On this sunday night, pure evil has another american is executed by isis terrorists, the president condemns the killing. And the top military Officials Say the battle against isis will take years. Without warning, gas leaks from a texas Chemical Plant killing four workers and leaving a cloud over a major metropolitan area. Kids at risk. The new warning about the Popular Energy Drinks and what can happen if Young Children consume them. And call of the wild. Using the latest technology to keep people and bears a safe distance apart. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Another american has been brutally murdered by isis thugs. The awful news of the beheading of aid worker peter kassig came in a graphic isis video released earlier today. We wont show you even a frame on this broadcast, but we can tell you like all of the others, it demonstrates the sheer lethalness of the group. This is over a year after he was taken prison. Tonight from the president on down, there ar
Tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. The state of emergency now including los angeles. Multiple fires burning out of control. One of americas busiest highways shut down for a time. Fire raging on both sides. The other major story tonight. President trumps monumental shift on u. S. Policy. Officially recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel. Planning to move the u. S. Embassy there. Tonight, swift reaction from some of americas most drafted allies. Some calling it regrettable, unhelpful. Al franken tonight revealing he will make about announcement tomorrow. Is the senator resigning . Amid a growing number of senators who now say he must go. Donald trump jr. Answering questions for several hours on capitol hill about that meeting with a russian lawyer. Amid the bigger question, what, if anything, did his father, then candidate donald trump,
know about it . The plane shooting from a plane taking off from lax. And the manhunt right now. Authorities say the suspect
Thanks for watching at 5 pm. We will be back in 30 minutes. Flood threats. And the president threatens to revoke the security clearances of Obama Administration officials who have been critical of him. But first, the headlines in 60 seconds. Wild weather impacting tens of millions. Flooding a big concern across the east coast. A dangerous heat wave is smoldering in the west and southwest. The dashboard of this car, its 152 degrees. President trump and the iranian president exchanging threats as both leaders step up the war of words. Mr. President , any concerns about provoking tensions with iran . Od not at all. T crews today raised a duck boat that sank in a missouri lake. E the boat will be examined to help determine why it went down. Tia coleman lost nine of her family members. If i was able to get a life jacket, i could have saved my babies, and i wasnt able to do that. Hi in nicaragua, this is the latest antigovernment march. People here say they want one ting, and thats for the c
Captioning sponsored by cbs glor on the cbs evening news this monday, it is set to become the largest wildfire ever in the nations most populous state, and we are on the scene. The star witness takes the stand at the fraud trial of Paul Manafort. And why so many Older Americans have been forced to declare of ruptcy. But first, the headlines in 60 seconds. Massive wildfires raging across california. The mendocino complex fire is now up to more than 273,000 acres. Making it the second largest fire in california history. President trump hitting iran with the first financial. Unishment since he pulled the United States out of the nuclear deal. We are not going to allow iran to get nuclear weapons. There is a shortage of values about what is right, what is wrong. The violent weekend in
chicago, dozens were shot and at least 11 people are dead. We cant solve these things without the community. A deadly collision involving gwo trucks. On a highway in northern italy. N one of the trucks was ca
Captioning sponsored by cbs glor on the cbs evening news this friday, a holiday sekend storm system brings tornadoes, flash floods, and damaging winds. Thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled. Oh, my god reporter this home took a arect hit. Im walking in what used to be the living room. Theres nothing left but trees and debris. A california couple has been sentenced to life in prison for torturing and holding their 13 children captive. My parents took my whole life from me, but now im taking my life back. Glor a prominent democratic reesidential candidate calls for impeachment alse,and ifou think nge,cle ch, alleyart rlier, last
loand poen counts are much higher. A glor and Steve Hartman with a man and his pet orchids. Im a regular, normal guy. Reporter you keep saying that. The guy who says it the most is probably reporter probably the least normal. Glor good evening. Im jeff glor. This is our western edition. And we are going to begin here tonight with violent holiday weat