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Tom brokaw with a reunion all these years later. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. President trump and the white house are speaking out about two controversial World Leaders today in ways that are surprising some. The president is not ruling out applying his negotiating skills in a sunday facetoface meeting with north Koreas Kim Jongun and standing by his invitation for the philippines president to visit the u. S. , the brutal Anti Drug Campaign raised serious human rights concerns. National correspondent Peter Alexander has details. Reporter tonight, President Trump with this alarming warning about north korea. Were probably not safe over here if he gets long range missiles, were not safe, either. Reporter after surprising comments to Bloomberg News opening a door to a meeting with dictator kim jongun. If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, i would absolutely. I would be honored to do it. No sitting president has ever met a north korean leader. This is probably the most brutal dictator in the world and would elevate his status well beyond what is deserved. Reporter president s deserv reporter presides deserve reporter President Trump crediting kim jongun for being a survivor eliminating rivals including his uncle. So obviously hes a pretty smart cookie. Reporter mr. Trump defending his white house invitation to the president of the philippines who could help the u. S. Isolate north korea even though he is widely condemned for executing in his own country. There is a huge aspect into this. Its a balance. Reporter the president also creating confusion at home, misstating one of the key changes of the Republican Health care plan with a vote as early as this week. Preexisting conditions are in the bill and i mandated it. I said it has to be. Reporter in fact, the latest amendment isnt that clear and allows states to get a waiver that would let insurers charge people with preexisting conditions more for coverage. The president tonight arguing the plan still isnt final. Punctuating President Trumps new round of interviews, this stunning comment about andrew jackson. He was really angry that he saw what was happening with regard to the civil war. Reporter jackson himself a slave owner died 16 years before the civil war. People dont ask that question, but why was there the civil war . Why could that one not have been worked out . He seemed to skirt around it when he said why was that one not worked out. That one is slavery. Reporter one more note on north korea, President Trump suggesting a meeting with kim jongun as they are pushing their Nuclear Program to the quote maximum pace. Lester . The white house tonight, thank you. Details of a series of attacks by a student wielding a knife at the university of texas. At least one student was stabbed to death and three others injured. The suspect a junior at the university was taken down by police and Officials Say there is no on going threat on that going threat on that sprawling campus but there is obviously deep concern and anxiety as police try to determine a motive. Nbcs Kerry Sanders with the latest tonight. Reporter at the university of texas today, a suspect in custody. Three total patients, two are being transported, one dos. Reporter one student killed, another stabbed. Police say two others also assaulted by the suspect. I saw him stabbed a guy and thats when i realized like this was a real attack happening and i turned around and ran. Reporter one by stander posted this after Police Arrested with the suspect. Tonight they have kendricks jay white in custody. Hes a 21yearold student who also attends u. T. What investigators cannot say is why he allegedly attacked. Calmly walked around the plaza, the Gregory Gymnasium plaza and basically attacked the four unfortunate students there. Reporter friends of one victim believe racial tensions on campus may have been a trigger to todays stabbings. Graffiti on fraternity houses in recent days causing anxiety. It absolutely has to do with targeting greek life. There is no doubt about it. Reporter police say they are aware of the allegations but have not determined a motive. We recognize there have been a significant number of discussions on social media about all kinds of things we cannot confirm are true. Reporter tonight the university cancelled all classes and urging students to call home to talk to their parents. Kerry sanders, nbc news. Texas is also one of several states hit by violent storms in the south and midwest over the weekend. Were killed and the danger is not over this evening as storms move towards the northeast. The same system that spawned deadly tornados and mass flooding, but amid the tragedy, one east texas family is giving thanks after brave citizens left in to save their two Young Children from the rushing waters. Tonight nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has more from the dramatic rescue. Reporter with the flood waters raging, panic set in. Inside this overturned pickup truck, the family with two Young Children. I need a knife. A sharp knife. Come on reporter half a dozen good samaritans, strangers frantically trying to free them. Oh, my god, its a baby. Reporter among then corey prox. I could hear someone screaming from the inside, and when i heard that, i went in panic mode and jumped in and i helped, you know, to the best that i could. Reporter 4 month old marshall pulled out unconscious. Tom mitchell who shot this video puts the phone in his pocket and starts cpr. It was like ive got to do something to save this kid. Reporter a woman over his shoulder prays. Let him breathe, lord. Let him breathe, lord. Reporter the baby breaths. Rescuers like martinez working to resuscitate the boy and his sister, 18 month old addy strapped in a car seat. There she goes i did what i had to do and i dont, i dont know. Reporter the strangers also rescuing their parents, phillip and emily. Helpless for sure. Thats the only thing i was worried about, just getting my kids out of this vehicle with water in it. When they said come on, mama, we have the babies. I said give them breath before you get out of this vehicle. Thank you so much. Reporter late today they were reunited at the hospital with one of today the National Weather service said two of the four tornados that tore through east texas were ef 3s with winds up to 165 miles per hour. The family packed into their car to escape one storm when they ran right into another. Tonight, little addy is in intensive care fighting for her life. Lester. What a dramatic and emotional story, thank you for bringing it to us. To a violent flight that left passengers bruised and bloodied after wild turbulence struck before the pilots could even warn the passengers it was coming. There is incredible images on board that plane and tonight an important reminder when flying. Reporter the extreme turbulence happened fast without warning. Passengers from moscow to bangkok tossed about the cabin landing in the isle leaving blood on overhead bins. One writing blood everywhere, babies thank god we are alive. According to the russian embassy, at least 27 people suffered fractures and bruises when the boeing 777 hit an air pocket, at least three had to undergo surgery. The embassy blaming injuries on passengers not wearing seat belts. Saying there was no time to warn them since the sky looked clear. Socalled clear air turbulence is not uncommon. Fastmoving air interact with slowermoving air. It is not something that you can see on radar or really predict with a great amount of accuracy. Reporter planes are put through rigorous testing to ensure they can with stand rough skies. Withstand ro. This wing test posted by airbus. But according to the faa, in 2016, 44 people were injured in turbulence. The main reason the captain usually warns passengers to keep seat belts fastened, even when the seat belt sign is off. Advice that could prevent this kind of chaos when turbulence comes ou christian dahlgren nbc news. Tonight a heads up for parents, the Trump Administration is rolling back another Obama Administration rule, one that was designed to make School Lunches healthier. It was a programmed championed by Michelle Obama and while it required more fruits, veggies and whole grains, Many School Districts complained the Healthy Foods were ending up in the trash. Here is nbcs tom costello. Reporter todays announcement takes aim at one of Michelle Obamas signature efforts to fight obesity. This Healthy Eating stuff, its here to stay. Reporter in 2012 the government required healthy changes to school meals, more fruits and vegetables slowly phasing in lower sodium levels and requiring half of all breads and pasta to be whole grain, eventually all would be whole grain but Many School Districts reported Healthy Foods cost more and kids often threw it all away. Trumps new agriculture secretary announced hes loosening the rules. Meals cant be nutricius if they arent consumed. If they are put the in the trash. Reporter under the trump plan, the government will not cut sodium and keep the current whole grain requirements and not demand all pasta and bread go whole grain. Schools will be allowed to offer 1 chocolate milk. The big losers are the children with less healthful meals. The winners will be the makers of processed foods. Reporter the Los Angeles School district where they make 700,000 meals a day, nutrition specialists say they found way s to make food taste better and avoid waste. You will always find kids are going to be fickle with what they eat and some days they will like it better than others. Reporter the new rules take effect in the fall. The Trump Administration insisting local School Districts should make local decisions about what