Sunday, September 27, 2026

0:00If your workday happens in two languages, this one's for you. Whisperflow is a voice-to-text app. You talk, it types in any app in more than 100 languages. The email in English, the text to your mom in Spanish, the client note in Portuguese, and it switches languages as you do with the ums and typos gone four times faster than typing. Whisperflow is free. Get it at whisperflow.ai. That's W-I-S-P-R-flow.ai. It's the early mornings, the long shifts, packing two days into one, helping your kids with homework and finishing your own before bed. Where others see obstacles, you see opportunity, collecting wins even when no one's watching.

0:43This is what hustle looks like. Capella University keeps up with the way you move, letting you do work in life and learn in between. So go chase that degree and let your hustle make it happen. Capella University, what can't you do? Visit capella.edu to learn more. This is NBC Nightly News with Hallie Jackson. Good evening. We are coming on the air with a suspected terror attack thwarted tonight near an American airbase in the UK after British officials arrested five men nearby. You're looking at an aerial view of that base here, which has been used by the United States to carry out strikes against Iran.

1:22And if you look closely on the ground right here, you can see a bomb squad robot searching three white vans near the base. Officials say those vans were stopped by armed officers. And this grainy picture appears to show the moment five men were arrested on suspicion of terrorism. Right now, it's still not clear what the intended target may have been and who else may have been behind the plot. But tonight, the U.S. Embassy in London is warning Americans in the region to be on alert. Our Raf Sanchez is near the scene in the U.K. and starts us off tonight. Tonight, police in the U.K. say this military base used by the U.S.

1:56for strikes against Iran appears to have been the target of a suspected terror attack. You can see a bomb squad robot searching these three white vans. Authorities say armed officers stopped them early this morning and arrested five men on suspicion of preparing an act of terror and explosives crimes. This grainy photo, geolocated by NBC News, appears to show the moment of arrest. A 400-meter cordon has been put in place around the vehicles. The vans were intercepted just a few hundred yards from the perimeter of the base, known as RAF Fairford. So far, authorities have released few details about the suspects or their possible motives.

2:38Iran has made threats against the base, where American long-range B-1 bombers have been taking off throughout the war. In July, Iran's Revolutionary Guard called it a legitimate target, President Trump suggesting the suspects were under surveillance. We had them under view for a long time and we got them. But UK police say a member of the public alerted them in a call just before 1 a.m. The airbase is in the Cotswolds, west of London. This is normally a quiet part of the English countryside, but all over the area now the roads are blocked by heavily armed police. 85 homes in a nearby village were evacuated after the arrests.

3:17What's the mood of residents right now? I think people are tired. Tristan Wilkinson is a member of the regional council. Nobody wants to be woken up at two o 'clock in the morning with a policeman knocking on the door saying you need to leave. As fears grow, Iran may be seeking new and inventive ways of striking back against the U.S. Raf is joining us now from outside that air base in the U.K. And Raf, I understand you've just heard kind of a commotion there. Yeah, Hallie, so those three white vans we mentioned are just the other side of this police checkpoint. In the last few minutes, we've been hearing a series of bangs.

3:52Those are possible controlled explosions being carried out by the bomb squad. It's worth remembering also, under UK law, these suspects can be held for up to two weeks without charge, and we're unlikely to learn much about them unless there are charges. Hallie. Raf Sanchez, thank you. To the war against Iran now, and President Trump, late today, not ruling out more attacks before November's midterms. Yamiche Alcindor is at the White House for us tonight. And Yamiche, with the president also rejecting an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where does all of this leave talks between both sides?

4:25This week, talks between the U.S. and Iran are expected to continue after President Trump made clear he would not accept the agreement to immediately reopen the critical waterway. But things could escalate. Earlier today, President Trump did not rule out carrying out more military strikes on Iran before the military midterm elections. And in an interview on Meet the Press, the foreign minister of Iran said his country is fully prepared to resume fighting, quote, even if it comes to a doomsday war. Though he added that Iran also stands ready for diplomacy. Hallie. Yamiche Alessandar, thank you to that dangerous and powerful storm now marching up the East Coast tonight, bringing intense wind and widespread flooding across parts of the Northeast.

