face dangerous heat alerts as strain on the texas power grid breaks records tonight. the audio reporting of former president trump seeming to undermine his claim that he did not show others a secret pentagon document after he left office. what he is saying and the new fallout tonight. my exclusive interview with former congresswoman liz cheney. what she told me about the state of the republican party, whether she ll run in 2024 and more. after that rebellion in russia, president putin saying his forces averted a civil war. in court tonight, the man accused of killing the four college students as prosecutors seek the death penalty. the cdc s new warning about malaria in the united states. the first new cases in decades. what you need to know. and the revelation about many members of congress. their connections to america s legacy of slavery. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from aspen, colorado. good evening from aspen, w
seek the death penalty. the cdc s new warning about malaria in the united states the first new cases in decades. what you need to know. and the revelation about many members of congress their connections to america s legacy of slavery. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from aspen, colorado good evening from aspen, where i sat down just a short time ago with former congresswoman liz cheney my interview with her in just a few minutes. but if you re traveling by air, then you may have been one of the tens of thousands of americans affected by delays and cancellations, thousands of them brought on by severe weather. not an encouraging sign for this biggest travel week of the summer and for folks in the midwest, the air quality is the concern. smoke from canadian wildfires drifting south, making the air in chicago the most polluted in the world. and from california to florida, dangerous hot weather has 65 million people under heat
with people who didn t have clearance. . how critical could that piece of evidence be in this case? plus, russian president vladimir putin speaks. the defiant president trying to project strength after the weekend rebellion, forcing new questions about his power. we re going to have a live report from moscow coming up as well. we begin, though, at the supreme court, where we expect more decisions to be released at any moment. we re watching for decisions on highly consequential issues. the court often waits to release the most controversial decisions until the end of a term. and we re getting right down to the wire here, folks. if we get one of those major decisions, we re going to bring you that and the very latest right away there. we re also monitoring some dramatic new developments in the trump classified documents investigation. an audio recording has surfaced in which the former president appears to discuss classified documents with people who did not have security
about slavery? major: nikki haley faces backlash. her defense, she claims the question came from a democrat plant. you grow up in the south, it s a given it s about slavery. major: and breaking news, another state removes president trump from its primary ballot. the decision just in. fighting and air strikes continuing in gaza as we learn an american was killed by hamas. tonight s eyes on america. you don t normally think of cotton as being high-tech, so now they are using dna, so we know exactly where our clothes and our sheets are being made. make 2023 disappear! major: and say goodbye to 2023 on this good riddance day. get rid of all the bad stuff and just have a good happy new year. major: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. we begin on the campaign trail for the 2024 republican nomination. nikki haley is facing a barrage of criticism, not for something she said during a new hampshire t
carley: we had a session isment specifically designed for you in the 6:00 hour, hangover remedies. and if you were up at 6 a.m. and and you did some partying night before, i m sure that was the most useful segment that we ve had over the last three hours. lawrence: this is true. and if you thought things were going wrong for you this new year s already, well, just watch todd. [laughter] this is watch it. let s just [laughter] todd: all right, so here s the deal lawrence: this is todd cutting into a cake. todd: a couple things. first of all, hay put it on a golf tee. there s no way i can handle the balance. okay? second, i told everybody i was cutting carbs this year. i didn t realize i would have so much trouble actually cutting the carbs carley: clever. todd: i still got it, america, still got it. carley:you weren t watching when that moment happened, we were cutting into a cake that brings you luck if you re in greece. i can t remember the name of th- todd: not if y