Thanks for joining us today. Im betty nguyen. The sparks, they were flying as the democrats battled in brooklyn. In what was perhaps the most contentious debate yet. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders traded jabs on topics ranging from weapons to wall street. And questioned who has the right judgment to be president. Nbcs steve handlesman breaks it all down. Reporter it was a brawl, Bernie Sanders needing a knockout tuesday in the new york primary. Hillary clinton defending her big National Lead in delegates, attacking one anothers credibility. I do question her judgment. Even his core issue, breaking up the banks, when asked he could not explain how that would be done. Reporter but she gave speeches to big banks for six figure fees. Do we really feel confident about a candidate saying that shes going to bring change in america where shes so dependent on big money interests. I dont think so. This is a phony attack. Reporter clinton denied the banks bought her influence. I called them o
Even Hollywood Stars getting in on the action. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. As we come on the air in the united states, it is already saturday morning in southern japan where people are waking up to new damage from the second major earthquake there in as many days. Todays quake, the largest of the two at 7. 0, struck in the same region as yesterdays deadly shaker that killed at least nine people and forced tens of thousands from their homes. Were getting early reports of more collapsed buildings and additional deaths from todays quake while seismologists say there are likely more strong tumblers to follow. Nbcs Kelly Cobiella has the latest. Reporter this tv station capturing the moment the major earthquake struck, the 7. 0, the second in a day, sparking fires throughout the city, and now triggering a landslide. All of it happening just eight miles from the epicenter of ye
Martha donald trump speaking publicly about the firing of his Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski. Here is donald trump last night talking to bill oreilly. Hes a good man. We have had great success. I got more primary votes than anybody in the history of the Republican Party by a lot. He was terrific and said i was a talented person, and he is a talented person. Hes a friend of mine. But i think its time for a different kind of campaign. John roberts is live outside of new york city. What is the campaign saying about these polls this morning . Reporter i think donald trump is pretty relieved at the numbers that came out this morning. He said he had three of the worst weeks of publicity in his life and in three those states hes still there neckandneck with Hillary Clinton. How did things change Going Forward . Certainly his former Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski who was let go yesterday advocated threat trump be trump. That was working. But its clearly not working as the way they woul
How two crimefighting teens used one high tech gizmo to stop a pair of crooks and get their boat back. Look out, hardy boys. Good evening and welcome to world news tonight. Im tom llamas. Cecilia is on the campaign trail tonight. We are following several big stories. A nationwide heat wave, those conditions helping fuel this wildfire near los angeles that quadrupled in size overnight. We want to begin tonight with what may be a Pivotal Moment in the 2016 race now less than 48 hours from the Democratic National convention in philadelphia. Hillary clinton introducing her running mate, tim kaine, this afternoon at a rally in florida. A critical Battle Ground in her race against donald trump. And trump wasting no time, unleashing a tweet storm. Lets start with cecilia tonight in florida with the new ticket. Reporter the name of that ticket right there on those freshly painted signs, and on that stage, Hillary Clinton and tim kaine together for the first time as running mates. Clinton intro
Other. All the elements are present for one of the most sensational murder trials in american history. Seven people brutally murdered in a glare of hollywood publicity. Young girls supposedly under the spell of a bearded svengali, who allegedly masterminded the seven murders. The 70s is a decade of just brutal violence on every front and anywhere that you look in america. At the time of a mass murder, theres a lot of media coverage. But usually after a brief period of time, the identity of the perpetrator tends to fade from the publics consciousness. But not so with the manson case. It was the biggest publicity case the d. A. s office had ever had. The manson trial begins the 1970s on such an evil, sadistic note. Seven innocent people died. Steve perrin, a teenager. Abigail folger, folger coffee. Jay sevring. Wojick frakowski. Laviacas, and sharon tate. All of you know how beautiful she was. Only a few of you know know how good she was. And you had Charles Manson himself. The charismat