In the country. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. Good evening. Our top story is developing here in Rio De Janeiro tonight, where Big Questions are suddenly being raised about the alleged Armed Robbery of american swimmer, ryan lochte and some of his teammates on the streets of rio last weekend. A judge here in brzezinski today has ordered the seizure of lochte and fellow american, ji inconsistencies of their story over what happened and what was seen in a piece of Surveillance Video that recorded the athletes that night. Late details. Reporter the Surveillance Video obtained by daily mail. Com shows the american swimmers, ryan lochte, gunner bent and village sunday morning after a long night out. Lochte sharing this video from a party. Hours later, he told todays show, billy bush on the way back to the athletes village, they were robbed by men posing as cops. We got pulled over in our taxi. These guys came out with a police badge, no lights or nothing, just a police badge. They pulled us over and pulled they pulled out their the video appeared to be joking and not shaken up physically or psychologically, a judge ordering the passports of lochte and feigen to be seized, and not allowed to leave the country and the judge pointed out differences in the accounts of the swimmers. Lochte, they were approached by one thief. Feigen said a few attackers surprised the athletes. Tonight, rio police tell us their is Surveillance Video of the athletes leaving the club. Two never gave formal statements. A judge has not asked for their passports. Police are lochtes claim. The guy took out his gun, cocked it, put it to my forehead, and said, get down. I put my hands up and said whatever. He took my money and my wallet. Reporter today, lochte is already back in the u. S. On social media posing with a his lawyer says the swimmer was not told to stay in brazil and lochte is still the victim. While its unclear where the other americans are the u. S. Olympic Committee Says we do not make athlete travel plans public and we will continue to cooperate with brazilian authorities. Tonight, two american medalists in the pool are now causing waves out of it. Nbc news has learned jimmie feigen remains here in crime. A lawyer here in brazil tells us the maximum sentence is six months in jail and more likely penalty would be Community Service or possible fine. Lester . All right, Miguel Almaguer at olympic park tonight. Thank you. Now, to another major story were covering tonight. Wildfires in california exploding and spreading out of control and firefighters saying they have not seen anything like the conditions they are seeing now. Tens of thousands forced to flee and tonight nbcs jo ling kent is taking us to the front lines to stop the fires relentless advance. Reporter up in smoke in an instant. Flames feeding off bone dry brush, gusty winds and high temperatures, the five year drought adding fuel to the fire. Nothing and all of a sudden, boom. Reporter shocking even to veteran firefighters. In my 40 years fighting fire i have never seen fire behavior so extreme. Destruction rushing through San Bernardino county, smoke visible 60 miles away in los angeles, highways and railways shut down. The flames cut across 46 square miles in just 21 hours closing interstate 15 and rail traffic leaving los angeles. Weve evacuated nearly 35,000 homes in the affected area and includes some 80 some thousand residents. Reporter today, we got a first hand look at the devastation. There is no way to that much anger and energy. Reporter the fire created its own weather system. Homes and vehicles burned, the golden arches melted. It hit hard, it hit fast. Reporter one casualty, the famous route 66 summit inn, a historic landmark and favorite of elvis. Rescue teams evacuated a 95yearold hospice patient and and evacuees rushing to get out. Grabbed what we could. Reporter for evacuees given a moments notice, the question is what to take. Medicine, clothes, paper, pictures. Reporter carol hill lived here for 20 years and knew exactly what needed to be saved. My son passed away a couple years ago, so i grabbed his flag. Reporter this fire still very dynamic and vi containment. You can see it behind me moving, the smoke and flames moving to a residential area giving firefighters a new battle and this fire showing no signs of stopping any time soon. Lester. A frightening scene behind you, jo ling, thank you. To president ial politics now, another bombshell from the trump campaign. Donald trump facing dire poll numbers and shaking things up to try and right the ship. Trump getting his first classified intelligence briefing. Today, we have it all covered starting with nbcs katy tur at trump tower. Katie, a day. Reporter hey, lester, some in the gop are describing this as trumps last ditch effort facing what could be a withering loss in november, hes turning towards a dark antiestablishment message. Campaign sources say donald trump believes he knows best, today adding new faces that will let him campaign the way he wants. Steve bannon of breitbart and kellyanne conway, campaign manager. He dumped Corey Lewandowski for chairman Paul Manafort in an effort to pivot to a more traditional operation. It didnt work and trump wasnt happy. I dont want to pivot. You have to be you. If you start pivoting you are not honest with people. Rocketing to fame during the tea party wave, producing dubbed the most dangerous political operative in america, he is no