Here are tonights headlines. Water rescue was underway in tennessee after more than 10 inches of rain falls in under 24 hours. Literally everything in our yard floated away. John mass chaos in new Yorks Union Square after crowds gathered for a giveaway of Gaming Consoles and computers. We have seen at least a dozen people being arrested. John School Shooting reenactments. Investigators fired thousands of rounds as part of a trial against the parkland, florida, resource officer. Who never entered the school. He is still guilty of running away from our children. The victim in the decades long Gilgo Beach Murders Investigation has been identified. Authorities say jane doe num number 7 was karen vergata. We think it is important that we remember and honor not only miss vergata but all of the victims on gilgo beach. John as the Writers Strike nears hundred day, the effect it is happening is a multibilliondollar injury sits at a standstill. 10 million jobs any day. It drops to maybe one or t
Smith coming before the cameras moments ago to make the announcement. The indictment also stsix unindi coconspirators. Who are they . Tonight the reac frrump as he once again runs for the white house in 2024. Our team In Washington and our legal analysts standing by. Also tonight, the Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer making his first appearance in court. Victims Family Members inside the courtroom. The biggest wildfire in the u. S. This year exploding to more than 80,000 acres and producing firenados. The fight to contain it. The stabbing at a new york gas station that killed a gay professional dancer. The death being investigated as a hate crime. The teen police are searching for. And the extraordinary legacy of Henrietta Lacks. More than 70 years after her cells were kndge, leading to her historic breakthroughs leading to settlement for her family. This is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Donald trumps legal jeopardy became much more se
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building came crashing down. tonight families trying to reunite with their loved ones as we learn more about the recent complaints filed over the building s safety. the rush to return home from the memorial holiday weekend. tens of millions now heading home. from the roads to the skies. what it all means for the summer travel surge. cruise ship nightmare. carnival oceanliner s emergency after it was battered by a massive storm with fierce winds. the new video from inside the ship. water rushing in, hallways flooded, debris scattered. now questions over why the captain sailed through the storm. passengers outraged. i have never been so scared like i was on this trip. in washington the debt limit deal and the major new test for president biden and house speaker mccarthy. can they get enough votes for their it breakthrough agreement to pass congress and avoid default? a warning about infant loungers tonight with more than two dozen deaths linked to various brands. one
where it s headed. in iowa, the first video showing that apartment building collapsing, and our interview with the man who warned it was a death trap hours before the disaster. also tonight, the audio recording in the possession of the special counsel investigating former president trump. a source telling nbc news he talks openly about the material he knew was classified that he still had after leaving the white house. plus, president biden trips and takes a hard fall. how the president is doing tonight. the explosive wildfires north of the border. thousands more uevacuated, and the american firefighters now heading in. amazon in the spotlight, agreeing to pay tens of millions to settle accusations its alexa and ring camera products violated owners privacy. what you need to know. tourists behaving badly. a string of incidents caught on camera. visitors getting way too close to wildlife at national parks. and the major announcement from billy joel. why he is no lo