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police revealing two missing teens feared to be victims, too, are now suspects on the run. inside jeffrey epstein s private island, the secluded compound where at least one accuser says she witnessed sexual abuse, and the warning signs one worker says he saw there. a terrifying plane scare. the passenger jet liner blowing out its tires after a hard landing. the nose gear collapsing. thankfully no one was hurt. and also tonight, the new tornado strike and millions under a severe storm threat. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. a very public and poignant battle is won tonight for those who bravely confronted the ashes, debris and hidden health dangers of ground zero. as 9/11 victims compensation fund, ensuring a financial safety net sickened by toxic exposure at the site. our jeff bennett has late details. reporter: tonight a victory for the first responders who risked their lives on september 11th. cheering from above the ....
joining us tonight. see you at :00. tonight, the white house transcript released. the president saying to a foreign leader, i d like you to do us a favor. president trump s phone call with the president of ukraine. in that call, urging him to open an investigation connected to his political opponent, joe biden. noting in the conversation the u.s. had done a lot for ukraine. and tonight, the timing. the president and the ukrainian leader were set to meet today, even before the headlines broke. and so they did. what they said. and president trump before the cameras just moments ago, furious speaker pelosi has taken this very rare step. jon karl and mary bruce standing by. also breaking tonight, the whistle-blower s report that started it all. the person within the intelligence community who was so concerned. that report has now arrived in congress. what it reveals and what we ve learned. also tonight, 24 hours after president trump spoke of iran s, quote, blood lust, tonig ....
[ cheers and applause ] good evening, everyone, and welcome to a historic night. cnn s democratic presidential town hall, equality in america. i m don lemon, thank you so much for being here. there was a time when people were afraid, and you know many still are. they re afraid to come out to their friends and their families for fear of the consequences. now it has been four years since the supreme court ruled same sex marriage is legal. it is a big step. but there is still a whole lot of work to do. tonight s cnn and the human rights campaign have been hosting an unprecedented event where members of the lgbtq community and their allies can ask the candidates questions that are important to them. we ll soon hear from senator amy klobuchar, julian castro, and businessman tom steyer. but first i want you to welcome to the stage now congressman beto o rourke. hey, everybody, good to see you. how you doing, congressman? good to see you. i saw you on the street and you int ....
i kneeneed a trophy. thank you, i appreciate it and happy friday. we start with the final fare wells to a giant of the house of representatives, elijah cummings. funeral services are starting as we speak in his beloved baltimore. the church is so packed they re having to turn some people away. you will see speeches live from hillary clinton and nancy pelosi this hour and later today from former presidents barack obama and bill clinton. they have halted congressional action on the impeachment inquiry today, but there are still two big developments this morning. a top source is telling nbc news that investigation into the russia investigation is now a criminal one. we re going to explain what that means legally, the extra power the doj now has, and why democrats are livid. and just in the last couple of minutes, nbc news learning lawyers for ousted national security adviser john bolton are in talks for a possible private deposition in the impeachment investigation. why that s ....
we re going to start with the breaking news. house intelligence chair adam schiff acc obstruction. it s the latest in the ongoing impeachment saga after a key witness today acting on orders from the white house refused to be deposed. also president trump is about to speak in chicago this hour after teasing the potential release of footage of the takedown of the most wanted terrorist ps. but he s under fire this morning for are revealing classified details about the raid that killed isis leader baghdabu bak baghdadi and the other major story we re watching is california in flames right now. mandatory evacuation orders are in place. 200,000 people have been told to get out so far including hospital patients, jail inmate, college students as well. we ll go to california in a bit. we start with that breaking news on capitol hill right now. a key witness has refused to show up to a scheduled deposition this morning and democrats are now preparing to hold it in contempt of congress.