Dramatic recapture. The mexican attorney general revealing that the drug kingpin was trying to make a movie about himself and had his people contact producers and actors. At least one source says their movements were tracked as authorities closed in in his home state of sinaloa. When youre a person used to getting so much attention not only from Law Enforcement, from the media, from an entire country, would encourage anybody to think a little more highly of themselves. Reporter there was a failed attempt to arrest him in october, but during an Early Morning friday in the town of los mochis, a bloody shootout. Injured. Authorities seized an arsenal. Guns, armored vehicles, even grenade launchers. But the mexican navy says guzman and his menchmen did not go easily, escaping through the drainage system coming out of the sewer and into waiting vehicles before finally being arrested. Prosecutors targeting not only those accomplices but also others who helped him summer, including one of his lawyers and brotherinlaw. Guzman faces drug charges in six american states. His cartel believed to supply the majority of drugs to the u. S. , including 80 of the narcotics in chicago. Today a source within the Mexican Attorney Generals Office confirmed that it plans to fulfill a request from the u. S. To extradite el chapo, but the source says the timing largely depends on injunctions filed by guzmans lawyer. Given el chapos track record, many are wondering whether any jail can hold him. El chapos extradition could take months, but it would be a major turning point for u. S. Mexico relations. The last time guzman was captured back in 2014, the Mexican Government refused to send him across the border. This time, there appears to be a sharp reversal. Erica. Gabe, thank you. The suspect in the shooting of a Philadelphia Police officer was arraigned today on attempted charges. As authorities try to learn whether any ties to isis go beyond an alleged pledge of allegiance to the terror group. Steve patterson has more tonight from philadelphia. Reporter inside this white van at Philadelphia Police headquarters just after he was formally charged, the man accused of opening fire on a Philadelphia Police officer thursday night. Shots fired. Reporter the stunning images captured on surveillance video. Today, 30yearold Edward Archer was arraigned on eight charges including attempted murder, assaulting a Law Enforcement officer, and illegally possessing a firearm. Officials say the gun was a stolen 9 millimeter Police Service weapon and that archer shot at 33yearold officer Jesse Hartnett in an unprovoked attack at point blank range at least 11 times. Hartnett was struck three times in the arm before somehow staggering out of his squad car and archer then captured a block away. I do have a male in custody and a gun recovered. Reporter police say archer told them his attack was inspired by islam and that he pledged his allegiance to the islamic state. Friday night, federal investigators carried away evidence from homes linked to archer. He seemed like a cool guy. I wouldnt have expected nothing like this from him. Reporter neighbor donald king says hes known the suspect for more than 15 years. He could have said isis. Thats pretty possible, but like people need to evaluate his mental health, you know, not isis. He might not be in his sane mind right now. Reporter questions remain about trips he took to saudi arabia and e egypt and how he came to poe cess the stolen gun. Officer hartnett remains in the hospital in critical but stable condition. Police have searched two homes related to archer, one of which is just around the corner from the shooting scene behind me. Sources didnt say they found any isis materials but that they did find a computer and phones and theyre combing through them, which should take several days. Steve, thank you. We are learning more tonight about two men, one in text, one in california, who were arrested on terrorismrelated charges and accused of having ties to isis. Blake mccoy has more tonight on that story. Reporter less than 24 hours after leaving federal court in shackles, Omar Al Hardan hardans wife is defending his loyalty to america. He comes to america. I love america. My muzhusband loves america too. Al hardan, living with his family in houston, is now accused of trying to travel overseas to join isis. Authorities say he was communicating with another iraqi refugee, as al jayab, a 23yearold College Student living in sacramento. Authorities believe aws Mohammed Younis al jayab did join the fight, traveling from then into syria. Earlier that year, his criminal complaint alleges he was contacted by a man in texas, believed to be al hardan, who wrote, i need to leave from your weapon expertise. The complaint alleges al jayab responded, we will make your abilities very strong. If you arrive and i am still there, i will train you. Its unclear what transpired after those 2013 communications, but Authorities Say they were never mentioned when al