as mbs sparking intense criticism due to the conclusion that bin salman personally ordered the 2018 murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. biden said he confronted the ruler about the killing and the crown prince denied any personal responsibility. the president told he sold bin salman, he, quote, thought he was involved. phil mattingly joins us live now from saudi arabia. president biden facing backlash from jamal khashoggi s fiancee and some democrats over his face-to-face with mbs. what s the white house saying? reporter: white house officials were very aware there would be fierce blow back to hold this meeting, make this trip. there was a calculation made that the short term blowback was a necessity for the long term effort in this region. there s been a lot of discussion about oil production. it was a topic of conversation here, no immediate numbers given by saudi officials, but some acknowledgement that oil production may be coming in the weeks or months ahead. today t
controlling. abortion rights advocates have been accused of exaggerating the harm of overturning roe v. wade. they ve even been accused of concocting victims whose stories will pull on the heart strings of america, including being accused of concocting the story of a 10-year-old girl who was raped and forced to take an abortion outside of her own state because, man, a story like that would really prove the problem of having no exceptions with abortion bans or the bans themselves. the truth is this case gained national attention since president biden referred to the little girl while discussing abortion rights actions, telling the story of how she had to cross state lines from ohio to indiana to have her abortion after becoming impregnated by her rapist at just ten years old. because rape victims are ineligible for abortions in ohio after cardiac activity, which is around six weeks. this little girl and i will stress, this little girl had to travel because she was six week
was discovered after more than a century. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone we learned late today of the passing of ivana trump, first wife to former president donald trump and mother to his three oldest children donald junior, ivanka, and eric trump tonight, the children in a statement describing their mother as a radiant beauty and caring mother and friend. ivana and donald trump became tabloid fodder when their 15-year long marriage ended quite publicly in 1992 the 73-year-old found dead in her manhattan home tonight, mr. trump, via his social network site, remembering her as a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman who led a great and inspirational life kristen welker has more reporter: in the 1980s they were one of new york s power couples. the brash real estate mogul donald trump and his glamorous first wife ivana tonight, the former president announcing her death, calling her a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman w
possibly break a 90-year-old record set in 1933. they re not the only ones in total. nearly two dozen cities in the northeast will likely see daily record high temperatures. we re also getting a better sense of how dangerous these weather conditions are. at least one person has died in new york from heat exposure. governor kathy hochul has now issued the first set of interim recommendations as part of a comprehensive extreme heat action plan. many residents say they re doing anything possible to try to stay cool. buying drinks at mcdonald s to sit in the store for a little bit of time to be in the ac. that s really it. i don t like going outside in this heat. i stay inside. beach. coney island. boardwalk, then jump in the water to cool off. cnn s polo sandoval is in new york with more on the impact this scorching heat is having. reporter: good morning to you. today will bring another challenge for new yorkers to try to find any way to keep cool. that s especially
Have seen in american politics. Expected it from matt gaetz but not the speaker of the house. We will talk about that and him on The Sunday Show tomorrow so i hope you dont beat me to it. Well talk about it a little bit because there is a lot to be said about it. But this was a low point i think for the republican party. But well see what happens next week. It could be lower than what we saw this week. Enjoy the rest of your night off. We wait to see if trump will take the stand in his own criminal trial. And a stunning new report shows the fall of roe has hit black women the hardest. Im ayman, lets go do it. This week, during two days of heated testimony in a new york courtroom, former President Trumps legal team followed a clear strategy. Attacking the credibility of the prosecutors star witness former President Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Attorney todd blanche repeatedly grilled cohen on a pivotal phone call he claimed he had on the hush money payment. He testified he got ahold of t