Comedian is gone, we remember the legendary gene wilder. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, im Savannah Guthrie in for lester on the. It has happened tonight. Former congressman Anthony Wiener splashed all over the yet another tawdry sexting scandal. It appears to be the last straw for his wife huma abedin. Abedin is one of Hillary Clintons top advisors and donald trump was quick to seize on the news to attack clintons judgment. Reporter huma as Hillary Clinton at now after a third sexting scandal by her husband, anthony weaver, abedin acknowledging, after long and painful consideration and work on my marriage, i have made the decision to separate from my husband. But the New York Post claims wiener was sending an of himself to a woman while their young son was in his bed. Wiener told the post he and the woman have been friends for some time and says their communications were always
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