Brokaw cover leaving late night. What he says and who should have replaced him. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Just when it looked like democrats were on the verge of their own unity crisis, president obama stepped in today to bridge the divide saying im with her. Publicly endorsing Hillary Clinton for president right after a heart to heart meeting with her democratic opponent Bernie Sanders but tonight sanders remains in the race with plans to join clinton on the campaign trail. Nbcs Kristen Welker has late details. Reporter once a team of rivals, tonight teaming up. President obama announcing his endorsement of Hillary Clinton in a videotaped tuesday but released this afternoon. I know how hard this job can be. [000 01 59;00] hillary will be so good at it. In fact, i dont think there has been anyone so qualified to hold this office. Reporter clinton saying weve gone from fierce competitors to true friends. No surprise but the timing was coming minutes after the president met with Bernie Sanders at the white house. The pair smiling as they walked into the oval office after sanders saying he will campaign through tuesdays final primary in d. C. Then hinting what may come next. I am going to do everything in my power, and i will work as hard as i can to make sure that donald trump does not become president of the United States. Reporter that was just the first in a series of highstakes meetings today. On both sides of pennsylvania avenue. Sanders under pressure to step aside with polls showing a tight race between clinton and donald trump and onethird of sanders supporters not ready to back clinton. He knows how important it is to win this election and beat donald trump and i have every bit of faith that we are going to be working together with senator sa president s endorsement likely to help. His Approval Rating 51 among democrats, 88 and on Rachel Maddow tonight, another top democrat expected to endorse clinton progressive champion elizabeth warren, perhaps the most effective democratic attack dog against trump. A small insecure money grubber. Reporter meanwhile, trump reacted to the president s endorsement this afternoon tweeting obama just endorsed crooked hillary. He wants four more years of obama but nobody else does. Clintons campaign responding, delete your account. That twitter war a preview of how ugly the fall fight could be, and tonight a white house official telling me president obama is eager to make the case for clinton, that he knows the job and knows clinton well. Their first joint appearance, wisconsin on wednesday. Lester . Kristen welker at the white house, thanks. Lets bring in our political director and press chuck todd. Democrats seem to be healing quickly despite a longer race. What kind of pressure does this put on republicans to get in line with trump . Well, the comparison, no comparison. The democrats appear ordinarily about this. Its clear where this is headed. You can envision the Sanders Clinton joint event that will likely take place probably in some battleground state in the next ten days. Nothing that orderly on the republican side. Right now, hes got to hope he can keep the Party Together long enough so that he doesnt have a resurrection at the convention and that is going more and more likely if hes not careful. Let me talk about the big picture quickly, lester on the importance of president obama right now. The last three, four twoterm president s, only two have been popular, three have been popular at this point in time. Regan and obama. Regan got his third term. Obama hopes Hillary Clinton is his third term. Bush 43 didnt get it. Something to think about. So good to talk to you. Today donald trump met privately with fundraisers here in new york as he tries to jump start the efforts in a campaign in which hell need big money and trump friends himself newly under fire tonight because of money but investigation by usa today finding hundreds in business who accuse trump of not paying everything they were owed. Sometimes tieing them up in the courts for years. Its raising questions about trumps history of business tactics. Nbcs Hallie Jackson has details for us. Reporter at harrahs casino in trump plaza hotel, philadelphia cabinet makers who won a contract for the construction in the 80s but lost more than 80,000 in the process. Paul friel says they just never got paid in full. It absolutely was the beginning of the end. Reporter five years after finishing the work, the family business. It hurt right up until the end when my father died nine years ago. He talked about it a lot. He was not proud to have been involved with donald trump. Reporter donald trump often points to his business skills as proof he can make America Great again, but a new analysis of those business dealings shows hes not alone. A Usa Today Network discovering at least 60 lawsuits plus hundreds of liens and judgments over the last three decades from people that say trump and his businesses tipped them, a dishwasher, plumber, waiters and bartenders, lots of who you might call little guys. People like michael deal. Back in the 80s he delivered 100,000 worth of grand pianos but he says he only received 70,000 when the Company Refused to pay all of what they owed him. Anybody running a small business, as an independent business person, thats a lot of money. It hurt. Its hard to get over. Reporter the candid