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"nightly nright now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with letter holt. >> good evening, a scandal that has rocked the american sports world. growinging allegations of sexual abuse against the former head doctor for usa gymnastics who treated many olympic athletes over many years. in a michigan court, the former dr. for usa gymnastics who treated many olympic athletes. one of dozens of women including an olympic athlete of accusing dr. nasser of sexual abuse. in a michigan court doctor larry nasser was ordered to stand trial for allegedly abusing a family friend going back decades. one of dozens including an olympic athlete who has accused nasser of abuse. and michigan's attorney general former head doctor for usa gymnastics, faced just one of more than 60 women who have come forward in the last year to accuse him of sexual abuse. >> did it happen more than once? >> yes. >> more than twice? >> more than twice. >> more than three times? >> yes. >> nasser, who also practiced medicine at michigan state, pled not guilty to sexually abusing the woman in his own home beginning when she was just six years old. >> i would say almost every time i was there for a couple years something occurred. >> nasser pled not guilty to federal charges of possessing pornography, including 30,000 images and gopro video. but the charges may not stop there "the wall street journal" reports that the fbi conducted interviews with gymnasts from the gold medal winning london and rio olympic teams, to see if they could supply information to help with the investigation. dozens of athletes from michigan state and the u.s. national gymnastics team have come forward to accuse nasser of sexually assaulting them during treatment. some of the gymnasts have spoke to "60 minutes". >> usa gymnastics suggested i go with their doctor. he started massaging me and he had asked me not to wear any underwear. and then he just continued to go into more and more intimate places. >> the karolyi ranch belongs to famed coaches karolyi who are named in a separate lawsuit, alleging they created a toxic environment that allowed nasser's abuse to happen. lawyers for the karolyis say their clients a devastated by the accusations, say their lawyer and they knew nothing about nasser, until usa gymnastics fired him in 2015. nasser's lawyers insist that any allegations that his medical practices were performed for any purpose other than medical treatment are patently false. tonight larry nasser remains locked up without bail. while one of the country's most beloved olympic sports is rocked to its core. >> what is usa accuse usa gymnastics of turning a blind eye to all of this. they vehemently deny that charge. they say they reported nasser to the fbi five weeks after they heard the first allegations and then they fired him. >> stephanie gosk thank you. tonight, california experiencing one of the most powerful storms seen there in years. hillsides still scarred by summer fires endanger in sliding away as the wind-driven rains force hundreds to evacuate. the water that california once prayed for, now coming too fast. in this historic season, triggering misery and flooding, nbc's miguel almaguer is in duarte, california, with the latest. >> tonight southern california is in the bull's eye. the most powerful storm in years unleashing a month's worth of rain in a single day. these are roads, not rivers. and it's just getting started. 70-mile-per-hour winds, flash flooding and mudslides in the >> if i see it's going to get really bad, i'm out of here. >> in the suburbs of los angeles, hundreds of people are under mandatory evacuations. some areas already hit by mudslides could be buried again. the water-logged hills behind chuck fisher's house could crumble at any moment. >> what do you expect overnight? >> i expect a mud flow and i expect it to come through here. >> with ten inches of rain expected in the mountains, 21 million are under a flash flood watch. cars are sliding off roads, swift water rescue train for nights just like this. across the region, the surf is up. trees are down, and power is out. the storm is expected to drop some ten trillion gallons of water across an already-waterlogged state with hundreds of flights canceled and delayed. northern california, they're o aci inches of rain after the emergency spillway showed signs of failure this week and prompted mass evacuations. >> we're still operating under an emergency situation. >> but tonight, the most serious threat is here in southern california. where the most powerful storm of the season is wreaking havoc on a region flooded with problems. hillside communities like this one are under what they call a red alert. the mountains here are slowly beginning to crumble and they are sending a river of debris right downhill. everything from mud, water and soil toward hundreds of homes behind me. the people say they're living on the edge of a possible disaster. lester? >> miguel almaguer, thank you. while the west battles the storm, the rest of the country is experiencing an unusual warm-up. record high temperatures