State of wisconsin holds primaries off to conservative courts refused to stop proceedings. Now u. S. President donald trump has accused the World Health Organization of botching its response to the coronavirus pandemic he also called the agency china centric and threatened to cut funding and this comes as the u. S. Recorded nearly 2000 new deaths from the virus just in the past 24 hours more than 4000 people have now died in new york city alone britains Prime Minister has also spent a 2nd night in intensive care Boris Johnson was given supplementary oxygen but is not allegedly on a ventilator the Junior Health minister says that johnson remains stable and in good spirits while the chinese city where this outbreak began has now opened its doors again its 11000000 residents are now able to leave but they still need. At that tracks their health and movement and in new zealand the number of new cases has now fallen for 2 days in a row and recoveries now exceed new infections the country is
Jon day five anti israel protests at Columbia University in New York City burned a rabbi at the Schools Organization for jewish students is warning them to leave campus immediately for their own safety. Good evening i am jon scott and this is the fox report. More that 100 protesters have been arrested over the past few days of demonstrations but one jewish professor on campus is called for the nypd National Guard to help drive the protesters off the campus. Cb cotton is alive in Columbia University with the latest. The chance from droves of protesters here behind me are encouraging students on the campus of Columbia University who have pitched another round of tense and pledging to stay in them until Columbia University cuts ties with israel and calls for a permanent ceasefire in gaza. The white house is now weighing in. Lucas tomlinson will have more later in the hour. The white house Statement Reads in part quote while every american has the right for peacefully protest calls for vio
Mania. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening a deadly storm city is punishing a dozen states from eastern texas to Southern Illinois with well over a foot of rain so far and a lot more to come. Texas, louisiana and arkansas are under flash flood warnings with the flood risks extending into mississippi and north into missouri and illinois. The Severe Weather has left at least two people dead. Its forced evacuations and left thousands without power. Nbcs Janet Shamlian reports tonight from haughton, louisiana. Reporter a community under water tonight. In louisiana near lafayette, more than a foot of rain in a matter of hours. Most of it coming in the dark of night. Cassidy anderson says they were taken by surprise. Yeah, i mean, its scary because the water the water was a lot higher than it is now. Reporter more than 100 homes under water. Some submerged three or four feet. Most of th
Demanding money. Wait until you see what happens when we called back. And the fifth beatle is gone. We remember the man who turned a liverpool bar fan into beatle mania. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening a deadly storm city is punishing a dozen states from eastern texas to Southern Illinois with well over a foot of rain so come. Texas, louisiana and arkansas are under flash flood warnings with the flood risks extending into mississippi and north illinois. The Severe Weather has people dead. Its forced evacuations and left thousands without power. Nbcs Janet Shamlian reports tonight from haughton, louisiana. Reporter a community under water lafayette, more than a foot of rain in a matter of hours. Most of it coming in the dark of night. Cassidy anderson says they were taken by surprise. Yeah, i mean, its scary because the water the water was a lot higher than it is now. Reporter
Water the water was a lot higher than it is now. Reporter more than 100 homes under water. Some submerged three or four feet. Most of the residents left here had to be rescued in the middle of the night. They were hoping to get back no their homes today and with the rain still coming down so hard theres no chance of that. Got it over here over the top. Reporter beyond louisiana potential flooding from texas to illinois. 22 Million People under flood watches, stretching 1,000 miles in. San antonio a school bus rounding a curve lost control and flipped. The rainslicked roads thought to be the cause. Two children and adults escaped serious injury. Throughout the region downed trees have toppled power lines leaving 35,000 rout electricity, and the rain keeps coming. Taylortown, louisiana, recorded more than 14 inches. With more on the way. The fire chief says in a quarter saleofthecentury hes rarely steen this bad. We do not expect to we had, and without any time for it to drain off. Repor