also tonight the pentagon approveathize deployment of some 1,500 u.s. troops to the southern border with mexico as the u.s. braces for a new surge of thousands of migrants. the pentagon press secretary joins us live to discuss the timing and the scope of this new military mission. and senators clash over a proposed code of ethics for the u.s. supreme court justices at a hearing prompted by scrutiny of justice clarence thomas. i ll speak with chairman dick durbin who s accusing the high court of being in his word oblivious to these ethics issues. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with two very consequential deadlines for the biden administration and the country, for that matter. the u.s. facing the dire possibility of defaulting on its debt next month, and a major migrant surge across the southern border is expected next week when a key trump era immigration policy expires. our
city hall. jamming with none other than rocker john fogerty. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening from los angeles, where picket lines went up today in front of major film studios the people who write the plots that enthrall and entertain millions of american tv and film watchers sidelined tonight by a writers strike 11,000 writers off the job after talks with producers reached an impasse overnight. at the root of the dispute, some of the very things that have transformed how all of us watch our favorite shows. think streaming and the impact of emergiging technonology thinink virtual l reality. tonighght the writiters and d productionon cocompanies, i including our parentnt company nbcuniveversal appeaear to be farar apart, virtually y guaranteeieing rereruns will l be coming g to screens as productions grind to a halt for some shows, the impact will be felt immediately. miguel almaguer has the latest what do we want a fair contract re
and fiery crashes caused by a massive dust storm. at least six people reported killed and dozens more hospitalized. plus, hundreds of law enforcement officers searching by land and air for the suspect who killed five people at a home in texas. the heartbroken father. a 9-year-old among the dead. authorities say the suspect had been deported multiple times. an nbc news exclusive. after the u.s. shot down a spy balloon from china, the military tracking another mysterious balloon over the u.s. what we know. an nfl star s 2-year-old daughter drowns in the family swimming pool. what parents of young children should know. just hours to go before a threatened hollywood writers strike. will your favorite tv shows be halted? and our interview with rock legend john fogerty, finally singing the songs again that made him famous. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. we start with breaking news. in a year defined by ext
anywhere. the chief correspondent, jonathan hunt, it has the latest on the search. jonathan: it is an urgent search increasingly so. right now, the man who allegedly shot and killed those five people including the young boy you mentioned has simply disappeared. we don t have any tips right now to where he maybe. jonathan: according to investigators, francisco, a mexican national, was firing a gun outside his own home in cleveland, texas when neighbors asked him to stop so that their baby could sleep. minutes later, he allegedly burst into that neighbor s home and opened fire, targeting adults and children alike. three children that we loaded that night and put in an ambulance, they were covered in blood. from the same ladies that were laying on top of them trying to protect them. jonathan: four adults and a nine-year-old boy died. translator: he had no right. we never offended him. we never disrespected him. he was pointing his gun at me. he told me i was lookin
states and all around the world. investigators offer a reward for information leading to the arrest of the mass shooting suspect in texas. plus the husband and father of two victims describes why he chose to run away from the gunfire. regulators weigh bids for first republic. plus the crisis in sudan. the first u.s. evacuation ship is expected to arrive at a saudi arabian port in the hours ahead. you will hear from those who managed to escape the fighting, and what they endured. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. thanks for being with us. well, a small texas town is in mourning and on edge after a deadly shooting in which five people were killed. this man lost his wife and 9-year-old son in the shooting the meanwhile, more than 200 officers from multiple law enforcement agencies are involved this the manhunt for the suspected shooter. and there s also an 8 o$,000 reward being offered for any information that could lead to his arrest. a