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WRC NBC Nightly News May 12, 2015

Good evening, missing American Military helicopter and its crew are among the many worries in nepal tonight. That country was hit again by another major quake. This one was a magnitude 7. 3. It struck midway between katmandhu and mt. Everest. Killing dozens more and injecting new fear and misery in a place already stretched past its breaking point. A u. S. Marine helicopter and its california based crew have vanished today while performing in the Relief Mission in nepal. We have two reports, Jim Miklaszewski with late word on the chopper search. Reporter it was nearing sun set when the u. S. Helicopter like this one, killing 6 u. S. Marines and two soldiers suddenly disappeared. All radio contact was lost. There was reportedly brief radio chatter from the u. S. Chopper about a fuel problem, but then total silence. No distress call no emergency beacons, nothing. A 90 minute search was called off because of darkness. The helicopter was delivering relief supplies to earthquake victims in the village of charicot. The terrains seriously hamper any rescue efforts. The marines are part of 300 u. S. Military personnel, who began arriving after the first earthquake april 25th. With three helicopters, the americans, including those six missing marines have delivered 480 tons of relief aid and rescued 993 earthquake victims. Dawn is about to break in nepal, when search and rescue efforts will resume. The hope is this helicopter safely settled into a deep valley where surrounding mount any radio distress calls. And tonight, officials here refused to even consider the alternative alternative, lester. Thank you, jim. Todays quake in nepal, while massive in its own right is an aftershot from the stronger quake that killed 8,00 last month. Our chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is back from spending weeks in nepal. He has our report in this compounding tragedy. Reporter the earth moved again. Just as nepal was starting to recover. A 7. 3 earthquake brought down buildings already weakened by the Even Stronger quake 17 days ago. Temples collapsed. Patients were carried outside. A camera in parliament recorded the moment the quake hit. And members cleared out. Across katmandhu, terrified people poured into the streets. Among them kent page. It struck very hard very fast very loud, and it was very scary. We really felt like the walls and the entire building around us was going to collapse on top of that. We just saw everyone running out on the street. It was a scary experience. Todays epicenter was east of katmandhu, close tore mt. Everest. This time base camp was empty. The climbers gone. The season cancelled after the april quake triggered a deadly avalanche here. The people in the Tiny Mountain villages near everest have nowhere to run. They were already suffering from the first quake when we visited them last week. In katmandhu there were some International Rescue teams and International Aid money came in. Up here in the mountains, theres been almost nothing. These remote villages are in even greater need of assistance. So are people across nepal. And they are afraid the earth will shake again. Richard engel nbc news. Back here at home a Major Development in a deadly officer involved shooting in wisconsin, an incident that added to police scrutiny. This time now that the investigation is complete the officer will not face charges. Nbcs ron allen has more tonight from madison. I am so very sorry for your loss. With that apology to Tony Robinsons mother for her 19yearold sons death, District Attorney ishmael ozan announced no charges will be filed against officer kenny. This tragic and unfortunate death was the result of lawful use of Deadly Police force. He described a deadly and chaotic night, robinson had assaulted several people about. Tony was acting kind of crazy, and came up to him, and tried to choke him. Police radio calls. Robinsons friends had asked for help. I look for a light skinned black male 19 years of age, his name is tony robinson. His death ignited several days of protests his mother had called it a massacre. What they didnt do is give my sony respect. And they didnt do a thorough full investigation. Officer matt kenny had followed robinson to a nearby house. Heard a disturbance and encountered robinson just inside a doorway. He said phony robinson immediately turned the corner and struck him with a closed fist. Prosecutors said kenny fired seven shots while retreating. This is not what democracy looks like. Outside defiance. Are you surprised by this . I think im concerned about how our community responds. The prosecutor had emphasized that he like robinson is biracial with a black mother who worries about her son. Demmen straighters are gathering not far from here. Many are not pleased by todays decision either. Police have been preparing for this day in time as well. So far, no confrontations. Thank you. Jeb bush is in damage control mode trying to clarify how he answered a question about the war in iraq and knowing what we know now whether he would have authorized the u. S. Invasion as his brother former president george w. Bush did. Hes facing criticism for his answer including some from within his own party. Kristen welker reports. Jeb bush under fire after making these controversial comments about the iraq war on fox news monday. Knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion . I would have and so would have hillary clinton, just to remind everybody. And so would have everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got. Late today, bush tried to walk back his remarks. I interpreted the question wrong, i was talking about giving what people knew then would you have done it . Rather than knowing what we know now. When pressed. In 2020 hindsight, you would make a different decision . Yeah i dont know what that decision would have been. Thats a hypothetical. Mistakes were made. The bush camp went into damage control employed early today, when one of his former aids tried to clarify his comments. I emailed him this morning, and said im confused by this answer im wondering, did you mishear the question and he said