cameras have never been. we like to think of it as paradise lost and found. places teeming with life. it s on land, in the sea. shark coming in. could this magical spot hold the secret to help saving the planet? what s happening is really an sos signal. we have to do something. but first, richard engel with an nbc news investigation. the terrorist who grew up next door. can i talk to you for a minute? when did you learn that he d actually gone to syria to join isis? right now. you didn t know until right now? americans who have joined isis. tonight, we reveal their identities. there are 15 names here. an aspiring doctor, a valedictorian, her husband, their baby, how do these young americans become terrorists? beheadings, the brutality, do you think the boy you grew up with was capable of doing that kind of thing? yes, in an instant. the exclusive story right now on assignment. good evening, and welcome to on assignment. i m lester holt. we begi
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. good evening from copacabana beach, one of the many competition sites for the games starting tomorrow here in rio. of course in this half of the world, it is mid-winter. even though we are just an hour ahead of u.s. eastern time, the sun has been down here for some time. think february in the states without the cold. we ll have more on the upcoming competition here later. but we want to start with a brand new snapshot of the race for president. a new nbc news/ wall street journal poll shows that hillary clinton has opened up a nine-point lead over donald trump. 47% to 38%. that s up from a five-point lead just before the republican convention. and comes as the trump campaign struggles again to regain its focus after a blurring series of controversies. the latest one now involving his wife. nbc s katy tur has details. reporter: tonight after his toughest week y
Chalan Pago is a Chamorro word that means “Pago Road.” Chalan Pago referred to the area traveled through to get from Hagåtña to Pago, which may lend to the naming of the area, which is covered with Pago trees (hibiscus tiliaceus).
Norma Lee Caples Phelps, 85, of Shenandoah Junction, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024, under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 2, 1939 in