Investigation revealing k9 units at major airports missing threats right under their noses. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is numbers nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, we beginning with a story breaking here in new york city this evening. A horrific attack during the height of the rush in mid town manhattan that sparked fears initially it might have been terrorism. It involved a man a meat cleaver who attacked police and was shot multiple times. It sparked panic, sending hoards of people running from the scene near Madison Square garden and pen station. Reheema ellis has the latest. Reporter during tonights crowded rush hour, just blocks from new yorks pen station. You can see a lot of Police Activity going on down here. Reporter Officials Say two proffers were attacked by whats being attacked as a the face. The officers fired at the suspect near the bustling commuter hub, wounding him. The two officers and the suspect were
Son defends his father over controversial remarks. Reporter a renewed call for trump to release his tax returns, this time by the head of the republican party. Reporter paul ryan responding to questions after Donald Trump Jr offered yet another explanation for why trump isnt releasing those returns. Because hes got a 12,000page tax return. That would create probably 300 million independent fci person in the country asking questions that are going to distract from his main message. Reporter a new poll shows 75 of likely voters say trump should release his tax returns, including 60 of republicans. Later in the day, don jr caused an entirely different distraction when he said this about the media giving Hillary Clinton a pass on what he called lies. If republicans were doing that, theyd be warming up the gas chamber right now. Reporter the Antidefamation League holocaust and gas chambers is never okay. Trump jr said he wasnt talking about the holocaust and said he usually makes the same p
Note 7 smart phones. This turns up the pressure after the Company Previously issued a recall of its own. Nbcs tom costello has late details. Reporter now under official recall, the phone blamed for dozens of fires, destroying a garage in south carolina, gutting a jeep in florida. They present a pretty serious risk of fire and especially if that phone ends up near something combustible, you can have death or serious injury. Reporter in the nations skies it has been k were trying to avoid any possibility of that happening on the aircraft. Reporter the recall means the faa will likely ban the use of the phones on board planes. It was two weeks ago samsung issued its own recall. Samsung did something that no company that is selling products in america should ever do. They did a product recall without the cooperation of the Consumer Product safety commission. Reporter even today nbc news found we apologize, especially to those of you who were personally affected by this. Reporter today sams
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Major airports missing threats right under their noses. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is numbers nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, we beginning with a story breaking here in new york city this evening. A horrific attack during the height of the rush in mid town manhattan that sparked fears initially it might have been terrorism. It involved a man w attacked police and was shot multiple times. It sparked panic, sending hoards of people running from the scene near Madison Square garden and pen station. Reheema ellis has the latest. Reporter during tonights crowded rush hour, just blocks from new yorks pen station. You can see a lot of Police Activity going on down here. Reporter Officials Say two proffers were attacked by whats being attacked as a cleaver. One of them struck in the suspect near the bustling commuter hub, wounding him. The two officers and the suspect were transported to a hospital, one in serious to critical