Survivors story about a dog named rescue and how he changed her life. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening. President trump began the day with a tirade against a man who once worked for him. Mr. Trump using playground nicknames for former fbi director james comey, criticizing the way he handled an investigation into Hillary Clintons emails just days before the election. All of it a strong reaction to comeys upcoming book in which he accuses the president of being untethered to truth. Comey today said his book is about the Ethical Leadership of two president s and one who serves as a counter point. We begin tonight with Kelly Odonnell at the white house. Reporter before the president visited his Virginia Golf Club today, he teed off on twitter. Mocking the fired former fbi director as slippery james comey and slimeball. The relationship ended in ashes a year ago. But comey is lighting a new match promoting his book on sale tuesday. Today, the president railed against comeys account of why he went public with usually secret investigative details about the Hillary Clinton email case shortly before the election. I was operating in a world where Hillary Clinton was going to beat donald trump. Reporter a tweeted rebuke today from the president. He was making decisions based on the fact that he thought she was going to win and he wanted a job. Comey added more context to his reasoning but was not certain about how much 2016 predictions affected him. I dont remember spelling it out but it had to have been that shes going to be elected president and if i hide this from the American People shell be illegitimate the moment shes elected. The moment this comes out. Reporter the president seized on that. Unbelievably james comey states that polls were a factor in the handling, stupidly, of the clinton email probe. Comey scorches the president s character writing that he is ego driven and unethical. The white house counterpunch, attack james comey. James comey is a selfadmitted leaker. The guy knew exactly what he was doing. He thought Hillary Clinton would win and he thought that this would give him some cover. Reporter but comey, whose tenyear term as fbi director wasnt up until 2023, writes the election outcome would not affect his job. Which is why he was the official who briefed president elect trump about the salacious unverified dossier. I was staying on as fbi director. We knew the information and the man had to be told. After all that venting, the president is expected to turn at least some of his focus back to foreign policy. Hell spend the next week in florida where he will host japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe. Officials say they expect to talk about north korea and concerns about trade. Kate . Kelly odonnell at the white house for us, thanks. Former First Lady Barbara Bush is surrounded by family tonight following a recent series of hospitalizations. A Spokesman Says the 92yearold has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care. It will not surprise those who know her that barbara bush has been a rock in the face of her failing health. The statement continues, worrying not for herself thanks to her abiding faith but for others. Mrs. Bush, of course, holds the distinction of being the wife of former president george h. W. Bush and mother of george w. Bush. Now to syria and word that the Trump Administration plans to impose new sanctions on russia tomorrow for supporting the assad regime and its use of chemical weapons, the news comes two days after the u. S. Air strike on chemical facilities in syria and today new satellite images revealing the extent of the destruction. Nbcs bill neely has our report. Reporter good evening, kate. It was business as usual today for syrias president assad. His warplanes back in action bombing rebel areas. The u. S. Warning him, dont use chemical weapons. Russia offering him new arms, new missile defenses. The smoke has cleared on the u. S. Led airstrikes. The impact clear, too, in new satellite images. President trump repeated today the raid was perfect. This Chemical Research center certainly perfectly destroyed. By 76 missiles. But syria denies it produced or used poison gas. We developed medicines at this site, he says, especially to combat cancer. But a defector of syrias Chemical Program said theres poison stocks in scattered warehouses. The airstrikes were limited he says. Syria can still produce more and use them. The u. S. Plans to punish Russian Companies linked to syria as revealed on cbs face the nation. You will see that russian sanctions will be coming down. Secretary mnuchin will be announcing those on monday. Reporter syrias president met visiting russian lawmakers today. Russian troops now in control of the suburb where last weeks gas attack killed dozens. The chemical inspectors wholl investigate that now in syria. The airstrikes came before their report. The u. S. Threatening theyll be repeated if assad strikes with gas again. Bill neely, nbc news, beirut. Back in this country, theres a firestorm over what happened three days ago at a starbucks in philadelphia where the police were called in and two black men were arrested. The incident sparked outrage from those who say its yet another example of black men being treated differently in this country. Morgan radford tonight on what happened and the reaction. No longer, no further. Reporter protesters calling for justice today. After the arrest of two black men at this philadelphia starbucks on thursday. What did they do . Reporter this video captured by witnesses cell phone shows police talking and later handcuffing the man waiting for a friend. The men wanted to use the restroom but the manager said that per store policy they couldnt use