Championship only to have his running blades stolen. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. As we head into the weekend, millions will need to keep a close eye on the weather after a violent outbreak destroyed homes and left neighborhoods under feet of hail in could could. This afternoon new tornado warnings were posted in the west. At least one tornado already spotted today near denver. And the threat from these dangerous storms continues. Our National Correspondent Miguel Almaguer starts us off tonight with the latest. We have touchdown, people. Reporter rumbling across colorado, this violent punishing storm is packing it all, from multiple twisters to pounding golf ballsized hail. The sheriff outside denver says its a miracle nobody was killed. Its really been unlike anything weve ever seen today. We talley saw the tornado from our front porch. Reporter the small town took a
Particularly today where they just put an exclamation point on the dollar today. Dont get too excited, though. Dont get too excited, though. Because in a week or two were about to throw down the entire popping speed strip in front of the racing economy, because on purpose were going to shut down the federal government. And maybe default on the national debt. For fun. For fun and for profit. This is one of the weirdest and most entertaining hallmarks of this era in conservative politics in our country. It is the scam part of conservative politics. And usually, the scam part of conservative politics is just funny. And sometimes a little sad and exploitative. But sadly, it is why we are going to shut down the federal government for no reason and why maybe were going to default on the debt. Weve seen how this works in sharp relief for the past two years now. Exhibit a, back in 2010, the politician Mike Huckabee needs a job, he wanted to be the president of the united states, that didnt wor
Football field blowing up, sending flames almost 100 feet into the air. And, we have a winner lexington, south carolina, home to the latest 400 million powerball winner. Youre live in the cnn newsr m newsroom. If i had a Million Dollars if i had a Million Dollars ah, we can only dream. Good morning to you. Im carol costello. Thank you so much for being with me this morning. We begin on capitol hill. The clock is ticking and the risk of a Government Shutdown growing. With only enough money to keep the government running another 11 days, Republican Leaders say they will approve new funding only if obama care is defunded. The president is calling it extortion and even some republicans disagree on this highstakes political gamble. Our goal here is to cut spending and to protect the American People from obama care. Its as simple as that. We cant let the government shut down. We cant be kamikazes and we cant be general custer. There is backlash from americans who feel the bite of a shutdown.
Kavanaugh. A lot of people should vote for kavanaugh. If you are looking for a conservative president to pick a nominee, hes on the top of everyones list. Hes one every republican would see as the most of qualified of their generation. Arthel what are democrats trying to do to block judge kavanaughs nomination . Reporter they are going to try. But there is not a lot they can do. Republicans will need a simple majority. Once senator john mccains replacement is appointed the republicans will have 51 seats. And thats the goal for democrats. To find something in kavanaughs past that will pressure lawmakers to vote against him. Kavanaughs work on the starr report, his five years in the Bush White House and 12 years as a federal judge. But all of those documents have been released. The national a skies says it wont be able to vote and produce all the documents until late october. Senator dick durbin complained the white house isnt releasing 100,000 document claiming executive privilege. They
Colorado woman and her two young children. The husband charged. And tonight, right here, you will hear from the last friend to see the wife alive. Why she says she knew something was wrong. The urgent manhunt at this hour. Authorities say the killing spree in the south. Late today releasing names and photos of the suspects wanted in several killings, including the double murder of two friends celebrating a birthday. The deadly alligator attack. A woman walking her dog, pulled underwater by an eightfootlong gator. And, the deadly plane crash. The plane can be seen plummeting to the ground. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a very busy monday night. We begin with President Trump and the Mueller Investigation and one of the key witnesses. Don mcgahn, hours and hours of questions for him. More than any white house witness. The president unleashing on twitter after the New York Times first mcgahn has been cooperatinining nine months. G access to a witness like this is like havi