Saturday, September 5, 2026

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1:02Every case, it's home online of fire, premiering Monday, September 21, NBC. Tonight millions under alert as severe weather threatens to disrupt the holiday weekend. Dangerous storms moving through. Torrential downpours, washing out as football tailgum in Louisiana, roads under water. This is where we're learning more about the powerful tornado that touched down in Detroit. We're tracking it all. Tensions escalating as the US strikes Iranian tankers in the Gulf. Retaliation according to US officials after Iran tried to hit two US Navy ships in a missile attack. What the latest back and forth means for the region and for your wallet. A new push for peace in Ukraine has Jared Kushner and Steve Woodcoff arrive in Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin with a three day ceasefire in Kiev, even as our team on the ground is forced to take shelter. New questions tonight after Lindsey Clancy's mistrial. Will prosecutors charge her again?

2:02Plus what we're learning about her life now where she waits for that decision. The growing measles outbreak nationwide, thousands of cases reported the most in decades. And what a Pennsylvania health official is now saying about whether measles caused an infant's death there. In Nepal, a new day of miracles, more than a week after deadly floods, two people rescued from the wreckage. And there could be more people still trapped alive. NBC News exclusive. What sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln told our team about conditions on the aircraft carrier during their nine-month deployment. Heart-stopping moments caught on camera of a fiery jet crash at an air show. The minor league baseball team marking a major milestone, breaking the record for the longest losing street. And there's good news tonight about how this team beat Cancer, the little help from his friends. This is NBC Nightly News with Jose Diaz Ballard.

3:07Good evening we begin tonight with millions in the path of severe weather, powerful winds, no-wrenchal downpours and up to ping pong ball-sized hail all threatening to derail Labor Day weekend. In Louisiana, heavy rain turning roads into lakes, slowing down drivers. In the Detroit area, tens of thousands are without power after storms there this week, a tornado up to a half mile wide tearing through part of the city. Now, more bad weather could be on the way for millions throwing a wrench in holiday plans. It has a record-breaking number of travelers hit the road for this Labor Day, a painful sight at the pump, a gallon of gas, topping $4 on average right now. Arla's Croits is following the story and starts us off tonight. Tonight's severe storms threatening to wash out the holiday weekend for millions in the mid-Atlantic. While heavy rain flooding streets outside New Orleans, here you can see the wake these vehicles are creating in Slydele, Louisiana.

4:09This is the most dangerous weather in the country. It's as power crews across the Detroit metro area race to restore power to tens of thousands of customers still in the dark. The past couple of days, Mother Nature has not been our friend. Wow. Back-to-back storms striking there this week. In many cases on the east side, the infrastructure is not there. It has simply been picked up by the tornadoes. The tornado that touched down in Detroit Thursday, the city's first in nearly 30 years, now learning that it was an EF-2, wins of 115 miles per hour on the ground for more than three miles, all with one of the busiest travel weekends of the year underway. This is crazy. I'm ready to go back home. And another challenge for folks is holiday weekend, the gas prices. Here in California, the price for gallon is over $1 more right now than Labor Day weekend last year. Drivers telling me they're feeling the impact. You're filling up and how are you feeling about filling up? How I'm filling up, filling up. That's a whole nother rent. It's a double responsibility financially. Jared Flores and his wife from California's Imperial Valley are spending the holiday weekend

5:10in San Diego. They intentionally filled up their tank in Arizona before making the trip to the coast. What I do is we've got to do my fill it up because it's cheaper and then we eat something over there and just have it ready for the weekend. And Liz joins us now from Los Angeles. Because we can see the traffic there behind you, what's your travelers expect for the rest of the weekend? Well, Jose, the two worst travel days of this weekend have already passed, but Monday is expected to be very busy as well, both on the roads. You can see the traffic here. Monday, the worst congestion is expected between two and five p.m. and also in the year with TSA expecting to process some 2.7 million passengers Monday. Jose. Liz Coitz, thank you to the Middle East now where the US hits several Iranian targets in the Persian Gulf after military officials say Iran tried to strike US warships in the region. Amish Alcindor is traveling with the president.

