Found his calling after his first career in the nfl. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with jose diazbalart. Good evening tonight. The president of the United States who had hoped to be celebrating the beginning of the end of obamacare is instead looking for ways it move on from what many are calling a major defeat. On friday, the president asked speaker of the house, paul ryan to pull the bill that he had publicly started during his historic campaign. Today, members of congress and the administration fanned out across the country trying to calm fears this the debate over the bill had stoked. To make the case for how the Republicancontrolled Congress and white house are going to advance their agenda after their efforts to change health care failed. Kelly odonnell has the latest from washington, d. C. Administration tried to shake off defeat and move on. Dont worry, america. The Vice President greeted supporters in west virginia. And down played the botched repeal of obamacare. Congress just wasnt ready. You saw it. Fridays republican meltdown. The abrupt end to a planned obamacare repeal. Rejected by a block of house conservatives. Today the president , who visited his private virginia golf club, tweeted, obamacare will explode. Still promising to piece together a Great Health Care plan. Do not worry. And a boisterous town hall meeting in south carolina, republican senator Lindsey Graham said President Trump should reach out to democrats. I dont think one party is going to be able to fix this by themselves. In philadelphia, demonstrators were separated by fences and opposing views. While in san francisco, a town hall meeting nancy pelosi cheered the survival of obamacare. We believe that health care is a right for all, not a privilege for the few. Disappointed by republican defect ors over health care, they intend to pivot to tax cuts. We all learned a lot. We lrpd a lot about loyalty. The potential fallout from House Republicans internal disagreements could lead to more missed opportunities to deliver on a republican agenda. Theyre going to force the president , the speaker and senator mcconnell to work with democrats an the result will be far less conservative public policy. Reporter but taking on tax reform wont be easy either. A Major Overhaul hasnt been done in more than 30 years. While cutting rates for corporations and individuals is popular among republicans, it is also complex. So the white house and speakerya w rnill begin that challenge with fresh political bruises instead of momentum. Jose . Kelly odonnell, thank you very much. Where health care is headed next. Great to see you, stephanie. Obamacare remain the law of the land for now. The president says its in a death spiral. Is he on to something . A death spiral is a politicized exaggeration. We both know that the Affordable Care act has insured millions of people. There are people with preexisting conditions that obamacare truly saved their lives. Couldnt have gotten it before. Couldnt have gotten it before. There are problems with premiums. You and me, people around the country are seeing premiums go up every year. In some cases in big numbers. Youve seen the ads that some republicans put out, looking at states where people have said my premium has gone up 70 . It has to do with the state exchanges. There are states where states have opted out of participating. If you only have one Insurance Company to choose from, thats not a good opportunity. Some healthy americans paid the penalty and repealing and replacing obamacare, is there anything that can be done to solve some of its problems. It is. Its play ball with Insurance Companies. Nobody likes to hear that. Capitalism is capitalism. If you want Insurance Companies in the game, youve got to play ball with them. Youve got to authorize some of these government subsidies and Insurance Companies want open enrollment rules followed not accepted throughout the year. Theres a middle ground here. To get anything done, you need a form of bipartisanship. You would. Thats why there could be a silver lining. Almost a forced silver lining. Its not one, not the other, maybe Work Together for the american people. Stephanie, great to see you. You too. More discussion on health care and more tomorrow morning on meet the press, including chuck todds interview with california governor jerry brown. We have been following an unfolding story in las vegas where one person was shot to death on the famed strip. The suspect barricaded himself in a bus during a dramatic standoff with police. Was taken into custody. Steve patterson with the very latest. Police involved in a standoff. The gunman believed barricaded on this bus. Snipers on the rooftops. Officials say one person was killed, another injured prompting the evacuation of the Cosmopolitan Hotel and casino. Guests in their rooms told to shelter in place. We have our s. W. A. T. , tactical and crisis negotiators on scene. This comes after a high stakes burglary less than a half a mile away. Police say the thieves, including a man in a pigs mask used sledgehammers to steal items inside the Bellagio Hotel and casi casino. It sparked pan ib. Several people were detained. Police are still searching for suspects. Both crimes playing out in the heart of vegas are now under investigation. Steve patterson, nbc news. We turn now to gr from President Trumps actions and tone on the issue. It turns out that a lot of colleges and universities in the u. S. Have received fewer applications from International Students. For some, this could mean big financial challenges. Nbcs ron allen has more tonight from indiana. In the heartland at indiana state university, President Trumps tough talk about temporary travel bans and building walls along with the recent attacks targeting foreigners are ominous signs to these International Students. You feel scared to make one move because something could happen to you, your family, whatever it is. You tell people its still okay to come here and study. I would say wait for a year. Wait for a year . Yeah. That caused by a sense the u. S. Isnt as welcoming as it used to be. 40 of colleges reported a drop in applications from abroad, indiana state among them. Some worry about working after college. From china, fears students that mr. Trump will crackdown on work visas. There is speculation that it will be canceled or harder to get. The middle east had the biggest drop in applications. In cairo, this student changed his mind. I might face problems or troubles living there. Any drop is striking, especially after a decade of soaring growth. Now more than 1 Million International students in