To haunt you. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbss nightly news with lester hold. Good evening. Today donald trump acknowledged what most americans have accepted as truth for years, that president obama was born in the united states. Trump was spoken voice of the birther movement. Today without apology trump admitted the president is a natural born american, and in the same breath, managed to wrongly accuse Hillary Clinton of first launching the discredited movement. Tonight clinton is leading the growing outrage among democrats. We have two reports tonight, lets start with hallie jackson. Good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. Among the many topics as central to his early political identity, even after his campaign tried to speak for him the last couple of weeks. We heard nothing definitive from the candidate himself behind me on the campaign trail in miami, until today. Donald trump today finally submitting to the truth. President barack obama was born in the united states, period. Reporter a sevensecond statement. After 28 minutes of buildup, trying trumps held for five years, championing a conspiracy theory. Why doesnt he show his birth certificate . Im starting to wonder myself whether he was born in this country. I have people who have been studying it and cannot believe what theyre finding. He gave a birth certificate, whether it was real. A lot of people question it. Reporter today he didnt admit he was wrong, didnt say he said this. Hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it. Reporter neither clinton nor her campaign made Barack Obamas citizenship an issue. And as he sarcastically said in the oval office today, neither did the president himself. I was pretty confident about where i was born. I think most people were as well. Reporter the president brushing off trump like he did after le birth certificate in 2011. We can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter. Like, did we fake the moon landing . [ laughter ] reporter its not just what the gop nominee said today, but how and where he said it. The opening of his new d. C. Hotel, a photo op with cameras allowed, but not questions from journalists. Who watched the stage collapse after trump walked off. Finally agreeing to united states, thats meant to gain him support with White College educated voters in the key battleground states. Reporter trump trying to undo years of perpetuating a lie with a single sentence, a single question remaining. Will it work . Hallie jackson, nbc news, miami. Reporter im Kristen Welker in washington where tonight democrats are attacking donald trump from all sides. Donald trump is a disgusting fraud. Reporter charging trump cant distance himself from the theory which he helped lead. Hes not qualified to be commander in chief. Hes a hater in chief. Reporter the outrage palpable in washington, where members of the Congressional Black Caucus unleashed unbridled anger. We will not be treated as secondclass citizens. We will not elect a cheap, biggot. Reporter its a fight the Clinton Campaign welcomes, as Hillary Clinton tries to rebound from her rockiest stretch yet, a chance to fire up the base. Monkey online poll showing more than 8 in 10 democrats believe the president was born here. Clinton even speaking out before trumps announcement at an event for African American women. Barack obama was born in america, plain and simple, and donald trump owes him and the American People an apology. Reporter later her Campaign Calling trumps statement a disgrace. His campaign was founded on this outrageous lie. There is no erasing it happening on a day when Michelle Obama was out for the first time campaigning solo for clinton. The first lady getting personal. There were those who questioned and continue to question for the past eight years, up to this very day, whether my husband was even born in this country. Barack has answered those questions with the example he set by reporter tonight yet another poll showing the race between clinton and trump is deadlocked and the critical first debate just ten days away. The return of the birther issue shows a challenge for Hillary Clinton. She needs to highlight aspects of Donald Trumps background that inspire democrats to turn out to vote. But she also needs to continue to sell herself. And tonight clinton aids tell nbc news there are few issues that rally their core supporters like the birther controversy. A possible topic when the president and clinton speak tomorrow Congressional Black Caucus brn. Lester . Thank you. Turning now to chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of meet the press. Help us understand whats happening here. This is the same week in which trump releases the results of a medical exam on dr. Oz. Today he comes on stage, drops this, and walks off. Whats happening . I think whats happening, in the race itself, this is the first week where ive truly stard at this race and realize, i dont know who is in Hillary Clintons favor. Thats gone. We have true uncertainty in this race, and i think donald trump is suddenly feelings his otss a little bit. The question will be, how does he handle this moment where for the first time people are going to judge him more as a potential president. I think for the last few months, perhaps for the last year, no ones believed he could get as close as hes gotten. Now that hes here, the conversation could change in front of a lot of people at their all it does, it raises the stakes for the first debate even more. Because now you have a Clinton Campaign who so desperately cant wait for that debate. They need desperately to reset this race. As its going right now, its not going well for her. Chuck todd, thank you. Much more on the race for president this sunday on meet the press. Among chucks guests, democratic Vice President ial candidate tim kaine. The stage is now set for the first president ial debate and only donald trump the commission on president ial debates ruled today that gary johnson and jill stein dont have enough support in the polls to be included at the first debate which will be held on september 26th. Turning now to a developing story, the governors of five Southern States have declared states of emergency this evening. Out of an abundance of caution following a massive fuel spill. It has forced a shutdown of a crucial gasoline pipeline and is not only driving up prices at the pump for millions of americans, its sparkin fuel shortages. Nbcs ann thompson now