conference like no other in history. massive storm. the heaviest rain in years, set to drench california. this morning, fears of major loading in los angeles and san diego. and farther up the coast, the first big test of the repairs to that damaged dam. all systems go. elon musk s spacex team, preparing for a key launch. a mission after spectacular successes and failures that may be a huge step towards sending humans to mars. and mark s manifesto. facebook founder mark zuckerberg outlines running his company. why it is fueling rumors that his eye is really set on running the country. today, february 17th, 2017. from nbc news, this is today with van savannah guthrie. live, from studio 1a, in rockefeller plaza. hello, everyone. welcome to today. happy to have hallie jackson back in, while savannah is on maternity leave. nothing to talk about. ready to hop on a train back down to d.c. we have ooh la lot to talk a. a former navy officer has rejected the presiden
vendetta against steven avery? absolutely not. reporter: for the first time on television, a lead investigator defends his interrogation, which led to a conviction overturned. this was seen by many as a false confession. it was a real confession. we just need you to be honest with us. he knew right from wrong. those officers wanted that information in the worst way, and they got it in the worst way. reporter: the prosecutor fights back with an explosive new book. people are going to hear the other side of the story reporter: and a promise from steven avery s high-powered new attorney. do you think you have new evidence that can free steven avery? we do. reporter: i m lester holt and this is dateline. here s andrea canning with return to manitowoc county. reporter: the mystery of what happened here in the sprawling fields of rural wisconsin has captivated the country. we the jury find the defendant steven a. avery guilty. reporter: just over
on television, a lead investigator defends his interrogation, which led to a conviction overturned. this was seen by many as a false confession. it was a real confession. we just need you to be honest with us. he knew right from wrong. those officers wanted that information in the worst way, and they got it in the worst way. reporter: the prosecutor fights back with an explosive new book. people are going to hear the other side of the story reporter: and a promise from steven avery s high-powered new attorney. do you think you have new evidence that can free steven avery? we do. reporter: i m lester holt and this is dateline. here s andrea canning with return to manitowoc county. reporter: the mystery of what happened here in the sprawling fields of rural wisconsin has captivated the country. we the jury find the defendant steven a. avery guilty. reporter: just over a year ago, the netflix series making a murderer convinced many viewers that
absolutely not. reporter: for the first time investigator defends his interrogation, which led to a conviction overturned. this was seen by many as a false confession. it was a real confession. we just need you to be honest with us. he knew right from wrong. those officers wanted that information in the worst way, and they got it in the worst way. reporter: the prosecutor fights back with an explosive new book. people are going to hear the other side of the story reporter: and a promise from steven avery s high-powered new attorney. do you think you have new evidence that can free steven avery? we do. reporter: i m lester holt and this is dateline. here s andrea canning with return to manitowoc county. reporter: the mystery of what happened here in the sprawling fields of rural wisconsin has captivated the country. we the jury find the defendant steven a. avery guilty. reporter: just over a year ago, the netflix series making a murderer c
tonight in the crucial battleground states. and before they were stars. a quiz for you tonight. do you recognize these faces? golden even back then. good evening on this very busy friday night. we begin with the deadly flooding. caring washed away. drivers rescued from rising waters. with blistering heat now in too. authorities warning it could be life threatening. there is a state of emergency in louisiana tonight. an elderly driver rushed off the road. good samaritans rushed in to save him. this school bus, children rescued. tonight, there are flood alerts from the south through new england. and a short time ago, reports that five people were struck by lightning in new york city. first, phillip mena on where the rescues are turning out. reporter: in louisiana, more than a foot of rain in hours. floods powerful enough to sweep this tractor trailer right off interstate 10. reporter: trapped residents can only wait for help. you can see behind me, there s basically