about the people of speak about. Gaza hamas does not reporter anthonys represent all the family hid for hours Palestinian People and in their safe room reading about the horrors on their has brought them only phones leaving the suffering. Father of three reporter and late considering the today, announcing unthinkable. Egypts president will allow 20 trucks of aid at one point i thought i was going to into gaza. Have to kill my own kids what he would do is reporter mira and open the gate. Her teenage daughters reporter a planned came facetoface with the terrorists. Summit with arab and we just say to leaders in jordan was them, please dont scrapped after the kill us. Hospital explosion and the announcement that Palestinian Leader please, we didnt do abbas would not nothing. Attend dont kill us. Reporter they spared her and her was there important daughters but took her work, though, that husband and daughters didnt get done, the boyfriend. Fact this summit too much sadness didnt take place . A lot of important and too much but work nobody is crying i mean, we all did its like, you know, no contact between my heart and my mind. The only item on the agenda right now is to reporter a Community Heartbroken stop this madness and stop the killing that and numb civilians are paying their children changed forever. The utmost price. Reporter tonight i they just want to spoke with jordans be kids. Foreign minister, they want to be kids ayman safadi again. As you know, President Biden, the u. S. , they take the reporter but first position that this was theyll need to find a way to feel safe not an israeli strike, again. But the result of kelly cobiella, nbc other Palestinian Militants. News, the dead sea, do you believe that to israel be the case . Sir, nobody is a lot for everyone buying that narrative here to process. In this part of the thats nightly news world. For this wednesday thank you for watching im lester holt. Please take care of in reality, the yourself and each israeli army is not other. Very credible in this good night part of the world as well the only way that people would entertain a different narrative is if there is an independent International Inquiry into the tragedy that has happened with impeccable evidence that it was not israel and join us tomorrow night for complete coverage as President Biden speaks to the American People about the crisis here at 8 00 p. M. Eastern time all day the explosion of the gaza hospital sparked rage and protests in the arab and muslim world. Chief Foreign CorrespondentRichard Engel has more on that reporter this is the explosion that has [cheers and applause] shaken the middle east. Runnin hot runnin cold new video shows that i was runnin into overload deadly explosion at a hospital in gaza city that reportedly killed it was extreme hundreds and sparked protests from iran, to yemen, it took it so high so low to lebanon, where demonstrators directed their anger against so low there was nowhere to the United States, go israels main backer like a bad dream Security Forces in beirut used Water Cannons and tear gas to disperse crowds somehow the wires uncrossed outside the u. S. Embassy. The tables were turned the United States pulled out of its wars never knew i had such a lesson in the middle east but to learn now could be heading back into one. Im feelin good from my head to my shoes in the west bank, palestinians today know where im goin and i dragged out the know what to do barricades and slung rocks at israeli i tidied up my point of view soldiers there werent many, mostly teenagers i got a new attitude israeli troops kept their distance, but when the stone throwers got too im wearing a new dress new close, the soldiers hat opened fire sending brand new ideas as a matter of medical crews rushing fact ive changed for good in, and heres one more injured being taken away israelis are picking them off with what it must have been the cool appears to be rubber night new moon slight change bullets at this stage. No one was seriously more than to figure out what i injured here today, but a new generation of palestinians is taking to the streets. While israel and hamas feel like i should yes are blaming each other for the hospital somehow the wires uncrossed explosion, a new Palestinian Uprising the tables were turned could be starting. Never knew i had such a lesson today our crew filmed at the gaza hospital to learn site and saw families collecting what they im feelin good from my head could from the debris to my shoes amid charred cars and backpacks and bags on know where im goin and i the ground know what to do i tidied up my point of view disaster, disaster. I got a new attitude impact on children, on im in control my worries are women. Few cause ive got love like i reporter suddenly there were lights in the sky, and when we never knew looked up, a missile fell, this man says ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh i covered my face while friends close to i got a new attitude me were killed. This place was a safe haven for women and children who fled [cheers and applause] kelly its give it up for israeli shelling near the hospital, this doctor says. My band, yall. Children were torn to pieces. Other hospitals in gaza already running [cheers and applause] low on supplies are now struggling to keep up these wounded all kelly. Have needed intensive care facilities and ventilators. [cheers and applause] water was