former vice president mike pence is fueling speculation that he could run for president in 2024 with his stop here today and new hampshire earlier in the week. but he told me in an exclusive interview he is only focused on the midterms. i asked if he agrees with the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell s sentiment that it could be difficult to win back the senate because of the quality of republican candidates. the american people long for a return to the policies that they saw the trump pence administration advance for a stronger and securer america. i believe that red wave is coming and i believe it s going to come at our candidates every level across the country. i will take all the time i have in the next 81 days to support the team. i also pressed pence about a statement from former president trump s legal team in response to the raid at mar-a-lago. the legal team said there was a standing order to declassify documents that trump took out of the oval office. whil
flooding rain to texas. new moon soon storms target the southwest. flash flood alerts from texas to arizona. talks under way between the january 6th committee and former vice president mike pence s team. this after he said he would consider an invitation to testify. jonathan karl one-on-one with congressman liz cheney. and this question will lawmakers ask former president trump to testify as well? emotional testimony from vanessa bryant in her lawsuit against los angeles county. the wife of kobe bryant says she lives in fear of her children seeing the graphic photos first responders took and shared of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, daughter gianna and seven others. the biden administration issue a new ultimatum to u.s. airlines following months of flight cancellations. the department of transportation tells ten carriers to do more to help stranded passengers or face new government regulations. the immigration staredown intensifies between texas and new yo
as trump ally push to release surveillance of the search. and mike pence today doubling down on defending the fbi. the emotional day in court. vanessa bryant, the wife of kobe bryant, breaking down on stand, describing her pain after first responders leaked photos of the helicopter crash that killed the nba legend and their daughter. reporter: after a summer of travel chaos, the department of transportation cracking down. our exclusive with secretary pete buttigieg, the ultimatum he s giving the airlines ahead of labor day. danger in the water. two shark attacks at the same beach on the same day. and uniting for ukraine. the music with a message inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. we are reminded again tonight just how high the stakes are in the war in ukraine as focus turns to the state of the ukrainian nuclear power plant now in the hands of russian forces. ukraine official making some pretty disturbing claims
suspicion of attempted murder is now walking free. i m john roberts. welcome to america reports and welcome back to you today. gillian: thank you so much. good to see you. aishah: i m aishah hasnie. sandra has the day off. the man approached a man from behind and threw a punch to his head. john: the victim slammed his head on the concrete. doctors say he has a fractured skull, broken cheekbone and a brain bleed. aishah: wow, despite the attacker s extensive criminal history, the court cut him loose after downgrading his charges to a misdemeanor. john: fox team coverage starts now, jeff paul with some incredible video of a flash mob robbery on the west coast. aishah: begin with david lee miller live in new york city. david. david: aishah, the arrest of a convicted sex offender who was caught on camera viciously beating and causing serious injury to a man in the bronx only to be released without bail has sparked outrage here in new york city. the video you are n
playing out before our eyes taking us to another scary place over the past fort night. a criminal investigation into donald trump s handling of classified information looming over the country and both major political parties with an even more significant specter casting a long, shadow in sharp relief. the very real possibility that a former president of the united states could soon be indicted for violating the espionage act or other federal statutes. it is extremely volatile and if donald trump is indeed indicted although that remains a big if, for the moment and we ll move beyond volatility and into more territory that s explosive into where there is a dramatic increase into more political violence than we ve seen already in our republic. in just the last two weeks we ve seen threats against the fbi and law enforcement surging. a pennsylvania man was arrested last week for threatening to kill agents of the federal bureau of investigation and a man armed with a semiautomat