wagner mercenary group, they ve been fighting for russia against ukraine, accusing that leader of betraying russia. and tonight, we hear from that leader for the first time. audio only, he has not been seen since saturday. since the rebellion was halted. so, where is yevgeny prigozhin, who turned on putin? tonight, we have learned that the white house has been in touch with russia, and what president biden is now signaling. ian pannell in ukraine. mary bruce with late reporting from the white house. also this monday night, the severe storms in the east at this hour. thunderstorms, large hail, possible tornadoes from the carolinas, right up through new york. three confirmed tornadoes. dozens of homes destroyed. the tail of a passenger jet struck by lightning. and tonight, the dangerous heat spreading. the father and stepson in a national park. authorities say the son passed out, the father went to get help and crashed in triple digit heat. they believe both were overcome in
longtime ally, the leader of the wagner mercenary group, they ve been fighting for russia against ukraine, accusing that leader of betraying russia. and tonight, we hear from that leader for the first time. audio only, he has not been seen since saturday. since the rebellion was halted. so, where is yevgeny prigozhin, who turned on putin? tonight, we have learned that the white house has been in touch with russia, and what president biden is now signaling. ian pannell in ukraine. mary bruce with late reporting from the white house. also this monday night, the severe storms in the east at this hour. thunderstorms, large hail, possible tornados from the carolinas, right up through new york. three confirmed tornadoes. dozens of homes destroyed. the tale oil of a passenger jet struck by lightning. the father and stepson in a national park. the son passed out, the father went to get help and crashed in triple digit heat. they believe both were overcome in 119-degree temperatures
john: america s crime crisis hits a compton, california bakery. dozens of looters ransacking the building by driving a kia through the locked front doors. sandra: taking food, lottery ticket, not even the meat scale was left behind. rubin ramirez, what happened in his community and message to people at home. claims this cbp is allowing or encouraging mass release of migrants is just false. surprise you to hear the sources say currently they are releasing more than 70% of the migrants crossing every day? it would not surprise me at all. i know the data. we are at a time of the year where we are seeing more at the border and it s not unusual. the numbers are historic. the numbers are extraordinarily large. please, please, please let me in. i love you, joe biden. thank you for everything, joe biden. john: mixed messaging out of the administration over the border crisis and pressure growing from both sides of the aisle for president biden to do something to se
also tonight, israel admitting serious mistakes, bombing civilians in gaza, and in killing three of the hostages as a freed hostage said her captors were a family in gaza. nikki haley sparking controversy after the republican candidate is asked what caused the civil war and leaves out slavery. her day of damage control. the house in idaho where four college students were stabbed to death, torn down despite pleas from the victims families. a major freeway shut down. the chase and standoff involving a s.w.a.t. team and the driver of a semitruck that refused to pull over. the bulletproof vehicle used to finally get that suspect out. the new expanded warning about counterfeit versions of ozempic and other wildly popular diabetes and weight loss drugs. what you need to know to protect yourself. and the lives they lived. our tribute to some of the great names we lost this past year. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. i m tom llamas in for lest
hostage actually died in the october 7th attack, and his body is still in gaza. newly uncovered recordings reveal then-president trump pressured michigan election officials not to certify results in the 2020 election. it seems to be a lot higher, a lot faster, earlier in the season. major: the cdc warning of an increase in flu cases. how you can protect yourself and your family this holiday season. and we are on the road, with one man giving the gift of compassion. this is all for you, bro. [laughs] what? that was the best feeling. that surprise joy, it was just amazing. i never felt it before. major: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m major garrett in for norah. we begin with that powerful storm system bringing heavy rain from southern california into the desert southwest. it s complicating the holiday rush on one of the busiest travel days of the year. 26 million people were under flood watches today, with some areas already hit with a month s wort