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hosted by billionaire ceo elon musk on twitter. but is this state big enough for two candidates? plus, how florida is about to become center stage for presidential politics. also tonight, the security scare in the shadow of the white house. new details out tonight on the man accused of ramming a rented u-haul truck into security barriers over and over. the 19-year-old suspect making threatening statements. police say before his arrest, a nazi flag seized. the latest in a growing number of threats aimed at governmentnt officialsls. the e clock tickcking away on a possible government default just nine days away from now. insiders indicating there is still a long way to go. we pressed the house speaker. the airlines facing their biggest travel test in years. plus, the fight over what carriers have to pay you if there are problems after the summer chaos one year ago. the fake image seeming to show an explosion near the pentagon, racing around the world and on twitter and
government default just nine days away from now insiders indicating there is still a long way to go. we pressed the house speaker. the airlines facing their biggest travel test in years plus, the fight over what carriers have to pay you if there are problems, after the summer chaos one year ago. the fake image seeming to show an explosion near the pentagon racing around the world and may have briefly spooked the markets. how did it happen, and are we prepared? netflix cracking down on sharing passwords. what you need to know. and a record-breaking pilot teaching kids here in miami to soar. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight live from miami good evening and welcome from florida, where the center of gravity in the race for president is about to undergo a dramatic shift. governor ron desantis expected to declare his candidacy for the republican nomination tomorrow evening but nbc news has learned the long-anticipated announcemen
for its brutal aggression. the white house is being briefed on the debt ceiling negotiations back home. i will speak to a senate democrat leading the push for the president to bypass congress and raise the debt ceiling by invoking the 14th amendment. this hour, desantis versus trump. dueling positions on abortion, as the florida governor prepares to jump into the race as early as next week and signs four more bills positioning himself to the right in the culture wars. rising tensions over immigration boiling over far from the border. cities like new york run out of space to house migrants being sent north. it has overwhelmed our system. 65,000 people are coming to the city. a week and a half ago, we had 4,200. in one day, we had 900. the numbers are unbelievable when you think about it. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. president biden is balancing major domestic and foreign policy challenges while on the other side of the world. in japan today,