the restroom since they didnt buy anything. When they wouldnt leave, she called police. A group of males refusing to leave. Reporter some witnesses say the officers overreacted. Sitting there quietly on the phones and like everyone else in starbucks was. Reporter the Philadelphia Police commissioner says the officers didnt do anything wrong. They followed policy. They did what they were supposed to do. Reporter the men who wont want to be identified by name were held in custody for eight hours before they were released. Prosecutors didnt file charges but their defense lawyer says this wasnt about the law. It was about bias. A lot of people are saying this issue is about race. Do you think this would have happened if your clients were not black . I would love to hear the 911 call in this case but whats the 911 call youre never going to hear . Hi, this is the starbucks at 18th and spruce. There are two white women sitting in here. One of them asked to use the bathroom and she didnt order a coffee. Come quick. Reporter starbucks in damage control. What we need to do as leaders, we own this situation. We are responsible for this situation. And well take accountability for making the necessary changes. Reporter meanwhile, video of the arrest has gone viral. Many on social media calling it a clearcut case of racism. We should not be going through this. Reporter one protester says this went too far. Starbucks says the manager who called police no longer works at this store. Meanwhile, the criminal defense attorney for the men arrested wouldnt yet comment on whether or not they were considering filing criminal charges or any charges of their own. Kate . Morgan radford in philadelphia tonight, thank you. There is a big recall of eggs going on tonight over fears of salmonella. Rose acre farms of seymour, indiana, has recalled more than 200 million eggs after at least 22 illnesses were reported. The eggs were produced at a farm in North Carolina and distributed in nine states, most on the east coast. And sold under various brand names. Find more information about that on our website nbcnews. Com. After President Trump signed a bill this past week cracking down on websites that facilitate sex trafficking, theres a renewed focus on the children most at risk of being exploited. Tonight, nbcs Steve Patterson has the story of a california familys desperate attempt to find their daughter and a group of volunteers dedicated to bringing missing children home. God bless you, emmy. Come home, angel. Reporter a daily prayer marina and paul foley would give anything to give up. Keep emmy safe. Reporter eight weeks ago, their 14yearold daughter emily ran away. These were her favorite lights and theyll stay on until emmy comes home. Reporter her parents said she troubled history struggling with Mental Illness and suicidal thoughts and running away. Last june, social workers placed her in a group home. This is the seventh time shes taken off but the first time the foleys havent heard from her. Everything leads us to believe that shes being hurt. I think shes trapped in Human Trafficking situation. Reporter paul and marina went to the police but quickly decided they needed to do more so they turned to joseph travers. Heres the zone one, motels. Reporter travers runs saved in america. A group of excops and navy s. E. A. L. S with a new mission. Track down missing children before its too late. This is modernday slavery in our country. Reporter now licensed as private investigators they utilize decades of surveillance training. Every member of the team is a volunteer. All refusing pay instead relying on private donations to fund operations. When we see the look of that parent or that mother who gets her child back, thats why we do what we do. Thats our payment. Reporter on a sunday morning in san bernardino, we join them as they begin the search for emmy. Im a private investigator. Were looking for a runaway girl. Reporter they start by canvassing the neighborhood for leads and then deploy a drone to expand the search. After several hours, a break. A Good Samaritan comes forward revealing the operation of a neighborhood pimp they believe could be connected to emmy. Its an incredible tip. Thank you very much. Reporter travers says out of the 71 previous cases his team has taken on, theyve brought 71 children home. This is for your baby when we find her. Reporter they didnt find emmy that day but three weeks later shes safe. And shes back. Reporter after a harrowing five weeks, emmy got a hold of a cell phone and made contact with her sister. Our daughter stayed on the phone with her for four and a half hours while we took a drive and we were able to pick her up. Reporter do you remember what the first thing she said to you was . She said, mama, im hurt. Reporter emmys recovering at a Treatment Center in hopes to meet the saved in america team to say thank you. They never gave up on us day and night. That just cant be grateful enough to them. Reporter youve never turned those lights off . Never. So those lights and the prayer, those are for her. Reporter the lights left on so emmy can always find her way home. Steve patterson, nbc news, san bernardino, california. So important. In london tonight, an unusual transformation of buckingham palace. The building was lit up in green images of trees and leaves to call attention to a Global Conservation project supported by Queen Elizabeth called the commonwealth canopy project, the goal to preserve rainforest areas for future generations. Still ahead tonight, the state of emergency in oklahoma as wildfires burn through hundreds of square miles. And a remarkable story of survival. How a family made it out alive as their home was consumed by a mudslide. Some breaking weather news in