This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Substituting tonight, carl cantanilla. Several states under a severe thunderstorm watch and Tornado Warnings today. At its peak 600,000 people were without electricity in illinois and michigan. And it could be days before power is fully restored. Meantime, the storms are now moving northeast to new england. 43 Million People in its path. Leading our coverage tonight heres nbcs ron mott. Reporter in metro detroit, hundreds of thousands of electric customers spent the night in darkness after Severe Weather roared through parts of the midwest killing at least two people across the region including a man electrocuted in his backyard. This church tent in michigan collapsed trapping people underneath, injuring five. The terrifying scene captured on cell phone video. When the wind started coming in, it looked like a big parachute. The center, the wind was coming through the sides, came up through the top. Was lifting all the six and eightinch metal poles right off their foundation. Reporter with wind gusts nearly 75 miles an hour, daylight revealed the damage. Many trees bringing down power lines, more than 2,000 in all according to dte energy. It got darker and then i looked across the street, saw the tree waving like crazy and then my tree was waving. Like i said, the lights flashed out. Reporter more than 600 line workers from as far away as tennessee and new york were dispatched to the storm zone to help local crews. While detroit bore the brunt of the punishment, the chicago area suffered some intense hours as well. About 50,000 customers there were without power this morning. Strong winds peeling roofing shingles off a nursing home, overturning a semi, destroying a Fast Food Restaurant under construction. Actress molly glen, who had a small recurring role on nbcs chicago fire. Damaging winds and hail possible, even a tornado or two, travel delays are expected. Ron mott, nbc news, new york. And for more on the Severe Weather threat and whats ahead tonight and tomorrow, we turn to Weather Channel meteorologist kim cunningham. Kim, good evening. Good evening to you. Yes, you have a Tornado Warning right now in effect for Snyder County here in pennsylvania. So, yes, isolated tornadoes, weve seen that off and on those warnings today. Lets show you what were expecting, the Severe Weather tonight anywhere in the red. Severe weather d. C. , new york, boston. Isolated threat here tonight. We are under severe thunderstorm watch, which means conditions are favorable for Severe Weather until 9 00 this evening includes bangor all the way to the d. C. Area. Isolated severe storms heading east possibly. The cold front will begin to move south and eastward. Once it clears us we are going to be in the clear. So no Severe Weather after 11 00 here in new york city, boston, d. C. Should be done by 2 00 in the morning. So thats the Severe Threat in the northeast. Lets take you to the southwest watching hurricane norbert. This will affect the southwest with possibly flash flooding. Lots to cover tonight. Kim cunningham from the Weather Channel watching the storm for us tonight. Thanks. Tonight, an nbc news exclusive, a conversation with president obama, it comes the same day the white house announced a big change saying the president will delay his plan to overhaul the countrys immigration system by executive action until after the november elections. In an interview for tomorrows meet the press, chuck todd asked the president about that decision. When i take executive action, i want to make sure that its sustainable. So the publics not behind you, youre not taking it . No, what im saying is that im going to act because its the right thing for the country. But its going to be more sustainable and more effective if the public understands what the facts are on immigration, what weve done unaccompanied children and why its necessary. The truth of the matter is that the politics did shift midsummer because of that problem. Right. I want to spend some time even as were getting our ducks in a row for the executive action, i also want to make sure the public understands why were doing this, why its the right thing for the american people, why its the right thing for the american economy. And chuck todd joins us from washington tonight. Chuck, a lot of reaction to this tonight. There is, carl. I initially asked him, i said did you simply do this to save the Democratic Senate . He took issue with that being ts politics behind the decision. But you heard him there. He basically admitted, yes, the politics of this changed and he said it changed because of the border crisis in the summer. Fact of the matter is when you look at the 2014 landscape, a lot of red state democrats were feeling vulnerability on this issue. They practically begged the white house to do this delay. Of course, carl, as you know this was just one part of a very lengthy conversation i had with the president , nearly 30 minutes. We focused almost half of our time on the threat of isis in the middle east. And the president laid out exactly what he plans on doing and what he plans on asking the american people. And he admits this is going to be a long drawn out process in order to destroy isis in the longterm, carl. Chuck, our thanks to you and best of luck tomorrow. You can watch chucks entire interview with the president tomorrow morning as chuck makes his debut as the moderator of meet the press. This evening the jamaican and u. S. Coast guards are searching for a plane that stopped communicating with air Traffic Controllers yesterday as it was flying from rochester, new york, to naples, florida. The husband and wife onboard kept flying down the east coast and over cuba before going