The video bringing so many to tears. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. A new case of russian cyber meddling was alleged today, but in this case, it was personal. What federal prosecutors are describing as a russian sponsored computer hack that targeted a half billion everyday email users, and the feds are naming names, identifying two russian intelligence agents and a pair of hackers, accused of orchestrating the massive hack on yahoo accounts in 2014 predating the suspected russian interference in the 2016 election. But unlike that case, for the first time, russian spies have been criminally charged with hacking by the u. S. Government. Justice correspondent Pete Williams has details. Reporter it was one of the largest data breaches ever. Yahoo is dealing with a massive seri with Law Enforcement. Yahoo claims the hack was done by a state sponsored actor. Reporter the massive cyber attack on yahoo launched three years ago made off with information on 500 million user accounts. Now the Justice Department says it was directed out of here, the moscow headquarters of the fsb, the successor to the cold war kgb, and run by the very russian unit responsible for investigating cyber crimes. The involvement and direction of fsb officers with Law Enforcement responsibilities makes this conduct that much more egregious. Reporter federal prosecutors charged two fsb officers with running the attack and accused them of hiring two known criminal hackers to do the actual intrusions. One of the hacker a canadian was arrested yesterday in torn roto the other three charged are in russia. The u. S. Asked the russians to arrest them, but thats not likely. The fbi says the russians were in it for intelligence, so they could spy on specific yahoo users, russian journalists and politicians critical of the diplomats and government officials, including unnamed Obama White House employees. The fbi says the hackers were in it for the money, paid by the russians, and allowed to exploit credit card numbers and other data they stole to launch fraud schemes. Cyber experts say russia is depending more on hackers to do the dirty work. The hackers have better skills, better technology, better training and second, it gives the russian intelligence agencies plausible deniability. Reporter Officials Say no decisions have been made about whether and how to retaliate. The u. S. Could kick out Russian Diplomats as happened in december, or impose more economic sanctions, as it has already over ukraine. In an exclusive interview for tomorrows today program, matt lauer asked uc. N. Ambassador nikki haley about russias hacking. What should the president do . Take it seriously. We should not trust russia. We should never trust russia. The yahoo hacking case revealed has no connection with the longrunning investigation of russias attempts to influence the election. Lester . Pete, on another matter theres late word theres been a court ruling regarding the president s revised travel ban. What are you hearing . Well lester a federal judge in hawaii tonight has blocked enforcement of President Trumps revised executive order on travel, so that means it will not take effect as it was supposed to tomorrow. Judge derek watson says the 90day pause on issuing visas from six muslim countries amounts to religious discrimination. The judge says he cant turn a plind eblind eye to mr. Trumps campaign statements to ban all muslim immigration, so for now, nothing changes. The original executive order was already blocked so the u. S. Will continue granting visas from the six countries. No comment from the white house but the government will almost certainly appeal Pete Williams with breaking news tonight, thank you. Lets circle back to the top story the yahoo hacking case. Breaches that seem to be happening more and morehow do you protect yourself from criminal hackers after your personal information . Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has strategies you need to know. Reporter theres no indication the Russian Hackers used the stolen user information to commit mass Identity Fraud and prosecutors said they only spied on specific high valued targets. Instead they launched spam marketing schemes which may have caused some people to see unwanted ads. But its all raising questions about the safety of all email servers. But at its core i dont think yahoo is necessarily any more yahoo is necessarily any more. Other email service. Reporter more than 205 billion emails are sent every day, thats expected to grow by 3 a year. Cyber security expert adam levine says the threat goes beyond email, social media, like pictureop locations are easy tools for criminals. These photographs can lead burglars to your home or stalkers into your life or kidnappers to your kids. Reporter so how can you protect yourself . Not just the basics, use long complicated passwords and Keep Software up to date but turn off gps Location Services and automatic icloud backups and delete old emails you dont need. They preserve information hackers can use to access your other accounts. Lester, another important tool to protect your email which is called twofactor authentication. Go to your email settings, whether it be yahoo or gmail, input your mobile phone number and the next time you login to a new machine, the Security Code is sent to your phone, you need your password and that Security Code to login, another added layer of security to protect your personal connection. Even if i get your computer your password is useless. You need both that information simultaneously, much harder for hackers to get in. Gabe gutierrez, thank you. [000 06 59;00] leaders say they still have no evidence to support President Trumps claim that president Obama Wiretapped him and now mr. Trump is speaking out publicly