events in our lives and our economy depends on these airlines doing a good job. when you board a flight, whether you are up before dawn, coffee in hand, ready to go to a conference or up past everyone s bedtime wrangling toddlers like we were the other night you count on that airline to provide the service that you paid for. we re here today to share the latest steps that we are taking to ensure that airlines do just that. it s important to note here that just over two years ago when president biden took office in the depths of the pandemic the biggest concern around our nation s airlines was whether they would stay in business at all, and if they did, how many years or even decades it would take for them to recover. but president biden acted to restore this economy swiftly and demand came back faster than most forecasters thought was even possible. we know some u.s. airlines have struggled to meet that demand. now, weather remains the top cause of airline delays, but staffin
john durham has completed a report on what led into the investigation of the trump campaign s relationship with russia during the 2016 presidential election. reporter: aaa is projecting memorial weekend will be among the busiest in the country. i m worried airlines have scheduled more flights than the faa can handle. it has affected my self-worth. norah: why red tape is stopping some military spouses from getting jobs as teachers, nurses, and therapists. we go to capitol hill to get answers. so many spouses say they are dealing with so much red tape. why is that? you and i stop! norah: and taylor swift has bad blood with anyone messing with her fans. she was not doing anything! the fact that you did that for me last night meant so, so, so much. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. we want to begin tonight with breaking news and a 225th mass shooting in the united sta
stunning video deposition and what both sides said today. alex murdaugh s admission he lied about the death of his long-time housekeeper. what s next in the case and why millions of dollars are at stake. as the summer travel season kicks off, could a new rule make airlines pay you when it s their fault that flights are canceled or delayed? when you could start seeing that cash and after this winter s massive storms, the runoff unearthed a glittering prospect in the mountains. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and thank you for joining us the news that came out of texas over the weekend was almost too much to take, especially after a series of grim headlines of mass violence that have rocked the country recently we don t know what caused a driver to plow his suv into a crowd of migrants waiting at a bus stop in brownsville on sunday, killing eight, but tonight he has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter the suspect describe
too. recently i noticed somewhat of a change, and i expressed it here on fox. i warned that vigilante justice was coming. this isn t anything new from what we ve been experiencing for almost like two years in the country where the crimes have become more brazen. it is very clear that the criminals aren t afraid of law enforcement. as this continues in the country we re going to have vigilante justice and we can t have that in a civilized society. someone has to fill that void and we don t want that to happen but the leaders aren t doing anything about it, the mayors aren t stepping up to the plate, the das aren t stepping up to the plate, the judges aren t stepping up to the plate. on so who s going to do it and that s where vigilante justice comes into play. 80s that to brag or be right. i genuinely wanted to be wrong about this issue. but this is just basic science. when government creates this kind of void, someone or some idea will fill it. the most recent example is th
bank making it the second largest bank failure in u.s. history. third mid size bank to go under in less than two months in the u.s. the president insists taxpayers are not going to be footing the bill for this. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. tax day played a big role here. the treasury secretary is saying that they looked at recent federal tax receipts and realized that the u.s. is not going to have as much have enough money to pay its bills possibly as soon as june 1st. so, president biden did phone the big 4 congressional leaders they are requesting to have a meeting about this a week from tomorrow as the white house separately attempts to stabilize a shaky banking system. today s actions ensure the continued resilience of the banking system. the president had to update a script at a small business event to reassure markets about the fdic taking over first republic