for the fifth straight day refusing to answer questions about the classified documents found in his home and former office. the gop accusing him of a lack of transparency. our team at the white house. the winter storms sweeping across the country. heavy snow and the threat of flash floods. we re tracking it. a suburb cut off from the water supply of a nearby city. the urgent pleas from residents who say they ve been left high and dry. chevy unveiling the fastest corvette ever, and it s a hybrid. our test drive. and after more than three decades on the air, a beloved member of our nbc news family is signing off. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. a defeated republican candidate for a state office in new mexico has been arrested and will be charged with paying and conspiring with gunmen to shoot at the albuquerque homes and offices of four local democratic leaders. no one was hurt in the frightening series of attacks, which began i
machines. see how long they can perform that, flying birthing people. as we honor the air force s 75th birthday we are grateful for the air force. they drop us off places and they drop bombs on people and they were preceded i was correct, u.s. army air corporation 1926 to 1941. we transformed into the air force in 1947. rachel s father a master sergeant in the air force will join us. rachel: yeah. will: that is great. i think sean went up in an army fighter jet. rachel: i think national guard. maybe it was national guard. will: i have had the honor going up with the air force with luke air force base in arizona in an f-16. in awe of what those men do, the fighter pilots, the entire apparatus of support behind them. absolutely amazing. meanwhile 50 days until the midterms. last night donald trump was out campaigning in ohio for senate candidate jd vance. this is what he had to say what is at stake 350 days from now. the choice this november is simple, if you want to continue
moment of silence for the queen. as they prepare for the state funeral of their beloved monarch. president biden right now paying his condolences before heading to a reception. with the new king. we re also keeping an eye on fiona. now a hurricane taking aim at puerto rico. a live report on that ahead. and a political firestorm over the busing of migrants by red state governors exploding on the sunday shows. and a defiant donald trump making accusations and throwing out threats at a rally in ohio over the investigations into the former president. more on that coming up as well. all eyes on london. as world leaders from around the globe descending on the city to pay their respects to the queen. earlier today, president biden visiting the queens confident westminster hall where mourners have been filing in 24 hours a day. to say their goodbyes. biden also senate in official condolence book and moments ago attending a reception. with other heads of state of buckingham palace. ho
the pound has stabilised today after hitting a record low yesterday. we ll be explaining the impact of what s going on in the markets. also this lunchtime. sir keir starmer will promise a fresh start for the uk in his keynote speech to the labour party conference today. the prince and princess of wales make their first visit to the nation since they were given the titles. and nasa smashes a spacecraft into an asteroid to test whether they can be deflected away from earth. and coming up on the bbc news channel: scotland are in poland seeking nations league promotion. avoid defeat tonight against ukraine and they ll also be assured of a play off spot for euro 202a. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. many banks and building societies are reviewing their mortage deals because of forecasts of a sharp rise in interest rates. the bank of ireland has withdrawn all mortgages. virgin money and skipton building society have closed offers for new customers, but will consi