Administration announced it would expand the wall. President biden today saying, quote, i was told i had no choice because the wall money was appropriated by law under the trump administration. Our team on the border. Also tonight, the battle for House Speaker. Former President Donald Trump appearing to take himself out of the running by endorsing one of his top capitol hill allies, and what Kevin Mccarthy said today after reports he may leave congress. Philippe now a post Tropical Cyclone taking aim at the northeast. A flood watch for New York City. In vermont, the Armed And Dangerous suspect on the loose after the suspicious death of a woman along a trail near a college. Police pleading to the public for help. The surprise new jobs report. 336,000 added in september, nearly double expectations but does it raise the odds of more Interest Rate hikes . The investigation into a major concern over the nations 911 network. Why help may not arrive in time if you text 911 instead of call. And simone biles breaking her own record to make gymnastics history. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. President Biden Tonight Facing Blowback from his own party over his administrations intent to build new Wall Sections along the texas mexico border. The president insisting he has not changed his opposition to the wall, but that his hands are tied. To stop the expenditure given the project was funded before he became president. Texas along the nearly 20mile section to be built are dubious over how far additional wall will go toward impeding the sustained flow of migrants illegally entering the country. Tonight, pressure growing on the Biden Administration to come up with a lasting policy solution to address the crisis thats impacting the border and cities far beyond tonight. Morgan chesky is in texas with the latest. Reporter tonight, on the border, the ongoing surge in illegal crossings averaging more than 9,000 a day in just the last week. Border officials tell nbc news and now new fallout. Funding nearly 20 miles of new border wall in starr county, texas, the president again today defending the decision. I was told that i had no choice. I cant say i dont like it. Im not going to do it. Reporter the money allocated by congress during the trump administration. Mr. Biden saying he tried to get lawmakers to change it, but they refused, and the law required the wall money to be spent. Now hes facing bipartisan criticism including from key democrats upset over the new wall. I think its a terrible idea. I think its a broken promise. Reporter after then candidate biden said this during the campaign. There will not be another foot of wall constructed on my administration. Reporter while republicans say biden border policies are encouraging the migrant surge, reactions tonight here in starr county where the additional wall would go up. We need more than 20 miles. Make it 40 or 60. Reporter this county judge says hes still not been told where exactly the wall would go. We have a lot of questions, and personally a lot of things that i dont agree with. The Rio Grande Valley needs a solution. Yes. But you dont believe the wall is the answer . Exactly. Reporter the move comes as so many keep making the dangerous trek north. At a border shelter, we met gracia and rosa from ecuador who say they were robbed in mexico and frightened but want to work hard here for their families. A dream shared by so many others that today while visiting mexico city, New York Citys mayor eric adams says he shared what is the sobering reality with New York Citys resources stretched thin by 120,000 migrants. We want to give a real picture of whats happening in New York City. We are at capacity. Reporter morgan, you mentioned this wall funding had to be spent by law, but why now . Reporter lester, the white house says they were required to act on this by the end of the fiscal year, september 30th, so essentially they ran out of time to debate this very issue. In the meantime, there is still no firm timetable on when the proposed new section of wall will be going up here. Lester. Morgan chesky at the border tonight, thank you. The showdown over who will be the next House Speaker is heading for a pivotal week with two highprofile republicans pushing for the job and former President Trump now endorsing one of them. Garrett haake now with the latest on that. Reporter tonight, the race for the speakers gavel intensifying with former President Trump weighing in declaring conservative firebrand jim jordan has his, quote, complete and total endorsement. He is a great guy. Hes been very successful, very respected. Hes doing a fantastic job right now, and hes been with me all the time, i mean, literally as i was announcing that i was running, he was endorsing me, and theres something nice about it. Reporter some House Republicans had pushed for trump to run for speaker with jordan facing off against the current number two, steve scalise. I have a long proven record of someone who knows how to unify republicans. Reporter republicans hope to select a speaker next wednesday. This time next week do you think this is settled . Look, i think its going to take a little bit of time. Is it possible to get there on wednesday . Sure. Is it likely . No. Reporter but many are also pushing for rules changes, so the small handful of republicans who joined with democrats to remove speaker Kevin Mccarthy cannot do it again. Matt gaetz and those hardliners, problem, and i dont think the pyromaniacs are going to be satisfied after theyve burned down one house. I think theyll have an itching to go down and burn a couple more. Reporter and with weeks