6:10Amish, what are you learning about exactly what happened here? Jose earlier today, American military force is struck three Iranian crude oil tankers sinking one of them. According to a US official, US central command released this video saying the strikes came after Iran launched missiles at a US aircraft carrier and a guided missile destroyer. They were able to evade the attacks and no Americans were reported hurt as tensions in the region escalate just yesterday, President Trump, downplayed the scale in the cost of the war, calling it, quote, small potatoes. Yet, Americans are seeing the cost of the war at the pump. The national average for a gallon of gas is more than $4.00 and the cost of diesel fuel, which is critical for delivering pretty much everything we buy. But in all time, high this week, the average price is now $5.85 per gallon. Jose. You're me, Shalsindor and Bridgewater, New Jersey. Thank you. And don't miss Christian Wilkers big line up on Meet the Press tomorrow morning, right here on NBC.

7:11And out of the war in Ukraine and a three day ceasefire is in place as top US envoys, visit Moscow to try and revive peace talks. Your side, however, appears ready to back down, which your angle is in Ukraine tonight. President Trump is trying to restart peace talks between Russia and Ukraine as today his unvoiced Jared Kushner and Steve Whitcoff arrived in Moscow meeting President Putin. As Putin thanked Whitcoff for the visit, Whitcoff repaid the compliment, thanking Putin for implementing a ceasefire in Kiev during this diplomatic mission. I want to thank you for endorsing the no-shoot policy in Kiev and in Moscow for these three days. In Ukraine today, we've visited the ninth drone brigade central in the fight to drive Russian forces out of Ukrainian territory. Some of the drones are very large. Ukrainian soldiers call this one the vampire. It's a modified agricultural drone originally built to spread pesticides.

8:12Now it can take out a tank or carry key supplies like water, food and medicine to troops that are otherwise unreachable. It's a capability until now unheard of in warfare. But soon after that, we had to scramble for cover. While we were filming the Ukrainian soldiers got information that a Russian glide bomb, a very powerful weapon, is in the area. So we stopped our shoot and we're taking shelter in the bomb. Yeah, but at least another threat passes. Russian forces, according to Ukrainian emergency services, killed at least nine people in drone attacks in Harkeev, Nipro and around Kiev. So much for Putin's ceasefire. Kushner and Whitkopf are expected to travel to Kiev tomorrow. It would be their first visit to this country after several trips to Russia. Jose. Richard Engel in Ukraine, thank you. Tonight there are new questions about what comes next after a mistral was declared in the Lindsey Clancy case. Among them, will prosecutors decide to retry her and what happens to Clancy while she waits.

9:17Valerie Castro has a story. Tonight, Lindsey Clancy is waiting to learn if prosecutors will charge her again after yesterday's mistrial. Jurors in her triple murder trial, unable to reach a verdict Friday after nearly seven days of deliberations. I'm going to declare a mistrial. The jury of nine women and three men could not agree whether Clancy had criminal intent when she killed her three children in 2023 or if she was instead driven by post-partum psychosis before trying to end her own life. It may heart breaks for her. She deserved that acquittal. The nearly six week trial featured 80 witnesses and hundreds of exhibits. The prospect of a retrial now in the hands of the district attorney. An attorney for Clancy's ex-husband saying in a statement that would be extraordinarily painful. If prosecutors work on next steps, Clancy will remain at this Massachusetts State Hospital under psychiatric care. She is extremely, extremely well regarded and well liked on that unit.

10:18Clancy's case and live streamed trial getting nationwide attention. A GoFundMe account raising more than a million dollars, naming Clancy's parents as the beneficiaries. The creator not tied to the family. They're also learning disturbing details of a case in Illinois where police say a mother apparently killed her two-year-old son earlier this week. Prosecutors say Corey Walsh had recently become very invested in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial and had been actively discussing the case according to court documents. Walsh also telling police she thought the child was the devil and the antichrist. The 40-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder. NBC News has reached out to who is believed to be her attorney but have not heard back. Valerie Kastra joins me now in Valerie. We could learn more about Lindsay Clancy's case in a matter of weeks. That's right, Jose. The judge set the next hearing in this case at the end of the month. He has already indicated he would prefer a trial day to be set for later this fall if the district attorney plans to go ahead with a retrial. The defense says they'll request the jury to be sequestered if that's the case.

