For a boycott. Nbc nightly news begins now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight lester holt. Good evening. Starting with the disappearance of his wife over 30 years ago, Millionaire Robert Durst has founded from coast to coast. They could never make quite a solid case against until maybe now. Tonight hes behind bars in new orleans waiting extradition to los angeles where he faces charges in one of those cases, the murder of a friend back in 2000. Its a case that may have been solved in part with millions of tv viewers watching. An hbo documentary provided a stunning twist to a long and sorted tale. Our Stephanie Gosk was in the courtroom for his first appearance today. Stephanie. Reporter good evening, lester. While robert durst was escorted into the courtroom, he was handcuffed, shackled in an orange jumpsuit. The 71yearold is waiving his right to an extradition hearing, but prosecutors here in new orleans are threatening new charges against him that could slow down the extradition. Accused of murdering his close friend susan burrman in her l. A. Home nearly 15 years ago, Robert DurstsAttorney Says his client is not guilty and they are eager to prove it in court. We are frustrated because the local authorities are considering filing charges on him here and holding him here. Were ready to go to california and have a trial. Reporter a Police Report obtained by nbc news indicates the 71yearold was found with a smith and wesson revolver. Officers warned he was armed and dangerous and a flight risk. Performing the jinx. He was confronted with new evidence that could tie his hand wrieg e writing to a note send to police by Susan Bermans presumed killer. I wrote this one. I did not write that one. Reporter durst goes to the bathroom seemingly unaware he was still being recorded. There it is. Youre caught. Killed them all of course. Reporter is this a confession to three murders . His wife kathy durst who disappeared in 1982 and was never found, the texas neighbor who he was acquitted of murdering in 2003 and susan berman who Authorities Say they were getting ready to question in his wifes disappearance. The team didnt discover the audio until nine months ago, more than two years after the interview. As the series unfolded on tv he told abc news he became nervous about his own safety and last week called the police. I was saying im uncomfortable and i have security. Ive never had security in my life. My familys uncomfortable. And i feel that this should be made. Reporter today executive producer said they wouldnt comment any further because they are now likely witnesses in the trial. One of kathy dursts friends is praising their documentary while having mixed emotions about the case. I am totally thrilled. Its not going to bring kathy back but i feel vindicated. And i also feel its been such a long time in coming. Reporter authorities fighting to extradite durst back to california may disagree. The lapd would not confirm any connection between the new evidence they say they have and the documentary. And so far theres been no explanation for why durst was arrested the night before the final installment of that series aired. Lester. Stephanie gosk in new orleans. Thank you. Cynthia mcfadden is our senior legal correspondent. Cynthia, we dont know the entire case the prosecution has, but what about that statement made in the restroom . Admissible . And what about the two envelopes . Lester the truthful answer is it depends. Remember robert durst has money to hire the best lawyers in the country. He was represented by the same team today that he was when he was acquitted of murder in a case where he admitted to dismembering a body. So having said that the audio from the bathroom the lawyers are most probably going to argue was not a confession at all. But rather the kind of mutterings we all do under our breath which arent necessarily truthful. Prosecutors going to say that should be up for a jury to decide. As for the envelopes, probably the prosecutors going to have to prove a chain of custody as well as get some experts in there about handwriting. On balance i suspect the judge will likely admit both pieces of evidence but i have to tell you legal experts are really divided on these two questions. All right, cynthia mcfadden, thank you. In the Boston Marathon bombing trial today, key testimony from a Police Officer about that shootout between police and the tsarnaev brothers. The jury also left the courtroom for an upclose look at the boat Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was hiding in when it came to an end. Our justice correspondent Pete Williams was back in the courtroom today. Reporter Watertown Police say they feared for their lives three days after the bombing. A state Police Officer at the scene suggested there were two people they had. Reporter when they caught up with the two marathon bombing suspects. Police say the brothers jumped out of their cars in this quiet neighborhood and began shooting and throwing bombs. They say when police tackled tamerlan about here dzhokhar jumped in his car and escaped, running over his brother as he fled. Police say during the shootout the brothers used the carjacked suv as cover. One officer told nbc news a month after the bombing that he came facetoface with tamerlan. He was about six or eight feet from me firing his pistol at me. I was firing at him. I ran out of ammunition ammunition. Reporter tamerlan ran out of bullets but stopped in the street. I stood up and chased after him. Reporter sergeant mcclellan said at one point, i was afraid i was going to be killed. At some point Dzhokhar Tsarnaev got back in the suv at the other end of the block instead of driving straight ahead where no police were waiting, he turned around and drove toward them and his brother who was lying in the street. The day for the jury began with a trip about a mile from the courthouse to see the actual boat riddled with bullet holes where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hid after he escaped the shootout. Its very unusual to have a field trip outside the courtroom during a criminal trial, especially when theres security concerns as there would be in this case. That said its certainly not unprecedented. Reporter reporters who went with the jury to inspect the boat say Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeared placid. Seeing for the first time in two years the spot where he hid. The jury hears more about that tomorrow. Lester. Pete thank you. The man accused of shooting two Police Officers during a protest in ferguson missouri last week was arraigned today in court. Prosecutors claim Jeffrey Williams has admitted firing the shots though its not clear to them whether he was actually targeting the officers. Williams did not have an attorney present in court today. There is mass devastation tonight on an island made famous to american tv viewers on survivor following a direct hit by a monster storm. Dozens are confirmed dead on vanautu. Many are missing and thousands homeless with the tolls expected to rise dramatically. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is there for us tonight. Miguel what are you seeing. Reporter lester good evening. Many in this nation are in a state of shock. This picturesque harbor is now a symbol of the disaster. The death toll here is expected to soar as officials search for the missing in communities that have literally been washed away. Locals are calling their devastated island nation hell on earth. Boats smashed, roads washed away power out. Homes, bridges and hospitals are destroyed. It was terrifying. The whole room was like it was raining inside. Food no. No light. All of our gardens are destroyed by the wind. Reporter a direct hit from a category 5 monster storm. With winds of nearly 200 miles an hour. Ive never seen or heard anything like that noise. It was frightening. Reporter what the winds didnt rip apart the ocean swallowed. On Outer Islands locals tell us entire villages are washed away. Vanuatu is a poor country also known as a paradise. The setting for the reality show survivor in 2004. This weekend haley and Trent Williams saw their dream honeymoon become a nightmare. A beautiful resort just rubble. Flattened. Reporter the true death toll may not be known here for weeks. This is what search teams are up against, a landscape thats been ripped apart and redefined. Finding anyone in Something Like this would be a miracle. Tonight, the storm is passed leaving behind one of the worst disasters to ever ravage the pacific. What do you do now . I dont know. I dont know what to do now. Reporter tonight, military from neighboring nations are arriving at the local airport here to assist with aid and the search and rescue. That number of missing and the death toll is expected to climb over the next several days. Lester. Miguel almaguer tonight, thank you. Tonight, weve learned the names of the four Louisiana National guardsmen who were killed when their chopper crashed off the florida coast during a Training Mission last week. Those names are chief ward officers George Griffin jr. And George Strother and Staff SergeantLance Bergeron and lance. All worked either Hurricane Katrina or Gulf Oil Spill and three served in iraq. They were killed alongside seven marines whose names were released last week. A cliffhanger election in israel. Prime minister netanyahu said no palestinian state will be developed under his watch. Polls show netanyahu in real danger of losing with his party trailing a major rival. The election that could have ripple effects globally as the u. S. Tries to hammer out a nuclear deal with iran. In four days the moment many of us have been waiting for will finally arrive the official start of spring and not a moment too soon for the people of boston. They saw their official snow total for the season reach over nine feet yesterday. That breaks the alltime record for winter misery. Our ron mott is there with more. Reporter while boston is happy to brag about its sports championships, this title is one the city isnt keen to celebrate. Bostons mayor even tweeted, no parade. Ive had enough of winter. Too much snow. Reporter the first major storm hit boston on january 22nd with 22 inches of snow. By the end of the month the city had just over 34 inches and counting. In february nearly 65 inches fell overwhelming shovels and plows. After yesterdays 2. 9 inches bostons snowiest winter since 1872 a record 108. 6 inches. Bostons Logan Airport hard hit too with more than 6,300 Flights Canceled because of snow. With so much snow and no place to put it massive snow farms popped up all over the city. And with roads impassable impassable Public Transportation at a standstill and sidewalks treacherous this Winter Business at ronnys Sandwich Shop was off 25 . Really put a halt on business in the city. Reporter while spring is just a few days away reminders of this record winter will be around for a while. Youll probably see those piles continue and last well into may and perhaps even early june. Reporter now, tonight the Mayors Office tells nbc news the city has spent the day just under 50 million on snow removal and cleanup this winter. Thats well beyond the 18. 5 million budgeted. So the city is going to petition the state and federal governments for reimbursement to try and make up some of that difference lester. Quite a sight, ron mott thank you. Dolce and cabana respondsing over comments of children born with the help of in vitro fertly liilization fertilization. Elton john leading a boycott of the kpan. Reporter the anger lit up social media with parents posting pictures of their kids online and the terms synthetic baby and boycott dolcecabana trending. They told an italian magazine you are born and you have a father and mother. Thats why im not convinced by chemical children children. The two men, a former couple themselves once spoke to vanity fair about once wanting a family would seem to come out against not just adoption but in vitro fertilization. Sir elton john fired off a blistering response on instagram and called for a boycott saying shame on you for wagging your judgmental little fingers. But it also struck a nerve with many other parents, gay and straight. In the u. S. Alone some 60,000 ivf children are born yearly including jens 3yearold son michael. These children should not be diminished and valued because of how they were conceived. Reporter they insist they never intended to judge. In fact this morning gabana accused elton john of being the intolerant one. To them its about freedom of opinion. I think the social ethical idea of free speech should probably apply even to really controversial speech, even speech that angers people. Reporter and like it or not it got people talking. Katy tur, nbc news london. Big medical news still ahead tonight. Blockbuster new drugs unveil that could be life changing for millions with high cholesterol. Dream home and the toenail fungus . Dont hide it. Tackle it with fdaapproved Jublia Jublia is a prescription medicine proven to treat toenail fungus. Use jublia as instructed by your doctor. Once applied jublia gets to the site of infection by going under, around and through the nail. 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