with the latest. Reporter this is the ripple effect. A knoxville, tennessee, gas station on empty. Because of a Pipeline Leak in shelby county, alabama. The colonial pipelines line stretches from houston to new york harbor, servicing 13 states, delivering 40 of the gasoline used on the east coast. But six Southern States could be hard hit by shortages and spikes. Youll feel it in your wallet quickly. What kind of increases are consumers look at . From five to 20 cents a galon and it could be even worse. Atlantas price jumped seven cents overnight. Im going to fill up and try to conserve, most definitely. Reporter the epa says the spill is contained to a retention pond and its doing everything to keep the gas out of get any worse. Like, especially leaking into the ground water. Reporter the government says the spill poses no danger to people in this rural area, but for those depending on the pipelines fuel, colonial says it will be next week before repairs are finished and gasoline is flowing freely again. Until then, consumers are bracing for impact at the pump. Ann thompson, nbc news, chicago. Turning now to the gripping images of First Responders in trenches of a deadly and growing epidemic in this country. It comes just as the federal government is launching a new initiative to curve the Opioid Crisis that claims tens of thousands of american lives every year. We get more from nbcs pete williams. Reporter when a cleveland, ohio, woman saw this man slumped behind the wheel of a parked car, she feared the worst. I thought i was staring in the face of death. It was scary. I was just thinking, like, what can i do . Reporter she posted these pictures after police responded, suspected a heroin overdose and gave lifesaving medication. A scene disturbingly similar to what ohio police recently posted. A couple passed out in a car with a suspected overdose with a 4yearold in the back seat. The Drug Enforcement administration estimates 28,000 people die each year from heroin overdoses. Theyre three times suppliers are mixing in the drug fentanyl because its cheaper. But its 50 times stronger, making it even more dangerous than the dea is cracking down. Now the Justice Department is launching a new push against doctors who overprescribe painkillers. If you get addicted to a prescription pill, it gets real expensive to replace that on the street. Heroin is a plentiful and cheap and deadly substitute. Reporter the Nations Police feel overwhelmed. In janesville, wisconsin, officer chad woodman tells addicts, reform or face prison or death. Getting people off the street and out of their environment and placed into a safe environment is rare. Its incredibly difficult. Reporter 34 states now have laws giving legal immunity to people who call 911 to report overdoses and to the victims themselves, hoping to save more lives like this one on a cleveland street. Pete williams, nbc news, washington. Being held this evening on a Million Dollars bond. Shawn grate made his First Court Appearance today via video. As we reported last night, grate was arrested after a woman he allegedly abducted called 911, leading police to rescue her at an abandoned home. They discovered two bodies at that scene and a third elsewhere. After surviving a vicious attack here in new york, a brave Police Detective is now out of the hospital. Day after he tackled a man wielding a meat cleaver. The suspect was running from police, who say that you caught him trying to remove a boot from his car. He was left with a gash from his temple to his jaw. Turning overseas where the pentagon says an air strike earlier this month nearly raqqah killed the isis information minister. The man behind the groups often gruesome propaganda videos. A fragile ceasefire remains in effect in syria between rebels explains from inside syria, crucial aid still is not reaching desperate civilians. Reporter rare moments of joy for children under siege. Free to play. In rebelheld eastern aleppo, they celebrate while they can. They were afraid of air strikes, he says. Now they can relax a little. But theyre still waiting for the food the ceasefire deal trucks. The u. N. Blaming syrias government. It says it pulled back its forces to let the food through, but the rebels didnt. Its a blame game. The u. S. And russia joining in. Their ceasefire deal is shredding. There was fighting today beyond aleppo. And theres no ceasefire here in damascus. Just behind me, theres been heavy shelling today. The syrian army firing repeatedly after they in aleppo, rescuers, the white helmets, featured in a now documentary and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize wait anxiously tonight. We need everything, we need bread, fuel, medicine. Reporter it is still dangerous here. Even u. S. Special forces came under fire today, apparently friendly fire, say defense officials. The troops coming to raise their American Flag to identify themselves. Lester . Bill neely, thank you. 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Cortny there was a accident that forced traffic down to one lane of the you can see traffic is crawling right now. Steve creeping by, backups i43 north at good hope. You might want to avoid this area for a while, if you a Carthage CollegeFootball Player charged with sexually assaulting a teammate. Cortny the alleged abuse happened early last sunday morning after a night of drinking. Steve Police Arrested 19yearold lawrence gains shortly after. Cortny ben jordan joining us in the studio with the story thats new at 6 00. Reporter a friend of gains tells me he never saw this coming. He and many others called the allegations eye opening, sexual campuses. The criminal complaint takes us back the saturday night when the teammates came back from a party and passed out. The victim claims he woke up to gains sexually assaulting him. Just really disturbing to know that slick that happens here. Reporter the ruck tim called police and said he never gave consent. Days later many students taken aback by the alleged incident. I was shocked. I was confused. Reporter especially clayton smith. It hit me on because i knew him, and i never really expected him to be able to do this, and to make it go to the extent that it did, i never expected it at all. One of the things i thought about is how much cure and it took this young man to make that report. Reporter aaron at women and childrens horizons in kenosha points out how unusual it is for adult men to report a sexual assault. There is a lot of stigma