Showing girls they can do anything the boys can. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with letter holt. Good evening, a ska scandal that has rocked the American Sports world. The former dr. For usa gymnastics who treated many olympic athletes. In a Michigan Court doctor larry nasser was ordered to stand trial for allegedly abusing a family friend going back decades. One of dozens including an olympic athlete who has accused nasser of abuse. And michigans attorney general says more are still coming forward. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk starts us off with the latest. Larry nasser, the former head doctor for usa gymnastics, faced just one of more than 60 women who have come forward in the last year to accuse him of sexual abuse. Did it happen more than once . Yes. More than twice . More than twice. More than three times . Yes. Nasser, who also practiced medicine at Michigan State, pled not guilty to sexually abusing the wom
D, we have opened an investigation into the matter. The ncaap is pushing for federal rights charges. A civil rights case would have a high urban of proof. The first juror to break her silence says she does not believe race played a role in the fatal showdown. If there was another person, if they came in the same situation, i think george would have reacted the same way. A trial that is over but still being argued in the court of public opinion. Leaders are calling for rallies in on saturday in 100 cities. Brian moore, wbaltv 11 news. As altimore city served hotspot for demonstrators. Above mondays protest. The protesters showed their disapproval of the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. It was the largest rally. Kim dacey continues our Team Coverage from Mckeldin Square. There were several hundred people who came down here yesterday. They started here and took to pratt street and walked down to the war memorial. They were calling for justice in what they call racial profile thing.
You. Well go 72 in washington, 67 in leonardtown. Ill go back up to you. Thank you very much. Its a couple of weeks until election day, but starting today, voters in the district will be able to start casting ballots in early voting. Dc voters got a chance to meet almost a dozen candidates running for the dc counsel at a forum in northwest last night. President obama and governor romney face off one more time in a final time in the formal debate tonight, joining us now with a preview from boca, florida, is the fox business network, good morning. Reporter good morning. How important is this third and final debate tonight . Reporter very important. Its the last pitch to voters. When you think take into account, allison, the first debate largely seen as a romney victory. The second debate largely seen as a venue for president obama to come back to reassert himself, got that last time, this is the last pitch they have to make for voters. This has been such a tight election, its gotten clos
Showing girls they can do anything the boys can. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening to our viewers in the west. Hillside still scarred by summer fires in danger of sliding away this evening as the winddriven rains force hundreds to evacuate their homes. The water that along parts of droughtstricken california once prayed for now coming too fast in this historic season, triggering flooding. Miguel almaguer is in california with the latest. Reporter Southern California is in the bulls eye, the most powerful storm in years unleashing a months worth of rain in a single day. These roads, not rivers. And its just getting started. 70mileanhour winds, flash flooding and mudslides, a deadly storm that has also shut down major freeways. If i see that its getting really, really bad, im out of here. Reporter in the suburbs of los angeles, thousands of people are under mandatory evacuations.
Post workers who have braved very serious cold in the past. Really takes something to stop that. Yeah, if youve been delivering stop that. Yeah, if youve been delivering the mail in north dakota in february your whole life and their like you know what, this is actually an emergency, not this time, these are tough folks so this is serious thing. We wish them warmth. Thanks, lawrence. Thank you, rachel. Well, the plot thickened today in the mystery of donald trump and Vladimir Putin. The Financial Times reported late today that donald trump sat down for a fifth for a meeting that was at least 15 minutes long with Vladimir Putin at the g20 summit in november after President Trump publicly announced that he canceled a oneonone meeting with Vladimir Putin at that same summit because of recent russian aggression against ukraine. President trump did not have an american translator or a staff note taker with him in that meeting. Vladimir putin did have his translator present, and so only the r