NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Aug. 30

TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TETEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST TEST. TEST ITHTH THE URGENT. TEST ITH THE URGRGENT SEARCH FOR PEOPLE MISSING IN THE. SEARCH FOR PEOPLE MISSING IN THE GRAND CANYON AFTERER DANGEROUS. GRAND CANYON AFTER DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING THERE. THE. FLASH FLOODING THERE. THE NATIONAL PARARK SERVICE SAYS THT. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SAYS THAT SEVERAL ARE UNACCOUNTED FOR. SEVERAL ARE UNACCOUNTED FOFOR AFTER POWERFUL FLOOD WATERS LIKE. AFTER POWERFUL FLOOD WATERS LIKE THIS WASHED THROUGH THE GRAND. THIS WASHED THROUGH THE GRANAND CANYON. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT.

CANYON. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT THING FLOATING IN THE WATER. IT. THTHING FLOATING IN THE WATER. USED TO BE A CABIN. CHOPPERS. USED TO BE A CABIN. CHOPPERS FORCED TO RESCUE A AND EVACUATE. FORCED TO RESCUE AND EVACUATE. DOZENS OF HIKERS TRAPPED AFTER. DOZENS OF HIKERS TRAPPED AFTER THE FLOODS HIT. OUR DANA GRIFFIN. THE FLOODS HIT. OUR DANA GRIFFIN IS TRACKING IT ALL AND STARTS US. IS TRACKING IT ALL AND STARTS US OFF TONIGHT. OFF TONIGHT >> TONIGHT, MORE THAN A DOZEN. >> TONIGHT, MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE FEARED MISSING AT THE. PEOPLE FEARED MISSING AT THE GRAND CANYON AFTER A RIVER OF. GRAND CANYON AFTER A RIVER OF MUD AND DEBRIS SURGED THROUGH. MUD AND DEBRIS SURGED THROUGH. >> THEIR. >> THEIR >> WHAT USED TO BE A CABIN SWEPT. >> WHAT USED TO BE A CABIN SWEPT AWAY. AWAY. >> MY GOD, BRO, THTHIS IS ACTUAY. >> MY GOD, BRO, THIS IS ACTUALLY INSANE FOOTAGE. INSANE FOOTAGE. >> THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR ANY INFORMRMATION ON THOSE WHO MAY.

INFORMATION ON THOSE WHO MAYAY HAVE BEEN HIKING IN THE CANYON. HAVE BEEN HIKING IN THE CANYON. THE FLOOD WATERS, SENDING PEOPLE. THE FLOOD WATERS, SENDING PEOPLE RUNNING FOR SAFETY. MOST OF THEM. RUNNING FOR SAFETY. MOST OF THEM HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED SATURDAY. HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED SATURDAY. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THROUGH A. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THROUGH A SITUATION LIKEKE THIS? SITUATION LIKE THIS? >> NO I HAVEN‘T. IT WAS A. >> NO I HAVEN‘T. IT WAS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCNCE, THAT‘S FOR. UNIQUE EXPERIENCE, THAT‘S FOR SURE. SURE. . >> DAVID GREGORY AND HIS FRIENDS. >> DAVID GREGORY AND HIS F FRIES WERE AMONG MORE THAN 60 EVACUEES. WERE AMONG MORE THAN 60 EVACUEES RECORDING THEIR JOURNEY FROM THE. RECORDING THEIR JOURNEY FROM THE CAMPGROUND OVER THIS BRIDGE AND. CAMPGROUND OVER THIS BRIDGE AND THE HELICOPTER FLIGHT T TO SAFE. THE HELICOPTER FLIGHT TO SAFETY. >> IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY. HEARING. >> IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY. HEARING LATER THAT THE BRIDGE THAT WE.

LATER THAT THE BRIDGE THAT WE CROSSED WAS WIPED OUT. KIND OF. CROSSED WAS WIPED OUT. KIND OF MAKES YOU THINK THAT MAYBE WE. MAKES YOU THINK THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN MORERE OF A. SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN MORE OF A PANIC IF WE WERE ON THAT BRIDGE. PANIC IF WE WERE ON THAT BRIDGE WHEN ALL THAT DEBRIS H HAD COME. WHEN ALL THAT DEBRIS HAD COME THROUGH. CLEARLY, THERE WOULD. THROUGH. CLEARLY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN CASUALTIES. HAVE BEEN CASUALTIES. >> 7 MILLION ACROSS ARIZONA, >> 7 MILLION ACROSS ARIZONA, UTAH AND COLORADO UNDER FLOOD. UTAH AND COLORADO UNDER FLOOD ALERTS THROUGH MONDAY. ALERTS THROUGH MONDAY. >> OH MY GOD. >> OH MY GOD. >> IN UTAH. A FEROCIOUS. >> IN UTAH. A FEROCIOUS HAILSTORM PUMMELING THIS HOME. HAILSTORM PUMMELING THIS HOME. RIPPING DOWN A TREE. IN NORTH. RIPPING DOWN A TREE. IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS, FIREFIGHTERS.

