Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the middle east. Good evening from the air base in the united arab emirates. Slg slg we returned just a few hours ago from a day in baghdad where secretary of defense, ash carter, who said 200plus americans will be deployed to iraq, and some additional firepower will likely join the fight in addition to these fighter jets based here that are part of the ongoing campaign. The breaking news from iraq and exclusive interview with the secretary in just a moment. But first, to the breaking news back home. A record flood emergency in houston. People are trapped in homes across the city, pulled from cars swallowed by flash flood. At least two are dead. Nbcs Janet Shamlian starts us off from houston and the major rescue operation there tonight. Reporter a flood for ag the nations fourth largest city at a standstill, submerged by as many as 16 inches of rain. I was not expecting that. Reporter major highways under water,
We are just one week away from primary day in maryland. Winner is going to replace democrat barbara mikulski, who is retiring am we asked candidates who are at the top the polls to come to the wusa 9 studios to discuss the issues that are important to you. Tonight will be democrat donna edwards, joining bruce at 7 00. And you can seend the question send questions in. You can also keep upto date on your phone. Download the wusa 9 app. Get updates from todays primary. Plus voter guides for area races. New tonight, a federal Appeals Court has moved on a policy which prevented a transgendered student from using a boys bathroom at the virginia high school. The court says the policy is discriminatory and controversial. After they adopted a policy requiring students to use bathrooms of the gender of their birth. The ruling establishes legal precedent in every state in the fourth circuit, including north carolina. That state, you might recall, recently passed a law, banning transgenders from u
Hollywood provided by we leave you now with megan trainor. Grammys best new artist. Shes so grateful that she has a new album called thank you. And a new confidence about her body, something she told me wasnt always the case. You talked about how when you were younger you wore sweatshirts and sweat pants because you had a real body image. Now youre so confident. Where did all that stem from . I saw the world react to my body in all about the bass. Here itsall my familiars and friends were like, you look so good. And i was like, yeah, i do. You were so sexy and confident. That maybes me so happy. Thank you. They would say who are you . What is this . I dont know. This is where i want to be, and im doing it. Shes doing it and doing it well and now is ready to drop her second album, thank you. Within minutes. My number is no. Ive listened to it a few times. Whats premise behind it . To empower women . Yeah. I wrote it out of anger from being in a meeting with my label when they told me i
Reporter turnout was steady, but new york does not allow late registration and independents can vote today. Thats hurting Bernie Sanders, but hes claimed hes closed the gap to clinton anyway. Were feeling very good and there is a large voter turnout despite the impediment of 3 Million People not being able to participate, i think well do just fine. Clinton went to work washington hoping to heal wounds. Well need some unity. To be the nominee, she needs to win just 34 of delegates starting today. Who are you voting for . Easy decision. Delegates were on the republican frontrunners mind as donald trump voted for himself. This was just a great honor, and i think its a great honor for new york. Reporter trump is shaking up his campaign, spending more, changing the role of Controversial Campaign charging his Party Process is rigged trying to get the nomination if trump cant on the first ballot which ted cruz and john kasich hope can get them the nomination. These hardfought primaries are ta
Youll see the superstars who sang and celebrated the big event in the skinny on this monday, march 21st. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good monday morning, everyone. Im kendis gibson. Im Lauren Lyster. We begin with the big news. President obama in cuba. Upon his arrival in havana he was greet bid top cuban officials. Cuban president raul castro was not among them. Mr. Obama and castro will he meet today, however and the obamas will be the guests of honor tonight at a formal state dinner. Abcs arlet saenz is in havana. Good morning. Reporter president obama stepped into the history books becoming the First American president to set foot on cuban soil in nearly nine decades. Air force one landed in havana for the first time carrying the president of the united states. The last president to visit cuba back in 1928, president coolidge came on a battle ship. It took him three days to get here. It only took me three hours. Reporter president obama strolled through the rai