he s 17, and he is from france. he s not irish. he s come over from france to go to ireland, work at this restaurant. he has like an intern job in the kitchen. and this past week on thursday, on our thanksgiving day here, this young man, 17 years old, he was on his way to work, about 1:30 in the afternoon, and he happened upon a man with a knife who was in the middle of attacking someone. and the kid jumped into the fray. he was armed with absolutely nothing at all. the kid struggled with this armed man. he actually got cut on his hands and his face in the struggle. but the kid managed to get the knife out of this guy s hands. the restaurant that the kid works at, they posted this photo of him online and a testimony to how proud they are of him and what he did. they said not all superheroes wear capes. the irish times also reports that the president of france, emmanuel macron, placed a call to this young man, thanking him personally on behalf of his country, thanking him on b
the jury, making their closing arguments. what both sides argued in these final hours. also tonight, this dangerous system sweeping through with speed and damaging winds as a tornado watch right now. after deadly storms this holiday, the woman who survived holding on to a doorknob in her home. ginger zee is here tracking this new threat in the hours ahead. images coming in tonight, that massive building explosion late today in youngstown, ohio. they are trying to account for everyone. first responders racing to the scene. the urgent manhunt tonight for three suspects in the killing of a former actor on general hospital. authorities believe the actor interrupted them as they were stealing a key part from his car, a part authorities say has valuable metals being stolen and resold. also just in tonight, a u.s. military jet has gone down, an f-35 fighter jet crash. we have news on the pilot s condition. and the other plane crash. seven people jumping out and surviving.
the jury, making their closing arguments. what both sides argued in these final hours. also tonight, this dangerous system sweeping through with speed and damaging winds as a tornado watch right now after deadly storms this holiday, the woman who survived holding on to a doorknob in her home. ginger zee is here tracking this new threat in the hours ahead. images coming in tonight with the massive building explosion in youngstown, ohio. they are trying to account for everyone. first responders racing to the scene. the urgent man hunt tonight for three suspects in the killing of a former actor on general hospital. authorities believe the actor interrupted them as they were stealing a key part from his car, a part authorities say has valuable metals being stolen and resold. also just in tonight a u.s. military jet has gone down, af-35 fighter jet crash. we have news on the pilot s condition and the other plane crash, seven people jumping out and surviving. tonight, isr
on mr. trump s potential vp short list. the gunman attacking the u.s. embassy in beirut. the 30-minute-long shootout in the street before he s captured. what we re learning. was it isis inspired? the deadly house explosion caught on camera. children playing in a nearby driveway running in terror. and 80 years after they helped turn the tide of war, we re with four american heroes as they return to normandy. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. the words, and liftoff packing plenty of meaning for boeing tonight as its long-delayed starliner capsule successfully carried two astronauts into space today. its third launch attempt in a month and a much-needed morale boost for boeing after a string of misfortunes. the launch also lifting nasa s hopes of making commercial vehicles its workhorses in space. tonight, the starliner is racing toward a rendezvous with the international space station, the first test flight of the cap
unleashes a new offensive against donald trump, calling him out as a convicted felon after losing in 2020. then the president moves to crackdown on illegal immigration, issuing new restrictions on migrants seeking asylum. plus, will a.i. up in presidential elections? new fears as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle, live from rockefeller center. we are now 154 days away from the election and president biden is sharply escalating his attacks on donald trump. so far joe biden has maintained radio silence on trumps multiple indictments and there have been reports of divisions within his campaign over whether he should publicly discuss trumps legal woes. after last week s legal verdict the president has clearly made up his mind. during a fundraiser last night, president biden called trump unhinged, blasting him as a convicted felon who snapped after he lost the election. he is not alone in taking an aggressive turn with