Meeting with japans prime minister. But theres an issue loming over the white house. The Mounting Fallout over bidens handling of classified documents during his post obama years. Thbz has learned one of the classified documents found at the d. C. Office was marked with the highest classification in the u. S. Government. Thats according to a senior u. S. Official and another person familiar. We got that development after attorney general Merrick Garland announced hes appointed a Veteran Prosecutor to serve as Special Counsel to review the documents. Ahead, what were learning about hur and how hes proceeding. Plus the tight rope both the white house and Justice Department are walking considering theres another Special Counsel investigating President Trump. Also this morning, devastation across the southeast. Search and rescue operations are underway after tornadoes in multiple states. By the grace of god, we all survived. We jumped out the car and we all got in the freezer. A lot of pra
when one fundamental right is lost, that means all fundamental rights are at risk. i will speak to mr. obergefell in just a moment. some democrats are pressing the representatives to codify presidents like obergefell in the law. a move democrats failed to pursue with roe, so today, house nancy speaker, nancy pelosi, released a statement seemingly in response to those calls. she said, in part, in the wake of the supreme court s outrageous and heart wrenching decision of overturning roe versus wade, radical republicans have made clear that they are just setting their sights on other protections rooted in the constitutional right to privacy. house democrats are committed to standing against this ruthless assault on the rights of millions of lgbtq americans. but what that comment means and practice, well, that still remains to be seen. joining me now, jim obergefell himself. civil rights activists and current candidate for the ohio state hearts of representatives and the former
Can any of them make a dent in his primary lead. Remembering the voice behind the hit song all star as many fans play tribute to jimmy buf buffett. Tonight, the newly revealed video, his surprise performance. Wasting away again in margaritaville this is nbc nightly news with lester holt ask good evening, im tom llamas in for lester tonight we begin with the main gates finally opening at burning man after some festival goers including celebrities defied a shelter in place request and walked for hours to get out of the mud and muck today a line of vehicles stretching for miles, carrying many of the 70,000 trapped there out of the nevada desert many boarding buses, riding on the backs of trucks to make their longawaited exit after that late summer storm brought some two months worth of rain to the site in less than two days, stranding them in ankle deep mud, Police Investigating at least one persons death. The view from the air, a sea of tents and rvs, an enormous task ahead tonight getti
Distressing. Well, issam distressing. Well, Issam Abdallah was part of a team based in alma al shabaab near the israeli border, providing a live signal which clearly dropped out when the explosion happened. Two other journalists, thea al sudani and maher nazar , thea al sudani and maher nazar, were injured. The president of were injured. The president of the European Commission was forced to evacuate to a shelter after arriving in israel this afternoon. Thats ursula von der afternoon. Thats ursula von der leyen. She was meeting the leyen. She was meeting the israeli president , isaac herzog, when sirens were heard warning of possible strikes. Now, of possible strikes. Now, earlier, she and the president of the european parliament, roberto mazzola, visited the village of kfar azar that was overrun by Hamas Terrorists on saturday. They were there in a show of solidarity with the israeli people. More than 1300 people were killed in those hamas raids. Meanwhile the hamas raids. Meanwhile t
Roberto mazzola, visited the village of kfar azar that was overrun by Hamas Terrorists on saturday. They were there in a show of solidarity with the israeli people. More than 1300 people were killed in those hamas raids. Meanwhile the hamas raids. Meanwhile the Israeli Defence forces continue to amass tanks and troops near the gaza border with a Ground Invasion looking increasingly likely. Obe almost 1800 people likely. Obe almost 1800 people have died in gaza as a result of airstrikes. Tensions also building on israels northern border with lebanon. Troops are on high alert there after the Hezbollah Terror Group said it would ignore calls to stay out of the conflict. The prime of the conflict. The Prime Minister says terrorism must not be allowed to prevail in israel or ukraine. Rishi sunak has been meeting Northern European allies in sweden. The gathering comes amid concern about the possible sabotage of an undersea gas pipeline between finland and estonia. He called the joint Expedit