Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Like a team trying to put more points on the board before the quarter ends, the Trump White House tonight is trying to make some big plays ahead of the 100 days in office mark next weekend. And none of them are easy layups. Tax reform and another drive at replacing obamacare are on the agenda. As the president finds himself behind his own schedule in delivering on some of the Biggest Campaign promises and tonight the game plan is running up against a threat of a possible government shut down. White house correspondent Kristen Welker has details. Reporter with the president s first 100 days in office fast approaching this saturday, the government is set to run out of money at midnight friday, could shut down and cloud his first major milestone. Today his press secretary sounded confident but offered no guarantees. Can you guarantee there will not be a government shut down . I cant guarantee [ laughter ] but i feel very confident that that wont happen. Reporter the biggest sticking point, the president insisting he wants the spending bill to include funding for the border wall but for democrats opposed to the wall, thats a nonstarter. This is is ultimately on donald trump. Let me tell you, it will be the democrats that shut the government down to block the funding of the wall. Reporter while the president is trying to down play the 100day benchmark calling it a ridiculous standard, there is a frenzy push to notch lastminute winning including a second try at health care reform, the biggest legislative push to repeal obamacare failed the first time and on wednesday mr. Trump is set to unveil the tax plan, according to one of the president s top advisors, that plan is designed to make good on a campaign promise. We are going to lower taxes. Reporter slashing the Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 15 . When it comes to actual achievements, so far the president s legislative record is thin, trump signed 28 bills, 13 back obama era bills and six have legislative substance. This comes as nbc news wall street journal shows trumps Approval Rating at 40 , the lowest for any president at this point in the history of the poll. Its like ratings week, right . So lets throw everything at them and get the razzledazzle and a great show and move the ball numbers. White house officials expect the president to roll out several more executive orders this week o. Officials here adding they are determined to keep the government open if it we quirequires a short term extension. In the meantime tonight, were hearing from former president obama speaking out at the first president event since office jumping back into the spotlight and a lot of attention focused on what he would say about his successor, President Trump. Nbcs Andrea Mitchell has details. Reporter today former president obama breaking his public silence for the First Time Since leaving the white house. Whats been going on since ive been gone . Reporter back in chicago signaling he will not lead the resistance against donald trump. The single most important thing i can do is to help in any way i can prepare the next generation of leadership. Reporter in fact, aids say deliberately not mentioning trump, ignoring the president s explosive twitter accusation that Obama Wiretapped him, and his other slams. I inherited a mess. Reporter why not fight back . While he certainly doesnt agree with a large number of the decisions that have been made, this is the outcome of the election. Reporter when they left washington, the obamas said they would be dropping out for awhile. First, well take a little break. Reporter spending the past month kite surfing, vie caacations on a yacht in to hahiti and Michelle Obama tweeting pure romance. There is not a liberal america and conservative america. There is the United States of america. Reporter was too optimistic. There is a lot more that people have in common than divides them but obviously, its not true when it comes to our politics. Reporter former aids say that mr. Obama wants to avoid criticizing President Trump, the way george w. Bush refused to criticize him. Although that is frustrating some democratic activists, lester . Andrea mitchell, thank you. There is new information about a pair of incidents on airplanes which passengers were mistreated caught on videotape sparking outrage. The latest on an American Airlines flight when a misunderstanding over a stroller turned physical. It comes after the infamous dragging of a passenger on a united flight. Here is nbcs tom costello. Reporter tonight, the mother of twins involved in the confrontation with an american Flight Attendant that went viral. Just give me back my stroller, please. Reporter hired an attorney. She is a typical mother traveling with two children with all sorts of stuff, and the fact is she was treated very, very shabbily. Reporter thomas is the same attorney representing dr. David dao. The united passenger who suffered serious injuries while being dragged off a plane in chicago. And tonight, for the first time were hearing the radio traffic telling Security Officers to head to dr. Daos plane. Disturbance, charlie three on the aircraft. Flight was over booked, two passengers are refusing to get off the aircraft. Reporter but the airlines handled the two cases very differently. While united at first blamed dr. Dao, american immediately suspended the flight attendent who allegedly ripped the stroller away from the mother nearly striking the child in the process. Hey, bud, you do that to me and ill knock you flat. Hey, you stay out of this. Reporter and facing off with the passenger. Come on, hit me. Come on. Reporter american also upgraded the mother to first class and issued an apology saying what we see on this video does not reflect our values or how we care for our customers. United ultimately did apologize to dr. Dao who suffered a broken nose, teeth, sinus injuries and a concussion. And today, again, united apologized for the shameful way in which he was treated. Are you satisfied with what united has done now to make a pemends . They havent made amends. They disparaged dr. Dao, the fact is he wasnt. Reporter meanwhile both passenger