across several midwestern states, two-thirds of the country is expecting spring-like weather into the weekend. a bizarre plot to bomb a major american retail chain has been foiled according to investigators, a florida man is in jail after police say he planned to detonate bombs disguised as food boxes inside target stores as part of a twisted get rich quick scheme. nbc's gabe gutierrez has details. >> this home in ocala, florida, is where fbi says mark barnett had multiple explosives. arrested last week he's accused of targeting target. >> it's scary. my wife could have very well picked up one of those packages. >> federal prosecutors have charged the 48-year-old with possession of a destructive device affecting commerce. investigators say barnett offered an unidentified man $10 now to put at least ten home-made bombs on the shelves of target stores in new york, virginia and florida. >> the boxes were packaged as stuffing mix, some sort of bars and pasta. the other things t were being sold there. >> prosecutors say barnett did it because he thought target's stock value would plummet after the explosions. allowing him to buy cheaper shares before prices rebounded. barnett is a registered sex offender on probation for multiple felony counts of kidnapping, sexual battery and grand theft. according to court documents he was caught when the person he asked for help went to police instead. >> these bombs would be capable of blowing off someone's hand and therefore capable of sending a piece of shrapnel through someone's chest or head by placing ten bombs in crowded stores, there's a good chance that someone would be killed or seriously injured. >> barnett has not yet entered a plea. if convicted, he faces up to ten years in prison. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. tonight president trump is at his private club in palm beach, florida, his third weekend there since carolina. delivering a campaign-style speech at a boeing plant and checking out the company's new 87-10 dreamliner aircraft. meantime back in washington scott pruitt was sworn in tonight to lead the environmental protection agency, over the strong objections of many democrats and environmental groups. pruitt as oklahoma's attorney general filed 14 lawsuits against the epa, challenging regulations that included limits on carbon emissions. facing the president as he enjoys the florida sunshine is the turmoil plaguing his national security team after the ouster of michael flynn. his replacement pick has turned down the the job. who is up to fill the role? >> today president trump still with one critical position unfilled. traveling with the commander-in-chief, acting national security adviser keith kellogg. but still no permanent replacement for mi by the president four days ago. jog. >> i have somebody i think will be outstanding for that position. >> that candidate, retired vice admiral robert howard turned that role down. >> he told me it was something that he and his family couldn't go for. >> but a senior official tells nbc news one reason howard said no, he was turned off by a white house dysfunction, it's a criticism growing even among republicans. >> this administration is in disarray and they've got a lot of work to do. >> work including filling vacancies at the state department where rex tillerson doesn't have a new deputy or spokesperson and bringing members of trump's team on to the same page. take russia where the president is signaling warmer relations. defense secretary james mattis, more skeptical. >> russia is going to have to prove itself and live up to the commitments it's made. >> the wild card, the role of chief strategist steve bannon. all of it as vice presid anxious allies. with the white house still in upheaval an unpredictable president. >> the first thing tough do as a leader is lead your own team. he's got to lead that white house staff and produce effective policies and directions before he can lead the country or the free world. >> as for the permanent national security adviser tonight a senior white house official tells me the president is considering five people, including keith kellogg, former u.n. ambassador john bolton and former c.i.a. director david petraeus who today said whoever gets the job would need quote a commitment to a disciplined process and procedures. lester? >> peter alexander at the white house. now to the latest installment of our across america series, which brings us to kenosha, wisconsin. a city that went for trump during the election. so how are residents there reacting to this whirlwind week for the trump there to find out. >> today in this blue collar town that went for trump, folks at the coffee pot it in kenosha, wisconsin are looking at the week in washington through a midwestern lens. >> i heard they're going to start doing steel mills again and building cars and i'm looking forward to that. >> jobs are important this flattened lot is all that remains of the auto industry in town. the newest employer -- an amazon fulfillment center out in the highway. >> do you think the president can relate to you? >> no. >> billy wallace is concerned. >> i've