attack against former president trump over january 6th, abortion rights, and russia, and tonight, our interview with vice president kamala harris on whether we ll see a biden/trump debate, and given the concerns about mr. biden s age, would she be ready to serve? and one of the major topics of the president s address, the border crisis. our nbc news exclusive with republican texas governor greg abbott. how he grades the president s speech and why he calls the surge at the border an invasion. the terrifying moments a united airlines plane sliding off the runway in houston just a day after the tire fell off another united plane on takeoff. the deadly aid drop in gaza. a parachute failing to open and at least five people on the ground were killed. tracking the severe storms on the move tonight. former president trump posting a nearly $92 million bond as he appeals the e. jean carroll vote. a tiktok ban. would president sign it? what he said about that today. and the my
candidates running for congress is shocking, all we expected, not at all what republicans on capitol hill are saying. more evidence there is a disconnect between republicans in washington and everyone else. it has been 15 years since the global financial crisis since 2018, a long time but it hadn t gone away. consequences still define our world. why is u.s. government so deeply in-depth. how did wall street get so much money. why are housing prices so high? leaders stoke racial conflict. why so many americans conclude the system is so rigged. the answer to those questions the same, it all began in 2008. 2008 and aftermath is a complex story. let s sum up in the broadest possible terms what happened. big financial institutions took foolish risks and nearly blew up the u.s. entire economy. nobody was ever punished. the rec press bankers responsible got off, so did the politicians encouraged to be reckless. no one was banished from the industry. some of the wrong doers dot their
tournament would he consider pulling a tom brady and unretiring announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone hurricane fiona now a major category 3 storm and likely to get stronger as it sweeps across islands of the caribbean. days after puerto rico took a direct hit, that island s residents are facing difficult and harrowing days from long gas lines to limited access to drinking water more than 1.1 million power customers without electricity. 55% of the island territory has no running water. for many it s a flash back of the days of crippling misery that followed hurricane maria which struck puerto rico five years ago today, causing the deaths of 3,000 people that recovery still incomplete tonight, we re tracking hurricane fiona s destructive march as it bears down on the turks and caicos islands with sustained winds of 115 miles an hour. expected to become a category 4 storm by tomorrow as the atlantic storm season picks up speed gabe gu
warns its next target appears to be bermuda after lashing the turks and caicos islands. we re live in the caribbean in minutes. and new developments in the mar-a-lago investigation. the special master tasked with reviewing those materials seized from the former president s hom water on one of the trump team s key arguments. what it could signal about where the investigation goes next. we begin with the president s speech at the united nations happening this hour. joining me now is erin mclayoff lint in ukraine. ambassador william taylor is with us as well. and michael, let me get to you if i can can. we have a little guidance about the upcoming address. we do expect to hear the president respond to vladimir putin s nuclear threat. we are told that this is not going to be a tit for tat response. what do you expect to hear from the president? what makes this speech unique and significant? presidents give addresses to the united nations general assembly every year. it s an a
two weeks notice. democrats test a new closing midterm message. look what they re offering. maga maga trickle down. reporter: as voters economic concerns grow will they blame democrats on election day? i ll speak exclusively to someone with urgent advice for democrats, independent senator bernie sanders, next. gop agenda. with republicans growing more hopeful about a red wave they are laying out plans for the potential new majority. what would a republican takeover look like? gop congresswoman nancy mace joins me ahead. plus, he got served. president trump is subpoenaed by the january 6 committee. let s see if he lives up to what the law requires of him. capping off a week of legal blows to the former president and his allies. will donald trump comply and what happens if he doesn t? hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is biting our nails watching the races tighten. we are 16 days out from the midterm elections here in the united s