Calls quote extraordinary measures to avoid defaulting on our debt. Which looks a lot more likely now that the most conservative wing of the Republican Party seems to have a Tightening Vice around speaker Kevin Mccarthy. If they can keep the government open, the Republican Party is gearing up for a series of investigations into President Biden. What they Just Announced a couple of moments ago, in a second. One of the investigations, the president himself, all about handdelivered to them, wrapped in a shiny bow, the white house is facing hard questions about why it was not more transparent about the discovery of classified documents, and not one, but two locations. Especially as the president himself was criticizing the former president for mishandling his own classified documents. White house lawyers say the number of documents found is small and nbc news has just confirmed what one of them was marked with. What we know about that document in a moment. And what exactly is the process b
there tonight. the idaho college murder suspect in court. why it could now take months for him to enter a plea. our nbc exclusive on the possible cause of a nationwide air travel meltdown. we ask secretary pete buttigieg how it could have happened in our one-on-one interview. what he told us. lisa marie presley, the daughter of elvis presley, rushed to the hospital. what we re l learning. and the big move in the burger wars. the beloved chain from out west finally heading back east. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening from washington, where in response to what he calls the extraordinary circumstances, attorney general merrick garland today named a special counsel to look into secret documents found in president biden s delaware home in addition to a washington office he used. extraordinary circumstances may be an understatement with one current and one former president entangled in questions over the alleged mishandling of sensitiv
calls quote extraordinary measures to avoid defaulting on our debt. which looks a lot more likely now that the most conservative wing of the republican party seems to have a tightening vice around speaker kevin mccarthy. if they can keep the government open, the republican party is gearing up for a series of investigations into president biden. what they just announced a couple of moments ago, in a second. one of the investigations, the president himself, all about hand-delivered to them, wrapped in a shiny bow, the white house is facing hard questions about why it was not more transparent about the discovery of classified documents, and not one, but two locations. especially as the president himself was criticizing the former president for mishandling his own classified documents. white house lawyers say the number of documents found is small and nbc news has just confirmed what one of them was marked with. what we know about that document in a moment. and what exactly is th
reporter: tonight, hca health care is facing accusations that it s making billions while slashing staffing to dangerously low levels. hca is constantly putting profits over patients. reporter: north carolina state treasurer dale falwell is the largest purchaser of health care in his state, ensuring 750,000 current and retired employees. you have called hca a virus. you ve said they re a cartel. whwhat s your r evidence?? well,l, the evidedence is very simple. you re hearing horror stories about quality. reporter: in asheville, north carolina, hca bought mission hospital four years ago. we spoke with a dozen current and former mission employees who all say under hca, patient care has suffered, so much so that seasoned nurses like kelly tyler and sue fischer joined a union. have you ever witnessed patient care being jeopardized by short staffing? yes. yes. reporter: according to federal data
years ago. we spoke with a dozen current and former mission employees who all say under hca, patient care has suffered. so much so, that seasoned nurses like kelly tyler and sue fisher joined a union. have you ever witnessed patient care be jeopardized by short staffing? yes. yes. according to federal data collected from medicare, full-time staff was reduced by 37% since history ca took over. hca took over. instead three of our patients, it was six, search, eight patients and every time you add a patient, the patient suffers. do you feel like you were putting your license at risk? every single day. yes. kelly says she became so alarmed that after 37 years, last april, she quit. sue, a 17-year veteran says she has seen an increase in code blue, critical emergencies. today, the largest union of health care workers issued a