Winning, winning, winning. From nbc news, decision 2020 president ial debate. Lester holt and savannah guthrie. Good evening and welcome to our coverage of the second and final 2020 president ial debate, republican incumbent President Donald Trump and his democratic challenger, former Vice President joe biden, are about to face off for the last time with the election now just 12 days away. The stakes are higher than ever, and tonight is the best last chance for the candidates to make their case to a National Audience before election day on november 3rd. So the candidates are going to take the stage in just over an hour, Belmont University in tennessee. The first debate was chaotic, lots of interruptions. The commission on president ial debates has changed the rules a bit. It decided to mute the microphone of the candidate not speaking for the first two minutes of each separate debate topic. And, of course, the coronavirus pandemic is sure to be front and center. Last weeks scheduled de
Home when youre not there. Watch it on your phone but Security Experts say theres something you should see. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Just as it appeared that republicans were on track to deliver a tax bill to president as early as this evening, procedural hiccup in the rush to passage has forced a delay requiring the house of representatives to hold a redo vote tomorrow. Senate republicans, hours from a vote of their own, had hoped to tie a bow on the bill tonight. Either way the plan is expected to be passed, promising tax cuts for many even as brand new nbc news poll finds Many Americans opposed to it. Our kasie hunt has late developments. The yeas reporter republicans in congress declaring victory. Report is adopted laid on the table. Reporter House Speaker paul afternoon. But tonight embarrassing stumbling block. Senate has to change the bill before they can pass it because a handful of obscure provisions dont meet
New developments on a scare for Saint Patricks a day after the inferno, a man arrested with two full gas cans and tools, enough to start a massive fire at the most famous cathedral in america. Changes to your uber ride after a murder that shocked the nation. A young woman getting into what she thought was her ride share. Instead, police say it was a deadly trap. Tonight the security measures going into effect nationwide. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Well, good evening, everyone. Here it is. This is the Mueller Report thats held the country in suspense for nearly two years. 448 pages, lots of redactions and fina but not before attorney barr made a rosie take with no collusion and expressing empathy for the president s predicament but tonight the deep read into these pages reveals a president that sought to influence the investigation in ways we knew and didnt know. Pete williams leads expanded coverage. Reporter the day Robert Mueller was appointed special counse
they thought a war powers debate might send the wrong signal to the iranians. i think they re right. they didn t say you can t debate i think they re overreacting, quite frankly. it s a debate that is set to play out on the house floor tomorrow democratic leaders planning a vote to limit the president s power to go to war with iran. lester kasie, thank you very much.this, a deepening mystery inside iran tonight. the question, what brought down a after iran s attacks iraq is there a connection? many asking whether an iranian missile misfired possibly shooting down the the predawn darkness in teheran, the flaming wreckage of a ukrainian passenger plane. the question tonight, could an iranian fired missile have brought it down? ukrainian airlines flight 752 left teheran airport at
on house speaker nancy pelosi and the timing of sending those impeachment articles over to the senate lester kasie, thank you. and good to have you back. a lot to talk about, from iran to impeachment to the 2020 campaign and much more, when i sit down tomorrow with former vice president joe biden. you can see our conversation tomorrow evening here on nightly news . tonight a stunning new turn involving harvey weinstein new sex crimes charges against the former hollywood producer filed in los angeles, just as his trial in new york gets underway stephanie gosk has late details. reporter: hunched over a walker, harvey weinstein arrived at court this morning. the start of a trial that could put the former movie mogul behind bars for the rest of his life, but just after the hearing wrapped for the day in manhattan, another shoe dropped across the country four new criminal charges, this time in los angeles. the defendant used his power and influence to gain access to his victims a