Friday, October 16, 2026

0:00My name is Annie Elise, aka your true crime BFF and host of the podcast Seriallessly. Now, I have been a true crime enthusiast forever, but I wished that somebody would break down the cases for me like a friend, giving me all the details, discussing every twist and turn. So I decided to create a podcast that does just that. Serialistly with Annie Elise is topping the charts with over 6 million weekly downloads. I do the deep dives in these cases so you don't have to, diving into all the raw details, saying what we all are thinking, and doing it in a conversational way, just like you're talking with your best friend.

0:32So join me and let's talk all things true crime. Serialessly with Annie Elise. New episodes every single week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube.

1:02or the Forever Wonder Elixir. Buy it already in Macy's and go to explore. Azaro. Tonight, the new details in that deadly shooting at an Oregon elementary school and the hero father who took down the shooter. That hero identified. He just happened to be driving by the school his girls attend when he heard shots ring out. Plus the teacher who tackled the shooter. New images of bullet holes in one man's truck. what we know about the gunman and how he got that weapon as we learn about the victims as young as five years old. Breaking right now, the new wildfire exploding in Southern California, homes on fire, residents rushing to evacuate.

1:45We are live in the fire zone. Out after five days, President Trump's latest White House press secretary departing in the same week she started Our new reporting on how it all went down. Moved out, Sean Diddy Combs transferred to a new prison after NBC's exclusive video and reporting of his lavish life behind bars. Why officials made the move. American journalists attacked. Video of massed Israeli settlers beating a Washington Post photographer in the West Bank. New images of Pope Leo I since his lung cancer surgery. Roads? We don't need roads. The stunning new video of Tesla's new flying car. So when will it hit the market and how much will it cost?

2:33Thrown out, the indictment against actor Timothy Busfield tossed why he could be charged again. Incredible rescue the dog found in the snow days after it went missing during an avalanche in Alaska. And our series Great Americans. Tonight, the man traveling the country in search of the most American of foods. Has he come up with the perfect hamburger? Nightly News starts right now. This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Yawmas.

3:07And good evening. We are coming on the air with new details about that deadly shooting at an elementary school in Ben, Oregon, that killed three children and a teacher with the hero father who took down the shooter. tonight identified. This is the man who parents are calling a hero tonight, 36-year-old Caleb Giamanco, a father of two girls who attend the school who just happened to be driving by when he was heading home for his lunch break. His brother says he followed the shooter inside and used his concealed weapon to take him down. And just moments ago, police revealing that a teacher threw a cell phone at the gunman and tackled him in those chaotic moments.

3:45We have new reporting about how the shooting unfolded, including this video look closely of bullet holes left in one man's vehicle before the shooter went inside. We're also learning more about the victims, including five-year-old Rome Summer, his eight-year-old and 11-year-old classmates, and 25-year-old teacher Megan Lambert, whose family tells us teaching was her dream job. Our Liz Kreutz is near the scene and starts us off tonight. Tonight, horrific new details emerging about the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, where authorities say a 16-year-old gunman identified as Griffin J.

4:21John II, a former student at the school, killed four people, including three children. He fired multiple rounds into the glass panes in the doors to gain access to the school. The suspect went directly into the classroom immediately to the left of the entry doors, where he fired as many as 15 rounds overall. Officials credit a teacher who they say threw a cell phone at the gunman and began tackling him, along with a brave bystander who rushed into the school to bring him down, saying that saved lives. It looks like the shooter has been neutralized, possibly shot by a father at the school. That man's brother confirming his identity to NBC News, 36-year-old Caleb Giamonco, a father of two girls who attend the school.

5:01He says his brother happened to be driving home on his lunch break when he heard the gunshots. He says this all happened right around here as Caleb Giamonco was driving past the school. He says after he heard those gunshots, his brother got out, followed the gunman inside, and used his concealed weapon to stop him. Tonight, his brother says Giamanco feels guilty over not being able to save more lives, despite parents hailing him a hero. My son came home with me yesterday because he was there at that moment. I am so thankful for him. I will forever in my heart owe him everything because he ensured that my son got to come home with me last night.

5:40The school district confirming the shooting happened in a special education classroom and that the gunman had been a special needs student. According to police, the first call came in at 12.59 p.m. Thursday after a man reported being shot at by a person while in his vehicle who verbally confronted the suspect. Law enforcement sources tell NBC News the gunman used a pump-action shotgun that his mother had recently purchased in August around the time of his birthday. Today, investigators seen outside his mother's home just minutes from the school telling the New York Times in tears, her son is a good boy, and if I could have prevented this, I would have.

