Nightly news begins now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Today the icecold water of washington reality was thrown over the celebration by House Republicans over yesterdays successful vote to repeal and replace obamacare. Thats because of the still bigger battle that awaits in the u. S. Senate, where key republicans are saying tonight slow down, as they plan to go back to square one to craft their own Health Care Replacement plan. A process that will take more time and require virtually every republican to be on board to pass. Here is National CorrespondentPeter Alexander with what happens next. Reporter tonight, its the Republican Health care plan going under the knife. Youll have Better Health care at a lower cost. And now im calling on the senate to take action. Reporter but the house helped bill where republicans can only afford to lose two votes. The senate will write its own bill. My goals will be to rescue the people who are likely not to be able to buy insurance next year. Reporter among the flash points, whether to end the expansion of medicaid that could cost consumers their coverage and funding for planned parenthood. Heading home for a weeklong break, house members are likely to face backlash for their votes. Shame reporter punctuated by the rose garden celebration. Its kind of like george bush going up on top of the Aircraft Carrier and saying mission accomplished. The idea of highfiving and spiking the ball into the end zone i think is dangerous. Reporter republicans now facing the same line of attack they once lobbed at democrats. I dont think we should pass bills that we havent read that we dont know what they cost. Reporter political forecasters predicting as many as 20 house seats could swing in democrats favor after the vote, with liberal groups touting more than 2. 5 million raised in the last 24 hours. Republicans were set up for a tough but this bill just throws gasoline on the fire of an already volatile cycle. Reporter the president raising eyebrows by praising australias mostly government funded universal health care system. I shouldnt say this too. Our great gentleman and friend from australia, because you have Better Health care than we do. Reporter mr. Trumps explanation tonight, of course the australians have Better Health care than we do. Everybody does. So how long before any of this becomes a reality . While President Trump is urging the senate to get going, one leading republican senator tells us were not up any deadline. Were going the take our time. Lester . Peter alexander tonight, thank you. While the Gop Health Care bill awaits action in the senate, its already having a farreaching impact on patients worried or confused about what it could mean for them, specifically if they have preexisting conditions. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez spoke with one family with a lot on the line. Reporter emerson fuller is 18 months old, full of energy. Scared to death. Its so helpless that you almost have to just let it go. Reporter three weeks after emerson was born, he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. How tough it is to keep him alive . Its a lot of work. I know that never in a million years did i think i would have a kid with a fatal disease. And then it happened, and i had to handle it. Reporter one medication alone is 1200 a month. If i dont have access to insurance to keep my son alive, i need to find a job where i make a Million Dollars a year. Ready . Reporter Elizabeth Fuller says after she heard about the house vote, she cried. I just hope that absolutely none of them have a child or a grandchild or a Family Member born with a preexisting condition. Reporter republicans say their plan will cover preexisting conditions. If you have a plan today and you have a ee be protected forever. Reporter but the bill would allow states to permit insurers to charge people with preexisting conditions more to help cover those increased costs, state cosset up highrisk pools. The federal government would set aside 108 billion over nine years in part to help pay for them. The Nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation says high risk pools can work, but only if funded properly. The republican bill did not set enough money aside to cover the costs of high risk Pool Coverage for the people who could find themselves priced out of affordable coverage in the private market. Reporter as the bill moves forward, the fullers and many other families will be watching. Gabe gutierrez, nbc news, kansas city, missouri. Elsewhere tonight, 18 Fraternity Brothers at Penn State University have been charged in connection with a deadly hazing incident, accused of encouraging a teen to drink a lethal amount of alcohol, and then witnessing him take a terrible fall down the stairs. Shockwaves on that campus once again. And we get details from nbcs stephanie gosk. Reporter Timothy Piazza was just 19 years old, a sophomore at penn state, doing what so Many College Students do, pledging a fraternity in february. Made the pledges, soon to be brothers run from station to station and drink enormous amounts of alcohol in different phases. Reporter with a blood alcohol level of 0. 4, authority says piazza took a terrible fall that the Fraternity Brothers witnessed. These brothers gathered around timothy, where some of them describe that he looked dead. Some of them googled things like what to do with a head injury. Reporter no one called 911 until the next morning. Piazza died several days later in the hospital. Tonight 18 Fraternity Brothers from Beta Theta Pi and the fraternity itself are facing criminal charges, among them manslaughter and furnishing alcohol to minors. Piazzas parents are heartbroken and angry. Ive said this before. This didnt have to happen. This is a result of feeling entitlement, flagrant disobedience of the law, disregard for moral values. Reporter Beta Theta Pi has disbanded the chapter and says it does not tolerate hazing or alcohol abuse in any form by its members. Penn state has now put other fraternities on notice, banning all social activities with alcohol for the rest of the semester and instituting new rules to prevent underaged drinking. In a statement, the University President called the charges heartwrenching and incomprehensible. Tonight nine Fraternity Members will be arraigned while the university warns that all greek life on campus could soon come to an end. Stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. Turning overseas where an American Navy s. E. A. L. Has been killed during a mission targeting the terrro its the first u. S. Combat death in that country since the infamous black hawk down tragedy in 1993. And at least the fifth death of a special Operations Officer since the pump took office. Special correspondent hans nichols has late details. Reporter overnight u. S. Special operators and somali commanders were dropped in by helicopter, targeting a compound with a local leader of the al hab bab terror group. As they moved in, they came under attack. The special forces returned fire and neutralized the attack, but not before suffering casualties. Four were wounded and medevacd out. A navy s. E. A. L. Later died. Pentagon officials could not say if they killed their target. The death