advocates and unions say it is symptom mystmi industry. We have the Security Officers in chicago that have been suspended. One says he was giving it under duress because he feared getting fired and another accused dr. Dao of violently swinging his arms before officers pulled him out which witnesses say he didnt. There are growing concerns that north korea could attempt to show a force, possibly a new nuclear test within the next several hours. This as a u. S. Aircraft carrier is finally set to arrive in the region and President Trump is putting more heat on the United Nations to rein in kim jongun. Kelly has more. Reporter telling the security counsel they are under performing on north korea. The counsel must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions or north Korean Nuclear and Ballistic Missile programs. This is a real threat to the world whether we want to talk about it or not. Reporter and now, u. S. Military sources telling nbc news its likely the North Koreans will take some kind of action to mark the anniversary of the regimes army tomorrow from a Missile Launch to the countrys sixth nuclear test. And that the uss carl vinson will arrive within hours, around the same time a u. S. Sub, the uss michigan arrives in south korea. Tonight, north korea lashed out at the u. S. Calling the deployment of an Aircraft Carrier extremely dangerous and warning if attacked it will turn the ship into a huge pile of steel buried at sea. Threats but no mention of american tony kim, detained at Pyongyang Airport saturday as he was leaving the country. The North Koreans are now holding three americans. I think what youre seeing is you know kim jongun is starting to flex his muscles because he feels the pressure. Reporter its Tuesday Morning seoul, President Trump spoke to the leaders of both japan and china, chinas president urging restraint on all sides. Lester . All right. Kelly cobiella, thank you. The french revolution of 2017 at the ballot box. A pair of outsider candidates up ending decades of control by two major parties. A rightwing fire brand hoping for a trumplike upset. The other a sen trycentrist. We get details from paris with richard eng engel. Reporter tonight, just two candidates remain the future of a united europe hanging in the balance. The polls tonight favor a manuel macron who would be the youngest french president ever, a 39yearold banker and a strong supporter of the e. U. But his spokeswoman told us today they are not popping the champagne yet. We understand the challenge and we really want to show to the world that its possible for democracy to stand up. Reporter the candidate she calls a fashious is Marine Le Pen. She wants to leave the e. U. And modelled her campaign on President Trump. But many in france havent liked what they have seen of the american president so far. I think for most people, the first 100 days of trump has been a failure and have reflected negatively on the potential of Marine Le Pen in france. Reporter but le pen supporters arent giving up. They are going on the attack questioning macrosp preparedness and his personal life. His wife is 24 years his senior. They met when he was 15. She was his High School Drama teacher. This is france and voters tend to overlook the candidates personal life. They point out the 24year age gap is almost the same between President Trump and the first lady. Pollsters say the election is macrons to lose. First with brexit and President Trumps election, that trend could end here in france. Lester . Richard engel here in paris, thanks. In the middle of the night the city removed the first of four confederate memorials that have been at the center of a heated debate for years. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has more on the upro uproar. Reporter it was the dark of night, workers in helmets and tactical vests tearing down a confete rderate memorial. Security so tight snipers were on roofto rooftops. We say this is a towerless, that this is happening in the middle of the night. Reporter the Liberty Monument dated back to 1891, mchenry says it honored his great grandfather. Its an agreesous attack on history. This is the history of our area. You cant change it by pulling down monthments. Reporter he says the statute is offensive and once used as a rallying point for the ku klux klan. We wont allow the confederacy to be put on a ped stole in our city. Reporter its part of a Southern State trend to move confederate symbols after the 2015 mass cure of nine black church goers in North Carolina and the majority black city counsel and that year and legal battles slow the process. Its silently stoking the flames of hostility. Thats the price to keep them up and we can move forward to the 21st century. Reporter they have gotten death threats. Tonight, the difficult past. Ga Gabe Gutierrez, nbc news. A massive fivealarm fire near the university of maryland. A fire at an apartment complex under construction sent plumes of black smoke into the sky and forced the university to shut down the campus where some students complained of breathing problems. More than 200 firefighters responded. The cause is under investigation. Still ahead here tonight, black market medication. 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Kayla has spent her childhood battling auto immune diseases. I felt so incredibly bored and bad about myself that i was in the hospital not able to do the things that i loved. Reporter then an idea turned her suffering into a solution for other Sick Children going door to door asking for dvds. Next thing we know two days later, there is 300 dvds in the living room piled on to something. I was like wow, shes on to something. Reporter they created kayla cares for kids that delivered more than 12,000 dvds, books and video games to every Childrens Hospital and Ronald Mcdonald house in the country. It gets me this really warm and fuzzy feeling like i know what youve been through, and im so happy that i can make a difference for you. Its really hard with all the medical stuff that are you family goes through, but shes turned it into something so beautiful. Do you have any favorite movies you like to watch. 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