Hi there, Everyone. 4 00 in the New York, a little more than halfway through the historic and unprecedented sprint that is the 2024 president ial election. 60 days since Vice President Kamala Harris launched her campaign. 47 days to go until Election Day in america. And voters are reacting to the contrast they see between the two candidates. A candidate of change, an unapologetically joyful warrior with a positive message about what she would do for everyday americans should we win in november she win in november. Squaring off against a deeply unpopular, frequently incoherent expresident who has pledged to, in his own words, quote, be a dictator on day one. A batch of new polls show Vice President harris in the strongest position of the race so far. The New York times poll showing her tied nationally with the expresident but leading in pennsylvania. Maris poll showing Vice President harris ahead in michigan and wisconsin. Thats within the margin of error. A Fox News Poll shows Vice Pre
Capitol grounds during the day of the insurrection. Until now. Today photos and videos emerging that appear to place an architect of the fake elector plot, kenneth chesebro, in a restricted area outside the capital on january 6th. Cnn breaking this, New York Times reporting on it. Chesebro named an Unindicted Coconspirator by special counsel jack smith charged with seven counts of conspiracy. Here it is, everybody. This video from outside the Capitol On January 6th that appears to be chesebro on your screen in a red maga hat and dark jacket. Hes captured in several clips along with infowars host and fake tan enthusiast alex jones. Some of the photos and videos, quote, stop the steal organizer allie alexander. We have not seen any evidence to suggest he went inside the Capitol Building or that he committed any violent acts. Youre looking at a freeze frame of one of the clips. Chesebro in a grassy area in the red maga hat at the center of the frame. Hes holding a phone up and appears to
is being made when they aren t feeling or seeing it? one thing that could help, the billions set to be spent on fixing our nation s infrastructure. transportation secretary pete buttigieg will join me live later in the hour to explain when people might actually see those changes in their own communities. and the latest on the staggering scope of destruction after the earthquakes that flattened parts of turkey and syria. moments ago, the death toll was raised to 6,376. with temperatures dropping and search and rescue efforts stretched to the limit, i ll talk to one expert who thinks the death toll could grow significantly. but we start with arguably the biggest speech of joe biden s political life now just a few hours away. a huge opportunity to frame his vision and the agenda for the next two years even beyond in front of what is likely to be the biggest tv audience he ll see all year. the task is a big one, persuade a divided congress and country to embrace unity, and conv
right now on andrea mitchell reports, the monterey park california community devastated by a weekend mass shooting leaving ten dead, ten others injured and the 72-year-old alleged gunman dead while investigators search for motive. i ll speak to the district s congresswoman about the tragedy as well as top law enforcement experts. and a pulse nightclub survivor of that 2016 orlando mass shooting about continuing scourge of guns and high capacity magazines. also this hour, an unprecedented fbi search the private home of a sitting american president, uncovering more classified documents. how the drip by drip of this controversy is eroding support even among leading democrats. should be held accountable and responsible is what we all are and for those in unsecured spaces is irresponsible. at its heart of the issue is the same. those documents should not have been in the personal possession of either joe biden or donald trump. good day, everyone, i m andrea mitchell in
tomorrow s funeral, one of the biggest gatherings of world leaders ever, many meeting with king charles today, as president biden pays his respects to the queen. remnants of a typhoon flood parts of the coast, entire homes swept away, the worst storm there in nearly 50 years. deadly earthquake in taiwan, buildings shaking, some toppling, and a gym ceiling collapses sending children fleeing. our in depth look at the border crisis, the law enforcement agents overwhmed, and what residents of the inundated border town say about bussing them to the northeast. and the bench clearing football brawl that got multiple players ejected. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, remembering queen elizabeth ii, reporting tonight from london. good evening, everyone, from london. just hours before the state funeral for queen elizabeth. we ll begin that coverage in a moment. but first to puerto rico. as we come on the air, the island reeling after a direct hit fro