Hello, everyone, thank you for joining me this sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. And we begin with a National Crisis averted. At least for the next 45 days. Just a few hours before midnight, the deadline to shut down the government, the u. S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill to keep the nations government open until midnovember. The breakthrough came after House Speaker mccarthy surprised everyone by pushing a shortterm Spending Bill through the house with democratic help. It is a deal that may cost mccarthy his speakership. Republican hardliners are vowing to bring a motion to the floor to oust the leader for ignoring the Spending Cuts they were demanding in a package. I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker Mccarthy this week. I think we need to rip off the band aid and move on with new leadership that could be trustworthy. Look, the one thing that everybody has in common is that nobody trusts Kevin Mccarthy. He lied to biden and house conservatives. The on
Unmatched. The tournament setting new records and inspiring the next generation of athletes. Millions of americans on the movie for the Solar Eclipse, airport traffic, even outages. The excitement, unstoppable. Its a Once In A Lifetime kind of experience. We have the important forecast with just hours to go. Terrifying moments in the air. The cover blown off this flight. A piece the cowling is hanging off. Why did it happen . Parts of kansas city overrun by an illegal takeover. This police car swarmed. Another hit by a speeding car. Why chaotic scenes like these seem to be happening more often. Is this University Building causing cancer . The investigation finding more than 160 people who spent significant time there diagnosed with the disease. And as the country comes together to watch the eclipse, the emotional reunion nearly 50 years in the making. Announcer this is nnbc nightly news with Hallie Jackson. Good news on a couple of fronts. Millions of moments of unity. With millions ge
X ed. The 231231 Space Shuttle columbia the final flight premieres tonight at nine on cnn good morning and thank you for staying with us. Its now about 70 m eastern here in our atlanta studios. Welcome back to cnn this morning, i did not really appreciate until i sat down next to allison this blouse is an eclipse. Bless her earrings as i saw the sun, i saw this side committed, yeah its every so many years. Eclipses but its a kind of because i was concerned about not having a tough glasses and she was so yes, bring us a pair and these are the ones that you need, right . The is, you approved ones. It has a little logo through them in here these can see some bright lights. I do see like im not putting mine on. Ill do it tomorrow, so my eyes dont get injured. All right. Heres what were watching for you. This morning. We have new details on that thursday phone call between President Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu after that strike that. Killed aid workers with the world central kitchen, the l
insurrectionist. senate democrats now want a meeting with chief justice john roberts and dozens of house members are demanding a leader recuse himself from cases related to donald trump in january 6, one of those, congresswoman jasmine crockett, joins midlife unset. joyce vance tells us what to look for is the first criminal trial of a former president heads to the jury next week and why special counsel jack smith is taking bold new action in terms classify documents case. and, reality check. do you all really believe trumps rally in the bronx was about reaching out to black and latino voters? i don t. i am jonathan capehart. this is the saturday show. for decades, democrats have tried and failed to make the court a voting issue for its base. well, maybe this election cycle, they will succeed because this week in washington, we are seeing two very different visions for the american justice system. president biden reached a major milestone in his mission to diversify the feder
and an update on her cancer battle, saying she s making progress but not out of the woods yet. her plans to make a public return this weekend. president biden meeting with the pope on the sidelines of the g7. also jimmy fallon, chris rock, whoopi goldberg at the vatican for a star-studded event. california s crumbling coastline and the families who fear their homes will be washed away. and our exclusive access to the hidden secret beneath the ruins of pompeii, newly discovered after nearly 2,000 years. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. we have made it to the end of the week, and it has been a disastrous one for millions in south florida who have been hit with relentless rain for four straight days now. a flood watch still in effect in many areas this evening after storms brought more than 20 inches of rain to the region, leaving roads underwater, cars submerged, and hundreds of homes flooded. first responders carrying