NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas - Thursday, February 26, 2026

Episode Date: February 27, 2026

New video of car overnight near Guthrie home; Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies in Epstein investigation; American citizen among victims in Cuba boat shooting, U.S. officials say; and more on tonight’s broadcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Breaking tonight the potential new lead in the search for Nancy Guthrie. The video police are now looking at. This never-before-seen ring camp video of a car near Nancy's home, reportedly at 2.30 a.m. the morning of her abduction. It comes as the FBI hands Nancy's home back to Savannah and her family, while law enforcement are releasing the crime scene. Also breaking just moments ago, Hillary Clinton sounding off after testifying in the Epstein investigation. This photo leak forcing lawmakers to pause her deposition what she said when asked about any ties to the convicted sex offender.

Hollywood bombshell Netflix pulling out of the bidding war for Warner Brothers. What it means now that Paramount wins it. New details in the deadly gunfight with Cuba's Coast Guard, a U.S. citizen killed in the shootout, our new reporting on the Americans involved in what Cuba is calling an attempt to infiltrate the country. Serial Stowaway strikes again, video of a woman slipping past gate agents and sneaking onto a plane just a year after she was caught trespassing on another transatlantic flight, how she pulled it off again. Terrifying wake-up call a group of men firing off a barrage of gunfire on a house while a family slept inside. Was it a case of mistaken identity? Mortgage rate milestone rates falling below 6% for the first time.

years what it means if you want to buy a home. The heart-stopping video as two skiers raced to rescue a man buried deep in the snow how they got him out. Vince McBan's high-speed crashed the wrestling titan smashing his Bentley into a car and a guardrail what he told police moments later. And the great airport debate should pajamas be banned? One airport floating the idea, the turbulent reaction from passengers, nightly news, Starts right now. This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Yamas. And good evening.

We begin tonight with breaking news in the search for Nancy Guthrie and never before seen ring cam video of a car near her home reportedly on the morning of her abduction. This is the video that police say they are investigating. In the background, you can see a vehicle passing by on a road in her neighborhood some two and a half miles from Nancy's house at around the same time of her abduction. This, as the FBI now shifts its investigation into a new phase, moving to hand Nancy's home back to Savannah and her family, and officially release that crime scene. We're learning tonight that investigators have now received five to 10,000 hours of video footage as they look for more clues and they are in the process of going through every frame of it. Our Liz Kreutz leads us off tonight from Tucson.

Tonight, this new ring camera footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows the car driving around 2.308. the night Nancy Guthrie was abducted. The sheriff's offices, they're aware of the video, which was taken about two and a half miles from her home and outside that two mile perimeter where investigators had asked for video. An FBI source tells NBC news since Nancy's disappearance, investigators have amassed five to 10,000 hours of footage that agents are now going through. It comes as the FBI is in the process of handing Nancy's home back over to Savannah and her family. Two law enforcement sources tell NBC News that after weeks of extensively searching the property, investigators no longer feel a need to seal the home off as a crime scene or restrict the family's access.

Nancy Street also now closed down to public parking, limiting the media presence outside the home. This will now be the second time the property has been returned to the family. Two days after Nancy's abduction, the Pima County Sheriff announces investigators had completed their search. The scene is done. We're done with the residents. We've turned that over to the family. But a day after, the sheriff said that the property was sealed off this time. by the FBI. The main significance of handing the house back is that that is going to be the end of the ability to collect evidence. Any evidence that they would collect, any defense attorney would say this could be contaminated, this could have been planted. This is the end of the line as far as

collecting evidence goes. And with that, Liz joins us tonight live from outside the FBI field office in Phoenix, where many of those thousands of hours of footage and some of that DNA is being reviewed? Yeah, that's right, Tom. Investigators have to watch. every single piece of video in real time. That remains a key part of this investigation. And while there are still many boots on the ground in Tucson, a senior law enforcement official says there are now scores of agents centered here in Phoenix for their analyzing intel and pouring over all that evidence. Tom. All right, Liz, Chris, for us tonight. Liz, thank you. Also breaking right now, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking to cameras just moments ago, just as she