until the Government Faces another shutdown, President Biden saying hes willing to work with whoever emerges from the chaos. Whomever the House Speaker is ill try to work with. They control half the congress. Reporter and tonight Kevin Mccarthy says he plans to stay in Congress Despite losing the speakership and run for reelection next year. Lester. All right, garrett, thanks. The risk of flooding a big concern tonight from the leftovers of Tropical Storm philippe and a flood watch just issued for New York City as well, and bill karins is following it for us. Take us through it. Good evening, lester. Seven days after historic flooding in New York City, the threat returned. This time its the huge ocean storm that absorbed and collided with the cold front saturday morning over in New York City. Its going to be a narrow band just like last time and where it sets up as Flash Flooding for possibly 16 million including the Hudson Valley and a little sliver of connecticut. Heres the timing on everything, saturday morning from New York City, by the afternoon it clears out. Then its going to be moving towards boston and through New Hampshire and vermont. As we head through Saturday Night well watch the heaviest will pivot through Northern New England and sunday things improve. A lot of Heavy Rain Heading for Northern New England where we could see Flash Flooding in the adirondacks and portions of maine. Saturday is a bad day. Bill karins, thank you for that. In philadelphia tonight, police have issued an Arrest Warrant for a suspect in the killing of a journalist and Social Justice advocate earlier this week. Anne thompson has late details. Reporter tonight, Philadelphia Police are looking for this man, 19yearold Robert Edmond davis wanted for the murder of journalist josh kruger. The 39yearold kruger was shot seven times inside his home early monday. Police say the two men knew each other. We believe that mr. Kruger was trying to help mr. Davis, and they were acquaintances. He was just trying to help him just get through life. Reporter krugers friend Kendall Stevens shaken by the blood on his front steps. Im not going to let this slide. Were going to find out who did this to him. He was killed in cold blood. Reporter among the evidence, authorities say, davis caught on camera in the area of krugers home. We have video of the incident prior to the murder. Reporter but police declined to specify what that is. In columns published in a variety of outlets, kruger wrote passionately about homelessness, addiction, and lgbtq issues, all issues he lived. I have two big stories out right now. Reporter along with his Writing Kruger served as the city of philadelphias spokesperson for five years. Last night krugers colleagues and loved ones mourned him at a memorial service. I could not believe it. After everything to be taken so cruelly. Reporter friends left trying to finish krugers story, a life ended too soon. Anne thompson, nbc news. And another urgent search under quay in vermont. Police looking for an Armed And Dangerous suspect after a woman was found dead along a popular hiking trail. Kristen dahlgren is there. Kristen, whats the latest . Reporter good evening, lester. A manhunt under way tonight along this remote but popular rail trail after what police are calling a suspicious death. A womans body was found here on thursday afternoon after a witness described hearing gunshots. At this Point State Police say the woman is not a student at nearby Vermont State University at castleton. The college is currently on fall break, but any students or faculty remaining are currently under a shelter in place. Police and search teams have been canvassing the area looking for what they describe as a white male, 510 with brown hair. He is considered Armed And Dangerous. They are also asking any local residents or businesses to comb through their Surveillance Video for anything unusual. They say at this point they do not know who the suspect is or any connection he might have to the victim. Lester. All right, kristen dahlgren, thanks. Markets rallied today with the major indexes all up after the latest report on jobs. The economy adding 336,000 jobs last month, almost double what economists had predicted. So what does this mean for the fed and rate hikes . Tom costello joins us. Tom, what should we know . Reporter yeah, lester, this was a blockbuster september jobs report. Many employers continue to hire, suggesting a recession is not on the horizon. The Unemployment Rate remains at 3. 8 , close to that 54year low. President biden today said americans are enjoying the benefits. I think that the American People are smart as hell and know smart as hell and know what their interests are. I think they know theyre better off financially than they were before. Its a fact. Reporter yeah, the july and august jobs numbers were also revised up. More jobs added. Hourly wages have increased moderately. The feds Interest Rate hikes do appear to be having the effect, inflation is trending down, but the fed wanted to see fewer jobs created as a Sign Inflation is truly cooling, so will it continue to hike rates next month or hit pause . The higher rates have helped push 30year fixed Mortgage Rates to 7. 84 , the highest in 23 years, and that has slowed the housing market. Lester. All right, tom costello, thanks. Ahead, what do you do when the big company in town shuts its doors . Inside one small towns fight for survival right after this. When you shop wayfair, you get big deals for your home every day. So big, well have you saying. Am i a big deal . 