The first major treatment option since prozac three decades ago. The price you pay to borrow money. Tonight a new way to boost your credit score. And its good to be king. Americas new top dog, the toast of the town, and right here. What about a kiss . Do you know how to give a kiss . Taking over our studio. This is nbc nightly news with lester hold. Good evening too our viewers in the west. The fbi is warning National Security may have been put at risk by a former u. S. Air force Intelligence Officer who is charged tonight with spying for iran. Officials say she revealed secrets of u. S. Spying on iran and the names of american intelligence sources, making them targets of iranian hackers. All after she defected to iran where its believed she remains tonight. This as the u. S. Leads a summit in poland and increasing pressure on iran. Our justice correspondent Pete Williams has details. Reporter federal prosecutors say monica witt served nearly 11 years in the air force, two more years as a contractor, and secretly defected to iran in 2013 and turned spy. In return the fbi says the iranians gave her housing and computers. Investigators say she revealed details of secret u. S. Intelligence programs and the names of overseas intelligence sources, information that could damage u. S. Security. The fbi says she also told these four iranian cyber spies the names of her former american intelligence colleagues whose computers were then hacked. Its a sad day. Any time one of our members of our armed forces, or anyone in america, betrays their country as weve alleged that monica witt has done reporter prosecutors say she defected after attending two of these antiwestern conferences organized by the iranian government, then texted her handler, if all else fails, i just may go public with a program and do like snowden. The fbi says agents warned her iran might try to recruit her as a spy, but that she said shed never do that. A year later, she was in iran making antiu. S. Videos. And the fbi says shes still believed to be there. Pete williams, nbc news at the justice department. This is Andrea Mitchell in warsaw. As the Vice President leads the first arab israeli summit largely aimed at pressuring iran. Some of our biggest allies are not sending top diplomats here. France, germany, england. We begin work not just among arab nations, but arab nations and israel working together with the United States and our allies to isolate iran economically and diplomatically. Reporter but tonight israels Prime Minister set off alarms tweeting they were there to advance the common interest of war with iran. Then within the hour taking out the word war and writing instead, to advance the common interest of combating iran. Adding to tension, the New York Times report that the u. S. May be secretly sabotagi braa group represented by the president s personal lawyer, rudy giuliani. Youve got the Prime Minister of israel using words like combat iran, or war against iran, interchangeably, almost. Right. Youve got the president s personal lawyer here speaking out against iran. Coincidental . Absolutely. And totally in line with what ive done for 11 years. Reporter irans foreign minister calls this a desperate antiiran circus. Tomorrow the Vice President delivers a tough speech against iran. Lester . Andrea mitchell in poland, thank you. Theres breaking news tonight. Terrifying moments on a delta connection flight from Southern California to seattle as the plane hit severe turbulence, sending a food cart flying through the aisle. Several passengers were injured. The pilots declared an emergency and diverted to reno where the plane landed safely. Here in washington, President Trump still wont commit to signing that deal to avert another shutdown, saying hes looking for land mines in the agreement. With more on that, heres peter alexander. Reporter President Trump leaving himself wiggle room on that bipartisan border deal. We havent gotten it yet. Well be getting it, well be looking for land mines. Reporter the agreement funds 55 miles of new border fencing but at less an 1. 4 billion falls far short of the president s demands. Still, mr. Trump is looking to avoid a repeat of the last Government Shutdown that americans widely blamed him for. I dont want to see a shutdown. Shutdown would be a terrible thing. Reporter the president , who promised mexico would pay for the wall, now relying on american taxpayers, tonight hinting at plans to take executive action, pledging to redirect other unspecified federal money to pay for his going to have to be in extremely good shape to get over this one. They would be able to climb mt. Everest a lot easier, i think. Reporter also tonight, fema director brock long is resigning. Long oversaw the federal response to a series of devastating hurricanes and wildfires but faced scrutiny for his use of government vehicles for personal travel. Lester . All right, peter alexander, thanks. Now to the impact on americans from changes in the tax law. Big businesses made headlines by handing out bonuses after the law slashed their taxes last year. But are workers getting those same checks this year . Hallie jackson is following the money. Reporter before tax time last year, it seemed like a celebration. Since that tax cut was enacted, more than 1 million workers have already received a tax cut bonus. Tax cut bonuses. 