Monday, March 30, 2026

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1:00Tonight, President Trump's new threats against Iran and the deadline set as more US troops arrive in the region, the fireball today in Israel, a key oil refinery hit, and new images tonight of an American airbase attacked by Iran, a radar plane destroyed. The barrage of missiles over Tel Aviv tonight, and the new message from the administration, the Strait of Hormuz, will be opened. Also breaking, the FBI says the man who rammed his truck into a Michigan synagogue was inspired by the Iranian back group Hezbollah, the new evidence tonight. Students rushing out of the building after a 15-year-old opens fire on a teacher at a Texas prep school, how the student ended up dead at the scene and an update on that teacher tonight. Scared in the air, frightening scenes on board a Delta flight, one of the plane's engines exploding into flames, new videos inside the plane, how they finally landed safely.

2:01The crisis at America's airports suddenly easing. TSA agents finally paid today, and those long lines now down to just minutes. But is this relief just temporary? Escaping the flames, the wildfire whipping up within minutes, closing in on the shopping center, the race to get out safely. Countdown to history were just 48 hours away from liftoff, and American astronauts heading back to circle the moon, our Tom Costello, with the crew members taking on this epic mission. New body cam video, a police officer in Milwaukee, dragged several blocks by a suspect, driving a truck, the deadly end, all caught on camera. Controversial flyby, the U.S. military helicopter, seeming to drop by the house of Kid Rock. The Army is now investigating. This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Yamas. And good evening, we begin tonight with President Trump's new threats against Iran and a new

3:04deadline, has some 3,500 more U.S. troops arrive in that region. There are new questions tonight about a possible land invasion, with President Trump threatening to take a key Iranian island which would involve troops on the ground. The Iranians, though, fighting back hard, this is Israel and huge flames and plumes of smoke after a strike on an oil refinery there. And we have these new images from a U.S. airbase in Saudi Arabia. Look close so you can see the charred wreckage of an American warplane basically split into two. Several U.S. service members were injured there. All of it as the President not only sets a new deadline for the Iranians to open the street of our moves, but also reveals who the U.S. is negotiating with inside of Iran. We start things off tonight with Stephanie Gossk in Tel Aviv, following all of this for us. Just hours after Iran targeted Israel's largest oil refinery, igniting a fuel tank into a ball of flames, President Trump revealing tonight one of the Iranian officials he says the U.S.

4:04has been indirectly communicating with to try and get a deal. The country's hard-line speaker of parliament, Mohammed Bogger-Ghalibov, a former general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. The President posting great progress has been made. These folks are appearing more reasonable behind the scenes privately in these conversations than perhaps some of the previous leaders who are now no longer on planet Earth, President Trump giving Iran until April 6th to accept a deal, threatening to quote, obliterate Iran's power plants and oil wells if it did not agree to terms, including abandoning its nuclear ambitions and re-opening the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz will be open. When this operation is over, it will be open and it will be open one way or another. All as U.S. Central Command says 3,500 additional U.S. troops arrived in the region. President Trump considering deploying potential ground troops. For now, Iran is unleashing new attacks. In Saudi Arabia, these new images of a U.S. radar plane hit by an Iranian strike on a U.S.-based Friday.

5:06And here in Israel, a local priest showing me the destructive power of an Iranian cluster bomb, hitting this house in the northern part of the country. Father, what would have happened if the family didn't leave? Big disaster. Destroying the kitchen. The children, a nine-year-old and a 13-year-old were actually playing video games here when they heard the sirens, so they were making their way into the safest part of the house when the bomb hit remarkably, neither of them were injured. In late tonight, more rockets launched and intercepted over the center of Tel Aviv, a violent start to a fifth week of the war. And with that, Steph joins us now live. Steph, the president is now giving more details about those indirect talks with Iran tonight. Yeah, Tom. He was specifically asking this interview. If any progress had been made with the Speaker of Parliament, he said, I'll tell you in a week, well, that's the April 6 deadline that he's set for Iran to cut a deal. Meanwhile, Iranian officials continue to deny that any progress has been made in these negotiations, Tom.

6:11Stephanie Goss, for us tonight. Stephanie, thank you. Back here at home, the FBI is revealing disturbing new details about the recent terror attack. On a synagogue near Detroit, Tom Winter is here now live. And Tom, the FBI says that it was inspired by an Iranian back group. Oh, that's right, Tom. The FBI says that that terror attack on the Detroit synagogue was inspired by Hezbollah, that their propaganda is believed to be what fueled I'm in Muhammad Ghazali, seen in this image to search for quote, the largest gathering of Israelis in Michigan to purchase fireworks, approximately 300 bullets, and an AR-15, sending a video to his sister just 10 minutes before the attack, saying he would, quote, kill as many of them as I possibly can. And these images show Ghazali's truck ramming into Temple Israel, which houses a preschool moments after security guards fired at Ghazali, preventing any other deaths. Hezbollah is an Iranian back group. The U.S. classifies as a terror organization, Tom. All right, we thank you for that. We are also tracking a shooting at a Texas prep school today,

7:14a student opening fire, and now the school placed on lockdown. Ryan Chandler has a story. Tonight, a terrifying scene at a Texas Hill Country High School, where authorities say a 15-year-old male student opened fire. There is a gunshot wound to the head. Just after 8.30 this morning, first responders rushed to Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, just north of San Antonio. The Komal County Sheriff says the student was found dead at the scene after shooting a teacher, who was transported to a San Antonio hospital. It looks as though the student turned the gun on himself and shot himself. The school placed on lockdown. About 250 students later transferred to a middle school to reunite with their families. And that's where police encountered the suspects' parents. That's students' parents and kin folks were in a reunification line. And so that's partly part of our investigation. And some of the questions were asked of where the fire wound came from.

