now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." good evening. the random killing of a young woman along san francisco's picturesque embarcadero last week has given new fuel to a particularly bitter debate going on in this country about illegal immigration. the man charged in her shooting is an undocumented immigrant from mexico a fact quickly seized upon by republican presidential candidate donald trump. trump has faced a blistering backlash over some recent comments he made about mexican immigrants and crime, and now says the san francisco shooting proves he is right. but does it? tonight national correspondent peter alexander on the emotion and the facts. >> reporter: kate nle's random death as she was walking with her father on san francisco's famed embarcadero last week first stunned a family. >> there was a pop, and kate went down and -- >> reporter: now it's adding fuel to a national debate. francisco sanchez, the convicted felon who federal officials say had been deported five times to mexico today in a jailhouse interview said he agreed with police that he shot and killed the 32-year-old and doesn't remember everything. "the only thing i can tell you is that i claim responsibility," he said. the shooting has ignited criticism of san francisco's policy as a so-called sanctuary city that gives some protection to undocumented immigrants by barring authorities from asking about their immigration status. after being picked up for a drug warrant last march the department of homeland security says sanchez should have been turned over to federal immigration officials. instead, he was set free. seegz the divisive issue of undocumented immigrants again today, donald trump, who earlier tweeted his heartfelt condolences to the steinle family. trump's words driving a wedge in a crowded republican field desperate to win latino voters. in a newly released statement he said "the mexican government is forcing their most unwanted people into the united states." the billionaire is still defending these inflammatory remarks from last month about undocumented mexican immigrants. >> they're bringing crime. they're rapists. and some i assume are good people. >> reporter: the fact is according to several recent studies an increase in immigrants including undocumented immigrants has resulted in lower, not higher crime rates. it's fueling wall-to-wall coverage on spanish tv and fracturing the party. >> i salute donald trump for focusing on the need to address illegal immigration. >> he's not a stupid guy. so i don't assume he's like -- he thinks that every mexican crossing the border's a rapist. >> reporter: unapologetic trump blasted jeb bush saying he doesn't understand anything about the border and border security. and tonight espn became the latest company to break ties with trump, announcing that it's moving an upcoming celebrity golf event that was supposed to be held at one of trump's courses. the company saying diversity and inclusion are among its core values. lester? >> all right, peter thanks. i want to turn now to chuck todd nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press." you've been working the phones. what's the word among republicans? >> reporter: well look there's no split on the fact that they all think trump's doing damage. the split is what to do about it now and how serious the damage is. you have a xwhink of the party leaders i talked to associated with presidentials and non-presidentials saying you know, what this is going to burn itself out, this is like herman cain and 9-9-9 from four years go a year from now we won't be talking about it. there are other republicans who are worried that donald trump is going to be the new todd akin. todd akin was a senate candidate in 2012 who said legitimate rape and started questioning what rape really was. well that trump's name becomes synonymous for democrats a year from now to be able to say republican party, they don't like hispanics. all we have to do is point to donald trump. but the reason more aren't speaking out, they're afraid of really getting ingting into tangled -- a mud pit with donald trump because trump has no necessary to beat you back. and it could end up embarrassing the candidate that attacks him. >> chuck todd. chuck, thanks very much. >> you got it. there's late word about a stunning reported aadmission from bill cosby. it comes from 2005 court documents but just unsealed by a judge which show cosby testifying that he obtained sedatives with the intention of giving them to women he wanted to have sex with. and that's not all. nbc's joe fryer joins us now from our los angeles newsroom. joe. >> reporter: good evening, lester. this information comes from a deposition in the m public today. at the time cosby was being sued by a woman who claimed she was drugged and sexually assaulted by cosby in the 1970s. now, in this deposition bill cosby says he obtained quaaludes. he's asked by an attorney when you got the quaaludes, was it in your mind that you were going to use these quaaludes for young women that you wanted to have sex with? and cosby replied, yes. according to the department. also asked about an encounter in las vegas, cosby said he met the woman backstage saying "i gave her quaaludes. we then had sex." this lawsuit was dismissed in 2006. cosby's lawyers have fought to keep the documents from being released saying they women barros the comedian would embarrass the comedian. more than two dozen women have accused him of sexual assault. some say they were drugged. cosby denied the allegations and has never been criminally charged. we reached out to his attorneys for comment about this deposition and are waiting to hear back. lester? >> joe fryer tonight, thank you. now to a major story we're following, the violent fourth of july weekend in chicago. ten people are dead. at least 54 others injured. tonight chicago's police