we are now just five days to midterms with control of congress on the line. and here are the big named closers on the trail today, president biden flying to new mexico, vice president harris in new york and former president trump in iowa where he s kicking off four rallies in five days. we head to georgia first because power in the senate could come down to this race and the peach state yet again. cnn s eva mckend is in atlanta. you ve been tracking this key battleground tate for months. what do we need to know? reporter: well, ana, we ve gotten to the stage of the game where senator warnock, herschel walker are making their closing arguments, senator warnock talks a lot on the trail about his bipartisan work in congress. arguing that he is willing to work with republicans if ultimately it is in service to georgians talking about health care and his efforts to lower the cost of insulin. meanwhile, herschel walker working overtime despite his many scandals to tie warnock to
And that first video of a hostage held by hamas. My conversation with her mother can you describe the moment that you saw mia in that video . I started to scream and fell to the floor. And what a senior hamas official told our Richard Engel. Their new conditions for releasing all civilian hostages. Also tonight, jim jordan failing and falling short in his first ballot for house speaker. So what happens now . And news we first reported on alec baldwin. Will the actor be charged again in the deadly rust shooting our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening and welcome. Fastmoving events here in The Middle East to report tonight as we come on the air. President bidens highstakes trip to israel overnight has hit serious headwinds, with a planned Summit Meeting in jordan now called off his plan to show solidarity with israel following the Terror Attack here being consumed this evening by
Explosion at a hospital packed with wounded palestinians and civilians seeking shelter. Hamas blaming israel, but the israelis say it was a failed Rocket Launch by another failed Palestinian Militant Group. If the west bank, protesters erupting over the blast, while inside gaza the growing humanitarian crisis, as israel prepares a potential ground war. It comes as President Biden leaves for israel, but the summit he was set to attend in jordan with hopes of reviving the mideast Peace Process abruptly canceled after the hospital blast. What he will push for as aid remains blocked at the border. And that first video of a hostage held by hamas. My conversation with her mother. Can you describe the moment that you saw mia in that video . I started to scream and fell to the floor. And what a Senior Hamas Official told our richard engel. Their new conditions for releasing all civilian hostages. Also tonight, jim jordan failing and falling short in his first ballot for house speaker. So what
injuring three, before he was shot by police. what we re learning. the horrifying attack in china. several american teachers stabbed in a public park. the suspect in custody. and our exclusive with legendary singer celine dion, speaking out about her rare health battle and her vow to return to the stage. wherever you are announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. tonight, justice is once more taking presidential history into new waters. the first child of a sitting u.s. president has been convicted of a crime. a jury in delaware finding presidential son hunter biden guilty of three federal counts related to his purchase of a gun during a period he was using drugs. hunter biden s addiction struggles are well-known, but addiction, saying the case was really about the special prosecutor david weiss rejecting the idea that the case was just about addiction, saying the case was really about the illegal choices hunter biden made, a
our team at the courthouse. also tonight, hamas responding to the newest gaza ceasefire proposal backed by the u.s. and our exclusive interview with the families of american hostages after the deadly raid that freed four israelis being held. the sting across the u.s. eight men with suspected ties to isis arrested in three major cities after crossing the southern border. our new reporting. the gunman opening fire at a downtown atlanta food court, injuring three, before he shot by police. what we re learning. the horrifying attack in china. several american teachers stabbed in a public park. the suspect in custody. and our exclusive with legendary singer celine dion, speaking out about her rare health battle and her vow to return to the stage. wherever you are announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. tonight, justice is once more taking presidential history into new waters. the first child of a sitting u.s. president has