his private meetings with republicans, and what happened when he saw mitch mcconnell for the first time since the senator blamed him for the capitol riot. the new safety concerns for boeing. the potential problem on brand-new 787 dreamliners. nbc news investigates. the state with the highest rate of children in foster care facing allegations of horrifying abuse and a major lawsuit. and the animal advocate who turned this testing facility into a refuge for hundreds of four-legged friends. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holtevening and . good evening and welcome. we begin tonight with a major and notably unanimous ruling on reproductive rights by the u.s. supreme court. the justices upholding continued access to a widely used abortion medication. the plaintiffs in the case challenged the fda s 2000 approval of mifepristone on safety grounds. but the court today refusing to weigh in on the merits of their arguments, instead deciding the plaintiffs ha
the decision a victory for abortion rights supporters two years after the court overturned roe v. wade. and why the fight over the abortion pill and reproductive rights is far from over. also tonight, the state of emergency in florida. millions bracing for more catastrophic flash floods, as the storms turn deadly. some areas getting a foot in a single day. president biden on the world stage. our corespondent asking would he commute his son hunter s sentence. how he answered. donald trump back on capitol hill for the first time since the january 6th attack. his private meetings with republicans, and what happened when he saw mitch mcconnell for the first time since the senator blamed him for the capitol riot. the new safety concerns for boeing. the potential problem on brand-new 787 dreamliners. nbc news investigates. the state with the highest rate of children in foster care facing allegations of horrifying abuse and a major lawsuit. and the animal advocate who tu
Storm surge warning here in gulfport, because of three to five feet of storm surge expected. The mobile bay has to watch out. Flash flooding with 6 to 12 inches of rain possible. Dont forget, this thing moves all the way through the end of the week, well be talking about whats left of gordon in the middle of the country. David . All right, we know youll be tracking it into the night and first thing in the morning on gma. Ginger, thank you. And as ginger just reported, gordon is expected to slam ashore right there along the mississippi coast, where schools, businesses, resort casinos have all been shut down tonight, and families are racing to protect their homes from rising water and, of course, dangerous flooding. Abcs Victor Oquendo is there tonight. Reporter tonight, the ominous first bands of Rain Slamming into the gulf. Gordon now closing in. Winds of 70 miles per hour, as much as a foot of rain threatening millions in the hours ahead. States of emergency now stretching from louisi
well with folks. reporter: yeah, lester, a flash flood watch is in effect tomorrow night for parts of the northeast. adding insult to injury and potentially making this cleanup effort even tougher. lester all right, gabe, thank you. we want to get to those breaking developments out of louisiana. health officials revoked the licenses from seven nursing homes after their residents were evacuated to a warehouse where seven died local leaders question how did they fall through the cracks sam brock is in new orleans tonight. reporter: the crises are coming from all angles in new orleans where lines of cars stretch miles for chicken. the need for gas is still gaping and a fresh round of rain slamming in already water-logged regions. there s also a crisis of care. the generator went out. it s a hot box it s one big hot box reporter: tonight, a community s confusion leading to action officials revoked the licenses of seven nursing homes after nearly 850 patients were evacuated to t
the storm. sam brock has our report. reporter: the crises are coming from all angles in new orleans. where lines of cars stretch miles for chicken. the need for gas is still gaping. and a fresh round of rain slamming an already waterlogged region. but there s also a crisis of care. the generator went out. it was a hot box. reporter: tonight, a community s confusion leading to action. officials revoked the licenses of seven nursing homes after 850 patients were evacuated to this warehouse, leading to at least 7 deaths. there s no emergency preparedness plan to allows for residents to be kept in such a condition. reporter: in new orleans, an additional 600 senior citizens were rescued. we identified emergent threats to life and health.