chief telling nbc news gun laws in his city are too weak. nbc's kevin tibbles reports. >> reporter: this is 7-year-old amari brown, gunned down while watching fireworks with his family killed by a bullet that was intended for his father who police say is a gang member with a lengthy criminal arrest record. late this afternoon police superintendent gary mccarthy said his city remains in the grip of the gun because gun laws here are more lax than elsewhere. >> it's very similar in a lot of urban environments across the country. but if you're looking for law enforcement and the police to reduce gun violence the system has to back that up. >> reporter: today an emotional mayor rahm emanuel said he was horrified by this weekend's killing spree. >> i am both saddened and sickened by what happened. >> reporter: the fear of violence haunts lula hill. she lives on chicago's south side and worries for the safety of her sons. >> when we hear gunshots always tell them stay away from the window. >> reporter: reverend aubrey phillips organized groups over the weekend to walk the streets and identify problems. today we met in inglewood, one of the city's most dangerous sections. >> they stepped up and did what we asked them to do which was what? tell him to put that gun down. >> reporter: he wants the community to be the eyes and ears. >> it's not okay for shooters to be normal in our okay. it's not okay. >> black lives matter here too. >> all lives matter here. >> reporter: as chicago prepares to bury another innocent child, many are hoping it is the people in this community that will help prevent the next shooting. lester? >> kevin tibbles in chicago. turning overseas now, where greece could be just days away from running out of money after voters said no to a bailout that would have come with some pretty big strings attached. the people of greece partied in the streets afterward, but once again woke up to long lines at atms, frightening economic uncertainty, and leaders without answers. as nbc's keir simmons reports from athens. >> did you think there would be a deal? can there be a deal? you hope so? >> reporter: greek leaders emerged today from a tense summit with one last offer. europe's divided leaders will consider it tomorrow. >> is it a tough proposal in your view? >> reporter: just yards away street sweeper george kekanais fears he may not get paid friday. his wages have already been cut, he says but still he voted no to europe's set demands. so did most greeks. 61% hoping hard times will be over. for drese's prime minister the vote was a victory. he must now find a way forward. greeks are suffering. the economy has shrunk 25% under european austerity. comparable with america's great depression. five years into that crisis the u.s. was growing again. greece is flatlining with no recovery in sight. there is a line at the atm there, another one just here and in the same street further down. this country is visibly running out of money. >> reporter: but what happens when the money runs out? >> historically countries in this position have resorted to printing up ious. those end up trading like a substitute currency. if greece does that they're a step closer to leaving the euro which many economists believe would be a disaster. >> reporter: greece is facing disaster. frightened but defiant. >> we are a proud people. >> reporter: we filmed him waiting in line. this atm stopped dispensing money. >> tomorrow you think there will be no more money? >> no money. >> reporter: tomorrow is coming and no one here knows what it will bring. greece and europe have been playing a game of chicken in this crisis each hoping the other will back down but there are now warnings that atms here could run out of cash later tonight if the politicians don't act quickly, events could overtake them. lester? >> keir simmons in athens. the deadline for a final nuclear deal with iran is rapidly approaching. the parties have till tomorrow to reach an agreement, which has so far proved highly elusive. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more now from vienna. >> reporter: behind the elegant facade of what was once a viennese palace time is running out on the iran talks again. facing another deadline tomorrow today all the players sat down for the first time in months for a high-stakes game of diplomatic poker. iran has a weak hand a crumbling economy, a population desperate for relief. facing down the world's last remaining superpower plus europe russia, and china. >> at this point this negotiation could go either way. >> reporter: but today tehran revived another demand lifting a u.n. ban on importing or exporting non-nuclear arms including ballistic missiles. zblarns apparent >> this is an issue that apparently iran has imposed at the very end game of the negotiations and i think it's up to the united states and the europeans to say no, we're not going to go >> reporter: so is the u.s. prepared to fold its cards and come home? >> would you walk away from it? >> if there's absolute intransigence, if there's an unwillingness to move on the things that are important, president obama has always said we'd be prepared to walk away. >> reporter: laying in wait critics in congress and in israel. >> what we see in vienna is not a breakthrough but more like a breakdown. >> reporter: the next ne is midnight tomorrow as u.s. officials worry that iran is trying to run up the score and run out the clock. lester? >> all right, andrea thank you. a warning today from president obama, who emerged from a pentagon briefing and called the fight against isis a "generational struggle," saying it will take time to defeat this enemy. the president also said the u.s. is stepping up efforts to combat online isis recruitment and encouraging countries with big muslim populations to increase economic opportunities for young people who could fall under the influence