Welcome to The Beat, im ari melber. But we begin with Breaking News in politics. Former republican Vice President and Defense Secretary Dick cheney is backing Kamala Harris. That marks one of her most high Ranking Republican endorsements in this campaign probably the most iconic. Dick cheney is an Arch Conservative Hawk and a gop icon, a fixture running republican administrations as chief of Staff And War policy as Defense Sect and Vice President and during 9 11 and the wars in afghanistan and iraq. Those were stints that made him a Fire Brand Folk hero on the right and loathed by most prominent washington democrats. And indeed this news right now tonight would have been unheard ever 10 or 15 years ago and cheney is far from a never trumper. He endorsed Donald Trump in 2018. This also completes the Cheney Family unusual evolution and it did not come during the actual four years of trumps presidency, his governing priorities and his mistakes, it came over whether were a democracy or a C
the concern, tens of thousands more aren t far behind. the biden administration on defense. the homeland security secretary saying they re prepared. now armed troops patrolling across the rio grande. families making desperate, dangerous river crossings. is social media playing a role in the number of people coming? plus, the crisis playing out beyond the border. with shelter in short supply from california to chicago and new york. our team on the ground. just breaking, a manslaughter charge is on the way for the subway rider who put a homeless man in a fatal chokehold. when he ll be in court. seven million at risk of severe weather, including tornadoes. we ll tell you where. the man suspected in the disappearance of natalee holloway set to be extradited to the u.s. what he is accused of, and why now. the new crackdown on power plants that run on coal and gas in the race to stop climate change. more pain for peloton, recalling more than two million exercise bikes.
7 million at risk of severe weather, including tornadoes. we ll tell you where the man suspected in the disappearance of natalee holloway set to be extradited to the u.s what he is accused of, and why now. the new crackdown on power plants that run on coal and gas in the race to stop climate change more pain for peloton, recalling more than 2 million exercise bikes and from shooting survivor to superstar inspirer, james harden in a story of brotherly love announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. tens of thousands of migrants who have endured smugglers, heat, and dust storms, and difficult terrain are gathered along the southern border of the united states right now, believing their journey to the u.s. is about to get easier, knowing that at midnight, the u.s. will lift a key border restriction that has limited migration in the name of public health the law, title 42, is a response to the covid emergency. it allowed the u.s.
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Cnn newsroom. Hi, everyone. Im jessica dean in need work and we have breaking news out of Northern Gaza tonight where israel is preparing to reopen the erez Border Crossing and agreed to use its Port Of Ashdod to get humanitarian aid into gaza. This as the un humanitarian aid chief calling that situation in gaza, quote, of betrayal of humanity. It is now just hours before the israelhamas war reaches its six month mark with more than 33,000 People Killed this week. A deadly israeli strike killed seven humanitarian aid workers from World Central Kitchen, cnns Nic Robertson is in jerusalem and nic israel is letting these aid trucks in what its going to be hard for them to actually get to civilians, walk us through all of this so what we know about the Border Crossing is that the israeli, israeli officials are saying they are expecting trucks, aid trucks have yet to cross over and arrows. Its not clear how many trucks is not clear what therell be carrying. In fact, very few details at the