Im howard kurtz. Thanks for joining us. Like our Facebook Page where we post original content, answer your question, post videos you dont see on this program. Were back here next sunday 11 a. M. And 5 p. M. Eastern with the latest buzz. Im chris wallace. Breaking today. Two americans held captive in north korea return to the u. S. With this countrys top spy. Plus, with control of both houses of congress, are republicans headed for compromise with president obama or confrontation . We are heading to washington. And we are going to make them squeal we have swept this nation with a compelling Senate Majority. Tonight we shook up the senate. You shook up the senate. Well talk with two members of the wave of new republican senators. Shelley moore capito and cory
gardner of colorado. Then after that white house lunch, did the power shift in washington end the partisan gridlock . We do have an obligation to Work Together on issues where we can agree. I think we have a duty to do that. I would
Cur curry, then nhl stanley cup finals game one between the rangers kings. On the broadcast tonight, celebration cancelled. Stunning news from Bowe Bergdahls hometown, plus what we learned about that dramatic moment of freedom caught on camera. U. S. Forces facetoface with the taliban. Burning questions being answered tonight with Hillary Clintons revealing about 2016, her health and the health of her husband and what she has to say about Monica Lewinsky. Flying blind, a growing danger for pilots and passengers nationwide from lasers on the ground. How the fbi is fighting back. Against all odds, a towering achievement today for one of the most inspiring teenagers you will ever meet. Nightly news begins now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening everyone. Im ann curry in for brian tonight. As were seeing for the first time, the moment caught on videotape when Bowe Bergdahl was freed and taken into the protection of u. S.
Carnage at, yet another u. N. Schoolhousing refugees in gaza. The third time they have bombed the u. N. Run school. The state department was appalled by the disgraceful shelling outside the school. There can be no question of the state identity . No, absolutely, no. There was encouraging news about an american doctor infected with ebola. I cant think of a better place in the world, other than Emory University hospital, to care for this patient. The plane has picked up the second ebola patient to go to georgia. Congress has left the building. Leading the president promising to go solo on the humanitarian crisis at the border. So thats not disagreement between me and the house of republicans. That is a green light between the republicans and the house of republicans. What are you going to do about it . I think congress has to sit down and have a serious look at this constitutional and that includes that i word we dont want to say. I think it would be foolish to discount the possibility.
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deutsche and Columbia University school of Public Affairs Dorian Warren is back. In washington where there is a lot going on, we have reporter for the new york time Jeremy Peters with us covering capitol hill. We have so much going on. Well start in washington just to give you a sense of water going on there. Developing news in washington, concerning americas war on isis. For weeks, president obama has claimed he wont be deploying Ground Troops in iraq. We all heard that, right . Yesterday the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff testified it could be a possibility. Now the white house is trying to clarify that. We will get every angle of this, this hour just ahead, but we want to start with news from the nfl and why we may
Thank you, panel. As always, thanks for inviting us into your home tonight from concord, new hampshire, thats it for this special report, fair, balanced, and unafraid. No online show tonight. Greta goes on the record right now. Developing now, ukraine out of control. More missiles shooting down planes, this time fighter jets. So were they fired by the same attacker whos took down flight 17 . At this hour president obama is on the west coast busy on his fundraising trip. Meanwhile, back at home in washington, d. C. , senator john mccain is calling the Obama Administration cowardly. He will go on the record in just moments. Fox news Steve Harrigan live in ukraine with the very latest. Steve . Greta, two more planes shot down in Eastern Ukraine today. This time both military planes. They were f2 fighters. Soviet era made by the Ukrainian Government flying low within the crash site. Near the border with russia. Likely flying low in support of infantry. Ukraine is mapping an offensive now a