of isis. a major step from south carolina lawmakers today amid the firestorm over the confederate flag. the state senate voted 37-3 to remove the flag from the grounds of the state house. now the measure moves to the south carolina house of representatives. senators defeated another measure today that would have put the flag decision in the hands of voters. pope francis is on the road again. the 78-year-old pontiff on a week-long trip to south america. paying a visit to the faithful in ecuador, bolivia, and paraguay. for the pope, a native of argentina, it's almost like going home and he's already drawing huge enthusiastic crowds. nbc's anne thompson is with the hope in ecuador. >> reporter: it was so hot they had to hose down the crowd. still close to a million people endured the 90 degree temperatures to celebrate pope francis's first mass in ecuador, featuring his famous spontaneity. >> marie. otra vez. >> reporter: ecuadorians welcomed him like a native son. the first pope from latin america. last night a curtain call by francis. after listening to the crowd chant his name for two hours he came out and led them in prayer then asked them to go home so the neighborhood could sleep. ♪ hallelujah ♪ >> reporter: today at the shrine of divine mercy hands and cameras reached out to the pontiff. his attention went to a disabled woman on the altar. one of the marginalized he often talks about. he said the best is yet to come for those who feel hopelessly lost. that would be anna one of 1,000 refugees a month fleeing the violence in neighboring colombia. >> do you feel safer here in ecuador? "a little," she says. she hopes the pope's message of peace will one day help her get home. ♪ >> reporter: but despite the challenges there is tremendous joy. here in northern quito a tent city has sprung up outside bicentennial park. that's where pope francis will celebrate mass tomorrow. already people have spent one night out on the street, and now they're anticipating spending a second night in the open air. luis torres got his spot last evening. why sleep on the street? >> there is the pope. >> reporter: an act of faith and pride for a man they see as one of their own. anne thompson, nbc news, quito. there is a lot more to tell you about tonight. still ahead, the nasty pileup at the tour de france. about 20 riders all wipe out at once, grinding everything to a dead halt. you know the importance of heart health. you watch your diet, excercise... and may take an omega-3 supplement, such as fish oil. but when it comes to omega-3s, it's the epa and dha that really matter for heart health. not all omega-3 supplements are the same. introducing bayer pro ultra omega-3 from the heart health experts at bayer. with two times the concentration of epa and dha as the leading omega-3 supplement. plus, it's the only brand with progel technology proven to reduce fish burps. new bayer pro ultra omega-3. fact: when pharmacists are in pain the medicine in advil is their #1 choice for pain relief. more than the medicines in tylenol or aleve. use the medicine that pharmacists use most for themselves. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. ♪ how's it progressing with the prisoner? he'll tell us everything he knows very shortly, sir. as you were... where were we? 13 serving 14! service! if your boss stops by, you act like you're working. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. . in a flash everything has changed in the tour de france the grueling three-week-long bike race. out of nowhere there was one crash, then another, a violent chain reaction that likely changed the outcome of the race. nbc's kelly cobiella has more. >> there's a big crash. a big crash has gone down there. >> reporter: they tumbled head over handlebars at a speed nearing 30 miles an hour. at least 20 tour de france cyclists slamming to the ground and into each other. strewn across the race course bikes in pieces. french rider william bonnet clipped another rider's wheel causing a chain reaction 33 miles from the finish line. race leader fabian cancellara in the yellow jersey fell victim flying head first into a ditch. >> this is because of the high speed now and the nervousness. >> reporter: officials stopped the race for an unprecedented 25 minutes because there weren't enough doctors and ambulances to respond to this crash and a second serious crash up the road. >> i can't remember anything as big as this causing the neutralization of the race. >> reporter: the tour de france is notorious for challenging climbs punishing distances and crashes. last year cyclists were dodging spectators taking selfies. this rider swatted a cell phone right out of a fan's hand. american t.j. van garderen even tweeted last year "in the middle of the road back turned while 200 cyclists come at you? please. give us room." at least four riders were forced to drop out of the race today, including cancellara who has broken bones in his back. the race continues tomorrow with competitors hoping for a clear course and a safe ride. kelly cobiella nbc news london. we're back in a moment with a new price hike for your morning coffee and news from hollywood tonight. the loss of a legend. i called for help as soon as i saw her. i found her wandering miles from home. when the phone rang at 5am i knew it was about mom. i see how hard it's been on her at work and i want to help. for the 5 million americans living with alzheimer's and millions more who feel its effects. let's walk together to make an even bigger impact and end alzheimer's for good. find your walk near you at alz.org/walk. after we are all inside for a while it gets pretty stuffy. when dad opens up the window what's the first thing he does? the tobin stance. but when we open up the windows you can see the dust floating around. there's dog hair. pollen. more work. 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