to know. more than 30 dead in buffalo. anger and frustration and now questions mounting about the response. were residents adequately warned about this monster storm? the national guard going door-to-door and more than 400 pieces of snow equipment on the ground to reopen streets. calls for prayer around the world for the former pontiff. pope francis saying his predecessor s health has taken a turn for the worse. one nation overdosed. the break glass tool that high schools are turning to do stop fentanyl overdoses in their hallways. and the incredible come back. a varsity athlete attacked by a shark. how she recovered to swim her way to a state title. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester on a very busy night. we are tracking two developing stories right now. one of the worst airline meltdowns in recent memory and for southwest it is far from over. the airline canceling more than 2,500 or 62% of it
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i m erica hill. and i m jim sciutto. lots of news this morning happening right now. the newly appointed special counsel robert hur is beginning his investigation into classified documents found by his lawyers and staff at president biden s home as well as a former private office. now we are seeing both the current and former president under investigation. ahead, the legal and political ramifications as the w.h.o. could be on the ballot against each other once again in 2024. plus, we are closely monitoring the devastation across the south, seven people confirmed dead as tornadoes ripped across alabama and georgia. officials say one of those tornadoes may have been on the ground for at least 50 miles. we are live in selma, alabama. those pictures from the air, always tell such a powerful story. also this morning, the world is mourning the loss of lisa marie presley, elvis presley s only child. she died overnight at the age of 54. a look back at her life in the spotlight
whether to become part of russia. ahead a warning president biden has for moscow. and later, why all los angeles schools will be stocked with the drug naloxone. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. we begin in the north atlantic where a deadly storm that caused massive destruction across several caribbean islands is now battering the canadian east coast. hurricane warnings are in place as damaging winds and heavy rain pound the region. in a tweet sent late friday night, justin trudeau urged those in the path of the storm to listen to authorities, reassuring him that his team is ready to provide support if needed. residents from across eastern canada did do what they could before the sun went down to prepare, including in nova scotia, where people waited in long lines to stock up supplies like food and water. and now that the storm has arrived in earnest, hundreds of thousands are without power across eastern canada. nova scotia power says it activated an emergenc
a grand jury from getting information from his inner circle. what the high-stakes legal dispute could mean for trump s legal troubles. and the countdown is on, 45 days to go until midterms. house republicans rallying around kevin mccarthy as he lays out his blueprint for a political win. the latest on the gop s strategy next. good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day. it is saturday, september 24th, a little more than 30 days away from halloween. i m so excited, boris, you have no idea. that s right do. you have a costume picked out? i do. i ll be mia belle from inconto. do you know it? oh, yes. i m just getting started. i love that holiday. i do too. we ll chat about that more during the breaks, but we ve got no shortage of news and no shortage of storms apparently either. watching two major storms. first hurricane fiona a post-tropical cyclone that s making landfall in eastern canada as we speak, and then hurricane warnings are in place as damaging