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i m fredricka whitfield. and we begin this hour with tropical storm ophelia. just hours after making land fall in north carolina, heavy rain, coastal flooding, and high winds, are hitting much of the eastern seaboard today. north carolina, maryland, and var are all under a state of emergency right now. and the storm is already knocked out power to more than 50,000 homes. and businesses. with those outages expected to grow. allison chinchar is tracking ophelia from the cnn weather center and polo sandoval is in pelican island, new jersey, watching the impact and feeling it there. let s begin with you, allison. the national hurricane center issued a new advisory moments ago. the biggest change that we noted is the sustained winds have calmed down ever so slightly, dropping down now to 50 miles an hour. still gusting up to 65. look at the scope of this storm. you have so many of these outer rain bands far away from that center point. and the center is still over north ....
welcome to all of us joining us from around the world in mexico. to live in london with breaking news. a us official confirms that israel has carried out a military strike in iran iranian cyberspace official says its air defenses successfully shot down three drones. iranian state media reported loud explosions near the city of isfahan. but military officials say there is no damage and the city s nucleus site is safe. the ram false news agency says an army base with fighter jets was likely the target. israel is being vowing to retaliate since iran launched a barrage of drones and missiles against israel on saturday, we begin with paula hancocks in beirut lebanon, who has more detail about what we re what we re learning here? then the messages coming from both countries will max, we d been expecting some kind of response from israel hello, recent days, despite the fact that they had been encouraged by the us, by other countries to de-escalate, to not respond, and to try a ....
during the gape. t the investigation tonight. the new deadline auto workers have given the big three. will they expand their strike nbc news investigates millions of patients may have been subjected to unauthorized pelvic exams during surgery. why it s allowed. and the broadway understudy getting the call, while she was stuck on a plane the race to get to the stage on time. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. a moment of joy today for five americans out of iranian custody and experiencing home for the first time in many years. even as president biden seemed to make clear the deal that secured their release may have changed little in the bitter relationship between the u.s. and iran. with the terms of the agreement, a prisoner exchange and a money infusion for iran s humanitarian needs under political fire in washington, president biden was here in new york today, speaking at the opening of the united nations general ....
my angle in moments. first, trump just spoke moments ago in new york city. it is a rigged deal. it s a rigged trial. our courts everything is screwed up in new york. there is no crime. do you know where the crime is in the bodegas where they come and rob them every week or more than that. laura: so far seven people were chosen today to sit on the jury in donald trump s sham hush money trial in new york city. for all the details, we re going to go live outside the courthouse where fox s nate foy is standing by with all the details. all right, what can you tell us, nate? well, laura, jury selection is going quicker than many expected. you mentioned seven jurors have been seated so far. that means five more are coming as well as six alternates. but, a contentious moment in court today between judge juan merchan and former president donald trump when the judge told trump and his lawyers i won t tolerate that this is a quote i won t have any jurors intimidate ghd ....
things up right now. good day, i m andrea mitchell in new york along with katy tur and chris jansing for our special coverage of trump on trial. new york versustrump. we ll be with you for the next four hours. for the first time in more than america s 240-year history, a former president of the united states who has a soled shot of becoming president again, is standing trial on felony criminal charges. this one dates back to the 2016 campaign. mr. trump is accused of falsifying records which detailed money paid to an adult film start to buy her silence and cover up a potential sex scandal. make no mistake, this is a seismic moment in american history writ large and most immediately for the election. now just 203 days away. only a handful of former heads of state of mature stable democracies have ever been prosecuted. not even nixon stood before a judge as a criminal defendant. before entering the courtroom this morning, mr. trump attempted to once again characterize ....