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Brian cheung went to one such town in missouri. Reporter the sun is about to rise over the tyson Chicken Plant in noel, missouri, population, 2,100. Down the road at the cliffside cafe, one of the few restaurants in the town, workers past and present gather. Can i get a large coffee, please. To go or for here . For here. Reporter Jimmy Lasseter just wrapped up her overnight shift. I would like to keep coming by here because i want to support the local businesses, and theyre going to lose a lot. Reporter in a few weeks they will close for good. The town says a third of its population works there. This closure is going to affect us, but weve been through covid. Weve been through floods. Were going to get through this. Reporter for jimmy, 1 of 1,500 losing their jobs at the plant its an end of an era. Four generations of her family worked there, and without a job she may not meet her car payments. I dont want to lose this car. Reporter Without A Car Jimmy says she cant commute to places. A lot of the bigger towns, you know, people are like, well, why dont you go to mcdonalds . Where is a mcdonalds . Reporter this plant has been a fixture in noel for over 50 years. Tyson bought it in the 1990s but says it has to close this and five other plants to improve performance. This as its opening up new facilities in kentucky and virginia. Tyson tells nbc news it has offered A Thousand Dollars to those who stay on through the plants closing, made plans to relocate about 250 workers to other facilities and Host Job Fairs to help the rest. In noel, mayor terry lance has fielded interest and says hes worried without any takers, people especially in the towns Somali Immigrant Population will start to leave. Im afraid well end up losing close to 100 of the african population. Reporter set on the Elk River Noel is a Summer Tourist Stop known for fishing and kayaking. Mayor lance says tourism should be the towns big bet. Do you think its time to move past the plant . I do, yeah. Its hard to lose that big an employer, especially for a town this small, but ive always felt like tourism was the right future for this town. Reporter jimmy is now bracing for change. If you end up leaving noel, would you ever come back . I dont think i would. I think if i were to leave and move over near my children, i dont think i would come back. Why . Theres not really anything here. Reporter a cautionary tale of a small towns reliance on a single big employer. Brian cheung, nbc news, noel, missouri. Coming up, its a 911 lifeline, texting instead of calling, but theres a serious problem with the system, next. When i wanted to see results fast, rinvoq delivered rapid Symptom Relief and helped Leave Bathroom urgency behind. Check. When uc tried to slow me down. I got lasting, steroidfree remission with rinvoq. Check. And when uc caused Damage Rinvoq came through by visibly repairing my colon lining. Check. Rapid Symptom Relief. Lasting steroidfree remission. 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The doctor said that if it had ruptured, i could have died. Reporter since then texts to 911 has been seen as a solution to these lifeanddeath situations when a person cant call. In 2021 Emergency Dispatchers received more than 400,000 911 texts, but theres still a major problem. A lot of people dont realize that when they send a text message to 911, 911 does not necessarily know exactly where theyre located. Without knowing the location, nothing else can happen. Reporter Mark Fletcher specializes in location data. From my home in new jersey, i sent a Test Text Message to 911. They had no location at all. I had to tell them where i was. Fletcher says when you call 911, theres constant data flowing between your phone and a cell tower helping that tower locate you, but when you text, the data is a snapshot in comparison. Your text first gets forwarded to a separate entity called a text control center, which then tries to communicate with your Cell Phone Carrier to then try and establish your location. This problem doesnt just impact the Deaf Community. There are emergencies where calling 911 can be dangerous, and texting is the safer option. For instance, in a Domestic Violence situation or an abduction where the victim has no idea where they are. Brian ferguson is the spokesperson for the agency in charge of californias text to 911 rollout. We understand that being vulnerable or being disabled, being older, maybe speaking english as a second language, that shouldnt change your ability to receive services in a time of crisis. Reporter in our interview he wasnt aware of T Geolocation issues but said in a followup email, it is accurate to say that with Current Technology text to 911 does not offer the same level of accuracy as voice communities. The Deaf Community is yelling, no, this doesnt work. 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Its crucial that the International Community stand in solidarity with the iranian people, and this is extremely symbolic move and hopefully helps to highlight the peoples wish tore secular democracy. Reporter irans president raisi blamed the protests on the u. S. And others. Translator some European Countries and the u. S. Were making use of this incident as a project against iran. Reporter just this week 16yearold Armita Geravand was in a coma after being attacked by police for leaving her hair uncovered and why theres fresh evidence why mohammadi has been making this her lifes work. Andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. Thats nightly news for this friday. Thank you for watching. Nbc bay area hes now streaming live on peacock. Look at that, always the highlight of fleet week, the