Are deploying to the region. It comes as the highstakes u. N. Gathering kicks off in New York. Irans new Vice President speaking out in his first u. S. Interview. What he told us about a potential for a wider war in the middle east. Also tonight the tropical threat expected to strengthen into Hurricane Helene targeting the Gulf Coast. A State Of Emergency in florida. Were tracking it. The suspect in the second attempt to kill former President Trump in court. The new evidence including a letter prosecutors say he left months ago saying, this was an Assassination Attempt. And how long they say he was casing the Golf Course to carry out his plot. Our latest Nbc News national poll. Kamala harris now leading within the margin of error, but Donald Trump showing strength in the sun belt. The manhunt in alabama after a Mass Shooting left four dead. Was It Part of a murder for Hire Plot . And the massive reward. And the brave mom and the hundreds coming from all over to give her the ultimate gift. Announcer this is nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. Some of the worst fears of a broader mideast conflict are being realized tonight along the israellebanon border. Israel tonight expanding its assault on hezbollah inside lebanon. Its warplanes and Artillery Striking suspected hezbollah positions across a Widening Stretch of the country. Targeting, it says, hezbollahs weapons and warning lebanese civilians to evacuate from hezbollah areas. Lebanese health Officials Tonight reporting close to 500 dead from the attacks and over 1,000 injured. For its Part Hezbollah still firing rockets and drones into northern israel. A tit for Tat Exchange of fire that began a year ago following the October 7th Hamas Attack in israel. Now bleeding over into Suss Zpaind open conflict. Prime Minister Netanyahu vowing whoever tries to hurt us we will hurt him even more. The pentagon is making its own moves, reacting to all of this. Richard engel joining us now from israel. Richard, this was a day of very dramatic developments. Reporter lester, israel has been fighting in gaza for nearly a year, and now this dramatic expansion in lebanon. It is all clearly putting the u. S. On edge. The pentagon sending a small number of reinforcements to the region, quote, out of an abundance of caution. Israel is expanding its war in lebanon, and the target is hezbollah. The iranianbacked militia has been carrying out attacks against northern israel in solidarity with hamas after October 7th. But hezbollah has Tens Of Thousands of rockets, drones and missiles and israel has begun to take them out in the hundreds. Israel saying many weapons are stored inside homes warning civilians to evacuate. I have a message for the people of lebanon. Israels war is not with you. Its with hezbollah. To defend our people against hezbollah strikes we must take out those weapons. Reporter Lebanons Health Ministry said around 500 people were killed by israeli Strikes Today including children. Nbcs Matt Bradley is there. This hospital is already taking in injuries. Theyve been waiting for this for the better part of a year. Now theyre expecting hundreds of Trauma Cases from all over the country. Reporter israel is far better prepared. Today the director of israels biggest hospital in haifa showed me how every patient is being moved to a fortified hospital underground. Theyre using it for real. For the first time. Its unfortunate. This is not a healing environment. On the other hand, this allows us to continue to give medical care. Reporter hezbollah suffered a major blow last week when thousands of its members pagers and walkietalkies exploded. Israel has hinted at it but not claimed responsibility. Nonetheless, the group is still able to fire. Hezbollah rockets hit these homes causing extensive damage, and now israel is bracing for an escalation, ordering all schools across northern israel closed and declaring this entire area a nofly zone. A new front has opened tonight between Israel And Hezbollah. It may be very difficult to close. Richard engel, Nbc News, haifa. This dramatic escalation and a new focus on iran coming as the u. N. General assembly kicked off today here in New York. Andrea mitchell spoke with irans new Vice President in his first interview. Reporter with Israel And Hezbollah exchanging air strikes, israel Exploding Pagers in lebanon according to u. S. Officials, irans new Leaders Today accusing israel of trying to trap then into a wider war. In his first u. S. Interview the new Vice President , javad zarif, tells me iran does not want that. We want to move in a more peaceful, more stable world. We dont seek war. But we will defend ourselves. Reporter a real provocation to iran, the assassination of hamass political leader in tehran. As iran was inaugurating its new president. Which u. S. Officials say was done by israel. That was clearly an act of State Terrorism and a clear violation of our sovereignty and our territorial integrity. We were asked by the international community to exercise restraint in order to bring about an end to the war in gaza. Unfortunately, that promise has never materialized. You wont rule out retaliating. No, we have said that we will respond in a manner of our choosing. Reporter zarif was a key negotiator of the 2015 nuclear deal which President Trump pulled out of in 