On this sunday night, pure evil has another american is executed by isis terrorists, the president condemns the killing. And the top military Officials Say the battle against isis will take years. Without warning, gas leaks from a texas Chemical Plant killing four workers and leaving a cloud over a major metropolitan area. Kids at risk. The new warning about the Popular Energy Drinks and what can happen if Young Children consume them. And call of the wild. Using the latest technology to keep people and bears a safe distance apart. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Another american has been brutally murdered by isis thugs. The awful news of the beheading of aid worker peter kassig came in a graphic isis video released earlier today. We wont show you even a frame on this broadcast, but we can tell you like all of the others, it demonstrates the sheer lethalness of the group. This is over a year after he was taken prison. Tonight from the president on down, there ar
Tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. The state of emergency now including los angeles. Multiple fires burning out of control. One of americas busiest highways shut down for a time. Fire raging on both sides. The other major story tonight. President trumps monumental shift on u. S. Policy. Officially recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel. Planning to move the u. S. Embassy there. Tonight, swift reaction from some of americas most drafted allies. Some calling it regrettable, unhelpful. Al franken tonight revealing he will make about announcement tomorrow. Is the senator resigning . Amid a growing number of senators who now say he must go. Donald trump jr. Answering questions for several hours on capitol hill about that meeting with a russian lawyer. Amid the bigger question, what, if anything, did his father, then candidate donald trump,
know about it . The plane shooting from a plane taking off from lax. And the manhunt right now. Authorities say the suspect
Thanks for watching at 5 pm. We will be back in 30 minutes. Flood threats. And the president threatens to revoke the security clearances of Obama Administration officials who have been critical of him. But first, the headlines in 60 seconds. Wild weather impacting tens of millions. Flooding a big concern across the east coast. A dangerous heat wave is smoldering in the west and southwest. The dashboard of this car, its 152 degrees. President trump and the iranian president exchanging threats as both leaders step up the war of words. Mr. President , any concerns about provoking tensions with iran . Od not at all. T crews today raised a duck boat that sank in a missouri lake. E the boat will be examined to help determine why it went down. Tia coleman lost nine of her family members. If i was able to get a life jacket, i could have saved my babies, and i wasnt able to do that. Hi in nicaragua, this is the latest antigovernment march. People here say they want one ting, and thats for the c
Captioning sponsored by cbs glor on the cbs evening news this monday, it is set to become the largest wildfire ever in the nations most populous state, and we are on the scene. The star witness takes the stand at the fraud trial of Paul Manafort. And why so many Older Americans have been forced to declare of ruptcy. But first, the headlines in 60 seconds. Massive wildfires raging across california. The mendocino complex fire is now up to more than 273,000 acres. Making it the second largest fire in california history. President trump hitting iran with the first financial. Unishment since he pulled the United States out of the nuclear deal. We are not going to allow iran to get nuclear weapons. There is a shortage of values about what is right, what is wrong. The violent weekend in
chicago, dozens were shot and at least 11 people are dead. We cant solve these things without the community. A deadly collision involving gwo trucks. On a highway in northern italy. N one of the trucks was ca
Captioning sponsored by cbs glor on the cbs evening news this monday news just coming in out of colorado. A father has been charged with five counts of firstdegree murder after his wife and children were found dead. And the pope issues an unprecedented letter on abuse as more questions swirl about a powerful cardinal. But first, the headlines in 60 seconds. Pope francis issuing a letter condemning crimes of sexual abuse by priests. In this letter, pope francis admits the Catholic Church has delayed implementing a zero tolerance policy. Its coming nearly a week after a pennsylvania grand jury detailed decades of sexual abuse. Two men wanted in connection for questioning for a series of crimes that terrorized nashville a me too movement accuser is accused of sexual assault. Asia argento, reportedly arranging a quiet payment to a former child actor. Jimmy bennett alleges the assault happened just two months after his 17th birthday. A woman is dead after she was attacked and dragged into