NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas - Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Episode Date: September 2, 2026

Iran launches new missile attacks; Lindsay Clancy jury deadlocked after four days of deliberations; Tropical Storm Edouard hits Gulf Coast; 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 news, U.S. allies under attack right now as the war in Iran reignites. Powerful bombardments rocking the region tonight. The U.S. and Iran trading a new wave of strikes. Iran claiming a wedding party was hit, civilians allegedly killed. Now the urgent security alert for U.S. citizens in the Middle East. Also tonight, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial deadlocked, telling a judge they can't come to a unanimous decision. The judge telling them to keep deliberating the fate of the mother who admitted to killing her three young kids in their hands. So what happens if there's a mistrial?

Tropical storm Edward makes landfall, powerful winds and torrential rains pounding Texas and Louisiana. Our reporter on the ground as the storm charges inland. The new image of a college student with his hands up moments before a police officer shot and killed him, the student allegedly went to the wrong house after a night out, the charges that officer now faces. The series of explosions at an industrial plant in Mississippi, how everyone made it out alive. Former NFL quarterback Tony Romo breaking his silence after his impaired driving arrest, admitting to having a substance abuse problem. Surviving a lightning strike, rare video capturing the moment this man is hit,

You'll hear in his own words how he somehow walked away. The Wheel of Fortune announcer reportedly suspended over an incident on a commercial flight. Full throttle face plan, a motorcyclist slamming into a bus at full speed, flying right through the open doors and onto its seats. And there's good news tonight, the soldier surprise disguised at a school mascot and getting this epic hug from his sister. Nightly news starts right now. This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Yamas.

And good evening. We thank you for joining us on this busy Tuesday night. We want to begin with the war in Iran appearing to restart tonight. Iran and the U.S. are again trading strikes and threatening to return to all-out war. Video released by the Iranians. You see it here, showed missiles being fired toward American allies like Jordan, part of a barrage of more than a dozen launches, Kuwait being targeted right now as well. American forces just hours earlier launching yet another series of retaliatory strikes in response to Iran targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz. And Iran tonight claiming that a wedding party was hit with fatalities.

The U.S. military has not confirmed that. And now President Trump saying the strikes could continue as the White House tries to strangle the Iranian regime on the battlefield and economically. Arir Simmons joins us live from the region and Kyr, America's allies under attack right now. That's right, Tom, despite President Trump's threats tonight, Iran is not backing down, targeting U.S. allies across this region, with Kuwait tonight saying it is currently engaging Iranian drones. Tonight, Iran launching this new air strike on Jordan. Part of what Jordan says was a barrage of 13 Iranian missiles, 10 intercepted, three falling in remote areas. All after President Trump warned Iran that the biggest attack is waiting in the wings, and there will be very little left of the Islamic Republic

if it launched new strikes. US Central Command just hours earlier with its second round of retaliatory strikes on Iran in just three days. President Trump saying it was a response to Iran attempting to mine the strait of Amuz and shooting missiles at a U.S. military base and the president saying new strikes were possible.

Their Navy is gone, their air force is gone, their surveillance equine, weapon is almost entirely gone. That doesn't mean we won't smack them. In Iran, massive lines for gas in Tehran, with Iranian officials saying they don't have enough to meet demand amid the U.S. blockade. Part of the U.S. economic squeeze on the battered Iranian economy. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant with a new message to the Iranian regime. We know the $100 million houses you have around the world, and we're going to freeze those. Tonight, to this volatile environment prompting the State Department to issue a security alert,

urging Americans living in or visiting the region to exercise caution and heightened vigilance and be prepared for potential travel disruptions. Keir joins us again on this breaking news. What is the U.S. military saying tonight about those claims about a strike on a wedding party in Iran and civilians killed? Well, Tom, Iran is saying that four civilians have been killed. and 68 injured in that strike on a wedding party. NBC News cannot verify that claim by Iran, but U.S. Central Command is saying it is aware of those reports, but that the U.S. does not target civilians. Tom. Kier Simmons leading us off tonight. Kier, thank you. Back here at home,

a Massachusetts jury says they are deadlocked in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. The judge ordering them to keep going as the possibility of a mistrial looms. Stephanie Gosk is at the courthouse. Tonight, the fate of Lindsay Clancy hanging in the balance. After four days of deliberations, the jury saying it cannot reach a verdict, the judge telling them keep going. I know that this was a law in trial. All right. I know there were over 80 witnesses. There were over 300 exhibits.

