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1:22With the midterms just days away, why the sudden change? The brutal tech meltdown on Wall Street, Intel, seen its worst drop in decades. The U.S. government, which owns a stake, losing billions, plus the massive crypto hack, more than$6 billion stolen by North Korea. New body cam video of the moment an ICE officer runs over a man with his car, the charge he now faces. Mass protests erupting in Italy, spiraling to all-out chaos, are Richard Engel on the ground in the middle of the clashes. The death row inmate at the center of that botched execution, breaking her silence. What she's now saying about those failed lethal injections.

2:05The stunning video cars swept away in flash floods tossed into the ocean. The fireball on a highway nearly engulfing two police officers, how they narrowly escaped. And our great American, an NFL Hall of Famer, turned state Supreme Court justice, how he scored his next act, inspiring a younger generation. Nightly news starts right now. This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Yawmas. And good evening. We thank you for joining us on this busy Friday night. We want to begin with that criminal investigation into Alaska Senate race now expanding tonight as federal prosecutors say they're surging FBI agents on the case.

2:48The FBI now interviewing those allegedly involved in a secret Democratic scheme to recruit a candidate with the same name as the Republican senator in the race you see it here to cause confusion for voters. The Justice Department holding a news conference late today announcing more federal agents will be heading to the frontier state at stake control of the Senate, which could come down to Alaska. And that investigation comes as we saw President Trump shaking up his closing campaign just four days out from Election Day. The president had promised an all out campaign blitz in the final days. But then last night suddenly canceled major rallies in Kansas and Iowa scheduled for this weekend.

3:28But then in a surprise move, he added them back in. Our Gabe Gutierrez is traveling with the president in Florida. But we want to start with Steve Patterson on the ground there in Alaska. Tonight, the growing criminal investigation into Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate campaign. What we've learned recently has been deeply troubling. Federal prosecutors say they've surged FBI agents to figure out if laws were broken in an alleged scheme to trick Alaska voters. Anyone who tries to illegally deceive voters and interfere with the election will answer for it. All after that bombshell report in The New York Times about a secret Democratic plot to sabotage the campaign of Republican Senator Dan Sullivan by placing another candidate with the same name on the ballot to confuse voters.

4:13The Times reporting Peltola's campaign worked with National Democrats, eventually finding a man named Dan J. Sullivan to run. Tonight, we spoke to people in Anchorage. Are you disappointed in the Democrats in this?

4:28I mean, if the basis is true, then yes, of course, it's very disappointing that it's less than honest, you know. At least 60 ,000 Alaskans have already voted. Any confusion filling out the ballot? No confusion. It's clear that he is the incumbent. Were you confused about which Dan Sullivan it was? I wasn't, but I'm sure there's other people that will be. Overnight, Peltola denying any involvement, and so has the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee. I knew nothing about any other candidates on the ballot except for me and the incumbent. With Senator Sullivan slamming Peltola for the alleged scheme.

5:06One thing Alaskans don't like is to be treated with contempt and disdain. And that's what she's done. All right, Steve joins us now live from Alaska. Steve, you mentioned that New York Times report. And I know we have reporting now that the FBI is already starting to interview people that were mentioned in that article. Tom, we confirmed the FBI contacted an insurance manager quoted in that article who says he was recruited to run for Senate as well. He told this quote at the time. It felt gross. Tom. Steve Patterson leading us off tonight from the campaign trail there. We are also following that sudden shakeup from President Trump, scrapping major rallies in the final days of the campaign, only to add them back on hours later.

5:48Gabe Gutierrez is traveling with the president tonight. Tonight, President Trump shaking up his closing campaign push. First, abruptly canceling two rallies this weekend in Kansas and Iowa, before suddenly today adding them back. I got a call from Iowa and from the people and from my friends that are very, very good. And we have a couple of races that are very important. And they said if you could go, it would be better than a tele-rally. It comes just a day after he railed against a reporter for asking whether he was sick of traveling. I feel perfect. You are disgusting. Now in Michigan, the Senate race between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is getting even more heated.