of an american in somalia the first since 1993 when a somalia militia shot down a u. S. Black hawk helicopter. In all, 18 americans killed, two of the dead dragged through the dusty streets of mogadishu. Blackhawk down, the title of a major movie became shorthand for dangers american soldiers faced in distant, complicated conflicts. The president signaling hell make frequent use of special operators to combat global terrorism. Were a command at war and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Reporter but the general in charge of special operations told the senate even his fighters have their limits. First and foremost, were not a panacea. Were not the ultimate solution for every problem. And you will not hear that coming from us. Reporter in march, President Trump loosened the rules for air strikes and raids against terrorists in somalia and yemen, giving ground commanders more authority. But with more action comes more risk. Some 8,000 special operators work in about 80 countries. We rarely hear about their missions unless something goes wrong and they lose one of their own. Hans nichols, abc news, the pentagon. As we head into the weekend, millions have been hit with severe weather, flooding from new york city stretching into the south, turning roads into rivers, leaving homes mess at mass transit hubs. We get the latest on that from nbcs blake mccoy. Reporter heavy rain tonight hammering the northeast. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour causing flash flooding in new jersey, snarling the evening commute, flooding entrances to new york city train stations. Damage from this powerful storm system stretches down the midatlantic. Three confirmed tornadoes tonight in North Carolina and virginia. This tree is completely taken out the power lines and ripped it from my house. Reporter the rain stretched into kentucky, ushering in a soggy start to this weekends derby. Tonight, barges sit idle on the swollen mississippi. The coast guard has closed a 77mile stretch. Rivers outside st. Louis are still overflowing their banks, but the water is finally receding. Tracy dutry spent today moving her family back home. Look at how high the water came. House . Yeah, it was close. It was within like an inch. It was very, very close. Reporter the basement was flooded, but the main home spared. These communities can now finally begin to dry out. Blake mccoy, nbc news, arnold, missouri. There is word this evening of new problems for uber, the ride service used by millions across the country. Justice Department Investigators are now looking at whether the companys use of software to evade local regulators was illegal. The latest black eye for the companys beleaguered ceo. We get details from our justice correspondent pete williams. Reporter government Officials Say the Justice Department is looking at how uber elbowed its way into portland two and a half years ago using special software to evade local regulators called greyball, it would identify City Employees based on their location and even credit cards to steer clear of them. Here show it worked. A city inspector who launched the app to [000 11 58;00] would get an altered display showing no cars available or the ride would be canceled. Were not happy about it here in portland. And i know other communities around the country and around the world feel the same. Reporter uber admits that it used the software that way for two weeks in late 2014, but insists it doesnt do it anymore. But the federal investigation is the latest headache for uber and its hardcharging founder and ceo, travis kalanick. He recently brought in former attorney general eric holder to investigate complaints of sexual harassment. Kalanick was caught on video berating an uber driver who complained about wages. You dropped the prices on black, yes, you did. Reporter and now uber faces a lawsuit from google claiming it stole secrets of selfdriving cars. Even so, the companys ridership is up. We hear anecdotally in the valley they love to sit around in bars and talk about how awful uber is and then they get an uber on their phone and ride home. Reporter no comment tonight from uber on the which is just beginning as it seeks to expand its global reach. Pete williams, nbc, washington. We have an update on a story we brought you on this program earlier this week. An arrest warrant for murder has been issued in the place of a Police Officer who allegedly shot and killed a 15yearold, jordan edwards, as he was leaving a Party Last Weekend near dallas. The officer identified as roy oliver was fired by the Department Following the incident. Investigators initially said the victim was in a car that was aggressively backing up toward the officer when he opened fire. But after viewing the body cam footage, the police chief came forward with a different account, saying the car was driving away. This weekend, all eyes of the world will be on frances critical president ial Runoff Election which could determine the future of the european union. Leading in the polls, centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron facing off against far right marine le pen, the antiimmigration ca leave the eu. 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The company ordered to pay 110 million to a woman who claims its talcum products, including baby powder, caused her Ovarian Cancer. Johnson johnson has lost a number of other similar cases recently, but the company is appealing, saying there is no evidence their products are dangerous. Nbc Business Correspondent jo ling kent has more. From the start of your life, its been a part of your Life ReporterJohnson Johnsons iconic baby powder, a household staple for generations, may now be facing its biggest payout yet. Late yesterday a st. Louis jury awarded more than 110 million. This massive lawsuit coming after three others for 70 million, 72 million and 55 million. All from juries that find Johnson Johnson failed to inform the public about a possible link between its talcum powder and Ovarian Cancer. Slemp was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in 2012 which she blames on her use of baby powder for more than 40 years. The cancer spread to her liver and she was too ill to attend the trial. Johnson johnson will appeal the verdict, saying we deeply empathize with the families. The company noting it won a case and march and two others have been dismissed because scientific experts could not support their theories that talcum powder causes Ovarian Cancer. The American Cancer Society says Scientific Research on the powder has been missed, but if there is an increased risk, the overall increase is likely to be very small. Its been a long fought battle. Repor d which the company is appealing along with the others. I hope that Johnson Johnson will step up and take responsibility and post a warning on their product that says this is not as safe as you may think it is. Reporter but Johnson Johnson maintains science is on their side and is not seeking to settle with the more than 3,000 plaintiffs named in the pending lawsuits. Jo ling kent, nbc news, los angeles. Were back in a moment with questions about why a groundbreaking white house employee is now suddenly out of a job. 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