finished testifying in the congressional investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein files. Our Ryan, Nobles was there. From her opening statement, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, making it clear, she knew nothing about Jeffrey Epstein and Galane Maxwell's crimes. I don't know how many times I had to say. I did not know Jeffrey Hepstein. I never went to his island. I never went to his homes. I never went to his offices. But her husband, Bill, appears in a number of undated photos in the Epstein files. The Clintons have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and have not been accused of any crimes related to Epstein. The number of times that she said, I don't know, you'll have to ask my husband, was,

you know, more than a dozen. Today, Republicans pressing the former Secretary of State on donations made to the Clinton Global Initiative and Maxwell's attendance at her daughter Chelsea's wedding. She came as the plus one, the guest of someone who was invited. Clinton also said that some of the questions veered off topic. Because I started being asked about UFOs and a series of questions about Pizza Gate. Congressman Suha Subraminium was in the room. Did Secretary Clinton answer every question? Secretary Clinton answered every single question,

and the reality is she'd never really met Jeffrey Epstein, to her knowledge. The questioning momentarily delayed after Congresswoman Lauren Bobert sent these unauthorized photos of Clinton to conservative influencer Benny Johnson, who posted them widely. The deposition eventually continued. Democrats say the deposition should have been public, and are calling for the transcript and full video to be released within 24 hours, as well as arguing President Trump should be next. We want to talk to former President Bill Clinton,

and the other person we want to talk to is current President Donald Trump. President Trump recently told Tom he did not support going after the Clintons. It bothers me that somebody's going after Bill Clinton. See, I like Bill Clinton. Ryan joins me now from Chappaqua, New York. Ryan, what did Secretary Clinton say about her husband's testimony tomorrow? Tom, Secretary Clinton says that she expects her husband to answer every question in his deposition, and she's also confident that he knew nothing of Galane Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

Republicans expect tomorrow's deposition to go even longer than today's, which lasted close to six hours. Tom. Ryan Noble's for us. Ryan, we thank you for that, and we have breaking news tonight in the battle over Warner Brothers Discovery and who will buy it. Netflix saying it's pulling out after Paramount increased its offer. Christine Romans is here now. Christine, Netflix was the 800-pound gorilla. How did they get outbid?

Right. Just a stunning development today, Tom. First, Warner Brothers Discovery said that Paramount had the superior proposal to buy all of the company. Paramount had raised the price of its offer for WBD earlier this week. Warner Brothers Discovery said that triggered a four-day period for Netflix to revise its offer to buy the Warner Brothers Movie Studio, HBO, and HBO Max. But then, late tonight, Netflix said no thanks. The company's co-CEOs releasing a statement

saying, this transaction was always a nice to have at the right price, not a must have, Tom, at any price. So, Christine, what will this mean for all the viewers and fans at home? Yeah, a big question here. If the deal goes through, it raises questions, of course, about prices, especially for streaming services with a new behemoth, right? And for control of the media, notably news outlet CNN with the Ellison's good friends with President Trump looking to expand their empire. David Ellison, CEO of Paramount, just this week, a guest of Senator Lindsey Graham at the State of the Union. Tom, it really can't be overstated how big of a sea change this could be. Yeah, if it all goes through. Okay, Christine, we thank you for that.

We have new reporting tonight that a U.S. citizen was among those killed in that deadly gunfight at sea when the Cuban regime claims a boat open fire on Cuba's Border Patrol and now family members of those detained are speaking out. Jose deus Ballard has the latest. Tonight, the deadly incident at sea. U.S. officials now telling NBC news, Americans were among the passengers on that 24-foot boat involved in the alleged gunfight with Cuba's border patrol. At least one American was killed, another is now detained. As Cuban officials released new details about what they claim happened during Wednesday's incident, Cuba's interior ministry saying all 10 people on the intercepted speedboat were, quote,

Cuban residents of the U.S., claiming they were planning an infiltration with terrorist purposes. Adding, they seized assault rifles, handguns, Molotov cocktails, and other supplies in the boat. The firefight allegedly happened off Cayo Falconez on the island's northwest coast. Cuban authorities say the boat fired on Border Patrol first to return fire, that four passengers on the boat were killed, and six were injured. injured and detained. Among them, Conrado Galindo Sariol. Tonight, his wife and daughter speaking to

Telemundo. He wasn't a terrorist, nor has he ever held a weapon his wife, Anna, says. Michel Ortega Casanova was listed among the deceased. His brother, Misail, saying tonight, somehow this battle has to end and that there's freedom we all long for. Two sources close to one of the detained men tell NBC News, at least some of the people the the boat are affiliated with an anti-Castro group opposed to Cuba's communist regime. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says no U.S. government personnel were on the boat and that the U.S. will not rely on the Cuban version of events. It is highly unusual to see shootouts and open sea.

