Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. President trump who has been unwilling to publicly criticize russia today made a dramatic change declaring relations between the two countries to be at an alltime low. Comments coming hours after secretary of state Rex Tillerson shared the same assessment following a highstakes meeting with Vladimir Putin. The friction is over what russia may or may not have known about the recent deadly chemical weapons assault on civilians by close ally syria and the u. S. Wished to drive syrian president assad from power. Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell has the latest from moscow. Reporter President Trump tonight in a role reversal, once talking up the possibility of warmer relations with moscow, now the cold reality. We may be at an alltime low in terms of relationship with russia. Reporter secretary of state Rex Tillerson taking that message directly to Vladimir Putin during a twohour meeting tonight. The worlds two foremost Nuclear Powers cannot have this relationship. Reporter tillerson the highest ranking official to visit moscow became a cloud over the campaign and the presidency. This visit turning into a tense showdown. Much of it over syria and that deadly chemical attack. Tillerson saying for the first time the u. S. Might consider war crimes charges against syrian president bashir al ass assad, one way to force asad from office. It is possible the necessity to charge him may be achieved. Reporter putin rejecting white house intelligence that assad launched the chemical attack, and russia was covering it up. Putin asking, where is the proof that the syrian army used chemical weapons . There is is none. While President Trump using his sharpest words yet of assad. Thats a butcher. Thats a butcher. Reporter and leaving open the possibility that russia may have known a chemical attack was about to be launched. I would like to think they didnt know but certainly they could have. They were there. So well find out. Reporter ov overshadowing the u. S. Putin relationship, the Election Year hacking. Tillerson brought it up with putin. Were mindful of the seriousness of that particular interference in our elections, and im sure that russia is mindful of it, as well. Reporter a charge the Russian Foreign minister shot down. I can only say once again that justice indicates with the socalled Russian Hackers and the chemical incidents in syria we would very much like to get some concrete evidence, not just words. Reporter and after hours of often testy talks, no progress on tillersons chief goal, getting russia to back away from assad. The idea russia is going to see the light about mr. Assad and remove him is fanciful. Reporter the secretary of state was even lectured by the Russian Foreign minister about washingtons conflicting messages on syria and even why he hasnt filled so Many State Department staff jobs. A sign that the u. S. Russia relationship is a long way to go, lester. Andrea mitchell in moscow, thank you. We want to bring in our chief Foreign CorrespondentRichard Engel following developments from overseas. Richard, we heard tough talk both sides, what do you make of it . There are real tensions but is this the alltime lowest relations between moscow and the United States have been . Of course not. There is posturing going on here. Lets not forget the Trump Administration is facing multiple investigations into potential collusion with the kremlin. So that is part of the backdrop and very much suits President Trump and his closed a visors to try and talk tough to russia and create distance between them and the kremlin. Also, on the other side, putin has his own domestic evidence. If there is one person that may have a bigger ego than trump, it is Vladimir Putin. Putin is presented himself as one that can never lose, and he is definitely put his eggs in the basket of bashar alassad. So even if assad has become a liability to moscow and its increasingly clear assad has become a liability, he cant back away because President Trump is telling him to back away from assad. Richard engel with perspective, thanks. In addition to the reversal on russia, President Trump made an abrupt about face in a number of other Foreign Policy fronts that includes his often expressed doubts about nato and his vow to take economic action against china. We get more from nbc News White House correspondent kristen welker. Reporter tonight President Trump making a number of stunning reversals as he faces multiple Foreign Policy crisis after repeatedly calling nato obsolete on the campaign trail. Nato is obsolete. Thats okay. Reporter now, mr. Trump changing his tone while standing next to nato secretary general in the east room. I said it was obsolete. Its no longer obsolete. Reporter the move aimed at getting nato allies to ramp up support in foreign fights and also pressing those countries to pay their fair share to support natos mission but another striking reversal tonight after vowing to label china a currency manipulate to er as a candidate. They are grand masters of currency manipulation. Reporter tonight telling the wall street journal, explaining taking the step could confront the threat