CENTRAL TEXAS, FIREFIGHTERS BUILDING CONTAINMENT LINES. BUILDING CONTAINMENT LINESES AROUND THE WIND DRIVEN FIRE. AROUND THE WIND DRIVEN FIRE ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF 64 FOOTBALL. ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF 64 FOOTBALL FIELDS ALONG CALIFORNIA‘S. FIELDS ALONG CALIFORNIA‘S CENTRAL COAST. AN EXTRAORDINARY. CENTRAL COAST. AN EXTRAORDINARY UP CLOSE VIEW. A TANKER DUMPING. UP CLOSE VIEW. A TANKER DUMPING A SWEEPING LINE OF RETARDANT ON. A SWEEPING LINE OF RETARDANT ON THE FLAMES DOWN BELOW BIG SUR, THE FLAMES DOWN BELOW BIG SUR, BLANKETED IN SMOKE AS WILDFIRES. BLANKETED IN SMOKE AS WILDFIRES GROW ACROSS THE REGION. GROW ACROSS THE REGION. . >> AND DANA GRIFFIN JOINS US. >> AND DANA GRIFFIN JOININS US LIVE IN LOS ANGELES. IT‘S BEEN A. LIVE IN LOS ANGELES. IT T‘S BEEA WILD WEEK OF WEATHER, AND I KNOW. WILD WEEK OF WEATHER, AND I I KW THAT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEAT. THAT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEAEAT HAS BEEN THE BIG CONCERN.

HAS BEEN THE BIG CONONCERN. WHAT‘S IN STORE FOR THE REST OF. WHAT‘S IN STORE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? THE WEEKEK? >> WELL, BRIAN, AFTER A WEEK OF. >> WELL, BRIAN, AFTER A WEEK OF PUNISHING HEAT, TEMPERATURES ARE. PUNISHING HEAT, TEMPERATURES ARE FINALLY EASING IN THE E SOUTHWE. FINALLY EASING IN THE SOUTHWEST. BUT THAT HOT AIR IS NOW W SHIFTG. BUT THAT HOT AIR IS NOW SHIFTING EAST AS TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK. EAST AS TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK RISE 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE. RISE 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF. AVERAGE ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRYRY. BRIAN. OF THE COUNTRY. BRIAN. >> DANA GRIFFIN, THANK YOU. WE. >> DANA GRIFFIN, THANK YOU. WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING N NEWS OT. ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST TONIGHT. AS. OF THE MIDDLE EAST TONIGHT. AS THTHE U.S. SAYS IT HAS LAUNCHED. THE U.S. SAYS IT HAS LAUNCHED STRIKES ON IRANIAN TARGETS THERE. STRIKES ON IRANIAN TARGETS THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WEEKS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WEEKS. YAMICHE ALCINDOR IS AT THE WHITE. YAMICHE ALCINDOR IS AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOLLOWING THE LATEST.

HOUSE FOLLOWING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. YAMICHE. DEVELOPMENTS. YAMICHE. >> A U.S. OFFICIAL, TELLS NBC. >> A U.S. OFFICIAL, TELLS NBC NEWS THAT TODAY U.S. FORCECES. NEWS THAT TODAY U.S. FORCES STRUCK TWO IRANIAN LAUNCHERS. STRUCK TWO IRANIAN LAUNCHERS THAT WERE PREPARING TO PUT SEA. THAT WERE PREPARING TO PUT SEA MINES INTO THE STRAIT T OF HORM. MINES INTO THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THIS IS THE FIFIRST KNOWN U.S. THIS IS THE FIRST KNOWN U.S. MILITARY ACTION INSIDE IRAN. MILITARY ACTION INSIDE IRAN SINCE LATE JULY. IN RESPONSE, SINCE LATE JULY. IN RESPONSE, IRAN HAS LAUNCHED A FEW MISSILES. IRAN HAS LAUNCHED A FEW MISSILES TOWARD JORDAN, BUT ALL OF THOSE. TOWARD JORDAN, BUT ALL OF THOSE STRIKES HAVE BEEN INTERCEPTED BY. STRIKES HAVE BEEN INTERCEPTED BY AMERICAN FORCES, ACCORDING TO A. AMERICAN FORCES, ACCORDING TO A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THOSE. SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THOSESE OPERATIONS. MEANWHILE, THE U.S. OPERATIONS. MEANWHILE, THE U.S. OFFIFICIAL SAYS CENTCOM FINISHED. CLEARING SEA ICE FROM THE STRAITS ININTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. STRAITS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ROUTES LAST WEEK AND THAT.

