Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. 29 days until election day, and our new poll numbers out tonight speak to the urgent crisis exploding inside the Republican Party from the top down. With Donald Trumps fortunes fading over his lewd comments about women, a gop civil war has broken out. Versus selfsurvival. The crisis underscored by a new nbc news wall street journal poll taken after the controversy broke and before last nights debate. It Shows Hillary clinton now with an 11point lead over trump nationally among likely voters. Nbcs Hallie Jackson has late details. Reporter tonight, abandonment and astonishment as the countrys Top Republican walks away from the top of his ticket. His colleagues on a conference call, he wont defend donald trump anymore, Wont Campaign for him. Essentially conceding trump wont win. Sources on the call revealing ryan was forced to reiterate he wont unendorse tr
Hill road at 4 00 p. M. Yesterday and foup the body of its resident, 63yearold Elizabeth Cullen outside. The Suffolk County Homicide Department was called in to investigate and less than two Hours Later Police arrest elizabeths son, dennis. When we were processing the scene, again, we arrived approximately 4 15 p. M. While we were processing the scene, thats when he returned to the scene and we placed him unarrest meal and approximately 5 50 p. M. It was his own indication that he resisted arrest. Reporter Dennis Cullen spent the night in the precinct and is expected to be arraigned later today. Were live in loi harbor, new york, ali bauman, cbs 2 news ali, thank you. Police on the hunt for a man who tried to rob an off duty cop in the bronx. It happened just before 7 00 last night on clinton avenue near crotona park. Police say the man tried to grab some necklaces from the officers neck. There was a struggle, and the officer fired one shot. Police say the robber was not all right. Tim
The call indicated. Reporter investigators believe elizabeth drown in her back yard pool, hidden behind bushes and fence on the three acre property. The Suffolk County Homicide Department was called in an not two hours later Dennis Cullen returned home where he lived with his mother and put under arrest. While we were processing the scene, thats when he returned to the scene and we placed him unarrest meal, and that was at approximately 5 50 p. M. Reporter in an affluent neighborhood with houses spread across grassy acres, neighbors were hesitant to comment. Its tragic and im going to talk. Reporter but remember Elizabeth Cullen as a kind neighbor and mother. What was she like . Lovely. Lovely. Reporter good mother . Yeah, great mom. Great mom. Reporter cullens defense Attorney Says he does have a history of mental illness. Authorities say he has no criminal history, but if found guilty he faces 25 years to life in state prison. Were live in the Suffolk County courthouse, ali bauman, c
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Even into putnam county, northern fairfield, could be a little icing overnight. Were going to talk about that. We got a great day today with 45 this afternoon. Debbie duhaime is looking at the commute for you this morning in for heather. Hows it going out there . Reporter ill tell you whats happening now, good morning, bill, good morning, everybody. Heading to the outbound bqe, traffic moving slowly heading down toward the brooklyn bridge. Its a disabled truck in the way. So expect slowdowns there. Now, still seeing this problem over on 202. Its closeed in bernardsville with Fire Department activity. 9 northbound the 9a getting past croton on hudson, an overturned truck to watch out for. Over on fifth avenue at bay shore closed at the Southern State, a serious accident there. Lets go outside to our camera. Heres a look at the l. I. E. Westbound. L. I. E. Westbound moving slowly here right out toward rosalind road, so expect some slowdowns. And going over to the other camera, the inboun