Hurricane otis making landfall near acapulco after exploding from a Tropical Storm to a category 5 in just 24 hours. Forecasters calling it a Nightmare Scenario why it took so many by surprise new video, the pilot accused of trying to crash a plane, led away in cuffs. And were talking about shaft. Remembering iconic actor, Richard Roundtree. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening, and welcome. Congress has a new House Speaker Tonight Ending three weeks of uncertainty and chaos that along the way crushed the hopes of a string of highprofile republicans, all seeking the job after Kevin Mccarthy was booted from the post instead, late today the republican Majority Mustering the 217 votes needed and then some to lift a relative unknown, louisianas mike johnson, to the speakers podium johnson, a hardright conservative, who in just hours was propelled from minor Party Leadership role to second in the constitutional line to the presidency the new speaker sworn in this
Played in trying to overturn the 2020 election, and will he cut a deal to avoid a Government Shutdown just three weeks away . Also tonight, the stunning moment in court, former President Donald Trump storming out of his fraud trial in new york after the judge called him to the Witness Stand. What mr. Trump said that landed him a 10,000 fine. With gaza on the brink, President Biden today reaffirming support for israel, but saying it must do everything it can to protect gazas civilians. Our cameras in gaza as a girl trapped under rubble is pulled out alive. And new images of terror. Nbc news exclusively obtaining Dash Cam Of Hamas bloody attack. Hurricane otis making landfall near acapulco after exploding from a Tropical Storm to a category 5 in just 24 hours. Forecasters calling it a nightmare scenario. Why it took so many by surprise. New video, the pilot accused of trying to crash a plane led away in cuffs. And were talking about shaft. Remembering iconic actor, Richard Roundtree. Ann
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87.
Stronger push. again, the real question is not where the white house stands, not where the house of representatives stands, but whether we ll continue to allow a handful of senators sta stand in the way of preventing further violence. so far they haven t been moved. how many of these shootings do we have to see before the senate finally understands there s something we can do to maybe prevent the next one of these tragic moments from occurring? we ll have to leave it there. congressman dan kildee, appreciate your time, sir. thank you. this week we ve lost the last member of the band of brothers. colonel edward james passed away friday at 99 years old. he was the final surviving officer of the world war ii veterans known as easy economy, later immortalized in a book and tv miniseries. he passed away peacefully at home according to his obituary.