that allowed the u.s. to expel migrants and two texas counties issued disaster declarations in preparation. today, however, there s no evidencef a rush at least not an immediate one. this video from the u.s.-mexico border is probably the besteds of that. on the left you saw the it was yesterday with migrants camped outside it, on the right the border as it was today. there s a lot of theories where those people went. we ll get to that in a moment. a source tells cnn according to a count by border patrol around 2,300 migrants were in custody this afternoon. that s slightly lower than earlier this week. nevertheless the administration is still preparing for more migrants seeking asylum. i.c.e. is adding 5,000 detention beds. there s also political chaos and the biden administration saying it s trying to sabotage its effort on the border after a federal judge s ruling in florida. reporter: after title 42 ended late thursday night some migrants discovered they didn t make it in
she says, because of the color of her skin. republicans pushing back. vice president harris making a quickly arranged visit to nashville, plus the new questions about if the expelled lawmakers could be reinstated. supreme court justice clarence thomas speaking out saying he did nothing wrong by accepting and not disclosing luxury trips over two decades paid for by a republican mega-donor. violence escalating in the middle east. two israeli sisters shot to death in their car in the west bank. a new attack in tel aviv after new israeli air strikes on southern lebanon and gaza. the shocking moment at the masters. high winds toppling three trees fall next to spectators. the newly released surveillance video showing the tech executive pleading for help moments after he was stabbed. an urge want new warning to parents about the dangers of sleeping with their iffant. and the stunning act of forgiveness. my story about the man who called for the release of his father s ki
murder of tech exec bob lee in court new evidence on what happened the night of his killing. lee stabbed in the heart and the connection to the suspect s sister travel rush. how to navigate the busiest summer travel season in years with fewer flights and much higher fares. and legendary composer andrew lloyd webber, our coconversationon ahead of f the curtaiain call foror broadwdway s longegest rurunning showow announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome on this friday we begin tonight with the scene in a massachusetts federal courthouse where a young national guard airman made his first appearance since his dramatic arrest yesterday in connection with the leak of u.s. classified intelligence files 21-year-old jack teixeira with members of his family in the courtroom as the government previewed some of the evidence against him. teixeira, who had a top secret security clearance, faces charges under the espionage act related to the
congress and trying to restore confidence. and cut ties with china or be banned. that is what we are watching this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan, and first to capitol hill where secretary treasury janet yellen is trying to assure the american people and the senate that the monetary system is sound. and they may get to the president s budget, but in light of that, her appearance there is taking on new appearance, because she is the first biden administration official to appear before the senate, and this is after the global financial markets have been rattled by another problem. credit suisse has been propped up by over $54 million from the swiss bank. this a look at where it is standing right now as christine romans is watching all of this for us. first, christine, start with janet yellen who is testifying now. she is speaking to congress, but speaking directly to the american people telling them that your money is safe here, and we have taken steps to
tonight, panic and terror. we have new video tonight. it just shows simply the horror, the sheer horror as the highland park parade shooter began attacking spectators on july 4th. store security camera shows parade goers flowing to safety. this video is from a store right across from the building that officials say the shooter used. and it actually comes as the shooter today confessed to the massacre and said that he contemplated a second attack in madison, wisconsin. that is the city that he drove to after he fled the scene in highland park. it appears when he drove to madison he was driving around. however, he did see a celebration that was occurring in madison, and he seriously contemplated using the firearm he had in his vehicle to commit another shooting in madison. well, thank god he didn t. but tonight we are learning about those that he did kill and attack in highland park. 69-year-old eduardo valdo died tonight at the hospital. his wife was hit with bullet flagme