of color that are most impacted by these extreme conditions. and impacted by issues that are not of their own making. so we have to address this in a way that is about giving resources based on equity. peter doocy with the latest live from the white house. hi, peter. aboard air force one, the press secretary karine jean-pierre cleaned up after the vice president. we re committed to quickly getting resources to all communities impacted, period. we also know that some people particularly in lower income communities have a hard time accessing that help. the vice president s suggestion that race factors in to relief came into friday. saturday, given a chance to add that context herself, she didn t. vice president, can you talked about what you meant bitty by equity for hurricane relief? fema is not responding helping one group over another. i commit to you right here that all floridians will get the help that is available to them through our programs. on his way
we will bring you that speech live. and in florida, grim new details about how many people were killed by a different hurricane, ian of course. and the new number just coming in. some officials now responding to criticism about their initial response to ian. we ve got our team standing by live on the ground. also this hour, we re live in district court in dc with opening statements happening now, in the conspiracy trial of leaders for the oath keepers. why the defense is hanging its case on something former president trump didn t do, and what prosecutors are saying today about what the defendants said were not enough weapons. we will talk about it coming up. and october, not spooked yet. rare good news lately from the market. the dow up 800 points. we will talk about what is behind the rally on wall street later in the show. i m hallie jackson on assignment for a story you will see later on in the month. joining me is gabe guiterrez in san germane puerto rico and shaq bre
Out as the manhunt for him stretches to nearly a week. Where were the guards, and the new sighting, where was he last seen . And the other manhunt tonight in washington, d. C. After a Murder Suspect escaped from a hospital. Just in, president bidens son hunter expected to be indicted by the Special Counsel investigating him after his plea deal collapsed. What are the charges . A federal judge ordering texas to remove that floating Border Barrier in the rio grande. How the state is responding. The rise in covid cases and our exclusive nbc news reporting, could the fda authorize updated boosters this week . Hurricane lee just forming in the atlantic. Will it impact the u. S. . Al roker is here with the latest track. The dangerous september heat wave breaking records from the south to the northeast. Schools forced to make tough choices. The video of a Russian Missile strike on a Ukraine Market happening just as Secretary Of State tony blinken made a surprise visit to kyiv. And the Young A
boosters this week? hurricane lee just forming in the atlantic will it impact the u.s. al roker is here with the latest track the dangerous september heat wave breaking records from the south to the northeast. schools forced to make tough choices. the video of a russian missile strike on a ukraine market happening just as secretary of state tony blinken made a surprise visit to kyiv. and the young americans shining at the u.s. open. they ve already made history. can they win it all? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome, everyone. how did a convicted killer simply walk free from a pennsylvania prison? apparently horizontally that s what just released security video of danelo cavalcante s escape a week ago appears to show the five-foot, 120-pound inmate suspended face down between two walls quickly walking himself to the roof of the chester county prison where he made his getaway, unseen by a guard in a nearby tower. a vul
today op inside politics, hope for the hostages. negotiators say they re nearing a deal to release some of the 237 people being held captive by hamas terrorists. plus, president biden turns 81 today, he s keeping it low key with the white house hoping to minimize concerns about his age as he fights for reelection. and an equal partner in everything i ever accomplished, that s how former president jimmy carter is remembering his wife of 77 years. rosalynn carter died yesterday at the age of 96. tributes are pouring in, highlighting her incredible legacy as first lady, mental health activist and humanitarian. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start today in the middle east where more than two dozen newborns are now safe from war. the first group of palestinian babies evacuated by israeli forces from al shifa hospital in gaza arrived in egypt this morning. dozens of ambulances helped transfer the babies to where they re now rece