from the floods a bit later today. what we know right now hundreds of people have lost their homes, countless businesses destroyed, and rescuers are working to reach those who are still stranded by these high floodwaters. the extreme weather is impacting several states this morning. overnight in las vegas, heavy rains leaving multiple casinos and parts of the famous strip completely under water. we ll have more on that in a moment. we do want to begin with cnn s joe johns who is live in eastern kentucky, joining us with more on that historic flooding there. joe, good morning. reporter: good morning. grim business here in eastern kentucky. i talked to a family just a little while ago who described a heartbreaking situation. in the first place, they live up high, and as you talk to people around here, for many people the difference between losing a house and having a home, the difference between life or death simply had to do with how high up your house sat here in eastern
diana. the tribute 25 years after her tragic death announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening an otherwise tight-lipped department of justice is speaking loudly through its court filings. overnight shedding glaring new light on its search of former president donald trump s mar-a-lago home and revealing why it believes that trump team has intentionally misled the government about the whereabouts of the items recovered during its search government lawyers releasing a redacted photo showing documents and classified cover sheets they said were recovered in mr. trump s mar-a-lago office. investigators tonight leaning into the possibility there was obstruction of justice the court filing, a response to mr. trump s request for a court ordered independent review of the items, riling up the former president who mocked the fbi and the photo online posting, thought they wanted them kept secret lucky i declassified, a claim that has not been established. k
and liz cheney is vowing to prevent trump from returning to power after her landslide gop primary defeat that will oust her from congress. she says she s considering a 2024 run for the white house in a potential showdown with the former president. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with rudy giuliani facing the georgia grand jury knowing he s the target of a criminal investigation. the former trump lawyer questioned under oath about the ex-president s potentially illegal attempts to stay in power. cnn political correspondent sara murray has more from atlanta. we will not talk about this until it s over. it s a grand jury and grand juries, as i recall are secret. rudy giuliani keeping a tight lid on six hours of testimony that just wrapped here. just days after prosecutors told him he is now a target in the criminal investigation into efforts to subvert the 2020 e
the target of a criminal investigation about his false claims of election fraud. what we ve learned tonight. steve osunsami live in georgia. a crushing defeat for congresswoman liz cheney. an outspoken critic of former president trump. he fought back, endorsing her opponent. and tonight, cheney will now leave the congress at the end of this year. but what she s now vowing and what she s now saying about running for president. jon karl back with us again tonight. tonight, the suspect accused of attacking author salman rushdie sfrom behind bars sayin he s surprised rushdie survived. tonight, the suspect s own mother reportedly disowning him. good evening and it s great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. we have several developing headlines as we come on tonight. rudy giuliani, once known as america s mayor, spending nearly six hours questioned under oath, the target of a criminal investigation in georgia over false claims of election fraud. also tonight, the
fight. her fight is not over regardless of what happens on tuesday. it is literally a vote to help save the republic. here i have a one bedroom and i pay $800 a month. americans leaving pricey u.s. cities heading south to work from home in mexico city. it is tuesday, august 16, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where the u.s. justice department is making clear just how serious they are about the criminal investigation of donald trump and the search of his florida home. they are now opposing the release of an affidavit used to get the search warrant for the mar-a-lago despite growing calls for more information. evan perez has the details from washington. reporter: justice department says releasing more information about the investigation that led to the search of donald trump s florida home would put the probe and possibly highly classified information at risk. the department made the statement in a court filing opposing efforts by the news media incl