Astounding 900 million just hours before tonights big drawing. Across the land, millions contemplating a last day on the job. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, erica hill. It sounds like something out of a movie, and now were learning a desire for fame on the big screen may have been drug kingpin el chapos undoing. The notorious Mexican Cartel leader, one of the most wanted men in the world, is back behind bars tonight amid new questions about possible extradition to the u. S. , where he faces multiple charges. Gabe gutierrez is in mexico with more details for us tonight. Reporter the most wanted drug lord in the world paraded in front of cameras overnight. Guzman, once one of the richest men on the planet is back where this saga started. The same maximum security prison he vanished from six months ago, the daring escape from a sophisticated tunnel was straight out of a Hollywood Screen play. But it was his own desire for the spotlight that may have led to his 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. A mexican marine injured. 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 build this tunnel last 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. But here in mexico, given el chapos track record, many are wondering whether any jail can hold him. El chapos 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 today on attempted charges. As authorities try to learn whether any ties to isis go beyond an alleged pledge of 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 Officials Say the gun 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 returning fire. Archer then captured a block away. I do have a male in custody and a gun recovered. 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 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 weapons, bombs, or 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 muz husband loves america too. With his family in houston, is now accused of trying to join isis. Authorities say he was communicating with another iraqi refugee, as al jayab, a 23yearold College Student living in sacramento. Authorities believe jayab did join the fight, traveling from the u. S. To turkey, 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 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. Reporter outside a 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 cruz trump 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 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 her republican rivals. 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 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 of planned parenthood. 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 civil war. Towns where the people are starving. The need and desperation there are warn you the images are difficult to watch. Many of the victims are children. Report. Reporter in the town of madaya, its come to this. Salt for a meal. A boy begging for food. 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. Many are on deaths door. 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 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 these other towns . Were cautiously optimistic, but we are expecting as early as monday to get into all 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 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. There is so much excitement that here 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 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 5 58 million in a lump sum. If you laid out that many dollar bills one 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 . 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. Reporter and you 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 on thanksgiving day and 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. Introducing centrum vitamints. A brand new multivitamin you enjoy like a mint. With a full spectrum of essential nutrients. Surprisingly smooth, refreshingly cool. 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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. Paris to chicago. Look, he every black car you see is uber. Reporter in new york, one taxi Company Income has been cut in half. Regulations, the App Companies threaten to drive traditional taxis off the road. Now some Taxi Companies are shifting gears and joining those new services in 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. 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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 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 city as it evolved. 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 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 watching and good