ROUTES LAST WEEK AND THAT AMERICAN FORCES WILL BE. AMERICAN FORCES WILL BE MONITORING THE AREA CLOSELY. MONITORING THE AREA CLOSELY. REMEMBER THIS PAST FRIDAY MARKED. REMEMBER THIS PAST FRIDAY MARKED EXACTLY Y SIX MONTHS SINCE THE R. EXACTLY SIX MONTHS SINCE THE WAR BEGAN. BEGAN. >> RYAN YAMICHE ALCINDOR LIVE AT. >> RYAN YAMICHE ALCINDOR LIVE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. THANK YOU. THE WHITE HOUSE. THANK YOU. . OVERSEAS, THE ALL OUT SEARCH FOR. OVERSEAS, THE ALL OUT SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IS GROWING MORE. SURVIVORS IS GROWING MORE E DESPERATE IN NEPAL TONIGHT. DESPERATE IN NEPAL TONIGHT. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS ON THE. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS ON THE GROUND. GROUND. . >> DAYS LATER, RESCUE TEAMS IN. >> DAYS LATER, RESCUE TEAMS IN NEPAL ARE STILL SEARCHING G FOR. NEPAL ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR SIGNS OF LIFE FROM THE AIR AND. SIGNS OF LIFE FROM THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND. USING THERMAL. ON THE GROUND. USING THERMAL IMAGING AND DRONES AT A. IMAGING AND DRONES AT T A HYDROPOWER PLANT WHERE MORE THAN.

HYDROPOWER PLANT WHERE MORE E TN 100 WORKERS ARE BELIEVED TO BE. 100 WORKERS ARE BELIEVED TO BE TRAPPED IN A TUNNEL. THE. TRAPPED IN A TUNNEL. THE CHINA-NEPAL BORDER POST WAS ALL. CHINA-NEPAL BORDER POST WAS ALL BUT OBLITERATED BY THE WALL OF. BUT OBLITERATED BY THE WALL OF WATER AND DEBRIS. CHINESE. WATER AND DEBRIS. CHINESE RESCUERS, DESCRIBING IT AS. RESCUERS, DESCRIBING IT AS RUINS. JAWAN JYOTI WAS ONLY A. RUINS. JAWAN JYOTI WAS ONLY A MILE FROM THERE WHEN SHE. MILE FROM THERE WHEN SHE FINISHED A PHONE CALL WITH HER. FINISHED A PHONE CALL WITH HER FAMILY. THAT DEVASTATING. FAMILY. THAT DEVASTATING MORNING. HER HUSBAND, SANJEEV. MORNING. HER HUSBAND, SANJEEV RAI, TRAVELED FROM THEIR HOME IN. RAI, TRAVELED FROM THEIR HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS TO NEPAL IN A. MASSACHUSETTS TO NEPAL IN A DESPERATE EFFORT TO FIND HER. DESPERATE EFFORT TO FIND HER. >> UNDERSTANDING WHAT EXACTLY.

>> UNDERSTANDING WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED OVER THERE, EVEN IF IT. HAPPENED OVER THERE, EVEN IF IT. I CAN‘T TAKE HER BACK ALIVE, I CAN‘T TAKE HER BACK ALIVE, BUT I WANT TO TAKE HER BACK. BUT I WANT TO TAKE HER BACK. IT‘S NOT GOING TO BE A CLOSURE. IT‘S NOT GOING TO BE A CLOSURUR FOR ME. FOR ME. >> THE SCALE OF DESTRUCTION HERE. >> THE SCALE OF DESTRUCTION HEHE IS STAGGERING. ALONG THE. IS STAGGERING. ALONG THE TRISHULI RIVER WE SAW HOW THE. TRISHULI RIVER WE SAW HOW THE SURGE OF WATER OVERWHELMED. SURGE OF WATER OVERWHELMED EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. IT IS A. EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. IT IS A SEA OF MUD HERE, AND IT LOOKS. SEA OF MUD HERE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS FOR MILES. PEOEOPLE WO. LIKE THIS FOR MILES. PEOPLE WHO LOST HOMES NOW SALVAGING WHAT. LOST HOMES NOW SALVAGING WHAT THEY CAN, DELIVERED TO THEM IN A. THEY CAN, DELIVERED TO THEM IN A BULLDOZER. MORE THAN 2500 PEOPLE.