8:16The relationship between the teacher and the shooter is still unclear. Tonight, a community shaken after a day of horror, as investigators continue to search for answers. Ryan Chandler and B.C. News. Now to a heroin incident in the skies, the engine on a Delta flight erupting into a fireball just seconds after takeoff. Witnesses describing a fiery debris raining down during a dramatic emergency landing. Here's Morgan Chessick with some of the video. Terrifying moments on board Delta Flight 104. Inside the plane, you can hear passengers' fear. After a fireball engulfed a jet engine just seconds after takeoff, seen in this sped up video. The Atlanta Bound Airbus 330 departing from São Paulo, Brazil with 14 crew and 272 passengers on board. This video, appearing to show sparks before fiery streaks, billowing out of the plane's left engine.

9:19John Cox is an NBC News aviation analyst. In that first 60 seconds, when the engine starts throwing flames and you have that initial Mayday, what is the pilot's priority? First and foremost, the pilot priorities to maintain control of the aircraft. The airplane's climbing away normally, and you can see the airflow distortion begin because you see those fireballs come out the back end. That says airflow distortion. Tonight, Delta, saying Flight 104. Return to the airport soon after takeoff Sunday evening, following a mechanical issue with the aircraft's left engine, adding it landed safely. We're also learning more about the deadly collision in New York last week between an air cannon eject and a fire truck. The family of flight attendant Solange Trimbley posting this photo from the hospital. Trimbley now recovering after she was ejected more than 300 feet from the wreckage. And tonight, with the cause of that engine failure, still under investigation, some of those passengers are still waiting to get home safe, Tom. Morgan Chesky for us.

10:19Morgan, we thank you for that. Now to that relief for travelers at America's airports. Security lines getting much shorter as TSA officers are now getting paid and back to work. But is this all just a temporary fix? Priscilla Thompson explains. Tonight, a welcome sight for worn out TSA officers and weary travelers. Well, what do you see it right now? Not that long, not as long of a weight as I expected. In Atlanta, Baltimore, New York, and across the country, vanishing airport security lines. What do you see? It looks great. At Houston's Bush Intercontinental wait times that topped four hours for days, now, down to just minutes. All as those dollars are finally depositing into TSA officers' bank accounts, following six weeks of working with no pay. DHS confirming most TSA employees received at least two full paychecks today. After President Trump ordered the use of existing funds to pay them. Still, it's a temporary fix, as the shutdown of the Homeland Security Department enters a seventh week.

11:22House Republicans on Friday rejected a bipartisan Senate deal to fund all of DHS, except for ICE and Customs and Border Protection. All 100 of us voted before we left to fund everything in Homeland Security, except ICE and CVP. Speaker Johnson has refused to take up and pass that bill. That's why there's still a problem. Democrat members of Congress are more than happy to put your safety at risk, because they oppose the president's administrative and his administration's efforts to enforce our nation's immigration law. Now, lawmakers are out of session for two weeks as the shutdown drags on. Meanwhile, TSA officers have worked more than half of the last six months without pay during three separate government shutdowns. Since this shutdown began, more than 500 have quit the job entirely. People will look at this and say, do I want to be in federal service? Presilla joins us now live from Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Presilla, you have some new reporting on how long ICE officers will stay at our airports?

12:26Yeah, Tom, DHS says that ICE will continue working with TSA for as long as the president determines is necessary. But as you can see, still very short lines here tonight, Tom. Okay, Presilla, thank you. We have new details tonight on Tiger Woods' arrest and new questions with the prestigious Masters Tournament team off next week. Will Tiger Woods be there? Here's Jesse Kirsch. With the famed Masters Tournament just days away, tonight the big question will Tiger Woods be in Augusta, Georgia? Over the weekend, Woods bonded out of the Martin County jail. The golf star was driven away as a passenger with camera flashes illuminating his stoic face. Investigators say Woods's SUV collided with a pressure cleaner truck's trailer in Jupiter Island, Florida on Friday afternoon. His SUV wound up flipped on its side. The sheriff says no one was injured, but Woods was charged with driving under the influence and with property damage. We will never get definitive results as to what he was impaired on at the time of the crash. The sheriff says Woods was lethargic at the scene

13:29and passed a breathalyzer test. But investigators suspect he was impaired by a medication or drug. And the sheriff says Woods was also charged for refusing to provide a urine sample. Defense attorney Scott Eglstein, who is not involved in the case, says that decision may help Woods. Why does it help his legal outlook that he would not give a urine? Because that in and of itself does not prove impairment. You have to look at all the other facts and circumstances surrounding the arrest. We have repeatedly reached out to Tiger Woods's team, but we have not heard back. Meanwhile, that defense attorney tells me this case likely would not prevent Tiger Woods from playing in Augusta. Tom. Okay, Jesse, thank you. Tonight, the countdown has officially begun for America's Return to the Moon. The launch now just 48 hours away. The mission sending four astronauts to orbit the moon the first time in nearly 55 years. And as of right now, all systems are a go. Tom Costello is at the Kennedy Space Center for us tonight.

