radioactive waste? and the kitchen helping chefs cook up their own businesses and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening everyone. we are going to begin tonight with a story that will be of particular concern to families with very young children. an alarming and unprecedented rise in cases of potentially serious respiratory virus. cases of the virus known as rsv now quickly rising in at least 32 states. rsv frequently infects children under the age of two. doctors say cases are appearing earlier in the season and more rapidly than usual the virus usually presents mild symptoms but according to the cdc can cause more serious health problems now the surge of cases is putting a strain on some hospitals forced to take extreme measures to handle the influx of rsv patients dave gutierrez now with more from connecticut, which has been especially impacted by the virus. reporter: inside connecticut children s hospital in hartford
oh, no. also ahead, the latest from the war in ukraine where both sides are preparing for the next major battle among fears of a false-flag attack that could end up flooding 80 towns. plus, hospitals across the country have reported a surge in cases of a virus that s making infants severely ill. it s not covid, but covid has a big role in why the kids are getting so sick. we ll explain that just ahead. willie, our top story this morning. we begin in washington where moments ago former trump adviser steve bannon arrived in a d.c. courthouse to hear his sentencing for contempt of congress after he refused to comply with a subpoena from the house select committee investigating january 6th. the justice department has asked the judge to sentence him to six months in prison and to fine him $200,000. bannon s lawyers argue he should get only probation. they also have asked bannon be allowed to remain free until his lawyers are able to appeal the sentence. nbc news justice an
in energy bills from tomorrow, despite government help to limit price rises. plus: auto austerity! citroen s answer to the energy crisis a cheap electric car made of recycled plastics and cardboard! hi, there. prime minister liz truss and chancellor of the exchequer kwasi kwarteng will be trying to rebuild the confidence of financial markets today after a week of turmoil sparked by their economic plans last friday. they are to meet with the head of the uk s government spending watchdog, the office for budget responsibility. the obr s role is to give independent oversight of borrowing and spending plans. critics say it should have been involved from the start. the pound hasjumped the most against the dollar in over two years, erasing all its losses over the past week. this, after the bank of england continued to pump money into the bond markets to prop up the value of uk debt. the prime minister though is still insisting her tax cutting plans are right for the british econ
oregon. dan. reporter: yeah. hey, rich. as you know, very few democrats have chosen to campaign with president biden this year, but when he asked if he could come out to oregon and help with the run for governor, tina said come on out. biden s three-state western spring began in colorado where he appeared with senator michael bennett who looks to be pretty safe there. he attended fundraisers in california and now he finishes up in portland. he gives a speech on lowering cost for american families. cotech is locked in a three-person race, and it s been locked up for months. betsy thompson, most believe is taking more support from the democrat than from the republican. she attacks cotech relentlessly over the dual crises of homelessness and crime. in a statement she said, quote, i hope biden comes more often so that portland will clean up more of the trash and tendencies that tina s created between the airport and downtown portland. kotek has been pretty much in lockstep with
world. it is friday, october 14th. i m christine romans. we begin this morning with the january 6th house committee escalating its showdown with donald trump. our institutions only hold when men and women of good faith make them hold. committee vice chair liz cheney closing down the hearing calling for them to subpoena the former president. trump is not expected to comply. jamie raskin tells cnn s jake tapper, if he s innocent, he should. but even if he thinks that it was a righteous manifestation of pro trump sentiment, then he should come forward if he really wants to be the musi linnie of a mass right wing populus movement. he should come forward and explain that. cnn s jessica schneider has more from the hearing. we are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion. an extraordinary move. those in favor will say aye. aye. reporter: unanimously voting to subpoena former president donald trump for testimony and documents in the