unfair to point to these instances of unpaid bills, that its blown out of proportion compared to the thousands of checks trump cuts each month. I have a great history of paying my bills but if somebody does a poor job, im not the quickest but if they do a good job, i pay quickly. Reporter for paul friel the kicker, after the Trump Organization told his dad he did interior work, they offered more of it if he would settle for what he had been paid. If my fathers work was really inferior, why would the Trump Organization want him to work for the Trump Organization in the future . Reporter late tonight the campaign directed nbc news to statements made by the trumps. Ivanka insisting it would be irresponsible for her father to pay contractors for work he didnt like. Trump himself arguing thats the kind of attitude the country should have. Lester . In new york, thank you. An urgent food safety alert has food safety inspectors on the defensive tonight. The fdas Inspector General says too often the agency takes too long in ordering the recalls even though there is overwhelming evidence the food is contaminated and could be deadly. Tom costello has more for us tonight. Reporter he was the 3yearold face of a contaminated Peanut Butter outbreak that sickened 700, killed nine and sent the ceo to prison. Jacob hurley survived, his father a Police Officer became a passionate food safety advocate. Its unconscionable in the United States to have those kind of food born illnesses going throughout the country. Reporter today, a rare urgent alert from the fdas own Inspector General that examined 30 recalls and found the fda can be slow to act siting another outbreak involving nut butter. A stunning five months passed from identified salmonella until the value voluntary recall. 14 people sick. In another case, 81 days after lister ira listertea was identified in cheese before a recall. Nine people sick, one baby and two unborn children died. Until a recall happens, okay, until the distributor and everybody is notified, the American People notified, everybody remains at risk. Reporter each year food born illnesses sicken 48 million people. 3,000 die. Today the if, da says fda says it acts quickly in the vast majority of cases but establishing a quick review team to ensure nothing slips through the cracks. We need to put in place ways to make sure we arrive at the finish line more quickly. Reporter the fda using advanced genetic testing to identify and track illnesses back to specific foods. Under more pressure than ever to move fast before people die. There are new developments tonight in the Sexual Assault case involving a former Stanford University athlete who received a jail sentence of just six months. New information coming to light reveals another side to the attacker. A side contrary to what he presented in court and Vice President joe biden weighed in with a letter to the victim. Got gad dee schwartz with ad dee s the evidence. Reporter another side of brock turner caught in lies about drug and drinking use. The evidence, multiple texts found on his personal cell phone by investigators. One text to a friend turner says oh dude i did acid with blank last week. In the months before the Sexual Assault of an unconscious female, on stanfords campus, he said do you think i can buy wax so we can do dabs referring to highly concentrated marijuana oil. This is a stark cop contrast to the cleancut image contrast to th cleancut image he presented to himself at the sentencing. Turning says i was an inexperience blaming the swim team for a Party Culture saying i acre cemented these things they showed me as normal and he said he made a mistake and drank too much but maintained he never meant to hurt the victim and what he did was consensual. Protests are planned for graduation sunday. As public support for the victim continues to grow. I didnt eat. I didnt sleep. Reporter around the world, women and men reading the victims powerful statement to the court as a rallying cry against Sexual Assault. Vice President Joe Biden also joining the chorus today, he wrote a lot of people failed you. Adding, i believe you, its not your fault. One letter of character support for turner, withdrawn his High School Counselor apologizing saying he should be held accountable. Im truly sorry for the additional pain my statement has caused. While outrage continues to mount against the judge over the sixmonth sentence he handed down, turner expected to serve only 90 days. Online a petition is circulating asking for the judge to be removed from the bench. It has over 900,000 signatures. We tried asking the judge for a comment but hes not all lester . Thank you. The Muslim Funeral Service was held for muhammad ali six days after the death of the boxing great. Friends and family were joined by an estimated 14,000 people at the service where ali was held as the peoples champion. A neral procession will take place tomorrow followed by an inner Faith Service and burial. He spent nine of his 23 years behind bars but today a man who had confessed to four murders when he was only 14 is a free man after prosecutors acknowledged that he didnt do it. We get more tonight from blake mccoy. Reporter freed from prison after nearly nine years Davontae Sanford should have never been there in the first place. I couldnt believe it. Its finally over. Reporter sanford confessed to the 2007 killings of