BULLDOZER. MORE THAN 2500 PEOPLE ARE STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR, ARE STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR, INCLUDING ABOUT 100 AMERICANS IN. INCLUDING ABOUT 100 AMERICANS IN THE REGION. FAMILIES SCOUR LISTS. THE REGION. FAMILIES SCOUR LISTS OF NAMES, HOHOPING FOR CLUES. IN. OF NAMES, HOPING FOR CLUES. IN KATHMANDU. WALLS AROUND THE MAIN. KATHMANDU. WALLS AROUND THE MAIN HOSPITAL ARE NOW A GROWING. HOSPITAL ARE NOW A GROWING GALLERY OF FACES AND A QUIET. GALLERY OF FACES AND A QUIET APPEAL FOR INFORMATION, GOOD OR. APPEAL FOR INFORMATION, GOOD OR BAD. KALPANA SHRESTHA SAYS. BAD. KALPANA SHRESTHA SAYSYS SHE‘S HOLDING ON TO HOPE OF. SHE‘S HOLDING ON TO HOPE OF FINDING HER SISTERS AND THEIR. FINDING HER SISTERS AND THEIR KIDS. TEN PEOPLE IN ALL, SHE. KIDS. TEN PEOPLE IN ALL, SHE SAYS, NOBODY CARES A ABOUT THEM.

SAYS, NOBODY CARES ABOUT THEM MORE THAN US. THEIR FAMILY, MORE THAN US. THEIR FAMILY, JANIS MACKEY FRAYER NBC NEWS. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER NBC NEWS NEPAL. NEPAL >> NOW TO A HISTORIC LAUNCH AND. >> NOW TO A HISTORIC LAUNCH AND NASA‘S NEXT GENERATION TELESCOPE. NASA‘S NEXT GENERATION TELESCOPE ON THE WAY TO SPACE. SET TO. ON THE WAY TO SPACE. SET TO REVEAL NEW CLUES ABOUT THE. REVEAL NEW CLUES ABOUT THE UNIVERSE. RYAN CHANDLER JOINS US. UNIVERSE. RYAN CHANDLER JOINS US NOW. AND, RYAN, THIS TELESCOPE. NOW. AND, RYAN, THIS TELESCOPE IS SET TO SPEND MORERE THAN THRE. IS SET TO SPEND MORE THAN THREE MONTHS JOURNEYING TO ITS FINAL. MONTHS JOURNEYING TO ITS FINAL DESTINATION. DESTINATION. >> W WELL, YES, RYAN, IT‘S A. >> WELL, YES, RYAN, IT‘S A MILLION MILE JOURNEY, AND IT. MILLION MILE JOURNEY, AND IT BEGAN THIS MORNING WITH THE.

BEGAN THIS MORNING WITH THE SUCCESSFUL L LAUNCH OF SPACEX‘S. SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF SPACEX‘S FALCON HEAVY ROCKET AND A. FALCON HEAVY ROCKET AND D A PROMISE TO UNLOCK NEW ANSWERS. PROMISE TO UNLOCK NEW ANSWERS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE. NASA. ABOUT THE UNIVERSE. NASA LAUNCHING ITS MOST POWERFUL. LAUNCHING ITS MOST POWERFUL TELESCOPE EVER, CAPABLE OF. TELESCOPE EVER, CAPABLE OF PHOTOGRAPHING A MILLION GALAXIES. AT ONCE IN IMAGES LARGE ENOUGH TO COVER 45 CITY BLOCKS. NASA. TO COVER 45 CITY BLOCKS. NASA ADMINISTRATOR JARED ISAACMAN. ADMINISTRATOR JARED ISAACMAN SAYS IT COULD CHANGE OUR. SAYS IT COULD CHANGE OUR FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDNDING OF E. FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE. ANALYZING DARK MATTER. UNIVERSE. ANALYZING DARK MATTER AND EARTH LIKE PLANETS TO EXPAND. AND EARTH LIKE PLANETS TO EXPAND THE SEARCH FOR LIFE. IT HAS A. THE SEARCH FOR LIFE. IT HAS A LONG JOURNEY THROUGH THE COSMOS. LONG JOURNEY THROUGH THE COSMOS BEFORE WE EXPECT TO SEE ITS. BEFORE WE EXPECT TO SEE ITS FIRST IMAGES BEAMED BACKCK TO. FIRST IMAGES BEAMED BACK TO EARTH EARLY NEXT YEAR. RYAN.

EARTH EARLY NEXT YEAR. RYAN. >> ALL RIGHT. RYAN CHANDLER, >> ALL RIGHT. RYAN CHANDLER, THANK K YOU FOR THAT. WE‘RE BACK. THANK YOU FOR THAT. . WE‘RE BAC IN A MOMENT. A CLOSE CALL, TWO. IN A MOMENT. A CLOSE CALL, TWO JETS NEARLY CLIPPING THIS. JETS NEARLY CLIPPING THIS S STADIUM ROOF DURING A PREGAME. STADIUM ROOF DURING A PREGAME CELEBRATION. T TAYLOR SWIFT‘S BG. CELEBRATION. TAYLOR SWIFT‘S BIG DONATION. HOW SHE EPPING IN TO.

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