U. S. , the five officers shot. What we now know. First tonight, Israeli Soldiers taking down that suspected hamas militant not far from where the attackers first swept in. Authorities telling us tonight, this is still an active war zone inside israel. Matt gutman and what he witnessed. Also tonight, the images from inside gaza, no food, no water, no electricity. Is a Ground Invasion imminent from israel . And The Americans who are here in the region. Tonight, the u. S. Embassy now revealing a plan to evacuate americans from israel. Matt gutman standing by with new reporting. Also tonight, the hostages. Americans among them. My interview tonight with Secretary Of State Antony Blinken. I ask him, whats being done to save those hostages right now . And on iran tonight, what about the 6 billion unfrozen for that Prisoner Swap with the u. S. . With iran a known supporter of hamas, we Press Secretary that money . Across the u. S. Tonight, the heightened security at synagogues, houses of wor
Next phase, a Ground Invasion. Day of rage. Security being beefed up across the country as hamas calls on its supporters to launch a day of protests. What to expect. I just shared with my colleagues that im withdrawing my name as a candidate for the speaker designee. The house in shambles. Republican congressman Steve Scalise drops out of the speakers race after failing to secure enough votes to win the gavl. Whats next . Good morning, and good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Tomorrow will mark one week since the horror unfolded in israel. Whats called the worst attack on jewish people since the holocaust. This morning we are learning israels war on hamas may be close to entering the next phase. The Israeli Military is calling for the evacuation of part of gaza. Perhaps a signal of israels impending Ground Invasion. Israeli Officials Say they have dropped 6,000 bombs over the past six days. The death toll is climbing, topping more than 2,800 on both sides, including at least 27 ame
First tonight, Israeli Soldiers taking down that suspected hamas militant. Not far from where the attackers first swept in. Authorities telling us tonight, this is still an active war zone inside israel. Matt gutman and what he witnessed. Also tonight, the images from inside gaza, no food, no water, no electricity. Is a Ground Invasion imminent from israel . And The Americans who are here in the region. Tonight, the u. S. Embassy now revealing a plan to evacuate americans from israel. Matt gutman standing by with new reporting. Also tonight, the hostages. Americans among them, my interview tonight with Secretary Of State Antony Blinken. I ask him, whats being done to save those hostages right now . And on iran tonight, what about the 6 billion unfrozen for that Prisoner Swap with the u. S. . With iran a known supporter of hamas, we press Secretary Blinken, will iran still get that money . Across the u. S. Tonight, the heightened security at synagogues, houses s of worship and some scho
Freeing hostages. Inside gaza, new images of destruction. Israel warning humanitarian aid will not be let in until all hostages are released. Also, our team going into the Music Festival grounds where hamas killed 260 people. What they found. And as theyre inside, this moment, a man allegedly armed with a knife somehow getting in. Israeli troops detaining him. Also, the u. S. Moving to block 6 billion iran was set to receive in a Prisoner Swap in our oneonone with Secretary Of State Antony Blinken. We ask him about it. Was that acknowledgment that iran might have been involved in this attack . How he answered and what he said about efforts to free americans held hostage by hamas. And the faces of war. The Festival Goer marking her birthday as a captive of hamas. What her family is asking people around the world to do. Our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening and welcome, everyon
Olympics. Ryan lochte reportedly facing as long as ten months out of the water. Why some critics say even that would be too light. And vanishing act. New video emerges showing a suspect in las vegas breaking free from his handcuffs and then fleeing through the ceiling. That tricky escape and how Police Caught up with him today, thursday, september 8th, 2016. Announcerom this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Do anything interesting last night . It was a nail biter. I tell you that. Serena williams pulled it out in the end. It was really, really good. A lot of people were watching something else. In fact, this commander in chief away. We want to get to the state of the race. Hillary clinton returns to the campaign trail with a rally this afternoon and tim kaine was there on tuesday. Shell then head to missouri where the latest poll shows her trailing there by ten points