early votes cast could break turnout records. also tonight the state of emergency in florida. hurricane and tropical storm watches up as subtropical storm nicole takes aim. we ve got the new track. the new numbers on child rsv cases. 77% of pediatric hospital beds filled nationwide. what parents need to know. the chaos at twitter under new owner elon musk. after laying off nearly half its workforce the company reportedly scrambling to hire some key workers back. and is facebook next in line for mass layoffs? and the world record powerball jackpot. nearly $2 billion up for grabs tonight. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone, from our nbc news election headquarters. with 40 million early votes already cast, millions of election day voters will soon add their votes as the first poll openings here in the east are now just hours away. control of congress and the direction of the country to be decided. democrats defending their slim
currently, they will work 24/7, until we get the lights back on again, as the governor said, not our first rodeo, but every storm is also different and always face different challenges. and i appreciate all of the support from the state, governor, thank you, and from local law enforcement as well, the national guard, and this is a team sport, and a team effort, and we re going to all work together until we get florida back up on our feet, and where we all want to be. thank you. and when fpl and the other companies have crews in, the extent to which that infrastructure has remained is critical, because you know, it is a lot easier for them to reconnect an existing system than have to rebuild it, so to see some of that thats was able to withstand a hurricane, it is also just a testament, i mean some of these folks, put money into the resiliency of the infrastructure. and this is like the ultimate test. when you ve got a hurricane that is a massive hurricane coming in at 155 m
are hung properly. we have a special guest on the couch, his name is santa. merry christmas. merry christmas. did you like the cookies and milk? there is a little secret i tell you. the parents drink the drink the milk and eat the cookies because most parents don t believe in me. it is upsetting because there is a plate of crumbs. todd: you eat the crumbs. i have been known to do that. todd: we have something for you. that for me? carley: cinnamon rolls and milk. todd: did amazing job. call it what it is. were there any obstacles or smooth sailing? australia, they always give me a problem. todd: why? they don t go to bed. you know what it is like to stop time when kids are awake, dad and mom are wrapping other presents family gives. todd: it is summer down there. yes. todd: days are longer. there is less darkness. i understand it. very easy for them to sand me. griff: i have an question, santa. this is a important question. for all children. i don t think th
on a bus in jerusalem. a family from new york now hospitalized heartbreak on top of heartbreak. a driver plows into a fundraiser for a family that in a fire ten days ago and salman rushdie now awake and speaking what the author s family is saying about his recovery this is nbc announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening. i m hallie jackson in for kate as we come on the air tonight, a new warning serving as a vivid illustration of a divided nation on edge with the fbi in a new bulletin describing a spike in threats against law enforcement. ever since that search of former president trump s mar-a-lago home on monday now we re seeing stepped-up security for officials around the country and a growing sense of unease about what could happen next if this violent talk keeps escalating our senior white house correspondent kelly o donnell starts us off tonight. reporter: tonight, an alarming new warning sent to law enforcement about their own safety vo
report from florida for you. another state where the right to choose is hanging in the balance. we will have that for you in just a moment. but first, some new reporting from the new york times says, donald trump may be planning to announce a 2024 run for the white house, sooner than expected. this amid a series of damaging revelations stemming from the january 6th committee s public hearings. and overnight, the biden administration proposing as many as ten oil and gas lease sales off the coast of alaska, and in the gulf of mexico. that new receiving immediate backlash from environmentalists, as well as oil industry officials. so, to help us get started this hour, we re gonna check in with and miss nbc s laura bera standing by at the white house, we have stephanie stand in tampa, and gary graham back at reagan international airport virginia. welcome all more, we are gonna start with. you because as you, know the president is certainly facing some backlash today for his new of