NBC Nightly News S2026E66 - Mar 15 Sun

Parts of the Midwest have been dumped with more than two feet of snow as blizzard warnings are declared in seven states. And in Texas a powerful dust storm caused dangerous conditions for drivers. Meanwhile, in Hawaii heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding. NBC News' Angie Lassman reports. President Trump's call for help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has so far gone unanswered. On Truth Social, the president listed China, France, Japan, South Korea, the U.K. as countries he hopes would help. It comes as Trump tells NBC News that Iran is ready to negotiate a ceasefire. NBC News' Raf Sanchez has the latest. Gas prices could reach a national average of $4 per gallon as early as this week as Energy Secretary Christ Wright is warning that Americans would feel higher prices at the pump for "a few more weeks." It comes as gas prices are already up 70 cents from before the war with Iran began. NBC News' Brian Cheung has the latest. A mysterious illness called histoplasmosis has sickened at least 36 people in Middle Tennessee. It can cause cough, chest tightness, fever and chills. One family tells us that for them, this outbreak turned deadly. NBC News' Kathy Park has the details. Former DOGE staffers' deposition videos tied to a civil lawsuit have gone viral online. In the videos, one former staffer of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency said he used ChatGPT to help identify and eliminate DEI programs. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports. Two women slammed by an out-of-control New York City taxi are expected to be okay, police say. One witness says the crash on a sidewalk sent one of the women to the ground and the other down through cellar doors, into a basement. NBC News' Valerie Castro reports. As long TSA lines have caused travel chaos across the country, major airlines are pressuring Congress to act and reopen the Department of Homeland Security. In the month since DHS has lapsed their funding, more than 300 TSA agents have quit. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports. New Jersey baseball coach Lou DiChiaro received an emotional surprise celebration and reunion from his medical team at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center after he received a heart transplant. Now, DiChiaro has returned to coaching young players, and says he is working to get better every day. NBC News' Hallie Jackson has the story.