triggering an unprecedented recall by the world s largest smart phone maker. nightly news begins right now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nightly news with lester holt. good evening, i m thomas roberts in for lester tonight. we begin with states of emergency and the havoc of hermine. after slamming florida as a category 1 hurricane, the deadly system now downgraded to a tropical storm could potentru the labor day weekend plans of 30 million americans, with tropical storm watches and warnings in place along the eastern seaboard from georgia to connecticut, heavy rain, flash floods, dangerous winds, rip currents all expected to pose serious threats in the coming days. states under emergency order tonight include virginia, north carolina, georgia and florida. and in the panhandle where hermine made landfall, residents are cleaning up from in the storm zone. reporter: in the florida panhandle, destruction and heart ache in the wake of
about. reporter: the school district would not address any specific on why dr. watawa was resigning, only issuing a statement saying several students gathered to hold a peaceful demonstration. students respectfully returned to their classrooms. it appears they are aware the board will be taking action on the principal s letter of resignation. reporter: no one has given us any any reasons watawa was resigning. parents and students hope the board changes its mine. william pitts, 12 news. all lanes on i-17 northbound are back open. if you re trying to get out of town, you may want to wait a bit. adot saying there s an 18 mile caught fire, causing all ground lanes to be closed. adot sayings it will take a while for the backup to clear. dolphins are one of the last animals you would think of then when you think of the desert. but one new wildlife habitat wants to change your mind and silence the critics. ryan bryan the environment. display are curious, they re learning
the students, look at the students. reporter: a few of them were in tears. she s the sweetest person i ve ever known. she s there for me and everyone in the school. she s caring, kind, understanding. reporter: with heavy hearts, some say school just won t be the same the kids love her, the parents love her, the teachers love her. that s rare, to have this kind of support for a principal. higley unified school district, you messed up big time today. big time. reporter: very strong words and thoughts there. again, this decision happened behind closed doors, just with the school district board, not open to the public. i did talk to some students who said they would not stop fighting to bring her back. a deadly shooting in phoenix, skyfox over the home near central and dunlap. a group of people got into a fight that ended with shots being fired. at least one person there was it s not clear if anyone has been arrested at this point. we will bring you more information a
triggering an unprecedented recall by the world s largest smart phone maker. nightly news begins right now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nightly news with lester holt. good evening, i m thomas roberts in for lester tonight. we begin with states of emergency and the havoc of hermine. after slamming florida as a category 1 hurricane, the deadly system now downgraded to a tropical storm the labor day weekend plans of 30 million americans, with tropical storm watches and warnings in place along the eastern seaboard from georgia to connecticut, heavy rain, flash floods, dangerous winds, rip currents all expected to pose serious threats in the coming days. states under emergency order tonight include virginia, north carolina, georgia and florida. and in the panhandle where hermine made landfall, residents are cleaning up from in the storm zone. reporter: in the florida panhandle, destruction and heart ache in the wake of hermine. the
meet anthony and susan edwards from los angeles. basically, this is our first time launching this by ourselves. reporter: a lesson in team work. to the left. reporter: as labor day weekend begins. i m just the driver. i don t know exactly but i could have stayed in california this weekend and never had to do this but she s the boss. repr: impaired boaters, reminding all visitors life jackets save lives. people don t leave an operator on the boat, everybody swims and then people exhaust themselves trying to catch up to the boat. reporter: he says while the water level is slowly rising after falling to an all-time low this summer, there s hidden all glass and see and styrofoam containers are banned. do you have a current one? this is expired. reporter: this boat cannot launch. meanwhile, anthony and susan are almost there. a lot of work for a few hours of play. the unintended definition of labor day. are you giving her a hard time? always. repr: a litt