Our Richard Engel near the gaza border. Also tonight, that allout manhunt in maine for robert card, the suspect in the Mass Shooting that killed 18 people. Divers now joining the search after his vehicle was found at a boat launch. In cards history of Mental Health issues, were his familys warnings missed . And all 18 victims now identified, their names and ages from 14 to 76. Among them four members of the Deaf Community including a wellknown asl interpreter and father of four. What his wife told us about his final moments. The u. S. Launching air strikes inside syria targeting iranbacked militias and the new attack on u. S. Forces in the region just today. And in a moment when the people of maine are reeling from a Mass Shooting, another Community Remembers the 11 lives lost when a gunman entered a synagogue five years ago. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome, everyone, on a busy friday. We will have late developments from maine on that Mass
All day long washington will be consumed by the decision to fire james comey. Jon karl starts us with the latest. Good morning. Jon. What a day and morning and night. Reporter good morning, george. This firing has stunned nobody more than james comey himself. Comey first heard on tv. While in the meeting a letter from the president was hand delivered to fbi headquarters in washington. That letter from the president was read to comey over the phone. You are hereby terminated and removed from office, effective immediately. The president wrote, you are not able to effectively lead the bureau. The president also addressed the fbi investigation into russian meddling in the election. I greatly appreciate you informing me on three separate occasions that i am not under investigation. The reasons were outlined in a letter from the Deputy Attorney general who wrote that comey grossly mishandled the Hillary Clinton email investigation saying among other things that this july 2016 press conferenc
Exsphroer toream camera. 4 00, 57 to only 68. And then our spread is 54 to 61 so grab a coat if you are headed out this evening. Let you know how much longer the cool spread will be in the area. Looking dry so far this morning, and theres a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. They need to open up a couple more booths. Westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, you are in the 14 at 17 minutes. And San Francisco to sfo, taking you about nine minutes. Hearing about a new collision in the sunol area, and well check on that coming up next. A bay area artist says he cannot believe how he was treated at sfo as he was coming home from an overseesed trips and u. S. Customs agents took his phone and forced him to get over his password so they could get in and look at anything they wanted. Matt is live at the airport this morning. Matt. Reporter Airport Security can go through your luggage even if it has a lock on it. Well, can they go through your phone as well . It has a lock on it as well. Well,
And that will get you out of the backup. A build here and more slowing because there may be an issue for nimitz. An update from chp soon. Back to you. A lot of traffic out there this morning and its no secret the bay area is booming. With that the issues of affordable house. A major strain on our roads and public transit. It requires some serious longterm planning. Today leaders from all nine bay area counselees will be meeting to talk about solving these issues as we grow well into the future. Today in the bays poete suratos joins us live on what they will be voting on. Pete . Reporter good morning to you, sam and laura. The plan is called plan bay area 2040. Basically the goal is to bring more housing and jobs to the bay area over the next 20plus years. Now it they have all of this laid out on the website. Ive been going through it all morning long. I want to tell you the details, how it will impact the viewers watching at home. Its a very ambitious plan and by 2040 officials are hop
And that will get you out of the backup. A build here and more slowing because there may be an issue for nimitz. An update from chp soon. Back to you. A lot of traffic out there this morning and its no secret the bay area is booming. With that the issues of affordable house. A major strain on our roads and public transit. It requires some serious longterm planning. Today leaders from all nine bay area counselees will be meeting to talk about solving these issues as we grow well into the future. Today in the bays poete suratos joins us live on what they will be voting on. Pete . Reporter good morning to you, sam and laura. The plan is called plan bay area 2040. Basically the goal is to bring more housing and jobs to the bay area over the next 20plus years. Now it they have all of this laid out on the website. Ive been going through it all morning long. I want to tell you the details, how it will impact the viewers watching at home. Its a very ambitious plan and by 2040 officials are hop