Creating almost no waste. Could you do it . This is nbc nightly news with Jose Diaz Balart. Good evening. Kate snow is off tonight. It has shocked the political world, a sitting governor who admits he wore black face in his medical School Yearbook is ignoring a chorus calling for his resignation. President trump tweeting that his racist picture and denial is unforgivable. What people are saying about the governor and his future. Ralph northem faces a growing chorus of calls over the racist photo. He has to resign and its in the best interest of the commonwealth. Officials nearly unanimous in their demands he step down. Youve got to work as one unit to move your commonwealth forward and hes just not going to have thatable to do it. For some constituents its not as clear cut. Hes an honest, hardworking man who has worked hard for the state many years. We all have done things we are not proud of. We all have. Is the way hes handled this episode, has it undercut his ability to govern effectively . I think so. Again, thats something i struggle with personally because i admire him. I respect him. Hes done a good job. I do like the fact that the Democratic Party is standing up for what they truly believe. I just think its the wrong direction and i dont think we should be throwing people out over something that happened 35 years ag democratic president ial candidates will address racial tensions that has intensified under the presidency of donald trump and elected virginia democrats feel northam could cost them. We will have to deal with the noise that were hearing now not just from virginia, but all over the nation over how hes lost authority to continue in that position. Shoo he be forced out . Think hell do the right thing before he gets to that point. There is no modern precedent for impeaching a governor in virginia. They hope he will heed the calls for him to step aside. The governor is digging. Jeff bennett in richmond, thank you very much. Two days before he delivers his state of the Union Address, President Trump touched on key issues on his agenda. The president talked about the game of football and the risks involved. White house correspondent Kelly Odonnell has more tonight. Reporter Donald Trumps bois own gut. You disagree. I have intel people. That doesnt mean i have to agree. Reporter after undercutting his own Intelligence Team this week as naive when they assessed irans threat level on capitol hill, the president s approach sounds more like trust, but defy. I am going to trust the intelligence that im putting there. My intelligence people, and i disagree with them 100 . The president also disputes advisers who argue north korea is not likely to give up its nuclear weapons, heading into a second summit with kim jongun. The meeting is set. Hes looking forward to it. Im looking forward to it and weve made tremendous progress. It could play out differently with the special council investigation. No opinion on whether the Mueller Report should ultimately be made public. Thats up to the attorney general. I dont know. It depends. I have no idea what itssay. With the interview airing this super bowl sunday, the id youngest child 12yearold barron should be allowed to play football, with head injury danger, the president said he loves the game, but prefers barron not play. Ive heard nfl players say they wouldnt let their sons play football so its not totally unique, but i would have a hard time with it. Reporter also new tonight from the pentagon, more u. S. Active duty troops are headed for the americanmexican border. 3750 Service Members will be deployed for about 90 days to work on surveillance and wire fencing there to aid federal officers from customs and border protection. Of course, immigration and the president s demand for a border wall will be a big part of his big night on tuesday, the state of the Union Address. Jose . Kelly odonnell in west palm beach. Thank you. A reminder, nbc news will have full coverage of the president s state of the Union Address on tuesday night at 9 00, 6 00 pacific. Crisis in venezuela in that interview today, putting new pressure on theary intervention is an option. Nbcs Kerry Sanders is in caracas tonight with the latest. Reporter the quiet in venezuelas streets mask a growing humanitarian crisis. Painful Food Shortages and a hyperinflation that has made life here so difficult. President Nicolas Maduro refuses to accept outside help, as u. S. Aid is moving rations to the countrys borders for venezuelas malnourished children. Yesterday dueling protests both for and against maduro. This afternoon he supervised military exercises, praising the loyalty of the armed forces. Those who want to see president. They support juan guaido, the i interim president who has the backing of the united states. What would help venezuela . I dont want to say anything, but its an option. An option with geopolitical consequences as both china and russia still back president maduro. We saw those mounting protests and maduro remaining defiant today. Whats next . Reporter well, tonight the united kingdom, germany and france are getting ready to recognize juan guaido. Theyre saying that unless there are free and Fair Elections they will recognize him almost immediately. Frances minister to europe saying the ultimatum ends tonight. And guaido has the backing of 20plus countries including the united states. What about maduro . Reporter well, jose, its unclear what sort of support the generals will provideo maduro, and of course, that is where the real power base here is. The reason thats a question is uro government has comes from the oil profits and those oil profits right united states. So without money to pay the generals its unclear how much that loyalty will remain to Nicolas Maduro. Kerry sanders in caracas, thank you very