hardan applied for u. S. Citizenship in 2014. Al hardans family in texas adamantly denies hes involved with isis. This is my son. He needs dad. Reporter al hardan will be back in court next week. Blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles. With just over three weeks until the iowa caucuses, a new poll shows donald trump and ted cruz running neck and neck in that state as people there prepare to cast the first votes of the primary season. Our senior White House Correspondent chris jan sing has our report from iowa tonight. Trump rally in iowa, so many people in below zero wind shill, the fire marshals shut the door after letting in a crowd of 2,000. Inside, it didnt take long for donald trump to heat things up. Were doing fine. I mean were sort of like tied with ted cruz. Reporter cruztrump is in a virtual dead heat in iowa, telling chuck todd its ate problem that cruz was born in canada. He has to solve this problem because the democrats will sue him if hes the nominee. Reporter to prove hes an american citizen, cruz released his mothers birth certificate, showing she was born in delaware. Today he made five more stops, while social media has been buzzing while he said voters will punish Hillary Clinton for benghazi benghazi. If my 5yearold says something she knows to be false, she gets az spanking. Reporter clinton out with a new ad in early states taking on i think we should appeal obvious care. Defund planned parenthood. Theyre backward, even dangerous. Reporter seven republicans today ghatherred at a poverty conference in south carolina, all of them trailing trump there as well as in the latest national and New Hampshire polls. With only 24 days until the first votes are cast, the odds of overtaking him may not be much better than winning the powerball. We got to win iowa. Oh, we got to win it. Okay. So were going to win it. Otherwise, ill tell you what. Otherwise, were wasting our time, folks. Reporter and at least in ottumwa, trump left with promises from voters to come out again in the cold. Im going to do it this time for the first time. Reporter donald trump has brought so many new people to the process. The question has long been whether theyd turn out for the caucus. Well, if today is in indication, cold weather wont keep them away. And tomorrow in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton becomes the first candidate ever to win the endorsement erica. Chris, thank you. You can hear much more of chuck todds envelope with donald trump tomorrow morning on meet the press. In syria tonight, it appears aide workers may finally be allowed into several towns that have been cut off by that countrys fiveyear civil war. Towns where the people are starving. The need and desperation there are heartbreaking, and we warn you the images are difficult to watch. Many of the victims are children. Kelly cobiella has our report. Reporter in the town of madaya, its come to this. Salt for a meal. A boy begging for food. Im sorry to ask, he says, but i havent eaton in eat eatep in three days. Babies starving to death. This baby living on saulth and water with milk every ten days. Hundreds here are suffering from malnutrition. We have seen 23 of our patients, children and adults, die of acute malnutrition. Our doctors are feeding the children medical syrups just in a desperate attempt to get some sugar into them. Reporter madaya, on the outskirts of damascus, has been surrounded by government troupes for months. No one getting out. No food getting in. In northern syria, opposition fighters are doing the same to two progovernment villages. Innocent civilians caught in the middle. Human Rights Groups say a quarter of a Million People have been killed in syrias fiveyear civil war, and now entire towns are being starved to death. It could be anything from 100,000, maybe up to 200,000 people across the country. Reporter today, some hope. A final deal to allow aide convoys to madaya and the two towns in the north. Are you confident you now have safe passage to go to madaya and were cautiously optimistic, but we are expecting as early as monday to get into all of these besieged areas. Reporter but deals have been made and broken before. For some, its already too late. Every day, they say help is coming, this man says, and it never does. Kelly cobiella, nbc news, london. In germany, which took in more than a million migrants last year from syria and other countries, police used Water Cannons to break up violent protests. An estimated 1,700 right wring demonstrators protested the liberal immigration policy after more than 20 migrants were arrested for assaulting women on new years eve. More than 1,000 others attended a rival protest. Chance lore the biggest lottery prize in this countrys history grew even larger today. At least 900 million is up for grabs in tonights drawing. In new york, ticket sales climbed to more than 3 million per hour. Kristen dahlgren now has more on the powerball frenzy. Reporter they say all you need is 2 and