11:22Jose. Valerie Kastra, thank you. In Nevada, police are investigating a death at the Burning Man Festival. Organizer said a man in his 50s had a medical emergency and was later pronounced dead. The case is under investigation. Now, just last year, there was a homicide at the festival that has never been solved. Health officials in Pennsylvania confirmed that an infant is among those who have died in a growing measles outbreak. And nationwide, measles cases are at their highest level in decades. George Solis reports. Tonight, a coroner and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, confirming a six-week-old infant died from measles as cases of the highly contagious virus sore in the state and nationwide. We know what certain do the child had measles. It's unclear whether the child was born with measles or contracted it after birth. The county, noting the baby girl, also had what's known as Amish lethal microcephaly,

12:23a rare and severe genetic disorder typically found in Amish communities that leads to babies being born with small heads and underdeveloped brains. measles outbreaks in the state soaring to more than 570 in recent months. Across the country, cases now top more than 3,000 according to the CDC, the highest level since the early 1990s. The agency has not reported any deaths so far this year. I think people don't remember how sick or dead that virus can make you. We have doctors in our hospital now that we're admitting children with measles who've never seen a case of measles before. A month-long NBC News data investigation, uncovering a dangerous backslide in vaccination rates in a vast majority of counties across the country, health officials concerned there may be no end in sight, and that case counts could grow even higher with four months left in the year. Maybe more children have to suffer, more children have to be hospitalized, and more children have to die before we realize that this is enough, and we stand up for the children in this country. And we have the powers that be stand up for the children in this country,

13:25but that hasn't happened yet. In November, a group within the World Health Organization will meet to determine whether the US has lost its measles elimination status, which health experts more and could indicate a loss of faith and the country's ability to control outbreaks. Jose. George Solis, thank you. Ten days after catastrophic floods devastated Nepal and left thousands dead or missing, rescuers tonight are celebrating the miraculous rescues of two people, including a man who spent more than a week buried in a tunnel. Daniel Hamamjian has the latest. Tonight, the first images of rescuers giving water to a 64-year-old woman found alive on the fourth floor of her home submerged in mud ten days after those catastrophic floods in Nepal. And more than five miles away, another miracle. A Chinese man pulled from a hydropower tunnel.

14:26He says he shouted as loudly as he could every time he saw the lights of the rescue teams, but was never heard until today. Rescuers are using thermal imaging drones to look for any signs of life. More than 500 workers are still missing from the power plants. Yesterday, two others were found buried beneath the mud and rubble. This man, telling rescuers, he sat in the darkness, singing verses of a prayer to hold on to hope. According to the State Department, dozens of Americans are among the thousands still missing following last week's floods that washed away entire communities. The latest rescues giving many hope at a time when they're so little of it left. Daniel Hamamjian NBC News. Still ahead tonight, our exclusive interview with Sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln about life on board during their record-long deployment. Also, stopped in their tracks,

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16:32follow now to listen completely free or subscribe to Dateline Premium to unlock new episodes early. Back now with an NBC News exclusive tonight, we are hearing from sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln about what life was like on board during their record breaking deployment. Here's Courtney Cubing. After being at sea for nearly 300 days, the sailors and Marines from the USS Abraham Lincoln are finally getting a break. What has been the best part about being on shore, Lede? The food's much better. It's so good to see the sun. Seeing the reenery, like the trees around us now is like something I like a lot and happen seen much of for all of this year. The Lincoln spent months assigned to the war with Iran conducting daily combat operations. The war made getting supplies on the ship impossible at times, leaving sailors without mail and fresh fruits and vegetables while working long hours day after day. Petty Officer Third Class Christopher Bell has deployed twice on the Lincoln. The last time was in 2024 to the Middle East. When I was on the last one, I definitely thought that that was like

