at the 25-year-old black motorist last june. the state attorney general saying the officers thought walker was reaching for a gun during a chase. will it ignite new protests? breaking news in kansas city. a homeowner charged with two felony counts after he shot a black teenager who rang his doorbell mistakenly. the prosecutor now saying there was a racial component in the case. growing outrage by u.s. allies after the leak by a national guardsman of those top secret documents, and what they reveal about washington s china concerns. a string of massive and worrying chemical explosions acrossss america.. the new calls for tougher regulations. the mystery at sea. what happened to three experienced american sailors who disappeared without a trace off the coast of mexico almost two weeks ago? a new treatment for melanoma brings promising results. rates of recurrence and death down dramatically. and ten years after the boston marathon bombing, how their injuries forged
taking partial responsibility saying it didn t act with enough urgency, but are there more bank failures ahead the incredible scene on a school bus as a brave seventh grader takes control after the driver passes out. politics embracing artificial intelligence a potentially useful tool, but will distortions of reality get even worse and giving kids with autism a powerful voice that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome on this friday as large parts of the country head into a potentially volatile weekend of weather in the midwest, eyes are locked on the slow but steady rise of the mississippi river. a spring snow melt producing flooding across portions of minnesota, wisconsin, illinois, iowa, and missouri scenes like this in davenport, iowa, expected to grow worse between now and monday, but right now it is the south, once again, facing the immediate threat of violent and dangerous storms an estimated 2
the shocking moment at the masters. high winds toppling three trees falling next to spectators the newly released surveillance video showing the tech executive pleading for help moments after he was stabbed. an urgent new warning to parents about the dangers of sleep wg their infant. and the stunning act of forgiveinous. my story about the man who called for the release of his father s killer. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome, everyone. the expulsion from office of two tennessee democratic state reps over their boisterous call for gun safety reform has sparked national outrage on the left and left tennessee house republicans defending against accusations of unequal treatment and racial motivations. the gop super majority voting out two black state representatives while sparing a white female lawmaker who faced the same accusations, accused of leading a disorderly protest for stronger gun laws in the house clhamber las w
draining their bank accounts. for some victims it s fatal. one mother who fought to convince police her son s death was no accidental overdose. those images of unruly passengers on planes. today, the flight attendants on the steps of the capitol. what they re demanding congress do about it. the growing scam involving ai. how criminals can impersonate you or a loved one and cash in. and on this vietnam veterans day, , haarry smiith on a a journey home more than 50 years in the making. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. we begin with developing news out of the vatican tonight surrounding the health of pope francis. just days before the start of holy week observances, the 86-year-old leader of the roman catholic church is in a hospital in rome tonight after suffering breathing difficulties in recent days. tonight the vatican reports pope francis is being treated for a respiratory infection and will remain hospit
years ago we lost a member of our nbc news family covering the war in iraq. tonight, my conversation with david bloom s widow about the lives his story may have saved announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. the tears of grief that consume nashville, tennessee, just ten days ago over the murders of young children and school staffers are replaced tonight by cries of anger and accusations after an extraordinary move by tennessee house republicans to seek the expulsion of three democratic members for their roles in a gun safety protest on the house floor last week. all day angry supporters and gun safety advocates crowding the statehouse where the gop majority was putting the resolutions up to a vote one by one, declaring the three participated in disorderly behavior when they led supporters in chants demanding stricter gun safety measures. expulsion a rarely exercised right of the tennessee house that critics on the left tonight are c