warning. the typhoon smashing into a u.s. territory with winds of 140 miles per hour. power out as we take stock of the damage. the way forward in uvalde one year after the mass shooting that killed 19 children and 2 teachers, we talk to the mothers in mourning target under pressure after threats to employees the retail giant pulling pride month merchandise. merchandise. and, beachgoers, beware. the giant massive seaweed expected to wash up on pristine shores this summer announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. as we come on the air on a busy wednesday, there is a lot to report, and we are going to start with the news that saddened many of us when it broke late today the death of the queen of rock n roll, tina turner rolling, rolling, rolling on the river reporter: her spiked hair, signature stiletto heels and constant motion on stage helped make her an entertainment icon, but it was that gritty, soulful sound that
propelling her to stardom as one of the most successful recording artists of all time. sharing her personal story, overcoming abuse, reinventing herself with a comeback that gave us unforgettable hits. tonight, other tribute to a powerhouse that was simply the best. ron desantis making it official taking to twitter to declare his candidacy for president, but not without some technical glitches. how he plans to go up against donald trump. the debt ceiling stalemate. negotiations back on eight days before a potential government default. the treasury secretary s new warning. the typhoon smashing into a u.s. territory with winds of 140 miles an hour. power out as we take stock of the damage. the way forward in uvalde. one year after the mass shooting that killed 19 children and 2 teachers, we talk to the mothers in mourning. target under pressure after threats to employees. the retail giant pulling pride month merchandise. and, beachgoers, beware. the giant massive se
she may permanently lose vision in her right thigh. she will join us to tell us about this harrowing moment straight ahead to. also later, buckle up. espn host our buddy stephen a. smith will join us, we ll get his take on the gruesome injury from last night, thursday night football game. will next get to that but we begin tonight in the washington swamp, now led by some of the dumbest most incompetent people on the face of the earth, our economy is in shambles because of reckless spending. gas prices are going up again because of their war on energy. average price per gallon $6.26, statewide in california $6.18. oregon $5.29. washington state $5.17 and it s only going higher. our kids have fallen behind in school because of their unscientific covert restrictions, illegal immigration, opioid, sentinel deaths are at an all-time high because of their reckless open border policy. of course in afghanistan, and i we have vladimir putin threatening to use tactical nuclear weapons p
august 21st, an intelligence firm noticed the unusual presence of russian strategic bombers on site, spring break supersonic bombers designed to carry nuclear weapons. you re seeing the satellite imageries on your screen right now. then just days ago, on septembei intelligence spotted three more russian strategic bombers, t tu-95s. prior to august, there were no strategic bombers. now, as of this week, there are at least seven. ukraine is well within the range of both bombers. in related news, the deputy of the head of intelligence, determines there s a high risk of imminent risk of tactical strikes on ukraine. how could you going to lower the temperature, prevent global nuclear war? that s the only question that matters. our leaders, though, have no answer instead of calming tensions, they seem to be deliberately provoking russia. today joe biden once again accused vladimir putin of blowing up his own pipeline. asked me earlier about the pipeline. let me say this. it was a
twenty first, an israeli intelligence firm, isi, noticed something unusual at olenka air base. satellite imagery detected a , quote, unusual presence of forty one sixty russian strategic bombers there on sight. now, these are strategic supersonic bombers that are designed to carry nuclear weapons. you re seeing the satellite images from owling air base on your screen right now. then just days ago on september twenty fifth, israeli intelligence spotted three more russian strategic bombers at alinea. these were two ninety five turboprops. they re one of the oldest nuclear capable missile platforms in russia s arsenal. prior to august. the jerusalem post reports there were no strategic bombers at alinea. now, as of this week, there are at least seven . ukraine is now well within the range of both bombers. in related news, the deputy head of ukraine s intelligence just determined that there s a , quote, very high risk of imminent tactical nuclear strikes on ukraine. now,