seen a lot like more racism than i ever seen in my life. >> many think president trump is listening to them even as they listen to his press conference yesterday. >> i thought it was great. i, is he the best talker? no, he's not a politician. >> bananaland. >> susan cleary wasn't convinced. >> he doesn't fit any mold i know for a i'm very confused. >> how do you feel today in the first month of the new presidency? >> despair. >> larry hanson's concern is foreign policy. >> when we put sanctions on russia that was the right thing to do and they should stay on russia and we should stay on them. >> but here at the coffee pot, a simple request -- >> just give him a chance. watch, and see how he's doing. don't be so quick to criticize. >> as washington percolates -- the nation is watching. kevin tibbles, nbc news, kenosha, wisconsin. there's a strange new twist in the airport assassination of the half-brother of north korean dictator, kim jong-un. one of the two women accused of carrying out the hit thought she was taking part in a tv prank show. police say the suspect claims she was paid to convince m close their eyes and she would spray them with water along with another woman has part of a gag. but with the last target, kim jong nam, police believe the water was secretly replaced with deadly poison. tonight north korea is in battle with malaysia over when the victim's body will be returned. still ahead, is this the future of health care? how you can save thousands on surgery without any insurance hassles, as easy as ordering from a menu. also a woman on a mission to make a popular extreme sport a little bit less of a boy's club. hope you can stay with us. we're back now with a story of a doctor who wants to do nothing short of revolutionize the cost of health care in america. he and his partners have an approach growing in popularity they say can bring prices for surgery down as much as 90%. nbc's jacob rascon explains. >> rotator cuff repair is one of the most common shoulder surgeries. but there is nothing common about kevin fogarty's operation. >> how much money are you saving here? >> about $18,000 to drive up here. >> kevin drove eight hours from houston where a hospital would have charged him about $30,000, to the physician-owned surgery center of oklahoma, which will cost just over $10,000. co-founder dr. keith smith calls it free market health care. >> we have these lile >> every procedure we along with the all-included fixed price. up to ten times cheaper than what a hospital would charge. the catch? full payment up front. the center doesn't accept insurance. >> none whatsoever? >> yeah, and that is shocking to hear it first until you realize many people have a $5,000 or $6,000 deductible and they find that they can buy their entire surgery here for maybe $3,000. >> the free market health care model is catching on nationally with dozens of similar practices now in oklahoma alone. but craig jones, president of the oklahoma hospital association, says centers like this can't replace hospitals. >> we have emergency departments, these out-patient facilities don't. we're obligated to treat and to stabilize the care that comes in. regardless of somebody's ability to pay. >> we absolutely need hospitals, we just don't need em acknowledges his center provides limited services. all of them outpatient. but for people like kevin, a clean bill of health -- >> i'm feeling better and better every minute. >> without the sticker shock. jacob rascon, nbc news, oklahoma city. we're back in a moment with something coming back to the skies that many airline travelers have been missing. me to reach my goals. alreadye so i liked when my doctor told me i may reach my blood sugar and a1c goals by activating what's within me with once-weekly trulicity. trulicity is not insulin. it helps activate my body to do what it's supposed to do release its own insulin. trulicity responds when my blood sugar rises. i take it once a week, and it works 24/7. and i may even lose a little weight. trulicity is a once-weekly injectable prescription medicine to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. trulicity is not insulin. it should not be the first medicine to treat diabetes or for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. do not take trulicity if you or a family member has had medullary thyroid cancer, if you've had multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to trulicity. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms such as itching, rash, or trouble breathing; a lump or swelling in your neck; or severe pain in your stomach area. serious side effects may include pancreatitis, which can be fatal. taking trulicity with a sulfonylurea or insulin increases your risk for low blood sugar. common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, decreased appetite and indigestion. some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may make existing kidney problems worse. if you want help improving your a1c and inbld ption click to ac. what bad back?gels work so fast you'll ask what pulled hammy? 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