Thank you. Vice president harris was not on the campaign trail today. She was in the situation room with the president, being brief the national security team on developments in the middle east. The campaign is releasing this new video tonight, take a look. I was hoping that maybe wouldn t have to i called you, sam, you didn t answer, tim. I know. I know. What happened?. The most important call of my life, it popped up, and we didn t recognize the caller i. D. , it went to voicemail. I m not able to answer thank you. Hey, tim, it is camelot, i really want to talk to you. It is an amazing privilege, i just want to be a part of the excitement that you are generating. We are doing it together, buddy, we are doing it. That is right, governor walz missed a call from the vice president, asking him to be her running mate, he doesn t answer numbers that he doesn t recognize, like the rest of it. It is the joy and laughter in that video that is really causing donald trump to spiral. There are 8
Wisconsinites want and does not seem like he wants them either. Eric donetsk to does not like you. Com has all the citations on that. Ben wikler, great to see you, thanks for joining me tonight. That is our show for this evening. Time for the last word with ari melber. I went on vacation with my crazy children, i appreciate that and you in ways you cannot know. It is always a pleasure, your team is fantastic, that show was fantastic, it was way fantastic. No way come away?. Party on, ali. Have a good evening, my friend. 84 days until election day, 24 days until voting begins and less than a week until the democratic national convention, it has been, believe it or not, exactly one week since tim walz was introduced to the national stage as vice president, harris running mate. One week, since then, republicans work shopping attacks on tim walz to see what sticks. Republicans have attacked tim walz for providing free meals to all children in his state regardless of their parents income.
Speaking before a union convention in los angeles. He defended his military service after vance accused him of stolen valor. I am damn proud of my service to this country. And i firmly believe you should never denigrate another person s service record. Anyone brave enough to put on that uniform for our great country including my opponent, i just have a few words. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Vance responded, quote, i thank you for your service and sacrifice, but you shouldn t have lied about your service. Joining me now are my guests and vaughn hillyard. We heard senator vance s comments. Will that be the end of this conversation?. In no way do we expect this to be the end of the conversation. It solely gets at the heart of the u. S. Military commitment overseas too. We have heard this democratic ticket criticize the former trump administration and its ticket for its commitment, for instance, to ukraine, and whether the u. S. In 2025 would continue to provide military aid,
Right now on ana cabrera reports, donald trump s talk with elon musk, heavy on tech issues and falsehoods, light on substance. And we have got new reporting on growing frustration among trump s allies this morning. Plus, riding solo, vp contender tim walz hitting the trail by himself for the first time, where he ll stump today. Also ahead, breaking news in a new york courtroom this morning. We re there as disgraced and ousted former congressman george santos goes back before a judge. And later, israel s military at its highest level of readiness as iran refuses to back down from threats of a retaliatory strike. Good morning. It is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. In a bid to take back the 2024 narrative, former president trump joined his billionaire ally elon musk for a lengthy live stream on the x social media platform that musk owns. This discussion was riddled with tech problems, and with trump s usual falsehoods about issues like crime and immigration. Trump
Ukraine now saying it controls nearly 600 square miles of russian territory. The stabbing caught on surveillance near a new york synagogue. The suspect now charged with a hate crime. The new tropical storm ernesto forming in the atlantic. Plus the olympics may have ended but the drama has not. The battle over stripping team usa s jordan chiles of her bronze medal. And after tom officially arriving in cruise s spectacular stunt to pass the torch from paris to los angeles the flag officially arriving in l. A. Today to begin the countdown to 2028. Announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. Residents and visitors across a wide section of the los angeles area are preparing for possible aftershocks tonight after a magnitude 4. 4 earthquake rattled the region today. A strong jolt is how many described the quake, which was centered near highland park, california at a depth of nearly seven miles. Damage appears to be mostly minor. Water was seen pouring from