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After quarterback colin kaepernick sparked a movement trying to raise awareness for racial injustice by kneeling for the national anthem. the ongoing controversy taking a toll on last years superbowl halftime show. big-name artists reportedly passing on a chance to perform >> this is huge for the nfl. this is an olive branch to a community that has really turned against the nfl in recent years. >> thank you >> reporter: the new deal will make jay z and his company roc nation a coe co-producer of...

The teen who recently won the fortnight world championship targeted in a swatting attack. heres nbcs miguel almaguer >> down, down, tabuga. your fortnight world champion! >> reporter: just weeks after winning $3 million in the fortnight world cup, 16-year-old kyle giersdorf was playing the video game on a live stream when police pounded on his front door asking if he had been swatted, giersdorf left his keyboard to find officers in his suburban home in pots town, pennsylvania. giersdorf was, in ...

Vague description of the suspect. a young black male who killed a child who so many say had so much promise ron allen, nbc news, st. louis >> such a needless pain there. tonight one of the worlds top opera stars, placido domingo, one of the three tenors, is being accused of sexual harassment going back decades. the associated press reported the allegations citing claims by eight singers and a dancer, domingo calling the accusations deeply troubling and inaccurate. they prompted the philadelphia ...

I would hope and pray that i would be treated and my family would be treated with a fraction of the humanity and compassion that we treat those people >> reporter: the trump administration is also trying to restrict legal immigration, making it tougher for people to get a green card if they have received any public assistance today another top immigration official added a few words to the inscription on the statue of liberty. >> give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own 2 feet ...

Have dogged him for years are back epstein is even tied to the princes former wife sarah ferguson who apologized for once taking epsteins money to clear her debts. lawyers dismissed the possibility of prince andrew facing criminal charges in the u.s., but buckingham palace has still not explained why the prince and epstein were so close for so many years. lester >> all right, bill neely in london tonight thanks this was an explosive night in hong kong where riot police clashed with pro democra...

Here the kings and queens of the waves are canine, and their stoke levels are off the charts as they charged into the water little sampson has been amped since he saw his surfboard come out. >> he gets here, hes ready to play >> reporter: he hits the waves with his partner delilah going head to tail with teddy. >> i was loving it out there and i think the bulldogs sail. >> reporter: as the waves keep pumping, the competition gets even rougher shredding the shores tristan coming in hot and splitt...

On trade and hopes tariffs will push them to a new deal. and tonight, the president says hes optimistic the u.s. and china will reach an agreement. lester >> kristen welker tonight, thank you. in southern california this evening, investigators are combing through the aftermath of a deadly shootout near a highway in riverside trying to determine why a gunman killed one officer and injured two others nbcs steve patterson has the latest >> reporter: harrowing moments for police under heavy fire. ...

Was mistakenly shot and killed on his own porch after wichita police unknowingly responded to a hoax tonight police in pennsylvania say theyre lucky no one was hurt, calling what happened to giersdorf no game. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> we are back in a moment with the dog days of summer

Suspect, 49-year-old aaron luther, was killed at the scene. his father dennis says he watched the gun battle play out on television. >> he got what he deserved you dont go do that kind of stuff and expect to walk home. >> reporter: two other c.h.p. officers were wounded as commuters ducked for cover >> that bullet went straight in the middle of my windshield, missing my head and my two kids. >> reporter: tonight investigators hoping to pin down a motive as police across the country mourn another...

Change what tipped the balance in your favor >> the me too movement, times up movement. and, quite frankly, the senate flipped. >> reporter: now the sisters and many others will be heard, including robb, who will file against her abuser will children be more safe on august 14th >> on august 14th, lady justice will shine on a lot of survivors. when you identify hidden perpetrators, you make children safer. >> reporter: what these survivors want ann thompson, nbc news, new york >> we are watch...