But we're going to find out. We're not going to base our conclusions on what they've told us. Jose joins us now, and Jose, I know initially the Cubans had said it was a speedboat they were on, but I know you have some new reporting tonight. Tom, indeed, it was a 24-foot-one engine boat, and it had been reported stolen by its owner in South Florida. The owner who alleged it was taken by an employee, Secretary Marco Rubio, meanwhile, has requested access to those who were injured, and the U.S. is conducting its own investigation, Tom. All right, Jose, we thank you for that. Tonight, a woman who made global headlines for sneaking onto an international flight two years ago,

has done it again. Investigators now trying to figure out how this repeat offender got on board without a boarding pass. Here's NBC's Tom Costello. This is the video that aviation sources say shows Svetlana Dolly in a black coat slipping past a United Airlines gate agent at Newark and onto a flight to Milan, Italy after first getting past a TSA checkpoint with no ID or boarding pass. Watch again as she seems to jump past another passenger and the gate agent. This photo shows her on board over the Atlantic, and she's done it before. I saw them against United States. In 2024, she was a stowaway on a Delta flight to Paris after slipping past the TSA ID check and the Delta Gate agents.

A Russian national with U.S. residency, flight attendants discovered her then hiding in a laboratory. French police arrested her and returned her to New York. Then you got there. You don't have a ticket, and then what did you do next? Dolly said she simply got in line, passed a checkpoint, and was never asked for ID. She was convicted and sentenced to time served. Security pros say it raises serious concerns. If she was able to get through, that demonstrates a gap in the system that could easily be exploited by somebody with bad intent.

Sources tell NBC, New York, that on the flight to Italy, Dolly pretended she couldn't speak or hear. Once in Milan, a source familiar with the matter says she asked for asylum but does not appear to be in custody. TSA says it is investigating. United says safety and security are the highest priorities. It's also investigating and working with the appropriate authorities, Tom. Incredible. She did it again. All right, Tom, thank you. The next round of winter weather is poised to strike this weekend just days after a brutal historic blizzard. Bill Cairns joins us now live here in studio. Bill, how intense will this one be?

It's not going to be crippling like the last one. but the timing being into Monday and Tuesday, it's going to affect a lot of schools and a lot of people's work schedule. So first we get this blast of cold. Hopefully it's one of the last ones of our winter season. But this comes into the Great Lakes Saturday, arrives in the Northeast on Sunday. That sets the stage for our winter event. It starts Sunday afternoon and evening into Iowa, maybe Chicago, central Illinois. And it'll be cold enough to even stick on the surface, the grassy surfaces and the roads. By the time we get to Monday, this first wave kind of weakens a little bit as it approaches areas like Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York. There's still some disagreement on how much snow we're going to get.

Our European model has snow accumulating, maybe even plowable, south of Chicago, then definitely through areas of interior northeast. Our American model is more south. We'll figure that out over the weekend, but heads up. All right, you'll be keeping an eye on it, Bill. We thank you. That is some heart-pounding video as rescuers on the ski slopes captured this on camera. A skier buried alive in heavy snow.

Strangers quick-thinking saved his life. Here's Morgan Chesky. A frantic rescue near Lake Tahoe. Two friends digging out a skier bury beneath feet of fresh snow and barely able to breathe. You're okay? You're okay? You're okay? Carson Schmidt and Eric Masuda savoring the powder at Palisades Tahoe just seconds earlier. That's deep.

When Carson glimps something in the snow. They're good? The first reaction was, is that a ski tip or is that a tree? They both donned on us that at somebody buried headfirst. And then at that point, you stop thinking and you just go straight for his airway. The two digging down, almost sliding in themselves, after the resorts saw more than six feet of snow in 48 hours. Every time you stuck your arm down or your leg down, you just sunk it deeper. If the two of you don't notice this skier in white-out conditions, who does? Unless he got lucky. Nobody.

