Monday, October 19, 2026

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0:55Today the threat against the president, The man arrested for threatening to gun him down. President Trump in Kansas tonight, where Secret Service says this man claimed to have guns and bragged about scoping out rooftops. What we're learning about the arrest. Plus, Ukraine blowing up oil facilities inside of Russia, defying President Trump's demand not to. And the wartime first, the soldier rescued from the battlefield by a drone and flown to safety. Chaos in France. The curfews tonight because of those violent clashes. Protesters shutting down the Louvre today. A city hall set on fire. A tourist office torched police deploying water cannons.

1:37Air scares the passenger jet's engine catching fire during takeoff. The terrifying view from inside that plane. Plus this small plane crashing nose first onto a California highway. Stunning potential twist in the O.J. Simpson murder case. Did he have an accomplice, the former mobster who may have known where the murder weapon was? Just in, a military helicopter crash landing in a parking lot, how the pilot survived. The search for Amelia Earhart halfway around the world, now over what researchers found when they tracked down this object in the water. And there's good news tonight about a homecoming handoff.

2:18The high schooler giving his crown to a very deserving classmate. Nightly news starts right now. This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Yawmes.

2:33Good evening, and we thank you for joining us on this Monday night. We want to begin with a new violent threat against President Trump. The president is in Kansas tonight where the Secret Service says this man publicly stated he had guns and wanted to kill the president. He even said he was mapping out rooftops near the president's rally. It is the latest in a string of threats against the president since that assassination attempt more than two years ago in Butler, Pennsylvania. And it comes while President Trump tries to rally support for an incumbent Republican in deep red Kansas, while also publicly battling with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who is once again openly defying the president by attacking Russian oil facilities.

3:15The president blaming those attacks for rising gas prices here in the U.S. and today suggesting someone else should lead Ukraine in negotiations. A lot to cover tonight, and we begin with Garrett Haig, who's at the White House. Tonight, the new threat to President Trump. Just as the president heads to a rally in Kansas, the Secret Service announcing a man has been arrested there for threatening to kill him. Jade and John Reed charged with threatening to take the life of the president. A criminal complaint says Reed posted four days ago, Can we shoot him in Kansas? Please, I will myself. and that he'd mapped out rooftops.

3:51All as the president embarks on a Republican rescue mission in Deep Red, Kansas, where incumbent Senator Roger Marshall faces what even the president describes as a surprisingly tight race against Democrat Adam Hamilton. Is it a bad sign for Republicans that you have to go campaign in Kansas today? No, he's a fantastic senator. He's one of the best. It's a close race. It shouldn't be. The president rallying Republican voters. It's just wonderful that he has eliminated the taxes on overtime and tips. But new NBC News polling shows challenges. His approval rating slipping to just 34 percent, a second term low.

4:30All as the president faces new criticism tonight from Ukraine's President Zelensky over Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Russian oil to try and lower gas prices, with new video showing an incredible drone rescue of a Ukrainian soldier. It's really big support for Putin. He feels victory with sanctions. And this little deal. I pressed President Trump. Zelensky says you're supporting Putin by waiving these sanctions. Is he right? I'm supporting stopping the war between Russia and Ukraine. How does that help stop the war? Why? Because that's what I do for a living. And frankly, Zelensky is not helping matters much.

5:10I think he doesn't want to stop it. All I want is for Russia and Ukraine to stop that stupid war. Garrett, let's get back to the president's midterm blitz. You have new reporting on his upcoming rallies. Well, Tom, the White House insists these rallies are helping Republican candidates, but the president's schedule tells you just how much Republicans are on defense right now. He heads to the Carolinas next and just announced two more rallies in Texas, which began early voting today. Tom. Garrett Haake at the White House. And for more of NBC's political reporting and exclusives, you can scan the QR code on your screen and subscribe now.

5:47We're going to head overseas now to France, where authorities are desperately trying to rein in those violent protests across the country. Today, protesters shutting down the Louvre. And tonight, there are new curfews across the country. Here's Richard Engel. Curfews in cities across France tonight as the government tries to bring calm. Clashes outside the Louvre Museum today, closed because of protests. Just the latest dust-up between demonstrators and police. In the city of Limoges, the historic city hall went up in flames, set on fire during nationwide protests over the weekend. The gathered crowd cheers when the spire collapses.