1,000 per employee reporter an estimated 700 businesses like walmart, at t, hi we this year. Many of those places are not doing the same thing again, according to the center for public integrity. The republicans made huge promises to the American People about what the tax cuts would mean to them. And what it would mean to wages and bonuses. And that hasnt happened. For the most part. Reporter that report also finds shareholders fared far better than employees under the tax law. Since it found Many Companies used savings from those tax cuts to, in effect, raise their own stock prices by buying back stock. This year a record amount, an estimated 1. 1 trillion in buybacks. The white house is defending the Economic Impact of the cuts. Americans pay has jumped to its highest level in nine years. A top adviser says the tax cut results are definitely above our expectations. Most experts agree the economy is booming. Hallie jackson, nbc news, the white house. Tonight were hearing from the tv star at the center of a story weve been following. Jussie smollett speaking out about the attack he says he suffered last month. Ron mott has details. Im pissed off. Reporter appearing with Robin Roberts for thursdays good morning america, empire star Jussie Smollett striking back at those questioning his account of being attacked near his chicago apartment last month. Is it the attackers . Its the attackers, but its also the attacks. Its like, you know, at first it was a thing of like, listen, if i tell the truth, then thats it because its the truth. Then it became a thing of like, oh, how can you doubt that . Like how do you not believe that . Its the truth. Reporter smollett told police two men assaulted him, put a rope around his neck, poured liquid on him, and yelled racial and homophobic slurs. Police say they have pored through hundreds of hours of Surveillance Footage but found no evidence of assault and no ion pendent corroborating pporting the actors allegations. This week Chicago Police say smollett turned over a heavily redacted photo of his cell phone call log. He told authorities he was on the phone with his manager when he was approached. Police want a more complete digital version of his call logs, they say, to help narrow the timeline. City officials continue to consider smollett a possible crime victim, but say he will be held accountable if they suspect the actor filed a false report. Ron mott, nbc news, chicago. The fbi is asking for help identifying victims of a serial killer who says he murdered some 90 people. They released sketches of some of the victims drawn by the man who says he took their lives. Heres miguel almaguer. Reporter these are the chilling detailed portraits drawn by the hands of a serial killer. 16 victims with distinct features. Attention to eye color, hairstyle, and the city where they were murdered sketched by samuel little, the man who says he killed them. These sketches now co link to a family that is missing someone. They can now make that connection. Reporter little has confessed to 90 murders and is serving three life sentences. His killing spree could span 19 states over three decades. Detectives have connected little to 42 homicides. Police say little appears to have a photographic memory, recalling vivid details about his victims, many who were prostitutes, strangled to death. Now 78 years old, little will die in prison. But before he does, the fbi hopes these Haunting Images of unidentified victims bring closure to some of their families. Miguel almaguer, nbc news. Another tragic story, this one in new york, where Police Say One of their own was killed by friendly fire. Detective Brian Simonson was fatally shot when Police Officers opened fire on a robbery suspect who turned out to have a replica handgun. To that tragedy overseas, american tourists among those killed in a plane crash while on an exotic vacation. Nbcs Kelly Cobiella with the latest on that. Reporter the singleengine cessna in pieces. Inside, the state Department Tells nbc news two americans. A witness told kenyan media a woman tried to jump out of the plane but was tangled in her seat belt. It had five passengers on board who unfortunately, all of them lost their lives. Reporter they were in the worldfamous mosai Mara National park this morning, heading more than 400 miles north. At 10 29 local time, a distress signal. 