scrambling to cover the cost. and the swimmer defying the odds and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone when it rains it pours, but rarely like this tonight, an unraveling emergency continues to unfold across swaths of the southwest as severe flooding leaves several areas under water or caked in mud. in texas, arizona, and new mexico fast rising floodwaters triggered some harrowing rescues and shut down major thoroughfares. dallas coming off its second longest dry spell ever, 67 straight days without rain only to now be facing what weather experts say is a 1,000-year flood east of dallas, storm totals approaching 15 inches downtown dallas more than 12 1/2. at dfw airport 7.8 inches of rain falling in just 3 hours. now even as the weather system moves eastward, rain is still in the forecast for some hard-hit areas. miguel almaguer has a look at what they re facing reporter: the record rainfall in cities like
dozens of high-water rescues. in the west, the search for a hiker washed away by flash floods and where the threat is headed next. also tonight, former president donald trump filing a lawsuit over the fbi search at his mar-a-lago home. what he wants to block the doj from doing dr. anthony fauci, the public face of the government s covid response, making a major announcement about his next chapter. the mystery car bomb that killed the daughter of a top putin ally who russia now alleges is behind it the eye-opening video, officers caught on camera beating a man pinned to the ground the action now being taken against them. the tragic discovery in the search for a 16-year-old california girl who went missing after a party. what investigators revealed today. just as millions of kids head back to school, universal free lunches are coming to an end how families are