Those devices with tiny explosives . Also tonight, the federal reserve going big with its first Interest Rate cut in more than four years. What it means for your money. The race for the White House after both candidates courted the teamsters. The powerful union making a Surprise Move today, something it hasnt done in nearly 30 years. Harvey weinstein back in court for the first time since Emergency Heart Surgery. The new Sex Crime Charge he faces. Also back in court, sean diddy combs. Why a second judge denied bail in his Sex Trafficking Case as his lawyer slammed his Jail Conditions as horrific. The accident on a Childrens Field Trip to an Apple Orchard, the Wagon Ride overturning. Dozens injured. And their story was immortalized in a hit movie. Today the special honor on Capitol Hill for the hidden figures who helped America Land on the moon. We have a liftoff 32 minutes past the hour. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. For a second day in
From washington tonight. The regime is getting nervous. Thats the focus of tonights angle. Laura the weaponization of legal system against Donald Trump has backfired royally on the democrats as more americans see the cases against him for what they are. Political payback. Of course, Trump Wasnt shy about calling this out at the debate which meant Kamala Harris chief surrogate over at the doj felt the need to respond. Our norms are a promise that we will not allow this to department to be used as a political weapon. And our norms are a promise that we will not allow this nation to become a country where enforcement is treated as an apparatus of politics. Laura okay. What norms is he talking about exactly . The norms that allowed for Hunters Sweetheart Plea deal to get all The Way to is a federal judge before being tossed . Or how about the norms that led the fbi to question the authenticity of hunter Bidens Laptop in the fall of the last election cycle. Or the norms that fani Willis Lov
There to remind The World why all right. Thank you so much for joining me today. Im fredricka whitfield, the Cnn Newsroom continues with Jessica Dean right now youre in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Jessica Dean dean in New York and 24 hours after a gunman fired at people driving on a kentucky interstate police are still searching the woods to find the man they say pulled the trigger, injuring five people theyre searching for this man, Joseph Couch calling him armed and dangerous, and Shooting Occurring Along I75 and a thickly forested area in Laurel County thats near london, kentucky we are expecting to hear from the Sheriffs Department with more details on this. Cnns Gloria Pazmino is following the story and has been since it broke yesterday. Gloria, what more can you tell us now . Yeah. Jessica, weve learned a lot since it first started developing late Last Night when you and i were still a year, we were wondering just how long this was going to take. And now Law Enforcement is still racing
The department on their findings . You heard the ag a moment ago saying that the Justice Department stands ready to provide resources and support in the days ahead. What is been going on for the past four years . Its obviously intentional. In these couple months leading up to the election they want to put people on notice to not intimidate, harass, all of the above anyone who is part of an election or watching these polls and the like. This is a Task Force they put together some time it appeared im not entirely surprised. It is certainly part for the course for this Department Of Justice to do something like this. Again, im much more interested in what is happening with iran with respect to the United States and how they are trying to actively undermine our election in 2024 and hurt Donald Trump and wondering why the administration has not taken more serious action on the front. John when you think about the days ahead, lets remember in two days voters in North Carolina start casting e
And nearby hospital were hit. This is the scene of the aftermath. Ukraine s armed forces confirmed soliders at the military institute were among the dead. The country s president volodymyr zelensky said those responsible for the attack would be held accountable. He also renewed his calls to allies for more air defences. The white house condemned the attack and said military assistance would be arriving to ukraine in the coming weeks. Nick beake sent us this report from the scene. The missiles tore through the ukrainian military academy at 9 o clock this morning, just as lessons were starting, levelling huge parts of the complex and killing dozens instantly. Army medics battle to save the injured. Hold on, he shouts, you re a good lad. Tonight we arrived in a stunned city. The emergency services of poltava could do little more than clear up the wreckage. We met mikita, a cadet, who was inside the training centre when it happened. The second missile hit three seconds after the first, he