9 11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh mohammed and two other alleged plotters reaching a plea deal. The assassination rocking the Middle East, one of hamas top leaders killed in a strike in iran. The militant group blaming israel. Will it lead to a wider war . The deadly wildfires burning near denver. Nearly 600 homes evacuated in the middle of the night. Plus, the victory 100 years in the making. Meet the women of the u. S. Rugby team after their mustsee lastsecond upset. And theyre everywhere here in paris, tshirts, caps, and key rings, but the question on everyones mind, what exactly is the Olympics Mascot . Announcer this is nbc Nightly News. Reporting tonight from the olympics in paris, here is lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. American swimmer Katie Ledecky doing what she came here to do in paris, win medals. Her blistering finish in the Womens 1500meter freestyle race earned ledecky her eighth career olympic Gold Medal tying the record for most Gold won by an american woman. The S
The mixed messages. And growing backlash over restrictive new Texas Law banning abortions after six weeks. Why the states largest medical association is saying enough is enough. And a u. S. Open stunner. Omi the match and her cool on the court. What shes now saying about her future in tennis. We are always so grateful to have your company. It is saturday, september 4th. Thank you for waking up with us. Good morning, christi. We appreciate you sharing part of your Labor Day Weekend with us. From the Gulf Coast Region to the northeast, cities across the country are reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. In louisiana, residents are dealing with fuel shortages, power outages, and now, sweltering heat. Theyre facing long lines to buy food at Grocery Stores and Hurricane Ida is being blamed for at least 13 deaths in louisiana and mississippi. And still, more than 700,000 customers remain without power in louisiana. Now, president Joe Biden did get a firsthand look at the destruction du
Millions with Student Loans. New trouble for new York Governor andrew cuomo. His aide filing a complaint after that scathing report. How the governor is responding. The dixie fire, now the third largest in Californias History after destroying a whole town. And were on the ground in greece. Thousands fleeing massive fire theres. The sixth day of chaos for Spirit Airlines. Hundreds of more flights canceled. Spirits ceo on when things will improve. And history In Tokyo. Team Usas Allyson Felix setting a record in track. The american duo winning gold in womens beach volleyball, and the stars of u. S. Womens soccer. Have we seen them play in their last olympics . Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt Reporting Tonight from tokyo. Hello, everyone. On our final night from tokyo, as the Summer Games draw to a close later this weekend, well have full details from here ahead. But back home, were witnessing tonight what Officials Stress is a pandemic of the unvaccinated, but one tha
I love it. Look at the blackness of space. Theyre so giddy. That was on the new shepherd. The first manned flight by Jeff Bezos company, blue origin. On board was bezos, his brother, mark, plus the oldest and youngest people ever to go to space. 82yearold wally Funk And 18yearold oliver damon. Now, missing from that list, a pilot. This was an autonomous craft, rocketing to sub orbital space before detaching the capsule for a few minutes of weightlessness, and then roughly 10 minutes after launch, a return that was almost as impressive as the liftoff. As the booster comes back to the surface with that pinpoint accurate upright landing. And then just moments later, the capsule followed. The parachutes deployed and the crew arrived with a soft touchdown. Welcome back to earth. Congratulations to all of you. [ cheers ] 82yearold wally funk. Talk about a spry 82yearold. Right . After taking it in and then they towelled off after the champagne. Bezos spoke to our anderson cooper. Best day ev
continues to hold firm that no republican senators will vote to raise the debt ceiling, something we should note they have never hesitated to do many times in the past including when their own spending plans go through. this is an excellent point. and yet here we are, and all of this as president biden is now suggesting democrats could make a one-time change to the senate s filibuster rules to get this done. cnn s arlette saenz is at the white house. lauren fox is on capitol hill. arlette, that comment coming from the president getting a lot of attention. he s also set to meet with ceos and business leaders a few hours from now. that message is going to be very important as well. reporter: well, erica, president biden is expected to argue that republican obstruction is putting the country s economic situation at risk. as the gop continues to stand firm in their refusal in the vote to raise the debt ceiling. the president is expected to make that argument as he meets with