the u.s. coast. house republicans voting to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress, but will it go any further than that? and remembering the nba legend whose silhouette became the league s logo. lebron and jordan paying tribute tonight to the great jerry west. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we are watching an extraordinary weather story unfold in south florida tonight. the rain just not stopping. for a second day, a slow-motion system triggering intense downpours and flash flooding. tonight, flash flood warnings and emergencies are posted into the evening. many streets are impassable. cars have been left stranded. adding insult to injury, the risk of lightning and severe wind gusts. rain totals in the last two days across southern florida exceeding a foot in some places with no relief expected before saturday. downpours just this afternoon falling at an estimated rate of four to six inches per
his day job, as hunter biden awaits his sentencing. and another trial in a separate case. plus, house republicans barrelling toward a vote to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress, do they have the votes? then the secretary of state in the middle east, what he just revealed about the new demands from hamas. and a high speed bus hijacking during atlanta s rush hour, the wild scene caught on camera. good morning, thank you so much for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with an unprecedented moment for a sitting president responding to the guilty verdict of his child. president biden making a last-minute trip to wilmington, delaware, last night to support his son hunter before traveling overseas this morning on another high stakes diplomatic visit. the president says he will respect the legal process, as hunter biden now braces for his sentence in this case and prepares to return to court on
[gears shifting] laura: plus, a.g. garland willing to go to jail to prevent americans from knowing just how senile joe biden is. and an angle fact-check on biden s latest inflation lies. but, first, another 9/11? that s the focus of tonight s angle. you wouldn t think president or cabinet would ever forget hijackers? and they were here right under our noses, taking flying lessons, lax visa policies. national complacency and of course the rest is a tragic history. we let our guard down and it triggered the longest war in american history prejtedding america first was never this administration s priority. their sole priority was and is to facilitate a mass influx of individuals from around the world into our own america in order to change america. and if border patrol by the way tries to stop migrants from crossing. they re terminated. what do you think executive order, is that going to do anything? three years and seven months. [inaudible] does it frustrate you when yo
touching down, cutting off a community. we re in the storm zone. also tonight, the new twist in the deadly hijacking of a transit bus in atlanta. the suspect by chance speaking to tv cameras hours before the chaos. what he said about his struggles with mental health. the mass casualty incident in illinois. three sheriff s deputies shot as they entered a home with a barricade suspect. president biden in italy for the g7 summit. the new security agreement he s expected to sign with ukraine as russian warships reach cuban waters 90 miles off the u.s. coast. house republicans voting to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress, but will it go any further than that? and remembering the nba legend whose silhouette became the league s logo. lebron and jordan paying tribute tonight to the great jerry west. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we are watching an extraordinary weather story unfold in south fl