southern massachusetts. he is 21, jack teixeira, assigned to the otis air national guard base on cape cod. dana: the classified documents began circulating on social media earlier this year. key intelligence on ukraine, china s role in aiding russia. sensitive intelligence on u.s. adversaries and allies and detailed secrets about pentagon and nato plans. former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe earlier calling it a black eye for the biden administration. this is bad from every angle. the fact that a 21-year-old kid let s face it living with his mother has just had a profound impact on world events and diplomatic relations in addition to the damage, the strain to relations with our allies and the propaganda win for our adversaries are the questions about the biden administration. talked about the fact they aren t taking this as seriously as they need to. bill: mark esper joins us in a moment. the news and reporting from lucas tomlinson who begins in wa
what happened that night? surreal scenes in florida, streets overtaken with water after 2 feet of rain fell in only six hours. the airport shut down. the desperate rescues from homes and cars. how nbc s investigation on migrants working illegally in slaughterhouses revealed a widespread stolen identity scheme the new government warning about a deadly baby sleeper recalled years ago but still turning up for sale online and the inspiring school where everyone learns a language of inclusion. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. the potentially damaging leak of american intelligence secrets relating to the war in ukraine has been traced to a low-ranking national guardsman in massachusetts. that s where an fbi tactical team took 21-year-old airman first class jack teixeira into custody this afternoon attorney general merrick garland announcing the arrest of teixeira in the investigation into the retention and transmission of
the san francisco police department has arrested a suspect in the murder of tech executive bob lee. the cash app founder was stabbed in the city last the justice department says it will ask the supreme court to pause an appeals court decision that keeps access to a commonly used abortion pill, but imposes some restrictions that will make the medicine harder to get. norah: eye on america, janet shamlian takes us to disaster city, where rescue teams prepare for the next catastrophe. as that next big thing happens, how do we mirror that, bring it here, and then be able to train people ready to respond to it? actor jamie fox is recovering this morning after a medical scare. norah: and broadway s longest-running show prepares to take its final bow. the phantom of the opera is there norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we want to begin tonight with a stunning break in the investigation into the highe
today. see you back here monday, same time, same place, 10:00 a.m. eastern. until then, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now good morning it s 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific any minute now attorney general merrick garland is expected to make a major announcement about charges against dozens of mexican drug cartels leaders and members. also the suspect in the biggest leak of military intelligence in decades appeared in court last hour what we re learning about how the suspected leaker got access to the classified documents. and breaking just moments anegotiation the legal battle over the abortion pill headed to the supreme court. and we are live in south florida where officials are assessing millions of dollars in damage from massive flooding after historic 26-inch rainfall. and we begin this hour with breaking news out of the department of justice. there you see the podium set up. two senior law enforcement
documents lead taken into custody after being under fbi surveillance. this is we re learning new details about who he was sharing those documents with online plus trump under oath. the former president just finishing nearly seven hours of questions in another high stakes case. so what happened? and caught on tape. new secret recordings from inside fox revealing what rudy giuliani really thought about dominion with the tapes and the attorney for the woman who made those recordings. it s my guess. let s go, outfront. good evening. i m erica hill in tonight for erin burnett. outfront tonight arrested the suspect in the massive leak of classified intelligence documents is now in custody. we have video for you see it right here. this is the 21 year old air national guardsman jack to share of being arrested at home in massachusetts. a massive show of force there ahead of what are expected to be very serious charges. today the justice department arrested jack douglas teixeira in con