hosted by billionaire ceo elon musk on twitter. but is this state big enough for two candidates? plus, how florida is about to become center stage for presidential politics. also tonight, the security scare in the shadow of the white house. new details out tonight on the man accused of ramming a rented u-haul truck into security barriers over and over. the 19-year-old suspect making threatening statements. police say before his arrest, a nazi flag seized. the latest in a growing number of threats aimed at governmentnt officialsls. the e clock tickcking away on a possible government default just nine days away from now. insiders indicating there is still a long way to go. we pressed the house speaker. the airlines facing their biggest travel test in years. plus, the fight over what carriers have to pay you if there are problems after the summer chaos one year ago. the fake image seeming to show an explosion near the pentagon, racing around the world and on twitter and
government default just nine days away from now insiders indicating there is still a long way to go. we pressed the house speaker. the airlines facing their biggest travel test in years plus, the fight over what carriers have to pay you if there are problems, after the summer chaos one year ago. the fake image seeming to show an explosion near the pentagon racing around the world and may have briefly spooked the markets. how did it happen, and are we prepared? netflix cracking down on sharing passwords. what you need to know. and a record-breaking pilot teaching kids here in miami to soar. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight live from miami good evening and welcome from florida, where the center of gravity in the race for president is about to undergo a dramatic shift. governor ron desantis expected to declare his candidacy for the republican nomination tomorrow evening but nbc news has learned the long-anticipated announcemen
quality of life, space, warm weather. we did look at other cities. and miami was the one that provided all of that in the last hassle-free way. reporter: sonya savlani, her husband vahab and her son moved here from new jersey six months ago. another factor for us was low taxes. that was a big draw. reporter: last year, florida brought in over 315,000 new residents, a 2% population jump in just a year. the second biggest magnet for new residents, texas, attracting over 230,000 people from other states. losing the most population? california saw over 340,000 residents leave last year. new york lost nearly 300,000 people. building a community is not as easy in florida as it is in new york. reporter: that s where desiree perez and her family lived until two years ago.
home price declined. but here in florida, competition is so steep, prices are up, and many are priced out. whitney dutton is a real estate agent here. local home buyers specifically to where i live in fort lauderdale, they re hurting. they can t buy a property right now. if you re a seller, you would say it s helped you because your property values have doubled. reporter: sonya and vabhav are still renting, a price they re willing to pay. was it hard finding housing here? yes. inventory is was low. reporter: have you met a lot of people like you, people from the northeast who came to florida? yes. a lot. a lot? it s like every third person that we run into when walking our dog just moved from either coast. there is more tonight still to come. florida s flying classroom. the students getting an e education i in adveventure. sr generalizezed myasthenenia gras made m my life a l lot harde.