tomorrow s funeral, one of the biggest gatherings of world leaders ever, many meeting with king charles today, as president biden pays his respects to the queen. remnants of a typhoon flood parts of the coast, entire homes swept away, the worst storm there in nearly 50 years. deadly earthquake in taiwan, buildings shaking, some toppling, and a gym ceiling collapses sending children fleeing. our in depth look at the border crisis, the law enforcement agents overwhmed, and what residents of the inundated border town say about bussing them to the northeast. and the bench clearing football brawl that got multiple players ejected. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, remembering queen elizabeth ii, reporting tonight from london. good evening, everyone, from london. just hours before the state funeral for queen elizabeth. we ll begin that coverage in a moment. but first to puerto rico. as we come on the air, the island reeling after a direct hit fro
Korean leader kim jongun is visiting russia in the coming days at putins invitation. In pennsylvania, weve got new images from Doorbell Cams of a convicted killer on the run, and they show a dramatic change in how he looks. A sick american scientist trapped in a cave deep underground could be brought to the surface soon as rescuers literally move mountains for him overnight. And we begin this very busy hour with a desperate race against time in morocco where crews are tirelessly searching for survivors in the rubble after a massive earthquake rocked the region on friday. The critical 72hour golden window when the chances of finding people alive are most likely is already more than halfway closed. The death toll now at nearly 2,500 and counting. As officials rush to deliver humanitarian aid to people whose lives have now been completely changed by this tragedy. On sunday, a 3. 9 magnitude aftershock struck panic for many in these affected communities. Families already traumatized by the