From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. Theres video showing the start of what would become a fatal encounter between a North Charleston, south carolina, policeman and the motorist he is accused of murdering. Police dash cam video shows a routine traffic stop. Its saturday morning. Walter scott pulled over for a broken taillight. Officer Michael Slager approaches the car. There is a brief conversation about whose car it is. Scott seems to say he is purchasing it. The officer returns to his car apparently to check on scotts drivers license. At one point, scott starts to exit the car, but complies when told to stay inside. Then watch whats about to happen. But its that other tape, the one seen around the world of slager minutes later shooting an unarmed and fleeing scott in the back thats turned this into a murder case. In a moment, well show you exclusively an emotional meeting between the young man that video
Right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Its over. The armed siege that has captivated the nations attention for weeks has reach aid dramatic conclusion. In the woods of oregon, the final antigovernment protesters occupying a federal wildlife refuge have surrendered to the fbi. It comes after tense allnight negotiations heard live by tens of thousands of people across the country who listened to every heartstopping moment play out. Nbcs joe fryer is in oregon and starts us off with late details. Reporter tense moments on the 41st day of the wildlife refuge occupation, all of it broadcast live online. After three holdouts turn themselves in, the fourth and final occupier, david fry, refuses to surrender. Im a free man. I will die a free man. Reporter before finally, peacefully giving up. If everybody said hallelujah, ill come out. He ate a cookie, asked everyone to say hallelujah. When they said halleluja
Reports on his possible ties to russia. If i were the president , i would embrace the story. It backs up his narrative. They have investigated this over a year. They have found no collusion it looks like a witchhunt. We have got to hit the ground not running but flying. We can look at anything. Anything. Intercepted and right right through jeffreys hands its latimore. Saints marching on after ending the dream of a super bowl repeat. Steve live from new york city its fox friends for this monday after a very cold weekend. By the way. Brian not if you were in florida. Steve exactly. Big news out of washington the office of Personnel Management federal offices in d. C. Are closed. There is a Government Shutdown because of snow. Brian right. They are not great at snow. They should be greater at snow because they are closer north. Steve theyre not good at drizzle. Ainsley cold in washington but not puerto rico where a lot of democrats were partying and having a good time going to see hamilto
This morning at democrats who he is blaming again for not funding his wall. He appears to be warning that he might not sign a shortterm spending bill that needs to be in place by saturday to head off a partial Government Shutdown. Ill remind you, thats a spending resolution supported by republican senators as well. Much more on that in the hour ahead. We begin with the battle over syria, which our abby phillip is watching from the white house. Is there any sign, abby, of wavering from this president in the face of really this broad and vocal opposition . From the looks of it, President Trump is on the defensive. He sent out that series of tweets this morning defending his decision by saying this was a Campaign Promise that hes simply fulfilling, to bring u. S. Troops back home from foreign conflicts and letting those regional countries deal with their own issues. But the problem has become that back home in washington, there is widespread backlash, frankly of the kind we have not reall
for us. jillian: good morning. the head of the california utility company facing potential criminal charges over last year s deadly wildfires has resigned. williams is stepping down from her role at pacific gas and electric company ceo. company facing potential bankruptcy and criminal charges after saying some of its equipment malfunctioned before the camp fire started. at least 85 people died in that fire. mayor bill debazio could be weighing a run for the white house. the new york city democrat refusing an opportunity to put the rumors to rest. are you considering running for president. i m focused on the job i have. are you considering running. i m focused on the job i have. are you ruling things out? i never rule things out because you never know what life brings. jillian: saying he wants to push the party further left. thousands of patriotic picking up a big assist after the national anthem singer forgets his