of north korea. The president wants chinas help to press north korea to back off its recent Nuclear Provocations and saying the shifting policies affect a onetime candidate adjusting to everything issiserving in the nations highest office. Its a learning process the president is going through. There are things one says on the campaign trail and face the realities of the office. Reporter mr. Trump is ramping up his war of words making it clear the United States is prepared to all alon china doesnt get on board. I said the way youre going to make a good trade deal is to help us with north korea, otherwise well go at it alone. That will be all right, too. Going at it alone means going at it with other nations. Reporter this as he faces Foreign Policy tests on multiple fronts. Right now the world is a mess. By the time im finished, its going to be a lot better place to live in because right now its nasty. Reporter tonight the white house is paying close attention to north korea. Saturday marks the 1 105th anniversary of the birth of the founder. Other haves tested military might on this day. More fallout and damage control from United Airlines which now says it will reimburse every passenger on board that flight sunday when Security Officers dragged a passenger from his seat to make room for crew members. Late today, we learned two more of those officers have been placed on administrative leave until further notice and tonight, there are indications the passenger is preparing a lawsuit against the airline and airport. Nbcs tom costello has the latest details. Reporter this afternoon dr. David dao, the man beaten and dragged from the united air flight filed a Court Petition to preserve video, crew and passenger manifest as the united ceo went on tv to formally apologize. He was a paying passenger sitting on a paying seat on our aircraft and no one should be treated that way. Reporter Oscar M Munoz said they werent given common sense. He took the group of High Schoolers off the plane after the incident. It was violent and disturbing. I was really particularly saddened by what happened. It was also somewhat embarrassing. Reporter like most airlines, uniteds 46page passenger contract spells out why passengers can be bumped. In addition to being over sold or over booked, passengers can be removed for failing to compile, failing to dress properly and women nine months pregnant. In hawaii jeff fern says he was told to get out of the first class seat he paid for to make room for a higher priority passenger. At that point, it was either compile or well Call Security and physically evict you. Reporter united says it happened after switching to a smaller aircraft and they are sorry for the entire experience. Industry experts say united should have offered sundays cust p mers more valuable travel vouchers and gift cards rather than calling security. With so few airlines, passengers have few alternatives if they are bumped. United airlines say when it involuntarily bumps somebody, it does so based on their airfa airfare, frequent flier status and when they checked in but United Airlines lost hundreds of millions of dollars in stock evaluation. Lester . Thank you. Tonight police in sacramento launched an investigation into one of their own officers after cell phone and dashcam video shows an officer roughing up a pedestrian stopped for jaywalking. Officials are calling the images disturbing and nbcs miguel alma g car has the story. Reporter the confrontation turns violent in seconds. A Sacramento Police officer slamming then beating a pedestrian stopped for jaywalking. Hey, why you beating him like that reporter with the man pummeled by plunchs, sacramento pd calls this disturbing and unacceptable. No, that was wrong. Reporter mounting a criminal investigation against one of their own. I thought i was going to be like the next trayvon martin. Reporter he says he was walking home from work when it happened. I felt like they were going to draw a gun out and shoot me in my back or try to break my arms off or something. Reporter releasing three dashcam videos, Sacramento Police promise transparency. Stop right now. Stop right now before i take you to the ground. Reporter ignoring the officers commands, the standoff escalated when cane took off his jacket. And then said this. You can take your gun away and fight me like a real man. Its a disturbing incident based on the video, you know, we dont condone this behavior with any of our officers. Were much better than that and hold ourselves to a high standard. Reporter naomi shot the video and posted it to social media. The video tells itself. He did not resist nothing. Reporter in a climate where police are often recorded and conduct scrutinized, tonight this officer is off the street and the man accused of jaywalking faces no criminal charges. Miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. Still ahead tonight, banning trans fats, it really does have Health Benefits ahead of restrictions that will affect every american. Also, our one on one with Oprah Winfrey, the new passion project bringing her back to so how old do you want to be when you retire . 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