Our team is there. A mystery solved. The air force captain with access to americas top secrets who vanished without a trace found 35 years later living a double life. A massive explosion levels a home, blowing apart a neighborhood. Investigators combing for clues. And urgent new Evacuations Ordered as a major wildfire gets way too close to homes. Announcer this is nb nightly news with lester holt. Good evening as singapore wakes up on a tuesday morning, a dozen hours ahead of washington, the summit meeting between President Donald Trump and north Korean Leader kim jongun is about to take place. The time for tough talk, bluster, and misdirects is over. In just a half hour or so from now, the two leaders will reveal their true hands, even as they extend their hands in a shake for the ages. On the table, north Koreas Nuclear Weapons Program and these two basic questions will kim give them up, and what will President Trump offer in exchange . The motorcades for both men have just arrived a
Rights icon accused the president of stoking racial fears and division, while many republicans tried to move on from the controversy. Ive never in my total of 37 years in Public Service ever heard a constituent say that they were scared of their leader. Scared of their leader . Scared of the president of the United States . Of the president of the United States, thats exactly right. Do you believe President Trump is a racist . And ive been in politics 37 years. Go ahead, what did you say . Do you believe President Trump is a racist . I believe he is yes, no doubt about it. I would say in general the whole america love it or leave it is not a new sentiment. Back in the 60s that wasnt considered racist. I just find it very unfortunate that so many parts of our public debate right now get immediately stuck inside a racial framework, when what i would like to see is us move toward that colorblind society. I was hoping when president obama was elected it would go a long way toward healing t
Can speak with more authority on what we just heard cory booker speaking on. I mean, there is no other candidate who literally lives closer to this problem than cory booker. Yeah. And has the eloquent analysis and sort of fire in the belly to prove it. Absolutely right. Thanks, my you, rachel. Thanks, lawrence. John hicker looper has a commanding lead in the polls now. The trouble is the polls are not for the office he is currently running for. Where the polls show him attracting somewhere around 0 of the vote. John hicken ho enlooper is a democratic candidate for president who might not qualify do be in the next round of president ial primary debates hut hae has a towering lead in polls in colorado, and next years senate race, and yesterday he went for a ride around the lake in iowa with a friend of his from colorado who also happens to be a democratic president ial candidate. Senator Michael Bennet. The New York Times reports that they talked about the possibility of John Hickenloope
Set, both of them. 20 candidates, two nights. A brewing generational divide. It would serve us well to have a new generation of leadership stepping forward at the highest level. People have a right to question all of our ages. All i can say is, watch me. Just watch me. My guest, mayor Pete Buttigieg of indiana. And growing tensions with iran. The u. S. Blames iran for attacks on tankers and considers deploying forces to protect oil shipments. Ill talk to House Republican whip Steve Scalise and our own Richard Engel reports from the region. Joining me are mark leibovich, chief National Correspondent for the New York Times magazine, Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise institute, syndicated columnist george will, and helene cooper, both correspondent for the New York Times. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. Happy fathers day to all the dads
The bahamas right now and threatening florida next. The Prime Minister of the bahamas says the devastation is unprecedented. The Foreign Affairs minister there is urging people to stay inside. From all accounts, we have received catastrophic damage. It is not safe to go outdoors. Power lines are down. Lamp poles are down. Trees are across the street. Its very dangerous to be outdoors if you dont have to be outdoors. As soon as conditions permit First Responders will go to areas where we had reports individuals are in distress. Were holding strong. We ask you to continue to pray for us. And look at this video taken this morning in freeport where dorian was still a category 5 storm. The woman who took this video said there was 6 feet of water outside her house, 5 feet of water inside. She says everyone is hunkered down upstairs, safe for now, but she says the worst is yet to come. And dorian is inching closer to the southeastern coastline of the u. S. Where it threatens millions of peopl