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and then getting back up to reengage. officers being hailed as heroes for stopping him from killing more people. were there warning signs? and what his neighbors are saying. damage control. new revelations from the leaked classified intelligence documents, putting u.s. alliances in question. the manhattan district attorney sues a top house republican, claiming interference in the investigation of donald trump. the battle over an abortion pill. big pharma pushing back against a ruling, as some states start stockpiling drugs. tough new auto emission standards about to be announced, but will they push more americans to go electric? a big upside of artificial intelligence, detecting cancer much earlier, and predicting when it might strike. and the young bold athletes sharing their culture and moves with skateboarding superstar tony hawk. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. once again, in the tragic aftermath of a tragic sh
you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. we re live in kyiv with the latest. plus, two of the most closely watched congressional candidates face off in their first debate. we ll look at what stood out in the race that could decide the control in the senate. and with the holiday season around the corner, people could have sticker shock. we ll break down the numbers. ukraine is reporting new russian strikes on at least two cities. a short time ago it said a rocket attack hit a community outside the capital kyiv, causing severe damage to an energy infrastructure facility, while multiple missiles and kamikaze drones struck another city. meanwhile more military artillery will be sent to ukraine. russia is reportedly struggling to replenish its own. that s because according to u.s. officials, western sanctions are keeping many components of weapons productions out of russia s hands. a significant amount of russian wea
republican, and democratic lieutenant governor governor john fetterman. georgia s candidates met in a live debate last night. raphael warnock faced off against republican herschel walker after weeks of bombshell allegations leveled at the former football star. cnn s eva mckend has more. reporter: democratic senator yell war knock and republican challenger herschel walker are in a contentious georgia senate race with u.s. senate controlling. it is time to get under way. reporter: they debated friday night. walker, running on a family values platform currently involved in a scandal over allegedly pressuring the mother of one of his children to get an abortion. a week before this debate a former girlfriend said you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. in an abc news interview this week, you said that the accusations are, quote, all lies. for the voters watching tonight, can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claims. you have 60 seconds.
argued that is pretext to get their hands on the former president s financial documents but lower courts have said that the committee could obtain these documents until the supreme court intervened here and put a temporary pause on this. now, erica, if the supreme court affirms this lower court ruling, if this is allowed to stand, it is significant because if the house ways and means committee is allowed to obtain these tax returns from the former president, that really would represent a significant chipping away at some of the protections that are afforded to sitting presidents and signal a real boost to congress s over site powers. so we ll see what the supreme court does here. this is just temporary. paula, appreciate it. also with us elie honig and when we look at this, i think it might be helpful to just remind us all the reason that they said as paula layed out, they want to look into how the irs is going through the tax returns. if and when they actually do get the