6:16We're also learning more about the victims. Authorities say the two injured, a seven-year-old, and a teacher are recovering at the hospital while families grieve the lives lost, including five-year-old Rome Summer, his eight-year-old and 11-year-old classmates, and 25-year-old teacher Megan Lambert, whose family says teaching was her dream job. Liz joins us now live from just outside the school, and Liz, we can see that growing memorial there just behind you. We have seen cases in these school shootings in the past where parents of the gunman have also been charged. Will that be the case here?

6:49Well, Tom, Oregon law actually allows a parent to transfer a firearm so long as it's not a handgun to a minor. But authorities say they're still trying to figure out how this teenager obtained this weapon. Law enforcement sources tell NBC News that his mother is cooperating in this investigation so far. And through all of this, investigators say they're still trying to figure out a motive. Tom. Liz Kreutz leading us off. We are also following breaking news in Southern California. Fast-moving wildfire torching homes in Orange County and forcing evacuations now. Our Dana Griffin and her team are in the fire zone.

7:25Tonight, firefighters in Southern California in an all-out battle to contain a rapidly growing blaze in Orange County. These homes in San Juan Capistrano fully engulfed in flames. You can hear the sound of those ferocious winds. Watch as they blow flaming embers from those palm trees. A massive plume of smoke from the Norte fire visible from nearby freeways. That's pretty hard. Yeah, that's going to go right up to the houses. Authorities making this urgent plea. And if anybody's out there, please heed those evacuation orders. Oh my gosh, this is just up the street from our house. Across the region, 6 million facing fire danger.

8:03So you need to be alert, be vigilant, and be prepared. Multiple blazes erupting Thursday. This is the Bryson Fire in Malibu, west of Los Angeles. More than 400 firefighters attacking flames from the ground and the air. We're just north of LA. Wind gusts around 50 miles an hour expected here. The fear those winds could bring down power lines, potentially sparking new fires that could spread rapidly. Utility companies protectively shutting off power to more than 100 ,000 customers in hopes of preventing fires caused by downed lines. And south of here, the Henderson Fire in San Diego County, closing a stretch of Interstate 5 for a time during the busy afternoon rush.

8:47I was probably stuck in traffic for like two hours. Oh my God. Part of that major highway shut down again today. Dana Griffin joins us now live from that fire in San Juan Capistrano there in Southern California. Dana, we can see the smoke and the flames behind you. What else can you see there? And how long is that fire threat expected to last? Well, Tom, let me show you this house behind us on the hill. It is fully engulfed in flames. Fire crews are trying to douse it with water. This fire threat is going to linger through at least Saturday. And fire officials are warning people in these fire-prone areas to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice.

9:25Tom. Dana Griffin in the fire zone. Dana, thank you. in Washington tonight, the stunning rise and fall of White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah now out of the role less than a week after taking the job. Garrett Haake reports tonight from the White House. Tonight, President Trump's Press Secretary Katie Zachariah is out after a rocky five days on the job, according to two senior administration officials. The president saying this afternoon he encouraged her to rethink continuing in the high profile position he offered her just last And I said, you should reconsider because you don't want to go through.

10:01What do you want her to do? I just want her to be happy. Zechariah's lone press briefing Tuesday was widely panned. My president, excuse me, my husband. That's a good one. And questions about her credentials, including past claims of being an attorney, despite not having passed the bar exam, drew scrutiny even from longtime Trump allies like Fox News anchor Sean Hannity, whose program she appeared on last night. There's a report out tonight that showed 15 social media posts where you identify yourself as an attorney. I think they were retweets and I corrected the record. Less than 12 hours later, she appeared on Fox News again.

10:43Do you think you still have the confidence of the president? I'm standing here and I was able to travel with him through all of the midterm convention or excuse me, the midterm rallies. But now, Zachariah joins a growing list of mostly women removed from the administration's top ranks, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, and Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle. So I'm going to be very brief. Anthony Scaramucci, whose role as communications director famously lasted just 11 days in the first Trump administration, posting about Zachariah, quote, Quote, records are made to be broken, but I take no pleasure in other people's pain.

11:27All right, Garrett joins us now live from the White House. Garrett, so no press secretary in the midterms just around the corner. Any idea of who's next? Well, Tom, sources familiar with the president's thinking tell me not to expect him to name a new press secretary anytime soon. The president today also dismissed recent reporting that his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, might soon leave or be fired, saying there was, quote, zero chance he'd move to replace his top aide. Tom? Garrett Haake, it is fall at the White House tonight. Garrett, thank you. Now to the new details on Sean Diddy Combs' time behind bars.