6:31What's his name? JV Dance? They keep sending JV here. JV's got zero charisma. El-Sayed now set to campaign on Sunday for the first time with his Democratic primary opponent, Haley Stevens. Though just days ago, her fiancé, a prominent Jewish Democrat, said he's voting for Rogers, pointing to El-Sayed's views on Israel. He makes right communities the best. He makes a lot of communities the best. But Stevens is calling Sunday's event a unifying moment. Grateful that we get to go out there and build together the movement that we need to win. El-Sayed was pressed on why it took so long to campaign with her.

7:11Really asking the questions that people want to hear, really. This is about the key things. Why can't I afford my groceries? Why does it take until Sunday to campaign with somebody? Ask me a serious question. Here in Florida, where the president speaks tonight, the governor's race between GOP Congressman Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly is drawing attention. Carmen Clark supports Jolly. Right now, people are like, am I going to pay for gas or am I going to pay for groceries? Suzanne Oliver voted early for Donalds and appreciates the president campaigning here. Is he helping or hurting by getting on the road?

7:43I think he's helping. He's making the base get so excited. And Gabe joins us now live from the president's rally in Florida there. Gabe, we know that the sunshine state has become more red in elections, but now Governor Ron DeSantis is warning Republicans about GOP turnout in the midterms this year. Yes, Tom, Governor DeSantis is warning that he thinks Republicans are underperforming in the early vote. Now, he just spoke with Byron Donalds, the gubernatorial candidate, just moments ago, and he tells me that he thinks GOP voters will turn out on Tuesday. Tom. Gabe, thank you. And join me, Savannah Guthrie, Steve Kornacki and the rest of our NBC News team Tuesday night here on NBC for the best and most comprehensive midterm coverage.

8:29OK, now to that brutal day on Wall Street, the tech heavy Nasdaq plunging nearly three percent over concerns. Huge investments in I may not be paying off. Brian Chung explains. It was deep red across Wall Street today as investors soured on tech stocks burning cash to fuel the AI build out, erasing more than one trillion dollars from the sector. Among the biggest losers, Intel falling over 28 percent in the worst drop for the stock in at least four decades. The company, which includes the U.S. government among its investors, saying in an earnings call that its investments are costing big. I don't think that that, you know, this will be a year in which we see positive cash flow.

9:08Intel's spill taking down with it other big chip makers like NVIDIA dropping more than 4%. Investors once giddy over big tech's massive investments now asking when that spending will pay off. And as Wall Street wrestled with AI, cryptocurrency traders dealt with a massive breach, over$6 billion stolen from crypto exchange Binance. Your assets are safe. The company's co-CEO trying to reassure customers. I want to be clear. We're committed to covering all hack losses through our company funds. Binance saying hackers may have been able to tap into a compromised laptop and additional breach points, draining the funds.

9:46An investigation from TRM Labs said the withdrawals took just 20 minutes and were likely carried out by North Korea. TRM Labs' Aerie Redboard says it's the largest heist ever. North Korea in particular has really, really directed their resources at attacking the crypto ecosystem. And I worry that nowhere is absolutely safe today. A number of crypto companies said they were able to freeze around$3 billion of the stolen funds, with the rest controlled by the hackers. As experts say, the threat is only getting bigger. Brian Chung joins us now live in studio. So Brian, let's go back to the stocks.

10:21You got two major market movers next week, right? Apple's going to report earnings. And then, of course, the midterm elections. Yeah. And Tom, Apple, which, by the way, is now the only publicly traded company that's worth more than$5 trillion, has largely been insulated from the AI fears because they've been seen as less aggressive on the technology. As for the midterms next week, this is going to be huge in terms of control of Congress for things like AI regulation, as well as for the economy, both very important topics for investors. And we'll stay on top of those markets next week. Brian, thanks to Texas now, where an ICE officer has been indicted after allegedly running over a man he was pursuing with his car, breaking his leg.

