in the sky whwhy the pentagon s warning tonight is not about alien life the severe weather threat across the plains millions facing high winds and large hail in the middle of the country. our series, climate challenge, the threat facing some endangered gentle giants of the sea, but also signs of hope and the official end of a bygone era, streaming giant netflix pulling the plug on its dvds by mail announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. they are the things that happen all the time, a mixed up address, pulling into the wrong driveway, or confusing one car from another, yet remarkably for a third time in a week, seemingly innocent moments of confusion have led to bloodshed from kansas city where a teen who approached the wrong doorstep is recovering from two bullet wounds, to new york state where a 20-year-old woman was fatally shot after the car she was in accidentally drove up the wrong driveway, and now in elgin, texas, a h
hazardous fumes. as many as 2,000 people evacuated within a half mile. the plant s operator previously cited for violations. what we re learning. just released the desperate 911 calls during that deadly mass shooting at a louisville bank. employees pleading for help. even the shooter s mother calling police. why she didn t think he owned a gun. tennessee officials vote to reinstate the second of two lawmakers expelled from the state legislature for protesting against gun violence. the new threat against the manhattan d.a. overseeing the new york criminal case against former president trump. what officials are saying. our investigation of undocumented migrant children working illegally in slaughterhouses. we speak exclusively with a 16-year-old still on the job about the dangerous conditions he faces. e-cigarette company juul paying almost half a billion to settle settlements saying it marketed vaping to underage users. is the party about to be over for tupperware?
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