11:59The music mogul transferred to a new federal prison just days after we showed you videos of Combs living a lavish life behind bars. Chloe Malas has been following this story for us. Tonight, Sean Diddy Combs is in a new federal prison. The disgraced music mogul transferred earlier today out of Fort Dix in New Jersey, where he spent nearly a year, and into a facility in Pennsylvania. The move coming just two weeks after our NBC News exclusive report exposed his VIP lifestyle behind bars, including his cell phone use, prohibited by federal law, seen here in video exclusively obtained by NBC News.

12:38And according to multiple sources, paying thousands of dollars a month for inmates to cook him special meals, make his bed, clean his toilet, and even give him massages. The Bureau of Prisons confirming Combs is now at FCI Allenwood, a low-security facility but not explaining why he was moved, citing privacy, safety, and security reasons. Combs' team telling NBC News that they have not been told why he was transferred and don't want to speculate. Following our report, Combs got into a fight with another inmate, and just last weekend, he suffered an injury and was taken to the hospital. Combs' sentence also pushed back by 41 days.

13:17Cascading fallout for the former artist. Chloe Malas, NBC News. Okay, we're going to head overseas now to another alleged brutal attack by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank. Among the wounded now, an American journalist. Matt Bradley reports from Israel and a warning. The video you're about to see is disturbing.

13:40It's the latest brutal attack by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, but this time, an American journalist is among the casualties. This video shows settlers pummeling veteran Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine. Jewish settlers, masked, armed with stones and slingshots, quickly descend upon a group of journalists and Palestinians, according to the Washington Post. In this video, it appears Levine got knocked to the ground. I have a journal. And they're beating them, yeah? When activists finally reached Levine, she could barely walk away. You have to run! I can't. Levine broke a rib, and doctors said she had stab wounds, according to a person who visited her in the hospital.

14:24They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like, probably 50 times. The radical pro-Jewish settlers used violence to intimidate Palestinians into leaving their land. The Israeli military condemned the attacks, saying in a statement, the incident will be examined. Settler attacks against Palestinians have spiked in recent months, and with it, a rise in attacks against journalists, including our own NBC News crew in late August. They smashed our car's windshield and beat the woman we were interviewing unconscious. Are you okay? Israel's Prime Minister's office said in a statement tonight that serious questions remain about the incident and noted that both sides had been seen throwing objects.

15:07Tom? Matt Bradley first. Matt, thank you. In Rome, we got the first look at Pope Leo recovering from surgery to remove that cancer from his lung. Here he is celebrating mass from the hospital with some of the staff who cared for him. He's also expected to give his weekly Sunday mass, but today he phoned Russia's leader Vladimir Putin calling for a ceasefire in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city where residents are reportedly starving. When we return in 60 seconds, a judge throws out the child sex abuse indictment against actor Timothy Busfield. What happens next in the case? Plus, the new Tesla Roadster takes off literally when Elon Musk's latest creation will hit the roads and the skies.

15:49And the All-American Burger will take you in search of the most unique hamburgers across America. My name is Annie Elise, a.k.a. your true crime BFF and host of the podcast Seriallessly. Now, I have been a true crime enthusiast forever, but I wished that somebody would break down the cases for me like a friend, giving me all the details, discussing every twist and turn. So I decided to create a podcast that does just that. Serialistly with Annie Elise is topping the charts with over 6 million weekly downloads. I do the deep dives in these cases so you don't have to, diving into all the raw details, saying what we all are thinking, and doing it in a conversational way, just like you're talking with your best friend.

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18:09Launching itself into the air upside down using thrusters midair to land softly. Another demo showing the car kick flipping over five other vehicles. And promising zero to 60 in under one second. Elon Musk acknowledging the new Tesla Roadster is not ready to hit the road just yet. Success is not guaranteed. Musk said production would begin in 2028. So is this a thing that's possible by 2028? I think physically it's certainly possible. I think that this vehicle is probably not for a mass market. Ben Riviere is an aerospace engineer and says the Roadster's moves come with some serious limitations.

18:52You're not going to fly around New York with this kind of vehicle, basically. It's like these maneuvers last like tens of seconds or something like that. And Tesla has competition. Aleph is working on a flying car they hope to sell at$300 ,000, while Joby is among those working on an air taxi. And late today, the Department of Transportation weighing in on the roadster, saying while the vehicle may appear to defy the laws of physics, the manufacturer must ensure that it does not defy applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. Brian Chung, NBC News. When we return, the moment a beloved dog was found in Alaska after an avalanche.

