congressman byron donald. plus, the gut wrenching words of the a witness who watched as a gas station owner in south carolina chased down a 14-year-old and shot him in the back, quote, everyone s getting trigger happy. the shooter says he thought the teenager was shoplifting. he wasn t. now the gas station owner is facing charges, his store is in ruins after being vandalized by protesters and another community is in mourning. we begin with one of those rare days on capitol hill where high political drama and debate collide with the critical job of governing, in this case trying to keep the u.s. economy from going off the cliff, and no one knows exactly how it s going to play out. not only could tonight s vote seal the fate of the debt limit agreement between president biden and speaker mccarthy, it may also be a defining moment for mccarthy himself. he s been engaged in open warfare with far right republicans of the freedom caucus arguing over whether the legislation is a
saying at least seven suspects, including four long-standing hamas members were arrested, accused of plotting to attack jewish sites. it comes as president biden urges israel to, quote, be more careful to protect civilians in gaza. israel s defense minister warning today the war will last more than several months. our richard engel in jerusalem. also tonight, the major storm taking aim at the entire east coast. al roker is tracking it. jury deliberations under way in rudy giuliani s defamation claim. for the false claims about georgia election workers. how much could he have to pay? vladimir putin defiant. what the russian president vowed to do to the ukraine in a marathon four-hour news conference. nbc news investigates medicare advantage routinely denying coverage to patients. the dire impact on hospitals in rural america. the tale of a jetblue plane striking the runway as the pilot avoided a head-on collision. what investigators say happened. the bull loose on
authorities warn he is a threat to others terrifying video of a tornado in florida tossing cars through the air. watch as this one is flipped over these cars piled up on top of each other and now we are hearing from survivors daring escape. a u.s. navy ship evacuating hundreds of americans from war torn sudan right now new details on the operation to get them to safety. race against the clock to prevent the second biggest bank failure in u.s. history. the new plan from the government hollywood writers, ready to strike. negotiations down to the wire ahead of tomorrow night s deadline, will your favorite show shut down? and d.c. comics. the president s age. a big punch line last night. is joe biden awake? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening the hunt for a texas man who allegedly shot five of his neighbors is ramping up tonight as the community gathers to mourn the youngest victim just 8 years old. police say friday s incident began wh
the death toll is rising president putin s defiant surprise appearance, touring a part of ukraine russia took over years ago, just a day after an arrest warrant accusing him of war crimes terror in the streets. a surge in illegal car racing across the country. racers taking over neighborhoods. why it s turning deadly more often. and the biggest march madness upset in decades. the small college that took down a basketball powerhouse can you believe it? the players tell us how they pulled it off. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart good evening if former president trump is correct, we are on the verge of something unprecedented in american history a former u.s. president arraigned before a judge facing criminal charges the case against mr. trump involving hush money payments to stormy daniels has been simmering for months today mr. trump set it to a boil. in an early morning social media post he announced that from media leaks he has seen, he
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. after a dangerous confrontation in the skies, a warning tonight from russia to the u.s. not to fly aircraft near its airspace throwing the onus on the united states for that midair collision between a russian and american plane over the black sea yesterday. the u.s. making clear its pilotless surveillance plane was flying legally in international airspace when it was knocked from the sky by a russian fighter jet that had been flying close and aggressively the act raising alarms in the pentagon. secretary of defense lloyd austin confirming he spoke by telephone today with the russian defense minister, though not revealing the nature of their conversation. the u.s., however, accuses the russians of reckless and unprofessional behavior, and we have new reporting tonight on just how high up the orders came from in russia. peter alexander is at the white house with more reporter: tonight, for t