Thank you for being with us. President biden about to leave the white house to capitol hill to deliver a critical address to the nation in front of what may be the largest tv audience hell get this election season. It is a chance for the commander in chief to reframe the political debate about not only the state of this country, but also his stewardship of it. Earlier today, i went to the white house for a conversation with the president about what hell talk about. He is eager to engage politically with republicans. Cbss ed okeefe is at the white house, and ed, the president tonight will use the phrase americas comeback. Reporter thats right, norah, and as he engages with republicans, he plans to call out how they have lost election for supporting the repeal of roe vs. Wade and promise to sign a federal law to protect Abortion Services if it is ever passed. The president is also planning to take at least a few jabs at his likely republican opponent, donald trump. President biden has sp
first, i personally approve the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter. second, the department starts does not take and that decision lightly. donald trump could reveal the details of the fbi search right now. but he hasn t. i wonder why? the doj is moving to that information public. a new reporting on a subpoena from this for sensitive document the fbi believed trump still improperly holding on to lead new details on the armed man who tried to reach an fbi office in cincinnati this morning. guess what that suspect that was on january 6? we begin the read out tonight with the silence spoken i doj. after three days, allowing donald trump and his allies. the receipt, relating to this week, that search was belonging to the former president. that means the documents will likely become public which would provide a window into what investigators were looking for at the property and what time they believe may have been committed. as well as, what was actually collect i
Manhunt. Two officers shot at the philadelphia airport. One of them killed. First tonight, israel signaling the start of a ground war in gaza is imminent. More than a million palestinians urged to evacuate. The leaflets falling from the sky. Tonight, palestinian officials claim dozens of civilians were killed when an israeli air strike hit a convoy. Hamas tonight urging families not to leave. The white house accusing hamas of using civilians as human shields. What President Biden said about civilians caught in middle of this. Ian pannell in israel with what could be coming tonight. In New York City, the massive protests. The aerial images coming in now with heightened security in major cities across the u. S. And the world. Hamas leaders calling for a global day of rage. In france, that country raising its terror alert following the knife attack on a teacher. And a journalist has now been killed in lebanon not far from the israeli border. An israeli Shell Landing right near a group of
Secretary of state Antony Blinken we ask him about it. Was that an acknowledgement that iran might have been involved in this attack how he answered, and what he said about efforts to free americans held hostage by hamas and the faces of war. The Festival Goer marking her birthday as a captive of hamas. What her family is asking people around the world to do. Our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening and welcome, everyone. Well show you some of what we saw in ashkelon closer to gaza earlier, but we start here in tel aviv tonight, where for six days now, the world has watched and waited for the full might of the israeli response to the horrific at attacks inflicted upon it anticipated by many to be a massive invasion of the gaza strip, making good on its promise to destroy hamas, after last saturdays brutal terrorist rampage in southern israel. The toll keeps getting worse. In isr
Return some lahaina homeowners allowed back in for the First Time Since the deadly wildfires. The new clues and the new hope from those who believe theyre suffering from long covid and our nbc news exclusive. Bruce williss wife, emma, sharing a heartbreaking update on the actors battle against dementia announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. In this season of Labor Discontent stretching from Auto Assembly lines to film lots it appears tonight that one major strike may be nearing its end. The Writers Guild and reps for Hollywood Studios report they have reached a tentative deal that if quickly ratified could return some writers to the job within days after being sidelined since may. The two sides still hammering out the fine points of the deal believed to reflect the impacts of burgeoning technologies, ai and streaming. But potentially complicating a return to work, the fate of hollywood actors their union, sagaftra, still striking tonight without a