all three brothers graduating from west point, now serving their country. nightly news begins now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. good evening. with so many public revelations over the past week about the investigation into links between trump officials and russia, the white house is now stepping up efforts to combat critical story lines after a nine-day overseas trip the president billed as a great success, the administration is hoping this week to get back to legislative priorities and promises made during the election like health care reform. but the shadow of that investigation and nearly daily staff shakeup rumors loom large. we begin tonight with hans nichols at the white house. president donald trump returning home late last night and raising no time to go on offense this morning. it is my opinion that many of the leaks, he says, coming out of the white house are fabricated lies made up by the fake news
in the big republican debate. and there she is. the new miss america. miss georgia crowned overnight. wowing the crowd with her performance. was it what she said about tom brady that helped her win the title? and vanessa williams is back. the emotional apology more than 30 years in the making. and good morning, america. here s a look at what you re waking up to this morning. frightening images from the wildfires in california, nearly 50,000 acres scorched by one of those fires. 1,000 homes and structures, gone. thousands of people trying to escape. look at the incredible images. one man escaping the flames, broadcasting it live to many on the internet. california s head of emergency services says these are the worst fires he s seen in 30 years. we have full team coverage this morning starting with matt gutman on the front lines. good morning, matt. reporter: good morning, george. you can call this the epi center of that fire which came in here like a collegehammer
donald trump in camouflage, his new poll numbers show him surging to his highest numbers yet. and there she is. the new miss america. miss georgia crowned overnight. wowing the crowd with her performance. was it what she said about tom brady that helped her win the title? and vanessa williams is back. the emotional apology more than 30 years in the making. and good morning, america. boy, those wildfires in california, so frightening. look at the images right here. 50,000 acres scorched by one of those fires. just exploded in size over the weekend. 1,000 homes and structures, gone. thousands of people trying to escape. look at the incredible images. one man escaping the flame, broadcasting it live to many on the internet. california s head of emergency services says these are the worst fires he s seen in 30 years. matt gutman on the front lines. good morning, matt. reporter: good morning, george. that fire didn t so much as burn this town down. the open center of t
new poll numbers show him surging to his highest numbers yet. and there she is. the new miss america. miss georgia crowned overnight. wowing the crowd with her performance. was it what she said about tom brady that helped her win the title? and vanessa williams is back. the emotional apology more than 30 years in the making. and good morning, america. boy, those wildfires in california, so frightening. look at the images right here. 50,000 acres scorched by one of those fires. just exploded in size over the weekend. 1,000 homes and structures, gone. thousands of people trying to escape. look at the incredible images. one man escaping the flame, broadcasting it live to many on the internet. california s head of emergency services says these are the worst fires he s seen in 30 years. matt gutman on the front lines. good morning, matt. reporter: good morning, george. that fire didn t so much as burn this town down. the open center of the fire came through here like a
huffman and lori loughlin. tonight a member of the full house family is speaking to nbc about that college cheating scandal. shocking allegations about an american hospital. women who say they were secretly filmed during surgery, even child birth. i was shocked. i was honestly shocked. i have never been so exposed in my life. tonight why the hospital says the hidden cameras were there. and the price you pay for groceries. a new salvo tonight in the supermarket wars. how you can save. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome to our viewers in the west. there is late word that the har chinese woman following an alarming security incident at president trump s mar-a-lago resort over the weekend. restricted areas carrying electronic items, including a thumb drive containing malicious software, all as the president was golfing nearby. our pete williams has the breaking details. reporter: on saturday, the secret service says a chinese w