shocking attack. ukraine repelling intense russian attacks on the capital. plus, the new cia video urging russians to share war secrets the future of ai the ceo behind chatgpt describing his worst fears, calling for regulation of the tech he helped create plus, our exclusive with the ceo of microsoft. and the play at the plate. when a dust devil starts suddenly, a teenaged umpire has the save of the day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome, everyone. with the clock ticking down to america defaulting on its debt, some potentially positive signs tonight following a white house sit-down between president biden and congressional leaders. republicans and democrats are at loggerheads over raising the debt ceiling and allowing the country to continue paying its bills. underscoring the urgency of the moment, the white house says president biden is cutting short his planned trip to the asia-pacific region in order to deal with the
gove says suella braverman deserves a second chance as home secretary after allegations of a security breach. the president of somalia says more than 100 people have been killed in two car bomb attacks on a government building. and french vineyard owners are buying up land in south east england following a summer of record breaking temperatures due to climate change. hello and welcome to bbc news. south korea is in mourning after more than 150 young people were killed while out celebrating halloween in the capital seoul. fire officials have said at least 20 foreigners from 13 different countries are among the dead. over 80 people are injured, and doctors say 19 of them are in a critical condition. south korean investigators stated they don t yet understand the circumstances that led to a crush that happened in the party district in seoul. president yoon has promised a thorough investigation. helena wilkinson reports. it began as a night of celebration. young people enjoying t
uk government minister michael gove says the home secretary suella braverman deserves a second chance after allegations of a security breach. shadow home secretary, yvette cooper remains unconvinced. now questions about whether she has given an accurate description of what happened, she said she reported it straightaway, there are other reports that, no, she didn t and was confronted on this. voters in brazil are heading to the polls to choose either former left wing leader luiz inacio lula da silva orfar right incumbentjair bolsonaro as the next president. and why french vineyard owners are buying up land in south east england after a summer of record breaking temperatures. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. south korea is in mourning after more than 150 people were killed while out celebrating halloween. the crush happened after 100,000 people, many of them teenagers, gathered in one of the city s most popular nightlife districts for t
young people enjoying themselves in any popular nightlife area. then this. panic, horror, chaos. the scene after the deadly crash was shocking. not in view in these pictures but elsewhere, there are rows of bodies, some were carried into ambulances. cpr was performed on those on the ground. but for so many, nothing could be done. officials said most victims were in their teens and 20s. translation: year olds watched emergency services treat the many injured. they said the scene was like something out of a movie, that it was completely out of control. the crash happened as huge crowds, as many as 100,000, gathered for halloween. many as 100,000, gathered for halloween- many as 100,000, gathered for halloween. , ., , , ., halloween. there s so many people to the oint halloween. there s so many people to the point we halloween. there s so many people to the point we were halloween. there s so many people to the point we were being halloween. there s so many people to th
the congresswoman is one of donald trump s fiercest critics, and lost to a candidate hand picked by mr trump. now on bbc news click. this week, we re getting in tune with nature. yeah, we re having a high tech chat with our plants. i love that you re breaking it down to talking to plants, because a lot of people do that in their own greenhouses. but what do you do when your grapes aren t happy? paul s looking at how vineyards are adapting to climate change. right, so shall we.? shall we give it a taste? of course, yes. and forget fences. this is the new way to keep your cows from moo ving too far. in a month s time, the traditional european harvest will be complete. currently, farmers are working around the clock to cut corn, with strawberries and raspberries already picked in june and july. farming has always embraced the latest technology, from the plough through to tractors and beyond. but it is under pressure. fuel and fertiliser costs are rising, labour is hard to get,