infectious disease, detected in the u.s. for the first time in 20 years. the effort to control the mosquitos that carry it. the hostage standoff at caesar s palace. the suspect tossing furniture from stories above. and after his big upset at wimbledon, could he be america s next tennis sensation? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas, in for lester tonight. it s being called historic and catastrophic. the flooding emergency that is nowhere close to being over tonight. parts of vermont remain covered in water and mud after the river that runs through the capitol crested at more than 21 feet. more than 100 rescues have been carried out after dozens of locations in the state received 6 inches of rain or more since sunday. and tonight, all eyes on a dam that could overflow and make things even worse,
changing. they see these problems not really at the individual level. i know the caesar s palace anecdote is really good, and folks might be a little entertained by it, but they see this as a systemic issue they would like to see changed from the top down, and they feel like folks aren t really paying attention to them when they raise concerns like this internally. so this was kind of like a last resort for them, and, you know, they see this as especially in these close elections, they spoke in a story about adam laxalt and herschel walker, but really in these close elections, canvassing can make a huge difference, and when you look at the numbers on some of these instances that we reported, it looks like it could have played some role in the amount of turnout that was happening last year. i almost feel like they should have seen this coming. i saw a flash back to college, earning money handing out flyers on street corners, i don t even remember what for, and everybody else that was
you always try to comfort yourself in situations like this thinking, oh, i m sure there are people who are really, really wealthy. they re probably really miserable. they don t know the sort of ups and downs, the happiness, the contrasts, the passion that i have. but we don t know, do we? right. like maybe every day is like wonderful. just to welcome, it s a toast for lovely. yes, sir. perfect. thank you. mmm. delicious. perfect. perfect. the hadrian villa at caesar s palace. a little pad they give you if your credit line runs into the eight figures. how did i get it? i told the casino that wolf blitzer was coming, that he was expected any minute. i suggested that wolf might be hungry and they sent up guy
floodrelie floodrelieffund.ky.gov. know how much appreciated it the people of kentucky are and how grateful we are for the support, already the outpouring of support that we ve seen to make a part of this state who has been that has been left behind in the past, understand how much we care for them. lieutenant governor jacqueline coleman, appreciate your time this morning. we will, of course, continue to stay on the story, as well. thank you. the extreme weather also impacting other states. residents and businesses in las vegas cleaning up this morning after flash flooding there overnight. take a look at some of these videos. shared on social media, that s water pouring into casinos on the las vegas strip. multiple buildings on the iconic strip damaged by those floodwaters including caesar s palace and circa. heavy rains turned streets, as
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