Governor grisham we are working on a system that respects the instructions to stay at home. Its very clear about social distancing but we want to provide direct updates and today is an opportunity to do things a little bit differently. It will take a little longer. I really believe that the benefits of this kind of conversation with everyone in new mexico who has the opportunity to do now or later will be incredibly beneficial because in fact, we are all in this together. We will do a format that starts about where we are so you will get a case update from me. I want to talk about what we have done, kind of an accomplishment so you get a sense that things are happening all the time. And are still doing what to expect, what is the next several weeks or months and what to they look like and how do we know that . And then we are going to talk about any of the questions, we will have a dialogue and move got folks who provided questions in advance. I think there is an opportunity to ask que
After president trumps decision on jerusalem. Richard engel is there. And bitcoin bonanza. Its value suddenly skyrocketing. But what is it . And how are so many people making so much money so fast . This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening from ventura, and a neighborhood where, as you can see around me, the largest of four major wildfires burning in Southern California has already left its calling card of charred destruction. But fire is on the move virtually all around us tonight from the ocean to the desert to the mountains. 20,000 homes are threatened as the number already destroyed the feared to rise into the hundreds. Facing erratic winds which range at times from calm in some places to hurricaneforce gusts in others taunt crews as they work feverishly to control the wildfires. Nbc news has multiple teams on the ground. Our national [000 01 58;00] coverage from the northern end of this fire in ojai. Miguel, whats the situation there now . Reporter lester, good even
A little earlier, martin heinrich, talked about todays vote on methane regulations. Heres a look. Mr. President , i am proud that the senate voted to reject an effort to overturn common sense protection to reduce methane waste. It was three years ago that satellite images from nasa revealed that there was a giant cloud of methane. About the size of the state of delaware sitting over the four Corners Region in Northwestern New Mexico and southwestern colorado. Although evidence had shown that there was methane air pollution in the four corners, as early as 2003, the image of the nasa data is truly striking. This is a warning of a potential major threat to Public Health for communities in the region. The San Juan Basin and the four Corners Region has long been a leading producer of oil and natural gas. With the natural gas boom in the mid 2000, production in the basin grew by leaps and bounds. That created hundreds of new highpaying jobs and a major new domestic source of an Important En
Temp for today. Vanessa very nice. Thank you. And well get to the roads right now. We want to start off with video, actually. A pair of deadly crashes that happened overnight on major roadways. Were looking at a deadly crash that was reported on the selmon expressway. We know at least one person was killed. We are working to get more information from florida Highway Patrol troopers. This was in the eastbound direction, upper deck near faulkenburg but we do know the lanes are now clear and there ar area. Well get to this. This is the second deadly crash from the overnight hours involving a motorcycle on the gandy bridge. At one point it was blocked in the eastbound lanes but those, too, have reopened at this point. More information on come. We want to update you on i4. In the last hour we had a note i cant believe crash in the westbound direction blocking all but one lane heading that way. Live picture right now, you can see the lanes are clear from that crash. It appears to be maybe on
These horses are sacred to us. We love our horses. But we love our land, too. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill our lead story tonight the end is finally in sight, in the political stalemate that closed part of the government and threatened national default. Senators crafted a compromise today, and House Republicans threw in the towel. Newshour Congressional Correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. The majority leader. Ifill Senate Leaders took the floor at midday, deal in hand. The chambers top d