It is just coming in right now. The federal reserve announced half a point. That was not the most expected. 48 days to the election, great news for the economy. Critics said it could not happen, but our policies a little policies are lowering costs and creating jobs. As a republican nominee plans to raise your grocery prices. How can a family of four that, like cheerios? i haven t seen cheerios in a long time. And nancy pelosi on the state of the race and the maga threats in the house. And growing calls for center in the senate as a hate crime hearing flies off the rails. You do not support hamas. I oppose you should hide your head in a bag. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. I am chris hayes. We are so back. This afternoon federal reserve chair jerome powell took the stage to announce the feds first cut in interest rates since 2020 and the beginning of the pandemic recession and it was a big one. A half percent interest rate reduction to stimulate borrowing and
the first day back to school after the holidays turns deadly in iowa. the new details about the guns and the shooters social media posts. this strikes at the heart of everything we hold dear. norah: the major winter storm barreling to the northeast, bringing heavy snow, ice, and wind. once it gets to the eastern seaboard, that is when things get really tricky, right, who gets the snow and who doesn t? norah: new concern about judge safety after that attack in a nevada court room. we are still definitely in survival mode. eye on america. snow crab season counsel for a second year in a row. wyatt has fisherman on edge. we are a dying breed. norah: and honoring the legacy of harriet tubman. good evening. i m norah o donnell and thank you for being with us on this thursday night. there is breaking news out of new york city, with two subway trains colliding. at least 24 people are hurt. we are going to have the very latest on their conditions and what caused
the first day back to school after the holidays turns deadly in iowa. the new details about the guns and the shooter s social media posts. this strikes at the heart of everything that we hold dear. norah: the major winter storm barreling towards the northeast, bringing heavy snow, ice, and wind. once it gets to the eastern seaboard, that s when things get really tricky, right, who gets the snow and who doesn t? norah: the new concerns about judge safety after that attack in a nevada court room. we are still definitely in survival mode. norah: eye on america. snow crab season is canceled in alaska for a second year in a row. why it has fishermen on edge. we are a dying breed. if we keep going the way we are going, there is not going to be any of us left. norah: and the new coins honoring the legacy of harriet tubman. good evening to our viewers in the west. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this thursday night. there is breaking ne
surrendering to face a manslaughter charge. new reaction from the homeless man s family tonight. the idaho mother known as the doomsday cult mom found guilty of all charges in the deaths of her two youngest children and her husband s ex-wife and what lori vallow now faces. the man who now admits he crashed his own plane, jumping out and recording the whole thing all for a promotion. and the new push for more support during birth what experts say is leading to better outcomes in the delivery room. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome on this friday new rules are taking hold along the u.s./mexico border tonight with the covid public health restriction known as title 42 lifted overnight. u.s. officials holding their breath over what may come under its new rules, the biden administration is once more allowing in those with asylum applications or other legal pathways as long lines formed at official processing points. those ill
issue could be as early as june. the good, news staff for the president congressional leaders are meeting this weekend. they re all trying to make progress resolving the crisis as the june 1st deadline nears. also breaking today, customs and border patrol is reporting a drop in the number of migrants crossing the border following the lifting of title 42 restrictions. officials from coast to coast have been mobilizing to prepare for more migrants to arrive, the two dhs officials tell nbc news, between 75 and 8000 migrants compare that to 10,000 thursday, 11,000 on wednesday, another 11,000 on tuesday. we re gonna have live reports in just a moment. meanwhile, before talking about the debt ceiling, the president addressed graduates at howard university today, telling them this. today i got to howard, to continue the work to deem the soul of this nation. i see the future. that s not a hyperbole. we can finally resolve the ongoing question about who we are as a nation. and pu