Nonstop on cable news. Not just on cable news. We are hearing the very same thing from elected officials including some republican elected officials. We are hearing it from the leaders of federal Law Enforcement agencies and of the intelligence agencies. We are hearing it from the pentagon. Just this week the new Secretary Of Defense ordered the entire u. S. Military to, quote, stand down while investigators cleanse the ranks of political extremists. And of course we are hearing it from the Business Establishment from wall street from the Tech Monopolies from the massive multinational corporations that increasingly control the contours of american life. All of them are now on the hunt for political extremists. And at one level that does not sound bad. Because no sane person is for political extremism, especially violent extremism. We are against it. Were for moderation. We are for incremental change. We are for the consent of the governed. We said that every day for four years and we m
We are hearing the same thing from some republican elected officials, we are hearing it from the pentagon. Just this week the new Secretary Of Defense order the entire u. S. Military to stand down while investigators cleanse the ranks of political instigators, we are hearing it from the Business Establishment from wall street,r from the massive multinational corporations that increasingly control the all of them now on The Hunt For Political N extremists. O we are for moderation and incremental change, we are for the consent of the governed, we dont like extremists either, we attack them regularly. Its not enough to be against something, you have to be more precise than that. What is it youre against . In order to root out a problem, you have to know what it is. You need a sense of what youre looking for, a clear sight picture. You have to define the terms. Heres the remarkable thing weabout this public conversation were having. No one is doing that. Have you noticed . None of these ne
insurrection. the questions tonight, could it happen in other states, and will the supreme court weigh in? also tonight, the grim milestone in gaza. an estimated 20,000 now dead just as hopes grow for another cease-fire. the deal to free ten americans in a prisoner swap with venezuela and who the u.s. released in return. the powerful storm slamming the west coast while in the northeast, new rescues and evacuations days after that deadly storm. the christmas travel rush kicking off inside the tsa as they brace for massive numbers. our nbc news exclusive, the warning china s president gave to president biden at their summit last month about taiwan. nbc news investigates why patients are dying when they are not properly monitored. the lapses one woman says led to her husband s death. and the touching tributes at the secret christmas tree in central park. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. even as they tr
for donald trump. we ll get into that. plus, some of the week s other top stories. take a look. in the city, jerry finding donald trump liable for a sexual abuse and defamation. the unanimous decision was handed down after less than three hours of deliberation. trump now must pay $5 million in damages to rider e. jean carroll. and e. jean carroll joins us now along with her attorney roberta kaplan. good morning to you both. how are you feeling this morning? on top of the world. yesterday was the happiest day of my life. was it? how come? [laughter] what was the feeling? because the former president had smeared me so badly and so evenly, and was such malice and such despite that it wasn t until yesterday that i got back on my feet. and so, my name is back, and robbie kaplan got it back for me. there are a lot of people who wondered why you would bring this case, not just because of the time, but because you know, you are from new york. you understand who donald tru
this, i don t know what the gunman s problem was, his motive, but it country mental health that killed these people. it was an automatic rifle with bullets. i m a gun owner, i have guns. former police officer, army officer, but these ar-15s, they have to get off the streets or this is going to keep happening. condolences and prayers won t bring these people back. we need action at the federal and state level for better gun control. i m saying that as somebody who loves guns. what texas is doing in a big-time way, we are working to address that anger and violence by going to its root cause, which is addressing the mental health problems behind it. we know that texas had been lagging in addressing mental health for years, and that s why, over the past three sessions, we ve added almost $25 billion to address mental health. we re in the waning days of a session right now where we will be adding even more funding. yeah. it s just really, right now, there are law enforceme