a dream. We could buy a house in hawaii and one in florida, and one in arizona. Reporter those dreams are bigger than ever tonight. My family and friends get taken care of. Certain charities gets taken care. Some gets invested, and then i go on a vacation. Reporter the jackpot had grown to 900 million, billboards racing to keep up. With the record prize comes record sales. In this california store, home to seven previous winners, people lined up for a chance to rub the lucky bluebird. In georgia, lines were extra long thanks to their neighbors from alabama, one of just six states that doesnt participate in powerball. Everyone after what would be about 558 million in a lump sum. If you laid out that after the earth, it would circle the earth more than twice. I feel it is the winning ticket. Reporter of course the odds are about as long as the lines. But history is full of get rich quick dreams. Forms of lotteries date back to julius caesar. The chinese used them to finance the great wall. Even our Founding Fathers relied on lotteries to buy cannens for the revolutionary war. What is it about the lottery and getting rich quick and the chance at this much money that has us so fascinated. For a small amount, the payoff is unbelievable unbelievable . Why not . Reporter tonight, it seemed everyone is in. You guys want to buy a lottery ticket. Reporter each with ideas what they would do. Who they would share with. Dont tell me wife. Reporter and what they would tell their bosses like this government lawyer. So the government can take this job and give it to somebody else. Thats a nice way of saying it. All right. Can see they are still out here buying tonight. Lottery officials tell us that by the end of the evening by the drawing, they expect that 75 of the possible number combinations will have been sold, so a really good chance that someone out there will have those winning numbers. Erica, if there is not a winner tonight, if it rolls over again, the jackpot would skyrocket to an estimated 1. 3 billion. Tough to even wrap your head around it. Kristen, thanks. When nightly news continues on this saturday, the big shakeup in the taxi im here at my house, on thanksgiving day and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. The doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. Be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. Go talk to your doctor. Youre not indestructible anymore. Huh. Introducing centrum vitamints. A brand new multivitamin you enjoy like a mint. With a full spectrum of essential nutrients. Surprisingly smooth, refreshingly cool. I see you found the vitamints. A delicious new way to get your multivitamins. The flu virus hits big. With aches, chills, and fever, theres no such thing as a little flu. And it needs a big solution an antiviral. So when the flu hits, call your doctor right away and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. Prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu virus at its source and helps stop it from spreading in the body. Tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. Before taking tamiflu, tell your doctor if youre pregnant, nursing, have Serious Health conditions, or take other medicines. If you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. Children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. The most common side effects are antiflu . Go antiviral with tamiflu. Were back tonight with a sign of the times. A struggle going on in many cities over just who will rule the road. Traditional cabs or car Services Like uber. Were seeing it play out in a big way in San Francisco as we hear from ann thompson. Reporter the hair raising twists and turns of San Franciscos crooked streets, a favorite of tourists and movie makers, look tame compared to the collision course yellow cabs and ridehailing apps like uber are on in this city. Uber became the only option because i couldnt get a cab because the service was so bad. Reporter the yellow cab coop is considering bankruptcy. In a letter to shareholders obtained by the San Francisco examiner, the company cites serious financial setbacks include relentless competition from the app services. Is this the death knell for Taxi Companies . I dont think so. I think taxis are ready to step up their game. Reporter the cap coops admits it needs to improve but despite multiple requests, it would not comment on the impact of the am services and blames most of the debt on aan unusual number of accident claims. Uber would not comment specifically on the San Francisco situation but did say it aims to make things easier for drivers and passengers. Cab drivers say its making things harder for them. Spurring protests from paris to chicago. Look, he every black car you see is uber. Reporter in new york, one taxi Company Claims its monthly income has been cut in half. With fewer regulations, the App Companies threaten to drive traditional taxis off the road. Now some Taxi Companies are shifting gears and joining the race for customers by creating apps of their own. Net month, chicago will introduce an app allowing riders to hail any one of the citys 13,000 cab byes. Such apps are in limited use in new york and after. I think they will be smarter in terms of their technology, in terms of knowing where people are. Reporter those traditional and nontraditional rides can share the road with all its twists ahead. Anne thompson, nbc news, new york. When we come back, team spirit and pictures that prove you can never be too to folks out there whose diabetic nerve pain. Shoots and burns its way into your day, i hear you. 