NBC Nightly News S2026E55 - Mar 3 Tue

President Trump said that his decision to strike the Iranian regime was made in part because he said Iran was ‘going to attack first.' NBC News' Garrett Haake reports. A drone attack near the American consulate in Dubai set part of the building on fire, though no injuries were reported, as President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted U.S. and Israeli gains in Iran. NBC News' Keir Simmons reports. Gas prices rose 11 cents in one day, something that hasn't happened since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. NBC News' Christine Romans reports on what President Trump said the U.S. would do to protect ships in the critical Strait of Hormuz to keep oil moving throughout the world, and NBC News military analyst Col. Steve Warren explains how the plan could work. NYPD Officer Joseph Wetzel was off-duty at a diner after weeks of cancer treatment when he heard a loud crash. He ran to the scene of a fiery car crash, rescuing a man trapped inside a burning vehicle. NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas reports. In Texas, both Democrats and Republicans have faced off in expensive primaries to determine who will be their party's candidate for Senate. On the Republican side, four-term Sen. John Cornyn was challenged by the Texas Attorney General from the right. Democratic state Rep. James Talarico and Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett have also faced off in an intense race. NBC News' Melanie Zanona reports. From New York to Los Angeles, investigators are looking into a series of aviation incidents and close-calls at the nation's airports. In New York, a small Cessna made an emergency landing on the Hudson River. NBC News' Tom Costello has the latest.