Uses from the station. What is the governor saying about metro . Reporter he just signed an executive director where hes threatening to withhold governor, you did this live, i can tell you social media is blowing up with this threat to withhold funding from metro. Tell us what your aim is here. First of all executive directive i signed today saying my head of my Rail Authority are to meet, i want to come up with protocols of Safety Measures to make sure were doing everything we can to keep this system safe. And if they dont do it, theyre going to face the consequences. I have had it. I am sick and tired of waiting. I do think paul, the new general manager is doing a great job, i support him. Safety was my top issue, but i cant take so many people contacting me saying they dont want to get on metro anymore. Theyre going to work from home. It doesnt get you where you want on time. Im concerned about my safety. This is a huge economic driver for the commonwealth of virginia. We are taking
Legacy beginning with jim axelrod in our sunday morning axelrod. Yes, he was. Not just a sports icon, but a cultural one. And while his poor health has kept him out of the spotlight for years making sense of muhammad alis death is something quite different. Hell never die. I dont think hell ever die as long as his pictures and memory exists. Just ahead this sunday morning remembering muhammad ali. Osgood many field human endeavor Peak Performance requires determination and Peak Performance is what mountain climbing is all about. Lee cowan will introduce us to a man literally sitting on top of the world. Im actually a little for anyone who thinks the days of the rugged explorer are gone. Im on the summit of mt. Mt. Everest no word can describe. The man who has been to the ends of the earth. And the tops of them. Ahead on sunday morning. Osgood coming attraction on the summer screen is starring Matthew Mcconaughey tells a little known story of the civil war. Michelle miller will offer us
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Investigation revealing k9 units at major airports missing threats right under their noses. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is numbers nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, we beginning with a story breaking here in new york city this evening. A horrific attack during the height of the rush in mid town manhattan that sparked fears initially it might have been terrorism. It involved a man a meat cleaver who attacked police and was shot multiple times. It sparked panic, sending hoards of people running from the scene near Madison Square garden and pen station. Reheema ellis has the latest. Reporter during tonights crowded rush hour, just blocks from new yorks pen station. You can see a lot of Police Activity going on down here. Reporter Officials Say two proffers were attacked by whats being attacked as a the face. The officers fired at the suspect near the bustling commuter hub, wounding him. The two officers and the suspect were
Son defends his father over controversial remarks. Reporter a renewed call for trump to release his tax returns, this time by the head of the republican party. Reporter paul ryan responding to questions after Donald Trump Jr offered yet another explanation for why trump isnt releasing those returns. Because hes got a 12,000page tax return. That would create probably 300 million independent fci person in the country asking questions that are going to distract from his main message. Reporter a new poll shows 75 of likely voters say trump should release his tax returns, including 60 of republicans. Later in the day, don jr caused an entirely different distraction when he said this about the media giving Hillary Clinton a pass on what he called lies. If republicans were doing that, theyd be warming up the gas chamber right now. Reporter the Antidefamation League holocaust and gas chambers is never okay. Trump jr said he wasnt talking about the holocaust and said he usually makes the same p