dozens of people were kill and injured in greece when two trains collided head on at high speeds. what we know ahead. and we begin on capitol hill, where right now attorney general merrick garland is fielding questions from the senate judiciary committee. as the justice department investigates classified documents found on the properties of president biden, former president trump, and former vice president pence. today s hearing comes after congressional leaders received the classified briefing from the doj yesterday, which they said, quote, left much to be desired. and this morning, the washington post reports that leading up to the doj s august search of former president trump s mar-a-lago estate, two senior fbi officials who would have been in charge of leading the search resisted the surprise plan as too combative. and proposed seeking trump s permission to search his property according to four people familiar with the discussions. i want to bring in nbc news julia ai
the u.s. coast. house republicans voting to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress, but will it go any further than that? and remembering the nba legend whose silhouette became the league s logo. lebron and jordan paying tribute tonight to the great jerry west. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we are watching an extraordinary weather story unfold in south florida tonight. the rain just not stopping. for a second day, a slow-motion system triggering intense downpours and flash flooding. tonight, flash flood warnings and emergencies are posted into the evening. many streets are impassable. cars have been left stranded. adding insult to injury, the risk of lightning and severe wind gusts. rain totals in the last two days across southern florida exceeding a foot in some places with no relief expected before saturday. downpours just this afternoon falling at an estimated rate of four to six inches per
touching down, cutting off a community. we re in the storm zone. also tonight, the new twist in the deadly hijacking of a transit bus in atlanta. the suspect by chance speaking to tv cameras hours before the chaos. what he said about his struggles with mental health. the mass casualty incident in illinois. three sheriff s deputies shot as they entered a home with a barricade suspect. president biden in italy for the g7 summit. the new security agreement he s expected to sign with ukraine as russian warships reach cuban waters 90 miles off the u.s. coast. house republicans voting to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress, but will it go any further than that? and remembering the nba legend whose silhouette became the league s logo. lebron and jordan paying tribute tonight to the great jerry west. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we are watching an extraordinary weather story unfold in south fl
i mean the tender chicken, the peppercorn ranch. i love my rings but i ll cherish that lunch. forever. the subway series. the greatest menu of all time. [ cat purrs ] the subway series. [ phone vibrates ] introducing astepro allergy. steroid-free allergy relief that starts working in 30 minutes, while other allergy sprays take hours. now with astepro fast allergy relief, [ spray, spray ] you can astepro and go. 41 past the hour. a terrifying scene unfolding right now in greece, where first responders are frantically searching for survivors in the smoking wreckage after two high speed trains collided just north of athens. at least 36 people are dead after a freight train and that passenger train packed with hundreds of people were traveling on the same track towards one another before hitting each other head on.
washington, d.c. people can go to brandon for congress.com and find out more about how we together are going to figure it out but it s parents and citizens movement and taxpayers movement that we re tired of our elected officials putting youth as second class citizens. the most innocent in our population. told what to do. told they re evil and will kill somebody if they wear a mask. all we ask for is the option as parents to choose what is best for our families and we ll do that and continue the movement. bill: are you a republican or democrat? i m a republican but i like to look at all issues and look at them in their own lanes and say look. bill: in the senate yesterday you had several democrats vote with republicans. what does that say about virginia now? i think it says that people are waking up. glenn youngkin put out an executive order. i had the opportunity to be in the room with him and had the pen from executive order number two.