Tonight, the fallout after the President says the U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip.

President Trump saying he would consider sending in American troops and that the U.S. will own the Gaza Strip.

Even saying many Palestinians would have to relocate to other countries,

floating a vision of the quote, Riviera of the Middle East.

Now the White House walked back saying the

president wasn't committed to putting troops on the ground. Kelly O'Donnell reports from the White

House and Richard Engel on the backlash across the Middle East. All as the White House eyes deeper

cuts for the federal workforce, including at the CIA and intelligence community. The new airport scare,

one flight nearly slashing off the tail of another when they clip wings in Seattle, the investigation

tonight. Plus, I've been shot on my neck. I remember what body is on the floor. But I took the gun away.

You took the gun away?

The suspect in custody after a 12-hour manhunt after a workplace mass shooting near Ohio State University were on the ground.

And can those wildly popular weight loss drugs treat addiction?

Stephanie Gosk on the cutting edge research underway.

And finally, from the billboards to the ballroom, how bad bunnies hits are inspiring so many

to get up and dance.

This is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.

Good evening and welcome.

The question of whether the U.S. could ever really take ownership of the Gaza Strip was almost secondary today,

as the world first tried to understand exactly what President Trump has in mind.

Sounding more like the real estate mogul of his prior life, Mr. Trump stunned leaders inside

and outside the Middle East last night, with his vow for the U.S. to take a long-term ownership

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