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in memphis, its important to see the body cam and cctv footage. keep in mind, tyre nichols was pulled over for allegedly reckless driving. this was about 8:30 p.m. on saturday, january 7th, and initially was taken down by the police. he was not cuffed, and got up at one point and fled during an altercation. body cam footage shows a very lengthy struggle with the police, with tyre nichols, even after police deployed both a taser and pepper spray. there is a question as to whether the ta...

amid record turnout for early voting, but armed groups intimidating voters and pro trump election officials vowed to challenge any vote. can anything be done to stop this? then, whats going on with the crime rate? while republicans use fear, we look at the facts in their own backyards. and elon musk rocking up to twitter hq with everything, including the kitchen sink. question now? what is he going to cook up inside. as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ g...

trump election officials vowed to challenge any vote. can anything be done to stop this? then, whats going on with the crime rate? while republicans use fear, we look at the facts in their own backyards. and elon musk rocking up to twitter hq with everything, including the kitchen sink. question now? what is he going to cook up inside. as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle. the white house is gearing up to launch...

country. >> until the bail reform law is reformed or changed, the people will be allowed to be set free without bail set. >> that puts people in fear and no one to blame but the far left democrats. >> hear from one of the democrats who voted to end cash bail, putting more accused criminals on the streets. >> what was he thinking? welcome back as "america reports" rolls into a second hour. the first one flew by. hey, john. >> and hi again, sandra. we will talk to the democrats eager to ...

handful of battle grounds. ohio, georgia, pennsylvania. the republicans who are trying to flip control of the senate say they see opportunities in some races that have not been getting as much attention. >> i think we clearly pick up georgia, clearly pick up nevada and a good chance in new hampshire. we have a really good chance in arizona. and joe day is behind. and levy is behind five points. depends on the night. i think well have a great night. >> the closing argument for democrats...

remembering legendary actor james caan this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, everyone a guilty plea today in a russian court from brittney griner, the american basketball star the biden administration says has been unlawfully held griner admitting to carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil into russia her lawyer saying she did so accidentally, hoping griners contrition will lead to a lenient sentence. as it stands, a conviction carries a possible maxim...

believed was connected to the former prime minister. later at the mans home, investigators found more weapons, also hand made. among the 125 million people, there are less than 200,000 licensed firearms, mostly hunting rifles and shotguns in japan. the process to get one over there is daunting. you must pass a written test, a psychiatric evaluation, an extensive background check, a drug test and a shooting test to prove you know how to handle the weapon. because of all of that, japans ...

It is incredible to see the ads that are focusing on crime in this state as kathy hochul has struggled to get a grip on a spike in crime. lee zeldin closing the gap. all eyes on new york. martha maccallum is joining us ahead of a key town hall in ohio. lay out what we are watching there, as i dial into the senate race in ohio. closer and closer to election day, vance and ryan neck and neck and could be the determining of control in the senate. >> great to talk to you coming from columbus, ohio t...

And its a union that has a pretty clever president, pat lynch. when you think about it, this is a bizarre way of hedging his bets. he knows where lee zeldin is coming from on crime. hochul is not big on supporting the police and crime. they can get favor with her by donating to her campaign. you have to realize that a lot of the legislation that takes place in albany that pass the legislations, they get money from the pba. this is a bizarre way not to -- a very dumb move. >> neil: i see what you...

>> reporter: in new york, the perceptions that continues to lay out there this is a dangerous city. is it? >> no, is not. its not. >> reporter: mayor eric adams was elected to cleanup new york citys soaring crime. six months later, overall crime is up nearly 40%. >> reporter: you came in saying you would fight crime and bring crime down. have you been successful? >> no, we are in complete. we have not been successful until every new yorker feels safe. >> reporter: a couple dozen shootings over t...