primetime address on threats to american democracy, and what the white house is calling a battle for the soul of the nation. this hour, house minority leader kevin mccarthy is already in california and set to make his own remarks, slamming joe biden for calling some americans semi fascist. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i m pamela brown, and you are in the situation room. our top story tonight, a hearing on former president trump s request for a special master has just concluded without a ruling. cnn senior justice correspondent evan perez is tracking the mar-a-lago investigation. so both sides were battling it out in court, but as of tonight, no decision from the judge. give us the latest. reporter: that s right. judge eileen cannon says she s not ruling today, not immediately at least, but she seems inclined to grant former president trump s request for a special master, a third party, to review some of the docum
dana: incredible. i m glad to be back with all of you. let me tell you the world over they are amazing and we appreciate you very much. the national average soaring to an all time high of $4.86 a gallon up 25 cents from last week and $2 from a year ago. bill: americans say it will be one of the deciding issues how they vote in november and also concerned about the economy and inflation and crime. the president is under water on the big three issues when it comes to your wallet. dana: i ve been dying to talk about all of this. let s start with peter doocy reporting from the north lawn this morning. hi, peter. good morning. welcome back. white house officials aren t just saying they think things are going well. they are saying they think thing are going well because of them. i have reporters calling me when delta hit, omicron hit, putin went into ukraine saying is that it? will that derail the recovery? and so far you ve seen resilience. that has a lot to do with the
Katy tur, the idf announced its stepping up Ground Operations, along with increased bombings in gaza, which is what we have been seeing over the past two hours, repeated explosions over the border from israel. This is a live shot right now of that area. The palestinian red crescent, an Aid Organization tells nbc news it has completely lost contact with its Operation Room in gaza. No Phone Service, land line or cell, no internet connection, also something nbc news has experienced in trying to get in touch with our own teams and contacted in gaza. So what could be coming next. Joining us now from ashdot, is nbc news Foreign Correspondent raf sanchez, along with Noga Tarnopolsky who spent over two decades covering the conflict, raf, lets talk about what we were experiencing tonight, the idf had a News Conference a little bit earlier addressing the public. They didnt announce a Ground Incursion specifically, but they did say Ground Operations are increasing. What does that mean . Over the
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Hurricane otis making landfall near acapulco after exploding from a Tropical Storm to a category 5 in just 24 hours. Forecasters calling it a Nightmare Scenario why it took so many by surprise new video, the pilot accused of trying to crash a plane, led away in cuffs. And were talking about shaft. Remembering iconic actor, Richard Roundtree. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening, and welcome. Congress has a new House Speaker Tonight Ending three weeks of uncertainty and chaos that along the way crushed the hopes of a string of highprofile republicans, all seeking the job after Kevin Mccarthy was booted from the post instead, late today the republican Majority Mustering the 217 votes needed and then some to lift a relative unknown, louisianas mike johnson, to the speakers podium johnson, a hardright conservative, who in just hours was propelled from minor Party Leadership role to second in the constitutional line to the presidency the new speaker sworn in this