good morning, and thanks for being here. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. all eyes today on the southern border with title 42 set to expire tonight. tens of thousands of migrants are already waiting to enter the u.s. once the covid era restriction ends at midnight. u.s. troops at the border setting up our wire. we ll have a live report from mexico about the situation coming up right up. and later, trump taking center stage yet again, this time in a prime time town hall, and it feels like we ve seen this script before. will you commit tonight to accepting the results of the 2024 election? yes, if i think it s an honest election absolutely i would. plus, congressman george santos fighting both a legal and political battle. the house speaker now saying he won t support santos for re-election. santos has pleaded not guilty to 13 federal charges. does santos have any future in the gop? and the nearly 20-year-old case of natalie holloway s dis
turnout is expected to be huge. the poll is one of the most consequential in the country s modern history, with mr erdogan s islamic party challenged by an opposition set on a more secular course, and promising closer ties to the west. president tayyip erdogan cast his vote in istanbul. and this is his key rival kimil kilicdaroglu. he s the leader of a broad opposition alliance hoping to end mr erdogan s time in power. as polls closed, president erdogan tweeted: the voting process has been completed throughout the country in a way that befits our democracy. now, as always, it is time to firmly protect the ballot boxes. until the results are finalised, we will continue to protect the will of our people. let s talk now to our correspondent, selin girit at the opposition s headquarters in istanbul. hello to you. i suppose we can talk a bit more freely now that polls have closed but this is a tight race is in? it have closed but this is a tight race is in? , , have closed
of the dambusters raid tonight there will be a special fly past over the lancaster bomber s former bases. and coming up on bbc news. my legacy is already exceptional! pep guardiola s words on the eve of manchester city s champions league semi final against real madrid as they try to win the trophy for the first time. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. as food prices rise at their fastest rate in 45 years, the prime minister today gathered farmers, supermarket bosses and food industry representatives in downing street with a pledge to help make it easier to source our own food in the uk. the cost of food has soared in the past year, with some items like meat and vegetables more than doubling in price. supermarkets have also had to contend with a shortage of supplies. today, the government urged retailers to pass on any savings to customers who are struggling. our economics correspondent dharshini david looks at why prices are staying so high. brunch with the
facing new legal and political fallout following his cnn town hall. we ll take a look at the comments that may have stuck out to prosecutors as some republicans also voice concern over a few things he said. and a debt ceiling meeting between president biden and top congressional leaders gets postponed. what that could mean for the looming debt ceiling crisis. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 12th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we begin with a new overnight, the pandemic era immigration policy known as title 42 has officially expired. already we re seeing a massive influx of migrants at the southern border. homeland security officials say illegal border crossings topped 10,000 per day this week, the highest levels ever. the biden administration is urging those seeking entry into the united states to use lawful pathways. we are clear-eyed about the challenges we are likely to face in days and weeks ahead, and we
unsealed and what will happen when mr. trump arrives in a new york city courtroom. just released, the names of the nine soldiers killed in the nightmare training crash of those two army black hawk helicopters. our inside look at a remarkable new treatment helping people regain their sense of smell and taste lost for years due to long covid. and the cinderella teams making it all the way to the final four announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening as we come on the air tonight, we are tracking those violent and damaging storms on the move in the south central part of the country right now including early concerns of mass casualties and tornado destruction in the little rock area the mayor there asking for the national guard to assist. tonight, severe weather alerts including tornado watches are in effect in several southern and midwest states larger cities potentially in the path tonight include memphis, st. louis, and des moines earlier the