radioactive waste? and the kitchen helping chefs cook up their own businesses and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening everyone. we are going to begin tonight with a story that will be of particular concern to families with very young children. an alarming and unprecedented rise in cases of potentially serious respiratory virus. cases of the virus known as rsv now quickly rising in at least 32 states. rsv frequently infects children under the age of two. doctors say cases are appearing earlier in the season and more rapidly than usual the virus usually presents mild symptoms but according to the cdc can cause more serious health problems now the surge of cases is putting a strain on some hospitals forced to take extreme measures to handle the influx of rsv patients dave gutierrez now with more from connecticut, which has been especially impacted by the virus. reporter: inside connecticut children s hospital in hartford
bipartisan issues of support, and so is the principle of not holding the full faith and credit of the united states hostage for ideological aims just because the president is from a different party. and that s your reality check. john, thank you very much for that. and new day continues right now. today, the trump organization goes on trial for tax fraud. i m john berman with brianna keilar. the former president s family business charged in connection with an alleged scheme to compensate executives off the books. one of those executives ex-cfo allen weisselberg, cooperating with the d.a. if the trump organization is convicted it would be required to pay back taxes and fines. donald trump and his children are not accused of wrongdoing in this case. kara scannell is outside the courthouse with the latest. just an hour or so from now, jury selection will begin in the criminal tax fraud trial of the trump organization. the judge will begin the screening of prospective
under way, jury selection in the manhattan s district attorney s case set to begin this hour. while former president donald trump has not been personally indicted the trial could impact the future of his business empire. we re live outside the courthouse. across the u.s. rsv infections spreading in children and that is also sparking concern about what the rapid spread of this virus could mean for the weeks and the months ahead. cases now reaching a two-year peak sending more kids to the hospital, in fact, three quarters of pediatric hospital beds now in use across the country. and in the uk a possible new prime minister today. this hour the candidates to replace liz truss will be announced. do either former finance minister rishi sunak or house of commons leader penny mordaunt have the 100 needed nomination their conservative party nominators. we are live in downing street. here in new york the manhattan district attorney s tax fraud trial against the trump organization
minister and a wake-up call for america s schools, how far behind kids have actually fallen during this pandemic. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. it is 15 days to election day and the numbers show there has been a surge in early voting so far. already 7.3 million americans in 39 states have cast their ballot. another state, florida, is kicking off early voting as we speak. today. that state is also set for a very big debate tonight between ron desantis and his democratic challenger charlie crist. this is the first and only debate of the campaign. so let s get started in florida. cnn steve canner is in florida. what are people expecting with this big debate tonight. the takes tonight could not be higher. 1.2 million people have already voted by mail in florida. that is almost half as many as we saw four years ago for the entire election or as you said early voting starts today and this is the only debate so the states
top of the hour. nice to have you have us, i m eric hill. on this very busy monday morning. election day, if you re not counting, just 15 days away. early voting already breaking records in at least one battleground state and this week there will be a number of major debates in key match-ups around the country. first up is florida where ron desantis is set to scare off with charlie crist tonight. we ll have more on that in just a moment. we re also following this unprecedented rise in rsv cases among children and why it is putting pressure on hospitals, some states in crisis mode. we ll take you inside one texas hospital. and happening right now, jury selection is underway here in new york city for the trump organization facing several felony charges. we re going to be live outside of the courthouse with an update on that for you. let s start this hour with reporter dan america. and 15 days until election day. we re seeing some impressive turnout numbers when it comes to