his colleagues from finding out. early voting centers opening today in california as well. millions of mail-in ballots already sent in. the latest on the california recall effort. also this hour, i told you it was busy, a special report. charges in the death of elijah mcclain at the hands of police this week. should it give hope that we have turned a corner when it comes to holding officers accountable? we will dig into that coming up. but i do want to start with that controversial abortion law in the state of texas. a judge has shielded for now women s clinics in the state from being sued by the largest anti-abortion group in the state. a state district judge issued a temporary restraining order against the nonprofit group, texas right to life, in its effort to stop abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. we have nbc s liz mclaughlin with us from austin and msnbc legal analyst joyce vance with us as well. i want to start with you, liz, and get the reaction first to the
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. this is the source of the river thames no water visible, just a stone in a field in gloucestershire. but from a trickle it turns into a mighty river that flows through oxford, reading, london and out to the sea. and that river is used to supply up to 15 million people with water. london alone gets about 70% of its water from the thames and its tributries. but the company behind all that thames water, that covers this whole area is in trouble. there are reports that it could be on the brink of collapse. it is heavily indebted to the tune of about £14 billion. the government says it is ready to act in a worst case scenario. here s our economics editor, faisal islam. the british motor industry has bopped along in a stream of profits and easy money since privatisation 30 years ago at the british water industry. but something far murkier is emerging under the surface. the government, to merge, is on standby to take thames
on today s big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. the biggest supplier of water in the uk thames water, with 15 million customers is on the brink of collapse with debts running into billions of pounds. the company is in talks to secure extra funding and the government says it is ready to act whatever happens. thames water, which was privatised back in 1989, is currently owned by a group of private equity and investment funds. the firm has been repeatedly criticised for its poor performance in dealing with water leaks and sewage pollution. its chief executive resigned abruptly yesterday. the state of the uk s water and sewage networks has become a big political issue, with some experts accusing the privatised suppliers of prioritising dividends for shareholders over investment. our economics editor faisal islam has the latest. the british water industry has bobbed along in a stream of profits and easy money since privatisation 30 years ago
early votes cast could break turnout records. also tonight the state of emergency in florida. hurricane and tropical storm watches up as subtropical storm nicole takes aim. we ve got the new track. the new numbers on child rsv cases. 77% of pediatric hospital beds filled nationwide. what parents need to know. the chaos at twitter under new owner elon musk. after laying off nearly half its workforce the company reportedly scrambling to hire some key workers back. and is facebook next in line for mass layoffs? and the world record powerball jackpot. nearly $2 billion up for grabs tonight. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone, from our nbc news election headquarters. with 40 million early votes already cast, millions of election day voters will soon add their votes as the first poll openings here in the east are now just hours away. control of congress and the direction of the country to be decided. democrats defending their slim
but why? i ll have the details. in sport, with less than a week until wimbledon, heather watson looks in great form. she beat the defending champion dominika cibulkova to reach the last 16 at eastbourne. and we meet the couple on a journey to every single train station across britain. what is it? it s the cutest train i have ever seen! and carol has the weather. showers on the way, some of which will be heavy and boundary but i will be heavy and boundary but i will have more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the government and the democratic unionists insist that the deal agreed at westminster yesterday, makes the restoration of power sharing in northern ireland more likely. but other parties say the arrangement under which northern ireland will receive more than one billion pounds of extra funding is nothing more than a bribe. we re joined now by our political correspondent john campbell at stormont, but first let s speak to leila nathoo who s a