much. There is breaking news in Southern California tonight, a small plane crashed in a residential neighborhood of yorba linda. Officials say the cessna had just taken off from a local airport and crashed, burning two houses. One witness said the plane appeared to be on fire and exploded. Officials say two people were killed and two were taken to the hospital. Here in new york the governor is demanding an investigation of a federal Detention Center where some say inmates have been on lockdown in the dark without heat and hot water. The governor calling the allegations a violation of human decency and dignity. Brooklyn the conditions inside the jail housing people who have not been convicted of crimes. Samantha colon says she hasnt been able to see her boyfriend. He has towels wrapped around his head. Hes been huddled in his bed for days and he doesnt want to get out because he cant take the cold. Protests getting heated in the streets and on social media. And tonight new York Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling on the Justice Department to investigate. The federal bure over prisons said in a statement the prison experienced a partial power outage due to a fire in the gear switch room, adding, the inmates have hot water for showers and hot water in the sinks in the cell. David patton, the chief federal defender for new york says he plans to file a lawsuit on behalf of the inmates. Not getting adequate heat and the conditions overall are not safe. Officials now expecting power to be restored to the jail by tomorrow. In a statement the federal bureau of prisons also says medical staff are checking on each inmate to ensure their safety. Actor and singer Jussie Smollett was back on stage last night for the First Time Since he says he was attacked on a chicago street last tuesday. Police calling it a possible hate crime. As morgan chessky report smollett had a lot say about the incident. Reporter back on stage in front of a soldout crowd in west hollywood, Jussie Smollett put on the show fans came for, but also opened up about tuesdays alleged assault in chicago. I was bruised, but my ribs were not cracked. They were not broken. This photo shows smollett two afters after two men attacked him shouting racist and homophobic slurs. Theyll taker care of it, obviously. Regarding the incident. Above all, i fought back. Chicago Police Released this image showing two people of interest. Police have asked smollett and his manager for phone records to help build a time line, but neither has turned them over. Detectives say security cameras showed a rope around his neck and he otherwise appeared normal and didnt tell police of an assault. They didnt uncover video of the alleged attack, but the investigation is ongoing. We have no reason to think hes not being genuine with us. At the concert smollett had this message for fans. Regardless of what everyone says i will only stand for love, and i hope you all stand for the same. Reporter a return to the spotlight as Police Continue to search for answers. Thank you very much. Morgan chessky, nbc news, los angeles. A new era has begun for the boy scouts for the first Time Starting this month the program is open to both boys and girls. Nbcs kathy park talked to troop members and the parents and what it means to them. After more than a century branded as boy scouts of america. To obey the scout law. Reporter the iconic Youth Program is now officially welcoming girls across country. I have been waiting for this for almost four years. I think its amazing and its going to make history. Reporter this historic moment means a name change from boy scouts to scouts bsa. And now girls and boy, age 11 to 17 will have the same activities and outings most done separately, opportunities for merit badges and ranks are open to everyone who joins. One came up to me and said can i be an eagle scout . I said to that girl, absolutely. You can be an eagle scout you can be anything else. Parents here agree. Am so excited. Reporter meanwhile, the girl scouts says they remain committed to its cause meaning the bsas new coed admission policy does not change our mission to serve girls and girls only and to foster their amazing leadership potential. Sort of . Reporter 253 in flushing, new york, is transitioning from tradition. They want to be here. So obviously, theyve had to make a stand. Reporter these trail blazers eager for adventure. Im looking forward to going Whitewater Rafting and going mountain biking. Reporter honored to be a new scout while building coed camaraderie. Do you think girls can do anything boys can do . Think. Maybe even better. Oh reporter and friendly competition. Kathy park, nbc news, new york. Now to a stark reminder of the growing threat posed by cyber criminals when they attack computers in one mediumsized American Cities their target rmion. Eyond peoples financial st february day in allentown, reporter it was an ordinary pennsylvania. Little did they know they were being invaded. A colleague came down the hall and said hey, my accounts locked and i went to sign in and found out that my account was locked. All across town, City Employees were getting kicked off the computer network. It was no glitch. Hackers broke into allentown. We had to consider shutting this whole city off. The first concern was public safety, traffic lights are on the network, so are security cameras, police files and payroll. The culprit . Something called a banking trojan. It started off as Software Designed to steal your financial information. Reporter but theyve evolved to do much more said s Cybersecurity Firm in montana. Theyre after your whole computer and steal all your files. Trojans have become the biggest cyber threat and showed me how they work. So would you like to be our victim . Yes. Hackers trick people into clicking on email attachments and exactly what happened in allentown. Im going to click on this opt out form. Its totally legit. As soon as you click and opened up that word document it started running a program that would automatically steal your files. So while im ordering a pizza for 7. 