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busiest travel days with new year s eve just two days away. rob marciano with the forecast. here in new york and across the country police on high alert for new year s eve. ramping up security in times square for what it calls a heightened and dynamic risk environment, deploying thousands of officers for an expected crowd of 1 million people. one day after being banned from the ballot in maine, former president trump fighting another legal battle, saying it disenfranchises our voters. our jonathan karl with three former staffers and their warning about a second trump term. dozens killed, the massive barrage of missiles and drones simultaneously targeting civilians in six major cities hitting apartment buildings, a shopping mall and a maternity hospital. attacks escalating in the red sea, the u.s. shooting down a drone and a ballistic missile fired by iranian-backed militants. the urgent manhunt for a mother wanted for allegedly killing two of her own children and woundi
seventy majority democrats in that vote actually. joining me now live from capitol hill is fox news senior congressional correspondent c chatgpt graham. d chad, what, if anything, surprise you ? we expected to pass, buta robust by this margin, it was a robust vote for a bill that noon from one liked, a bipartisan coalition frompartie both partis supported the bill, but more democrats supportedhe the bill than gop members.an one hundred forty nine republicans voted yes. one hundred sixty five democrats voted yes. house minority leader hakeem jeffries touted democratic support for the bill earlier today, 29 house republicans voted to defaultagrn on our nation s debt and against an agreement that you negotiated straight magon. republicans attempted to takeate contrompl of the house floor. democrats took it back . the bill now goes to the senate. conservatives are criticizing the bill there. mike leehere rand paul and randt the senate to consider an alternative rather than
saying at least seven suspects, including four long-standing hamas members were arrested, accused of plotting to attack jewish sites. it comes as president biden urges israel to, quote, be more careful to protect civilians in gaza. israel s defense minister warning today the war will last more than several months. our richard engel in jerusalem. also tonight, the major storm taking aim at the entire east coast. al roker is tracking it. jury deliberations under way in rudy giuliani s defamation claim. for the false claims about georgia election workers. how much could he have to pay? vladimir putin defiant. what the russian president vowed to do to the ukraine in a marathon four-hour news conference. nbc news investigates medicare advantage routinely denying coverage to patients. the dire impact on hospitals in rural america. the tale of a jetblue plane striking the runway as the pilot avoided a head-on collision. what investigators say happened. the bull loose on
also tonight, the major storm taking aim first slamming florida and then all the way up the east coast. we re tracking it. tragedy in gaza. israeli forces acknowledging they killed three hostages with friendly fire after mistaking them for a threat. our richard engel in jerusalem. the urgent warning from the cdc as cases of covid, flu, and rsv surge around the nation. our nbc news exclusive, the kremlin s top spokesman on the 2024 election. what he said about vladimir putin and donald trump. america s fentanyl crisis. inside the unauthorized clinic risking trouble with the law to save people. the bond between two boys, one american and one israeli we first met in the wake of the hamas attacks. how their friendship brought some hanukkah joy to children of war. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. breaking late today, a devastating legal blow for former new york mayor rudy giuliani. a federal jury in washington