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Cities and a mom presented about the boy 40 was not her child. How does this happen . Nightly news again right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im Savannah Guthrie in for lester. As we come on the air, a hurricane is about to make landfall in the state of florida for the first time in 11 years. Hurricane packing 75mileanhour winds and there are fears of tornadoes, torrential rain, flooding and a dangerous storm surge, which has already gun. Tonight multiple states of emergency across as the massive storm closes in. Millions are on alert. Gabe gut air says in the Florida Panhandle for us tonight. How are things going . Reporter good pick up here as hermine gets closer to shore. It has really strengthened throughout the day. Now floridas governor is saying that 6,000 members of the National Guard are ready to mobilize if needed. Tonight the outer bands of hermine are lashing the panhandle. Torrential rain pounding the coast as authorities warn of devastating storm surge. This is lifethreatening. We have a hurricane. You can rebuild a home, youan rebuild a life. Reporter strengthening into a category 1 hurricane this afternoon had already dumped more than a foot of rain near tampa. Homes flooded there and in sarasota with fire crews used boats to rescue residents and pets. This Restaurant Owner struggling to keep the water out. We lost all of our dock. Reporter the threat not just wind and rain but isolated tornadoes. Now parts of georgia and North Carolina are also under a state of emergency. Rip currents through the holiday weekend. Right now hermine is near apalachicola flarks. You do what you can do and hope for the best. Reporter on nearby st. George island mandatory evacuations are under way. We really want you off this island. All these storms are serious because theyre unpredictable, you know, and the scary part is when tornadoes spin off of them. Reporter despite the risks, rex and cindy whitemane weve done everything we can to prepare. And its too hard to pack up and leave. And this is home. Reporter prepared to ride out his first hurricane in more than a decade. Gabe gutierrez, apalachicola, florida. Al roker joining us. When can we expect landfall . Some time late tonight, savannah. But you can see the eye of the storm right now. This is strengthening. If theres any good so thats good. We have tornado watches in effect in sfrl florida, and were watching hermine 85 miles south of apalachicola, 75 mileanhour winds. Landfall late tonight in the panhandle. By early saturday afternoon its off the carolina coast. The cone of uncertainty still includes boston, new york. It will continue to expand. We may be talking about this into early next week. We have Tropical Storm watches, hurricane rn way from Atlantic City to apalachicola. Storm surges, the flooding that comes onshore, 6 to 9 feet in the big bend area, georgia North Carolina coast could see 1 to 3 feet. We have the possibility of tornadoes from wilmington all the way to gainesville. And the rainfall, and my gosh, the flood risk up to 20 inches in the panhandle. Were talking upwards of 4 to 8 inches into the carolinas. Rip currents to new england. Well have to watch tonight, al. Thank you very much. Other news now and a major setback tonight for spacex. The company hired by nasa to carry cargo and eventually astronauts to the space station. An unmanned rocket suddenly exploded during a test this morning two days before a scheduled launch. On board a satellite that facebook hoped to use to beam Internet Access to remote parts of the world. Now spacex is behind schedule again and went wrong. Heres nbcs tom costello. Reporter it happened on cape canaveral, launchpad 40. A massive explosion just after 9 00 a. M. , an unmanned Spacex Falcon 9 rocket launched in a giant fireball that the company says started in the upper stage oxygen tank. Evacuating complex 41, but its south of 41. Wow. Its still going. Reporter the explosion so big away, even caught on weather radar. Its a rocket that blew up. A pretty knockous smoke plume heading out towards the beach. Temporarily closing down the beach. Reporter amazingly no one was injured. It happened during an engine test fire. On saturday the rocket was supposed to launch an Israeli Communications satellite into orbit from which facebook planned to beam home Internet Access to africa. Facebooks Ceo Mark Zuckerberg today saying he was deeply disappointed byhe three, two, one. Reporter its not the first disappointment for spacex, founded by billionaire elon musk. It has suffered a series of setbacks but also tremendous success, launching Cargo Resupply Missions to the spa station. The falcon 9 rocket launched today was the same design that is supposed to one day carry humans