american surveillance plane. china s new warning to the u.s. an nbc news exclusive. the investigation into a dangerous drug partnership on u.s. soil chinese criminal groups working with mexican cartels. how america became the middle man plus our look into the future with apple s new virtual reality headset. but is its price tag a reality for shoppers and behind the scenes with the queen of soul. the never-before-seen photos of aretha franklin announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening it s great to be back with you tonight the mystery behind the tragic fate of a private jet that flew for hours in radio silence has investigators focused on a remote section of virginia where the plane crashed to earth on sunday. the highly experienced pilot and his three passengers including a small child were killed the plane tracked on radar as it flew from tennessee toward its destination, long island, new york, only to turn around and fly back south with t
piece together the mystery. the cessna pilot seen slumped over by f-16 fighter crews. the clues being combed through at the crash site. and what we know about the family on board. a mother and a 2-year-old among the lives lost. investigation inflection point. donald trump s lawyers meeting with special counsel jack smith over the classified documents case. the grand jury set to reconvene. all as more republican contenders jump into the 2024 race. a chinese warship nearly colliding into an american destroyer days after a chinese jet flew by an american surveillance plane. china s new warning to the u.s. an nbc news exclusive. the investigation into a dangerous drug partnership on u.s. soil. chinese criminal groups working with mexican cartels. how america became the middle man. plus our look into the future with apple s new virtual reality headset. but is its price tag a reality for shoppers? and behind the scenes with the queen of soul. the never-before-seen photos
when i was driving. i got it out of my system. you smoke and a couple hours later, it s going to be out your system. wasn t like i was stoned to death driving. reporter: toxicology reports and downloadable crash data from white s car will now be part of their investigation. also trying to figure out how white got to the lake in city park. if anyone did pick this guy up by mistake and thought they were helping somebody and didn t realize what he had been involved in, appreciate them getting in touch with us. reporter: they found white naked in the lake. white remembers the crash even waking up but says he thought he was dead. do you remember how you got there or why you didn t have your clothes on? i really don t remember. like something took over me and told me to go there. i never mean to kill anybody. i just hope that the family they also want to thank firefighters that were involved in this. they say some of these firefighters heard that medical call coming in he
this is as you are trying to get on the ramp from colfax to northbound i-25. and then of course you see the lower visibility we have keep in mind that can bring with it some hydroplaning as well. we have breaking news in denver. it is an apparent barricade situation near iowa street and police are there and so is jamie leary. it is so sensitive we cannot have our cameig see jamie. tell us what you are seeing and what you understand is happening out there. reporter: denver police have not asked as to turn our lights off but we assess the situation and decided not to do this because they are trying to make sure the situation doesn t escalate. you can see an armor vehicle with s.w.a.t. teams here as well as denver residential area on the corner of utica and iowa. we don t know if there s anyone else with him but they are using some serious training right now and communication right now. you can hear them talking behind the but they are being very calm in addressing this ma
project to help other veterans find an outlet but it is marijuana that changes quality of life. a lot of veterans don t think it is a real viable option for them. this veteran met others like him to read the cannabis to cope with the horrors of combat when they returned home voted against adding ptsd to the treated by medical marijuana. there reason not enough research. kurt this battle is much more than a matter of policy. veterans are dying every day because they don t have the resources. having these resources available to them can literally save lives. ptsd can be treated with medical marijuana in 18 states but not here in colorado despite our state being at the forefront this fight is turning into a long court battle. just this weekend an attorney filed additional paperwork in the appeal. if that does not work out another option is turning to lawmakers. a homeless campus where huge fire started. viewer share this video. the halffden school buses caught fire as