the looting rampage in philadelphia a massive crowd swarming stores, stealing merchandise at least 50 arrests. the growing retail theft crisis the urgent manhunt for an armed and dangerous suspect in the murder of a young tech ceo what police have now revealed about the other recent violent crimes he s wanted for and his mother s plea. with the government shutdown fast approaching, growing pressure on speaker kevin mccarthy to cut a deal. and bruce springsteen postponing the rest of his 2023 tour the update on his health battle. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. what began last summer with an american soldier s daring sprint across the heavily armed north korean border ended relatively quietly today with his release and return to american custody. private first class travis king returning to the united states after being expelled by north korea his freedom the result of delicate diplomacy involving several nations in
agencies will begin notifying millions that they may either be furloughed or required to work without pay. house republicans battling each other behind closed doors. rachel scott live on the hill. what house republicans are moving forward with, their impeachment inquiry against president biden. tonight, the major news, though. their own witnesses testifying on the hill today, saying there is no evidence right now president biden committed a crime. democrats pouncing. terry moran live in washington. in new york city at this hour, and in the east, the new storm now moving in. flooding concerns already. heavy rain and possible flash flooding. rob marciano standing by to time this out. authorities here in new york city seizing more than 40 pounds of fentanyl from an apartment. they say an alleged drug mill, just six blocks from that day care where a 1-year-old boy died of exposure to the drug. authorities arresting the suspect, saying he carried the drugs on the subway. b
jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour, did they plan for that to happen? stunned reactions on capitol hill, when a key witness called by republicans says the current evidence doesn t support impeaching the president. the mattress defense, bob menendez faces his colleagues for the first time since allegations of bribes and gold bars. can he convince any of them that he doesn t need to resign? trumping the debate, the republican front runner skips the stage and says he could cross names off his vip list. and the candidates spend more time fighting each other than fighting to bridge the gap with donald trump. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with ken dilanian at the surprise testimony today at the biden impeachment inquiry. what happened? reporter: well, chris, the republican star witness, constitutional law professor jonathan turley, a frequent guest on fox news perhaps didn t deliver the kind of testimony t
what officials are saying about his condition, and will he now face disciplinary action? plus, my conversation with outgoing joint chiefs chair mark milley. what he told me about the secret negotiations. also tonight, senator bob menendez and his wife pleading not guilty to bribery charges as pressure mounts from his own party. the powerful democrat joining calls for him to resign. seven gop presidential hopefuls facing off in tonight s second debate without front-runner donald trump. can they score any hits while he s off in michigan speaking to autoworkers? the looting rampage in philadelphia. a massive crowd swarming stores, stealing merchandise. at least 50 arrests. the growing retail theft crisis. the urgent manhunt for an armed and dangerous suspect in the murder of a young tech ceo. what police have now revealed about the other recent violent crimes he s wanted for and his mother s plea. with the government shutdown fast approaching, growing pressure on speaker
seven republicans will take the stage at the presidential primary stage tonight. will any of them leave a winner? who will take on the front-runner most effectively and how do they do that when the front-runner is skipping the whole thing? released by north korea. a u.s. army soldier is back in america after two months in north korean custody. new information about private travis harris and why he was expelled and turned over. happening now, senator bob menendez making his appearance in court on bribery charges and the legal reason why he may be reluctant to step down despite growing calls for his resignation. i m john berman with kate bolduan and sara sidner. this is cnn news central. developing for you this morning, released by north korea, travis king, the u.s. army private who crossed into north korea two manages ago is now back in american custody. he had been held by north korea since july, but this morning they abruptly announced they were expelling him. orrin l