to the space station. Former astronaut Steve Robinson is an nbc news analyst. This is a very unforgiving industry. You have to balance being hard charging and being extremely careful. Reporter todays explosion appears to have significantly damaged the spacex launchpad potentially serious setback for spacex as the Company Works through a backlog of satellite launch dates and upcoming resupply missions to the space station. Tom costello, thank you. To president ial politics and big backlash for donald trump from some of his biggest latino they feel misled and betrayed after trump indicated he was perhaps softening on some of his immigration stances only to come out swinging last night, calling for a major immigration crackdown. Katy tur tonight with the reaction. Reporter until today jacob monte was a member of Donald Trumps National Hispanic council. Im not going to be a hispanic prop like the mexican president was. So i resigned. Reporter bowing speech last night. Any previous suggestion he may work with undocumented immigrants already in this country a pipe dream. You cannot obtain legal status or become a citizen of the United States by illegally entering our country. Reporter disregarding his counsels advice. I argued and most did for a softer tone than he decided on. Reporter instead trump stuck to the hardline immigration were going to triple the number of i. C. E. Deportation offices. I am going to create a new special Deportation Task force. Reporter even after he seemed open to compromise with the mexican president earlier that day. We didnt discuss who pays for the wall. Reporter thats not true according to retweeted that mexico would not pay for the wall. In an attempt to keep his pace and appeal to moderate voters. There certainly can be a softening. Ive had people say its a hardening, actually. I think youll see theres really quite a bit of softening. Reporter but it may be too late as some republicans like jasmine monroy has already made up her minds. You are going to get the hispanic vote . No. Thats being fake and a hypocrite. I think the Latino Community is completely unavailable to donald trump because of his language not just on this i b speak a language of intolerance. Reporter sources tell nbc news trump will get his Second Security briefing in new york city. This as his wife melania files a 150 million lawsuit against an american blogger and the daily mail for what she says are false stories claiming that she was once an escort. Hillary Clintons Campaign meanwhile announced that it smashed a fundraising record in the month of while clinton has been shaking hands with donors often behind closed doors, the roll of attack dog has been largely left to her supporters and surrogates Andrea Mitchell with the story. Reporter tonight Hillary Clinton off the trail relying on joe biden to attack trump. This is a guy born with a silver spoon in his mouth that now hes choking on because his foots in his mouth along with the spoon. Reporter and tim contain on the morning shows. I think this is kind of a diplomatic amateur hour by don raising eyebrows not leaping to defend the Clinton Foundation to nbcs casey hunt. Has the Clinton Foundation always been 100 ethical in your view . I think the Clinton Foundation like all foundations have found themselves in a position where things are changing, and i think shes goi t change. Reporter the candidate herself only two Public Events in two weeks. When she does appear, ducking questions. What do you think of Donald Trumps new hires . Thank you so much. Time here in cleveland. Reporter clinton has spent most of her time making her case to donors in private. The haul 143 million in august. 62 million for her campaign, the rest for the democratic party. Every day donald trump is out there is good for the clinton campaign. Every day Hillary Clinton is not distracting from the attention donald trump is getting is also good for the campaign. Reporter tonight clinton once again out of sight after driving off to practice for her debate against trump. Likely to be the make or break moment of the campaign. Andrea mitchell, news, washington. Authorities in florida said they have found zika in infected mosquitoes for the first time in the continental u. S. Officials say that development is disappointing but not surprising after dozens of nontravelrelated zika infections in people in miamidade county. But until now they hadnt been able to find mosquitoes with announcement today georgetown quloofuniversity, the oldest jesuit start making amends for a low point in its history by allowing descendants of people it bought and sold as slaves to get the same treatment as its most elite alumni. Kristen welker has more. Reporter it was news maxine crump and Michelle Harrington could have never imagined. Reporter