16 minutes later, at 10 45, the plane went down. Tonight kenyan officials are looking into what caused this plane to fall out of the sky and delivering the devastating news to loved ones. Lester . Kelly cobiella, thank you. To medical news, potential new help for americans battling es a drug closely linked to the Party Drug Ketamine could soon be approved as the first new treatment for depression in tedaren has details. Reporter ketamine is abused as a club drug. But now a version of its active ingredient is on the verge of being fda approved for people suffering major depression when nothing else has worked. There was no happiness, there was no i wasnt alive. Reporter liz lehman battled severe postpartum depression and was contemplating suicide when she started getting treatment with ketamine. You just feel free, open, and wonderful. Reporter she received infusions, but the new drug esketamine will be a nasal spray, administered in a doctors office, likely covered by insurance. Doctors say it could be a gamechanger for severe depression because of how quickly it works. A study by its manufacturer reporting patients felt better after four hours, unlike other drugs which can take weeks. Some worry about its addictive nature, but the fda advisers were convinced it could be tightly controlled. The reason were saying the drug is safe is not necessarily that theres no concerns for the drug, but there are concerns that can be relatively easily managed in a controlled health care setting. Reporter the fda now expected to give its approval by march 4th, giving hope to patients desperate to find a way out of depression. Kristen dalgren, nbc news, new york. In parkland, florida, students at Stoneman Douglas high school are preparing to mark one year since the shooting that killed 17 people. Tonight kate snow sits down with survivors turned activists about what theyve accomplished since then and what theyre still fighting for. I have the gunshot victim reporter in six minutes their lived changed forever. My life sort of ended and began at the same time. The person i used to be sort of faded away, and i became a gun violence survivor. Reporter ryan was a freshman. Jacqueline was handing out carnations on that valentines day. Sarah chadwick was in study hall. It feels like its been years since then. You guys were activists within days. The day after, even. I would say for a lot of us, this activism was a coping mechanism. Reporter in those early hours, they seized the spotlight and wouldnt let go. We saw each other tweeting and doing interviews, and i think students around the country that might have thought that they couldnt make a difference saw us doing that and asked themselves, why cant i . Do you think youve changed the way advocacy looks . Definitely. Reporter they organized the march for our lives. One life is worth more than all the guns in america. Reporter but that was just the most visible action. For a year now theyve balanced homework with advocacy. In 2018, nearly 70 new state laws were passed. But theres been no federal Gun Legislation since parkland, something Fred Guttenberg is still trying to change. This time they messed with the wrong community and wrong dad. Reporter his 14yearold, jamie, died running from the gunman. I think february 14th is going to feel a lot like february 14th last year when we learned. Spending our day thinking of her that way, instead of talking to her about her sweet 16, tears me to shreds. I miss my kid. Reporter theres a chain link fence now around the building where the shooting happened. More security. But also a new garden where anyone can plant a flower. Sarah and jacqueline are seniors now, off the to college next fall, passing the torch to younger students like ryan. You said never again, you didnt want this to ever happen to kids again. There have been School Shootings since yours. Does that hurt . Of course it hurts. I mean, i think that should hurt every Single Person that hears that statistic. But thats why were sitting with you a year later still advocating. Just a warning to the american public, you have not seen the last of us. Reporter one year later, still fighting to make sure other students never feel their pain. Kate snow, nbc news, parkland, florida. There is more to tell you about tonight, including the new way you can boost your credit score instantly. Then, lost in space. Nasas lastditch effort to keep a mission on mars alive. And living like a king. The dog who wowed westminster in our studio. Now the new way to give your credit score an instant boost. But critics warn theres a catch. Nbcs Morgan Chesky has more on the price you pay. Reporter for working mom Jacqueline Neary may i speak with miss sanchez, please . Reporter one sales cold call after another. Each number dialed a chance to not be defined by another number. My credit score is 511, i believe. Reporter neary blames that very poor credit score on Student Loans and 9yearold Credit Card Debt from when her son was born. Im not that person who redit score. Ing off that reporter Credit Agency experian says nearly 100 million americans suffer from poor credit, which is why the companys ch boost, a free Program Designed to raise scores immediately in exchange for access to your bank accounts, utiliil youre asking