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no path to becoming speaker of the house because a bunch of conservative members of the republican conference have dug in against him. what has changed this morning? why should today be any different after the three failed votes yesterday? a couple things mccarthy is doing like send his allies fanning out across the conference, trying to get some members voting present instead of no. well talk about that in a second. keep in mind, the numbers here. mccarthy can only atord four defector...

high. >> i said this election about ideas. but both parties each the opponents as a threat. >> dont sit this election out. >> majorities of americans are worried about the economy and believe the country is heading on the wrong track. while gop enthusiasm is growing, voters are evenly split on which party should control. plus, ordered to testify. the january 6th committee officially issues a subpoena to president trump, as steve bannon is sentenced to prison. with us this morning...

lawmakers on both parties are experiencing growing threats of violence and intimidation. >> condemn what produces the violence. >> why political disinformation and perceptions of election fraud may be fuelling this latest spike in threats. plus, the closing arguments. >> if we get people out to vote, we win. >> with nine days until election day, republicans are hoping the battle for congress hangs on trying to make voters reject the party in power. >> were not going to just see a red...

this law of the land. it says, "no person in the united states shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in being denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." again, in honor of this anniversary, we unveiled a portrait which will hang in the halls. its about our first. the first -- shes actually the first woman of color to serve in the congress. so shes honored for her first burt...

tonight that swimmer sharing her story in an nbc news exclusive. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening an unsent letter described as a murder-suicide pact by a former trump white house lawyer stood at the core of testimony in todays january 6 committee hearing. three former top justice department officials describing former president trumps efforts to enlist help from the department to perpetuate his unsupported claims of election fraud, including pre...

millions of americans? >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening from the mouths of babes, 11-year-old girl appearing by video before a congressional hearing today describing in spellbounding detail her desperate and agonizing efforts to save herself from a gunman inside her school smearing herself with the blood of a classmate, pretending to be dead to survive. young miah cerriillo telling lawmakers i dont want it to happen again as the house prepared to...

victims of recent mass shottings testifying before congress today. we heard from the mother of 21-year-old zaire goodman who was wounded and survived the mass shooting at a buffalo grocery store last month which was motivated by racist hate. she described her son as pure joy and calling the person who shot him a domestic terrorism and says domestic terrorism occurs is because america is inherently violent. >> my son has a hole in the right side of his neck, two on his back and another ...

>> i am thinking about that drawer you just described. at home its filled with those cords. oddly enough, they are never where i need them when i need them. there is that little problem. >> its a common problem for us, my friend. you have a great show, i will be watching. >> thanks, ali. well, matthew mcconaughey did something at the white house press briefing room today that we have never seen before. we have seen visitors step up to the podium. we have occasionally seen actors do tha...

the january 6th committee. that house committee is still at work. one of "the washington post" reporters behind the latest january 6th scoop will join us. plus, for the first time were learning of the secret scramble on the day of the insurrection, prompted by something president trump said and something the house committee is now investigating. also, the race to lead the countrys second biggest city going down to the wire, a billionaire businessman up against someone who at one po...

gun laws and investing in mental health at any time since sandy hook. can we get there by the end of next week? i dont know. on the war in ukraine, british intelligence officials say russian air strikes in kyiv over the weekend were focused on critical railways for supplying ukraines capital. the fighting is intensifying in the east as vladimir putin warns of new strikes in response to the u.s. providing ukraine with longer range weapons systems. were looking forward to what promis...