flight attendants seen pouring bottles of water over it as passengers evacuate. what officials believe caused it. and remembering a hero astronaut after disaster struck the apollo 13 mission, the key role he played in saving the crew announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening we begin with the united states and israel tonight at odds over what next in the war in gaza as civilian casualties mount. the u.s. call for a humanitarian pause getting a firm thumbs down from prime minister benjamin netanyahu who told secretary of state antony blinken, we are continuing full force, appearing to reject secretary blinken s plea to do more to protect palestinian civilians. israel s government pending any kind of a pause to the release of hostages held by hamas. but the unsettling image of civilian casualties and damaged hospitals in gaza, continue to draw widespread condemnation of israel s siege in its defense, israel providing pictures of hamas tunnels it
israel and gaza. also tonight, president biden visiting maine in the aftermath of the mass shooting that killed 18 people, meeting with survivors, victims families, and first responders. his message to a grieving community. the security scare at a nuclear plant in south carolina. a man driving through the gate, ramming the barricades, the urgent man-hunt tonight. the one-time crypto king sam bankman-fried found guilty on all counts in his fraud trial. why his legal troubles aren t over yet. the explosion aboard a jet blue plane. a backpack bursting into flames. flight attendants seen pouring bottles of water over it as passengers evacuate. what officials believe caused it. and remembering a hero astronaut. after disaster struck the apollo 13 mission, the key role he played in saving the crew. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. we begin with the united states and israel tonight at odds over what next in the war in gaza as civilia