plus, from total celebration to complete chaos, two people were shot, a police officer hit by a fire truck during a victory parade for nba champion denver nuggets. and the department of justice tees off an investigation, looking into that mega merger between the pga tour and saudi funded liv golf. our reporters are fouling all of the latest developments. we start, though, with the breaking news out of pittsburgh where nbc s george solis is covering the guilty verdict in the trial of the gunman who killed 11 people at that synagogue in 2018. george, i know it s been a few hours since the verdict. what are we hearing from the community? reporter: yeah, chris, some members of the congregation weighing in, saying they expected this guilty verdict. for them, this is some semblance of justice. in my conversation with them over the last several days, many of them say they will never be able to look at the accused shooter robert bowers directly in the eye. it was hard for them to
That was all in this thursday night, alex wagner tonight starts right now. Good evening, alex. Night, a good evening, thank y friend as always. Thanks to you at home for joining me this evening. The Republican Party has two major problems on its hands right now. An ungovernable House Majority that has quickly descended into chaos, and a Party Standard bearer facing 91 Felony Counts who was doing everything he can to get the case against him thrown out of the courts. There are big developments in both those stories, and we are going to get all of them this hour. If there is one person who embodies the dual crises facing the gop right now, and the dual problem of house chaos and alleged republican criminality, it is this guy, congressman George Santos. He is a serious top list who remains in House Of Representatives despite being charged with 13 counts of fraud, money laundering, and theft. He is still there, and today, the former treasurer for santas campaign pleaded guilty to a federal
Into chaos, in a standard bearer doing everything he can to get the case against him thrown out of the courts. There are big developments in both of those stories, and were gonna get all of them, this hour. But if there is one person who in ball embodies the dual crises, the dual problem in the gop right, now hit house chaos and alleged republican criminality, it is this guy. Congressman George Santos, a Serial Fabulist who remains in the House Of Representatives despite being charged with 13 counts of fraud fraud, money laundering, incest he is still there, and today, the former treasurer for santas campaign pleaded guilty to a federal Conspiracy Charge. That staffer admitted to having a made up Fake Campaign donations for santoss campaign. That Conspiracy Charge is part of the broader case against her boss, George Santos, who has been accused of crimes that range from defrauding donors to falsifying official paperwork to lying to the government in order to get pandemic aid. So, the f
In check, cant pass legislation, cant keep a speaker, theres got to be a better way. Except it isnt an infomercial and there doesnt seem to be a better way because House Republicans have a Governing Majority so narrow, it is doubtful theres anyone in the gop who can get away with disregarding the most extreme elements of the party. In other words, someone who can pass legislation without being held hostage by the likes of matt gaetz. A budget, which is coming due in a quick 31 working days. There is, of course, one option. A coalition government, led by someone dedicated to working with the middle. Someone who can get votes from both parties, thereby neutering people like matt gaetz. Former speaker Kevin Mccarthy sort of did that with the debt ceiling. Then again over the weekend to pass the 45day Stopgap Budget Measure is coming to the reality of a divided government, which is that there is literally no passable legislation that is not bipartisan. Why does that sound so crazy . Even i
Former President Donald Trump back in court for his fraud trial. The major ruling why the judge has imposed a gag order on him and will he testify . Hunter biden pleading not guilty to federal gun charges. Why his attorney is lashing out at donald trump. The Congressman Carjacked at gunpoint in Washington The Search Tonight for three suspects and two brothers playing on opposite sides of the mlb playoffs and the battle their mother is fighting thats bigger than any sibling rivalry. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening and welcome. Breaking tonight, Kevin Mccarthys short and rocky run as speaker of the house of representatives has come to an end the California Republican who until a few hours ago was second in line to the presidency was voted out of the speakership this afternoon, nine months elected to the job his ouster came after key members of the narrow republican majority he presided over turned on him in a dramatic statement of no confidence a final vo