tonight. Reports of a tornado touching down in greensboro, North Carolina. It comes as severe thunderstorms are forecast from virginia down to florida. This was the scene this weekend in meridian, mississippi, where a tornado there blew a roof off a house. A neighbor shooting his video from across the street. It was one of many buildings damaged by the storm. Although we are well into spring, it might as well be winter tonight in the upper midwest. This is how it looked in minnesota where more than a foot of snow fell in duluth which was under a blizzard warning. Minneapolis got hit hard, as well. The National Weather service calling the storm historic for the area in midapril. Ill say. And in oklahoma at least two people are dead, hundreds of homes evacuated as wildfires spread across that state. Theyve burned more than 300,000 acres so far with conditions expected to worsen this week. We get the latest from nbcs maya rodriguez. Reporter tonight, western oklahoma is on fire. A state of emergency declared in more than 50 counties. The smoky smell detected in neighboring states. High temperatures, gusting winds and low humidity creating perfect conditions for wildfires. Authorities say flames have injured seven and killed two, including a 61yearold man trying to fight the fire and a woman found in her burned out vehicle. The other people that were there evacuated well before the fire and but she was still there. Reporter firefighters hope todays cooler temperatures would help contain the fires. The winds horrible. The only thing that we have had is cooler temperatures and that hasnt affected the fire conditions at all. Reporter the reprieve will be short lived, temperatures are forecast to soar into the 90s this week and potentially whipping up oklahomas already deadly wildfire season. Maya rodriguez, nbc news. Back in january, the idyllic coastal town of monticeito, california, hit with mudslides. 21 people were killed, 2 remain missing but many more came out alive. Heres Keith Morrison with the story of one family who survived. Reporter it was around 3 30 a. M. When the sound of rain awakened marco ferrell. He walked out on to the street in front of his home. I heard kind of a whoom. I knew instantly what was happening. Reporter marco ran to alert his elderly parents, jeff and gabrielle. Im looking back and see headlights coming. Reporter it was a police vehicle. He had these big, wide eyes. Get out of here. Get out of here. Run, go, go. Reporter marco made it to the driveway. The flash floods right there. Reporter camera phone recording. Oh my god, mom close the door wake dad up happily wake dad up. Hes happily asleep. Moms yelling at him. He doesnt wake up. She hits his leg. He wakes up. I had no idea what was going on. Reporter no idea his house was filling with mud. God, i pray for everyone here. Mud was already up to my hip. Reporter gabrielle stood in a hallway with jeff and their threelegged dog lucas and wept. We are safe. Thats whats important. Yeah. Reporter gabrielle held on to her son as he helped her walk through the mud and debris. We still had lights. And you know what goes through your mind . We will make it. You can watch Keith Morrisons entire story about the mudslides no way out tonight on dateline at 7 00 6 00 central. In a moment, passenger safety concerns about the ride hailing services. What uber is now doing to try to put its customers at ease. Uber has taken a lot of heat in the last year for issues involving passenger safety, especially some of its drivers. Well, late last week the Company Announced new measures aimed at Holding Drivers more accountable and protecting passengers. Nbcs matt bradley has those details. Reporter ubers on a campaign to get on the good side of passengers again as seen in this promotional video of Safety Measures to calm critics, reassure riders and drivers. We were not perfect. Reporter part of ceo Dara Khosrowshahis efforts to revive ubers dismal reputation. Any time youre growing as fast as youre growing and not an excuse. Sometimes you get things wrong. Reporter turning the page nearly a year after the Ceo Travis Kalanick resigned and accusations of mishandling Sexual Assault claims of passengers, all of which he denied. The Safety Measures launched this summer and include a panic but to connect passengers and locations with emergency dispatchers. Theres also an option to share trip details with up to five trusted contacts in realtime. And annual reviews of driver background checks. Ubers also bringing in former Homeland Security secretary jey johnson to chair the Safety Advisory Board and response to years of criticism and legal attacks. 2018 for us is standing for safety. Reporter but not everyone is satisfied. Seems a little late. Reporter attorney Jean Christianson has represented women in Sexual Assault cases, some of which uber settled out of court, saying that Hightech Solutions are cosmetic. If youre being violently attacked in the backseat of the car expecting somebody to locate their app and press this without the assaultant knocking the phone is just not realistic. Reporter she says bolstered background checks still fall short of traditional taxi companies, but its still a chang. For a company that has a reputation for resisting it. Matt bradley, nbc news, los angeles. When we come back, five years after the Boston Marathon bombing, a remarkable story of rescue and love. The scene in boston today at the site of the Boston Marathon bombing five years ago today. Though so many suffered in the blast, boston showed the nation its spirit of resilience, what quickly became known as boston strong. Well, tonight, we meet one young couple there in boston on that fateful day. Nbcs dylan dreyer shows us how theyve turned a tragedy in