major: knows that an israeli american thought to be a hostage died in the october 7th attack and his body is still in gaza. recording then president trump pressured michigan officials not to certify results in the 2020 election. it seems to be a lot higher, a lot faster, earlier in the season. major: the cdc warning of an increase in flu cases. how you can protect yourself and your family this holiday season. and we are on the road, with one man giving the gift of compassion. this is all for you, bro. [laughs] that was the best feeling. that surprise and joy, it was just amazing. i never felt that before. major: good evening, everyone. i m major garrett in for norah. we begin with that powerful storm system bringing heavy rain from southern california into the desert southwest. it s complicating the holiday rush on one of the busiest travel days of the year. 26 million people were under flood watches today, with some areas already hit with a month s worth of
the u.s. turns up the pressure on israel. defense secretary lloyd austin in tel aviv. what he said about protecting civilians as gaza s reported death toll nears 20,000. the major shift from pope francis on same-sex couples. what the vatican announced today. the governor of texas signing a controversial new border bill, setting the stage for a major showdown with the federal government. the verdict in the trial of marvel star jonathan majors, charged with assaulting his former girlfriend. new developments in the investigation into lead-tainted applesauce that sickened dozens of children. was it done on purpose? and harry smith on the tradition dating back more than a century in a place they call the christmas city. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone. much of the east coast recovering tonight from a massive storm that brought heavy rain, coastal flooding and high winds from florida to maine, killing at least
thank you for doing good. we appreciate it. thanks for having me. dana: fox news alert. a volcano is erupting in iceland. it had been rumbling for weeks and lava shot 300 feet into the air. now it s diminishing. it forced a nearby town to evacuate because of earthquakes. we ll keep you updated on that threat. fox news alert. the pentagon launching a ten nation maritime security operation to fight drone and missile attacks by iran-backed houthi rebels in yemen targeting cargo ships in the red sea. welcome to america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: i m bill hemmer. good morning. attacks on the red sea a growing threat to global commerce avoiding shippers to a requiring shippers to go south to the cape of good hope, a longer and more expensive journey. dana: lloyd austin said the attacks were reckless and unacceptable. all countries have the right to move freely and lawfully in international waters. but that foundational global right is under new threat today. th
saying he feels closer to a deal today than he has before, but not everyone in his party is as optimistic. one top republican negotiator warning the deal is still teetering on the brink and could fall apart entirely. meanwhile, the national deficit continues to soar to new heights and treasury secretary janet yellen says there are only eight days remaining to pay america s bills. is everyone on board? reporter: we ll see about that. he came in to the capitol this morning and told reporters he s feeling optimistic and thinks progress has been made and really they re focused on a few remaining sticking points for this deal. i am told the goal is to have a deal announced by the end of today. we ll see if they can get there. we have new reporting about what the outstanding issues are. one of them is a provision to impose new work requirements on some social safety net programs. i m told they made some progress on that in negotiations last night. we re going to see today wheth
ruling against rudy giuliani, a sum that will bankrupt the former mayor of new york city. his attorney said it is basically a death penalty for him, an economic death penalty. plus an update from capitol hill on foreign aid negotiations, the package which would provide critical funding for ukraine. it s been held up by republican demands for stricter immigration policies. but it looks like there s progress there. might be some. we ll get analysis on the biden administration s push to get israel to scale back its war in gaza, what s going on there. with us, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. former state department official, elise jordan. politics nation reverend al sharpton. and presidential chair at vanderbilt university, historian jon meacham is with us. so let s get to it. at a rally on saturday, donald trump again used the language of 20th century authoritarians while separately praising this country s