Lifethreatening floods. Up in smoke. A gas mask, a bong, and the tale of the tape that ended with millions of dollars lost in a matter of minutes. High drama on live tv. No laughing matter. Is there anything funny about a Hollywood Comedy about Ronald Reagan in the grip of alzheimers. His family sure doesnt think so. And a big star is under fire. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im Thomas Roberts in for lester tonight. We begin in california, where for the second day in a barric speak at the republican state convention. On live tv, forcing trumps security detail to an alternate route. Halle jackson has the late details. Reporter busting down barricades theyre breaking through the barrier, rushing into the front rnoon. Swarming the entrance, clashing with police in full riot gear. A scuffle with one trump backer trying to get in. Its a revolution. Its come to violence. Reporter trump and his security detail forced to ditch their cars and hop a highway barrier over a berm into the back. That was not the easiest entrance ive ever made. Felt like i was crossing the border, actually. I was crossing the border. But i got here. Reporter more chaos in california, after this, less than 24 hours ago in orange a demonstrator stomping a police car, a Trump Supporters bloodied after witnesses witness a confrontation. Nearly 20 people arrested. The controversial candidate today unfazed by the protest outside, snapping pictures inside with california republicans. So heres the Washington Post today. The time has come to admit that Republican Voters want donald trump. Reporter the tense protests, not unusual at trump events, probably wont stop if he ends up in a fight this fall with hillary clinton. And in california, trump could wrap up the nomination june 7th. In the liberalleaning state, hes unsurprisingly unpopular overall, but the nomination in indiana. A makeorbreak state for him. Picking up kind of an endorsement from governor mike pence. Pence praised trump, too, the sign the Never Trump Movement may not have the power it needs to stop the frontrunner. Halle, thanks so much. Sunday on meet the press, chuck todd sits down with senator ted cruz and his game plan from 48 hours from his last stand in indiana. There is developing news from the cdc. The first death linked to the zika virus on u. S. Territory in puerto rico. The victim was an elderly man. Raising new concerns as we learn of a new test to detect it. Nbcs tom costello has the details. Reporter its ground zero in americas fight against zika. Now the first death reported in puerto rico. Died of internal bleeding. Zika is most commonly connected to guillainbarre syndrome. Since november, 707 confirmed zika cases in puerto rico, 89 of them pregnant women. Thousands more are fu t ica, central america, or the caribbean, who get infected there and then come back to the United States. Reporter babies born with microselfy have unusually small heads and brains. In seattle, stephanie and andre silva decided not to take a chance, after becoming pregnant while living in brazil, they returned home, then waited for weeks for a zika blood test to come back from the cdc. It was very scary. Your mind goes everywhere, to all the worst case scenarios, and you just you think way too much. Reporter it took a full month before s ba them to if they are having intercourse with somebody who may have been infected, either not to have intercourse with those people or to use condoms. Very, very important. Reporter the good news . Even if a, not pregnant, and you. We turn our attention now to the severe threats for tens of millions as we weekend. We have new tornadoes already tonight firing up, and hail the sides of soft balls. It is a dangerous mix. Miguel almaguer is in one of the target areas for us tonight in dallas. Report reporter battered. And tonight in oklahoma, yet another round. Lightning, hail, and possible tornadoes. 25 Million People in the plains facing a Severe Weather warning. Parts of oklahoma, louisiana, texas, and arkansas on the alert for flash flooding. Tonight in northern texas, a series of storms developing. The forecast predicting even more this weekend. Severe storms today could bring hail, damaging wind and tornadoes. Tomorrow we watch a lot of the same areas and heavy rain could bring flooding. Reporter in houston, where earlier this month, more than 1,000 homes were flooded, tonight theyre getting ready for more water rescues. Theyre not done with the snow. Six inches in the forecast. , to indiana indiana, this week 27 tornadoes in ten states. Now a new weekend warning for the getting ready for dangerous days ahead. Tonight here in dallas, where its warm, humid, we have seen some rain. The sky looks ominous. In this area, there have been reports of golf ballsized hail and tornado warnings. Its the start of what could be a dangerous few days ahead. Thomas . Miguel am lmaguer. As Police Follow the trail to track down the source of the powerful painkillers that were found as nbc news has reported on the singer. And on his property. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk has the very latest. Hours of princes death, the carver countys Sheriffs Office served a search warrant for paisley park. They say prescription painkillers were found on princes body, and in the house. Where the drugs came from, and who prescribed them, are a key part of this case. A source connected to show that the 911 call on april 21st was not the first call for help. Two times last year, august and september, authorities were contacted for unspecified medical reasons. Still waiting for answers about his death, princes family has already started siblings, including his half brother alfred portrait, more interested in paying tribute to princes life han in the investigation of his death. Stephanie gosk, nbc news, minnesota. Its unlike anything nfl fans have seen before. Right before the draft began last nit, he said he was hacked. As blake mccoy reports, it sent his fortunes tumbling. Reporter just minutes before the nfl draft last night, a stunning revelation that cost a top prospect millions. This video showing laramie tuns il smoking a bong with a gas mask posted to his own twitter account. The draft night drama sending him tumbling to the number 13 pick, well below what had been expected, costing him at least 8 fans surprised. Tunsill forced to apologize. I made a huge mistake. Things happen. I cant control things, who gets in my phone and hacking my instagram, twitter. The mmiol select lar my tussill. Reporter the dolphins claim they already knew about the video. Were very comfortable with the player and the person. Reporter tensill said he doesnt know who hacked his account just before the draft. But speculation is swirling around his stepfather. The two have been involved in a nasty legal battle, that stepfather telling tmz today it wasnt him. On his instagram, another post. Text messages of tunsill asking athletic officials at old miss for rent money, money he admits receiving, a violation of ncaa rules. The school is investigating. By 9 00 last night, he was the most famous College Football player in america. It just happened to be for all the wrong reasons. Not out. Im drafted in the nfl. So im happy. Reporter the Miami Dolphins giving him a second chance. Blake mccoy, nbc news, chicago. Another dangerously Close Encounter between the u. S. And Russian Forces over the baltic sea. And it comes just weeks after russian jets were caught on this video buzzing a u. S. Warship. In the latest incident, for the second time this month, military Officials Say a russian jet did a barrel roll over a u. S. Plane coming within 25 feet. 16 u. S. Military personnel have been disciplined for the deadly air strike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in afghanistan, but the pentagon says it was not a war crime. And none involved Face Criminal Charges for the october 3rd attack. When a u. S. Gun ship fired 211 shells for 30 minutes, it killed dozens of doctors and patients there. Investigators are now blaming human errors, fatigue and equipment failure for the mistaken attack. A meeting at the vatican today between Vice President biden there to speak at a conference about the cancer moon shot plan hes leading in a search for a cure. The pope and Vice President took a few moments to greet each other, as the people there looked on. 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In an open letter to farrell thursday, davis wrote, i watched as fear invaded my fathers eyes, this man who was never i heard his voice tremble as he stood in the living room and said, i dont know where i am. The films premise is this. That reagan suffers dementia symptoms in his second term, and a white house intern has to convince reagan he is an actor playing the president. In 1995, president reagan was wildly lauded when he helped teach the nation about alzheimers, in his open letter to the american people. I now begin the jourpy that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for america, there will always be a bright dawn ahead. People arent flocking to the movie theaters to watch something funny on alzheimers. Reporter joe is the new director of the hollywood reporter. If you combine alzheimers which isnt a funny topic, and then combine the president much the United States that the Republican Party adores so much, Ronald Reagan, its really a recipe for disaster. 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Except when it comes to one president ial candidate, donald trump. I dont get the interrupting. He handles a lot of criticism. Thin skinned. Reporter you may have gathered john is committed. Hes serious. He wants to get things done. Reporter janine hasnt picked a candidate, but said it aint going to be the donald. I dont know who he really is politically. Rep ter things were heating up. We have different reactions when donald trump is talking. Reporter where rules are needed, and fast. Separate political viewing on two tvs. And only in the living room. No donald in the bedroom . No donald in the bedroom. Reporter a safe word to stop the sniping when things boiled over. Sometimes he likes to say it after you said five other he referred to you earlier, he said, i think shes coming around to my point of view. Really . Really . What would you base that on . Your intelligence. I think my points are better. Im waiting for him to say, she gets emotional. Im going to say foliage right now. Reporter still, with the election 27 weeks away, the hinmans vow they wont let politics interfere with the state of their union. Kevin tibbles, nbc news, fresno. Referees have a lot of work this season. Thats going to do it for us tonight. Im Thomas Roberts here in new york in taylor swifts awkward runin with her ex john mayer. Now on extra. Taylor swift colliding with her former boyfriend john mayer as she parties with kendall, kourtney, and khloe. Who they were all out