scrambling to cover the cost. and the swimmer defying the odds and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone when it rains it pours, but rarely like this tonight, an unraveling emergency continues to unfold across swaths of the southwest as severe flooding leaves several areas under water or caked in mud. in texas, arizona, and new mexico fast rising floodwaters triggered some harrowing rescues and shut down major thoroughfares. dallas coming off its second longest dry spell ever, 67 straight days without rain only to now be facing what weather experts say is a 1,000-year flood east of dallas, storm totals approaching 15 inches downtown dallas more than 12 1/2. at dfw airport 7.8 inches of rain falling in just 3 hours. now even as the weather system moves eastward, rain is still in the forecast for some hard-hit areas. miguel almaguer has a look at what they re facing reporter: the record rainfall in cities like
about pay and conditions. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. sir salman rushdie s agent has said the author is likely to lose an eye, after he was stabbed on stage ahead of a lecture in new york state. in a statement, andrew wylie said the 75 year old was on a ventilator in hospital. police have arrested a 24 year old man. no motive has been established, but sir salman has faced death threats from islamists since the publication of his fourth novel, the satanic verses, in 1988. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the attack happened in full view of an audience. there was panic and confusion, as sir salman rushdie lay injured on the stage after being stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. mr rushdie was provided medical treatment by a doctor who was in the audience, until ems arrived on scene. mr rushdie was airlifted to a local
hello and welcome we start in saudi arabia where president biden has been meeting with the country s de facto leader. despite earlier indicating that he would not value one on one time with him. this is the moment when two leaders bumped this shortly after mr biden flew intojeddah, the us president abandoning any plans because of saudi arabia s record on human rights. mr biden also held talks and we will discuss the details. they have made it clear that his historic visit will come when he attends another summit with other leaders of the gulf. and also how to respond to the gulf. and also how to respond to the high cost of fuel. for more details here is our middle eastern correspondent. it was only four weeks ago thatjoe biden said that he was not coming here to meet crown prince mohammed bin salam. this is a summit tomorrow, he said that he would see him there but he was there to see lots of other leaders. and then in the last 24 hour is on the white house confirmed today s
this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden tells mohammed bin salman, saudi arabia s de facto ruler, he holds him personally responsible for the murder of a dissidentjournalist. he basically said he was not personally responsible for it, and he took action. record temperatures, health alerts and fires burning out of control, europe struggles to cope with an unprecedented heatwave. children were among the civilians killed by a missile strike hundreds of miles from the front line in the fighting against russian forces. sri lanka swears in a new acting president, but will it be enough to end the unrest triggered by crippling economic crisis? president biden has told the de facto ruler of saudi arabia that he holds him personally responsible for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. his comments came during a vist tojeddah, the latest stop on his tour of the region. the american leader fist bumped with mohammed
debates. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. president biden has told the de facto ruler of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, that he holds him personally responsible for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. his comments came during a vist tojeddah, the latest stop on his tour of the region. the american leader fist bumped with mohammed bin salman ahead of the talks. it come years after he promised to make saudi arabia a pariah over the murder in the saudi consulate in istanbul. at a news conference injeddah, the president told reporters he made it very clear how he felt about the killing. we discussed human rights and the need for political reform. as i always do, i made clear the topic is vitally important to me and to the united states. in respect of the murder of khashoggi, i raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what i thought of it at the time and what i think of it now. i was straightforward and direct in discussing