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Thats because the actor, who wowed us in Indiana Jones had us on the edge of our seats in air force one and had us rooting for him in the fugitive is now the highest grossing actor in history. Star wars the force awakens helping to push the Box Office Total for his films to a whopping 4. 7 billion. As the nfl playoffs kick into high gear this weekend, fans around the country are showing their team spirit. There was even a rally of sorts in the nursery at a hospital in pittsburgh where, as you can see, the staff covered the newborns in the steelers signature terrible towels and gold caps ahead of tonights game against the cincinnati bengals. Up next, unearthing history. When a moment spontaneously turns romantic, why pause to take a pill . And why stop what youre doing to find a bathroom . Cialis for daily use, is the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be Ready Anytime the moment is right. Of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. 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And, uh, go easy on my ride, mate. To see how much you could save on car insurance, go to geico. Com. Ah car alarm sounds its ok alexandria, virginia, just outside washington, d. C. Is known for its historyrich cobblestone streets and prerevolutionary war buildings. But its what lies underneath that is now grabbing headlines and offering new clues to how this bustling city grew as it looks to revitalize one of its most important neighbors. The land along alexandrias water front is known to hold keys to the citys past. Discovery came as a bit of a surprise. This is the last corner of the construction site that we were working in when we found it, so its kind of like, oh, my gosh, there it is. A ships hull, believed to be from the late 1700s. Archaeologist john mullens began excavate excavating the site in september. The unusual thing is not how big it was but by how heavily constructed it was. It meant this was either a ship that was built for heavy cargo oh, extremely heavy cargo, or it might have been a fortified military ship. This land, the future home of a luxury hotel, is rich with history. In a separate corner, remains of a warehouse built in 1755 were unearthed along with bits of pottery and gas glassware. Each layer of earth offering clues to how people lived in this it is really the beginnings of our town. Its where it all happened in the 18th century. Do you anticipate more discoveries like this . Yes, we do. We cant wait. The ship, now dismantled, will be stored and studied. Where it will end up hasnt been determined. What do you most enjoy about doing this . Its just the sheer discovery of finding all this stuff. Reconstructing the entire story, putting the archaeology with the history and the documentary research. I mean thats why i do this. This hotel is the first in a series of projects planned for the area, meaning it likely wont be the last find along alexandrias waterfront. That is nbc nightly news for this saturday. Im erica hill reporting from new york. Ill see you tomorrow morning on today. For all of us at nbc news, thanks for night. This week before the february caucus. And what new Restrictions Mean for drone users. Plus one of the biggest jackpots in powerball history. Thanks for joining us tonight im macleod hageman. Chilly weather moves into the area this weekend. Now lets check in with storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel for a look at your first forecast. For your complete weather stormtrack 7 weather team it is the coldest air that we have seen so far this season across eastern iowa. A wind zero are likely as we head throughout the overnight hours temperatures right now are mainly in the Single Digits wind chills, or what it actually feels like outside, have been in the teens below zero thanks to northwest winds from 1020 mph. Storm track 7 Live Weather Network shows that we still have a few clouds, otherwise itll be mostly clear overnight. Details on how long the cold lasts coming up in a few minutes. The weather also means more problems on iowa roads causing drivers to lose control. The weather also means more problems on iowa roads causing drivers to lose control. Two accidents reported tonight end deadly. One crash was reported on interstate 80 near west liberty. The driver of one vehicle was passing came across another vehicle that