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then floods a powerful storm smashes records. and why forecasters fear for what s in store. nightly news begins right now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. no backing down today by gop presidential contender donald trump whose unfiltered and blunt talk has again ignited controversy. the latest came over the weekend when trump said vietnam war veteran and former p.o.w. senator john mccain is not a war hero. and while the comments like those trump made about illegal immigration recently have sparked outrage it is worth noting that he leads the latest republican presidential poll though deeper examination suggests the mccain comments may be hurting him. we begin with nbc s katy tur. reporter: donald trump being donald trump today, refusing to apologize for saying john mccain is not a war hero. telling matt lauer this morning well i m not a fan of john mccain. he s done a terrible ....
trial after an elite new hampshire prep school. could he go to prison for decades or will he walk free? and the agony of track superstar usain bolt mowed down and bolt s smooth revolverry today friday, august 28th, 2015. from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1-a in v rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to today oifrment 7:00 on the west coast on a friday morning. you re going to see that video of usain bolt getting hit fwha guy on the segue all over the place today. it s interesting video but this could have ended so much differently. it s incredible to stee how e recovered and what a good sport he was. the announcer said it best when he said mamma mia. if he was injured, that would be a different storey. florida s governor declaring a state of emergency ahead of an expected hit from erika. it s a storm carving a path of devastation across the caribbean. al tells us where erika is headed in a moment. ....
classified information fall into the hands of donald trump? [ laughter ] do you want it? here you go. [ laughter ] president trump, this weekend, gave the commencement speech at liberty university. while yet again the commencement speech at trump university was given by a raccoon that wandered on stage. [ laughter ] don t leave your trash out. president trump yesterday wished melania trump a happy mothers day on twitter. it was sweet. but not as sweet as her reply. [ laughter and applause ] white house press white house press secretary sean spicer said today that there is no need for a special prosecutor in the russia investigation. of course, this is one of those cases where it matters how he said it. did he say there s no need for a special prosecutor ? or was it more like, you don t need a special prosecutor to figure this one out. [ light laughter ] look, here s a picture of trump in the white house with a russian spy. should we call columbo or are we good? ....
the hands of donald trump? [ laughter ] do you want it? here you go. [ laughter ] president trump, this weekend, gave the commencement speech at liberty university. while yet again the commencement speech at trump university was given by a raccoon that wandered on stage. [ laughter ] don t leave your trash out. president trump yesterday wished melania trump a happy mothers day on twitter. it was sweet. but not as sweet as her reply. [ laughter and applause ] white house press white house press secretary sean spicer said today that there is no need for a special prosecutor in the russia investigation. of course, this is one of those cases where it matters how he said it. did he say there s no need for a special prosecutor ? [ light laughter ] look, here s a picture of trump in the white house with a russian spy. should we call columbo or are we good? [ light laughter ] citizens arrest at this point? president trump yesterday issued a statement calling for paid f ....
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