that occurred at mar-a-lago between attorneys representing former president donald trump and agents there, looking to see if there was classified information being stored on the property. and it s this meeting that sort of precipitated the search that was executed at donald trump s residence in palm beach yesterday. we re told from sources who were present at the meeting that at the time that attorneys for donald trump shared documents, turned them over and showed them that there were in fact documents being held at mar-a-lago that had classified markings on them. the agents who were present then asked to see where these documents were being stored. they were taken to a basement room on the property, we re told. and just days after that meeting occurred, they were given they were sent a letter, asking them to create a more secure location for these documents to be held. at trump s property. and we re told that aides to the former president actually then put a padlock on the
to liftoff for nasa s return to the moon and harry s smith on the end of the road for two american classics this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening over 93 million covid cases in today came a stunning admission from the head of the cdc. in our big moment our performance did not reliably meet expectations. with her agency still confronting not just the pandemic but evolving threats including monkeypox and a troubling reappearance of polio, cdc director dr. rochelle walensky acknowledging the cdc s poor messaging and at times confusing guidance all this as she kicks off a sweeping overhaul of the agency including a bid to arm it with new powers the reckoning coming on the heels of an internal review of the cdc. the immediate challenges couldn t be anymore urgent as demand grows for monkeypox vaccine doses, as well as experts monitoring the awakening of a dangerous disease long thought to have been defeated i get reaction from the white house covid resp
the man accused of stabbing the author salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. hadi matar was formally charged in a court in new york state. he s been the subject of death threats ever since the publication in 1988 of his controversial book, the satanic verses, which some muslims considered blasphemous. this report from our correspondent, nomia iqbal. sir salman rushdie remains on a ventilator inside this hospital after undergoing emergency surgery. his agent has said the author is in bad shape. he faces losing an eye, the nerves in one of his arms are severed and his liver is damaged. sir salman was flown here from the neighbouring state of new york. it was there at a literary event where the attack happened in full view of a large audience. a man in a black mask jumped onto the stage, stabbing him at least once in the neck and several times in the abdomen. guests held the suspect down as others tried to help the author, who lay injured on the
will immediately be targeted by ukrainian forces. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped against six people who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard in march 2021. firefighters in france say a huge forest fire in the gironde region is now being contained after overnight rain. and warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. more on all those stories in a minute, but let s start with some breaking news from egypt, where at least 41 people are feared dead and dozens injured after a fire inside a church. sources told the reuters news agency that the electrical fire broke out as 5,000 worshippers gathered for mass at the abu sifin church in the imbaba region in giza, causing a stampede. the author sir salman rushdie has reportedly been taken off a ventilator and is able to speak again after he was stabbed in new york state. there s been no official confirmation from the