They are playing with what is essentially a videogame in error. But the people that are being targeted are real people. I know a drone pilot and he told me when he gets into his car as he drives off the base after having been involved with operations, there is a sign when he leaves that this buckle up. This is most dangerous part of your day. Meaning that he has a greater likelihood of getting hit in a car accident than of being killed, even though other countries around the world habits. Jones up have an essential component of what the Obama Administration calls a counterterrorism strategy and has been a dramatic use an escalation of use in drone strikes. The u. S. Is very much building up its covert action capabilities on the front of that. When i was on airport on my way here i ran into a young guy said that he was going to deployment and he said that im going to a place in the u. S. Has taken over a military base there. Out of that phase the u. S. Africa command also has paramilita
Forgotten money. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Just ahead of the spring and Summer Travel season, we got a sobering update on zika today. The nations Top Health Officials warning that the zika virus appears to be a lot scarier than first thought, spreading much faster. And the United States will soon be in the crosshairs with the mosquito population taking off in the coming warmer months. The National Institutes of health and the cdc issuing an urgent plea to Congress Today to act now to pay for immediate steps to protect americans. Nbcs tom costello has details. Reporter tonight, a stark warning that the Haunting Images of babies born with microcephaly in brazil, abnormally small heads and brains, are becoming a very real concern in the u. S. Everything we look at with this virus seems to be scarier than we initially thought. Reporter the zika virus is carried by the aedes
The Mueller Investigation close in. Trum happp has slammed the investigation as a total mess, but on friday he said he finished wroting answers to muellers questions, a feat he did all by himself. My lawyers are not working on that. I write answers. My lawyers dont write answers. I write answers. I was asked a series of questions. I answered them easily. You always have to be careful when you answer questions from people with probably bad inen it shup intentions. The questions were routinely answered by me. Joining me are malcolm nance and Jill Winebanks and paul butler and scynthia oxney. Cynth cynthia, what does it say to you that you have this information that was secretly released. Does it mean its related to the russia investigation . You would assume so. Mueller already has the building block. Hes indicted the russian government basically for hacking the election. The second block is assange, the top block is are americans helping assange. Were at level two right now if assange i
Calling it a cult. A call a ref didnt make one is suing the nfl. Roger goodell needs to use the rules and order a rematch im here for the party im going to have a little fun. Steve i dont know that its exactly a party in washington, d. C. Partial Government Shutdown. Ainsley 33 days. Steve at least the weather is a little warmer in the northeast. Bitter live told in the northeast. Today in the 40s and going to rain. Ainsley a difference a day makes two. Days ago you saw it out here. Steve maybe thats the party. Brian tomorrow dueling votes in the senate see both sides reject each other. We havent seen that in a while but just make it formal. Another story percolating since saturday. Endlesendless quest to get to te bottom of it. Ainsley the Covington High School story. Steve we told you after they met with the police Covington Catholic high school decided to close their doors yesterday to everybody. They apparently deleted their Website Facebook page disconnected their phone number put
Did not survive. Authorities looking into how this all happened. The unexpected drama in court today. Kevin spaceys accuser on the stand. What he suddenly declared. And the questions about what was erased from his phone. Breaking developments in the race for 2020. Tonight, the first candidate to drop out. Joe bidens apology. And the one candidate and her new fundraising total making news tonight. And america strong. They have just arrived home at this hour. The world champions. And tonight, the video you didnt see, right after their victory. Good evening. And its great to be back with you after the fourth of july. And we begin tonight with the dramatic raid and those new charges here in new york city. Multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was hauled into federal court today, charged with sex trafficking, allegedly involving girls allegedly as young as 14. Investigators using a crow bar to break in, and tonight, what they say they discovered inside. Epstein socialized with the rich and power