19:32Stay with us. Welcome back. Just breaking tonight, a judge dismissing child sexual abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield, citing misconduct by the prosecutor. The judge in New Mexico found the prosecutor failed to properly instruct the grand jury in the case and in effect withheld witnesses. The TV star and director has denied that he had inappropriate contact with two boys on a production set. The state can still refile charges. And this is the moment a search party found a beloved ski dog in the Alaskan wilderness. Can you spot her there in the snowy mountains? Lulu is a four-year-old husky doodle.

20:11She was found alive after surviving an avalanche. Her owner got a search party of about 20 people to track her air tag. 50 hours later, they were able to find her. All right, when we come back, the ambassador of beef, we go behind the counter with the country's hamburger historian, this week's Great American. Stay with us. My name is Annie Elise, a.k.a. your true crime BFF and host of the podcast Seriallessly. Now, I have been a true crime enthusiast forever, but I wished that somebody would break down the cases for me like a friend, giving me all the details, discussing every twist and turn. So I decided to create a podcast that does just that.

20:51Serialistly with Annie Elise is topping the charts with over 6 million weekly downloads. I do the deep dives in these cases so you don't have to, diving into all the raw details, saying what we all are thinking, and doing it in a conversational way, just like you're talking with your best friend. So join me and let's talk all things true crime. Serialistly with Annie Elise. New episodes every single week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube. To every clinician finishing notes at 9 p.m., there is a faster way. Whisperflow is a voice-to-text app. You talk, it types in your EHR, your email, anywhere you type.

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22:17Finally tonight, our series Great Americans. Tonight, the man who has chronicled one of the nation's most defining foods, the hamburger. Our Great American tonight, a man who has traveled this nation in search of the perfect patty, chef and burger scholar, George Motes. Yeah, so what I love about America is that we're free. You're free to be you. And that goes for anyone. There is maybe no food more, when essentially American, than the burger. Now try our delicious hamburgers. I think the hamburgers are burning. Hamburger culture defines America in a way. It is one of the only American food inventions of the last 150 years.

22:58For decades, they've been a summer cookout staple and a pillar of American culture. And few know burgers better than this man, George Motes. My love of hamburgers was actually an accident. I mean, I've always loved hamburgers, but become a hamburger expert or the burger scholar, they call me now, was a fluke. Now owner and head chef at New York City's Hamburger America, he got his start as a filmmaker. Producing the 2004 documentary Hamburger America. Yummy. Highlighting eight unique burger joints across the United States. Like this spot in Santa Fe, New Mexico that smothers its cheeseburgers in the green chilies that the state is known for.

23:36There's not very many families that don't include green chili in every one of their meals. And the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago. Which inspired this iconic SNL sketch. Hamburgers are important to American culture and American food. You really can find your way across America eating a hamburger every day if you wanted to. And probably each one would be very different, but excellent. At his restaurant, Motz isn't just chasing burger perfection. He's cooking up styles from across the country. Enjoy. Like this hamburger po' boy from New Orleans, inspired by the traditional Louisiana sandwich. and the Mississippi Slug Burger, a Depression-era invention that's cut with cornmeal to keep it cheap.

24:19It used to cost a nickel, which back in the day, they called a slug. We're making pitch-perfect regional hamburgers from all over the country. We're trying to get it right. If you involve history with a burger, it tastes a lot better, I think. It's a mission that fuels him every day. Welcome to Hamburger America. I love being in this restaurant. I love talking to the customers because they've all got their hamburger stories. They've all got their American stories. Every single thing we do here is based on something that came before. Our job is literally to preserve hamburger history. And by doing that, I think that people are having authentic experiences.

24:53A great American giving us a great appetite tonight. That's Nightly News for this Friday. I'm Tom Yamas. Thanks so much for watching. Tonight and always, we're here for you. Good night.

25:07My name is Annie Elise, a.k.a. your true crime BFF and host of the podcast Seriallessly. Now, I have been a true crime enthusiast forever, but I wished that somebody would break down the cases for me like a friend, giving me all the details, discussing every twist and turn. So I decided to create a podcast that does just that. Serialistly with Annie Elise is topping the charts with over 6 million weekly downloads. I do the deep dives in these cases so you don't have to, diving into all the raw details, saying what we all are thinking, and doing it in a conversational way, just like you're talking with your best friend.

25:40So join me and let's talk all things true crime. Serialistly with Annie Elise. New episodes every single week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube.