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The largest group of released inmates are drug offenders. >> i have done 18 years totally of my life in prison. >> reporter: youre trying to do better this time? >> yes, absolutely. i want to live. >> reporter: well, a new law aims to address racial disparities in the system and it gives judges more discretion in sentencing. still, advocates stress that inmates need even more resources to help them get back on their feet and transition into society. norah? >> odonnell: mola lenghi, thank you ver...

With several members of his inner circle about how to handle the chant. ro weighed the pros and cons of softening his tone, worried his supporters would not like it but ultimately declared unhappiness. we have also learned congressional republicans expressed concerns to vice president mike pence and asked him to relay the message to the president. >> odonnell: fascinating to hear that ivanka, melania, congressional republicans all pushing the president to change ms tune today. weijia jiang, than...

Question about the photos place in history and their importance in telling the story of black life in america. no word yet on the buyer of this collection of american history. thats "nightly news" for this wednesday. im lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and have a i walked over and said is there a problem? he said no. then they walked away. >> a 5-year-old boy wanders away from a summer camp on the peninsula. now his parents are demanding answers. plus this mi...

>> she indeed has been a trailblazer and a pioneer for this community >> reporter: tonight police say there are no suspects in her homicide and for the person or people responsible, her family has this message -- >> please come forward and acknowledge what you have done because i already know youre sorry for it >> reporter: a grieving familys plea for justice as police hunt for a killer morgan chesky, nbc news. in a moment, protests by workers at amazon on one of its biggest days

By international force backed by airstrikes >> now the mystery to th mystery unfolding at the vatican. a cryptic crew led investigators to human remains deep inside vatican city that discovery could hold the anxious to what happened to a girl who went missing more than 30 years ago now where the investigation goes next >> reporter: tonight a new lead in a decade-long mystery. vatican saying bones found buried below ground in a cemetery may offer a potential clue into the disappearance of emmanue...

Epsteins lawyers have challenged her credibility. >> what would you say to those who say a civil suit, lawyers, this is about getting money? >> he hurt me badly. i prefer not to -- so, you know, this is one way for me to get justice. >> today, lawyers for jennifer araoz told a new york court they intend to file a civil suit against epstein next, another nbc news exclusive, this one revealing shocking allegations of mistreatment of migrant children at a detention center in arizona, including ac...

The administration is trying to cover up degrading and inhumane treatment for children. >> reporter: but the acting secretary of homeland security has defended the conditions there. >> because there is adequate food and water, because the facility is cleaned every day, because i know what our standards are and i know theyre being followed because we have tremendous levels of oversight. >> reporter: more than 490,000 migrants were apprehended or turned away at the southwest border between january...

Captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org developing news out of spain, a bay area man is in the hospital after a horrifying brush with the bowls. a san jose homeowner profiting off of wild parties, his neighbors say what happened last night is the straw. the earthquakes near ridgecrest are not only shaking up southern california but also have people here thinking about what might be coming.

>> when you look at caucasian members of the military, if they were to perform the same actions, they would have been given the medal of honor in a heartbeat. >> reporter: their work is supported by bipartisan legislation now before congress, which would require the defense department to do a systematic review of potential medal of honor candidates. butler later took his own life and is buried at arlington national cemetery. ashlyn weber hopes his headstone will one day read, "medal of honor." >...

>> jacobson: we end tonight with an effort to make sure one proud american is given the nations highest military honor after earning it more than a century ago. chip reid has his story. >> reporter: sergeant william butler served with the renowned all-black 369th infantry regiment during world war i. his heroism made headlines after he killed at least five germans while rescuing five americans who had been taken prisoner. the 369th got a parade on their return, and butler received the distinguis...