patriots, for the very first time this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening from foxborough, massachusetts, the site of one of the most anticipated homecomings in sports history this weekend. we ll talk more about that later in this broadcast. but right now all eyes are on the political gridiron in washington and it s where we start. declaring we re going to get this thing done, president joe biden making a rare trek to capitol hill late today on a rescue mission to save the cornerstone of his political agenda not from republican opposition, but from his own splintered democratic party after postponing a promised vote on an infrastructure bill late last night, house democrat leaders scrambling again today to appease dems who want it tructure done and those demanding an expansive social and climate safety net be done first the president with skin in the game tonight, trying to bind wounds our garrett haake is on the hill. reporter: facing a possible make-o
who is claiming responsibility, and who is denying any involvement. plus, the border battle. the president taking his toughest stance yet on immigration as the gop-led house pushes ahead with the push to oust his homeland security secretary. also ahead, writer e. jean carroll speaking out publicly about her $83 million victory over donald trump, the message she believes the jury sent to the former president. is the conviction of a notorious double killer about to be thrown out? what we know about the potential retrail in the case of disgraced lawyer alec murdaugh. thanks for being here on a monday. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. president biden is vowing to retaliate after three u.s. troops were killed in a deadly drone attack at a base in jordan. it happened near the border of syria and iraq in a base known as tower 22. two u.s. officials tell us a drone packed with explosives made impact near a shelter where some troops were sleeping.
or brother by writing a memoir, and talks about his mother s funeral the decision was made for both of us to walk behind our mother s coffin, and.there was absolutely no way that i would let him do that by himself. there was absolutely no way that he would let me do that by myself, if it was role reversal. it s seven in the morning in singapore and eight in the evening in brasilia where thousands of supporters of the former brazilian president, zhayer bolsonaro, have stormed jair bolsonaro, have stormed the country s national congress. in scenes reminiscent of the attack on the us congress in washington two years ago, demonstrators wrapped in the brazilian flag, quickly overwhelmed police and entered the complex. some reached the senate chamber, where theyjumped onto seats and desks. protesters also invaded the presidential palace and supreme court. brazilian police say they ve now retaken control of the congress building. mr bolsonaro lost the october election to the socia
what does the chaos in congress mean for the american people? the drama here at the capitol threatens to inflict some real pain in communities across america. a strike involving more than 75,000 health care workers is indeed getting underway after kaiser permanente and a coalition of unions failed to strike a deal. this is the largest health care strike in u.s. history. the workers are telling us what they are looking for and how it could affect patients. norah: the urgent search tonight as police look for who opened fire during a university s homecoming week. the new details. the future of the catholic church. what pope francis is signaling after mass at the vatican. bishops are meeting right behind me to discuss controversial topics, like blessing same-sex unions. to the delight of some, but to the dread of others. at this facility in georgia, they are recycling used batteries from electric vehicles. it is all part of a growing supply chain around evs in the u.s
top republicans throw their hat into become the next speaker. what does the chaos in congress mean for the american people? the drama here at the capitol threatens to inflict some real pain in communities across america. a strike involving more than 75,000 health care workers is indeed getting underway after kaiser permanente and a coalition of unions failed to strike a deal. this was the largest health care strike in u.s. history. workers are telling us what they are looking for and how it could affect patients. norah: the urgent search tonight as police look for who opened fire during a university s homecoming week. the new details. the future of the catholic church. what pope francis is signaling after mass at the vatican. bishops are meeting right behind me to discuss controversial topics, like blessing same-sex unions. to the delight of some, but to the dread of others. at this facility in georgia, they are recycling used batteries from electric vehicle s