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This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Another american has been brutally murdered by isis thugs. The awful news of the beheading of aid worker peter kassig came in a graphic isis video released earlier today. We wont show you even a frame on this broadcast, but we can tell you like all of the others, it demonstrates the sheer lethalness of the group. This is over a year after he was taken prison. Tonight from the president on down, there are expressions of condemnation and from his family, the hope their son will be remembered for the good he was trying to do. Richard engel reports tonight from turkey. Richard . Reporter good evening, lester. Unfortunately this very graphic 16 minute video has been authenticated, makingthe fifth western hostage executed by isis since august, and the third american. Peter kassig made it his lifes work to help others but paid for that selflessness with his own life. Today the president called it an act of pure evil by a terrorist group ....
Good evening. It came in the wee hours of this morning, a damaging earthquake stronger than anything felt in the San Francisco bay area in almost 25 years. The 6. 0 quake was centered near napa in the heart of californias wine country. It was felt for hundreds of miles. Buckling roads, knocking out power, igniting fires, damaging homes and businesses and sending scores of people to hospitals. California governor jerry brown declared state of emergency for the region and president obama received an Early Morning briefing on the quake. We begin our coverage in heaard hit napa. Joe fryar is there. Joe . Reporter good evening, lester. In all, 16 buildings are damaged so severely no one is allowed inside of them. Some of worst destruction you can see is right here in Historic Downtown napa. Today, there have been after as sh ....
Good evening. As night falls over the eastern half of this country, a new day has dawned on the waters of indonesia where the search has resumed for an ayers jetliner missing just over 24 hours now with 162 people on board. In an awl too a familiar scene after a tragic year for Southeast Asian carriers loved ones gathered in airport lounges a waiting word of the planes fate. Ayers flight 8501 left 5 35 local time sunday. 32 minutes later, all contact was lost as the a 320 jet vanished from radar. The search is focussed in the java sea on the last known position. We have full coverage of this unfolding story. We begin with katie at the Singapore Airport with the latest. Reporter lester, its morning here. Its been daylight an hour and a half. Authorities know when and where the plane went off radar. After 12 hours of searching in daylight no sign of it. Almost 24 hours afte ....