Cell phone carriers, and a big blow to samsung over fears of exploding phones. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. 29 days until election day, and our new poll numbers out tonight speak to the urgent crisis exploding inside the Republican Party from the top down. With Donald Trumps fortunes fading over his lewd comments about women, a gop civil war has broken out. Loyalty versus selfsurvival. The crisis underscored by a new nbc news wall street journal poll taken after the controversy broke and before last nights debate. It Shows Hillary clinton now with an 11point lead over trump nationally among likely voters. Nbcs Hallie Jackson has late details. Reporter tonight, abandonment and astonishment as the countrys Top Republican walks away from the top of his ticket. House speaker paul conference call, he wont defend donald trump anymore, Wont Campaign for him. Essentially conceding trump won
Comments about woman make him unfit for office. Donald trump spent his time attacking when he should have been apologizing. Reporter pence said trump has shown humility, a pol guyed and ready to move past the controversy. Among those who did not like what they saw last night cbs news contributor and former taste the nation anchor bob schieffer. This was just disgraceful. This was wrestlemania. This was not about president ial politics report schieffer said he never seen a Campaign Like this and he hopes he will never see one like it again. Eyewitness News Reporter joe holden is live in center city with some reaction to the debate, joe. Reporter jessica, bob schieffers comments were somewhat echoed outside of city hall some woman telling me last nights debate was nasty. Another man saying it was embarrassing. One political strategies likened it to the gaper delay around a car crash, he said it was tough to watch, but you could not help but look in that direction. Off the bat, sundays pr
Comments about woman make him unfit for office. Donald trump spent his time attacking when he should have been apologizing. Reporter pence said trump has shown humility, a pol guyed and ready to move past the controversy. Among those who did not like what they saw last night cbs news contributor and former taste the nation anchor bob schieffer. This was just disgraceful. This was wrestlemania. This was not about president ial politics report schieffer said he never seen a Campaign Like this and he hopes he will never see one like it again. Eyewitness News Reporter joe holden is live in center city with some reaction to the debate, joe. Reporter jessica, bob schieffers comments were somewhat echoed outside of city hall some woman telling me last nights debate was nasty. Another man saying it was embarrassing. One political strategies likened it to the gaper delay around a car crash, he said it was tough to watch, but you could not help but look in that direction. Off the bat, sundays pr
Carolina where hundreds are trapped by floodwaters from hurricane matthew. The storm killed at least 25 people in the southeast, nearly half in north carolina. More than a million homes and businesses in the south are without power, and some rivers are rising to record levels. Floodwaters topped a levee in lumberton, north carolina, and Mark Strassmann is there. Reporter all day on Martin Luther king drive rescue teams from at least five states pulled out lumbertons stranded residents. You all right . Yeah. Reporter the mayor told us 1,000 people needed rescuing, many of them elderly or physically unable to leave on their own. Choppers pulled some of them off rooftops. Others came out two to a boat or by the truckload. Thank god were saved. Reporter jamie and alex hayes were rescued with their son. Very, very glad. Glad to see you. Godsend . Ive been in town all my life, ive never seen it like this, never. Its a lake now. Reporter matthew dumped 15 inches of rain here over the weekend.
Carolina where hundreds are trapped by floodwaters from hurricane matthew. The storm killed at least 25 people in the southeast, nearly half in north carolina. More than a million homes and businesses in the south are without power, and some rivers are rising to record levels. Floodwaters topped a levee in lumberton, north carolina, and Mark Strassmann is there. Reporter all day on Martin Luther kin from at least five states pulled out lumbertons stranded residents. You all right . Yeah. Reporter the mayor told us 1,000 people needed rescuing, many of them elderly or physically unable to leave on their own. Choppers pulled some of them off rooftops. Others came out two to a boat or by the truckload. Thank god were saved. Reporter jamie and alex hayes were rescued with their son. Very, very glad. Godsend . Ive been in town all my life, ive never seen it like this, never. Its a lake now. Reporter matthew dumped 15 inches of rain here over the weekend. The nearby lumber river swelled to 2