Resign, even within his own party, after he was indicted for bribery. Gold bars and stacks of cash allegedly found in his home. His explanation for where that money came from. The deadline now just days away to avoid a government shutdown. What Kevin Mccarthy said today as gop hardliners hold up a deal. And what it means for the Government Services millions depend on. The new numbers coming in. Crossings at the border back at record highs. The images. Why Border Patrol is seen removing razor wire. The emotional return. Some lahaina homeowners allowed back in for the First Time Since the deadly wildfires. The new clues and the new hope from those who believe theyre suffering from long covid. And our nbc news exclusive. Bruce williss wife, emma, sharing a heartbreaking update on the actors battle against dementia. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. In this season of Labor Discontent stretching from Auto Assembly lines to film lots it appears to
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His Home State Governor is now urging the democrat to resign from the u. S. Senate. This as menendez has already been forced to step down at least for now as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. First lets go to cnns kara scannell. Shes outside the courthouse in new york where the charges were announced. Kara, the new jersey governor isnt the only one calling for menendez to resign. Reporter theres a growing chorus of lawmakers frommage new jersey calling for Senator Menendez to step down. Thats after federal prosecutors announced this allegedly brazen bribery scheme. They detailed how an fbi search of the senators home turned up the proceeds of this alleged crime. Some of the cash was stuffed in the senators jacket pockets. Reporter indicted again. New jersey senator bob menendez facing corruptionrelated charges for the second time in ten years. Prosecutors announcing a threecount federal indictment against the democratic senator and his wife over their dealings wit
his words as he left, quote, to hell with this place. the lock on santos office changed. more than 100 republicans joining nearly every democrat to oust the indicted congressman after an ethics report found he stole from his campaign to pay for things like botox, only fans, and luxury goods. so, what happens now with his seat? also, tonight, the fighting resuming in gaza. israel and hamas blaming each other for the collapse of the cease-fire that allowed more than 100 hostages to go free. is there hope for restoring it? and a new report, did israel know about hamas plans more than a year ago? remembering sandra day o connor, the first woman ever on the supreme court. the trail she blazed and the tributes tonight. the storms on both coasts. heavy rain and wind this weekend. we re tracking it all. the outbreak of child pneumonia in ohio. is it linked to china? we asked the director of the cdc. and jennifer garner joining us in small town america where a mission is
new york, pending federal charges for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, which culminated in that building, and he returns emboldened, to a party devoid of critics. what does that mean for this moment? what does that for democracy? well, he can back to the scene of his crime, he made no apology to 150 capitol officers , npd, montgomery county police officers, who were injured and wounded by the mob he unleashed against us on that day. there were republicans, who had at least tried to cry foul at that moment, who now have completely swallowed all of their misgivings. mitch mcconnell chief among them. they are trying to pretend like nothing big happened, and donald trump can feel proud that he has consolidated cultish type control and power over the republican party, but it is a scandal and a disgrace for the country. i mean hakeem jeffries had this to say along those very lines about this meeting on capitol hill, and donald trump s return. take a listen, folks