Court appearance, the judge told him to wait until the proper moment. I have to follow the rules so just be patient. We all have to follow the rules. But the government says that fattah broke the rules to pay off a Campaign Loan for his unsuccessful run for mayor in 2007 he and four others are charged in a racketeering scheme, that they funneled money through a nonprofit and other companies to repay the loan. Two that benefitted they said were his wife and his son, chaka fattah jr. , who is facing charges in a separate case. Fattah says he plans to stay in office and run for reelection, i fully expect when we vet these allegations, well know they will no longer represent a cloud on my very good reputation and fattah deflected questions. What did it feel like posing for a mugshot and being fingerprints. I have talked about this, my lawyers are now answering questions. Fattah says he is now going back to work and looking forward to running for reelection for what will be his 12th term in
Now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. There is a fresh indication as we start tonight that Hillary Clintons support among voters is eroding in the face of the scrutiny over emails she exchanged on a private server when she was secretary of state. While mrs. Clinton remains the undisputed frontrunner for the democratic nomination, new polling confirms a falloff both in the democratic race and in a matchup with gop frontrunner donald trump. And it appears to be forcing some changes in her campaign. Our political director chuck todd takes a closer look. Reporter on her first day of vacation in the Hamptons Hillary clinton is trying to take a few days off and celebrate president clintons 69th birthday. But yet another poll today indicates that persistent questions about her handling of emails as secretary of state are taking a political toll. Shes now under 50 in a democratic primary. And that erosion of suppor
All over the place and an argument over a craps game, for instance, people throwing rocks, a baby crying. If they could pinpoint if the police, the mayor could pinpoint a specific trend, they might have a better chance of stopping and easing this tide. Live in d. C. , bruce leshan, wusa9. Thank you, bruce. And the city is boosting rewards for information on crimes. 2500 for info leading to the seizure of an illegal gun, 10 grand for info leading to a conviction in a shooting that leaves someone injured and 25,000 for information in a murder. In Prince Georges County police are investigating the death of a 34yearold man from waldorf. Investigators say this guy was killed by the person he was trying to rob. Our Alison Allison barber is in prince georges with more on this one. Reporter police say Raheem Fenwick approached a person and tried to rob him. The robbery didnt happen and things ended up very differently. Reporter cars and dump pulled into the cedarville pit. Theres little to sug
Hot zone as soldiers join the battle against the Deadly Wildfires in Washington Stated, we show you the front Line Technology to stop the flames. Plus, Todd Rundgren, singer, songwriter, superstar producer opens up about his extraordinary life of music. We begin with plunging oil prices in new fears of a Global Market crisis. Here the in United States wall street experienced its worst single day in more than a year and a half. Stocks are falling, and so is the price of oil. Whats driving both is chinas economic slowdown. Patty is here with that. Patty. John, this is about fear over the health of Global Economy and what the Federal Reserve will do about Interest Rates. Stocks around the globe were hammered thursday. Here in the u. S. The s p 500, a ga gauge for the health of your 401 k , erased all the gains for a year and the dow jones lost 350 points. It was set overnight in china. The shanghai composite index fell 3. 4 . Now, the recent turmoil in chinas stock market combined with th
And four others injured yesterday in central washington, when winds shifted near the towns of twisp and winthrop. Authorities say the firefighters were involved in a vehicle accident when the fire overtook them. Governor washington jay incheslee tweeting my heart breaks over the loss of life in the twisp fire. And with more on the dangers fire crews are facing, heres nbc National Correspondent Miguel Almaguer. 400,000 acres lost so far. The Smoke Jumpers are here. This, a rare look at these elite fearless firefighters. Dropping into rugged terrain nearly impossible to reach by land. 20,000 pounds of cargo, unloaded. In oregon, at least 36 homes destroyed. Hundreds more threatened across the region. All we got to do is drop a little match and poof, were all living in a tinder box. In these conditions, flames can spread at 30 miles per hour. California now reporting two to 300 new fires a week. In washington state, 200 Army Soldiers got a crash course on fighting fires resources are stra