it is topsy-turvy live news event kind of day. case in point, in a matter of about two minutes, we expect to hear from president biden. he will address the nation live on a number of topics, not the least of which is the abrupt stepback our country took today away from fairness and progress toward intolerance and discrimination. the conservative supreme court ruled 6-3 in favor of a colorado web designer, an evangelical named lori smith who refused to work on same sex weddings. the court said that the first amendment protected her from punishment. and it is a turning point decision that will flip the state of equal protections on its head and allow business owners to likewise evade punishment under similar laws in 29 states. and in the longer term, it could again signal a threat to the landmark decision of the 2015 case establishing the case of same sex couples to marry. and if you are wondering of the same sex couple, what they are doing, after being denied basic human decen
day but everything got better. a new york post story finding there is a stunning report how traffickers sell services to migrants who want to come here ille illegally. they post videos, some professionally produced. footage shows migrants happily crossing the border while glossing over the deadly consequences. bill: these smugglers are advertising in the open. authorities say they re powerless to stop it. republicans argue another example of a crisis that cannot continue. the big thing is, we have to elect someone that can take our country back. look what s happened at the southern border. when did border security start to become a political issue? bill: casey stiegel is live in dallas today again. good morning. good morning to you. even though the number of migrants crossing and turning themselves in voluntarily to border patrol agents is down, the number of smuggling events are up according to officials. recently texas dps also captured a confirmed ms-13 gang memb
dear colleagues, your subcommittee could become part of a proud history of serious, bipartisan oversight, stretching from the teapot dome investigation to the boeing investigation to the watergate hearings to the tobacco hearings to the select committee on the january 6th attack. or you could take oversight down a very dark alley, filled with conspiracy theories and disinformation. a place where facts are the enemy and partisan destruction is the overriding goal. appears house republicans are going to go with the dark alley path. the first hearing for the subcommittee to investigate the, quote, weaponization of the federal government was nothing but grievance politics. meanwhile, in the senate, minority leader mitch mcconnell is trying to distance the party from a fellow republican senator. who could that be? it comes as president joe biden takes his post state of the union message to florida, keeping the focus on the fate of social security and medicare. and the admi
our nbc news exclusive. a mississippi man reported missing turns out he was hit and killed by a police car. why didn t they tell his mother for six months what she is demanding. and remembering matthew perry. the beloved friends star dying tragically at 54. new details about his final hours. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening tonight much of the world is holding its breath, watching israel s ground operation against hamas in gaza unfold and wondering whether it could spread to other parts of the region tonight the country s prime minister rejecting calls for a ceasefire. benjamin netanyahu saying we cannot give up the fight. his comments coming on the same day we learned an israeli soldier held by hamas has been rescued by israeli forces the concern for the fate of other hostages taken from inside israel is building as the ground war intensifies. hamas playing to those fears, releasing a new propaganda video showing some of the hosta
calling this, quote, a time for war. also, the mob storming an airport in russia searching for passengers on a flight from israel. the surge in antisemitism and islamophobia around the world. and here at home the threats putting cornell university on edge. after six weeks of strikes the united auto workers reaching a tentative agreement with gm. the last of the big three still holding out. what s in the deal? a chilling discovery near a colorado amusement park. a man found dead with multiple guns and explosive devices. what was he planning? our nbc news exclusive. a mississippi man reported missing. turns out he was hit and killed by a police car. why didn t they tell his mother for six months? what she is demanding. and remembering matthew perry. the beloved friends star dying tragically at 54. new details about his final hours. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. tonight much of the world is holding its breath, watching israel s groun