about his claim for the first time. We get the latest from nbcs White House Correspondent hallie jackson. Reporter tonight a new suggestion from the president that it wasnt simply a wiretap president obama had installed at trump tower, like he originally claimed, but maybe more surveillance, hinting at more to come. Wiretap covers a lot of different things. I think youre going to find some very interesting items coming to the forefront over the next two weeks. Reporter its another interpretation of his explosive tweet 11 days ago, still providing no proof. Now you have to decide are you going to take the tweets literally, and if you are, then clearly the president was wrong. Reporter thats the house intelligence committees Top Republican revealing he has seen no evidence of the president s claim. So he wants congress to keep investigating. So whats the president basing his accusation on . Its still not clear. But his attorney come from him. Reporter did you ever give him any reason to believe that he was wifetapped by the Previous Administration . Look, uhm, my answer is no. Reporter now time is running out for the fbi director on capitol hill tonight to either back up his boss or admit the president s wrong, with some lawmakers out of patience, warning the administrations out of time. Well issue a subpoena to get the information. Well hold up the Deputy Attorney generals nomination until congress is provided with information to finally clear the air. Reporter senator Lindsey Graham wants james comey to confirm publicly the fbi is looking into whether russia got involved in the 2016 election, announcing today comey promised answers but didnt say when. Comey himself is in the hot seat monday, as at least four congressional committees are now investigating any interference from the kremlin. It is very much a drip, drip, and the problem with drip, drips is that they create puddles that then become pools. What happens, it will probably be politically significant, either the president made a serious accusation that turned out to be false or he revealed surveillance on an unprecedented level. Lester . Hallie jackson at the white house thank you. President trump is on the road again appearing at a rally this evening to sell the gop plan to replace obamacare. Days after a nonpartisan report projected it would result in 14 million more uninsured americans by next year, and the president , also responding to the leak of his 2005 tax returns. Nbcs Peter Alexander has more. Reporter tonight for the first time President Trump making his pitch on health care, arriving in nashville to deliver a booster shot to the gops obamacare replacement plan that one Top Republican says is mortally wounded. My whole life i have heard people say we need a businessman to run this country, and for crying out loud, here is our chance. Reporter tonight House Speaker paul ryan says he and the white house are on the same page. We jointly drafted house, senate and white house, so we are working on this together. The president s all in on this. Reporter but the bill still faces fierce resistance from conservatives. Here in music city, songwriter Amanda Paige Cornett doesnt like obamacare or the replacement plan. It needs a lot of work. Reporter recovering from double wrist surgery after a car wreck, shes worried about losing coverage next year. What theyve given us to look at for the proposed reform is like moving chess pieces on a broken chess board. Reporter earlier in michigan, the president made no mention of health care, instead touting jobs. Breaking news, General Motors announced that theyre adding or keeping 900 jobs right here in michigan. Reporter but most of the new hires will be workers readd after 1,100 gm layoffs announced last week. Also tonight President Trump is reacting after Msnbcs Rachel Maddow reveals part of his 2005 federal tax returns obtained by i have no idea where they got it but its illegal, and youre not supposed to have it and its not supposed to be leaked. Theyve done it before. And i think its a disgrace. Reporter the two pages stamped client copy showed trump paid 38 million in federal income tax on 152 million of reported income, after writing off more than 100 million in losses. Tomorrow the white house is expected to unveil its budget blueprint for the upcoming year, with massive cuts to both the state department and Environmental Protection agency. Congressional staffers familiar with the plan tell nbc news it includes 54 billion in additional defense spending and significant new spending in both immigration enforcement, and veterans care. Lester . Peter alexander with the president in nashville, thank you. Amid an improving economy the Federal Reserve is hiking Interest Rates for the second time in three months. That means the cost of borrowing is going up. It affects every american thinking about buying a house or a car or paying off that plastic. Correspondent jo ling kent has the news thats hitting home. Reporter tonight the Federal Reserve taking action that affects your credit card, mortgage and car loan. Fed chair janet yellen announcing the benchmark Interest Rate will rise a quarter of a point. What message are you trying to send consumers with this particular rate hike . The simple message is the economy is doing well. We have confidence in the robustness of the economy. Reporter this growing confidence in the u. S. Economy has some impact on consumers, not much at first but a sign of higher rates to come. For credit cards a 16,000 debt for the average american means paying an additional 40 a year. The average car loan of 25,000 will cost an extra 36 a year. The biggest impact on people shopping for a new home, a 200,000 mortgage could cost an additional 353 a year, and if the fed raises rates two more times this year