17:34the worst it could get. This one proved me wrong in many ways. Including the extended time at sea, which raised concerns about the crew's mental health. Having that much time out at sea, especially without any poor calls, is like very grueling and taxing the way that the crew has proven resilience and stick to it of this of everybody getting through this is impressive. The ship's fun boss plans events on and off the Lincoln to help relieve stress. We just strive to improve the mental health of our sailors and reans on the crew by providing activities. Like this soccer game against the local professional team in Patia Thailand or visiting an elephant sanctuary. Did you think you'd be kissing an elephant today? No. Or he would kiss you about? No, I'd never thought of that. After four days here, the sailors are back aboard the ship behind me and preparing to leave Thailand on Sunday. Jose? Back in a moment with a terrifying moment says a jet goes down in a fiery crash at an air show. And finally a win. The minor league team

18:41finally broke their record setting losing streak. Hey guys, Willie Geist here, reminding you to check out the Sunday sit down podcast on this week's episode. I get together with crossover country superstar Megan Moroni at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to talk about her number one album, her sold out arena tour and her rapid rise to the top of the music world. You can get our conversation now for free wherever you download your podcasts. This week on Meet the Press as the war with Iran heats up again and prices continue to rise. Kristen Wilker talks with Senator John Kennedy and Congressman Jamie Raskin. How could it all impact the midterms? Plus Steve Kornacky breaks down a new poll this week on Meet the Press. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts. Back now the fiery crash at an air show overseas. Take a look at the video shows the moment a jet fighter went down at a show in Greece today. You can see here the jet pulling a low altitude maneuver

19:46huge fireball as it smashes into the ground. Plumes of smoke rising from the crash site. The two jet pilots were killed luckily no one on the ground was hurt. And in Los Angeles hundreds of people were arrested during a major street takeover there. Take a look at this video from the Harbor Gateway neighborhood showing huge crowds and more than a dozen cars blocking an intersection. Street takeovers like these have been an ongoing problem in LA with cars performing dangerous stunts and businesses being looted. And talk about a reason to celebrate the red pocket mobiles of the pioneer baseball league finally notching a win after they set the record for the longest losing streak in pro baseball history. You see the team here celebrating their first victory after losing 40 straight games. Congratulations to them all. When we come back there's good news tonight the well deserved round of applause for this hospital volunteer. Finally there's good news tonight so often the good news doesn't get as much attention

20:54as the bad so every Saturday we highlight the many people who spread joy and love and these are just some of those stories this week. Talk about a surprise. Here at Upstate Galasano Children's Hospital in Syracuse New York the man who's always giving I have the best job in the hospital. Just got his very own gesture of love. That's Matthew Burne. Long time hospital volunteer best known for the best hugs. I've done it for 30 years and God willing I'm going to do it for 50. The hospital staff surprising him to thank him for 7,500 hours spent with kids in need. If there's something I can do to help ease their burden it's worth every moment. Matthew showing that a little bit of love goes a long way people call me an angel and I'm not anybody can be an angel you don't need wings you don't need a harp you don't

21:57need a halo all it takes is the willingness to give kindness to a stranger. That Penn High School in Indiana the littlest faces get the biggest welcome during the school's first home football game seniors giving a warm welcome to incoming kindergarten with high fives hugs and cheers. My home being so fast because I was excited. Passing the pom-pom to the next generation as those seniors begin their final year. Mia Fulton is used to serving up kindness at this biscuit-vill drifor when Winston say little North Carolina she always asks. What's the best to be on how could I make a day better? She is a perfect example of just genuine love for a microphone. But now thank you for making my day better. Customers are lining up to pay that support forward during a tough time.

23:01It's the memories. The memories are going to last in my heart. And for 15-year-old Mikhail Jones a really big day. There he is after finally completing his cancer treatments ready to ring the bell. But what he didn't know. His best friend Eduardo Jose and Bryce all traveled to celebrate with him. I was really happy to come for you. The boys met at Sunshine Camp, a program for kids battling cancer earlier this summer. Now their friendship is stronger than ever. It's really nice to see how much does Tim impact someone and motivate someone. My best friend always might have any internal. I have a supporting transaction San Francisco diagnosed into the end of it.

24:05And that's NBC Nightly News for this Saturday. I'm Jose Diazboa. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Good night.