and an update on her cancer battle, saying she s making progress but not out of the woods yet. her plans to make a public return this weekend. president biden meeting with the pope on the sidelines of the g7. also jimmy fallon, chris rock, whoopi goldberg at the vatican for a star-studded event. california s crumbling coastline and the families who fear their homes will be washed away. and our exclusive access to the hidden secret beneath the ruins of pompeii, newly discovered after nearly 2,000 years. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. we have made it to the end of the week, and it has been a disastrous one for millions in south florida who have been hit with relentless rain for four straight days now. a flood watch still in effect in many areas this evening after storms brought more than 20 inches of rain to the region, leaving roads underwater, cars submerged, and hundreds of homes flooded. first responders carrying
maryland. thanks for joining us. this situation room starts now happening. now, new details just coming in on how president biden and former president trump are gearing up for their cnn hey now less than two weeks away, what are sources inside both campaigns are telling us about their preparations that we re tracking the fall out from a major us supreme cream court ruling, striking down a ban on bump stocks, a controversial gun accessory, the justices still preparing to hand down opinions on other major issues, including donald trump s immunity claims also tonight, pope francis makes a historic visit to the g7 summit in italy, meeting with president biden and other world leaders about concerns over artificial so intelligence welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world i m wolf blitzer, a you re in the situation room first up. tonight and inside, look at the debate preparations taking place inside the biden and trump campaigns that s kristen hol
children. they are on the balcony for this iconic photo and this is all a part of the trooping of the color celebration for king charles s birthday. this takes on extra special meaning and we want to bring in our legal analyst melissa murray . melissa, this is an iconic photo given the cancer diagnosis. just one week ago fulks did not think this moment would be possible. what is going through your mind? this is a really diminished royal family but it s great to see her out and about. you used to see that balcony overflowing with extended family members from cousins and children and right now all you see are the duke and dashes of gloucester, prince george, prince louis, the prince and princess of wales, the king and queen, the duke and duchess of edinburg and louise. this looks different from balconies of past. maybe in line with king charles slimmed-down monarchy but there is a question of whether that e is fit for purpose when two of its most senior members have been side
that is tonight for the last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts right now. at this hour, breaking news. the supreme court strikes down a trump era ban on bump stocks. if you see a person firing one of these next to someone firing a submachine gun, you cannot tell the difference. president biden releasing a statement calling on congress to ban bump stocks. president biden at the g7 summit in italy today. much of the attention focused on what he said about his son, hunter s, federal gun conviction. coming from the proud of my son, hunter, he is over, could addiction. the president has previously said he would not pardon his son, but tonight he went even further on commutation. a congressional pep rally, of sorts, for the congressional nominee speaking to lawmakers behind closed doors. a show of hands for anyone in the room who hung out with a felon today. i am with them 1000%, they are with me 1000%. i think it must be so humiliating for them.
right? oh, yeah. oh, yeah. somebody s getting lucky after this show. it s friday. so you knos you ww what that m. let s welcome tonight s guest. i want to see his war chest and his war abs and his war. but co-host of fox and friendsbk weekend and author of that brand new book, the war on wires, peter hedges . well, hide your feelings and your son s a comedian. scarboroug sh. she s like a speed, annoying and often found in the middle of the road. new york times best selling-oh author and fox news contributor cartere-st-selli and epcot cents golf ball. new york times best selling author, comedian and former nwa champion tyrus. all right, before we get toe ge some news stories, let s do this. five ravens leftovers, but up it s leftovers where i read the jokes we didn t use this week. and as always, it s my first time reading them. so if they , we ll send joe mackey to hamas wearing, a pride shirt and trip to new york. yes, the biden is pursuing older voters in battlegrou