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president obama campaigning together in pennsylvania to help push fetterman across the finish line. >> bill: that seat is democrats best hope for a senate pickup as it stands now. it a win there would make it harder for republicans to take control of the senate. >> dana: both sides are calling in big surrogates. the stakes could not be higher for this election. >> the most important election in our lifetimes to take shape in this country. biden are waging war on your job, safety, value...

race. we cant afford to get it wrong. vote democrat on november 8th. >> reporter: hes still one of the most popular figures in his party going where president biden is far less welcome by democrats this year. >> i am fired up. are you fired up? >> reporter: of course, it wasnt always that way. like when obama faced a punishing mid-term election of his own in 2010 losing 63 stooets and control of the house, 6 senate seats and devastating defeats in state capitols. >> im not recommending...

and humorous moments over the years >> announcer: this is “nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening the king has spoken. a day after the queens passing charles iii stepping firmly into his new role, greeting mourners at the gates of buckingham palace where inside he addressed a heartbroken nation, paying tribute to his mothers life well lived, and echoing the late queens promise of lifelong service. king charles also announcing new titles within the royal family his wife cam...

and another unexplained death involving a russian oligarch. the sausage tycoon pavel antov has been found dead at an indian hotel. now on bbc news, we look back at how rugby star kevin sinfield raised £1.5 million for motor neurone disease charities by completing seven ultramarathons in seven days after the diagnosis of his former teammate rob burrow. burro! seventh try! it is a little known — burro! seventh try! it is a little known win _ burro! seventh try! it is a little known wi...

keep coming. willie? >> yeah. start in florida, though, this hour, mika. millions of residents are bracing for hurricane ian as that powerful storm barrels towards the state getting stronger by the hour. just this morning it became a category 4 hurricane expected to make landfall in the southwest coast of florida as early as this afternoon. the center of the storm forecast to move over the central past of the state with winds reaching more than 130 miles per hour. the national hurrican...

for november, in scotland, we didnt expect this! when you are running, especially at the pace is running out, the same muscle groups mainly do all the work, so it is mainly just trying to keep them as good as we can, really, and hoping for the best. but he has got the strongest muscle up here, which makes the job a bit easier. the first night was spent at doddy�*s hometown rugby club melrose. crowds amazing again, isnt it? its nice to be at the rugby club, and doddy played here. carl...

ago, his former leeds rhinos team—mate kevin sinfield has taken an increasingly arduous challenges. used to be a 32 waist! i hope thats comfortable enough. the latest, and by far the hardest, seven ultra marathons in seven days — a total of 300 miles. it started at murrayfield in edinburgh, the home of scottish rugby. former international doddy weir was there to see them off, just two weeks before he died. i cant wait to get going. i think the support, as you can see this morning, ...

electric coverage. this has no been no ordinary august politically. then news week ahead promises to be dominated by the deepening implications of just what the justice department retrieved from donald trumps mar-a-lago estate nearly a month ago. thats thanks to two surrounding developments surrounding this investigation. a federal judge and florida signaling just yesterday her intention to appoint an independent special master to oversee the review of what the fbi retreat from mar-a-l...

devastating incident. the government says people will receive the £400 to help with rising energy bills in six monthly installments from october. will smith apologises to chris rock over his infamous oscars slap, in his first public statement in three months. alex yee wins gold for england in the mens triathlon — on the first day of the commonwealth games in birmingham. and coming up later in the hour, does the true story of the rescue of 13 youngsters from a flooded thai cave work ...

15% minimum tax on large corporations. joe biden says at the end of the day, it is a win for the everyday americans. >> its a game changer for ordinary folks. some of it wont kick in for a little bit, but its all good. [ inaudible ] >> so will this streak of legislative wins help set the stage for a political rebound for democrats in november? victories, though, in washington rarely translate into success at the ballot box. just ask former president barack obama after he passed sweepin...