during covid how prepared is it for the next pandemic? good evening a catastrophe is how kentucky officials are describing the deadly situation unfolding there tonight after one in a thousand year floods left residents stranded on roof tops, washed roads away, and triggered mud slides after at least 9 inches of rain fell over 12 hours. by late afternoon the death toll climbing to eight with more feared all of it part of the same storm system that triggered massive flash floods in st. louis. it s the kind of heavy precipitation event experts say are becoming more common as the climate continues to change. the hard hit city of hazard, kentucky tweeting, help your neighbors and pray for a break in the rain. but more is expected the rain a compound disaster in a state still recovering from a deadly hit by an ef-4 tornado in mayfield back in december in a moment i ll speak to the governor for a late update. reporter: in a swath of the south submerged total devastation and a de
Unleashing a barrage of bullets. A search for answers. The Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Under Fire for his commencement speech, urging women to be homemakers, and blasting the lgbtq community. What the nfl is now saying. And after thieves made off with a beloved Jackie Robinson statue, the Community Coming together to help a legend rise again. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. A grueling day for donald trump accuser Michael Cohen, as the former president s lawyer worked to shake off some of the sparkle from the prosecutions star witness. Cohen has now spent a total of 14 hours on the witness stand this week, facing crossexamination by defense attorney todd blanche. Diving once more into cohens history of lies, painting him as driven by revenge and confronting him with his eagerness to see his former boss rot inside. And in a key moment, leading cohen to contradict his own testimony about a phone call he says he had with mr. Trump regarding the
How cohen responded as he faced another day on the stand. Also tonight, President Biden asserting Executive Privilege over recordings of his interview with the Special Counsel who ended up criticizing his memory. A rare high risk alert for life threatening flash floods in the south. The dangerous storms being called a nightmare scenario. Just in, the man convicted of murdering a black lives matter protester. Why the Texas Governor just pardoned him. A florida neighborhood terrorized. Gunmen with highpowered firearms unleashing a barrage of bullets. A search for answers. The Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Under Fire for his commencement speech, urging women to be homemakers, and blasting the lgbtq community. What the nfl is now saying. And after thieves made off with a beloved Jackie Robinson statue, the Community Coming together to help a legend rise again. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. A grueling day for donald trump accuser Michael Cohen as
is scheduled to end at midnight tonight, with a senior arab official tells nbc news, there are hopes for another two-day extension. we would like to see the pause extended. its continuation by definition means more hostages would be coming home, more assistance would be getting in. potentially devastating news for one israeli family. the hamas military wing saying that members of the bibas family, they have all died, claiming without providing any evidence, it was an israeli air strike. joining me this hour is dick durbin on his proposal to reopen gaza hospitals. in georgia, rosalynn carter will be laid to rest after a private funeral service. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. today could be the last day for a group of ten hostages to be released, unless the temporary truce between israel and hamas is extended. signs ar hopeful for another two-day extension, according to a senior arab diplomat who spoke to nbc news. hamas says three hostages, the