NBC Nightly News S2026E73 - Mar 22 Sun

Iran has threatened to escalate strikes on energy infrastructure should President Donald Trump make good on a promise to "obliterate" the country's power plants if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. NBC News' Matt Bradley reports from Tel Aviv, Israel. The Trump administration says ICE agents will deploy to airports across the country on Monday to assist TSA officers with security at airport entrances and exits where lines have been particularly long in recent weeks. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports. As the war with Iran continues to rage in the Middle East, the rising cost of oil is pushing up the price of gas and other major categories like groceries, along with threatening the global economy more broadly. NBC News' Brian Cheung explains. Chicago police are questioning a person of interest in connection to the shocking death of college freshman Sheridan Gorman. Police say the 18-year-old was out with friends near the Loyola Chicago campus when a man approached them and fired a single shot, killing Gorman. NBC News' Valerie Castro reports. In Hawaii, historic flooding is putting thousands at risk after the most rain in decades is prompting mass rescues and evacuations, with officials saying the threat isn't over yet. NBC News' Steve Patterson reports. The Guthrie family on Saturday evening expressed their gratitude to the Tucson community where their missing mother Nancy lived before her disappearance and suspected abduction seven weeks ago. NBC News' Dana Griffin reports. A bright fireball that was spotted Saturday afternoon in the skies over Texas was confirmed to be a meteor that likely broke apart over the Houston area, according to NASA. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch reports. A beloved National Hockey League reporter for the Minnesota Wild died in a house fire on Saturday along with her three young children. NBC News' Hallie Jackson reports. At Pleasant Hill Middle School in Cincinnati, basketball coach Dez Scruggs is inspiring the next generation of players. As a player, he was diagnosed with a rare condition that left him legally blind. But Scruggs was determined to stay on the court, and managed to find his footing as a coach. NBC News' Hallie Jackson has the story.