down off jamaica, an area where the ocean is a mile deep. Nbcs tom costello has our report tonight. Reporter off the coast of jamaica today, the search for the remains of a small plane spotted from the air yesterday after its 1,700mile ghost flight down the eastern seaboard. The first indication that larry and jane glazer were in trouble came at 10 04 a. M. When he told atlanta controllers something wasnt right with his plane. A brand new 2014 tdm 900 and needed to descend to 18,000 feet. We need to descend to about one eight zero. We have an indication that reporter but glazer never declared an emergency and control directed him to 25,000 feet. Two five zero we need to get lower 900 reporter soon after glazer stopped communicating. As the plane continued on autopilot flying a Straight Line south, u. S. Fighter pilots intercepted the plane and reported the windows were frosted over, glazer slumped over at the controls. Is he breathing . I can see his chest rising and falling. Reporter aviation experts believe the plane may have lost cabin pressure and hypoxia, or lack of oxygen, quickly set in. You find people, they get sleepy, and they nod off. The problem is they dont wake back up. Reporter the plane continued flying over cuba before running out of fuel and crashing just off the coast of port antonio, jamaica. Nbcs mark potter is there. Reporter crew members aboard this Jamaican Defense helicopter spotted yesterday what they believe was an aircraft debris field about 28 miles offshore. But whenps shi moved in to confirm it, they couldnt find anything. And still today nothing. Reporter today, in their hometown of rochester where larry glazer was a real estate developer, the city paid tribute. The people who knew them are certainly going to be forever touched by their passion for and their love of this city. Reporter larry glazer was an experienced pilot. In fact, he was the president of an organization of pilots who fly this particular kind of plane. Tonight, the National Transportation safety board says its working with jamaican authorities to determine who has jurisdiction on this crash. Carl. Nbcs tom costello in washington. Tom, thanks. An american doctor who became infected with the ebola virus in west africa is in stable condition tonight at a nebraska hospital. Dr. Rick sacra, a family physician from boston, is the third american aid worker to become sick with the virus. The other two were successfully treated in atlanta. Nbcs ron allen has more on this latest case tonight from omaha. Reporter this Isolation Unit where dr. Rick sacra fights for his life tonight is so unique, its never been fully activated until now. It was created in 2006 because of concerns about bioterrorism after september 11th. With special air and sterilization systems, secure access, 35 staff on fourhour shifts its the largest unit of its kind in the country. We have respiratory therapists, nurses, technicians, they all basically volunteer for this role. Reporter today, doctors say sacra remains in stable condition after arriving in omaha from liberia yesterday. Are you optimistic about recovery at this point . Were going to very aggressively support this patient and hope for the best. Reporter sacra attracted ebola while working for fim. Both brantly and sacra have spoken. Sacra just returned as the epidemic spread. He is not someone that can stand back when there is a need he can take care of. Reporter now doctors here expect to treat sacra for perhaps several weeks, the usual time it takes ebola. A letter that says this patients presence here poses no risk to your loved ones. With no known cure and supplies depleted of an experimental drug that may have helped brantly and writebol, doctors may try other new treatments still being developed. As they battle to make sacra Strong Enough to survive this deadly disease. Ron allen, nbc news, omaha. You may have seen the starstudded stand up to cancer fundraiser on this network last night. Cancer is a disease that touches every walk of life in one way or another. Once again celebrities join forces for a common cause, raising money to find a cure. Its time to stand up to cancer, people reporter it was a starstudded affair, celebrities coming together to raise money and awareness for cancer research. We have to keep rising as one because cancer keeps going after the ones that we love. Reporter an evening filled with laughs. I love stand up to cancer. Cancer is something im sick of. Hell, were all sick of it. Reporter but the theme of the night couldnt have been more serious. I held a generous, strong beautiful hand of my first wife, cassie, as Ovarian Cancer took her life much too soon. Reporter nearly 50 of men in this country and more than one out of every three women will be diagnosed with cancer. In six years the charity has raised more than 260 million for research. And last nights hourlong telecast shown simultaneously across 31 channels raised tens of millions more. In brooklyn, dozens packed a warehouse to watch and show their support raising almost 10,000 of their own. Among them Breast Cancer survivor sylvana. Cancer affects all walks of life. Doesnt matter race, color, if youre rich or poor. It affects everyone. Reporter a message expressed several times over on the telecast. Everyone knows someone whos been affected by cancer. So everyone can give. Reporter stand up to cancer, making an impact and working to save lives. As you can see, this light shows how much were all connected by cancer. And on the red carpet last night many celebrities paid tribute to the late joan rivers. When nightly news continues on this saturday, well take you inside the widening hunt for heroin smugglers along the u. S. mexico border. And later, why dogs are heading to the curb for more than just the neighborhood fire hydrant. male announcer its happening. Today, more and more people with type 2 diabetes are learning about longacting levemir®, an injectable insulin that can give you blood sugar control for up to 24 hours. And levemir® helps lower your a1c. Levemir® is now available in flextouch® the only prefilled insulin pen with no pushbutton extension. Levemir® lasts 42 days without refrigeration. Thats 50 longer than lantus®, which lasts 28 days. Today, im asking about levemir® flextouch. female announcer levemir® is a longacting insulin, used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes and is not recommended to treat diabetic ketoacidosis. 