But because of that, I'm going to ask you to go back out. Clancy is accused of killing her three children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan in January 2023. Nine women and three men now choosing between five possible verdicts. Not guilty. Not guilty by reason of insanity. Manslaughter. Second-degree murder and first-degree murder. With the outcome determining whether Clancy, who is currently being held at a hospital, would face a life sentence without parole. And all 12 jurors have to agree.

So far, they have not. I don't know that it's a good sign or a bad. sign or any sign. It's that they're working hard to try to come to a decision. On Friday, jurors asked to review evidence from the trial, but there have been no new request since. During the trial, a battle between experts, the prosecution's witness. She retained an awareness of the illegality of killing others, including killing her children. And for the defense. She had no appreciation for the wrongfulness of her act. And now, after weeks of testimony and four days of deliberations, the jury has hit a wall.

Are we headed for a mistrial here? Absolutely. You could just see that the jury is very divided just by looking at them. All right, with that, Stephanie Goss joins us live from outside the courtroom. Stephanie, walk our viewers through this. What happens if the jury can't agree on a verdict? So, Tom, if they come back tomorrow, the judge could send them back again and say, try harder. And maybe he does that one more time.

But then it's likely a mistrial. And that will mean the district attorney will have to decide if he wants to try this case. all over again, Tom. Stephanie, Goss, watching that trial for us. Stephanie, thank you. Down south, tropical storm, Edward, making landfall in southwest Louisiana near the Texas border today, bringing heavy rains and strong winds. Jesse, Curse joins us now live from the storm zone.

And Jesse, what are the impacts you're seeing and feeling tonight? Tom, these are some of the most powerful wind gusts we felt all day. They are scattering debris, but the threat is far from over. Edward packing a powerful punch, gusts topping 70 miles per hour. But the biggest threat right now is flash flooding. The National Weather Service warning some areas could see up to three inches of rainfall per hour. And there was a flood watch up for parts of Texas into tomorrow. Meanwhile, tens of millions are facing a severe weather threat tonight with multiple severe thunderstorm watches,

including one for Philadelphia and New York City. it is going to be a long night ahead for many, including right here in Texas. Tom. Jesse Kerrish from Port Arthur, Texas tonight. Jesse, thank you. In Pennsylvania tonight, a police officer is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 22-year-old college student who prosecutors say during a night out celebrating went to the wrong house. Aaron Gilchrist now with the body cam image just released. This is the single frame from police body cam footage released today by authorities showing 22-year-old Glenwood Pyshire on August 23rd. His hands raised, and according to the Montgomery

County Pennsylvania District Attorney, 17 to 20 feet away when shot by Upper Pots Grove Police Corporal, Sean Farrell. This is not a legal use of lethal force under Pennsylvania law, and I am obligated under the law to charge Sean Farrell with voluntary manslaughter. Pyshire, a college baseball player, had gone to the wrong house after a night of drinking with friends. was responding to a 911 call from the homeowners afraid someone was breaking in. He yelled, police, let me see your hands. He followed up with hands up, hands up now, dropped to the ground. Fisher raised his hands in the air, clearly visible.

Paischer continued to walk toward Farrell, who was behind a red car. Farrell then yells, stop or I'll. And before finishing the statement, Corporal Farrell, fires his handgun twice. Pyscher was struck twice in the chest and killed. His parents say they're still processing what happened. The cops should have never resort it to such force. He was unarmed. He was supposed to play baseball and live his life and was cut short.

