murder of tech exec bob lee in court new evidence on what happened the night of his killing. lee stabbed in the heart and the connection to the suspect s sister travel rush. how to navigate the busiest summer travel season in years with fewer flights and much higher fares. and legendary composer andrew lloyd webber, our coconversationon ahead of f the curtaiain call foror broadwdway s longegest rurunning showow announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome on this friday we begin tonight with the scene in a massachusetts federal courthouse where a young national guard airman made his first appearance since his dramatic arrest yesterday in connection with the leak of u.s. classified intelligence files 21-year-old jack teixeira with members of his family in the courtroom as the government previewed some of the evidence against him. teixeira, who had a top secret security clearance, faces charges under the espionage act related to the
new scscenes of popolice closing in on him. did he know investigators were on his trail? the president ordering sensitive intelligence secured. how vulnerable are america s top secrets? the supreme court putting a temporary hold on a lower court ruling that would limit access to an abortion pill keeping it widely available for now. in the flood zone much of fort lauderdale still underwater after historic storms while other parts of the country swelter. when will it end? el chapo s sons charged in a massive department of justice fentanyl crackdown on mexican cartels. the suspect in the murder of tech exec bob lee in court. new evidence on what happened the night of his killing. lee stabbed in the heart and the connection to the suspect s sister. travel rush. how to navigate the busiest summer travel season in years with fewer flights and much higher fares. andnd legegendary composerer andrew lloyd webber, our conversation ahead of the curtain call for broadway s lo
reporter: but for now the issue rests with the supreme court with the justices poised to rule next week. laura jarrett, nbc news. we re going to turn now to that historic flood emergency in southeast florida swamped by more than two feet of rain with many still underwater tonight. sam brock is in fort lauderdale. sam, what s the situation there right now? reporter: lester, good evening. the situation right now is there s still flooded neighborhoods here. this as fire officials rescued or saved more than a thousand people so far as operations, lester, are still ongoing. after life-altering levels of rainfall, fort lauderdale streets are still filled with parents treading through water and clutching loved ones closely. i been here 22 years and it was the first time i see this happen. reporter: the city counted more than 1,100 people who called for help. this is a disaster akin to a hurricane strike. i was scared for the family and everything else. reporter: luis alvarez s
fort lauderdale. the doj announcing a major crackdown targeting four sons of imprisoned mexican drug lord el chapo and two dozen mexican cartel leaders. the sons charged for manufacturing and moving massive amounts of fentanyl in and out of the u.s. the attorney general described brutal cartel torture tactics including feeding live victims to tigers. now to an nbc news investigation into allegations of widespread sexual and physical abuse throughout the los angeles county juvenile detention system. here s erin mclaughlin. and we have to warn you, the details in this story are disturbing. reporter: at just 16, this man who asked us to withhold his identity, was booked into the barry j. nidorff juvenile hall in l.a. county. now 26 he tells nbc news the sexual abuse started within days of entering the system. i just went back to
said, we have zero tolerance for violence of any kind including sexual assaults adding we are holding the probation department and ourselves accountable for improving conditions. anybody who s been abused, don t be afraid to speak up about it, because sooner or later somebody is going to listen. somebody is going to hear us. we re going to get what we deserve. reporter: with at least 84 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse filed so far, tonight l.a. county sources tell nbc news the potential liability is in the billions. lester. all right, erin, thank you. in 60 seconds, new est revealed in the murder of tech executive bob lee,e, the suspepect inin court tododay and thehe nenew revelatitions in court dodocuments ababout a a connectionon to the suspect t s sister.. right t after thisis. for r adults whoho are undetectctable, for r adults whoho are undetectctable, cabebenuva is ththe only comom, for r adults whoho are undetectctable, long-a-acting hiv v treatmt yoyou can get t every ot