dream. nightly news begins right now. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, the signature republican promise to repeal and replace obamacare is down for the count tonight. president trump and house speaker ryan throwing in the towel, a stunning outcome as late today ryan pulled the bill moments before the vote in an acknowledgement that it was certain to fail. i wig not sugar-coat this, this is a disappointing day for us. doing big things is hard. all of us, all of us, myself included, we will need time to reflect on how we got to this moment. what we could have done to do it better. minutes after ryan spoke, the president himself facing cameras and pointing fingers in the oval office. we had no democrat support, we had no votes from the democrats. they weren t going to us a single vote. so it s a very difficult thing to do. the president speaking as if it were democrats, not republicans who hold the majority. and while he s cor
here s to familiar froubl in sonoma county. overflowing creeks. the creek overflowed on the road. needless to say dicey for drivers and those people there trying to get around. sana rosa, a road blblockro. this tree fell across the road. it took a while, but the road is reopened this evening. on land or water, these storms present a different set of issues for homeowners. it depends on where you live or where you float. tom joins us now. reporter: the winds that rob was talking about, imagine when those winds are coming through the golden gate against this guy s boat. a two story boat, he talked about how that boat sways back and forth all night as he listens for sounds that could spell disaster for his floating home. even in moderate wind the boat sways, but when the winds pick up watch out it. it feels like someone slammed into the side of your boat. you can feel it in this particular boat. reporter: for the past three years drew has lived in the home built by
reporter: jenetta johnson is executive director at the transgender justice project named the community grand marshall. i trust that the community that voted for me knows me well enough to know and respect my leadership and would respect the decisions that i ve made not to participate in any of the events. a part of that is because of the large police presence. reporter: another grand marshall group, black lives matter, with drew as well. a statement pointed to what they say are unsafe conditions created by law enforcement. on the street people are looking forward to the parade where security will be different this year. it makes me feel no different. i don t security or no security, whatever is going to happen is going to happen. even though things have happened that are really unfortunate, i think people s spirits are still intact. and it s better to have a good time and enjoy yourself. reporter: much earlier in the day i spoke with an executive director just g
so the decision to leave is already having some very immediate impact. first off uncertainty is sweeping europe. the united kingdom is left divided. the british prime minister, david cameron, has already said he is going to step down and he says that new leadership is needed. the biggest influence is the effect this vote had on markets worldwide. it was a volatile day as stocks just plummeted. and moments ago we did speak with an investor advisor from alamo about the short and long- term effects. richard, what does this mean for investors right now? investors should remain calm, don t let themselves get emotion fa. they have any money on the sideline that needs to go into stocks, put it in right now. what due predict the future will look like in two years? this issue will have long passed and the market will probably be a lot higher. reporter: the bottom line is that even though this all feels very immediate the transition is going to take awhile. cameron s successor
as the city comes together. also this morning, an abc news exclusive. the woman behind this dramatic facebook live video. the joifr just shot him in his arm. it shows the moments raf a police officer shot her boyfriend is here live as the officer s attorney says there s more to the story. ravaging wildfires tear through the west. more than a dozen growing this morning as thousands evacuate. hundreds of acres and homes burn. right now 11 states on high alert. and good morning, america. we begin this week with so much emotion and unrest all across the country after those devastating shootings. some rallies like this one did turn violent. dozens of officers injured. this healing is going to be hard. we have so many striking images to show you. this encounter between a young woman and officers in riot gear in baton rouge and angeles protesters joining hands making a statement as the country mourns the loss of those lives in louisiana and minnesota and, of course, th