NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas - Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Episode Date: September 10, 2026

Air Force One emergency slide mistakenly deployed; Trump says Iran war will end "after the election"; New video of deadly cargo plane crash in Miami; 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.

Tonight, the emergency mishap on President Trump's controversial new Air Force One. The emergency slide accidentally deploying moments before the president was set to depart. The latest problem for the gifted Katari jet. Is it safe enough for the president? Our new reporting on this latest accident. Iran tankers attack, new video of U.S. strikes on Iran's oil ships, and President Trump's new timeline for when the war, could end. Republicans kicking off their first ever midterm convention. The president speaking

tonight hoping to stop a blue wave as oil hits another high. New video of that Amazon cargo planes crash landing and the new drone video showing the destructive path that ended with five deaths. Also tonight, Hawaii's Kauai in a state of misery after that hurricane barreled through the long lines for gas and necessities nearly the entire island without power. New revelations in the Lindsay Clancy case, her attorney telling our Laura Jarrett what Clancy says about her kids now. The dire AI warning from company insiders saying the tech could kill all humans by the end of the decade. Apple unveils its first ever foldable iPhone. Our correspondent tries it out, the big features and

even bigger price tag. While video of a man attempting to shoot his ex-wife in a restaurant, a waiter tackling him, that hero speaks to us about the selfless takedown. TSA reversal. Could we soon be allowed to bring full water bottles through security? Dangling in midair, the bizarre crash leaving this car suspended over a highway. Are these the driver's legs dangling out? Nightly News starts right now. This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Yomas. And good evening. We thank you for joining us on this Wednesday night. We want to begin with the latest potential safety scare for President Trump's controversial

new Air Force One Jet. You see it right here, an emergency slide accidentally deploying as the plane sat on the tarmac. The president left waiting as staffers worked on it before it was carted away from the plane. The Qatari-gifted airplane previously a focus of criticism and concern over whether the jet has the security features necessary to safely transport the president. President Trump now on his way to Dallas, where you see it here, a midterm convention is kicking off tonight to rally Republicans before election day. The party facing major headwinds in November, including the war with Iran with new strikes just last night. The price of oil now spiking back to levels not seen since May.

A gallon of gas. Look at this tonight, costing well over four bucks over a dollar more expensive than this time last year. Our teams are following all of this. But Monica Alba starts us off tonight on that Air Force incident. Tonight, the latest drama for the new Air Force One. A person briefed on the situation telling NBC News, this emergency slide deploying from the aircraft was an accident, mistakenly triggered by military personnel. You can see crews working on it as President Trump was set to lead for the Republican midterm. convention. So they're checking the slide over here, and I think it's going to take 15 minutes. The president held on Marine One for 20 minutes with the shades drawn. I guess they've already put it up. They want to make sure everything works perfectly. Eventually, the slide was carted away. The president telling reporters there was no security issue.

The president, are you sure this plane that's safe to fly? Yeah, I am. Or I wouldn't be honest. Air Force One then taking off for Dallas. It's the latest complication involving the Katari-donated luxury jet. Earlier this summer, the Secret Service used a catering truck to sneak the president onto a smaller military aircraft to leave the NATO summit in Turkey due to a potential security threat from Iran. So I go by Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to go in a different flight, a different plane, equal safety, but they wanted me to do it. So I do it. I do what they say. Monica joins us now live from the White House. Monica, we just heard the president there say the jet is safe, but the new Katari Air Force One jet is due for security upgrades?

Yeah, Tom, that's right. And the president is actually scheduled to fly to Ireland on the plane this Friday. And then starting in October, it will be out of commission for about 60 days while it is, quote, maxed out with additional features and enhancements. Tom. Monica, thank you. All those Air Force One problems happen before President Trump touched in Texas for that first ever GOP midterm convention. What's essentially a pep rally with no official party business. One of the key issues facing Republicans, the ongoing war with Iran and rising oil and gas prices. Here's Garrett Hake. Tonight, with new U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers, retaliation for Iran's failed attempts to attack U.S. Navy ships, President Trump, saying the war he

predicted would last just a few weeks, will last two more months. I think the war will end immediately after the election. Arguing the Iranian regime is stretching out the conflict, hoping Republicans lose. They're desperate to try and affect the election so that we can get a nice, weak group of people in there and leave them alone and let them have their nuclear weapon. All of it as oil prices pushed past $100 today. New headweens as the first ever Republican midterm convention kicks off

what amounts to a two-day pep rally in Dallas. We're going to have a tremendous proud tonight. Republicans touting a record plunge in illegal border. in illegal border crossings and a historic drop in violent crime. But the GOP also facing high gas prices and the president's growing unpopularity, 64% in our new poll disapproving of his job performance. This event also designed to boost struggling Republican candidates, including Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton,

