and fiery crashes caused by a massive dust storm. at least six people reported killed and dozens more hospitalized. plus, hundreds of law enforcement officers searching by land and air for the suspect who killed five people at a home in texas. the heartbroken father. a 9-year-old among the dead. authorities say the suspect had been deported multiple times. an nbc news exclusive. after the u.s. shot down a spy balloon from china, the military tracking another mysterious balloon over the u.s. what we know. an nfl star s 2-year-old daughter drowns in the family swimming pool. what parents of young children should know. just hours to go before a threatened hollywood writers strike. will your favorite tv shows be halted? and our interview with rock legend john fogerty, finally singing the songs again that made him famous. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. we start with breaking news. in a year defined by ext
what parents of young children should know. just hours to go before a threatened hollywood writers strike will your favorite tv shows be halted? and our interview with rock legend john fogerty, finally singing the songs again that made him famous announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome, everyone. we start with breaking news in a year defined by extreme and deadly weather, the latest, a dust storm along a stretch of i-55 in illinois dozens of cars piled up in poor visibility conditions tonight, six people are dead, more than 30 hospitalized much more on the story in just a moment but first, the window for the u.s. government to figure out a way to pay its bills just got a lot narrower that news coming in a letter to congress from treasury secretary janet yellen who, after crunching the numbers again, announced the u.s. will be unable to satisfy its obligations by early june, potentially as early as june 1st. the new estimate
chinese spy balloon incident earlier this year. the biden administration faced criticism for allowing that balloon to fly across the u.s. before shooting it down. u.s. officials told nbc news the balloon gathered intelligence over sensitive military sites, but we re told this new object is not communicating any signals and did not cross over sensitive sites in hawaii. the pentagon, at least for now tonight, says no longer action is needed. courtney kube, with an update, thank you. another economic headline today. the latest bank failure first republic, now the third bank to fail in just two months. seized by federal regulators earlier today and sold to j.p. morgan chase. cnbc s andrew ross sorkin joining me. andrew, help us understand what happened here. reporter: this is the second largest bank failure since 2008. $100 billion of deposits left this bank over the last two months. it was a classic run on the bank. the government stepped in, saved that bank, and effectively sold it
details are a merging about the suspect, including, according to federal officials, that the mexican national had been deported four times. anyone who has the courage to kill someone, especially kids, will kill again. i think that s a fear, that s a real fear. reporter: tonight, a community on edge with a killer on the loose. priscilla thompson, nbc news, cleveland, texas. three months after the u.s. shot down that chinese surveillance balloon, the military is tracking another balloon, this time over hawaii. courtney kube is at the pentagon with details. courtney, where is that balloon headed now? reporter: the mystery balloon is now heading towards mexico after fly over hawaii, according to three u.s. officials. it s not clear who owns it or what it s doing, but officials say it is not a chinese surveillance balloon. this come after that
and fiery crashes caused by a massive dust storm. at least six people reported killed and dozens more hospitalized. plus, hundreds of law enforcement officers searching by land and air for the suspect who killed five people at a home in texas. the heartbroken father. a 9-year-old among the dead. authorities say the suspect had been deported multiple times. an nbc news exclusive. after the u.s. shot down a spy balloon from china, the military tracking another mysterious balloon over the u.s. what we know. an nfl star s 2-year-old daughter drowns in the family swimming pool. what parents of young children should know. just hours to go before a threatened hollywood writers strike. will your favorite tv shows be halted? and our interview with rock legend john fogerty, finally singing the songs again that made him famous. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone.