wrongdoing. his son, hunter biden, snubbing a subpoena to testify today behind closed doors saying he ll only do so publicly and stating his father has no financial ties to his business dealings. will the gop move to hold the other biden in contempt of congress? also tonight, president biden welcoming the families of all eight americans still being held hostage by hamas to the white house. what they said to him in their private meeting. the record day on wall street. big news from the fed on interest rates. the supreme court taking up a major case over the abortion pill that could restrict access nationwide. the massive recall impacting nearly every tesla on the road in the u.s. safety concerns over its autopilot feature. our nbc news exclusive with holiday shopping in full swing. inside the undercover operation to bust retail thieves. and he was the emmy-winning star of hit nbc shows. remembering andre braugher. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester h
mayor that scolded the media for calling these young retail thieves mobs because the word mob is apparently offensive. instead, they should be referred to as large gatherings. for the record, chicago is experiencing an all-time high for large gatherings. common sense wonders how long we can blame everything and everyone except the ones who commit the crimes? how long before every woman in chicago is required to be 10% stronger lest they be sued by mayor johnson for making their purse way too easy to steal. let s bring in prosecutor and author of wide bad looks good wendy patrick and former los angeles county sheriff alex nueva. great to have you. does anyone believe that the way to handle these things is to go after car companies instead of putting people in jail? of course not. they are always going after the wrong target. they can t hold people accountable. the progressive policies have basically eliminated the criminal justice system in many
city. people were very scared, running as if there was an active shooter. reporter: police say the mob used bear spray to disarm security, with 30 to 50 people ransacking the handbag section of the store, stealing around $100,000 of high end inventory lapd promises to find those involved is there any doubt in your mind this is organized crime and has it become a lot more sophisticated? there is no doubt this is organized. some involves gang members some involves people you would identify as professional retail thieves. reporter: though the l.a. area alone has been battered by at least four such robberies in the last couple weeks it has been a national problem for years. from sledge hammers in new york city to san francisco s union square mayhem in 2021 to the sudden clothing grab in atlanta, this woman wrote a book on the crime trend and points to changes in local laws. is there something all of these cities have in common? it is the threshold for these