Straight ahead. All as Nbc News has learned a decision is expected really any time on sweeping new protocols for federal workers. The president strongly considering requiring the vaccine or else strict testing for all government employees, plus the cdc with an aboutface, vaxed and masked in certain places. And the politics of the pandemic taking center stage. Republican governors and lawmakers from Coast To coast pushing back saying not in my state and not legal. Well give you the Reality Check on both claims and correspondents standing by. On Capitol Hill the January 6th committee already planning their next hearing. Well talk about when that will be and who will be there as the Justice Department moves not to defend a republican congressman in a riot related lawsuit. Senator Elizabeth Warren to talk about it and the fragile Infrastructure Deal and the push to cancel student debt. Im Hallie Jackson in washington with Mike Memoli at the White House, Gabe Gutierrez in atlanta, Morgan Ch
does the prime minister agree that any politician who seeks to avoid the taxes they owe in this country is not fit to be in charge of taxpayer money? since i commented on this matter last week, more information has come forward and that is why i have asked the independent adviser to look into the matter. for the first time, amazon workers in the uk walk out on strike they say they re treated worse than robots. and talking to the animals a study of chimpanzees suggests human beings can understand the gestures they make. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. no problems for novak, as russia s rublev is ruthlessly swept aside in straight sets. djokovic into the semifinals. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. after weeks of hesitation, germany has finally confimed it will send some of its leopard 2 battle tanks to ukraine. ukrainian commanders are hoping they could help turn the tide of the war with russia. germany will also allow nato allies like
[inaudible] it s menendez, all she will be with you from 7 pm eastern for a special two hour look at matt dashed election day. that is where we begin this hour, with the question of whether american democracy [inaudible] in two days time, the biggest test yet amidst great amid election day is just the next three days. think again. also tonight, young voters [inaudible] now eligible voters this time around. at democracies peril. actress sofia busch is live tonight to reproductive rights and why it is nonsense to say this election is between the economy. this moment, she says, is nothing short of a national emergency. good evening, i m mehdi hasan. this is perilous and precarious time for american democracy. on the ballot in these critical midterm elections. of the weekend, it kisses like wisconsin, final early voters were casting their ballots. election day is now less than two days away. so, tonight, i want you to picture the scene as we take you to a post midterm future. i
you ll hear what he and the stunned homeowner told the dispatcher. the deadly bus crash involving a high school band. the band director and a retired teacher killed the investigation. and ukraine s stolen children. one mother s 3,000-mile journey to bring her son home announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. a high-ranking democratic u.s. senator, who is no stranger to facing down federal prosecution, is proclaiming his innocence against serious new charges tonight. new jersey senator bob menendez and his wife nadine indicted by a federal grand jury in new york, accused in a sweeping bribery scheme according to the indictment, the couple accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes in the form of cash, gold, luxury cars, and mortgage payments meant to secure the senator s power and influence for the benefit of three new jersey businessmen and the government of egypt. menendez prevailed in a separate 2015 corruption indic
foreign power. the growing calls for him to resign even in his own party. also tonight, tropical storm ophelia taking aim. the path from north carolina up the east coast. the united autoworkers expanding their strike across 20 states. how it could impact you if you need a car repair. and the invitation to president biden. will he join the picket line? new images of the surge at the border. we re inside a shelter talking to migrants. why they say they converged on one small texas town. news on that f-35 fighter jet that went missing. the 911 call after the pilot ejected and landed in a backyard. you ll hear what he and the stunned homeowner told the dispatcher. the deadly bus crash involving a high school band. the band director and a retired teacher killed. the investigation. and ukraine s stolen children. one mother s 3,000-mile journey to bring her son home. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. a high-ranking dem