did hunter biden just call the republican s bluff. the president s son agrees to testify to congress but under one condition. trending in america s crime crisis this so-called crash and grab robbery. we will show you what that is all about. and growing concerns over a new respiratory virus from china. is this deja vu all over again? but, first, breaking tonight, as another group of hostages is released by hamas, we are learning some of the remaining captives are no longer in hamas custody. the israeli defense forces say some hostages are being held by other terror groups, making them harder to find. this comes as the truce is interrupted by sporadic violence. correspondent nate foy is in northern israel to begin our coverage tonight. hi, nate. nate: good evening, john. tonight 12 hostages back in israel and finally reuniting with their families after just going through absolute hell in hamas captivity for 53 straight days. for a moment today it appeared that the possible ex
the first major heatwave of 2024. triple-digit temperatures in the west. we re tracking it. attorney general merrick garland defiant on capitol hill, telling republicans, i will not be intimidated, as they demand tapes of president biden s interview with special counsel robert hur. our nbc news exclusive. the new electric vehicles rolling off gm s assembly line. the ceo on why gm is still betting big on evs, despite a sales slowdown. and after he stole the show from his congressman dad, the 6-year-old telling us about his viral moment of fame. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. president biden tonight sidestepping congress and taking his own action to sharply tighten controls at the southern border. with his signature alone, the president using his executive authority to shut down asylum requests when the average daily number of illegal crossings between ports of entry exceeds 2,500. tonight, that average number tops
doing, quote, what republicans in congress refuse to do. the power the new order gives him just weeks before his first debate with donald trump. also tonight, opening statements in hunter biden s federal gun trial. the text messages the prosecution showed to the jury taken from his purported laptop, and what the defense is saying about his past drug use and purchase of a firearm. the nationwide disruptions impacting at&t and verizon customers. what s causing it. the first major heatwave of 2024. triple-digit temperatures in the west. we re tracking it. attorney general merrick garland defiant on capitol hill, telling republicans i will not be intimidated, as they demand tapes of president biden s interview with special counsel robert hur. our nbc news exclusive. the new electric vehicles rolling off gm s assembly line. the ceo on why gm is still betting big on evs, despite a sales slowdown. and after he stole the show from his congressman dad, the 6-year-old telling
Making sure everyone gets in on the act. Well meet the woman putting disabled Actors Centre stage. Supermarkets say were buying more organic fruit and veg. Do you think its worth the extra money . Do you buy organic . Let us know. Just use the hashtag, bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. The us Vice President mike pence meets the president of the European Council donald tusk in brussels this morning. They will try to mend fences after throwing rhetorical Fire Crackers at each other in recent weeks. While mr tusk described trump as a threat to europe, mr trump has praised the uks decision to leave the union and angered many nations with his travel ban. Between them, the us and the European Union are the worlds two biggest trading blocs. Figures from 2014 put the value of all goods and services traded between them worth over 1 trillion. And that favoured the eu. It sold 91 billion more stuff to the usa than the other way round. Something the Trump Administration would like to change. A
Markets. And well be getting the inside track on one start up that is taking used batteries and giving them a second life. As the boss of United Airlines, we wa nt to as the boss of United Airlines, we want to know when have you wished youd apologised sooner . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. As south africas president jacob zuma celebrates His 75th Birthday, the festivities may be rather more low key than usual. In less than a week, the countrys members of parliament are scheduled to hold a vote of no confidence against the president. Why . It comes after he ousted some of his key political opponents in a recent cabinet reshuffle. Today, members of the public are expected to take to the streets in protest at the move, but mr zumas decision also has big implications for the economy. South africa has been downgraded to junk status by two of the leading debt ratings agencies, fitch and s p. They argue that the reshuffle will hamper the countrys efforts to manage