Good evening. I'm Hi Jackson in for Tom tonight. And we begin with that intense search and rescue mission happening right now in Iran with the US military rushing to find an American airman missing after the F-15 fighter jet they were in appears to have been shot down.And now Iran has put a bounty on that service member's head. On the ground in Iran, this video appears to show Iranians, you see it there, shooting at a US helicopter as it flies overhead. Apparently, as part of the rescue effort, one airman h ...

Tonight, new video of the Orion capsule with the moon off in the distance. There's >> no doubt where we are heading right now. >> The crew well on their way leaving Earth's orbit on Thursday thanks to a six-minute boost.A move called a trans lunar injection that requires 6,000 lbs of thrust. >> Early reports that it was a very good burn. >> The forsome of Artemis 2 in awe of everything since Wednesday's launch.Sending four humans 250,000 miles away is a herculean effort and we are now just realizing the gra ...

I just feel um ashamed like I should have known better or done better, you know, and and didn't get us um in this financial trouble. >> That trouble for Las Vegas couple Anita and Steven Thornton began nearly 2 years ago one night when Steven was rushed to the hospital. >> They said I might have to be put into emergency surgery.>> So, it's scary. >> It was scary. >> At first, he was relieved he didn't need surgery, but then what was the bill.around $24,000 >> for one night in the hospital >> for one night. ...

Big debris cloud. >> The likely tornado in Iowa filled the entire horizon. >> Yep.It's on the ground. >> Is it. >> Yep.Look at that debris. >> This video showing pieces of wreckage raining across the farmland in Downey, Iowa. >> Look at all the debris.Tornado in progress right in front of us. >> Oh my gosh, look at the vorticy >> in Preston, Iowa. This farm devastated.The roof torn off. Pieces of buildings scattered across the land. down trees narrowly avoiding crashing into this house.Strong winds and hail ...

My husband is missing >> tonight. New audio from the wife of a retired Air Force general gone missing in New Mexico. >> I have some indication that he must have planned not to be found.>> That's William McCasslin's wife, Susan, during the call to authorities on February 27th, the day her husband disappeared. The call was first obtained by Law and Crime and later verified to NBC News by the sheriff's department. >> He's left his phone.He changed his clothes into I don't know what. I think he's on foot. >> Mc ...

We have a letter from the NCAA president um to the state gambling commission saying quote to better protect student athletes, game officials, and competitions, state laws and regulations must be amended to remove the types of bets. ...

Pope Leo just celebrated his first Good Friday as pontiff by doing something that a pope has not done in decades. Here he is carrying a wooden cross through all 14 stations of the way of the cross at the Colosseum which commemorates Jesus's journey to his crucifixion. A huge crowds gathered outside the coliseum to see what the pope says in an important symbol for the world to see. ...

WELCOME TO MEET THE PRESS NOW, I'M KRISTEN WELKER IN WASHINGTON, AND WE ARE FOLLOWING MAJOR BREAKING NEWS IN THE WAR WITH IRAN AFTER AN AMERICAN F-15 FIGHTER JET WAS SHOT DOWN BY IRAN. TODAY, DEEP INSIDE IRANIAN AIRSPACE, IT'S BELIEVED THE TWO PILOTS EJECTED FROM THAT AIRCRAFT. ONE PILOT HAS BEEN RESCUED AND IS ALIVE, AND A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW FOR THE SECOND PILOT, WE'RE ALSO JUST LEARNING THAT TWO U.S. MILITARY HELICOPTERS INVOLVED IN THE F 15 SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS WERE ST ...

Courtney, I understand that you have new reporting that Iran shot down a second aircraft. What do we know about that plane and the two helicopters as this search is ongoing. >> Yeah.What's it This is actually remarkable how this is unfolding. So, we know about this F-15 that was hit by Iranian fire. Likely that that's what the the most likely uh reason that this aircraft went down and taking these two US airmen down with it.But during the search and rescue efforts, we've now learned that at least three US a ...

Welcome back. Turning now to the still ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. House Speaker Mike Johnson says he has no plans to bring back his members early from recess to pass a DHS funding bill sent over by the Senate.That plan would fund all of DHS except for ICE and Border Patrol, which Republican leaders say they would try to fund through a reconciliation process, meeting only with Republican votes at a later date. In the latest installment of our Common Ground series, I spoke earlie ...