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A human cannonball. >> welcome to the greatest show on earth! >> reporter: but for children of all ages, this was a swansong. >> the young, and the young at heart, as ever throng new york city's madison square garden for the an yale appearance of the ringling bros. and barnum and bailey circus. >> reporter: for 146 years, they called it the greatest show on earth. but changing times, a slump in ticket sales, and concern for the welfare of those animals, frankly, now means that the show will go on no more. >> it was really fun. >> it's sad. i'm so glad that we were able to come. i saw it when i...

Lead on the search for a missing 21-month old boy... abducted by his father. ===raj/take vo=== plus: free speech or hate speech? the student video causing an election controversy at a local high school. ===next close=== the news is next. finally tonight, for nearly 150 years it delighted children of all ages but types are changing and this weekend, the ringling brothers and barnum and bailey circus will take its final bow. nbc's kerry sanders takes us to one last show under the big top. >> welcome to the greatest show on earth! ♪ >> reporter: hard to believe, maybe because it seems like it...

Now discounted as myth, it was long believed in the bermuda triangle navigational instruments would not engage properly leading to crashes and sinkings. >> as of now we've covered 100 square miles, a little more than that, and the search is ongoing. >> reporter: tonight the families of the missing are asking for privacy as the coast guard coordinates a desperate round the clock search. kerry sanders, nbc news, miami beach. the acrobat who overcame personal tragedy to fly higher than ever before inspiring america is next.

Filters. it works just like snapchat. >> a little competition for snap. >> for sure. breaking news tonight. president trump asked fbi director comey to drop the investigation into michael flynn according to a memo written by the fbi director himself. is it obstruction of justice? a stunning development as we come on the air. also, secret intelligence shock waves. nbc news has learned israel was the source of the information that president trump gave the russians. the fallout far reaching from capitol hill to allies arp the world. a better night's sleep. new help for millions unable to re...

Now you can watch nbc's coverage of the rio olympic games live at home or on the go. we're back. the panel is here. there was something that happened this week among the different headlines that kind of got lost. paul ryan fund raising e-mail said this. if we fail to protect our majority in congress, we could be handing president hillary clinton a blank check. mark, president hillary clinton aid blank check. not too subtle of a signal that