running out kelly welcome to the before i left, and the season five premiere week of electricity now has started to run out. The generators were the Kelly Clarkson show. Running out of these our new home here at 30 rock. Filming has been incredible. So excited to be here. Reporter iran, which backs both hamas that was my band, yall with and hezbollah, is working to fan the rage even further. Patti labelle and special guest irans president calling on muslim paul shaffer. Nations to isolate israel, impose an oil embargo, and bring revenge. And, richard, the size of those crowds youre seeing does Say Something about the impact of this hospital explosion reporter it may. There were not millions of people on the streets across the arab world, but i can tell you, lester, there are real and growing concerns here that this is heading toward a regional war, lester all right, Richard Engel, thank you. In the u. S. , authorities tell nbc news the war has opened the door to extremists looking to incite violence with one official warning of a heightened threat environment. Lets get more now from maggie vespa. Reporter tonight, authorities in the u. S. Ramping up security amid warnings about potential violence mounting nationwide over the israel hamas war in new york, the nypd ordering officers indefinitely to be uniformed and ready to deploy american officials and private analysts telling nbc news extremists are flooding social media with calls for attacks on jewish communities and other targets in the u. S. And europe with groups linked to al qaeda and american neonazis seeking to exploit the war according to intelligence memos obtained by nbc news a Homeland Security official telling nbc news, dhs is monitoring a heightened threat environment in the u. S. , the fbi also on high alert we stay laser focused on mitigating those threats. Reporter tonight the nypds hate crimes unit asking for the publics help finding this man, who they say punched a woman in a subway station saturday telling her he did it, quote, because you are jewish this as protests continue across the country. In washington, d. C. , dozens were arrested at the capitol during a rally of Jewish Americans calling for a ceasefire [ crowd chanting ] and in suburban chicago last night, more than 1,500 people packed a vigil for a palestinian american boy. He was a child, a child filled with love and not any hate. Reporter prosecutors think 6yearold Wadea Al Fayoume was stabbed dozens of times by his familys landlord, who they say was angry about the hamas attacks. Joseph czuba faces murder and hate crime charges in illinois and has not yet entered a plea a child taken and a country on edge as war wages on a world away. Maggie vespa, nbc news, chicago. Lets turn to washington now where republicans failed again to elect a house speaker. Their nominee jim jordan losing the second ballot with fewer votes this time around, and conservative hardliners signaling hes staying in the race and floating a third possible vote at noon tomorrow. The chaos paralyzing congress, just as President Biden says he will ask for an unprecedented aid package for israel, ukraine, and more. In 60 seconds, the stunning confession all these years later, what joran van der sloot finally admitted in court today about the murder of Natalee Holloway right after this its taken nearly two decades, but today we finally learned what happened to Natalee Holloway. The prime suspect finally confessing to killing her as part of a plea deal. Sam brock spoke oneonone with natalees mother and has her powerful reaction reporter for 18 years, the Holloway Family searched for answers as to how their daughter died. Today, indescribable relief layered with pain that will never go away. Its over joran van der sloot is no longer the suspect in my daughters murder he is the killer reporter the man long suspected in Natalee Holloways death pleaded guilty to wire fraud and extortion of natalees mother as part of his plea deal, also confessing to natalees brutal murder according to a transcript of his confession, van der sloot said he killed the 18yearold alabama teen with a cinder block after she rejected his sexual advances on the beach and then pushed her body out to sea. Were you stunned by the depravity, both of what he did to your daughter, but also the behavior that you mentioned after the fact, right after he committed murder exactly how could he have murdered her and then he goes home and checks soccer scores, gets on a porn site and gets up, takes a shower and goes to School Reporter for years van der sloot led investigators and family members on a fruitless chase. I mean, thats a killer that is a person with no conscience, no remorse, no guilt. Reporter beth in a powerful victim impact statement confronting him, you are a killer, and i want you to remember that every time that jail cell door slams. The plea deal puts van der sloot behind bars for 20 years the confession brings closure. And i think the not knowing is worse you know, the knowing is shocking. You brace yourself. You take the hit, but the not knowing is the neverending nightmare, and thats worse. And thats the boat that you were in yeah. For almost 20 years of your life. Yeah. Reporter tonight at least part of that nightmare is over. Sam brock, nbc news, birmingham coming up, our look inside israels notsosecret weapon, the iron dome. How is it holding up as hamas fires rockets into this country