yes, mr. netanyahu is undergoing a medical assessment in hospital, but said to be well. a statement from his office says the prime minister suffered slight dizziness earlier in the day and his personal doctor advised him to get that checked out. the initial assessment was that he was dehydrated. according to some earlier local media reports, mr. netanyahu was fully conscious as he entered the hospital and he walked into the emergency room and he has not been incapacitated in any way as prime minister. now, israel is currently in the midst of a heatwave and from the prime minister s office that he spent the day exposed to some of the hot conditions at the sea of galilee. he s 73, israel s longest serving leader and served multiple times stretching over 15 years. his current government took office last december. now, he had some suffered some political troubles on tuesday, yet, more protests about the divisive justice bill. tens of thousands of israelis taking to the streets th
freezing temperatures from chicago all the way to new york city. and now the new storm on the move tonight. the washington, d.c. to philadelphia to new york all bracing for the next system coming. rob marciano timing it out. in new york city tonight, the manhunt for a possible serial stabbing suspect. authorities say surveillance images show him armed with a hunting knife. at least three victims attacked just today. one victim stumbling into a dry cleaners for help. stephanie ramos with new reporting. also in new york, an explosive day in court at the civil defamation trial against donald trump. a jury. reporter: finding trump liable, with his accuser, e. jean carroll on the stand today, trump lashing out. the judge threatening to kick him out of court. the disturbing video tonight. a 14-year-old boy with autism tased by police in his own backyard. the boy suffering a broken hip. the family calling it a case of mistaken identity. an officer can be heard questioning if
that s where you would normally see a famous bridge there, but we re going to go right now to nbc s jesse kirsch, who s in grand rapids for us. welcome, chevy. how bad is it where you are? how much worse is it going to get, not only there, but across the nation as well? yeah, alex. i don t know if you could hear it, but it is the wind that s hitting us hard right now. we are in grand rapids, michigan. the western part of this state. this part of michigan, as well as western new york and the buffalo area, could be seeing a lot more snow over the next couple of days. there s a possibility in the buffalo area, because of lake effect snow bands, that we could be seeing three more feet of snow in the buffalo area in some parts, stretching into monday. the bills were supposed to have a big game this weekend. that game has been postponed because of the weather conditions that are expected in that parts of western new york. over the next couple of days. it s just these wind gusts h
trade and political tensions with china. the move sparked a warning from beijing, which considers taiwan part of chinese territory. samira hussain has more. trade between the united states and taiwan amounts to about $75 billion a year. that number is dwarfed by china s trade with taiwan, which stands at a massive $120 billion a year. by signing this trade deal, the us is looking to build its presence in asia and rival china. taiwan for its part is looking to reduce its economic dependence on china, especially in light of the geopolitical tensions between it and beijing. unsurprisingly, china did not react well, saying the united states should stop any form of official exchanges with taiwan under the guise of trade. beijing has stepped up threats and rhetoric against taiwan in recent years, increasing military drills in the seas around the island, and working to cut off its official ties with countries around the world. discussions between washington and taipei began in augus
against taiwan in recent years, increasing military drills in the seas around the island, and working to cut off its official ties with countries around the world. discussions between washington and taipei began in august of last year. this current agreement covers issues like customs with regard to trade, anti corruption measures, and investment opportunities for small and medium sized enterprises. let s stay on the topic of tensions between the us and china asia s biggest annual security summit gets under way later in singapore. defence leaders from more than a0 countries will meet at the shangri la hotel. as tensions continue to grow between the two countries, their defence spending is following a similar trend. monica miller reports. the escalating tension between the two countries is turning out to be costly for the us and china. beijing has increased its military spending by more than 7% this year as they try to modernise their military. however, the americans have ro