dozen treated for heat exhaustion. the deadly air strike on a gaza school. dozens killed, including children. israel tonight calling it a precise strike. the dramatic testimony from hunter biden s former romantic partner and widow of his brother beau. the new video of her throwing away hunter s gun at the center of the case. the suspected gilgo beach serial killer charged with two more murders. and the disturbing blueprint allegedly found on his computer. and the 21-gun salute honoring more than 4,000 allied troops killed 80 years ago. the numbers that tell the story of d-day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. and to the heroes of d-day who we celebrate today, thank you. it s where we start tonight, 80 years after the daring american-led assault on the beaches of normandy, france, that turned back the tide of nazi tyranny. allied leaders gathered today to pay tribute to d-day veterans who risked it all in the name of
ukraine, the rising toll in gaza, and what he told me about his health after his secret hospitalization earlier this year. the deadly tornado outbreak across multiple states, while in the west dangerous heat. at a trump rally in phoenix, nearly a dozen treated for heat exhaustion. the deadly air strike on a gaza school. dozens killed, including children. israel tonight calling it a precise strike. the dramatic testimony from hunter biden s former romantic partner and widow of his brother beau. the new video of her throwing away hunter s gun at the center of the case. the suspected gilgo beach serial killer charged with two more murders. and the disturbing blueprint allegedly found on his computer. and the 21-gun salute, honoring more than 4,000 allied troops killed 80 years ago. the numbers that tell the story of d-day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. and to the heros of d-day who we celebrate today, thank you. i
the first major heatwave of 2024. triple-digit temperatures in the west. we re tracking it. attorney general merrick garland defiant on capitol hill, telling republicans, i will not be intimidated, as they demand tapes of president biden s interview with special counsel robert hur. our nbc news exclusive. the new electric vehicles rolling off gm s assembly line. the ceo on why gm is still betting big on evs, despite a sales slowdown. and after he stole the show from his congressman dad, the 6-year-old telling us about his viral moment of fame. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. president biden tonight sidestepping congress and taking his own action to sharply tighten controls at the southern border. with his signature alone, the president using his executive authority to shut down asylum requests when the average daily number of illegal crossings between ports of entry exceeds 2,500. tonight, that average number tops
doing, quote, what republicans in congress refuse to do. the power the new order gives him just weeks before his first debate with donald trump. also tonight, opening statements in hunter biden s federal gun trial. the text messages the prosecution showed to the jury taken from his purported laptop, and what the defense is saying about his past drug use and purchase of a firearm. the nationwide disruptions impacting at&t and verizon customers. what s causing it. the first major heatwave of 2024. triple-digit temperatures in the west. we re tracking it. attorney general merrick garland defiant on capitol hill, telling republicans i will not be intimidated, as they demand tapes of president biden s interview with special counsel robert hur. our nbc news exclusive. the new electric vehicles rolling off gm s assembly line. the ceo on why gm is still betting big on evs, despite a sales slowdown. and after he stole the show from his congressman dad, the 6-year-old telling
president biden issues a rare statement about hunter biden. it s not often if ever in american history you have the son of a sitting president of the united states being charged with three federal felonies and standing trial. norah: what to expect from the trial. the cbs evening news starts now. hunter biden just left the courthouse where six men and six women have been seated in an american first. the first criminal trial for a child of a sitting president. good evening. i am norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. those jurors were selected after attorneys on both sides questioned them about their views on gun rights, addiction, and politics. the president s only surviving son charged with three felony counts related to his alleged collegial illegal purchase and possession of a firearm in 2018. tomorrow the prosecution and the defense will present opening statements which could allude sordid details about hunter biden s love life and addiction battles. t