99 all of my files are headed out and i have no idea. Exactly. They gained access to my pretend bank account by capturing key strokes when i logged in and now they had a foothold to the entire network. As soon as they have access to your email they grab your contacts and they start mailing your contacts and thats part of how it spreads. In allentown the hackers stopped doing real harm to public safety, but the attack paralyzed the city for two weeks and it serves as a warning. Think before you click. The hackers are coming. Stephanie gosk, nbc news, allentown, pennsylvania. Still ahead tonight, could you do it . One womans effort to protect the planet by living just about wastefree. Also honoring an American Hero who broke barriers and soared into history. About reducing waste. Some are report, recycling is just part of the plan. Reporter spend tay spree fr waste. She brings her own cloth bags for produce, buys in bulk, no packaging, even carries her own metal togo containers. I didnt view it as taking things out of my life, but more like adding new things to my life j she blogs about the zerowaste movement. Her effort started four years ago, the goal, send nothing to the landfill. There are small changes that most of us can make that can have a massive impact. In 1960 each american generated 2. 7 pounds of garbage today. Now its about 4. 5 with much of it polluting our land and oceans. To avoid plastic packaging, kellogg actually makes some of her own stuff. In the kitchen shep almond milk. This is deodorant. Reporter in the bathroom she shells out homemade deodorant and toothpaste. Having to make your own thing, i dont have time for that, what do you say to them. So i definitely think balance. So if you dont have time, then is there a solution that fits in your budget . Reporter kellogg focuses on the flee rs, reduce what you need, reuse as much as you can and as a last resort, recycle, keeping in mind not everything that you put in the blue bin gets recycled. Its about recycling less and not recycling more. Reporter its gained momentum on social media and its two years worth of trash from a challenge kellogg completed. It wound up fitting into a 16ounce mason jar. She admits her methods are too extreme for some. Its not about being perfect and not having recycling and no trash, and its about being conscious about consuming and trying to be better. You may not hit zero, but any drop in the trash is no waste. Its a plus for the planet. Joe friar, nbc news, berkeley, california. And we are back in a moment with a new Weather Threat out west in an area that has already seen so much rain. Scenes of devastation in california after a string of powerful storms. Yesterday a record set at lax. It will continue for the next couple of days and could lead to mudslide, rock slides and travel delays. Pope francis made History Today becoming the first pope to visit the arabian peninsula. He arrived in abu dhabi and the united arab emirates, promoting interfaith dialogue and it plays a role in the war in yemen which has caused widespread famine. Before leaving the vatican the pope said cries of these children and their parents rise up to god. When we come back, we remember a flyer who soared into the history. There was a final salute this weekend to a pioneering aviator who broke barriers at 30,000 feet and above, making history as the first woman to become a u. S. Navy fighter pilot. Nbcs Tammy Lightner reports from tennessee. The navy hornets streak through the tennessee skies in the missing Man Formation for the first time piloted by an allfemale crew. An aerial sendoff Ground Breaking aviator. She is a true pioneer in our profession and today to have eight female combat veterans representing her in her last and final flight was powerful. Reporter the flyover followed yesterdays funeral for captain mariner. She died last month after a battle with ovarian cancer. Rosie, as her friends called her, was the first woman to earn her navy wings in 1973, the first woman to fly a Tactical Fighter jet, the first squadron commanding officer. She was a trailblazer in every sense of the terd those p followed in her footsteps say she was born to fly. Rosie, from day on from the day she hit Officer School had her sights set on fighting jets and nobody was going tell her no. Reporter when she earned her wings she also earned the respect of her navy commander, officer john mccain. The love of her life, a fellow flyer, commander tommy mariner. She wanted the doors that she helped open, she wanted those doors to stay open. Reporter now decades after breaking barriers, the next generation of female pilots forging their own. Weve turned the corner. To think 20 years ago we would never have dreamed that the navy would be so supportive about Something Like this. Reporter Tammy Lightner, nbc news, maynardsville, tennessee. And thats nbc nightly news for this inouye sunday. Im Jose Diaz Balart reporting from new york. Thank you privilege of your time and good night. We are wrapping once again, under a microclimate weather alert. Thing right now at 6 00, we are wrapping up the weekend once again under a microclimate weather alerted. Things are about to wrap up in the hours ahead. The for joining us. Im vicky nguyen. Im terry. Wer breaking for story. Rob, what do we have in story . Clouds in san jose and a few increasing showers there widespread and you go to the areas around the north bay in san francisco, light showers. The storm ranger radar loop starting to show you the outer fringe of the