people for their spending history, bank accounts, pretty personal stuff. How safe is this to provide informationwise . The consumer is always in control. They decide when they provide that access and when they want to revoke that access. Reporter a demo led to an instant 21point boost. But critics see risks of some prime lending, opportunism to make more money from more loans, and privacy concerns. Someone is going to make money off my data. It wont be me will be now that information exists for the world to see, for it to be sold. Reporter experian promises encrypted records and to only sell this new information to its regular Credit Report clients, adding, anyone who leaves the program should expect to see their score drop. For neary, a risk worth taking. A bet on a Better Future by letting a company peek at the present. Morgan chesky, nbc news. Coming up, the end for nasas overachiever. The end of an era at nasa as its longestserving Martian Rover has finally died. As tom costello shows us, it survived nearly 15 years on mars, much longer than anyone expected. Reporter from the moment it landed on mars, the photographs were jawdropping. Strange blueberrylike rock formations. Deep craters. Magnificent vistas. Its own tire tracks in the sand. That iconic selfie. Opportunity and its twin rover spirit landed in 2004. Designed to last just 90 days, they wouldnt quit. These two rovers really did change the way we think about doing planetary science. Reporter the biggest discovery, evidence that mars was once hot and wet. The perfect environment for life that could even exist underground today. While spirit fell silent in 2010, opportunity kept going. Th massive dust cloud. Even though its a machine and were saying goodbye, its still very hard. Reporter while another sityr,remains, opportunity is now a part of the planet it sought to explore. Tom costello, nbc news, washington. One of the things that brought me to washington today is an effort to help kids separate fact from fiction in the news they consume online. At Woodrow Wilson high school, representatives of media wise shared tips on how to check facts. The Pointer Institute is working with Stanford University on a media wise curriculum to be rolled out to 1 Million Students eventually, including some i spoke with today as the new ambassador to the program. Well have the full story on our facebook page. Up next tonight, the king crowned best in show. Finally tonight, a special guest who took best in show at westminster. Cynthia mcfadden spent time today with the king. Reporter meet the king of new york. Today king lived up to his name, greeting his subjects fresh off his win last night at the westminster dog show. From lunching at sardis he prefers his steak mediumwell start spreading the News Reporter to taking in the majestic views of new york. Straight ahead, if you dont mind. Reporter it sure is good to be king. In all kingdoms a little rain must fall. Hes best in show. Reporter when the 7yearold wirehaired terrier was crowned best in show, there were some who were disappointed. Perhaps because his breed has taken the coveted title 15 times, more than any other. And find im king of the Hill Reporter nevertheless, king had places to go and people to see today. Gracing us with his presence at nbc. Hi there, big guy. Reporter even keeping lesters seat warm. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Ive saved the number one dog in america. Reporter king seems like a great guy. But at our house . My king charles spaniel, ernie, is definitely top dog. Cynthia mcfadden, nbc news, new york. And my queen of new york is right now at 6 iving room right the rain slams the bay area. It s a lot of water real right now at 6 00, the rain slams the bay area. Its a lot of water really fast. Flooding, fallen trees, and schools forced to close. Its the highest ive ever seen it. The threat of overflowing rivers is only increasing as the night goes on. Better get some sandbags, du dude. The news at 6 00 starts right now. Good evening and thanks for being with us. We have been warning you for days about this storm and its certainly packed a punch but another blow is coming late tonight when another round of rain arrives. Lets show you the situation right now. On the left side of your screen you can see our live radar. Its lit up. On the right side of your screen, what it looks look at this hour in San Francisco and san jose. Lets take you outside so you can see our team of reporters fanned out across the bay area but we begin in the studio with jeff. Whats up next . We have another round of rain. Our creeks, streams and rivers are running nearly full. You have to stay away from the creeks, rivers and streams. If you approach water and youre not sure of the depth of it, head in the other direction. Flooding is a number one killer. Also here along the napa river. This is expected to reach flood stage throughout the next 24 hours. The main reason why were going to see these problems continue, we already had 2o