investigation. among them, senator lindsey graham why didn t the d.a. pursue them? how graham is reacting. and just in, the judge s ruling on mark meadows request to move his case to federal court. just breaking, the significant drop in the number of missing after the maui fires the race to rescue an american trapped more than 3,000 feet down a cave. why the mission could take days. and chaos at the u.s. open. protesters disrupting play one gluing his feet down the charges they face as coco gauff advances to her first u.s. open final. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening if you live along the east coast, you may already have an eye open for that monster hurricane lee. its explosive growth from a category 1 to a major category 5 hurricane in just 12 hours yesterday has forecasters in awe now, back down to a category 4, lee is the most powerful storm so far in the atlantic hurricane season at one point driving wind gusts of 165 miles
good morning, everyone. phil is making jokes before 6:00 a.m. it s friday. we re glad you re with us. five things to know for this friday, september 8th. we want to start with weather breaking overnight. hurricane lee intensify ing int a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 miles per hour. that was double what it was 24 hours ago. the big question, is it going to hit the east coast or make a turn and stay in the atlantic. and eight sightings, but an escaped murderer is still on the run. and new overnight, we re hearing from the american trapped 3,000 feet deep in a cave. he says he was very close to the edge suffering from internal bleeding and rescuers saved his life. this morning for if the first time we re expected to see the full report from the special grand jury in georgia. they are investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we ll see if it has any new information that was not included in the indictments against former president trump and his 18
winds. dangerous rip currents, when we can expect them along the east coast. also, severe storms in the northeast. we re tracking it all. also tonight, dramatic body cam of a philadelphia officer fatally shooting a man sitting in his car. police initially said the man lunged at them with a knife outside the car. that officer now charged with murder. what his attorney is saying. nine days after that convicted killer escaped from a pennsylvania prison, word tonight the guard on duty has been fired and the new possible sightings. the report just out from a special grand jury recommending charges for an additional 20 people in the georgia election investigation. among them, senator lindsey graham. why didn t the d.a. pursue them? how graham is reacting. and just in, the judge s ruling on mark meadows request to move his case to federal court. just breaking, the significant drop in the number of missing after the maui fires. the race to rescue an american trapped more