new details about the u.s. soldier who ran into north korea why he spent time at a south korean jail. what the army secretary says about the incident the washington commanders finally sold, and the huge fine the current owners will pay as one of the new investors, magic johnson, tells us exclusively how he would change a toxic culture. my exclusive look inside norad tracking potential threats from air and sea. the commander s new insights about that chinese spy balloon. and soccer fever as team usa goes for a three-peat at the world cup. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. by now even the hardiest among us may be reaching their limits not only is the crippling heat in many parts of the country not easing, it is expanding. let me walk you through it the searing heat in the desert southwest where phoenix continues its record streak of days reaching 110 or above is expected to persist well into next week. the gulf coast and
fights to prevent its collapse. ministers are drawing up contingency plans while the supplier looks to secure extra funding amid debts running into billions of pounds. celia hatton has more. the future of the uk s biggest water company is far from watertight. but the government is reassuring thames water s 15 million customers they won t lose access to water as work continues behind the scenes to try to rescue it from collapse. thames water is £14 billion in debt and in crisis mode after the surprise resignation of its ceo on tuesday. no clear reason has been given for sarah bentley s departure. ministers are considering a plan to bring the utility giant temporarily under public ownership if it can t sort out its debts. we need to make sure that thames water as an entity survives. there s a lot of work that the government is trying to do on resolving sewage. certainly, up until now, the regulator has been focused on keeping consumer bills down, but there s a lot of infrastru
over the black sea. britain becomes the latest country to ban the chinese owned video sharing app tiktok from government mobile phones. the uk government has reached an agreement with health unions over a new pay dealfor nhs staff in england. the deal aims to bring to an end a winter of industrial action which has seen nurses, ambulance staff and physiotherapists all go on strike. the offer includes a rise of 5% for the next financial year starting in april and covers all nhs staff except doctors, who are on a different contract. for this year staff have been also offered a one off payment. members will now be consulted over the coming weeks and strike action paused. the uk health secretary steve barclay has been speaking in the last few minutes, here s what he had to say. the government has made a formal offer, just come at a meeting, i m pleased they ve agreed to recommend to their members, it will be for a 5% pay rise next year, 2023 24, but also an additional lump sum
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