locked in a tight race with Democrat James Talariko. The fact that they're doing it in Texas speaks volumes. They know that the movement we're building here is catching fire. Rico himself under fire for past controversial comments, like this call to dismantle capitalism. A link between climate change and white supremacy and capitalism in our country. And I think only ending the ways that all three of those oppressive systems work together, are we going to be able to begin the process of dismantling them? Did you mean that? So I've missed the mark on statements that I've made in the past. I'll be the first to admit that. What I was talking about

when you listen to my entire comments, was not capitalism, but crony capitalism, which is what we have today. Garrett joins us now live from that Republican convention. And Garrett, I know we got a bit of news here. I had a look at this twice. A prominent Democrat is expected to address the convention tonight. That's right, Tom.

A source familiar tells me that Pennsylvania Democrat John Federman is expected to appear shortly via video and praise President Trump for his role in saving the steel industry in this country. It comes amid persistent rumors that Federman has denied that he's considering switching parties. Tom. Garrett Hick, with that new reporting tonight, Garrett, we thank you. We also have new video tonight of that deadly Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami, showing just how fast it was moving when it collided with a van, killing five people.

Our George's release is at the crash site again. Tonight, new video of the devastating moment of impact as an Amazon branded cargo plane barreled into an airline cleaning company's van, killing five people in Miami on Sunday. Here, you can see the van on the road moments before it swept away by the plane, which then veered off the runway at Miami International. From above, you can see the path the plane took

when it overran the runway by some 1,300 feet, according to investigators. Tire marks from the Boeing 767 jet, operated by cargo airliner 21 Air, left in the grass and roadway before the plane came to arrest. The NTSB investigation, now focusing in large part on the plane's speed, and if the two pilots on board should have aborted landing and performed a go-around. Interviews with those pilots, which were scheduled for today, and the planes recovered black boxes key to the investigation.

The flight data recorder contained approximately 55 hours of data and recorded more than 400 parameters. Today, attorneys for the widow of 53-year-old, Goyel Rodriguez-Narangho, who was driving that van the plane struck, announcing the first wrongful death lawsuit connected to the crash. And Tom, we're expecting a readout from the cockpit voice recorder at any moment from the NTSB. The agency also revealing at the pilots at one point tried to abort the landing and perform what's known as a go-around maneuver, but we're simply going too fast to slow down in time.

Tom? George, thank you. In Hawaii tonight, the power is out for almost entire island there after Hurricane Lowell left the path of destruction across the island of Kauai. And now people there are forced into long lines for gas and food. Liz Kreutz is in Kauai for us. Tonight, more than 24 hours after Hurricane Lowell roared across Kauai, families here lining up for basic necessities. This is the growing line for gas in Kala'aio. In that line, we met Roland Gutierrez, telling us he drove nearly an hour all the way from the north side of the island.

Just kept going until you could find any supplies. Nothing in Princeville right now. Everything's shut down. We journeyed further west into Waimea, passing crews working on power lines and cleaning up down trees and more long lines of cars. While along the coast, wow, this whole pier washed away. Clayton Dela Cruz lives nearby and came to see the damage. Tell me about this pier right here.

Well, it's been here from when I was small. Really? I'm 80 years old, so I'm sorry to say. He'd gone, but that's what happens when you've got a big storm. His neighborhood flooded from the storm. This is the road to the house. His home, thankfully, okay. Island-wide power outages.

More than 80% of power customers here are still in the dark. Kauai County's mayor warning families. Be prepared for extended power outages. We're all in this together. Tonight, so many here cleaning up after the mess left behind by Mother Nature. Still a state of emergency there. Liz Kroits and her team are there on the beach. Liz, we can see those construction vehicles there behind you.

What's the cleanup effort like right now? Yeah, well, Tom, we're here at Lawhi Beach. This is one of the harder hit areas on the south side of the island. You can see the crews that have been working here. And this is actually asphalt that was uprooted from this major road over here. So a lot of damage, a lot of cleanup ahead, and still questions tonight about when power is going to be back on. Tom. The power of the storm surge. All right, Liz, we thank you. Tonight, a new dire warning about AI and employee from one of the top companies resigning in protest, saying people where he worked

talked about the possibility of AI wiping out mankind in less than 10 years. NBC's chief business correspondent, Christine Romans, has more. Tonight, a social media post with more than 100 million views sounding the alarm over the artificial intelligence race. 27-year-old Jacob Coxon, a researcher at leading AI firm Anthropic, says he resigned, posting The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. Coxon worked at OpenAI for three years before recently joining Anthropic, writing, neither company is acting responsibly, and warning, these will soon be superhuman systems

that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources. One of Anthropics' current lead researchers adding on, posting, We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans. I personally think it is greater than 10% within the next decade. Anthropic and Open AI leaders have for years addressed the risks their own creations could go rogue. Anthropic CEO Dario Amadei talked to Tom earlier this year. If we don't do a better job of learning how they work. If we neglect it for too long, these really scary things could happen in the real world.