Farrell turned himself in and his attorney says he looks forward to vindicating himself and maintains his innocence. Aaron Gilchrist, NBC News. We have new images tonight of another popular national park swore. Womp by flash flooding just days after those deadly storms swept through the Grand Canyon. Dana Griffin is there tonight. Tonight, stunning video showing flash flood waters rolling over the edge of a cliff in Utah's Zion National Park. Oh, my God.

You can see the muddy rapids. And hear the roar of rushing water. Watch this time lapse showing the Virgin River grow from normal flow. part of it hitting its fifth highest peak on record Monday. While southeast of there at the Grand Canyon, crews continuing their search, racing defying the last missing hiker caught in Saturday's deadly flash flooding. We're going to do all we can do to find him. Timothy Allen Smith has not been seen since then.

His two hiking buddies, John Juistie, and Brent Rosencranes, were killed. Nearly an inch of rain falling within an hour that day. Immediately when they told us we had flash flooding, happening, evacuation started in the canyon. Burn scars from a 2025 wildfire likely making conditions worse, helping to surge water deep into the canyon. Park officials say their flood gauges were knocked off-line sometime during the storm, but that it had no impact on their ability to airlift dozens to safety. The challenge now? Obviously, it's just the topography trails have been washed out. So moving up through the box to do the actual ground search is going to be much more

difficult. Cruz are also using a drone with technology that could potentially detect Timothy's phone, helping to narrow down his location. Tom? Dana, thank you. Netto Ohio, where the family and friends of a Haitian college student are blasting the Trump administration for requiring him to wear an ankle monitor after he lost his immigration status, which they say led to a suicide. Here's Julia Ainslie. Tonight, the family of 20-year-old Pierre Bell is planning his funeral and blaming the Trump administration's immigration policies for his death. They say the Haitian immigrant living in Ohio was driven to suicide after being forced to wear an ankle monitor, which led to ridicule and shame. There's blood on their hands. Bell just enrolled at Wright State University with a soccer scholarship,

but his family saying he could not play with the monitor and was also bullied by classmates for wearing it. There's nothing illegal or criminalizing about Pierre Damas Bell. Not even a traffic ticket. Ankle monitors were frequently used by the Obama and Biden administrations to monitor migrants without detaining them. ICE says Bell was released into the U.S. two years ago by the Biden administration, which granted Haitian's temporary protected status. But the Trump administration revoked it. ICE saying in a statement, no one is required to stay in the United States illegally and wear a monitor. Illegal aliens have a lawful, voluntary option.

They can self-deport. part of President Trump's campaign pledge for mass deportations. We come in with the right people. We come in with the power to move people out of the country if they hear illegally. But this from Ohio's Republican governor tonight. Look at someone like that and say, you know, we're going to kick you out of the country. We'll put an ankle monitor on you. To me, it just doesn't make any sense.

Julia Ainsley, NBC News. Also tonight, former NFL quarterback and CBS announcer, Tony Roeeman, Breaking his silence, admitting to substance abuse issues after he was arrested for impaired driving. Shaquille Brewster has this one. You're under arrest for operating while under influence, okay. Tony Romo tonight breaking his silence, saying pain from injuries during his NFL career led to an over-reliance on alcohol. Did I pass this test? Turn around?

No. The public comments are his first since being arrested on suspicion of impaired driving this summer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Johnson, captured in this body camera video from July 23rd. Can I do an exercise? Go ahead, dude. Two back surgeries, I need to stand. Today on Instagram, the CBS football analyst and former NFL quarterback calling it a personal failure, saying his overreliance on alcohol stemmed from his efforts to end his dependence on pain medication.

Writing multiple back surgeries ended my career earlier than I expected and left me with constant debilitating pain. How many drinks have you had? In July, police say he performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests. Do you understand the instructions? No. Romo today pleading no contest to operating while intoxicated. Court documents saying the court revoked his driving privileges for six months. CBS Sports not commenting tonight, previously announcing Romo was on leave until further notice.

