carroll in the 90s. the jury awarding her $5 million in damages. the former president saying he has no idea who carroll is. calling the verdict a disgrace after sitting out his own trial in favor of a stunning deposition, did his lawyer s strategy backfire? the legal and political fallout as the former president runs for reelection. just breaking, the federal charges against george santos. the controversial new york congressman facing multiple investigations. a critical meeting on the debt crisis between president biden and top hill leaders. inside the negotiations, the crippling coconsequenceses of a d default, wiwith millions of jobs, government benefits and a recession at stake. one family s message to washington. the massive flow of migrants at the southern border even before the end of title 42 restrictions just two days from now. new guidelines for breast cancer screening. how much earlier. what women need to know. and a remarkable rescue. how an 8-year-old sur
city hall. jamming with none other than rocker john fogerty. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening from los angeles, where picket lines went up today in front of major film studios the people who write the plots that enthrall and entertain millions of american tv and film watchers sidelined tonight by a writers strike 11,000 writers off the job after talks with producers reached an impasse overnight. at the root of the dispute, some of the very things that have transformed how all of us watch our favorite shows. think streaming and the impact of emergiging technonology thinink virtual l reality. tonighght the writiters and d productionon cocompanies, i including our parentnt company nbcuniveversal appeaear to be farar apart, virtually y guaranteeieing rereruns will l be coming g to screens as productions grind to a halt for some shows, the impact will be felt immediately. miguel almaguer has the latest what do we want a fair contract re
classified documents, less than a dozen from his time as vf found at his former office days before the mid-terms. why weren t they disclosed before now? the calls from the gop for a full investigation. the former top trump organization executive sentenced for his role in a 15-yearlong tax scheme. how long he ll spend behind bars. rushing gaining ground in the fierce battle for a strategic city in eastern ukraine and why some ukrainian troops may be coming to the u.s. students on edge as they return to the university of idaho less than two weeks after a suspect was arrested for the murders there. and tonight s mega millions jackpot more than a billion dollars. why have the prizes gotten so big lately? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. there are few corners of the massive state of california not feeling the impact of the relentless line of storms that have been hammering golden state residents for days leaving at least 17 people d
there tonight. the idaho college murder suspect in court. why it could now take months for him to enter a plea. our nbc exclusive on the possible cause of a nationwide air travel meltdown. we ask secretary pete buttigieg how it could have happened in our one-on-one interview. what he told us. lisa marie presley, the daughter of elvis presley, rushed to the hospital. what we re l learning. and the big move in the burger wars. the beloved chain from out west finally heading back east. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening from washington, where in response to what he calls the extraordinary circumstances, attorney general merrick garland today named a special counsel to look into secret documents found in president biden s delaware home in addition to a washington office he used. extraordinary circumstances may be an understatement with one current and one former president entangled in questions over the alleged mishandling of sensitiv
resign and a growing number of republicans after he lied about his background. speaker mccarthy asked today what will he do about santos? how he answered. damar hamlin now out of the hospital. what is the next step in his road to recovery? the new severe weather threat taking aim in california after storms left 18 dead. the stabbing rampage at a paris train station. was it a terrorist act? russian forces gaining ground in eastern ukraine as putin makes major military shake up. and the sudden death of an iconic rock guitarist. remembering the legendary jeff beck. good evening, everyone. this is what it looked like over the u.s. just before we came on the air tonight. aviation flight aware displaying planes currently in flight. this evening s busy skies and sharp contrast to what we were seeing 12 hours ago. after an early morning faa computer failure left departing domestic flights stuck at the gate across the country. the outage of the critical notification system