Biden, then suddenly, a loud bang. Tonight, the role Donald Trumps Social Media Platform played in alerting the fbi. The shocking assassination caught on camera in ecuador the president ial candidate leaving a Campaign Event when the fatal shots are fired. And launching into history. The civilian astr astronauts on their aweinspiring ride aboard Virgin Galactics first Space Tourism flight good evening, and welcome, everyone. The scope of the devastation and loss of life in maui from that Rampaging Wildfire is coming into horrific focus tonight. Revealing a landscape of incinerated homes, businesses, cars, and so much more before and after Satellite Images illustrate the path of destruction, as the firestorm blew through the Historic Town of lahaina. Fire still burning today, but winds have thankfully calmed. And this evening, survivors are sharing with us their harrowing stories of escape, which, for many, involved a desperate dash to the ocean with the flames at their backs tonight, P
overcome and inspiring a new generation announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. for the defense, accused murderer alex murdaugh taking the witness stand today in south carolina dramatic and at times tearful testimony from the man at the center of the country s most closely followed criminal trial murdaugh under questioning from his lawyers saying i didn t shoot my wife or son and addressing what has appeared to be some of the prosecution s strongest evidence murdaugh from the witness box admitting he lied about his whereabouts the night his wife and 22-year-old son were shot to death. chalking up the lies to opioid addiction and paranoia under cross-examination, murdaugh, a former lawyer, also admitted to stealing from clients. the prosecution has maintained the murders were part of murdaugh s attempt to escape accountability for financial misdeeds we begin tonight with catie beck reporting from walterboro, south carolina. reporter: after ne
and humorous moments over the years announcer: this is “nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening the king has spoken. a day after the queen s passing charles iii stepping firmly into his new role, greeting mourners at the gates of buckingham palace where inside he addressed a heartbroken nation, paying tribute to his mother s life well lived, and echoing the late queen s promise of lifelong service. king charles also announcing new titles within the royal family his wife camilla now officially queen consort. son william taking his father s title, prince of wales his wife kate now princess of wales. as cannons boomed and bells tolled across london today in honor of queen elizabeth, the new king got down to business meeting with prime minister liz truss, herself only three days on the job. as the uk enters a long period of transition and mourning, preparing for a send-off befitting a queen. it s where we start tonight with keir simmons. reporter: and, lester, rig
brought down a presidency 50 years ago today. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening the fate of two missing american military veterans, volunteers in ukraine s fight against russia, may be coming into focus tonight. video said to show alexander drueke and andy huynh, appearin on russian television this evening the men apparently captured by russian troops we are showing still frames of the video that appears to show both men alive a third american remains unaccounted for. they are among an unknown number of u.s. citizens that traveled on their own to fight on behalf of ukraine, prompting a renewed warning against such travel from president biden today. notably the captured americans were not mentioned by a defiant president vladimir putin today in a speech in the russian city of st. petersburg keir simmons is there tonight, and thus, we remind you russia is cracking down on the media, limiting what reporters can say under threat of imprisonm
Fired by iranbacked rebels in yemen. Were they headed for israel in gaza, the growing humanitarian crisis, after the deal brokered by President Biden. How soon will aid be allowed in and the tragedy for a 12yearold israeli girl and her grandmother, after they were kidnapped by hamas. My conversation with her family. Also tonight, the surprise in the Georgia Election case against donald trump one of his codefendants, his former attorney, sidney powell, changing her plea to guilty will she testify against the former president . And chaos in the house. After losing twice, jim jordans plan to try again to win the speakers gavel. A third floor vote expected tomorrow. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening just a short time ago, President Biden addressed the American People in a prime time speech about the israelhamas war and the Terror Attacks that sparked it almost two weeks ago. Mr. Biden made the case for tens of billions of