democrats seats. also tonight in a new report in the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan the white house largely blaming the chaos and decisions by former president trump on the actions it says the u.s. should have taken even sooner. the rising tensions in the middle east. israel striking back tonight after the biggest barrage of missiles from lebanon in more than 16 years. tracking severe storms on the move tonight in the midatlantic on the heels of that deadly tornado outbreak. nbc news investigates after our report on toxic air concerns near a louisiana school. what the epa is now doing about it. and it was 20 years ago we lost a member of our nbc news family covering the war in iraq. tonight my conversation with david bloom s widow about the lives his story may have saved. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. the tears of grief that consume nashville, tennessee, just ten days ago over the murders of young children and
not fight a judge s order to testify and about his conversations with mr. trump leading up to january 6th. it comes just a day after mr. trump pleaded not guilty in new york to 34 counts related to hush money payments in 2016. the former president defiant, lashing out at the d.a., the judge, even the judge s family. a growing fallout. also tonight, the deadly tornado outbreak. at least five killed after a twister cut a path of destruction in missouri. 30 million in the risk zone this evening. al roker is tracking it all for us. the brutal killing of a tech titan. the founder of a popular cash app stabbed to death on the street in san francisco. the search for suspects and a motive. the high stakes meeting. speaker kevin mccarthy welcoming taiwan s president to the u.s. our andrea mitchell one-on-one with mccarthy. is he worried the visit will escalate tensions with beijing? in jerusalem the israeli police raid the mosque as fireworks are thrown at them. and after he
at wisconsin and a grocery store in new york and a flee market in texas,and what should be safe spaces but instead the sites of four mass shootings over the weekend. and then kim jong-un calling in the military to help with covid. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin with a seismic shift for european security as russia faces its consequences on the war in ukraine. on sunday, finland s government formerly announced it intends to join nato and then hours later sweden followed suit. they are widely expected to endorse the nation, and nato leaders said the approval process could move very quickly. sunday s announcement mark an historic policy change for two countries that remained neutral for decades, and it s likely to anger vladimir putin who has long-time considered nato expansion a threat to russia. finland s ambassador said russia has changed the calculous. the situation has changed rather profoundly, and
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states, around the world and streaming us on cnn max. i m rosemary church. just ahead, israel warns more gazans to evacuate as the idf expands its ground operations to all of gaza. finding refuge in gaza is getting harder by the day. we will hear from a woman whose sister is being held hostage by hamas, as efforts to free her and others hit an impasse. doing dangerous work in a dangerous city. we ll show you how south africa s urban surfers are making a difference for the environment. thanks for joining us. the war between israel and hamas is expanding in gaza and leaving devastation inside the enclave, as israel pursues those that carried out the attacks on october 7th. israel defense forces now say that ground operations are expanding to include all of gaza, including southern areas, where many have taken shelter. the idf is warning civilians to evacuate large areas within the enc enclave. but it s unclear h
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