Victim. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. From california, the largest prize in virtual finish line in this historic and last big primary night in the 2016 race for president. Voters here headed off to the polls this morning, just hours after nbc news and others based on new super delegate totals projected Hillary Clinton as the Presumptive Democratic nominee. Shattering the highest Glass Ceiling in politics, as the first female presumptive nominee of a major party. The news not going down well with bernie sanders, and his supporters. Showing every intention tonight of fighting on in a steep gamut to make history of their own. In a few moments, my exclusive interview with bernie sanders. But lets start our coverage with nbcs andrea mitchell. Reporter tonight even before the votes are counted, Hillary Clinton putting out a new video to celebrate an historic first. And i want to build an america that respects and embraces th
Cover leaving late night. What he says and who should have replaced him. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Just when it looked like democrats were on the verge of a unity crisis, president obama stepped in today to bridge the divide saying im with her. Publicly endorsing Hillary Clinton for president right after a heart to heart meeting with her democratic opponent Bernie Sanders but tonight sanders remains in the race with plans to join clinton on the campaign trail. Nbcs Kristen Welker has late details. Reporter once a team of rivals, tonight teaming up. President obama announcing his endorsement of Hillary Clinton in a videotaped tuesday but released this afternoon. I know how hard this job can be. Thats why i know hillary will be so good at it. In fact, i dont think there has been anyone so qualified to hold this office. Reporter clinton saying weve gone from fierce competi
Fleeing the scene and could be charged with murder. Outrage grows. More anger over a former Stanford University athlete who was sentenced to just six months in jail after he was convicted of sexual assault. Now more than half a Million People have signed a petition to have the judge in that case removed. This morning, the prosecutor speaks out to nbc news. And mother of the year. A woman fights valiantly to prevent her 13yearold daughter from being abducted inside a florida store. How her relentless struggle saved her daughter and put the suspect behind bars today, wednesday, june 8th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Well show you more of that video of that incredible mom in just a second. But we have a lot of politics to talk about this morning. I dont know whether we should say it was a late night or it was an early morning.
Tonight, the final trip of a champion. Muhammad ali in his last days. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer this is nnbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Just six days into the official hurricane season, and already the years third named atlantic storm is on the move. Tropical storm colin is beating a dangerous path onto floridas gulf coast at this hour, bringing several inches 6 rain, and the threat of serious flooding. Floridas governor has declared a state of emergency. Sandbags have been distributed and some schools closed early in advance of tonights landfall. Nbcs Kerry Sanders is leading our team on the ground there and has the latest. Reporter tonight more than half of florida under a state of emergency, as Tropical Storm colin pounds the coastline, and floods lowlying areas. 6,000 National Guardsmen on standby, waiting for the storm to create more havoc. This is going to impact pretty much our entire state. We have the risk of tornadoes, lightning, hail, rip cur
Sneaking in the garage for a hug. We what learned. Good evening and we begin tonight with a message almost unthinkable eight years ago when this country watched two candidates battle it out to make history. Hillary clinton back then hoping to be the first woman president. Barack obama hoping to be the first black president. It was bruising. Hillary clinton of course lost. But soon after threw her support behind him and said yes when he asked her to be the secretary of state. President obama now determined to make her history and donald trump is already firing back. We begin with abcs jonathan karl. Reporter on the sidelines no more. President obama is all in for Hillary Clinton. Tens of millions of americans have made their voices heard. Today, i just want to add mine. Reporter she was once his bitter rival. Now he says shes better prepared for the job than he in fact, i dont think theres ever been someone so qualified to hold this office. Shes got the courage, the compassion, and the