NBC Nightly News
Jun 3 Wed
2026 • E141 Jun 3, 2026 16m
A suspect with explosives strapped to him was shot and killed by the FBI after he barricaded himself into a building in Bakersfield, California. New details about how he took 10 employees hostage and how all of them were set free. Plus, Democratic LA Mayor Karen Bass is the first incumbent mayor in 20 years forced into a runoff, with reality TV star Spencer Pratt confident he will also advance. And an Iran drone attack on Kuwait’s main airport killed one and injured dozens more. Still, late today President Trump dismissed the latest violence and said a longer term peace deal could be reached this weekend. And a truck driver was on the road in South Carolina when he saw a woman in handcuffs running down the road, looking for help. She had escaped out of a man’s car. That man is now facing charges, including for kidnapping.