6:30Across the country, authorities have arrested thousands, water cannons used in attempts to disperse crowds this weekend. But the prime minister said as many as 3 ,000 businesses were impacted. Some looted. Much of the anger in the streets is aimed at French President Emmanuel Macron and a troubled economy. Macron blasted for attending a Celine Dion concert Friday night, said by his detractors to show him to be out of touch. Tear gas is now just falling right around us. We were there earlier this month as student protests over school conditions, initially peaceful, were growing and meeting resistance.

7:06Some of the demonstrators are trying to kick it away, to throw it away. Why all of this now? A mix of discontented youth, economic anxiety and politics. With France's far right saying all of the mayhem is caused by illegal immigration, hoping to capitalize on these scenes to win national elections just six months from now. Richard Engel, NBC News. And we're also following a string of frightening in-flight emergencies, including a passenger jet with its engine engulfed in flames today. Liz Kreutz has the video. Tonight, a series of alarming close calls on the tarmac and in the air. In Lima, Peru, the engine of this LATAM Airlines flight catching fire just before takeoff.

7:50You can see these videos showing the billowing flames and hear the terrifying view from inside. The airline says no one was injured and all passengers evacuated safely. The cause is still under investigation. Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, new video shows the private jet that skidded off the runway there Sunday as it was taking off for Canada, hitting a perimeter fence. Actor Donnie Wahlberg among those on board. We're all OK. I'm OK. The Boston Blue star speaking out about the experience on his Instagram. These pilots saved our lives and God covered us because we were, I'm not sure how many fences we avoided, but we didn't avoid the last one.

8:36But we avoided those trucks and heavy equipment and the dumpsters behind that. No one was injured. It's unclear what caused the plane to skid off the runway. And in San Jose, California. We are having injured failure. I'm declaring an emergency. This single engine plane nosedived into traffic Sunday, crashing down on one of the city's busiest streets. We live with the constant fear of another airplane flying into our community and crashing. The Cessna landing just yards away from this neighborhood, narrowly missing homes. And the fire department says two adults and a child were on board, all expected to be OK.

9:12Incredibly, nobody on the ground was injured. Tom. Yeah, that's a miracle. They all survived. Liz, thank you. When we return in 60 seconds, the new twist in the O.J. Simpson murder case, a former mobster may have known where the murder weapon ended up. Plus, the military helicopter crash into a parking lot in Arizona. We'll tell you what happened here, the investigation into how this happened. And could your kid be a SpaceX stockholder very soon? Elon Musk's big idea. Stay with us. This episode is brought to you by Whoop, the wearable health and fitness coach that gives you personalized insights into your sleep, recovery, strain, stress, and overall health.

9:51So you can finish summer feeling more aware of what you're capable of. With Whoop, you can better understand how your body is responding to travel, training, late nights, warmer weather, and packed weekends. It helps you see what's supporting your energy in recovery and what might be holding you back. Visit join.whoop.com slash SiriusXM.

10:35This holiday all plans, even unlimited, are just$15. A holiday deal this good obviously deserves an enormously expensive holiday song, like All I Want. Right. Okay, we can afford that. You know what? Forget the music budget. We're going to stick with whatever's in the public domain. Give it a try at mintmobile.com slash switch. Upfront payment of$45 for three months,$90 for six months, or$180 for a 12-month plan required. $15 per month equivalent. Taxes and fees extra. New customer offer for initial plan term only. Greater than 50 gigabytes may slow when network is busy. See terms. We're back now with a potential twist in the O.J.

11:09Simpson case. Newly unsealed court documents reveal that a former mobster may have been an accomplice and may have known where the murder weapon is. Emily Akeda has the latest. Three decades after O.J. Simpson's murder trial. We, the jury, in the above entitled action, find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder. Where the murder weapon was never found. Tonight, potential new clues that this man, a mobster turned government informant, had information about the disposal of the weapon. According to unearthed court records, Joey Ippolito was a known associate of Simpsons.

