signs of improvement in the icu after his cardiac arrest during a game two days ago. the growing tributes as the bills prepare to return to the field. the suspect in the murder of four idaho college students extradited from pennsylvania and the new body cam from the day he was pulled over twice weeks before his arrest. the stunning twist in the rescue of a family of four after their tesla plunged 250 feet off a cliff. police now saying it was no accident. and the mastermind in the varsity blues college admissions scandal sentenced today. how long he ll spend in prison. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. for a second day, the u.s. house of representatives has been effectively left paralyzed and leaderless and the man considered at the front of the line to become the speaker of a now majority republican house, kevin carthy, has faced a wash, rinse, repeat cycle of votes, each falling short of the numbers mccarthy needs to win the s
more than 60% of flights canceled. also tonight the water crisis. more than 100,000 without water. new reporting from jackson, mississippi where the system has failed again. border emergency. the bitter chill colliding with the crush at the border. many forced to sleep on the streets. plus the bus of migrants dropped off at vice president kamala harris s home on one of the coldest nights of the year. plane down. the crash landing into an icy creek. the kayaker who jumped into action to pull the pilot to safety. holiday spending up. way up. but tonight the new rules. shorter windows and added fees. what you need to know so you don t get burned on your returns. and inspiring america. when ten strangers knocked at the door, a buffalo family turned a winter disaster into shelter from the storm. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas, in for lester. tonight the images are coming in and the reports on this deadly blizz
not done yet the same weather system that brought a drenching thousand-year storm to the dallas area this week now threatening the same in the southeast. pummeling central and southern mississippi with near historic rain amounts, since this morning 6 to 12 inches have fallen across the area, triggering dangerous flash floods, cutting off neighborhoods and requiring evacuations, including dozens of residents escorted from an assisted living facility tonight some 5 million people across the southeast are under flood watches. blayne alexander reports. reporter: tonight in parts of central mississippi, the scenes are dire a desperate evacuation, dozens of elderly residents rushed from a nursing home as floodwaters rush in. we did have full saturation of the ground, so we knew we might have some flash flooding. reporter: so far more than 100 rescues across central mississippi, including this day care center in florence where dozens of children and employees were rushed to sa
We are getting out of here. Major a Desert Lakebed turns into a massive mud pit forcing festivalgoers to shelter in place and conserve food and water. No one has seen this effect in here ever. Major as summer winds down, americans from the midwest to the east face brutally high temperatures. Its the big september heat. We are talking 167 million above 90 degrees today. The convicted killer who escaped from a prison in Chester County, pennsylvania, is still on the run. We are doing everything in our power to get this guy. Major north Korean Leader kim jong un announces a trip to russia to talk weapons with Vladimir Putin. How one airline is cracking down on skip lagging, a popular trick for cheaper flights. We will explain the pros and cons. I used skiplagged to pay less, and i ended up paying a lot more. At this pennsylvania eye clinic, kids are excited to copy this rescue cat who wears one of her 25 pairs of glasses. Its always been my goal that i create a positive and fun memory. Som
Israel launches a new siege of gaza, as hamas threatens to kill hostages. The bloodshed continues after a deadly weekend, taking the lives of hundreds of israelis and palestinians. Our Holly Williams is near the front lines. Weve been hearing incoming rocket fire, forcing our team to scramble for cover just minutes ago. Norah the horror at a Music Festival. Overtaken by terror. More than 200 People Killed by hamas militants. Others taken hostage at gunpoint. I lost, like, two liters of blood. I was really sure that thats it. Im going to die. The u. S. Begins airlifting weapons and munitions to israel as u. S. Warships move into position off israels coast. And an american professor tells us he was on the phone with his daughter when she was killed. My heart go back to my country, to my people. Killers, murderers. Protests from both sides. One side yelling free palestine. The other shouting terrorists. Norah you are inside with your kids and youre all huddled together. Yes. Norah and whe