lawmaker barred from speaking on the floor. a pastor killed, police say, by a man he stopped to help it turned out to be an inmate escaped from jail the violent standoff and manhunt ongoing. menopause and money. the new data on the billions in lost work. how some businesses are changing their thinking and a song that echoes through the past the violins that survived the holocaust and the people who saved them announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. it is like the worst of winter in reverse as excessive snow melt poses a rising disaster threat in parts of the country tonight. along the mississippi river, flood warnings up from st. paul to north of st. louis in places like davenport, an agonizing wait for residents powerless to halt the creeping waters still days before the river is expected to crest. almost 2,000 miles away, the atmospheric rivers that brought massive snowpacks to california s high country are gone, but war
forcing evacuations with the worst still days away. in california, communities bracing for epic flooding there from the meltdown of record snow. plus, tens of millions in texas and florida on the lookout for tornadoes and large hail. also tonight, the woman who accused former president trump of rape and defamation takes the stand in his civil trial. what she says about their alleged encounter years ago. the former president s denial. disney fires back suing florida governor ron desantis in their feud about free speech and the future of disney world. just breaking, republicans in the montana legislature punish a transgender lawmaker barred from speaking on the floor. the pastor killed, police say, by a man he stopped to help. it turned out to be an inmate escaped from jail. the violent standoff and manhunt ongoing. menopause and money. the new data on the billions in lost work. how some businesses are changing their thinking. and a song that echoes through the
britain s prime minister has spent the day trying to make amends with her own party for the disastrous conservative result in last week s election. she lost her majority in parliament, trieigering vast political uncertainty just as the brexit talks to leave the european union are about to begin. theresa may seems to steadied the ship, largely because her party is unwilling to risk another leadership contest or general election, right now. she told her members of parliament i got us into this mess and i m going to get us out . laura kuennsberg reports. band plays. the band plays on in theresa may s backyard. strangely, business as usual at the back gates. at the front tonight, even after her personal disaster of the election, the prime minister seemed relieved enough to chat to the cat. after she had fessed up her mistakes to mps. theresa may said that she got us into this situation and she s the lady who s going to get us out of it. humble in recognising the difficulties but
the day trying to make amends with her own party for the disastrous conservative result in last week s election. she lost her majority in parliament, trieigering vast political uncertainty just as the brexit talks to leave the european union are about to begin. theresa may seems to steadied the ship, largely because her party is unwilling to risk another leadership contest or general election, right now. she told her members of parliament, i got us into this mess and i m going to get us out . laura kuennsberg reports. band plays the band plays on, in theresa may s backyard. strangely, business as usual at the back gates. at the front tonight, even after her personal disaster of the election, the prime minister seemed relieved enough to chat to the cat. after she had fessed up her mistakes to mps. theresa may said that she got us into this situation and she s the lady who s going to get us out of it. humble in recognising the difficulties but forthright in tackling the proble
we recognize with tremendous urgency the need to really address record levels of anti-semitism with music, and these instruments saved many lives, and for the lives not saved, their stories can live on. these instruments bring the stories to life. they make them real. they make them real and make them with the music. these were 6 million people. they were people. these were real people who had hopes and dreams, and they were killed just because they were jewish. reporter: a story of loss but also survival to be seen, felt and heard. jesse kirsch, nbc news, glencoe, illinois. songs of hope. that s nightly news for this wednesday. thank you for watching. i m lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone.