case. and the long overdue honor for a 102-year-old world war ii veteran. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone after holding the attention of millions of tv viewers this summer, the recent pause to the january 6th hearings into the attack on the capitol have turned attention now to the department of justice and attorney general merrick garland to provide what could be the next act in this american, legal, political, and constitutional drama with outside pressure mounting for indictments of mr. trum and some of his inner circle, i sat down with the attorney general today for an exclusive interview. the ag dismissing accusations his office hasn t moved swiftly enough to build cases against those at the top of the ladder and telling me concerns over further tearing the country apart would not deter his office from holding those criminally responsible accountable. let s start off and talk about january 6th. we just watched weeks of s
reporters from our affiliate ksdk, out covering the chaos, were rescued by firefighters when fast moving water flooded their news car. how insane was it to become a part of the story you re out there trying to cover? it is just a testament to the things we warn people about, they re real. it can happen to anybody. reporter: the mayhem in missouri marking the latest severe weather event to wallop the u.s. tonight in the pacific northwest and south, 32 million americans remain under heat alerts dallas hitting its 31st 100-degree day of the year the extreme heat scientists say support morning intense rainfall making flash floods like this one in st. louis more frequent. and, maggie, i know this flood largely receded, but more flooding is possible there? reporter: yeah, lester, exactly. another round of showers and storms is scheduled for tomorrow this as scientists note more rain fall fell in st. louis last night than typically falls in july and august
who became the oldest to hit 31 home runs in the season. he passed david ortiz when he hit 38 in 2016. and speaking of old men hitting home runs, albert was back in st. louis last night. the 41-year-old got a standing ovation from the crowd he played in front of 11 seasons. he then hit his 679th home run. his first in st. louis as a member of the dodgers. while i won t be watching this afternoon, derek jeter, ted walker and larry miller will be inducted into the hall of fame later today. finally, when you get into the dog days of summer baseball and your team is going to miss the playoffs, sometimes you have to find other ways to entertain your self at the ballpark. that s what this fan did at last night s mets and marlins game in miami. he dressed up as a piece of
mask mandates in that st. louis last night that was just bananas. and i mean that in a literal sense. good evening, i want to let you know, i followed your rules. i wore my mask, i social distanced, and i washed my hands. heck, i even washed my bananas and my oranges! i was overboard, okay? i still got covid. so how did that happen? i m alive, i am a covid survivor. the counties i could ve doctor page yesterday was illegal. i hope the cancel recognizes this and votes according lee.
about mask mandates in st. louis last night that was just bananas, and i mean that in a literal sense. good evening. i wanted to let you know, i followed your rules. i wore my mask. i social distanced. and i washed my hands. heck! i even washed my bananas and my oranges! i was overboard, okay? i still got covid. so how did that happen? but i m alive! i am a covid survivor. what county executive dr. page did yesterday was illegal. i hope the council recognizes this and votes accordingly. okay. there is a lot going on there. this was last night at a county council meeting in st. louis. members of the community like that lady yelling about her very clean bananas were there to ask the city council to repeal a new mask mandate enacted by the