14:31Tonight, the clock is ticking down. Artemis is on the pad. And after some technical delays earlier this year, the astronauts are ready for a Wednesday launch. We do live in a world of preparation without expectation. We're ready to go. We're also ready to stay. The first human test flight of the Artemis rocket and the Orion spaceship on top, a 10-day mission taking astronauts farther than ever before. It is going to be a big, long loop around the moon, 280,000 miles from Earth, and for the first time in more than 50 years, putting human eyes on the far side of the moon. Turns out there's about 60 percent of the far side, I think, that has never been seen by human eyes because of the lighting conditions. Artemis II is Commander Reed Weissman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Cook, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. On the first day, the astronauts will perform a full systems check, manually test flying the ship for future flights that will involve rendezvous and docking maneuvers. Twenty-three hours later,

15:34Orion will begin its four-day journey to the moon and to figure a path extending into deep space. Failure is not an option, but I think it is often misunderstood. It's not that we never fail, is that we don't quit. Late today, mission managers all voted go for launch on Wednesday, 80 percent chance that the weather is going to cooperate with the two-hour launch window opening on Wednesday at 6.24 p.m. Tom. And we will bring that to you live. All right, Tom, we thank you. When we return in 60 seconds, the intense traffic stop when a driver takes off a police officer clinging to the truck before taking deadly aim at the driver, the whole thing captured on Bodycam video and that's next.

16:37Hey guys, Willie Geist here, reminding you to check out the Sunday Sitdown podcast. On this week's episode, I get together with stand-up comedy superstar Nate Barghetsi in front of a live audience at New York City Winery to talk about his rise from small clubs to sold out arenas around the world. You can get my conversation with Nate for free, wherever you download your podcasts. We're back down with a fatal police shooting in Wisconsin and the new Bodycam video showing the officer hanging onto the side of a suspect's truck as he speeds off for multiple blocks. Here's Maggie Vespa with that video tonight. In Wisconsin, a Milwaukee police officer clings to a moving truck as body and dash cameras roll. The video at times blurred by police shows the officer drawing his weapon, his frantic partner following after watching them take off. My partner is on the side of a flatbed. He's going about 30 miles an hour.

17:39It all started the morning of March 12th. Watch as an officer approaches the white flatbed looking investigators say for 35-year-old Jonathan Otto. He's in the back. Fuck off the car! Otto takes off a woman riding in the passenger seat. Wisconsin's Department of Correction saying he'd missed multiple parole appointments, stemming from a prior charge of fleeing or alluding an officer when they learned of assault and strangulation allegations against him. The officer hangs on for roughly two minutes warning he'll shoot. Suddenly you hear him say, then he fires the fatal shot. Otto was killed, his family outraged. I feel like he executed my son. I mean, yeah, he was fleeing, but absolutely there was no reason to shoot him.

18:39Police say the woman who was in the car is unharmed, and the officer who had minor injuries is on leave pending an investigation. Tom. Okay Maggie, thank you. We're back in a moment with the army looking into an apparent fly-by. It's helicopter scene over Kid Brock's house. Plus, see that spec on the run of thermal drone tracking a runaway kangaroo missing for days. That's next. Welcome back. The army is now looking into this video posted online appearing to show a U.S. Army Apache helicopter doing a fly-by over singer Kid Rock's Nashville area home. The musician posted videos of himself applauding and saluting the chopper. A spokesman for the army says they've begun an administrative review adding quote, appropriate action will be taken if any violations are found. A spokesman for Fort Campbell said they were flying for training purposes nearby. Out west, a massive brush fire. Look at this threatening a shopping mall near San Diego. Video shows huge flames and clouds of smoke enveloping a neighborhood in Santa.

19:42Officials say the fire spread to five acres, forcing evacuations, etc. stores including Walmart and Michaels before crews were able to put it out. And look at this. This is a heat sensing drone chasing after that's a kangaroo down there. On the loose in Wisconsin, Chesney, the 16-month-old kangaroo escaped from a petting zoo and was on the land for three days. Nobody knows where he was. He was eventually captured and returned to the zoo in good health. That's Nightly News for this Monday. I'm Tom Yamas. Thanks so much for watching. Tonight and always, we're here for you. Good night. Stay informed with the NBC News app. Breaking news just coming in moments ago. Watch, read and listen throughout your day. And now, unlock even more with a subscription. It's the best of NBC News with fewer ad interruptions, including ad free articles, podcasts and full NBC News shows. Plus, deeper access and exclusive content. Let's just take a step back. It's more context and clarity from the reporters you trust.

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