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Authorities say the drugs is increasingly making its way into wealthy suburbs and young americans. We get more tonight from nbcs mark potter. Reporter on the Mexican Border at the busy port of entry at nogales, arizona, we find u. S. Customs and Border Patrol agents working day and night searching cars, trucks and passengers for hidden contraband. In recent years theyve seen a spike in heroin smuggling. Using Desperate Measures to avoid detection. We have had heroin strapped to a child, strapped to a grandmother. Heroin in, you know, a stroller. Reporter drug agents say almost all the heroin flooding the United States comes through mexico usually hidden in vehicles. Theyre also seeing it being carried from mexico in backpacks across u. S. Ranchland. I have never seen the amount of heroin thats on the streets of America Today ever. Reporter along the nearly 2,000milelong border, Authorities Say theres been a fourfold increase since 2008 with more than 4,600 pounds last year. The dea blames the surge on increased mexican poppies to make heroin. Officials say most is processed in remote mountain areas. Even more heroin comes in from colombia, south america. Together those loads are trucked to the border then moved throughout the United States where the latest estimates shows 669,000 americans use heroin. Many of them young people in welltodo suburbs. This heroin issue is really across all the demographics, rural, suburban, urban and certainly different economic strata. Reporter Authorities Say the heroin surge is directly linked to the widespread abuse of prescription painkillers in this country. As agents crack down on pills, the price goes up. And heroin, much cheaper and more powerful, fills the void. Thats exactly whats happening in tucson. Just an hour north of the border and one of the first stops along the u. S. Heroin route. Thats when i became a heroin addict. Reporter at Cope Community services, more and more addicts are coming in for support and treatment. Most people who become addicted and dependent on opiates cannot get away from the opiate dependency on their own without treatment. It doesnt take long to get it. Reporter outside the facility this recovering addict tells us tucson streets are now filled with heroin for sale. And i just heard earlier this morning that somebody was selling there. So i could be a cop if i wanted to right now. Just a f blocks away . Just a few blocks away. Reporter a heroin boom here and heading north into the bloodstream of america. Mark potter, nbc news, tucson, arizona. Coming up, why an asteroid nicknamed pitbull has a bark larger than its bite. male announcer two pills. sgins with arthritid afternoon arrives and feeling good, but her knee pain returns. Thats two more pills. The evenings event brings laughter, joy, and more pain. When jamie says. Whats that like six pills today . Yeah. 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Any time somebody says theres an object from space coming close to earth, everybody sort of gets a little uneasy. Reporter astronomer ed krup says theres no chance the asteroid will slam into us. It is on the cosmic scale coming fairly close to us, but of course not close enough to do any damage. Reporter how close . From the earths surface the asteroid, the size of a house, will fly by us 25,000 miles away, ten times closer than the moon catapulting at a speed of 40,000 miles an hour. Im not worried about it. Were not really worried about it. Reporter at the Griffith Observatory in los angeles. I feel safe, hopefully. Reporter no alarm bells just yet. Concerned . A little bit. Reporter when the asteroid passes over sunday, it will be the middle of the afternoon. Even with the high powered telescope you wont be able do see it with the naked eye. But you can watch it hurl past earth online. Its the size of texas, mr. President. Reporter the flyby, not exactly what movies are made of. 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Mans best friend is hopping up to the counter to get in on mans best pastime, snacking. All right. Whats he getting today . Reporter fido to go offers canine cuisine in cities like chicago and san diego, serving up anything and everything you can imagine. Bacon cheeseburger frozen yogurt. Peanut butter maple. Reporter your mouth may not be watering, but if dogs are watching theirs probably are. Milos kitchen treat truck pulled up in chicago this weekend. Theyre kind of pulling toward the treat truck because they can smell the treats. Reporter on the menu a wide array of g gourmut. This dog when asked to name his favorite treat, his answer was yes. But milos kitchen is more than just a footd truck, it pampers dogs with a play area and even a dog selfie station. Anything that celebrates the dog. Reporter with all this canine cuteness around me, i decided to do the most human thing i could think of. Photo bomb. And i just happened to photo bomb a celebrity. This is . Simba. 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