the u. S. , bringing in more than 32 billion and supporting about 400,000 jobs. How big a deal is this issue . Its a big deal. If we see a drop in our International Student population, its going to harm the university, its going to harm the community. Chris mcgrew at isu says while foreign students bring a global perspective, theyre crucial to isus bottom line. Just about all paid full tuition, just 8 of the student body accounting for 20 of the schools revenue. This trump effect, t think . Ive seen it from the International Students that are on our campus. We need to work real hard to make sure that were sending the message how that this is a welcoming community. At isu, the International Students often host gatherings hoping to build bridges and understanding. In the coming weeks, colleges and universities will learn how many foreign applicants accept offers, how many turn away. Ron allen, nbc news, terre haute, indiana. Youll find more voices and perspective on our website, nbcnews. Com. Parts of the country are recovering from some Severe Weather tonight in arkansas last night a tornado touched down about 20 miles north of little rock. Four mobile homes were destroyed, six people received minor injuries. Another smaller tornado touched down in Washington State where there was minor damage but no injuries reported. Were watching more Severe Weather, especially in the south. Nbcs meteorologist indra peter sons the squall from kentucky in towards louisiana. This system will continue to produce heavy rainfall and strong winds. By tomorrow another piece of energy will be out there. 11 million will be at risk. Enhanced risk including oklahoma city, paris and dallas. Youre almost on the border here. Austin does have a marginal risk. Mostly damaging winds and large hail. Even making our way through monday, the Severe Weather threat will progressive to the east, memphis, paducah, jackson, looking for that risk. My biggest concern is the overnight hours sunday through monday. Through the afternoon on sundayt ramps up. Make sure you get your warnings as you go to bed before monday morning. Indra peter sons, thanks very much. He was the president of state had university when Jerry Sandusky was after being convicted of child endangerment. More from morgan radford. Five years after former assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky was convicted of sexually abusing young boys, more fallout. Graham spanier convicted friday on a count of child endangerme endangerment. Facing up to five years in prison. He had a duty and care and he failed in that daut i. This after tim kerley and former senior Vice President gary schultz pleaded guilty to the same misdemeanor child endangerment charng. Prosecutors say the three men failed to alert authorities after a graduate coaching assistant reported seeing sandusky taking a locker room shower with a boy in 2001. Instead of reporting it to authorities, they consciously turned their backs and the his innocence and plans to appeal. Sandusky is currently serving 30 to 60 years appearing in court friday to peel his conviction. The university paid more than 90 million to settle with dozens of sandusky accusers. And after the spanier verdict, released a statement regarding the officials. Their words and pleas indicate a profound failure of leadership. The verdict sending a clear message about the price of silence. Morgan radford, nbc news, new york. In iraq today, the u. S. Led military coalition confirmed that recent air strikes hit a site in mosul where dozens of civilians were killed. We get more from nbcs matt brat brad my. Another lethal bombing but this time they may have been americans. Confirming today that coalition bombs hit this site in mo that at least 100 civilians were killed. The u. S. Not excluding isis involvement but theyve opened a formal investigation. If the u. S. Is responsible, it would be the deadliest air strike since the u. S. Began targeting isis in 2014. Iraqis say the u. S. Has an accusation the u. S. Denies. Still President Trump pushed for a gloves off approach toward isis during the campaign. You have to take out their families. A strategy that sounds vastly different on a campaign trail than in real life. Matt bradley, nbc news. Still ahead tonight, training for a potential cold weather war. Nitrites or artificial ham has preservatives. Tes, now its good for us all. Like those who like. Sweet. Those who prefer heat. blows a breath of air and those who just love meat. For those in school. Out of school. And old school. Those who like their sandwich with pop. And those who like it with soda. For the star of the scene. 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Finally tonight, we want to tell you about a remarkable young man who excelled in football making it all the way to the nfl and is on his way to a successful second career in medicine hoping to save lives. Nbcs Maya Rodriguez tonight on how he is inspiring america. On the field, myron rolle had all the right moves. I played football for a long t my performance on the field. But off the field, myron hit the books with dreams beyond the gridiron. I think people want to place us into silos. You can only be a jock or a nerd. He set out to prove he could do both. Graduating early from Florida State and studying at oxford. Before heading off to the nfl with the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers and then back to Florida State to study medicine. Look, education, knowledge, its power, its enduring, it can last and help you save a life. Hes dreamed of becoming a doctor since the fifth grade. Not just any doctor. A neurosurgeon. Are there parallels between football and medicine. There are. In football, you need to Work Together as a team. In medicine, its the same thing. As a team to save a patients life. That will start this summer as he reaches another pinnacle. Beverly rolle, beaming with pride as she announces her son is heading to the Harvard Medical School program at massachusetts general hospital. His father whitney rolle. I was three years old. Young scholar. Overjoyed. Im very proud of what he has done to date. Im excited to see what hes going to do in the future. A future where myron will focus on the brain and head trauma. Potentially making a difference on the game he left behind. Im walking a good purpose right now. Im excited about it. With a chance to tackle a problem in the sport he loves. Maya rodriguez, nbc news, lake mary, florida. Thats nbc nightly news for this saturday. Im jose diazbalart reporting from new york. Thank you for the privilege of your time. 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