the u.s. turns up the pressure on israel. defense secretary lloyd austin in tel aviv. what he said about protecting civilians as gaza s reported death toll nears 20,000. the major shift from pope francis on same-sex couples. what the vatican announced today. the governor of texas signing a controversial new border bill, setting the stage for a major showdown with the federal government. the verdict in the trial of marvel star jonathan majors, charged with assaulting his former girlfriend. new developments in the investigation into lead-tainted applesauce that sickened dozens of children. was it done on purpose? and harry smith on the tradition dating back more than a century in a place they call the christmas city. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone. much of the east coast recovering tonight from a massive storm that brought heavy rain, coastal flooding and high winds from florida to maine, killing at least
pass, texas where a record 12,600 migrants have crossed in a single 24-hour period. there s never been more. write it down in pencil. desperate times apparently call for desperate measures. wait till you hear what texas is doing now because it says washington is doing nothing now. we are now. you know, the numbers are staggering. they keep changing day by day. another record, another day. these are numbers heretofore thought impossible to get to. that you couldn t possibly get anywhere near them. but so be it. fox s bill melugin is at the southern border of what is behind the wave and what they re doing to address the wave. bill? neil, the situation at the southern border has gotten so bad that multiple sources tell me that federal bureau of prisons personnel have been sent down here to help border patrol with transportation of illegal immigrants. the bureau of prisons confirming this. they are providing transportation resources and they tell me the resources are limited. w
$150 million in damages to two georgia election workers he defamed. we re breaking down the huge verdict against the former trump lawyer tied to his lies about the 2020 presidential election. i ll speak live to an attorney for the two election workers this hour. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and we begin this hour with a major breaking story. the former trump lawyer, rudy giuliani, ordered to pay an enormous price for falsely accusing two georgia election workers of fraud. jessica schneider is outside the courthouse here in washington. jessica, this nearly $150 million verdict is vastly more than the attorneys for the election workers even asked for. it is, wolf. it s about $100 million more than their attorneys asked for. $75 million in punitive damages, essentially to punish rudy giuliani for those statements he made against ruby freeman and
they got their mind-set what they want, they think they know what women want. norah: a cbs news% exclusive. the irs agent, who we learned was investigating hunter biden s possible tax crimes, speaks out in his first interview. [bell rings] today s marks one year since the tragic school shooting at robb elementary in you all the text. a gunman walked onto campus and killed two teachers and 19 children. norah: severe thunderstorms in texas bring dangerous winds, hail, and flash floods. the pacific island of guam is facing its strongest storm in 20 years. typhoon is lashing the u.s. territory with dangerous winds, torrential rains, and storm surge. norah: and medical breakthrough, how a new science helped a paralyzed man walk again. good evening, and thank you for joining us on this busy wednesday night. we began with the death of music icon tina turner, one of the most dynamic and energetic performers ever to take the stage. turner was not on
starts right now. i m john roberts. next november we re going to win so big. i m not going to be somebody s circus monkey a pawn on a chess board. we re not playing that game. you join me in this fight, i promise you our best days are yet to come. you guys support me, elect me. you re going to be satisfied when i get to work because you re going to say you know what? he s doing what he said he was going to do. martha: here we go. i m martha maccallum. this is the story. the first 2024 presidential contest is four weeks from today. the polls show the former president way ahead in iowa and nationwide. take a look at these numbers when it comes to a head-to-head with the president, joe biden, former south carolina governor and former u.n. ambassador nikki haley is six points ahead of the current president in the brand new fox news polls and it shows former president trump would also win a 2020 rematch by four points. former white house press secretary ari fleischer a