yes, i misheard the question. Reporter bush was blasted by democrats and some fellow republicans. I dont think you can say if we knew then there was no wmd, that the country would have gone to war. You cant think that going into iraq now as a sane human beings with the right thing to do. Polls show a majority of americans and even most republicans now say the iraq war wasnt worth it. Bush has tried to previously distance himself from his brother, former president , george w. Bush thats complicated. The iraq war is always going to be a vulnerability for jeb bush maybe his biggest vulnerability has been his last name. A double edged sword in a race thats wide open. Kristen welker nbc news washington. A major set back for one of president obamas top economic priorities. And the blow was delivered by the president s own party. The majority of Senate Democrats blocked the white house. This was a rare situation where most republicans agreed with president obama. Supporting expanded trade agreements many Congressional Democrats say they want more protections for american workers. The defeat is a sign of the tension between the president and the most progressive wing of his own party, for the first time in two years, john kerry met with vladimir putin. They spoke in sochi about syria Irans Nuclear program and at length the crisis in ukraine, this is the highest level u. S. Visit to russia since the crisis began in late 2013. Russia admitted today the ceasefire in ukraine is still being violated. It denies sending in troops or arming rebels. A war of words erupted over the punishment handed down for tom brady. Suspended for the first four games of next season after the patriots were found to have used under inflated footballs for an advantage in the playoffs. The investigation also found it is more probable than not that brady was at least generally aware of what was happening. Peter alexander with the latest now. You got to be kidding me. On boston sportses radio today, outraged Patriots Fans sounded off. Everyone looks for an advantage in the nfl. Thats what drives me crazy about this. The nfl is nothing short of identity thieves. Robert craft long viewed Roger Goodells closest allies argued the punishment far exceeded expectations. Bradys agent came out blasting the suspension as ridiculous. Insisting the penalty was predetermined by the league. Its the stiff suspension fueling the most traffic on twitter today. Including comparisons to the initial punishment ray rice received. Two games for punching his fiancee. Tom brady gets double the suspension of ray rice . The nfl is a joke. This is the weird world of the nfl, what the patriots were accused and found guilty of doing is affecting the integrity of the game. That is an important punishment that is an important crime. The patriots facing a 1 million fine. Defiantly replacing his picture. Sales of all things brady have doubled. As fans rally behind the qb. Its ridiculous. Its about some air in a bar. He didnt commit a crime, leave him alone. A handful of rogue patriots fanatics handcuffed themselves together in the lobby of nfl headquarters. They launched a go fund me campaign to cover the nfl fine. The tally for the fans more than 9,000. Tom bradys agent is vowing to appeal that suspension. They have until 5 00 p. M. Thursday to get that done. The danger is not over in the Southern Plains after a streak of deadly tornados tore through several states. There are new fears of flooding in the same area as people rushed to pick up the pieces with a particularly violent tornado season hitting its peak. Kerry sanders with now more from texas. Thats left at here is the front stairs. Material things can be replaced lives cannot. The tornado ripped the single story home from its foundation and spun it airborne. It felt like we were in the bowl of a blender, being furnitureturned twisted around and around. We were in the closet and the tornado hit us. 7yearold malscy and her 4yearold brother cody wound up on top of the debris. Everyone else under the rubble. I couldnt find my mommy. The tornados 9. 9 mile path as wide as 7 football fields. Preliminary reports show 160 tornados touched down in 11 states since last wednesday. Why so violent. The jet stream has flipflopped from what we saw over the winter when we had record heat in the west record cold in the east. Last year the nation suffered more than 13 billion in tornado wind and hail damage. But today in texas, it wasnt all about what was lost rather what was found. Andy reunited with his missing dog tator. Im glad i got my dog back. And theres a spirit alive here that 140 mile per hour winds just could not destroy. United we stand, together. Kerry sanders, nbc news van, texas. There is big news tonight in the world of business two big names coming together verizon says its buying aol for 4. 4 billion. The nations largest wireless carrier is looking to make in roads in mobil video and advertising, by snapping up one of the digitals oldest brands in aol, which also owns popular websites like the Huffington Post and tech crunch. Still ahead as we continue here tonight. How safe are some of the most popular suvs in america. 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The kind of serious accident that often means firefighters must cut victims out of the car. 25 of car accident injuries occur in just this type of accident. We have lower leg injuries. And sometimes depending on how far it goes well have internal injuries. Its pretty serious stuff . Yes. The good news three of the 7 suvs tested earned a good or acceptable rating. The ford flex the Jeep Wrangler four door and receiving the top score, the nissan mur an know. The occupant compartment held up well keeping intrusion to a minimum. Four of the seven suvs received minimal or poor scores. At the bottom of the list the dodge journey. The structure collapsed, moving the driver air bags out of the path of the drivers head. Reporter the vehicles meet or exceed government standards, and theyre confident in the safety of their suvs. Tom costello nbc news washington. A new snapshot of who we are, few americans identifying thenselves as christian. 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