- advertising is based on one thing: happiness. - [shouting excitedly] - is there any taboo that you wouldn t break? - not if there was a funny idea. - what is wrong with you? - there s so much different storytelling - and so many different stories being told - about so many different people. - i don t think dramatic series television has ever been stronger. - there s no longer this theory of what - popular entertainment must be. - incoming! - who are the heroes? the people who watch this show. [slowly building orchestral music] - this is the week when the major broadcast networks unveil their fall lineup of shows, and every executive in hollywood knows how well the sopranos is doing on cable, which is a network problem. - i think hbo altered everything for this reason alone, is there were no commercials. - we are dependent on sponsors. there is so much we can do in terms of language, in terms of violence, and in terms of sex. - to a large degree, a lot of executives we
be, and could they make or break some campaigns? let s ask gop fundraiser noel thanks for being here, appreciate it. you know, some people are paying their own bills, or at least a lot of them, like vivek ramaswamy. of course, he s got a couple hundred million of his own spend to on that, not everybody has that personal cash, but with could we see the race diminishing as a result of these figures? absolutely, david. hanks for having me on. thanks for having me on. you cannot get your message out if you don t have money. so it s very is, very important to the watch these fund raising polls. and the other thing i will tell you is i am more interested in how much these candidates are raising, even more so than the general polls on how they re doing because if you raise more money than min, you have power to advertise, get messages out and saturate with your message so that you can attract new voters and new people that want to join your campaign. so i really, really pay at
they made it within 125 mistlesf moscow. the kremlin announced the war lord could leave for belarus allegedly without penalty for mercenaries taking hold of a critical russian city. they were going to dismantle pnc wagner which came out on the 23rd of june to the march of justice. in day we walked nearly 200 kilometers away from moscow. in this time we did not spill a single drop of blood. now the moment has come when blood may spill. that s why understanding the responsibility for spilling russian blood, we are turning back our convoys and going back to field camps according to our plan. reporter: according to a spokesperson for secretary of state antony blinken, support by the united states for ukraine will not change. the united states will stay in close coordination with ukraine as this situation develops. and russian officials offer this, we warn the western countries against any hint of the possible use of the domestic russian situation to achieve their russia phobi
insurrection. the questions tonight, could it happen in other states, and will the supreme court weigh in? also tonight, the grim milestone in gaza. an estimated 20,000 now dead just as hopes grow for another cease-fire. the deal to free ten americans in a prisoner swap with venezuela and who the u.s. released in return. the powerful storm slamming the west coast while in the northeast, new rescues and evacuations days after that deadly storm. the christmas travel rush kicking off inside the tsa as they brace for massive numbers. our nbc news exclusive, the warning china s president gave to president biden at their summit last month about taiwan. nbc news investigates why patients are dying when they are not properly monitored. the lapses one woman says led to her husband s death. and the touching tributes at the secret christmas tree in central park. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. even as they tr
good morning. it is the start of the meteorological some this thursday. the weather this week is looking settled. at times there will be some cloud. there will also be some sunshine. mostly dry. but also at times a chilly breeze in the far and east of england. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 29th of may. our main story. turkey s president, recep tayyip erdogan, has secured another five years in power after winning the country s most important election in years. mr erdogan appealed for national unity as he celebrated victory last night over his opponent kemal kilicdaroglu, who declared the result unfair. our correspondent aruna iyengar has this report. cheering. ecstatic erdogan supporters outside the presidential palace in ankara last night. earlier in the day, the president had sung to the crowd and recited a poem. this erdogan supporter says, bye bye mr kemal. thank god, islam has won. translation: we are very happy. full ofjoy- - i can t ev