From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. The organization that is hellbent on terrorizing the civilized world is tonight claiming another victim. A Young American woman, a 26yearold from arizona. Until today they have not named her. We have not named her in keeping with her familys wishes, but her family has now given us the permission to identify their daughter Kayla Mueller. Isis is claiming she was killed in an air strike by the Jordanian Air force. Striking isis targets in retaliation for that Jordanian Air force pilot who was killed by isis. This is an awful turn of events today, potentially tragic for a Young American woman and her family. We have it covered for you here tonight. Richard engel is standing by to talk to us from iraq. But first we begin with nbcs Andrea Mitchell in washington. Andrea, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. U. S. And jordanian officials are cautioning tonight against those isis cl
Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. For a storm wreaking so much havoc along the west coast tonight, the force behind it sounds almost harmless. But what forecasters call the Pineapple Express is serious business. Its a virtual river in the atmosphere hundreds of miles wide that is driving tropical rains from across the pacific into Northern California on up to western Washington State. Its triggered widespread flooding, Power Outages, even shutting down a major highway. And tonight more rain is on the way. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is outside seattle with details for us. Miguel, good evening. Reporter lester, good evening. Rivers across the region are surging tonight. There are flood watches in effects for counties in three different states. And tonight widespread damage is already done. 30 miles outside seattle a community at one point 30 inches under water. The town of brennan first hit hard by pounding rain and then by a river that jumped i
Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. We can think of no greater contrast between good and evil than Kayla Jean Mueller who dedicated her life to helping people in need and th terrorists who claim today that she is dead. If true, mueller, 26 years old from arizona, would be the fourth american to die in the hands of the Islamic Terrorist Group known as isis. While the others were beheaded isis claims mueller was killed by a Jordanian Air strike, part of the u. S. Led air campaign. Keeping in mind that theres no confirmation of any of isis claims today, Holly Williams begins our coverage. I am in solidarity with the syrian people. Reporter Kayla Mueller wanted to help syrians. After working with humanitarian aid groups in india, israel, and the palestinian territories, in 2012, she went to turkey where hundreds of thousands of refugees were fleeing syrias bloody civil war. She also ventured across the border to the chaos of wartorn aleppo. It was there in august 2013 as she
Her message for america on their perception of muslims and her call for action to help Syrian Refugees as we look ahead this morning on sunday morning futures. And the president ial race heating up as we inch closer to the Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primaries. New fox polls out showing the latest standings. Donald trump expanding his lead in iowa now with 34 support. Distancing himself from senator ted cruz who is now in second place with 23 . Senator marco rubio, the only other candidate with double digit support in third place with 12 . Trump also in the lead in New Hampshire with 31 there. Ted cruz in second with 14 . Rubio right behind him with 13 . Ohio Governor John Kasich in fourth with 9 . Governor kasich has been spending much of the week in New Hampshire. He will be there through tuesday as the majority of his competition campaigns in iowa. Joining me now is ohio Governor John Kasich. Governor, good to see you, thank you for joining us. Thanks, maria. Good to be with you
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