as president biden prepares to visits region tomorrow. meet the press daily. a vote poised for later today recommending their own former colleague in the house and a former white house chief of staff mark meadows should face criminal prosecution by the justice department for not cooperating with this january 6th congressional committee. this comes as the committee is going public with text messages sent to meadows january 6th. the texass sent from lawmakers, members of the press, fox news personalities even donald trump jr. committee chairman liz cheney read some aloud last night and again this morning. saying leaves no doubt the president knew what was happening during the insurrection. we should warn you, some text messages that congresswoman cheney disclosed include so profanity. we are under siege here at the capitol. they have breached the capitol. mark, protesters are literally storming the capitol. breaking woints windows on doors rushing in. is trump going to sa
and will the supply chain crisis force some students to go hungry? this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone, from our los angeles studio tonight. few have served this country in and out of uniform in such distinguished roles as colin powell the country woke up this morning to news of his death, succumbing to complications of covid at age 84. a child of immigrants who rose above racial barriers to forge his own american dream even as he defended america and its ideals, as its top general, a national security adviser, a secretary of state, powell was respected by republicans and democrats, but ultimately resisted calls that he run for president. as a leader, he had his regrets, but he framed military and foreign policy challenges through a set of principals still widely quoted today. andrea mitchell tonight on the passing of general colin powell. reporter: he was the first black chairman of the joint chiefs leading the charge in desert storm o
it wouldn t all be so galling to the civil rights community if those negotiations hadn t stretched out over most of this year, demanding so much political oxygen, while at the same time the most concerted federal effort we ve ever seen to reform policing effectively died this week as our most cynical selves knew that it would. as you can tell, we have a heavy show tonight, but it s still not as heavy as my heart and mind because two days ago i returned from del rio, texas, where i went as head of national action network to protest the jim crow treatment and forced return of thousands of mostly haitian migrants to their suffering nation one week after these images dislocated america, conjuring not only slavery, of course, but the violent insensitivity of the previous administration that this current one was supposed to stamp out. my message is not to the man with the whip, but to the man with the pen, because it is the president who claimed to have black america s back on elec
admission about a glaring omission. some critics say it is too little too late. i am kaitlan collins, and this is the source. you can see it for yourself tonight here in black and white, donald trump in his own words, quote, i do hear by wave a formal arraignment and answer my plea of not guilty. i fully understand the nature of the offenses charged. with those words, donald trump avoided what could have been a historic show next week, the judge overseeing his case fulton county is now giving the green light for all proceedings in his courtroom related to this election interference case to be livestreamed and televised. yes, it is all going to be on camera. so far, four of trump s 18th codefendants of waved their right to an arraignment and pleaded not guilty. trump s attorney today also filed a motion to sever his case from the others who have asked for a speedy trial. that is sidney powell and kenneth chesebro so far. the two tierney fani willis to wants all 19 codefendants
so, now, tropical storm idalia headed towards the carolinas. this storm is not done yet. tonight, from florida, the news continues. the source with kaitlan collins starts right now. tonight, straight from the source, hurricane idalia still dangerous though as it s moving north after battering florida. that record storm surges that continue to pose a threat, their homes underwater, and the rescue is still underway. plus, new questions being raised tonight after senate minority leader mitch mcconnell freezes up for a second time one month after a similar health scare. dr. sanjay gupta will join us. and a searing front page unlike any other, students in north carolina, summing up an american crisis really better than any photo ever could. the student behind the it will join me. i am kaitlan collins and this is the source . tonight, hundreds of thousands of people are still without power in both florida and georgia, where idalia is barreling through now as a tropical sto