world at an absolutely massive scale. And Open AI founder Sam Altman said this, when in 23, he was asked specifically if AI could one day kill all humans. There's some chance of that. And it's really important to acknowledge it because if we don't talk about it, if we don't treat it as potentially real, we won't put enough effort into solving it. Anthropic and Open AI not responding to NBC News request for comment as the online warnings raise real life concerns. Christine Roman's NBC News. And I'll interview that former Anthropic. staffer Jacob Coxon tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern on Top Story on our streaming network, NBC News Now. We have more major tech news to bring to you tonight. Apple unveiling its latest iPhone,

and this year's coming not with a twist, but with a fold. Savannah Sellers got to try it out. Tonight, Apple's iPhone coming into the fold. This is iPhone duo. Unveiled by new CEO John Turnus. The duo is the tech giant's first foldable model, the size of a passport when closed and when open. It gives you the largest display ever on an iPhone, while still fitting easily in your pocket. Apple boasting, the new model can fold like a book, stand on its own, and display front and rear cameras at the same time.

You really can't see or feel a crease, which is pretty incredible. This is the first major change to the iPhone's form in a long time. Today, they said this was the biggest engineering feat they've undertaken. It also has a pretty satisfying snap to it, like an old flip phone. The high tech comes at a high cost. Prices start at $1,99. Apple's entry joining a foldable market estimated to be just 1.6% of smartphones. Is there really a market for this phone?

And if so, can Apple capture it? There is a market, but it's small. We've seen this now from foldable phones from Samsung and Google. These phones have been out for many years. Today's keynote not only marking a new era for the iPhone, but also Ternus, who stepped into the CEO role last week, replacing Tim Cook. And I continue to be inspired every single day by the curiosity, invention, and relentless pursuit of excellence that define Apple.

Pre-orders of the foldable iPhone will begin in mid-October with the first phones available in stores October 23rd. That is when we will find out if people will line up for duo. Tom. Savannah Sellers, we thank you. When we return in 60 seconds, the stunning video. A man tries to kill his ex-wife in a restaurant, how a waiter jumped in to stop him. We're back now with some chilling video out of Ohio showing an attorney attempting to shoot his ex-wife in a restaurant when a hero waiter tackles him.

That waiter is speaking with our Maggie Vespas tonight. Tonight, chilling video showing a then Ohio attorney convicted of trying to shoot his ex-wife as she sits with her parents in a Toledo. restaurant. Watch again in surveillance video played in court as Matthew Xton points a gun and prosecutors say pose the trigger only to realize the safety's on. Here's that moment from his ex-wife's perspective. Moments earlier in the surveillance video, you see her setting up that phone as Xton approaches. She yells. Suddenly a waiter jumps into action, tackling him from behind. The only thing that went through my mind was that I'm going to die. That waiter, Tracy Cole Jr., speaking with me today. People are saying that you're the hero waiter, that you're a hero.

How do you feel about that? I understand how people feel. I just, I wish I could feel that way, too. It's just hard to see that and know that it 110% could have gone a completely different way. The near shooting happened in April of last year, a jury last week finding Exton guilty, on attempted murder and assault charges. The 43-year-old father testifying he was desperate for money from the sale of their home. He denied pulling the trigger in court.

Exten is due to be sentenced later this month. Maggie Vespa, NBC News. And we're back at a moment with Lindsay Clancy's attorney. What he's saying about her mental state after that high-profile mistrial, that's coming up next. We're back now with Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney speaking out. Attorney Kevin Reddington sitting down with our Laura Jarrett revealing more about Clancy's mental state and how she's doing after a mistrial was declared in her high-profile murder trial of her children. She's paralyzed.

What does she say about the kids? I want my babies. I want my babies constantly. Because that was not the Lindsay that is now living it amongst us. The person that committed this atrocious act was as a result of postpartum psychosis combined with the medications that she was provided. Brightington also telling Laura, she's aware of how the case has taken off on social media and she rejects conspiracy theories out there.

Also tonight, the TSA considering letting pre-check passengers carry water bottles through security at certain airports. That according to a senior government official, It would only be rolled out at airports with advanced screening technology. Large liquids have been banned from carry-on since 2006. And a wild crash that left this Mercedes dangly in mid-air. You see it there above an overpass in Atlanta. And if you look closely, that's right.

You can see the driver's feet hanging out of the car. Police say the car lost control, went over the median rail, and flipped off the bridge. She was rescued. All right, that's nightly news for this Wednesday. I'm Tom Yamas. We thank you so much for watching tonight. and always we're here for you.

Good night.