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
in on the potential use of mdma, better known as ecstasy as a treatment for ptsd. some studies have found that it helped when combined with talk therapy, but the panel overwhelmingly concluded the data shows it is not effective in patients with ptsd. now to our nbc news exclusive. the ceo of america s biggest car company, gm, still betting big on electric vehicles, despite a slowdown in ev sales and criticism from former president trump. she spoke with tom costello. reporter: rolling off the assembly line, two new electric vehicles on which general motors is betting big. an ev version of its best-selling silverado and the equinox suv. we re executing. we re launching. reporter: despite a slowdown in ev sales across all brands, ceo mary barra says gm is all in on all electric. we re committed to this technology, getting it right, and offering the consumer something that is going to make their life better. reporter: all right.