11:45He died in 2006, but his brother Sam Ippolito revealed to the New York Times that his sibling was at the murder scene. And that night, Sam Ippolito said his brother went out to help O.J. Simpson and then returned to their apartment with what appeared to be blood on his hands with a bag that he wanted his brother to get rid of. One federal official telling The Times that Ippolito was ultimately reluctant about being the snitch of the century in the trial of the century. Ippolito's ties to Simpson's inner circle echoed by rapper Fat Joe seeming to suggest Ippolito was waiting at the other end of the infamous police chase.

12:22He was in the airport with the private that O.J. Simpson is his man, right? He was the one waiting for him. But in another twist, after implicating his brother to the Times, the paper says Sam Ippolito recanted after being denied compensation for his story. Sam now telling NBC News there was no way Joey was involved. A prosecutor from the trial told the Times she would have been informed if there was anything credible from Ippolito. In the meantime, the LAPD says their investigation remains active and open. Tom? Emily Akeda for us. We're back in a moment with the update in the search for Amelia Earhart's doomed plane after this image sparked hope to solve the mystery.

13:04And the plane shoot down that sparked a new arrest warrant against former Cuban dictator Raul Castro 30 years later. This episode is brought to you by Whoop, the wearable health and fitness coach that gives you personalized insights into your sleep, recovery, strain, stress, and overall health. So you can finish summer feeling more aware of what you're capable of. With WHOOP, you can better understand how your body is responding to travel, training, late nights, warmer weather, and packed weekends. It helps you see what's supporting your energy and recovery and what might be holding you back. Visit join.whoop.com slash SiriusXM.

14:07This holiday, all plans, even unlimited, are just$15. A holiday deal this good obviously deserves an enormously expensive holiday song, like all I want. Right. Okay, we can afford that. You know what? Forget the music budget. We're going to stick with whatever's in the public domain. Give it a try at mintmobile.com slash switch. Upfront payment of$45 for three months,$90 for six months, or$180 for a 12-month plan required. $15 per month equivalent. Taxes and fees extra. New customer offer for initial plan term only. Greater than 50 gigabytes may slow when network is busy. See terms. We're back now with a close call from Marines.

14:40on board this helicopter, which came down hard on a parking lot near Arizona's Lake Havasu. You can see the mangled wreckage here. The Marines called it an aircraft mishap and said the crew on board was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. One of aviation's longest-running mysteries is still up in the air. A team from Purdue University announcing an expedition to find evidence of Amelia Earhart's plane produced no conclusive evidence. The team was investigating whether her plane went down over a remote island in the Pacific based on this satellite image of a blurry object in the water there.

15:14The team now saying it was likely trees. Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, went missing 90 years ago while Earhart was attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world. And today, Florida's attorney general announcing an arrest warrant for Raul Castro, the former leader of Cuba. The case centers on the 1996 shootdown of two planes belonging to the U.S. humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue. A federal grand jury previously indicted the 95-year-old this year in the case as the Trump administration leverages more pressure on Havana. And is your kid about to become a SpaceX shareholder?

15:51Billionaire Elon Musk announced he will give a share of the space company to every kid in America. The stock is trading around$150 right now and with about 72 million kids, that would be about$11 billion if the stock price holds. This accounts for less than 2 % of Musk's total net worth. When we come back, for every king a crown. The homecoming hero man enough to share the title with one of his classmates. A great story inspiring us all. Stay with us.

16:23Finally, there's good news tonight. It's homecoming season, and at one high school in eastern PA, the student who was elected king decided to share his crown. Take a look. Okay, first up, we have Kenny Cedano. It's homecoming at Mahanoy Area High School in eastern PA. And a new king is about to be crowned. These are the finalists, seniors Kenny Cedano-Ramirez and Axton Kula, arms around each other, plus one last fist bump before the big reveal. For 2026 is Kenny Fadoni! Kenny accepting the title, applause, filling that gym, but that's not where this story ends. Moments later, Kenny giving his crown and sash to Axton.

17:16Their classmates in the crowd going wild. Axton has Down syndrome, and his mom, Alyssa, says this moment meant so much. He's been talking about homecoming probably since last year. The moment also resonating with so many online. It's fun. It was fun. Yeah. Kenny's kindness, something they'll always remember. I'm very thankful that he did that and happy and that he was able to give him the experience that he's been talking about probably since last year or longer. It's pretty amazing. Amazing is right. All hail King Axton. That's nightly news for this Monday. I'm Tom Llamas. We thank you so much for watching.

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