Police revealing two missing teens feared to be victims, too, are now suspects on the run. Inside Jeffrey Epsteins private island, the Secluded Compound where at least one accuser says she witnessed sexual abuse, and the warning signs one worker says he saw there. A terrifying plane scare. The passenger jet liner blowing out its tires after a hard landing. The nose gear collapsing. Thankfully no one was hurt. And also tonight, the new tornado strike and millions under a severe storm threat. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone. A very public and poignant battle is won tonight for those who bravely confronted the ashes, debris and Hidden Health dangers of ground zero. As 9 11 Victims Compensation fund, ensuring a financial safety net sickened by toxic exposure at the site. Our jeff bennett has late details. Reporter tonight a victory for the First Responders who
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all times. we re going to talk much more about john madden with mike tarico in our next hour. joining us, john ralston. he covered harry reid 35 years. and is now working on a book about the late senate majority leader. john, we re so grateful to have you on this morning. you are writing a book. you have covered this man for many, many decades. i loved one of your quotes yesterday. you said, reid was a contradictory man, as ruthless as any person i covered, but also known for his private kind gestures. what are your thoughts this morning? i m still soaking it in, willie. harry reid was the first person i covered when i started covering politics in nevada in the dark ages of 1996 when he was first running for the senate. and i remember meeting him for the first time. i was this, you know, wet behind the ears political reporter. what, this guy is going to be in the u.s. senate? he was so soft-spoken. i later described him as, you
the start of the summer olympic games. mike tarico of nbc sports is there tonight with some of the team usa athletes to watch. reporter: she was the break out star team usa in rio. this has been her destiny. reporter: and heading into tokyo, gymnast simone biles is as dominant as ever. she could nab the record for the most gold medals ever won by an american female athlete. so could swimmer katie ledecky, looking to build on her incredible run in rio. katie ledecka smashes her own world record. reporter: on the sand, they could be the team to watch. i m excited. i think we re optimistic and we feel good about our chances. reporter: then there s the winter star looking to trade snow for skateboarding. three-time olympic halfpipe champ sean white announcing this morning he s competing at skateboarding worlds, a step towards qualifying for tokyo. i m like, why don t i test the waters, compete a little, see what happens. reporter: other marquee names considering an olympi
tiger woods, lebron james, and serena williams. and for those already missing world cup action, just a year to go until the u.s. women s soccer team takes the field in tokyo. and, mike, as we know, there s no michael phelps this time around. are there any u.s. men that can fill that void? reporter: well, that s a huge void. the greatest olympian of all time. hard to say one person can do it, but the name caleb is one to keep an eye on. 7 golds in 2017. won a couple goals in the relay in rio in 2016. in 2020, he could be the guy to be the top american swimmer. all right, mike tarico in tokyo. that s nightly ns tuesday. i m lester holt for all of u at nbc news. thank you for watching and good night. steve: the one and only paula abdul! that almost wasn t. she threw it in the trash. said, i back out and believe in this song.
state attorneys general and the states, two other power centers thatle aboutance out the presidency. the legislature will come along. probably take a little longer. norm eisen, always good to have your insight and perspective, thank you. let s see what you are saying about today s microsoft pulse question. are donald trump s astacks on in order trom simply a father protecting his daughter? so far 98% of you say no. it is lopsided this afternoon. there is still time to weigh in. pulse.msnbc.com. there is some other big news today here at nbc. the olympics hosting torch it s being passed. longtime olympics host bob costas on the today show this morning. i m going to be like the rest of the country, watching mike tariko who will be an able successor, in korea for the winter olympics beginning a year from today. you are giving up the olympic gig? yeah, i am. he seemed really happy about it. with me the aforementioned mike