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This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Another american has been brutally murdered by isis thugs. The awful news of the beheading of aid worker peter kassig came in a graphic isis video released earlier today. We wont show you even a frame on this broadcast, but we can tell you like all of the others, it demonstrates the sheer lethalness of the group. This is over a year after he was taken prison. Tonight from the president on down, there are expressions of condemnation and from his family, the hope their son will be remembered for the good he was trying to do. Richard engel ...

Lester holt. Good evening. American war planes once again today struck isis targets near the critical mosul dam in iraq. The latest strike comes a day after the Obama Administration acknowledged it is considering expanding attacks against the Islamic State fighters into syria. And that has opened a vigorous discussion over just how serious a threat isis poses outside the middle east, more specifically the united states. The grisly execution murder of american journalist james foley this week underscored the brutal nature of the group. And just yesterday the white house said isis is more danger...

Good evening. It came in the wee hours of this morning, a damaging earthquake stronger than anything felt in the San Francisco bay area in almost 25 years. The 6. 0 quake was centered near napa in the heart of californias wine country. It was felt for hundreds of miles. Buckling roads, knocking out power, igniting fires, damaging homes and businesses and sending scores of people to hospitals. California governor jerry brown declared state of emergency for the region and president obama received an Early Morning briefing on the quake. We begin our coverage in heaard hit napa. Joe fryar is there...

Good evening. As night falls over the eastern half of this country, a new day has dawned on the waters of indonesia where the search has resumed for an ayers jetliner missing just over 24 hours now with 162 people on board. In an awl too a familiar scene after a tragic year for Southeast Asian carriers loved ones gathered in airport lounges a waiting word of the planes fate. Ayers flight 8501 left 5 35 local time sunday. 32 minutes later, all contact was lost as the a 320 jet vanished from radar. The search is focussed in the java sea on the last known position. We have full coverage of this u...

For those who really need a hand. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. No apologies or regrets from former Vice President dick cheney for the harsh iin tear gs techniques. The former vp called it necessary as he delivered a powerful counter attack on nbcs meet the press. He took strong exception to the Senate Report and contrary to its conclusions told chuck todd that the interrogation techniques absolutely worked. Kristin welker is at the white house with more on this. Good evening. Reporter lester, good evening. Facing criticism after the Intelligence Report was released ...