the u.s. turns up the pressure on israel. defense secretary lloyd austin in tel aviv. what he said about protecting civilians as gaza s reported death toll nears 20,000. the major shift from pope francis on same-sex couples. what the vatican announced today. the governor of texas signing a controversial new border bill, setting the stage for a major showdown with the federal government. the verdict in the trial of marvel star jonathan majors, charged with assaulting his former girlfriend. new developments in the investigation into lead-tainted applesauce that sickened dozens of children. was it done on purpose? and harry smith on the tradition dating back more than a century in a place they call the christmas city. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone. much of the east coast recovering tonight from a massive storm that brought heavy rain, coastal flooding and high winds from florida to maine, killing at least
holiday wishes come true. this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. good evening. with a lot of americans getting a jump start on the holidays and traveling this week, we have a potentially dangerous storm on the move. water so high that cars and even a fedex uck g stuck. florida is drying out today after the same system dumped as much as seven inches of rain there. some roads there were completely flooded. all total today 56 million americans are under flood alerts. by the end of this weekend washout, the storm will have soaked every state from florida all the way to maine. we will get to the forecast in just a moment. but we begin tonight with george solis. reporter: tonight a storm is already packing quite a punch. charleston, south carolina, in the bull s eye today. fierce winds and torrential rain with high tide flooding neighborhoods. some cars were able to make it through the high water. and the fire department was patrolling streets helping to rescue people fro
memory chip maker micron. it accuses the manufacturer of failing its network security review and therefore poses a serious security risk. china launched a review into micron s products in march this is the first big measure against a us semiconductor group. this follows similar moves in washington last year when it introduced chip export controls on china in october the netherlands and japan have since followed. let s go to our asia business hub for the details on this katie silverjoins me now. tell us more about china s decision. tell us more about china s decision- tell us more about china s decision. . , decision. that s right, so as ou sa decision. that s right, so as you say it decision. that s right, so as you say it does decision. that s right, so as you say it does seem - decision. that s right, so as you say it does seem to - decision. that s right, so as you say it does seem to be | you say it does seem to be something of a retaliatory move. it s the fir
in the last word hosted by the guy whose office is newly right next to mine, so i have unique insight into what s about to happen on his hour, i love it, good evening lawrence. rachel i m so sorry about that, clearly nobody checked with you on the remapping of the office space. it puts us in our glorified, cubicles with a door, that s what i call them. i like, it i gotta say, first of all i wear headphones all day anyway, i can turn you over noise cancellation buttons. but anytime i want to check in unlike, i wonder what lawrence is doing? i just poop, and there you are, i know what s gonna happen oratorio for any focus. it s kind of a fun trick. i am discovering that literally in my previous office, had more room than i knew what to do with. now that i have been downgraded to the children s cabin here, but it is true, i do actually like it better. i like the smaller footprint, less clutter in the room, and therefore in my mind, and then of course there is the inspira
wonder what lawrence is doing i just pop in and there you are. it s kind of a fun trick. i am discovering that i literally in my previous office had more room than i knew what to do with. soft now that i ve been downgraded for the children s cabin here cpq but it s true i do actually like it better. i like the smaller footprint, less clutter in the room, and therefore in my mind, and then of course there is the inspiration of having you right through that very thin wall, glad to know about the earphones. i worry later that i should have about how much noise i was making. really, don t worry about it at all. the head was a miraculous technology. but also, even though my office is smaller than yours, i am using even less of it than you are, so if you have books, or tchotchkes you want me to hold on, two of got space. i have, i m going to confess, peek into your office, because, brilliantly, the walls are made of glass. so much for privacy. and the rachel maddow office is ju