earlier this year the sisters learned theyre the direct descendants of a group of slaves sold to louisiana in 1838 to save Georgetown University from today another stunning revelation. Georgetown announcing the descendants of all 272 slaves sold and anyone who helped build the university will now get preferential treatment in admission process, like the children of alumni. We belong as part of the georgetown it makes us thats right. Reporter the news monumental for lauren crump. A dozen universities, haubized their ties to slavery, but today georgetown went a step further. I want to recognize the descendents of the enslaved children, women and men. Reporter georgetown will seek to alter the physical imprint of its legacy, renaming two buildings which once paid tribute to College President s involved in the 1838 slave sale. It all started last fall when students of all races demanding justice. Today brings a point of pride and overwhelming joy. Reporter what do you say to critics who would argue this is an important step but it doesnt go far enough . Well, theyre right. But we got to make the first step. Reporter a journey that began with 272 forgotten souls now on a path toward atonement and forgiveness. Kristen welker, nbc news, washington. Still ahead tonight, pain relief without the pills. So many alternative actually work . What experts are now revealing. Also a scary mixup in the sky. Why a mother says she is horrified with a h. Heartburn. Sorry maam. No burning here. Try new alkaseltzer heartburn relief gummies. They dont taste chalky and work fast. Mmmm. Incredible. Can i try . She doesnt have heartburn. New alka seltzer heartburn relief gummies. A when your symptoms start. Distracting you . Doctors recommend taking. Nondrowsy claritin every day of your allergy season. Claritin provides powerful, for fewer interruptions from the Amazing Things you do every day. 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Reporter after trying almost everything, she found relief with acupuncture, which stimulates certain nerve endings. It can cause you to feel pain differently. Reporter and it works for a lot of americans. According to one of the most comprehensive pain relief. Today the National Institutes of health reviewing findings from more than 16,000 patients reported on what works and what doesnt. For those with arthritic knee pain acupuncture and tai chi had the best results. For neck pain, massage therapy, and back pain its acupuncture and yoga. Not so effective Natural Supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin. At the Cleveland Clinic Connie Powell of alternative therapies including meditation to reduce high doses of painkillers. Id given up on life. I didnt feel there was any way out. Reporter judy swears by acupuncture. Does it hurt . No, it does not hurt. You know that someones touching you, but its not like getting a shot. 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Reporter 5yearold Andy Martinez waved good buy for what should have been a flight from the Dominican Republic to new yorks kennedy airport. Flying alone for the first time, his mom maribel paid the airline an extra 100 to a have an exemployee get him on and off the flight. But through a translator she says he wasnt there. Translator i was given another boy, and they asked me it was the first time, is this your son . And i said, this is not my son. Reporter that child had her sons passport. Andy landed in boston, the other boy mistakenly sent to jfk. Jetblue put andy on the next flight to new york and, after what hours, maribel had her son back. I then had him in my hands, thank god. Reporter but when asked if it was the two boys that switched the passports causing the confusion, the mothers lawyer jumped in. Were not going to speculate. Reporter in a statement the airline said the children were always under the care of jetblue crew members. Jetblue apologized, refunded the flights and offered the families credit on future flights. As for andy, hes back in the Dominican Republich but flying another airline. Anne thompson, nbc news, new york. When we come back tonight, an update on what muscle pain . What headache . What arthritis pain . Advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain . Advil. H. Heartburn. Sorry maam. No burning here. Try new alkaseltz heartburn relief gus. Le. Can i try . She doesnt have heartburn. And final tonight the new chapter in an amazing story we first brought you this past spring. Today was back to school day for a remarkable girl who had struggled with so much at such a young age. Well now her future looks much brighter thanks to a teachers incredible gift. Heres nbcs kevin tibbles. Reporter the first day of school. And new. But this reunion is extra special. Because 8yearold natasha fuller and teac