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Nightly news begins now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight lester holt. A special good evening to our viewers in the west where the state of california is resorting to drastic measures tonight to combat its severe drought. The governor ordering the strictest crackdown in the States History and that means big sacrifices for tens and millions of people. Miguel almaguer is outside of los angeles to start us off in a place that puts things in p...

The late 1990s. Listen to governor pence. The religious freedom restoration act was signed into federal law by president bill clinton more than 20 years ago. Indiana has passed a law here that mirrors the federal law that president clinton signed. This is a law that mirrors what president clinton signed. Federal law in the book since 1993. The federal law signed by president clinton. The federal law since 1993. Thats what its been for more than 20 years. Federal law for more than 20 years. The r...

The arkansas governor, hutchinson, promised to sign but declined to at the last minute today. Each backed down after enormous pressure. The bill promoted with claims like a federal religious freedom law that passed years ago with bipartisan support and like laws in other states including one that then illinois senator barack obama voted for back in the late 1990s. Listen to governor pence. The religious freedom restoration act was signed into federal law by president bill clinton more than 20 ye...

It is 9 00 a. M. In greece where Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he will present a new bailout proposal by the end of the week. Mr. Tsipras met with european leaders in brussels tuesday, but he did not offer up any longterm plans. Greek banks are running low on money and remain closed except for minimal atm withdrawals. Jeanclaude juncker made it clear his patience with greek negotiators is wearing thin. Rejecting all these accusations which were thrown to the public during the Referendum Cam...

Expect to hear the latest bailout proposal by the end of this week. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to produce a new longterm plan at an emergency meeting in brussels on tuesday. But he says one is coming soon. Mr. Tsipras is expected to address the European Parliament in france later this hour. Leaders of the European Union will meet on sunday to discuss whatever greece puts forward. The stark reality is we have only five days left to find the ultimate agreement. Until now, i have av...

Good evening, im jim axelrod and this is a western edition of the newscast. One million woke up without 1. 3 million americans woke up this morning without this Unemployment Benefits and several million more could lose theirs over the course of the next year. The federal Program Designed to help the longterm unemployed has expired and anyone who has been collecting unemployment for more than 26 weeks will be affected. California now has the highest number of people in that category, 220,000. Nev...

We indeed will continue to fight. Were not going anywhere. The game is flawed. We havent given up the fight. Now thats just a quick collection of the last 24 hours. You hear the republicans talking about war. We lost the battle but were going to win the war. You hear them talking about revolt. You hear them talking about battles. Can we just help america just a little bit . This is a night where we should all be celebrating the fact that people are back to work and their lives are getting back t...

And new guidelines on Cyber Security. Well get to jack lews confirmation in a moment. First the cbo director Douglas Elmendorf testimony. He warned of the sequester could cost 750,000 jobs. Could you tell me in terms of the negative Economic Impact of the sequester, the. 6 , what does that translate in point of lost jobs . Our estimate is that the sequester alone would reduce gdp growth this year by zero point six percentage points. It would lower that gdp at the end of the year. We think that w...

At least nine of the grand jurors have to agree for an dime in this case. When will there be an announcement . These are questions keeping the community and, really the country on edge. Overnight protesters marched, blocking traffic in ferguson, relatively calm but for this incident. We have to go home. I know, you will be here a minute, bro. Reporter while shooting this video, matt pierce, l. A. Times reporter, was struck in the head by a small object. I didnt see anybody throw anything. I didn...

Agendas getting embroiled in it. Its an important division that requires great integrity and ability, i believe, in the leadership with the antitrust division. Thank you. Just a minute. Senator leahy. Thank you, thank you mr. Chairman. Listen to senator lee asking these questions, it on kred that you are occurred that you are one of a very, very small minority of members who oppose the usa freedom act, that i drafted with senator lee. It passed a super majority in the house and the senate. Even ...