The role in amber alert that turned out not to be a kidnapping. Police say the suspect was taken into custody outside oakland last might but they will not confirm if he is the person in the Surveillance Video. They believed the person stole from the Safeway Store in Oakland Hills and carjacked a man and a 13yearold girl. Now investigators say all three knew each other and came to the super market together. A citizen tip led the police to the suspect. The girl is said now to be an adult. Many say that it never looked like a carjacking and kidnapping. No one reported anyone missing. It didnt look like there was a big struggle for the car. Something was going on. Ones say the suspect was spotted hanging out at the safeway. Lobster and steaks were stolen from the store. Oakland police are investigating a Fatal Shooting that left a person dead and three injured at 37th avenue and international boulevard. Two men and two women were shots. Officials have not released conditions of the other t
Show. 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 he laid out the ground today for a major battle with Senate Republicans over a Supreme Court nomination, president obama also waded deep into the race for president. At a News Conference late this afternoon, taking on donald trump and other republican candidates, saying being president is a serious job. Its not hosting a reality show. His remarks come just four days away from the next major test in the race for president , with trump maintaining his National Lead among republicans in our new nbc News Survey Monkey poll, and jeb bush lagging behind, some wondering if South Carolina could be his last stand. And for democrats, the focus remains on winning over africanamerican voters. We have all sides covered starting with nbcs Peter Alexander in columbia, South Carolina. Hello, peter. Reporter hey, good evening, to you, lester. Tonight t
Who Officials Say may be conspireing to kill police. Officials in baton rouge, louisiana, already arrested three people in connection to a possible plot. Eight guns were stolen from a pawn shop over the weekend and one of the suspect, at least one of them told police they were going to use them to kill Law Enforcement officers. The Baton Rouge Police department is on high alert tonight. We took this as a very viable threat. We have been questioned repeatedly over the last several days about our show of force and while we have the tactics that we have, well, this is the reason because we had Credible Threats against the lives of Law Enforcement in this city and as Law Enforcement officers that are charged with the protection of this community and in that community is our Law Enforcement officers. The arrest happening in a city already on edge. This is baton rouge where alton sterling was shot by Police Officers a week ago today. The shots were fired and now video everyone in this countr
Rob has the new timing right here tonight. The surveillance now emerging of the missing mother pushing that grocery cart, last seen on thanksgiving. And tonight, what her fiance has now done. Also, the breaking news as we come on the air in the west, that race against time in an american mine. Have rescuers just found the three who were missing deep inside that mine . Well go to the scene. The daring fire rescue. The child jumping into officers arms. Christine blasey ford, who testified before congress about then Supreme Court nominee brett kavanaugh, breaking her silence tonight for the first time. And the woman swimming alone, suddenly surrounded by killer whales. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. We have several developing stories as we come on, but we begin with the president and two major headlines tonight. His longtime fixer and personal attorney, Michael Cohen, is going to prison. And the publisher of the National Enquirer has now flipped
The rockies, then straight across to the east coast. Rob has the new timing right here tonight. The surveillance now emerging of the missing mother pushing that grocery cart, last seen on thanksgiving. And tonight, what her fiance has now done. The racemine. Rescuers with their oxygen masks, and now their next move. The daring fire rescue. The child jumping into officers arms. Christine blasey ford, who testified to congress about then Supreme Court nominee brett cavanaugh, breaking her silence tonight for the first time. And the woman swimming alone, suddenly surrounded by killer whales. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. We have several dropping stories as we come on, but we begin with the president and two major headlines tonight. His longtime fixer and person attorney, Michael Cohen, is going to prison. Michael cohen, who once said he the yearsrigehis, quote, onald Blind Loyalty caused him to cover up the dirty deeds of trump. And then, two h