thank you. thank you so much for joining us. sienna news night with abby. phillip starts now the president who says he build back better, is being advised to keep whatever is minds off of what s behind. that s tonight on newsnight good evening i m abby phillip in new york and tonight, joe biden and donald trump, they are 72 hours away from when they re due on that stage and atlanta with jake tapper and dana bash. this week s cnn s debate, maybe the moment that defines this entire campaign, it is the earliest such debate in modern history. three and tonight sources are telling cnn that the president has now been told by his advisors to shy away from talking too much about what he s done for the bulk of the last three years washington post suggested republicans may have to find something else to criticize me for. now that inflation is coming down maybe low losartan and peace me because it s coming down. i don t know i love that one anyway, notice juror you ll also see a
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and an update on her cancer battle, saying she s making progress but not out of the woods yet. her plans to make a public return this weekend. president biden meeting with the pope on the sidelines of the g7. also jimmy fallon, chris rock, whoopi goldberg at the vatican for a star-studded event. california s crumbling coastline and the families who fear their homes will be washed away. and our exclusive access to the hidden secret beneath the ruins of pompeii, newly discovered after nearly 2,000 years. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. we have made it to the end of the week, and it has been a disastrous one for millions in south florida who have been hit with relentless rain for four straight days now. a flood watch still in effect in many areas this evening after storms brought more than 20 inches of rain to the region, leaving roads underwater, cars submerged, and hundreds of homes flooded. first responders carrying
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welcome everyone. you re on the cnn newsroom. i m omar jimenez in washington in just two weeks, cnn will host the first presidential debate. there it is. i was looking for this guy right here, 12 days to weeks. boom, first presidential debate of this election season between president joe biden and former president donald trump. and this weekend the candidates are out on the campaign trail after spending the week on the world stage at the g7 summit, president biden is trading world leaders for hollywood leaders biden is in los angeles tonight at a fundraiser that is breaking a new record for the democratic party when have more on that in a moment, but tickets range from 250 to $500,000 with a contest for small dollar donors, they could when tickets to the event and a chance to meet president biden, former president obama, and oscar winners, julia roberts and george clooney, jimmy kimmel will moderate a q&a with biden and obama tonight. cnn white house correspondent arlette