to feed their kids. Tom costello, nbc news, washington. To the streets for mayday protests. Its not unusual to see labor protest on may 1st known as International Workers day in some countries but this year many were demonstrating against President Trumps policies especially those regarding immigration. Tonight, there is more fallout from the scandals plaguing the fox news channel. Following the departures of former network chief roger ailes and star anchor bill oreilly after allegations of sexual harassment, now comes word of another major departure for his role in the scandal. Nbcs ann thompson has late details. Reporter roger ailes, bill oreilly and now fox news copresident bill shine. Ailes and oreilly gone and shine resigning after accusations he covered up abuse. New york magazines gabe sherman broke the story. Shine really was a continuation of the old fox news culture. So today is a sign that the murdochs are slowly deciding they need to answer critics by turning a page. Reporter fox chairman and ceo characterized the resignation as sad writing in an email, i know bill was respected and liked by everybody at fox news. Not everybody. In her lawsuit, fox contributor julie says shine aided and abedded ails acts of retaliation and harassment and andrea once a member of the five in her suit alleges shine told her that ailes was a very powerful man and she needed to let this one go. Shine had a powerful advocate in his corner. Fox star sean hannity tweeting last week as rumors of shines demise swirl, i pray this is not true because if it is, thats the total end of the fnc as we know it. Done. Tonight, hannity declined comment. Shines replacement is a woman, Suzanne Scott for years she enforced roger ailes as ironfisted. She comes with women being skeptical of her management. Reporter a scandal still generating headlines. Ann thompson, nbc news, new york. There is a lot more to tell you about here tonight. Still ahead, hollywood held hostage. A hacker lacks the new season of the hit netflix show weeks before its set to premiere if ransom demands arent met. Are other shows next . Also, a driver trapped when a semi truck crashes his car below a highway overpass. First responders racing to rescue him. Stay with us. Stay with me, mr. Parker. When a critical patient is far from the hospital, the hospital must come to the patient. Stay with me, mr. Parker. The at t network is helping First Responders connect with medical teams in near real time. Stay with me, mr. Parker. Saving time when it matters most. Stay with me, mrs. Parker. All umm. Ed. 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Finally tonight, this weekend marked the 42nd anniversary of the fall of saigon. The shadow still cast by the vietnam war. Tom brow brokaw spent years chronicling the stories of world war ii vet trains and brings us the story of a touching generation of another generation of warriors and an air force program that helps them fly again. Its tonights inspiring america report. Reporter at first Tony Marshall and jack tremble look like any other pilots. Refreshing their sk a maybe just a bit more senior. In the days of war in vietnam, the two former weapons officers will sore once again thanks to the air forces freedom flier program, which ensures the flights that ended in their capture will not be their last. Over the last 44 years, the 560th flying Training Squadron has returned almost 200 former pows to the skies. Marshall has vivid memories of the moments after he was cornered somewhere in the vietnamese jungle. I was totally angry because if they shot me, nobody would know what happened or i survived. Reporter and survived both did, fortunate to only be in prison for just under a year. Moments with these men remains a lesson in resilience and perspective. Lieutenant colonel gene smith spent five and a half years behind bars. How often do you think about those dark days . Every day. When i brush my teeth i think about it because i have a toothbrush and a tube of tooth paste that i can use as much of as i want to. Reporter the lieutenant marvels as the fortitude of the heroes with whom he served. You cant imagine being tortured for five, six, seven years and think they will never be normal but they were. Reporter every generation of a warrior learns from the last generation of warriors. They say we stand on each others shoulders. Reporter new memories. Worked out pretty well. Reporter did it call come back . Now, i need about another 100 hours and ill do it, yeah. Reporter a final flight filled with joy. Soaring again. Thats tom brokaw with that will do it for us on this monday night. Im lester holt. For all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. Lights, camera, access. Okay. Here we go. Kelly ripa and Ryan Seacrest we are behind the sacenes as kelly reveals her permanent pick, ryan. How did they keep it a secret . Im natalie morales. Is