10:57And tonight we have new body camera of that incident. Here's Priscilla Thompson. Tonight, new body camera video from the ICE officer now indicted for running a man over with his car. Officer Mario Alberto Morales gets out of the vehicle as Miguel Pada Hernandez is heard crying out on the ground. Morales lifts Hernandez's right leg before turning him over on his back.

11:27Today, a Texas grand jury indicted Morales on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. If you are hiding behind a badge and acting like a roving band of thugs on our streets, we will hold you accountable. ICE calling the prosecution a political stunt by Houston sanctuary politicians, adding allegations that ICE struck Miguel Pata Hernandez intentionally are reckless and false. Surveillance video shows Pata Hernandez and another man fleeing from officers three weeks ago when Pata Hernandez is struck by the dark SUV. Ice says he was in the U.S. illegally, but that Jose Mendoza Cervantes was their original target, though his daughter told Pata's attorney her father died in 2017.

12:11DHS touting more than 4 ,000 arrests in Texas in the last 10 days. You can't have national security if you don't know who's in your country. And those individuals that entered this country illegally were going after you every single day. And Tom, as for ICE officer Morales, his attorney tells us his client is innocent and will self-surrender. Tom. Priscilla Thompson for us tonight. Priscilla, thank you. Heading overseas where tens of thousands took to the streets across Italy today in demonstrations over the cost of living and military spending. Protesters in Rome clashing with riot police and our Richard Engel and his team were caught right in the middle of it.

12:51Flash grenades and riot police meeting demonstrators on the streets of Rome tonight. Protesters are gathering here. Some of them are throwing bottles at the police. You can see the bottles hitting the ground there and the police are prepared for what looks like a charge. And that is a water cannon truck in position. What had been occasional skirmishes across Italy throughout the day gave way to an even more confrontational scene at night. If you listen, not all the protesters are happy with what is going on right now. Some are saying, stop this, stop this. It is not helpful. We took cover behind a car as police used a water cannon trying to disperse a crowd growing increasingly threatening.

13:38And here it comes. Tens of thousands marched in Italy today, many of them young people angry over the cost of living. 20-year-old Luca says he's studying to be a doctor. We've been told in all these years that we don't have money for proper education, we don't have money for health care. And then we hear them every day bragging about how they are going to increase the military budget. He was part of the peaceful protests by day that devolved in the night. So the police have now charged to move back the demonstrators. You can see them rushing right there to clear out the crowds. Here are the police wagons.

14:16Force ultimately used to return order to the streets of Rome. Since so many of the demonstrators here in Europe are very young, Italy is now holding parents responsible for vandalism and violence. Tom? Richard Engel in Italy. When we return in 60 seconds, the inmate who survived that botched execution in Tennessee, Well, she's now speaking out. What she's saying about the intense pain she endured. Swept away the flash floods so powerful, they tossed cars into the ocean. And the confetti was flying and the beers were flowing for the Milwaukee Brewers. The moment, decades in the making. Buscas un regalo de Navidad que van a apreciar?

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16:17Rx only. To stay informed about serious side effects, go to row.co slash safety. Tonight we're hearing from the Tennessee death row inmate who survived that botched execution one month ago. Krista Pike saying she was prepared to die but woke up alone and confused. Jesse Kirsch has more. Tonight, Krista Pike speaking out for the first time since her failed execution. There hasn't been a moment since that night when I haven't been in pain, she says in part in a statement released by her legal team, adding, I still struggle to speak and the pain isn't just physical. There is pain in my mind and in my soul.

16:53In 1995, a then 18-year-old Pike murdered her 19-year-old classmate. Pike, now 50, was supposed to die by lethal injection last month. Tennessee officials administered two doses of pentobarbital. But in an apparently unprecedented situation, Pike survived. Are there physical signs on her body of the injuries caused by this? Yes. Yeah. And when I first saw them, they looked like what I would think of as very severe burns. Her lawyer calling on Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life imprisonment without parole. The governor saying this on Wednesday. I suspect her sentence will be the same as it was before unless determined otherwise by the courts.

