at the u.s. military in the middle east. u.s.s. mason off the coast of yemen had two ballistic missiles launch evidence its way that notified. they responded to a distress call from a tanker nearby. we ve seen more than 70 attacks on u.s. military forces since mid october. more shortly coming up here. first the emotions running high in israel. [chanting] bill: these are some of the scenes in israel and the west bank as they see newly freed prisoners. a four-day cease-fire about to run out and find out whether or not the cease-fire is extended. hope you had an awesome thanksgiving. i m bill hemmer in new york. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. an emotional weekend. a 4-year-old israely american girl abigail edan is free but saw her parents murdered in front of her. hamas let go 58 people. israel released 39 palestinian prisoners in exchange. bill: the front page new york post. safe at last. for some that is true. many more still are left behind. p
closed-door fundraiser. he said, we have not stopped winning and he hasn t stopped losing. there are liberals who are not so sure. the biden-harris coalition could be called humpty-dumpty coalition. the black vote and youth vote on the ground, this is not good. the biden campaign is pushing back on that, we have seen coverage from media coverage, political prediction tend to be different a year later. joe biden has been counted out time and time again. his problems are laid out in this new york times poll. georgia trump plus six, arizona trump plus five. michigan trump plus five. pennsylvania trump plus four. new york times columnist says among demographic groups he must win. i sense dissatisfaction and the war in gaza is making it worse. we had a chance yesterday to ask the president about exactly this. peter: why do you think you are trailing trump in swing state polls? president biden: you don t read the poles, 10 polls, eight i m beating him. you guys only do
hamas hitting a tent camp, killing dozens of palestinians. prime minister netanyahu calling it a tragic incident. the global outrage tonight. the urgent search for survivors in papua-new guinea. a catastrophic landslide hitting in the middle of the night. more than 2,000 feared buried alive. the horrifying rampage inside a u.s. movie theater. four girls stabbed but surviving. three of them sisters. their mother speaking out. the mid-air scare for boxer mike tyson. the medical emergency he suffered on a cross-country flight. remembering nba hall of famer bill walton. he was a legend on the basketball court and in the broadcast booth. and on this memorial day a final salute to a pearl harbor hero more than 80 years in the making. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening on this memorial day. i m tom llamas in for lester. we begin tonight with the severe storms slamming the east coast. just as millions of americans are returning home
this holiday weekend. at least 23 people killed. entire neighborhoods leveled. a gas station collapsing as 125 people were sheltering inside. tonight more than 60 million at risk from texas to new york. major cities in the path. tornado watches in multiple states. and washington, d.c. we re tracking it all. it comes as a record number of americans are traveling right now. the weather delaying thousands of flights. also tonight, the general hospital star shot and killed during a suspected robbery. the search for the gunman. an israeli airstrike targeting hamas hitting a tent camp, killing dozens of palestinians. prime minister netanyahu calling it a tragic incident. the global outrage tonight. the urgent search for survivors in papua-new guinea. a catastrophic landslide hitting in the middle of the night. more than 2,000 feared buried alive. the horrifying rampage inside a u.s. movie theater. four girls stabbed but surviving. three of them sisters. their mother speak
analysis. the cbs evening news starts now. the debate that could mark a turning point in the race for president, just five months from election day. good evening. i m norah o donnell, in new york tonight, and thank you for being with a spear millions arcs back to tune in for the matchup between president joe biden and former president donald trump. the two meeting at the earliest presidential debate in history. it is a chance for voters to hear the candidates vastly different visions for the future for america, and the contrast between the two cannot be more stark in both policies and personalities. the one thing they have in common, however, is age. president biden is 81 years old, and donald trump is 78, making them the oldest candidates to ever meet on the debate stage, and you can bet that will be a topic that we have team coverage, starting with cbs s nancy cordes in atlanta. reporter: president biden was embraced by supporters after touching down in atlanta this