Debate prep for days, holding mock debates. In a new interview, the Vice President saying former President Trump is, quote, not burdened by telling the truth. Tonight, how Donald Trump is preparing in these final hours. And the new poll just out tonight, showing this president ial race is a dead heat. Mary bruce, rachel scott, and Rick Klein on this new poll just in, all here in philadelphia tonight. The news breaking late today. Legendary actor james Earl Jones has died. One of americas most distinguished performers. A powerful presence on stage and screen. No. I am your father. D David Steve Osunsami with the tributes coming in. Also tonight, tropical Storm Francine gaining strength. The storm expected to become a hurricane tonight, as it now takes aim at the u. S. Ginger zee with the new track. The Wildfire Emergency at this hour. Thousands of evacuations outside logs angeles. Flames burning across more than 20,000 acres. Dozens of large fires burning in the west. Tonight, the urgen
More than 30,000 homes and buildings under threat. Were in the fire zone. Also tonight, the final countdown to the debate. Kamala harris and donald trump. Inside their lastminute preps before tomorrows highstakes showdown. The manhunt in kentucky for a suspected highway gunman. New tonight, the warning to 911 before the shooting started. Just in, new Police Body Cam of the suspect in the deadly Georgia School shooting more than a year before the massacre. What it reveals. The major ruling in the idaho murders case. Why the trial is being moved. Our exclusive. Miami Dolphins Star Tyreek hill a day after he was detained by police speaking out. What he says really happened. Apple unveiling the Iphone 16. The new features powered by ai. The good news on Princess Kates Health Battle after her cancer diagnosis. And the Hollywood Legend who voiced Darth Vader and starred in so many classics. Remembering James Earl jones. Announcer this is nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and we
The Vice President spent The Weekend in pittsburgh preparing for the debate. During a Radio Interview that aired this morning, she talked about what she expected from trump during the debate. He plays from this really old and tired playbook, right, where he theres no floor for him in terms of how low he will go, and we should be prepared for that. We should be prepared for the fact that he is not burdened by telling the truth. And we should be prepared for the fact that he is probably going to speak a lot of untruths. For his part, Donald Trump held a rally in battle ground, wisconsin, on saturday. As both candidates prepare for tomorrows debate, new polling shows an extremely tight race. A New York times Sienna College national poll gives trump a 1 Point Lead over the Vice President. The Yougov Poll of michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin show a close but tied race in the battleground states, with the results in the margin of error. With us now, Nbc News correspondent, garrett haake,
Presidential debate, adding new pressure, new polling showing this Race Neck and neck. And as the two political rivals prepare to faceoff, trump makes an alarming new threat, suggesting he would throw out opponents, election officials, donors, even voters behind bars. Also ahead, intensifying wildfires out west. Evacuations in Southern California as a blaze explodes in size. Plus, armed and dangerous. The urgent manhunt for a suspected shooter, accused of Spraying Bullets at random on a Kentucky Highway. Great to have you with us, thanks for being here. It is 10 00 eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific, im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. One day to go before what could be a Make Or Break meeting between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on the Debate Stage. Today the former president is focusing on what his team calls policy time at maralago and the Vice President is putting in her final day of Debate Prep in pittsburgh where she took some Time Out yesterday for a stroll with her husband and p
You on this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. At this hour, Kamala Harris says shes ready to go. What were learning about her final hours of practice before debating Donald Trump, and her plans to launch a major Campaign Tour right afterwards. Standing by on the sidelines, Nikki Haley says she told Trumps Team shed campaign for him, so why havent they asked her yet . Plus, major developments in the case of a man accused of murdering four Idaho College students as they slept. Why a judge ruled that bryan Kohbergers Trial needs to be moved out of the town where the killings took place. And the hunt for a Highway Gunman enters day three. Helicopters, dogs, drones, all leading in the search for a suspect who fired from the ledge of a cliff, hitting Speeding Cars below, and injuring five people. Were live on the scene in kentucky. Our Nbc News reporters are following all of the latest developments. We start with Kamala Harris declaring shes ready for tomorrows big debate and making plan