2018. With no more restraints the u. S. Says iran is now one or two weeks from having enough nuclear fuel for a bomb. It was the miscalculation of the Trump Administration that withdrew from the nuclear deal. It has been a loselose situation. Reporter its unlikely the administration would restart nuclear talks this close to an election. With 100 World Leaders here guarded by the Secret Service the agency though challenged says the city is safe, lester. All right. Andrea mitchell, good to see you. Thanks. Well turn now to the tropical threat were tracking in the caribbean tonight, expected to strengthen into Hurricane Helene before making landfall on the Gulf Coast this week. Bill karins is here. Walk us through this one. Lester, all signs point to a major Hurricane Making Landfall in florida three days from right now. Thats not a lot of prep, not a lot of lead time. This storm is now in the stages of forming. Its going to be over extremely warm water. We expect this storm to explode in intensity once it gets into the gulf, especially Wednesday Night into thursday morning, then a landfall as we go through thursday evening. That cone goes from roughly Panama City to just outside of tampa, but this is going to be a big storm. So dont just focus on that cone. This storm is in excellent agreement at least so far, our american model, the european model, all of our models take the storm up to the big bend thursday evening. But as of now all of the east side of the storm, the worst side of it would be the West Coast of florida and then of Course Deal with the Rain And Wind after. All right, bill, thanks very much. In Florida Today prosecutors revealed chilling new details about the man accused of plotting to assassinate former President Trump at his Golf Course. Jesse kirsch was in court. Keep walking Reporter Today federal prosecutors revealing in the months leading up to his arrest Ryan Routh repeatedly showed up near former President Trumps South Florida home and Golf Course. Authorities say the 58yearold was in the area for one reason only, to kill former President Trump. A new filing alleges months ago routh gave someone this handwritten letter addressed to the world which says in part, this was an Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump but i am so sorry i failed you. Prosecutors say last Sunday Routh hid here in a Snipers Nest next to mr. Trumps Golf Course until a secret Service Agent Spotted Routh along the unsecured fence line, saw the barrel of a rifle aimed directly at him, jumped out of the Golf Cart and fired at routh. This evil Wouldbe Assassin got within a few hundred yards of where i stood. Driver, walk straight back reporter prosecutors say two additional license plates, six Cell Phones and 12 pairs of gloves were found in rouths Getaway Vehicle along with a list of some of mr. Trumps upcoming appearances. Today in Federal Court a judge ruled routh will remain behind bars while awaiting trial. So far he faces two federal weapons charges, but prosecutors say theyll soon present evidence of an attempted Assassination Charge to a grand jury. Tonight in a statement the former president saying he does not trust the department of Justice And Fbi to investigate, writing they have a Conflict Of Interest since they have been obsessed with getting trump for so long. Meanwhile in Court Today an fbi Special Agent said he is not aware of any Surveillance Video Showing Routh holding that rifle at the scene. The agent also said there has not yet been any Handwriting Analysis completed linking routh to that concerning letter. Lester . All right. Jesse kirsch, thank you. And new polling reveals the shifting Trend Lines in the race for president as former President Trump campaigned today in battleground pennsylvania. Garrett haake now with the latest. Reporter with just six weeks until Election Day former President Trump in critical pennsylvania. As hes showing new signs of strength in three other crucial battlegrounds. Polls tonight revealing trump leads Vice President harris in north carolina, georgia and arizona. All within the margin of error. But nationally its harris with the edge according to our Nbc News poll. The Vice President s Fivepoint Lead within the margin of error, powered by a huge jump in her personal favorability. Up 16 points from july. The biggest such boost in Nbc News polling since george w. Bushs surge after 9 11. Still, trump leads harris by eight points on handling what voters said was their most important issue, inflation and rising costs. If you cast your vote for kamala harris, youre voting for four more years of brutal job losses, higher taxes, surging prices. Reporter Trump Today visiting a Grocery Store in pennsylvania. You talk to the people right here that are paying 30 , 40 , 50 more for their groceries, which i think i can say is right. Am i right . Yeah. Its a disgrace. Reporter inflation recently dropped to 2 1 2 . Though prices have risen nearly 20 since president biden and harris took office four years ago. Harris planning an economic speech later this week. I believe in what we can create in terms of opportunities for the american people. Ive named it an opportunity economy. Reporter and pressuring trump to debate her a second time. Which he is now refusing to do. The voters of america deserve to hear the conversations