powerful new spacex rocket what caused it, and why nasa is still call calling it in a success. car repossessions on the rise as more americans struggle to make ends meet how to navigate the high cost of owning a car. cutting down on food waste to combat climate change the amazing school that s making sure less ends up in the landfill in our series climate challenge. and finding a signature moment with the coach who helps people tune up how they write their names. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. violent weather has exacted a heartbreaking toll this spring. the rate of tornado deaths in the u.s. rapidly outpacing last year and tonight, another community and state are reeling in the aftermath of a deadly strike people in mcclain county, oklahoma, found themselves in the literal path of disaster as a massive funnel cloud bore down last evening at least three lives were lost in what the weather service has now classified
department is considering four separate charges against the president s son, two sn misdemeanors for failing to file taxes, one count of lying on a gun application. we re also reporting that the fbi and irs have been finished with their investigation for more than a year and there s growing frustration within the fbi, for example, as to why nothing is moving on this case, and now there s a whistleblower who has come forward, raising questions as to whether there s been political interference at levels of the biden administration ken dilanian, thank you for that i want to go to capitol hill where kevin mccarthy is scrambling to get skeptical republicans behind his plan to raise the debt limit garrett haake is on capitol hill at this point, how confident or not is mccarthy that he can get to 218 mccarthy and his team have been projecting confidence all week they just rolled out this debt limit plan the other day they re hoping to get it on the floor early next week. that wi
sides of the aisle two very different points of view. boom. 1600 if she wanted to jump and she would kill both of them. secondly biden will kill both of them passed three bible past three bipartisan legislation that s like better than patrick . come on. now they started their fiery but civil debate on the steps of the capitol and they ll continue it right here. in the studio republican congressman byron donald s of florida and democratic congressman jamal bowman of new york. they are here to debate gun violence, the economy 2024 more that s coming up live. but first, a wrong doorbell. wrong driveway a wrong car. three honest mistakes, but anyone of us could make turned deadly or in your fatal for several young americans, all within the last week and texas two cheerleaders shot for opening the door of a car they thought was there s it happened in a supermarket parking lot. heather ross says she was trying to apologize to the man in the car when he allegedly threw up his hands
connections in minutes so you don t have to bend over backwards. i see no downside thought that was flexible. in a senate hearing today, the pentagon said it s tracking more than 650 potential ufo cases the term they actually uses unidentified aerial phenomenon. that s according to sean kirkpatrick, the director of the office, created last year to focus on the sightings who testified today it s a lot more than the 350 reports referenced unclassified intelligence report released earlier this year. you ll likely remember this video from 2021 to 3. navy videos driving speculation about ufos. the government still isn t even sure what that was. the navy pilots saw objects that seem to defy the laws of physics . patrick said today they found no credible evidence yet of extraterrestrial activity areas testifying about a declassified video from last year, showing a fast moving small orb flying through the camera screen of a drone in the middle east. you ll see it come through the top
production. alaska republican senator is here to weigh in. i think a lot of us were panicking. we re trying to get through it and open different bank accounts quickly. am i nervous? no. it is backed, secured, the government is doing the right thing. i m shocked it happened. i m devastated it happened, because svb was the heart of the ecosystem for the technology and venture company world. president biden says americans should feel confident in the state of the economy, but inflation collapses are doing little to confirm those fears. hello and welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith. i m john roberts in washington. this is con america reports. businesses and the broader economy. the february report further complicating the federal reserve s big decision on interest rates. it is looming. many economists are pleading with chairman powell to tap the breaks on the rate hikes following the collapse of two may major u.s. banks. first we re going to peter who is travelling