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katy tur, the idf announced it s stepping up ground operations, along with increased bombings in gaza, which is what we have been seeing over the past two hours, repeated explosions over the border from israel. this is a live shot right now of that area. the palestinian red crescent, an aid organization tells nbc news it has completely lost contact with its operation room in gaza. no phone service, land line or cell, no internet connection, also something nbc news has experienced in trying to get in touch with our own teams and contacted in gaza. so what could be coming next. joining us now from ashdot, is nbc news foreign correspondent raf sanchez, along with noga tarnopolsky who spent over two decades covering the conflict, raf, let s talk about what we were experiencing tonight, the idf had a news conference a little bit earlier addressing the public. they didn t announce a ground incursion specifically, but they did say ground operations are increasing. what does th ....
that s enough to fill an olympic swimming pool two and a half million times. now, we re not short of water, but the vast majority is ocean saltwater. and less than 100th of 1% is carried in lakes and rivers. you know, there is enough for all of us, but we don t all enjoy equal access. so what are the consequences for societies facing water scarcity? it depends on what else is happening. what other pressures are on, what other stressors are there. but water scarcity, which we could translate as drought, for example, will lead to famine, it will lead to migrations, it will lead to warfare, all sorts of things. so water scarcity is just the beginning of a long list of things that could end in societal collapse. well, there s a stark warning. you know, around the world today, one in four of the world s population lives in a region facing extremely high water stress. it means they regularly use up almost their entire available water supply. so let s take a look at those coun ....
weekend. the sand in the surf of myrtle beach, south carolina. but to the south, there is a big problem. it is scorching dangerous heat. and, by the way, it is not even summer yet. very good day to all of you. welcome to alex witt reports. another record number of americans on the roads in the sky for what is expected to be the busiest memorial day travel weekend and two decades , so here is a look at how things are going out there in some busy spots. things are moving on the i-76 in philadelphia. if you could see it, you would see just how many cars are there. and a pretty packed shoreline on myrtle beach, south carolina. you are looking at umbrellas. everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather today. but while many are enjoying the sunshine, severe weather could put some holiday plans at risk. millions of tornado warnings and possibly damaging hail. we have got several correspondence in place covering all the angles of the story for you. we are joined by maura garret ....
also, the note found at the suspect s home, and what we re learning about him a long-time army reservist. his struggles with mental health, and what his family told us about him hearing voices our full team coverage also tonight, israeli forces carrying out a targeted ground raid in gaza. armored bulldozers breaking through, a column of tanks rolling in our team inside gaza witnessing an israeli air strike, children rescued from the rubble the deadly toll from hurricane otis. at least 27 killed after the monster storm slammed acapulco our report from the storm zone and the strike breakthrough the uaw reaching a tentative deal with one of the big three automakers where does that leave the other two? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from lewiston, maine. good evening, everyone the state of maine is in a state of shock and fear tonight streets are virtually empty as residents shelter in place 24 hours after authorities s ....
we spoke tojoe burton, professor of international security, lancaster university and he gave us his assessment on what exactly people should be aware of. i think there are two main trends at the moment. the first is we are in a worsening geopolitical environment. our relationship nationally and internationally with russia and china is not great. and in the last five or ten years, there s been clear evidence of both of these countries trying to subvert democratic processes in the uk, in europe, in the us and indeed elsewhere, and they re becoming increasingly brazen in doing so. the second element, i think, is the technological tools they now have at their disposal to interfere in our democracies, whether that s the political use of ransomware, whether it s synthetic media. you ve just showed the clip of the robo call of a call mimicking joe biden s voice in seemingly a very authentic way, whether that s more traditional hack and leak operations or indeed disinformation ....