In the last few minutes, we have been told that the search has been called off by the french authorities. Simonjones reports from dover. The sea has claimed several more lives. The french lifeboat had the grim task of bringing five bodies back to shore, a sixth person airlifted to hospital didnt survive. Some of those rescued were taken to dover after lifeboats from the uk joined the search operation. Many of the survivors had been in the sea, screaming for help. Others had been trying to bail out their sinking boat using their shoes. Translation they were in trouble. Some were suffering from seasickness and the boats are quite simply overloaded. They overload the boats and so the boats can no longer move forwards. The last boat was too full. These pictures taken earlier in the week showed just how many people can be crammed into flimsy boats in the worlds busiest shipping lane. The french Authorities Say they will only intervene at sea if a boat gets into difficulty. The mp for dover
Many of the survivors had been in the sea, screaming for help. Others had been trying to bail out their sinking boat using their shoes. Translation they were in trouble. Some were suffering from seasickness and the boats are quite simply overloaded. They overload the boats and so the boats can no longer move forwards. The last boat was too full. These pictures taken earlier in the week showed just how many people can be crammed into flimsy boats in the worlds busiest shipping lane. The french Authorities Say they will only intervene at sea if a boat gets into difficulty. The mp for dover is calling for a new approach. This is an absolute tragedy today in the channel, and my thoughts and prayers are with all those affected. What we now really need to see is the french stopping these unseaworthy and overcrowded vessels getting into the channel in the first place, and a joint channel security zone. Charities supporting refugees say they have heard calls for change before. Its tragic, isnt
Its all of that and we need it. Yeah. Head Start Program for the Coa Coastal Habitat in florida. Jeff, thanks for hanging in there. You worked your shoulder and bicep muscles by holding up that device. I did. I was diving this morning, urgent care, but at least i get to spend some time with you. Id so glad, too, and weve done a little bit of work on our biceps, too. Im not injured for diving. Im glad youre not. I cant wait to hear that story. I hope the best for your friend that was there. Thanks for inspiring me to do that story. Youre so sweet. Thank you. You inspire us all the time. Thank you. All right. Hello again, everyone. Thanks for joining me. We begin with a new deadline for Donald Trumps lawyers after the historic indictment against him on 2020 election interference. Now the trump team has until monday, 5 00 p. M. Eastern, to respond to a request for a protective record by Special Counsel jack smith. In a court filing last night, Special Counsel jack smith soug from sharing
years ago we lost a member of our nbc news family covering the war in iraq. tonight, my conversation with david bloom s widow about the lives his story may have saved announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. the tears of grief that consume nashville, tennessee, just ten days ago over the murders of young children and school staffers are replaced tonight by cries of anger and accusations after an extraordinary move by tennessee house republicans to seek the expulsion of three democratic members for their roles in a gun safety protest on the house floor last week. all day angry supporters and gun safety advocates crowding the statehouse where the gop majority was putting the resolutions up to a vote one by one, declaring the three participated in disorderly behavior when they led supporters in chants demanding stricter gun safety measures. expulsion a rarely exercised right of the tennessee house that critics on the left tonight are c
country are waiting for a court decision that could change their lives and put them at risk of deportation. there are fears an appeals court could rule daca illegal. also this hour, we ll get the latest from cain ukraine, where forces have broken through from the south pushing russians. moscow claims it has annexed. a new report details systemic abuse within the women s national soccer league. we begin with our top story this morning. in florida where right now it is a race against time. for first responders to rescue people in hard-hit communities in the wake of hurricane ian, six days after this monster storm decimated the gulf coast. and while some have lost everything they own, others are expressing gratitude for their safety. my colleague kerry sanders spoke to a woman who is relieved to find her father alive in the wake of the devastation. there s no words. the destruction is mind bog thing, but just know that our loved ones are okay, that s most important thing