5:06Stephen Romo is in the storm zone.

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6:56And this shows you just how much water this storm has pushed in on shore. We're actually at low tide right now, but there are lots of nervous homeowners here watching as this water continues to inch closer to their homes. Many streets have been closed in this area. This early season storm now pummeling the region through multiple high tide cycles and turning deadly in New York City. The housing authority says a worker died in Brooklyn when a tree fell on him. Across the Northeast, tens of thousands still without power. The wind kept me up all night. And more than a thousand flight delays or cancellations today at major Northeast hubs.

7:35The slow moving system churning up dangerous surf across New England. Uncovering this more than century old shipwreck on Nantucket. And leaving all this seafoam on roads along Massachusetts its south shore. Beach erosion and floods threatening communities. We always think about moving our cars to higher ground. With workers racing to clean up. And the danger isn't over yet. Do not drive in closed or flooded roadways. To be clear, we're not out of the woods just yet. Another round of high tides threatening vulnerable areas along the coast as they wait for this stubborn storm to finally move out.

8:15Stephen is joining us now from the Jersey Shore. And Stephen, that next high tide just a couple hours away is going to bring with it some anxiety over more flooding.

8:26Yeah, Helly, that's right. Another high tide well on its way. Already caused so many problems for these people in these coastal areas. The high tide boosted by the full moon. They keep having to close down multiple roadways as nervous homeowners are watching as the water keeps creeping up closer to their homes. They're really waiting for this all to be over. Hallie. Stephen Romo, thank you. Let's bring in meteorologist Matt Brickman from our NBC New York station. And Matt, there is more to come from the storm system. There is, Hallie, though the worst of it I do think is behind us, the worst of that coastal flooding, the heaviest rain, the strongest winds.

9:01But still, we will see periods of heavy rain and gusty winds through the night tonight and still some minor coastal flooding for this evening's high tides and tomorrow morning. By tomorrow afternoon, that nor 'easter is moving up the New England coastline and bringing rain throughout the day on Monday. The totals here aren't huge, but they add on top of what we've already seen. So another one to two inches of rain throughout the northeast could push storm totals to five to seven inches and put as many as seven million people at risk of additional flooding. Hallie. Still plenty to watch. Matt Brickman, thank you.

9:38We are also tracking severe weather in Hawaii, a state dealing with its third hurricane in just a matter of weeks. Look at this. The waves slamming the southern coast of the Big Island as Hurricane Nolo churned offshore, creating dangerous surf and wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. Officials say resources are strained since the state's still recovering from hurricanes Lala and Lowell. Also tonight, we're learning more about a midair scare on board a United Airlines flight with a window blowing out, forcing an emergency landing. The plane took off from Houston just before noon and about 20 minutes later diverted to El Paso, according to FlightAware tracking.

10:14The cockpit crew declaring an emergency. NBC News has reached out to United's regional carrier Mesa for more details. Also tonight, OpenAI confirming it has paused training and development of its latest AI models after reports of systems going rogue. That's after the company said Friday that it's doing an extensive review after its AI agents reportedly interfered with U.S. government websites over the summer. Tonight, we're learning President Trump is set to host the head of Anthropic for a private White House dinner, according to a person familiar with the plans. Dario Amadei has argued for a slowdown in AI development, even as President Trump says the U.S.

10:51needs to win the AI race against China. When we come back, the Panda Express touching down from China, delivering two new soon-to-be stars to the Atlanta Zoo. If your workday happens in two languages, this one's for you. Whisperflow is a voice-to-text app. You talk, it types in any app in more than 100 languages. The email in English, the text to your mom in Spanish, the client note in Portuguese, and it switches languages as you do, with the ums and typos gone four times faster than typing. Whisperflow is free. Get it at whisperflow.ai. That's W-I-S-P-R-flow.ai. It's the early mornings, the long shifts, packing two days into one, helping your kids with homework and finishing your own before bed.

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