that i think we should be having on substance, on issues, on policies, whats your plan, whats my plan. Garrett, you also have new Reporting Tonight about former President Trump returning to butler, pennsylvania. Reporter thats right, lester. That visit is now scheduled for october 5th, multiple Campaign Sources tell me. One month to the day before Election Day. The Trump Campaign clearly trying to create a moment around his return to the city where he survived that Assassination Attempt. Lester . Garrett haake in pennsylvania tonight. Thanks. In alabama an urgent manhunt is under way after a Mass Shooting left four people dead in birmingham. Police say multiple shooters got out of a car and opened fire on a group outside a lounge saturday night. Investigators are examining whether it was part of a murder for Hire Plot. A 100,000 reward is being offered in that case. Well take a Break Right here. Then in 60 seconds, another american town targeted on immigration. But what is the reality on the ground . Were in the western Pennsylvania Town with the growing Haitian Population. Next. Wer e with Wet Amd, i worry im not only losing my sight, but my time to enjoy it. But now, i can open up my world with vabysmo. vabysmo is the first fdaapproved treatment for people with Wet Amd that improves vision and delivers a chance for up to 4 months between treatments, so i can do more of what i love. vabysmo works differently, its the only treatment designed to block 2 causes of Wet Amd. Vabysmo is an eye injection. Dont take it if you have an infection, active eye swelling, or are allergic to it. Treatments like vabysmo can cause an Eye Infection or retinal detachment. Vabysmo may cause a temporary increase in Eye Pressure after receiving the injection. There is an uncommon risk of Heart Attack or stroke associated with blood clots. Severe swelling of Blood Vessels in the eye can occur. Most common Eye Side effects were cataract and broken Blood Vessels. Open up your world with vabysmo. A chance for up to 4 months between treatments with vabysmo. Ask your doctor. Were back now with a Deeper Look Inside A Small Town in battleground pennsylvania. Now a recent target of former President Trump on the issue of immigration. Yamiche alcindor is there for us tonight. Reporter tonight another city with a growing Haitian Population On Edge after more inaccurate claims from former President Trump. Charleroi has experienced a 2000 increase in the population of haitian migrants under kamala harris. The schools are scrambling to hire translators for the influx of students. And the town is virtually bankrupt. Reporter here in charleroi, pennsylvania just like in springfield, ohio local republicans say haitians have been an asset to the community. The haitian immigrants here have a very good reputation. The problem is is that the federal government dumped these people in and arent providing any resources. Reporter in recent years many came legally to charleroi to work at the local Meat Processing Sfalt facility like pierre richard montplaisir. Do you think that what former President Trump is saying is true, that haitians are having a negative impact here . No. No. When i came here like four years ago the town was a ghost town. And now weve got a group of people that are working and being taxed. Reporter montplaisir also works as an interpreter for the school system. Five years ago 12 students were learning english as nonnative speaker. This year that number is 225. We believe now diversity is our superpower. Reporter but Superintendent Ed Zelich says the state has provided additional funding. We are not struggling. Are there more things wed like to have . Absolutely. But i think any School District would be able to say that. Reporter Misty Cassidy disagrees. Theres just so many people and theres just not enough resources. Theres not enough jobs. Theres not enough homes. Reporter shes glad trump, who she supports, has been calling attention to charleroi and springfield. People need to know that its just not springfield. This is coming to a town near you. What is coming to a town near you . Haitians or immigrants that have poured over the border within the last couple years. Why is that a bad thing, given the fact that some would say the united states is a nation of immigrants . Theyre not coming here to assimilate with us. Theyre coming here to take over. It seems. Reporter but montplaisir says trumps comments are harmful. How worried are you that what happened in springfield with the threats and the harassment that haitian immigrants, that they might happen here . Yes. Thats why thats why they are afraid of that. Thats why some of them want to leave the town. Reporter yamiche alcindor, Nbc News, charleroi, pennsylvania. And coming up here tonight, its one of the most alarming trends on the web. Deepfakes of kids. Meet the mothers and City Fighting back after disturbing aigenerated photos appeared online. The new legal frontier, next. Reams. Known for keeping with tradition. Known for discovering new places. No one wants to be known for cancer, but a treatment can be. Keytruda is known to treat cancer. Fdaapproved for 17 types of cancer, including certain earlystage and advanced cancers. One of those cancers is earlystage nonsmall cell Lung Cancer. 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