four people inside a drug house on detroits 14yearold boy with vision problems found in his pajamas outside the crime scene. Why did you make that initial confession . Scared. Like wasnt aware, you know, of the situation and the consequences. Reporter weeks after his confession, this man vincent smoothers confessed to the murders. Prosecutors however did not reopen the case. Today defending that decision. This was a guilty plea. A guilty plea is a plea under oath. Not convicted by a jury or judge but convicted by his own words. Reporter davontae was released after his evidence suggesting an officer involved in the case my have lied under oath. Tonight, Detroit Police are not commenting. This could have been done three, four, five years ago. Reporter he sits side by side with his mother who never gave up the fight. I know there is a god. He heard my prayers. Reporter 14 when st davontae is now 23. Take it one day at a time. Do things ive never been able to do, you know, which is like ive never been able to live before. Reporter nine years lost but tonight, a future gained. Blake mccoy, nbc news, detroit, michigan. Still ahead tonight, the right to die. Letting patients facing terminal illnesses end their lives on their terms. A controversial law takes effect. Also, should pilots be required to undergo psychological testing. What the faa has to say about this. Nutrition is a word getting thrown around a lot these days. But do you really know what it means . No. The answer is no. 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Reporter starting today under californias end of life act, terminally ill patients can request medical aid in dying. This is a law that allows a doctor to do doctor has never been allowed to do before and its a bit scary. Reporter californias law requires the terminally ill to make three requests with witnesses separated by 15 days. Patients must have the approval of two doctors. The new law worries many including the catholic church. This is a time when they will need the most help, and we shouldnt abandon them. Reporter brittany moved from california to oregon two years ago so the terminally ill cancer patient can end her suffering. Every terminally ill deserves the choice to die with dignity. Reporter tonight its estimated many would pursue the aid of dying. Its a medical decision and now that i can actually make it, its pretty great. Pretty calming. Reporter Miguel Almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. Tough subject. When we come back, late word a plane crashes into a parking land. 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All my life, hes protected me. Ask their doctor about oncedaily namenda xr and learn about a free trial offer at namenedaxr. Com. Finally tonight, its been just over a year for the fixture of Late Night TelevisionDavid Letterman signed off for the last time changing his life and look after decades in front of the camera. Tom brokaw appeared often on late night and recent ly spoke with letterman. Reporter one year after he walked away from the late show spotlight, we caught up with David Letterman at one of his teenage hangouts in indianapolis, his hometown. Whats living in that beard . I mean, is it nesting something there or is it likely. [ laughter ] we have a guy from oregon coming out here later. I always told myself when the show goes away, i will stop shaving. I had to shave every day from 20 until i [000 26 58;00] and i got so sick and tired of it. Reporter now 69, he took me on a sentimental journey. We sat by the house where he grew up, his parents bought it for 8,000. This is a twobedroom house and years later when my mom moved out of there, she sold it for 30 million. 30 million. And his high school and this very school and everybodys school, you hear the great thing about americans, anybody can grow up to be president. Oh, gee, i guess that might be true. Reporter he did more than 6,000 shows in the 33year late night career. Do you miss every night . No, you know, i dont and its interesting. I thought for sure i would. And then the first day of stevens show, when we went on the air, an energy left me and i felt like, you know, thats not my problem anymore. I couldnt careless about Late Night Television. Im happy for the guys, men and women, there should be more women and i dont know why they didnt give my show to a woman. That would have been fine. Reporter did they ask who should replace you . No, oh, no, they didnt ask me about anything. They rp just happy i was going. [ laughter ] reporter he says hes happy out of the spotlight. Content to finally have time with his wife and 12yearold son harry and live behind that manly beard. Nobody in my family likes it. My son says its creepy. And i cant dispute that. I said i know, i know, harry, it is a creepy but its also dad. And youre stuck with creepy old dad. Reporter tom brokaw, nbc news, indianapolis. Theres much more of toms interview with David Letterman this sunday on our series on assignment. Thats going to do it for us on this thursday night, im lester holt. For all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching a g news, thank you for watching and good night. Man life gets so busy with work, and its really hard to just kind of put that all aside and sort of focus on having fun or playing, even. Hey, playing is a lot of fun. 7 late night took a heavy toll on David Letterman