the concern, tens of thousands more aren t far behind. the biden administration on defense. the homeland security secretary saying they re prepared. now armed troops patrolling across the rio grande. families making desperate, dangerous river crossings. is social media playing a role in the number of people coming? plus, the crisis playing out beyond the border. with shelter in short supply from california to chicago and new york. our team on the ground. just breaking, a manslaughter charge is on the way for the subway rider who put a homeless man in a fatal chokehold. when he ll be in court. seven million at risk of severe weather, including tornadoes. we ll tell you where. the man suspected in the disappearance of natalee holloway set to be extradited to the u.s. what he is accused of, and why now. the new crackdown on power plants that run on coal and gas in the race to stop climate change. more pain for peloton, recalling more than two million exercise bikes.
opening statements set to begin. fox agreeing to pay dominion over $787 million, avoiding one of the biggest media trials in decades. what the two sides are saying tonight. just breaking, a parking garage collapsing in downtown manhattan. one person is dead and five injured. inside the urgent rescue operation under way. also tonight, the kansas city homeowner charged with shooting a black teen who mistakenly rang his doorbell surrenders and posts bail. the 84-year-old suspect telling police he thought someone was trying to break into his house. the 16-year-old s classmates rallying around him. and another shooting at the wrong address. a man who opened fire on a car that accidently drove into his driveway, charged with murder after killing a 20-year-old woman. the american reporter appearing in a russian courtroom accused of spying, charges the u.s. is blasting as baseless. and the surprise announcement. buffalo bills safety damar hamlin cleared to play again after
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening from los angeles, where picket lines went up today in front of major film studios the people who write the plots that enthrall and entertain millions of american tv and film watchers sidelined tonight by a writers strike 11,000 writers off the job after talks with producers reached an impasse overnight. at the root of the dispute, some of the very things that have transformed how all of us watch our favorite shows. think streaming. the impact of emerging technology think virtual reality. tonight t the writerers and d productionon cocompanies, i including our parentnt company nbnbcuniversalal, appear toto be far apapart, virtually y guaranteeieing reruns wilill be comining to scrcreens as productitions grind d to a haltlt for some s shows, the e impact wilill be felt t immediately. miguel almaguer has the latest what do we want a fair contract reporter: off the job and on to the picket line from co
locations of these shootings this weekend, three people killed there, 11 wounded after multiple shooters in this case opened fire at a crowd. first, polo, begin with what we know about the shooting there in philadelphia. reporter: and, jim, unlike those cold-blooded massacres we saw play out or carried out in buffalo and texas, this started as a street brawl but it took a violent and deadly turn when some of the convince involved according to police used firearms opening fire sending people scrambling for safety. in the end three people were killed with about 11 people injured. investigators believe among the dead was one of the individuals involved in that scuffle, but, still, the police commissioner making it clear that there were also innocent bystanders among the victims and that is fueling her frustration and that of police officials in cities across the country this morning. this is the scene following another mass shooting in the united states, this time in philadelp
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