announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. reporting tonight, lester holt. good evening. the force of the impact of that plane crash in the french alps was so strong that even the rugged container that held the voice recorder designed to withstand over 3,000 gs was left twisted. yet tonight officials are saying they have managed to recover the critical information it carried. sounds and voices from the cockpit which could help explain why the plane flew into a remote mountainside. tonight, it s the focus of a perilous search and recovery operation. also today we learned more about some of the 150 people who perished including three americans. we have two reports beginning with bill neely at the staging area in the french alps. bill, what s the latest from there? reporter: good evening, lester. investigators are confident they will find the cause of this crash after hearing those final sounds from the cockpit. the victims of this
afghanistan when bergdahl vanished. the world lead. still so much wreckage from a crash that killed 150 people but as recovery teams collect shreds of debris slung across the alps investigators now have an audio file from inside the cockpit. what if anything did the pilots say that could help officials decipher just why this plane went down? and families of the victims still trying to deal with the staggering loss. so many futures cut short, including that of three americans. so who were they and who did they leave behind? welcome to the lead. i m john berman in for jake today. major stories breaking this afternoon. we are following new developments on that doomed jet that went down over the french alps but we begin today with breaking news in our national lead. just minutes ago, the army announced that bowe bergdahl the army soldier who spent five years in taliban captivity, will now face charges of desertion. abandoning his brothers in arms. he could face life in pris
they want the nfl to compensate them for what they say are lifelong injuries. now they have one of the game s greatest players ever helping to lead the fight. reporter: hall of fame quarterback dan marino is now suing the nfl. former miami dolphin joining 14 other players in lawsuit taking on the league claiming the nfl knew about the long-term dangers of concussions and purposely misled players about the risk. the complaint didn t specify marino s or his condition but did say he suffers symptoms of brain injury caused by the representative, traumatic, subcon cussive or con cussive head impacts sustained during nfl games and/or practices. more than 4500 other other players with currently suing the nfl as part of a class action but the hall of famer is one of the most prominent names. about two weeks ago another lawsuit was filed claiming players were given pain killers and narcotics by team doctors and trainers. some not medically licensed. to keep them playing even while h
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