they plotting. and thousands join rare anti-government protests in cuba amid the worst pandemic there. the question is, how is the government responding? it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that would take a beach vacation before i book a ticket to outer space. really something. i am kasie hunt on this monday, july 12th. the biden administration is responding after thousands of cubans took to the streets what s being called the biggest anti-government demonstration in decades there. it s erupted amid food shoutages, high prices, and blackouts. the anti-government protest lasting about 2 1/2 hours before it was eventually broken up. the cuban security personnel used tear gas and other things to disperse the crowds. the cuban president blamed the united states for agitating the population. the country is going through its worst economic crisis in decades as it suffers the ongoing consequences of u.s. sanctions. a u.s. state
tankers. what can you tell us? reporter: this played out several hours in international waters off the coast of oman. much of the world s oil passes through there. according to the u.s. navy about 1:00 in the morning local time, a vessel approached a commercial oil tanker. as it got close, the u.s. navy saw this coming and deployed. here it is, video you see the second incident. only several hours later where another one approached another oil tanker, getting even closer. that oil tanker sent out a hailing for help, a call for distress. the same u.s. navy destroyer approached. before it got there, according to the u.s. navy, personnel on board that vessel opened fire with small arms striking the oil tanker and hitting it several times, in fact. according to the u.s. navy, nobody on board the oil tanker was injured but there was damage to the hull including very close to where the crew lived. the navy put out images of fragments of the shell and images like the one you see t
well. we have our team here to help us figure it out and how voters might interpret all of these numbers. we have four days left and fresh polling underscoring the edge republicans have on enthusiasm ahead of the final messaging blitz from democrats. hitting the airwaves this morning with four days left until election day. thank goodness that the republicans are finally at the table wanting to talk about crime. it s not something that we should only talk about during political season. they want a common purpose, a common mission and that s what we re doing. we have a stark choice between somebody is here with a career who served pennsylvania, compared to somebody who is here to use pennsylvania. we ll get to all of that coming up. and it s the looming political earthquake many have been waiting for, anticipating. 2022 is not even over yet, but the former president s inner circle is eyeing a 2024 announcement in the coming days, more on that reporting in moments. m
and remembering olivia newton-john the iconic pop star beloved by generations of grease fans you re the one that i want announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight we begin with that breaking news involving donald trump. the former president saying in a statement just a short time ago that the fbi carried out an unannounced raid at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach, calling it not necessary or appropriate. he also said the fbi broke into his safe. but moments ago he declined to comment to nbc news while leaving trump tower in new york city. a person familiar with the matter tells nbc news the fbi is not disputing that it carried out the search, and the new york times reporting tonight that the raid appears to be focused on materials mr. trump may have taken with him after he left the white house. let s get right to vaughn hillyard with the breaking details reporter: in an unprecedented move the f
new warnings of an impending catastrophe if the attacks aren t stopped. a cease-fire in the middle east, possibly ending days of attacks between israel and palestinian militants. new video of a fuel facility exploding in cuba. they re still trying to put out the fire a day later. is there a serial killer on the loose in new mexico authorities believe the murders of four muslim men may be linked the controversy over texas busing migrants to northeastern city. new york city s mayor firing back. and the generic food taste test. do brand name products taste better than the store brand? we put them to the test this one is crunchy. sounds crunchy. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening it took every democratic senator and the vice president to do it. and tonight, the president and his party are celebrating the passage of legislation named the inflation reduction act, while republicans are warning it will hurt the economy, not help the vo