Nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight from the Olympic Games in rio, Peter Alexander. Good evening. After an exhilarating couple weeks of competition here in rio, it remains the biggest blemish on these games. An embarrassing episode involving ryan lochte and several teammates. Tonight with the last of the four american swimmers finally back home, lochte is opening up about the controversy in an exclusive interview with matt lauer. The 32yearold calling his behavior that night immature and childish. Lochte says he takes full responsibility for his actions and for not telling the full story from the start. You told me on the phone line, you said, we are victims here. We are victims, and in the Police Press Conference they said theyre not victims, theyre vandals. How do you feel about that . Its how you want to make it look like. Whether you call it a robbery, whether you call it extortion or just us paying for the damages, we dont know. All we kno
Nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight from the Olympic Games in rio, Peter Alexander. Good evening. After an exhilarating couple weeks of competition here in rio, it remains the biggest blemish on these games. An embarrassing episode involving ryan lochte and several teammates. Tonit swimmers finally back home, lochte is opening up about the controversy in an exclusive interview with matt lauer. The 32yearold calling his behavior that night immature and childish. Lochte says he takes full responsibility for his actions and for not telling the full story from the start. You told me on the phone line, you said, we are victims here. Were happy that were safe. In the Police Press Conference they said theyre not victims, theyre vandals. How do you feel about that . Its how you want to make it look like. Whether you call it a robbery, whether you call it extortion or just us paying for the damages, we dont know. All we know is there was a gun pointed i
Right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly new with lester holt. Good evening. Under two months to go and every day matters. The polls narrowing, and the Clinton Campaign with a power hitter today, president obama to pinch hit for the still ailing candidate in pennsylvania. A state that would be key to her fortunes. A firedup president obama delivering a donald trump who has gained some ground, but still trails in our latest poll. Hillary clintons bout with pneumonia comes at a critical time and presents difficult strategy choices in the countdown to the first debate, just under two weeks away. We have reports from both campaigns tonight. Nbcs Andrea Mitchell leads off our coverage. Good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. Tonight weve learned Hillary Clinton will resume her Campaign Travel on thursday. She stayed home, resting today, but got backup. Tonight Hillary Clinton, sidelined at home, losing critical campaign time. With 56 days to go and t
Level. Reporter the Obama Administration is suing North Carolina over the law, and today the governor here blasted the ncaas decision, saying the issue will soon be decided in court. Lester . Gabe gutierrez tonight, thank you. Now to the big cyber attack, targeting the World Antidoping Agency and affecting star american athletes. Today wada confirmed its database containing confidential information on many olympians, including Gold Medalist simone the organization is blaming a russian Espionage Group in a scandal just unfolding. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has late details. Reporter the World Antidoping Agency, tasked with keeping sports clean of drugs, says the hack exposed confidential medical data from some of the worlds top athletes. Simone biles, venus and serena williams, and elena della don. Wada says the Sensitive Information was stolen by a cyber to be russian, through the fishing of email accounts. The target, some of the biggest stars in rio. Simone biles had a medical exemption to
Push to overturn the ban. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly new with lester holt. Good evening. Under two months to go and every day matters. The polls narrowing, and the Clinton Campaign with a power hitter today, president obama to pinch hit for the still ailing candidate in pennsylvania. A state that would be key to her fortunes. Obama delivering a blistering attack on donald trump who has gained some ground, but still trails in our latest poll. Hillary clintons bout with pneumonia comes at a critical time and presents difficult strategy choices in the countdown to the first debate, just under two weeks away. We have reports from both campaigns tonight. Nbcs Andrea Mitchell leads off our coverage. Good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. Tonight weve learned Hillary Clinton will resume her Campaign Travel on thursday. Some major league backup. Tonight Hillary Clinton, sidelined at home, losing critical campaign time.