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NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas

Friday, May 1, 2026

NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas

NBC News

Congress, Politics, Government, President, Policy, News, Political, War, World, Campaign, Information

3.92.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Spirit Airlines could shut down by Saturday; Trump administration to pull 5,000 troops from Germany; Deadly flash flooding in Texas; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Breaking news tonight, Spirit Airlines on the verge of collapse, with late word the budget carrier could shut down in a matter of hours.

0:08.5

So does that mean passengers will be stranded this weekend?

0:11.6

The airline could halt operations as early as tomorrow morning without a government bailout materializing, rising fuel prices, squeezing the company.

0:20.3

What happens if you've booked a spirit flight

0:22.7

this weekend or this summer? And it's not a whole lot better on the roads, gas prices with their

0:28.0

biggest one-day jump since the war against Iran began. How high will they go? Also breaking

0:33.7

tonight, the U.S. pulling thousands of troops out of Germany after that country's

0:37.9

leader blasted President Trump. What could be the beginning of a major strategic shift?

0:43.7

Intense and dangerous winds slamming South Texas. Look at this. Flash floods, leaving

0:48.6

drivers stranded and roads underwater. And the threat tonight, far from over.

0:54.2

We're tracking it all.

0:55.8

Deadly bank heist, police say an armed 18-year-old stormed a bank,

1:00.4

killing two workers.

1:01.8

How these photos he posted led police to the alleged killer.

1:05.6

Did Jeffrey Epstein write a suicide note?

1:08.6

You'll hear directly from a former cellmate who says he found it

1:11.9

and the questions around why it hasn't been released. Our investigation after these devastating

1:17.5

wildfires, why did one FEMA official get his claims paid before so many others who lost much more?

1:24.7

Stunning eruption, the blast at Yellowstone.

1:27.9

You see it there, sending debris sky high.

1:30.8

Plus, the fast-moving fires forcing thousands to evacuate in Italy.

1:35.3

And our series, Great Americans, the man reinventing baseball, how he turned his American dream

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