History by accepting her party s nomination. The vice president in chicago as the dnc gets under way. President biden, who less than a month ago was expected to be the democratic nominee, now set to formally pass the torch tonight. What he ll say in his keynote speech. While outside thousands protesting the war in gaza. Activists breaching one of the fences. And just in, the hacking attack on donald trump s campaign. U. S. Intelligence confirming iran was behind it. Also tonight, deadly flash floods in the northeast. States of emergency declared. Neighborhoods underwater. Roads washed out. Hundreds of evacuations and rescues. And the threat is not over. George santos, the former republican congressman who was caught in lies about his past, pleading guilty to fraud in federal court. The war in gaza. Secretary of state antony blinken saying israel has agreed to a u. S. Backed ceasefire proposal. How will hamas respond? the desperate search after a luxury yacht sinks off sicily. Among th
Long to cut Interest Rates . Decision time for kamala harris. Her veepstakes now in its final hours. What we know about the plan to announce her Running Mate tomorrow, as Donald Trump attacked harris over Todays Stock Market drop. With the Mid East on edge, the Rocket Attack on a base in iraq, several americans injured. The olympic drama here in paris. Simone biles taking the silver in the floor exercise, and the historic moment at the podium. And Noah Lyles taking his first step towards another gold after that amazing photo finish. And two years after a scary moment in the pool, Anita Alvarez on how she fought her Way Back to artistic swimming at the olympics. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News reporting tonight from the olympics in paris. Here is lester holt. Good evening and welcome. We will tell you the big stories from here at the olympic games in paris in just a few minutes. But we start back home tonight with the next shoes to drop in the Weather Onslaught threatening parts of t
Feet. Where the storm is now and where its headed next. Also ahead, veep stakes and the final countdown, Vice President Kamala Harris set to announce her Running Mate by tomorrow. What we know about her meetings over the weekend and plans for the week ahead. And later, the new group of republicans campaigning for harris. Ill talk to a former trump White House official whos backing the democratic Con Tender over Donald Trump. Its a busy monday. Were following Breaking News on Wall Street as a historic global Market Plunge now hits the u. S. The markets just opened here after investors watched japans benchmark Index Tally its worst day since 1987s black monday, and you can see whats happening right now. Driving this selloff here is concerns that the fed will spark a u. S. Slowdown by waiting too long to cut Interest Rates. Lets get right over to nbc News Business and Data Correspondent brian cheung. Brian, weve seen the markets dip as much as A Thousand points already this morning. Where
And good morning, it is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with two major breaking stories. The first Hurricane Debby hits florida this morning as a category 1, dumping several inches of rain across the state. And then the storm on Wall Street and markets throughout the world. The dow seeing huge losses as theres growing concern of an economic recession. Lets start in florida where debby has just been downgraded to a tropical storm. At least two people have died as debby batters the big Bend Region for making landfall as a cat 1 hurricane. Its unleashing historic rainfall, with winds up to 80 miles an hour, with some areas breaking the record for the wettest day ever. The southeast now bracing for up to 30 inches of rain and a Lifethreatening Storm Surge as debby moves into florida. Joining us now, Jesse Kirsch and Nbc Meteorologist bill karins. Reporter the conditions here have calmed down dramatically, but you can still hear and see. Weve got some g
Also ahead, the Veep Stakes, Harriss Plan to meet with top contenders this week, and the new rumors swirling around the Pennsylvania Governor. Happy friday. It is 10 00 eastern, im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. This morning three Freed Americans Back Home on u. S. Soil greeted by the president and the Vice President at an emotional homecoming at Joint Base Andrews overnight, after the largest Prisoner Swap since the cold war. I think the front page of the Wall Street Journal really says it all bearing a simple but powerful message, Evan Gershkovich is free. The reporter shown embraing his mother after spending over a year in a russian prison. Theres nothing beyond our capacity when we act together, nothing, nothing, nothing. Were the united states of america. This is an extraordinary day, and im very thankful for our president and what he has done over his entire career but in particular as it relates to these families and these individuals. Joining us now from the White House i