From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. It is a war seemingly without end as we were reminded today with word a u. S. Drone strike targeting al qaeda militants along the afghanistan pakistan border killed two western hostages including an american aid worker the u. S. Had spent years trying to free an aid worker. Their deaths happened in january but were publicly rev today by president obama. We also learned today two other americans working with al qaeda were also killed. We have two reports and start wi alexande house. Peter . Reporter lester, good evening. The president today said that he regrets the loss of two innocent lives and that he de information be declassified insisting the victims families deserve to truth. In an extraordinary statement, president obama toda that the u. S. Accidentally killed two hostages including an american that had been trying to free for years. As president and as commande t
Conversation with some of your points and the points on the panel. You touched a little bit with resource scarcity and the economics of that. They seem to suggest that the increase in immigration is essential, particularly for high skilled workers. The Panel Suggests for every high skilled worker job that is added, teed up to three local jobs for American Workers are toed in that area two three local jobs for American Workers are added in that area. It suggests that americans are not taking the jobs anyway, so the only way to combat the lower skilled workers to bring immigrants. Ants onanted to hear your take some of those points and if you feel like your arguments are matching that conversation. Topliness the easiest response to that is that you should not take the argumentation of employers with needing more immigrants or more foreignguest workers as necessarily representing the factual situation because of the fact that they have a vested interest in expanding both temporary guest w
The shooting happened overnight near that club you saw there, c cameo, and this was near cincinnati. Officers were on scene acting as security as it happened, and they responded very quickly. Authorities describe the scene as chaotic, and listen to officials. As far as what it looks like inside at this time, by the time individuals were the shots were fired, individuals ran outside so theres not a lot of people inside the club. I do believe it was a large crowd earlier this evening when it started. Just a lot of chaos, obviously, when the shots went off and people were just trying to get out harms way. We are sure there was more than one but not sure if there was more than two at this point. We are in the middle of a horrific situation of what occurred at the nightclub with multiple victims and its going to be a long night for homicide units to investigate this incident, but right now things are stable and we are in the investigative phase while the hospitals continue to stabilize the
Moore drop out of the race. Were sold that the president is worried if he weighs in on moore, the conversation will turn to the women who have accused mr. Trump of sexual misconduct. Also breaking, the first republican senator did he chairs his opposition to his partys newly revised tax bill. Ron johnson of wisconsin saying he believes the bill unfairly favors big corporations. This as democrats argue the lejs laying would hurt middle class taxpayers. Senate Republican Leaders changed the plan over night, so it now includes a repeal of the obamacare individual Health Insurance mandate. The bill also now sets a 2025 Expiration Date for individual tax cuts to expire, but cuts for corporations would be permanent. This hour ill talk to congresswoman jackie spooer, a democratic on the intelligence and Armed Services committees and our correspondents and specialists are also standing by. First lets go to alabama where we just heard from the Roy Moore Campaign a little while ago. Update our v