friend to Establishment Republicans or the rnc. Were also not telling them how to think. Were not telling them who to vote for. We put the stories up. You come to your own conclusions. Reporter breitbart has often taken on trumps battles. Steve bannon and breitbart have basically made a living attacking other republicans and conservatives. This is their modus operandi and vilify those and attack people they disagree with. Reporter and kelly ann is a calming influence who can tell trump no and travel with him. Talking about a shakeup, it doesnt feel that way. Reporter trump is trailing in the polls and Hillary Clinton in battleground ohio seizing on the news. I think its fair to say, donald trump has shown us who he is. He can fire and fire wants from his campaign. Reporter having tried it the traditional way, trump is now back to his way. Katy tur, nbc news, new york. Reporter im Hallie Jackson in new york. Tonight, it may be Donald Trumps most president ial moment yet, his first classified intelligence briefing. Now, more inside the room, not inside trump tower but an office in the building especially designed to prevent eavesdropping. Intelligence sources tell nbc news its career officers not political appointees leading the meeting. The candidate today, combative. Reporter do you the people that have been doing it for our country. Reporter at the table with trump, his top advisors with top secret clearance, new jersey governor, Chris Christie and retired general mike flynn. Senior u. S. Officials tell nbc trump is getting more details than the public knows about global threats. How was the briefing, sir . Reporter the briefings, a 60 year tradition intended to be a tool to prepare each candidate, lately, more of a political hammer, each side accusing the over being too unqualified to hear the sensitive information. No doubt there will be a conversation ensuring the candidate understands what is being said and heard in that setting, in a classified setting is not the kind of thing that can be repeated. Reporter trumps meeting, which just wrapped up here, lasted less than two hours. It may be the only briefing he gets as a nominee. Whoever wins in november will receive many more with much more detailed and sensitive information. Lester. Hallie jackson in new york tonight, thank you, hallie. Now to the flooding disaster still impacting tens of thousands of people in the south. That tropical system that devastated louisiana is bringing new flashflood watches in texas this as the scope of destruction grows across the region. We get the latest from gabe gutierrez. Reporter tonight river. Blayne grew up in this home and now he hopes sandbags can save it. My jaw dropped and said, wow, ive never seen anything like this before. The river is not finished climbing yet. Reporter among the latest communities slammed by the powerful surge of water. Louisianas record rainfall started friday, further north near baton rouge. For five days that water has flowed south towards the gulf of mexico and lake pontchartrain carving a path of destruction. Million people in texas are under flashflood watches. While in denim springs, louisiana, the water is finally gone. For Neil Mccleary and his son, the pain is not. Its hard to see them because thats what theyve done. My dad. Reporter down stream, an agonizing wait until the river crests tomorrow. Gabe gutierrez, nbc about the fastest rising cancer diagnosis in the nation, Thyroid Cancer cases have tripled in the last three decades, but a Surprising New report claims most cases dont need to be treated right away because they are not lifethreatening. Nbcs dr. John torres explains, tens of thousands could be spared painful surgery and treatment. Reporter megan was told two years ago she had Thyroid Cancer. It may seem hard to believe, even risky, but she and her doctor decided not to treat it for now. Because its so slow growing, i figured it cant hurt to do the watchful observation and see what happens. Reporter thats the approach a report in todays new england journal of medicine suggests may be best. Researchers found doctors overdiagnosed Thyroid Cancer about 80 of the time because new screening unlikely to cause symptoms or death. What happens to these lesions if nothing is done . The vast majority of patients dont need treatment for these small Thyroid Cancers. Reporter most often diagnosed in women, Thyroid Cancer treatments can be harsh involving surgery, radiation and medication for life. Because megans cancer was small, her doctor at mount sinai hospital recommended careful monitoring knowing if it starts to grow, its still treatable. They know they have the option to do surgery any time they want it. But its not an emergency. The barns not on fire. They have some time to think about this. This is an example of one of those overdiagnosed Thyroid Cancers. Reporter a new way of responding to a cancer diagnosis, sometimes its better not to rush into aggressive treatment, dr. John torres, nbc the odds. The american boxer out to make olympic history a second time. The barriers she punched through to become queen of the ring. Also, simones surprise, were there when she and her final five teammates get a visit from her hollywood back now from rio with a story about a young woman who overcame the odds and punched her way to olympic gold four years ago in london at just 17. Onetwo combination together. We dared to get in the ring with her but just to check. Reporter overcoming the tough streets of flint takes a fighters mentality, survivors will. I live right over here. Reporter something Claressa Shields learned the hardware, her dad in prison much of her childhood and her mom overcoming alcohol, she put up her dukes. It landed her here a short time way but at a boxing gym. Its taken you a long way from here . It has. To hit back at life and chance to punch her ticket out and a chance to make her father proud. He had told her stories of muhammad ali, of all his children, only his daughter, laila, became a boxer. My goal is to become an olympic boxer at the age of 17. 