as expected, that mortgage could cost 720 more per year. That expectation has already sent home buyers rushing to secure a lower rate. Mortgage applications jumped more than 3 last week. Samantha good is glad shes already locked in. My realtor told me that rates are going to be going up so that i should act quickly. Her decision saved her over 2,000 a year in borrowing costs. I didnt just save money right away. Im saving money throughout the whole future of my home. Reporter as for Interest Rates on your savings account, retail bank rates wont move up dramatically for now. The Federal Reserve is weaning the economy off of this medicine of low Interest Rates, and what that means for borrowers is that that cost is going up. Reporter the price we pay for a growing economy. Jo ling kent, nbc news, washington. Tonight, the big dig is on as cities and towns across a big part of the country try to get back up and running, some places buried under more than two feet of snow, and for many, it is still pretty dangerous going on the roads. And airports across working through a backlog of delays and cancellations. Also today 19 million faced Winter Weather advisories, after 150,000 lost power or heat. Still ahead, midair horror, a passengers headphones explode during a flight while she was wearing them. Is a type of battery that so many of us have in our devices to blame . Also the boy whose story touched a lot of us when a camera captured the moment the whole world changed right before his eyes. Then we wad p charmin ultra soft so we dont have to wad to get clean. Mmm, cushiony. And we can use less. Charmin ultra soft gets you clean without the wasteful wadding. It has comfort cushions you can see that are softer. And more absorbent, and you can use up to 4 times less. Remember, thats charmin in there. No wasteful wadding we all go. Why not enjoy the go with charmin. Essential for him, but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. Because there are options. Like an unjection™. Xeljanz xr. A once daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. Xeljanz xr can reduce pain, swelling and joint damage, even without methotrexate. Xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. Serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. Dont start xeljanz xr if you have an infection. Low blood cell counts and higher liver tests and cholesterol levels have happened. Your doctor should perform blood tests before you start and while taking xeljanz xr, and monitor certain liver tests. Tell your doctor if you were in a region where fungal infections are common and if you have had tb, hepatitis b or c, or are prone to infections. Needles. Fine for some. But for you, one pill a day may provide symptom relief. Ask your doctor about xeljanz xr. An unjection™. Were back now new concerns tonight after a fire on board a were back now with new concerns tonight after a fire on board a plane. Another incident suspected of being started by exploding batteries. This time the batteries may have caught fire inside a passengers head phones as she was sleeping. The images of her charred face and hands making headlines around the world. We get details from nbcs tom costello. Reporter the injuries were horrific, a passengers face, hair and skin burned after the batteries in her headphones suddenly caught fire on a flight from china to australia. The victim told investigators she was asleep listening to music when suddenly she heard an explosion. As i went to turn around, i felt burning on my face, she said. Ra and threw them on the floor. They were sparking and had small amounts of fire. With passengers choking on the fumes from burned plastic flight attendants doused the fire with water. Still no confirmation on the type of batteries involved but lithium ion batteries are a Global Safety concern. Were getting rapid calls and reports of kids trapped on the third floor. Reporter in harrisburg saturday, a 3yearold died from a fire that investigators say started with lithium ion batteries in a hoverboard. Other fires and injuries from exploding ecigarettes laptops and last year, galaxy note 7 cellphones. It was brown. It was electronic smoke. It was that brown greengray real ugly stuff. Reporter researchers at Underwriters Laboratory show us the dangers the batteries pose. They all have a flammable solution inside of them, a solvent that will burn if it gets too hot or theres an internal failure of the battery of some sort. Reporter under recall half a million hoverboards and over a million galaxy note [000 18 58;00] these are things consumers live with and keep in their purses and pockets every day. Reporter the concern now, lithium ion bootries are common today in many if not most wireless headphones. Tom costello, nbc news, washington. Were back in a moment with why some of americas top olympians are now refusing to play the game. On a perfect car, then smash it into a tree. Your Insurance Company raises your rates. Maybe you shouldve done more research on them. For drivers with accident forgiveness, Liberty Mutual wont raise your rates due to your first accident. Liberty mutual insurance. Fun in art class. Rst accident. Come close, come close. Ah. When your pain reliever stops working, your whole day stops. Awww. Try this. For minor arthritis pain, only aleve is fda approved to work for th just one pill. Thank you. Come on everybody. Aleve. Live whole. Not part. Check this sundays newspaper and save over 20 on products from aleve. A farmers market. Ve whats in this kiester. A fire truck. Even a marching band. And if i can get comfortable talking about this kiester, then you can get comfortable using preparation h. For any sort of discomfort in yours. Preparation h. Get comfortable with it. When this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night, so