Nightly news begins right now. This is nbc night news with lester holt. Reporting tonight from los angeles. Good evening. For the second time in this country in as many months, the frightening sight of smoke pouring from a burning commercial passenger plane had many fearing the worst. As it was, several of the more than 100 people aboard were injured while trying to flee a boeing 767 engulfed in thick smoke after an engine burst into flames at ft. Lauderdale Hollywood International airport in florida. It happened as the jet was awaiting takeoff on a flight bound for venezuela and comes weeks after a similar incident involving a british jetliner in las vegas. Kerry sanders is at the airport with late details. Reporter dynamic air flight 405 just pulled away from the gate leaking fuel. Dynamic, out of the left engine looks like its leaking a lot of fuel. Fluid leaking out of the left engine. Reporter within moments, the left engine erupted in fire. Engines on fire reporter doors opened,
This evening. Ending the silence after conceding the gop nominee donald trump. Ted cruz returned to the senate and marco rubio spoke out at the Hudson Institute think tank. En route to washington, cruz was asked if a win in nebraska would prompt him to reenter the race. A prospect the texas senator cast as unlikely, but wouldnt rule out altogether. Well im not holding my breath. My sujs is that will not happen. But lets be very clear. If there is a path to victory, we launched this campaign intending to win. The reason we suspended the race last week is that indianas loss, i didnt see a viable path to victory. If that changes, we will certainly respond accordingly. Returning to what he called the welcome embrace of the capital. Cruz declined to endorse trump. Wouldnt specify what trump could do or say to earn his endorsement. Now until the convention, now until november it will be incumbent on candidates in the race to make the case to the people that they will fight for them. Cruz has
President trump spoke in the rose garden just a little while ago. President trump saying the art ra of strategic patient with north korea has failed and is now over. Were working closely with south korea and japan as well as partners around the world on a range of differentmatic security and economic measures to protect our allies and our own citizens from this menace known as north korea. The United States calls on other regional powers and all responsible nations to join us in implementing sanctions and demanding that the north korean regime choose a better path and do it quickly. Go to our senior White House Reporter jim acosta. Jim, sounds like the president wants new sanctions, tougher action against north korea right now . Reporter sure sounds like it, wolf. You heard there in the rose garden with the south korean president moon that President Trump is, yes, calling for a tougher stance against north korea, but at this point, the white house, the president , theyre just not outli
Im poppy harlow. John berman has the day off. We will hear from paul ryan and other gop leaders in the house on their response to the cbo score. Right now, the senate bill could be on the verge of collapse. Mitch mcconnell expected to gauge his own republican support at a Party Luncheon today. The white house is tapping down expectations. One they are acknowledging, the likelihood of defeat saying, quote, we are on the threshold. The fight could be over before we start. Why . Four republican senators with grave conserves. 22 million more americans would lose their coverage within a decade under the senate plan. The lawmakers say, well, they will vote against even beginning debate on this. Thats a move that would kill the measure. Lets begin with brian nobles on hand for the beginning of the press. Its pretty clear what paul ryan is going to say this morning. He was previewing it. Reporter thats right. They are not putting much stock in the cbo score. Republicans are casting doubt on wh
Started strategizing in late june how to handle the release of those emails connected to the meeting kushner was forwarded. The white house aides could be facingi facinging scrutiny of their own. Jeff zeleny is live where the president just left. Jeff, what does this mean for this white house . Reporter kate, there has been one phrase and one answer that has been used every time questions are asked of the white house about anything with the russian investigation. I refer you to outside council. The reason for that is, the white house aides and spokes people do not want to get ensnared in the ongoing investigation. That may have changed last weekend. When the president was flying home from germany, the New York Times reported the existence. We know about the meeting in june of 2016 with the russian government lawyer and donald trump jr. , as well as Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort. On that air force one flight, we are told several Staff Members helped with the response to that and broug