17yearold shields has overcome every obstacle thrown reporter by london, gold was within reach. Theres the bell and she has captured a gold medal reporter she returned to a heros welcome. Its unbelievable, i cant believe it. Reporter an olympic champion and emerging celebrity with the nickname, trex. If the boxing ring is no place for a girl, then reporter already in the history books, claressa is now inspiring others the way laila ali inspired her. She has a toughness inside of her and seems to be fighting for a cause other than just herself. I think that is what makes a difference. Reporter of course, shes more than just a kid from flint these days. In her the adults see pride and the children possibilities. Yeah, girl. Reporter her family, strength and resolve. She calls her sister, breanna, her hype man. Fight, fight like you never won. Whats a winner if you never lost . Reporter only one loss in the ring so far, Claressa Shields has already won her bout already against hopelessness. God blessed me with the mindset to let it go and look for my future. I think my future is very bright. Reporter rob motte, nbc news, flint, michigan. Were back in a moment with hollywood mourning the loss of the director behind some classic sad news tonight from the world of movies, arthur hiller, the oscar nominated director of hollywood classics has died. Perhaps best known for 1970s love story with ryan oneal and ali mcgraw and comedies with the outoftowners and the inlaws and served as president of the arts and sciences. He was 92 years old. Beach volleyball for american kerri walsh jennings, she and her partner, the brazilians. It was Ross Jennings first olympic loss but the americans will now play for bronze. What an amazing career she has had, so much to be proud of. So many have been touched by sportsmanship when two winners qualified collided, american Abbey Dagostino and Nikki Hamblin and she waited to hug dagostino with a torn acl. It felt like it was she and i in this embrace. True olympic spirit seen when we come back, the kiss seen around the world, the big surprise for simone biles and her final five teammates. Just behind our set here on copacabana beach, you see the tvs on in the cafe, night of olympic coverage. Its been fun to watch Young Athletes become in some cases, overnight celebrities. Take simone biles, for example. She got quite the surprise courtesy of the today show, that taught her being star struck can be a twoway street. Heres stephanie gosk. Reporter unshakable simone biles, winner of four gold medals. A 19yearold gymnast with nerves of steel. What can possibly make an olympic champion like this fall to the ground in pieces . Her achilles heel, her kryptonite. Celebrity crush, zac efron. Is that the final five . An opportunity the today show helped arrange the moment by bringing him down to rio. Oh, my god, stop im shaking. Reporter last spring, we unstoppable biles had a weak spot. When i show you this picture, clear your head and tell me the first thing that pops into your mind. Okay . Okay. I cant clear my head. Reporter first word, what comes into your mind . Hes hot. Reporter then we walked into her bedroom and met the cardboard cutout. Sometimes i used to used to kiss him on the cheek. Reporter a few gold medals later. How did you make this happen . Thank you so much. Reporter the real efron gave her a kiss on the cheek. The indisputable proof, just in case simone biles needed it, life as she knew it was over. Stephanie gosk, nbc news, rio. You never know who you will meet around here. Coverage starts at 8 00, 7 00 central. Im lester holt for all of us at nbc news. Thanks for watching. Good night from rio. Jim right now on news 3 live at 6 and Massive Wildfire burning just west of us through parts buildings in its way. Shutting down main routes between las vegas and los angeles. Where lie with Team Coverage. Marie was started with a probe into a house fire is now a murder investigation. The woman inside was the internet. Jim also tonight a lifetime of mementos stolen from a local senior citizen. With her sentimental treasures gone what is restocking a jewelry box. State of emergency in major wildfire intensifies. 65,000 acres up in smoke some 84,000 people have been told to pack up and leave. Fire crews rushing to save hundreds of structures in the path of the fire. Good evening thank you for joining us i am marie mortera. Jim im las vegas and la has been shutdown about directions for a full day now. The wildfire in the traffic nightmare its causing or blocking an important pipeline for us this is our top story is six. Weve Team Coverage of the blue cut fire as it is called. We will check in with kevin to see how the smoke is impacting our air quality and Christie Wilcox is live in San Bernardino with an update on the frontline. Marie lets begin with
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