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draining their bank accounts. for some victims it's fatal. one mother who fought to convince police her son's death was no accidental overdose. those images of unruly passengers on planes. today, the flight attendants on the steps of the capitol. what they're demanding congress do about it. the growing scam involving ai. how criminals can impersonate you or a loved one and cash in. and on this vietnam veterans day, , haarry smiith on a a journey home more than 50 years in the making. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyon...

>> just remind them to keep an eyen eye on their drinks. for linda, that most were gay adds to her family's pain. >> to see a group of people who have been persecuted just for being themselves, targeted, just really hurts it angers me it grieves me. >> reporter: she's hopeful her son's story will be a warning that may save people lives stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york we have a lot to cover in our second hour of "chris jansing reports. let's get right to it. >> at this hour, up in flames, a training carrying ethanol derails and catches fire in minnesota forcing people earlier tod...

Is tuesday april 2nd. Did you get through the day without any pranks . No pranks. No pranks. I had two people. I had a couple pulled on me. I fell for you. Fell for it, steve. But moving on to april 2nd now, my cats played a couple on me. Oh, i was not happy. Yeah. Oh, okay, no pranks, thank you. 4050. The fog is back. The coastal variety. Just like that. So the city, which just missed 70 by one yesterday, i think comes down here. 40s and 50s. Santa rosa reporting fog. Pretty good fog. Marin county and parts of the san mateo coast. So just by the you cant see its hard to see on this satellite ...

Keep up with the fast pace of orders. Now. Californias new 20 minimum wage aims to help those workers keep up with the states rising cost of living. A vast majority are adults. About a quarter have children of their own, and the pay is so low right now that one half of all fast food workers in the state either themselves or have a Family Member whos relying on one of our social safety net programs. Ken jacobs is cochair of uc berkeleys labor center. He says the new law applies to some half a million employees at chains with more than 60 stores. It creates a new Fast Food Council as well, made ...

Unions for flight attendants have been pursuing a self-defense training mandate for years.