17:37In today's new statement, Pike also saying, I continue to think about my victim's family and the terrible pain and loss they have endured. And tonight, Pike's legal team asking a federal judge to order Tennessee officials to stop her, quote, indefinite isolation from other inmates in a prison infirmary. Tom. Jesse Kirsch for us. We're back in a moment with the intense explosion, hitting two members of the California Highway Patrol. They were lucky to make it out alive. What happened here? And the rebound for a statue that didn't quite look like an NBA legend. The Hall of Fame do-over. Next.

18:38You know, recommendations can be great. Maybe someone recommended this podcast, and here you are. But home projects are different. If a podcast isn't your thing, you lose a few minutes. If you hire your cousin's neighbor to mount your TV, you might end up with a lopsided screen and wall damage. Maybe I know a guy just isn't enough for your home. That's why Thumbtack works. It matches you with top-rated local pros with photos, reviews, and credentials all in one place. For your next home project, try Thumbtack. Hire the right pro today. I'm Hannah. I've lost 75 pounds in 20 months with GLP-1s, plus diet and exercise.

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19:48Some stuck in the sand, others swept further out at sea. It comes after heavy rains drenched the region, flooding out streets and overwhelming roads just like this. Also tonight, terrifying video of two California highway patrol officers getting engulfed in flames. Look at that. After a car exploded on a freeway. You can see it more clearly when it's slowed down here. The highway patrol says both officers were hurt and taken to a local hospital for treatment. They also say the driver of the car they pulled over was arrested for DUI. OK, the streets of Milwaukee filled with joy, jubilation and plenty of beers.

20:23After the Brewers won their first ever World Series title, they hoisted the trophy as tens of thousands cheered on. They went by a massive mural of the late, great Bob Euchre looking on. A fan even chugged a beer to pitching ace Jacob Mizrowski on top of a float, and he, of course, chugged it. And in Miami, extreme makeover statue edition for Dwayne Wade. Artists had to completely redo the face of this statue, honoring the NBA Hall of Famer after criticism. It didn't really look like him at all and likely scared small children. You can see a side-by-side of the before and after. Wade spent most of his NBA career with the Heat and was a big part of their three championship teams and is still beloved in South Florida.

21:05All right. When we come back tonight, he was an NFL MVP and then a state Supreme Court justice and a Medal of Freedom winner. But Alan Page is so much more. This week's Great American next.

21:21Finally tonight, our series Great Americans and a man whose Hall of Fame football career was just the beginning of his story. He went on to become a state Supreme Court justice and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Tonight's Great American Justice Alan Page. Being an American means having the opportunity to be yourself. I believe that we can create a more perfect union. Alan Page was just eight years old when the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision striking down segregation in public schools. For me, even at that early age, it had a profound impact. What it was doing was creating hope.

22:05He set his sights on a career in law, determined to join in that fight for civil rights. But another calling found him first. Football. Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. He dominated at the University of Notre Dame. Then, the NFL came calling. Page played 15 seasons as a defensive tackle. Marshall, Page, Larson, and Eller. Part of the legendary Vikings defense known as the Purple People Eaters, appearing in four Super Bowls. In 1972, he was named the NFL's most valuable player, the first defensive player to be awarded that honor. Winning, that's something that we all strive for, but it doesn't change who we are or who we will become.

22:51The pursuit of justice was still his priority. Between football games, Page attended law school. He worked as an attorney for more than a decade and in 1992 became the first black man elected to the state Supreme Court. Help me God. Help me God. Congratulations. He served as a justice for 22 years. Bringing his commitment to fairness and his signature bow tie to the bench. In every case had its own importance. The goal is to get it right. In 2018, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. But Page says the greatest honor he's ever received is Justice Page Middle School here in Minneapolis.

23:34This is home, and it feels like home. Hi. How you doing? One students taking the initiative to rename their school after a modern day hero. The things that I've done, people look at that and say, that's exceptional. I'd say it's not necessarily exceptional because we all have the power to do something. No matter who we are, no matter what our background is, we all have the power to lift others up, to make things better. On the field and on the bench, a great American. That's nightly news for this Friday. I'm Tom Yamas. We thank you so much for watching tonight and always. We're here for you. Good night.

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