To calm fears over zika after a big star says shes not sure shed go. And cruise nightmare. Passengers who thought they were going to die. Now, speaking out and wondering why the captain sailed right into a ferocious storm. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Its over. The armed siege captivating the nations attention for weeks has reached a dramatic conclusion. The woods of oregon, the antigovernment protesters occupying a wildlife refuge have surrendered to the fbi. Tens of thousands listened to it play out. Joe fryer is in oregon and starts us off with late details. Reporter tense day of the wildlife refuge occupation, all of it broadcast live online. After three holdouts turn themselves in, the fourth and final og pier, david fry, refuses to surrender. Im a free man, i will die a free man. Reporter before finally peaceful lip giving up. If everybody says hallelujah, ill come out. When they said hallelujah, he came out. Reporter the fbi moved in last night. Tens of thousands were listening. Lets be clear. Armed occupation of federal property is a crime. It is not a peaceful protest. Reporter among those negotiating with the group reverend franklin graham, son of billy gram, and michelle fiori. Never lost faith. I came here with a mission, and the mission was reporter armed the wildlife refuge nearly six weeks ago protesting federal ownership of western lands. One was shot and killed in a confrontation with law enforcement, and others were arrested. Last night clive bundy was taken into custody after landing at the portland airport. He was not part of the occupation, rather his arrest is from a standoff with armed forces. Bundy joins his sons behind bars. The occupation is over. The refuge will still be closed for weeks. The sheriff calls it a crime, the fbi said it must be searched for explosives. In all, 25 people linked to the occupation have now been indicted on federal felony charges. Lester . Joe fryer in oregon, thank you. A major endorsement for Hillary Clinton is spotlighting the critical battle under in South Carolina. A february 27th democratic primary there will be bern i sanders first cast in the south, and before a large number of black voters. Today clinton, who polls show hold a substantial lead among black voters got an important shot in the arm from a civil rights icon, who to sanders delivered just a shot. Nbcs Kristen Welker has details. Reporter as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders prepare to face off in milwaukee tonight, there are already fireworks. Theres no one else better to be prepared to be president of the United States of america than Hillary Clinton. Reporter the influential political arm backing clinton today. It was congressman john lewis who delivered a major blow to sanders, questioning how active he was in the civil rights movement. I never saw him. I never met him. I was involved in the ride, but i met president clinton. Reporter the sanders campaign, bernie is a great admirer of lewis. Releasing this endorsement video featuring the young daughter of eric garner who died after police put him in a choke hold in 2014. To go up against the criminal justice system. Thats why im for bernie. Reporter all underscoring the importance of the african vote, like South Carolina, where clinton leads sanders among africanamericans 74 to 17 . One challenge for sanders, his complicated relationship with president obama, on display during an interview with nbcs kasi hunt where they discussed the gap. You dont think president obama has successfully closed that gap . No, i dont. I think hes made the effort. When i talk about a Political Revolution is bringing millions and millions of people reporter the Clinton Campaign firing back. Considering how little senator sanders has to show for his 25 years in congress, the idea that he would be giving leadership lectures to president obama is absurd. Reporter our latest poll shows president obamas Approval Rating among africanamericans in 92 . So expect secretary embrace him tonight in what could be the most yet. Lester . Kristen, thank you. The republicans face off in South Carolina a week earlier than the dems, a week from saturday. Tonight much of the fight to take down the highflying donald trump is taking place on the ground there. Ted cruz who won the first contest in iowa is trying to bounce back from his loss this week in New Hampshire with an aggressive ground game and a direct attack on trumps conservative credentials. With more, heres hallie jackson. Reporter matt wells quit his sales ted cruz instead alongside 10,000 volunteers in South Carolina. I can get another job when i get back. I cant get another country. Its a risky move, quitting your job ill go back to iowa and go back to work and all that. Try to help ted win here first. Reporter wells is one of nearly 10,000 volunteers here in South Carolina, making some 25,000 phone calls a day. Part of the organization cruz is depending on to topple donald trump here, like he did in iowa. The state of South Carolina, i dont think people are interested in someone, a republican candidate whos pushed partial birth abortion, who wont defend marriage. Reporter cruzs strategy, paint trump as too liberal, with more ads like this one on the way. He pretends to be a republican. Reporter for his part, trump seems to be playing a more positive political game than before. Such an unbelievable week and a half. Reporter but in the more mannerly south, his more colorful language may be a big turnoff. He gets the nomination theyre going to sue his [ bleep ] off. Reporter as the focus group found. Its crass. Its nonprofessional. A leading president ial candidate saying profanity from a stage. Reporter marco rubio and jeb bush, meanwhile, taking shots at the frontrunner how do you think donald trump going to anything. Jeb bush has no Foreign Policy experience, period. Reporter trying to prove South Carolina isnt simply a twoman fight. Underscoring that point, a new cruz ad being nothing more than a pretty face. This race getting roughandtumble already, with nasty new robocalls. In a new twist, jeb bush is getting backup on the trail from his brother, former bush making his Campaign Debut on monday. Hallie, jackson, thank you. Its always there, lurking, and now the dreaded polar vortex is heading south, bringing with it the coldest air of the season for tens of millions of us. Al roker joins us with the details. Yeah, lester, it will be potentially deadly weather coming in. The polar vortex is already there, but it will shift over to the northern atlantic. The jet stream dips to the south. That means that cold air spills south of the canadian border, into the northeast, and the midwest, bringing some of our colder temperatures that we have seen yet. Bismarck tomorrow will feel like 7, minus 7 in minneapolis. 13 in cleveland. As we get into saturday morning, youll see those temperatures Single Digits and below. And we bottom out sunday morning, records possible in boston with minus 5, 2 in new york city, 4 in rochester, 1 in pittsburgh, roanoke 10. You get out west, its going to feel like a different season. From seattle all the way to roswell and will actually feel like temperatures in april and may. So weve got two Different Countries depending on where you live. Al, thanks. Good to have you here. The International Olympic committee tried to reassure the world today that all measures are being taken to fight the zika virus ahead of the games in rio. But u. S. Officials are taking their own precautions as we hear from a star athlete casting doubt on whether shell compete. The outbreak has led to an emergency appeal from top u. S. Officials, health officials. As our rehema ellis reports. Reporter puerto rico could be the next hot spot for the zika virus, warns the cdc, testifying before the senate today. At some point we may well see tens or hundreds of thousands of zika infections in reporter this news as the u. S. Olympic committee announced Infectious Disease experts to advise the 500 athletes hoping to including soccer star hope solo. If i had to decide today, i would not go. Fortunately, the summer olympics are about six months away. I think we have time to get our doubts and questions answered. Reporter the soccer teams will compete in areas even more vulnerable to zika than rio. One is near the amazon rain forest. Another in an area where the number of zika cases are especially high. I dont think soccer being so close to the rain forest where theres more mosquitoes. I take my health very seriously. We all do. Reporter new research has found more evidence linking zika to babies born with microcephalus. Olympic athletes have competed while pregnant, there were five during the london games in 2012, including gold medalest kerry walsh jennings. Well be waiting to hear what steps will be taken to make sure everythings safe and reporter with women making up half the american team, the countdown to the olympics is on. Rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. A California Utility Company now says its finally stopped the leak from a ruptured well that has been spewing massive amounts of natural gas into the air near los angeles. Making people sick and forcing thousands of families from their homes in porter ranch. Its been leaking for nearly four months. Invisible to the naked eye, but the giant cloud apparent in infrared images. The plug is a temporary fix, but if it holds, it will be cemented closed. They face a lawsuit over the investigations in all this. Nato is intervening in the massive refugee crisis sparked by the war in syria. Its deploying patrol boats to intercept migrant smugglers. As many flee syria, others are trapped, including hundreds of thousands in syrias largest city. Nbcs chief foreign engel, shows us the desperation inside aleppo. Reporter the Syrian Regime has been fighting rebels in aleppo for years now. But an air strike is clearing the way. First syrian troops are advancing and destroying the city in the process. Activists in the White Helmets dig through the rubble for survivors. They provided us with this footage to show the world what is happening in aleppo. One of the volunteers told us by skype that he fears the citys fall is near. We are so worried, because if we lose aleppo, we lose all the war. Reporter the russian involvement changes the game . Yes. Absolutely. It changes everything. Reporter aiding, he says, 70,000 people already escaping aleppo in the last few weeks. Panic is spreading in aleppo that the regime plans to starve the its a tactic theyve used in other places. Thats why we are sending this to you and all the world. We need help. Reporter what kind of help do you need . What are you looking for . Now, we need just to stop the russians. Reporter the russians say they are bombing isis targets in aleppo, but ismael said thats just an excuse. We dont have any isis. They just helping the forces and killing us. Reporter the u. N. Said 300,000 people are still stranded inside aleppo and fears an unprecedented wave of refugees may be leaving the city in the next few days. Making the worlds refugee crisis far richard engel, nbc news, new york. There is a lot tonight. Still ahead, new details about that nightmare cruise. Well hear firsthand 30foot waves battered the ship. One newlywed said she on her honeymoon. 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Reporter Royal Caribbean say the storm became worse than predicted. Two days before the cruise even started, the National Weather service predicted waves as high as 31 feet. In the same area anthem battled the storm. This was a system that was well forecast days in advance. There were even hurricane Wind Warnings out the day that the cruise ship left for the area where they hit the hurricaneforce winds. Reporter passengers say the ship felt like it was tilting side to side waves crashing as high as the fifth deck. Inside, passengers scrambled for cover amid shattered glass and flying furniture. One of the scariest day of my entire life. Reporter tonight the ntsb is part of the investigation into what happened, and the coast guard reports the ship needs more repairs before it can sail again. Royal caribbean said anthem is scheduled to cruise the same waters starting saturday, when theres a possibility of yet another storm. 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In your dream world, do you think about what kind of a mission you would love . I think i would like to go back to the moon. That would be a great reporter today shes in the water training for a mission to the space station. Its one of the biggest indoor pools equivalent of 60 olympic pools, deep enough to hold 6 million gallons of water, and every new astronaut will spend considerable time here getting wet. Im the first person to be alone on an entire planet. Reporter the movie martian, a real mars mission could be 20 years away. The next class of astronauts, minimum requirements, a bachelors degree in math, science or engineering with experience or a military background. Communication skills, to be able to successfully work on a team, both a leader and follower. Reporter a mars mission could last two to three years. Would you want to go camping with somebody you cant get along with, spend a week in the woods with them, let alone two years in a tent with those people . Reporter nasa only needs 8 to 14 new astronauts, but already more than 6,100 people have applied online. Future missions could with an asteroid, even mars. We can send people there and bring them back safely, i would be up for it. Reporter two to three years, far from home, for some the stuff dreams are made of. Tom costello, nbc news, houston. That will do it for us on this thursday night. Im lester holt. For all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching, and good you have to bend down and cough. How was it . Yeah. Really . Surprising postprison revelations you have not heard. A sixperson bed share. Im billy bush with teresas take on joes rumored infidelity and her own experiences with sex in the big house. But did they want to boboom with you . Why did lamar choose kanyes fashion show to make his first public appeance since nearly
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