But with the start of the NFL season just over a week away, the broadcaster writing, as I turn my attention to my health, my family, and in time my return to CBS, I kindly ask for privacy. Shaquille Brewster, NBC News. All right, when we return in 60 seconds, the Wheel of Fortune announcer suspended what he's accused of doing, struck by lightning and somehow surviving. A New York man tells us how he survived this. Plus, the rush to get out alive when a massive factory caught fire in Mississippi. Stay with us.

Back down with the shocking lightning strike that hit one man who was walking to his car, the terrifying moment caught on camera. Aaron McLaughlin spoke with him on Staten Island. This is the moment a bolt of lightning strikes a man on New York Staten Island. Caught on camera. You can see the flash of light. Then resident Thomas Fahmni drops to the ground in agony. Incredibly, he gets back up and walks away, taking shelter inside a resident's home.

Is my home? Sure. Yes, please come. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Are you in? Yes. They say lightning doesn't strike twice.

I hope not. I hope not. Today Fakhmi showed us where it happened. The first thing I first saw was just a white flash. What did it feel like? I felt like my feet I was walking on balloons. It was really, really in pain. Numbing, tingling, feeling down there.

It was a sensation I have never felt ever my life. Fahkmi was treated for only minor injuries. His story of survival after other. lightning strikes this summer ended in tragedy, with 13 fatalities recorded nationwide so far this year. On Saturday, Utah resident Steve Matheson was struck by a thunderbolt while jet skiing in Florida, killing the 41-year-old father of four, according to the local sheriff. That death days after lightning in South Florida killed 31-year-old Kenya Glasgow and one of her children. Fahmahmy says he knows how lucky he is to be alive. That strike of lightning reminded me, it reminded me that life

can go in a blink of an eye in a flash. Aaron McLaughlin, NBC News, Staten Island, New York. Incredible, he lived to tell that story. All right, we're back in a moment with the motorcycle crash caught on camera. Look at this, the driver landing in the backseat of a bus. You'll see the full video. Next. We're back now with a stunning video of a crash in Columbia.

Watch as this motorcyclist hurdles through an intersection before careening through the open doors of a bus. watch it again in slow motion. Here's another look from actually inside the bus. Somehow this driver was able to walk away. Here at home, a fire exploding at a chemical plant in Mississippi on Monday. Look at the enormous clouds of smoke and flames stretching through an entire lot. All employees, though, evacuated safely. That's great news.

And breaking tonight, longtime Wheel of Fortune announcer, Jim Thornton has been suspended. Sony Pictures, television studios saying in a statement, they were, quote, recently made aware of allegations concerning Thornton. The studio says they are recasting while they conduct a thorough investigation. When we come back tonight here on nightly news, the epic hug after this military surprise. You're going to love it. It's next. Finally, there's good news tonight for a high school student in Oklahoma who hadn't seen her big brother in a year. He came home from a deployment and found an unforgettable way to surprise her.

This high school cheer squad thought they were watching tryouts for a new mascot. At first, just another wildcat showing off his moves. But watch what happens next. Freshman Taylin Shaw recognizes him instantly, her big brother James. I was really just feeling pure shock in the moment. A sergeant in the Army National Guard. He had been deployed in Jordan for a year. We have a 12-year difference, but he's still my best friend.

I tell him everything. I go to him for everything. Back home in Piedmont, Oklahoma, James planned it all from the costume to the fake tryout. I was super excited because I knew she didn't have a clue. I was also a little nervous trying to figure out what dance moves to do. The two spending a year apart, so there was only one thing left to do. Get that hug. After everything had slowed down, I just kind of became really grateful that he came home saying, and that every prayer worked. We thank Sergeant Shaw and his family for their sacrifice and their service

and nice moves, Sergeant Shaw. All right, that's nightly news for this Tuesday. I'm Tom Yamas. Thanks so much for watching. Tonight and always, we're here for you. Good night.