response fire hydrants without water and no emergency sirens we re in the fire zone a small town in kansas now a battleground over free speech after police raided a local newspaper. how the owner says it led to his mother s death. the new legal move by the subject of the oscar-winning movie the blind side. the former nfl star who was taken in by a wealthy family as a teen now says the story was all based on a lie. and the dramatic rescue caught on camera four divers missing for hours found by the coast guard nearly 50 miles off the carolina coast. then the emotional reunion. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening as we come on the air in the west, we re following late-breaking news tonight in atlanta where a grand jury investigating 2020 election interference has returned indictments, though we do not yet know against whom with so many of the legal cases involving former president trump happening behind closed doors, tonight we watched li
: hello, everybody. jesse watters along with judge jeanine pirro judge jeanine pirro, jessica tarlov, dana perino, and bill hemmer. it is 5:00 in new york city, and this is the five. the big moment finally here. we are just two hours away from the first super tuesday polls closing. millions of voters in 16 states and one territory casting their ballots in the biggest primary day of the year. that could set the stage for november. trump looking to land that knockout punch, seize control of the nomination, and take the fight to biden. but nikki haley will not go quietly. she hopes tonight she can change the momentum and keep her campaign alive. trump and haley getting the final jabs in at each other with the former president saying it is time for nikki to pack it up. there is no path for her to win. whether she likes hearing that or not, there is no path for her to win, no matter what. now today, i should win hopefully every state. i wish nikki the best but she stood
california to the gulf coast. plus, where severe storms are heading next. record holiday travel rush, the busiest day ever at america s airports after a week of chaos and confusion, the united airlines ceo speaking out, and the new risk, could 5g wireless cell phone signals delay your flight. violent protests in france, over 1,300 arrests after clashes with police and looting. the warning to american tourists tonight. president biden s scramble on student loan relief. what he s telling borrowers after his supreme court defeat. the massive street race right now in chicago, drivers taking over downtown streets in a first for nascar. a new shark attack warning, the alarming video that shark fin just inches away from a paddle border, and how a 12-year-old said she survived the attack, their advice for beachgoers. teen weight loss surgery, more popular than ever, what parents need to know, and a marathon independence day celebration, a tradition more than 200 years in the ma
face dangerous heat alerts as strain on the texas power grid breaks records tonight. the audio reporting of former president trump seeming to undermine his claim that he did not show others a secret pentagon document after he left office. what he is saying and the new fallout tonight. my exclusive interview with former congresswoman liz cheney. what she told me about the state of the republican party, whether she ll run in 2024 and more. after that rebellion in russia, president putin saying his forces averted a civil war. in court tonight, the man accused of killing the four college students as prosecutors seek the death penalty. the cdc s new warning about malaria in the united states. the first new cases in decades. what you need to know. and the revelation about many members of congress. their connections to america s legacy of slavery. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from aspen, colorado. good evening from aspen, w
accountability tonight. the critical new report about air-traffic control staffing shortages. the risks it cites just as the busiest summer travel season in years gets under way. the remarkable reopening of a collapsed stretch of one of the nation s busiest highways less than two weeks after that tanker disaster. after a week of severe storms and brutal heat, the threat far from over into the weekend. our forecasts. a major win for the biden administration on immigration in the supreme court, a huge class action settlement over tainted drinking water. why why 3rksm has agreed to pay over $10 pillion. the hottest senication in the nba, the expectations on him now a tall order. and the cellphone earns its place in history. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. was it an elite travel adventure or reckless experiment that challenged the laws of engineering? difficult questions being asked tonight as officials and deep se