he got home safe. Yeah, my dad says our insurance doesnt have that. What . you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. Liberty mutual insurance. The u. S. Womens hockey team says its boycotting the upcoming World Championships on home ice over wages. Players are seeking a contract with usa hockey they say includes appropriate compensation. The players have had contracts only in olympic years and they are seeking a deal that covers them in all other years. California here we come. Thats what a lot of folks might say when they hear the list of happiest cities put out by a personal finance website. Eight of the top ten cities are in california, including fremont, san jose, irvine, san francisco, huntington beach, san diego, oakland, and santa rosa. Also sneaking in are sioux falls, south the magazine says the rankings are based on emotional and physical wellbeing, income and employment, and community and environment. So why did the alligators cross the road . A nature photographer caught a whole parade of them on camera near a florida swamp. We have sped up the video showing gator after gator after gator, more than a dozen in all, ranging from 2 to 12 feet. Photographer says he used a long lens so he could keep his distance, as well as keeping his arms and legs. When we come back, the boy in the video thats moved millions, opens up about the moment life changed forever. Announcer nbc nightly news is brought to you by pacific life, helping generations of families achief longterm Financial Security for over 145 years. Longterm fi like a human fingerprint, ame. Because your needs are unique, pacific life has been delivering flexible retirement and Life Insurance solutions for more than 145 years. Ask a Financial Advisor how you can Tailor Solutions from pacific life to help you reach your financial goals. Anyone ever have occasional y constipation,diarrhea, gas or bloating . She does. She does. Help defend against those digestive issues. Take Phillips Colon Health probiotic caps daily with three types of good bacteria. 400 likes . Wow try Phillips Colon Health. Start here. At fidelity, we let you know where you stand, so when it comes to your retirement plan, youll always be absolutely. Clear. Its your retirement. Know where you stand. Youll always be absolutely. Clear. Testinhuh . Sting is this thing on . Come on your turn where do pencils go on vacation . Pennsylvania laughter kelloggs frosted miniwheats. Feed your inner kid americans 83 try yet up 90 fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. Lets do more. Add one a day 50 a complete multivitamin with 100 daily value of more than 15 key nutrients. One a day 50 . I accept i dont race down the slopes like i used to. I even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. But whatever trail i take, i go for my best. So if theres Something Better than warfarin, ill go for that too. Eliquis. Eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, plus had less major bleeding than warfarin. Eliquis had both. Dont stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. Eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. Dont take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. While taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily. And it may take longer than usual for any bleeding to stop. Seek immediate medical care for sudden signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. Eliquis may increase your bleeding risk if you take certain medicines. Tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. Im still going for my best. And for eliquis. Ask your doctor about eliquis. Finally tonight, what if your entire life you couldnt see the world the same way as everyone else around you. A few days ago we showed you the emotional moment when the eyes of a color blind boy were suddenly opened to every color of the rainbow. Now, hes opening up to nbcs Kristen Dahlgren about how his life is forever changed. Reporter this is how cason earlbeck saw the world, until this moment. Open your eyes. I could see his lips start to curl a little bit and i knew that it had worked. Reporter captured on video, the color blind fourth grader seeing the world in full color for the first time. The sky. It was blue. Reporter thanks to special glasses made by California Company nchroma. They dont work for everybody but Optical Filters allow many with color deficiencies to see a more normal spectrum. What color shirt do i have on now . A little bit of a lighter brown. Reporter put the glasses on. Pink. Thats easy. Blue. Darker blue. Reporter the earlbecks first saw the glasses a few years ago. Cason even started saving in his piggy bank for the 300 price tag. He was relentless, and i mean relentless. Reporter then his parents surprised him. I just t really understand what people actually saw, and that day was amazing. Reporter now others are sharing their colorful moments online. This is blue . Yes. Reporter for cason, there is a lot to catch up on, cartoons, video games, maybe redoing a few family vacations. Go to the beach, just go on long car drives, i can look at stoplights. Reporter living life in technicolor, and never looking back. Can you see the differences . Reporter Kristen Dahlgren, nbc news, johnston, iowa. A whole new world for him. Thats going to do it for us on this wednesday night. Im lester holt. From all of us at nbc news, thank you for wom watching and good night. Afoot and lighthearted i take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. The north and the south are mine. All seems beautiful to me. To take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. Say it out loud. I have no life were mad at you. We are emotionally drained. You see she just directed that right at me. What do you love about me . Huh