Palisades Tahoe sharing, when conditions are this deep, it doesn't take an avalanche or a tree well for someone to become buried. The rescue mere miles from Castle Peak, where last week's deadly avalanche claim nine lives. Tonight, the friends celebrated for their quick thinking. You're okay? Grateful to help another. Make it home safe. Morgan Chesky, NBC News. What a rescue.

All right, when we return in 60s. Who are these men? Why did they unload a hill of bullets on a family's home? The people inside lucky to be alive and talking. That's next. We're back now with the search for three mass shooters who opened fire in a house in Tacoma, Washington, while the family was asleep inside, and it may have been a case of mistaken identity. Dana Griffin has the story. A jarring early morning wake up called by gunfire. as three masked men in dark clothing approached this Tacoma Washington home before taking aim. At least 50 rounds spray into Stephen Taylor's house around 4 a.m. Tuesday as his family slept inside. I was just worried about my daughter's life. Our victim's reporting possibly three gunshots to the chest, arm, and foot.

The patient is awake in talking still. Taylor's 21-year-old daughter was in the front bedroom and was shot multiple times. kind of grazed her by the grace of God, really. Honestly, it was just a really horrific experience. Inside the home, bullet holes record an unimaginable terror. This bullet right here was found in the blanket. The family doesn't know why they were targeted or if they were even the intended target. Police say the shooters have not been identified as they await ballistic data from a crime lab,

hoping someone who sees the video recognizes the gunman. A deadly awakening and a family grateful to be alive. Dana Griffin, NBC News. We're back at a moment with the new milestone for falling mortgage rates is now the time to buy. Plus, new videos of former wrestling CEO Vince McMahon crashing as Bentley after being clock driving more than 100 miles per hour. That's next. For the first time in three and a half years, mortgage rates for a 30-year, fixed rate loan fell below 6%. Today's rates now at 5.98%. Experts say it's an important milestone

with the potential to spark activity in the housing market just ahead of the spring buying season. Also tonight, new police video of former W.W.E. CEO, Vince McMahon smashing his Bentley into a car after being clock going more than 100 miles per hour. A Connecticut State Troopers dash cam showing him crashing into another car and swerving into the guardrail. When he pulled over McMahon, He told the trooper he was heading to his granddaughter's birthday. McMahon was cited for reckless driving, but the charges will be dropped after a pre-tarile probation program. And take a look at this video of a hippo overturning a boat

and knocking a conservation worker's son into the water, the father telling a local outlet in South Africa that everyone kept calm to avoid angering the hippo. Thankfully, everyone was okay and the hippo wasn't hurt either. Incredible video there. All right, when we come back, the high-flying debate, Is it okay to wear pajamas on the plane? One airport now floating the idea of banning it.

We'll explain that's next. Finally tonight, what should you wear when you fly? It's a long-running debate that got new life today when a Florida airport suggested it might ban pajamas. Emily Aketa has this one. There be rules around what you can wear to fly. I don't have sweatpants on. This is a big, big, big accomplishment for me.

That's the debate taking off on social media tonight. After a Florida airport posted, we've seen enough. It's time to bam pajamas at Tampa International Airport. The madness stops today. The movement starts now. The post on X, rocking up millions of views and opinions. You're going to tackle somebody because they got some pajamas on if they get off the plane? One person reacting, pajamification of society is out of control.

While another says, putting on the most pajama outfit I have today just because of this post. It's a long play and I'd rather be comfortable. At Newark Airport today, we saw fuzzy pants, ornate scarves, socks and sandals. This dog's sporting a cashmere sweater. How do you guys like to dress when you travel? You see? Glass it. While Tampa International tells us their pajama ban is just a joke.

Airport etiquette has been in the national spotlight after the Transportation Secretary encouraged travelers to avoid slippers and PJs last November. I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better. A call that harkens back to the suits and skirts popular on planes decades ago. Marcy Smith remembers strict dress codes when she was an airline employee in the 70s. There were rules that required you'd be groomed and look nice every day or you were sent home. And now when you leave home to fly, you see everything from sweatsuits to business suits. It's none of their business what we wear at the airport.

Emily Ikeda, NBC News. All right, that does it for us tonight. That's nightly news for this Thursday. I'm Tom Yamas. Thanks so much for watching. Tonight, and always, we're here for you. Good night.