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much for joining our special live coverage of the funeral of pope americas benedict the 16th. thousands of people are gathered in st. peters square right now. to witness something we have not seen in hundreds of years. the current pope, presiding at the funeral mass of the man who proceeded him. the coffin carrying the body of benedict was taken from st. peters basilica a short time ago through its journey to the courtyard, allowing the faithful to say their prayers ahead of the funeral. matt joseph rat singer, the son of humble parents, a police officer and cook. entered the priesthood in what would appear to be his calling as a university professor, teaching philosophy and theology. also beginning what would be a prolific and deeply intellectual pursuit as a writer. that very skill as a theologian led to his appointment as the archbishop of munich by pope john paul the second. the man he would not just succeed but also the man he would serve for nearly a quarter centu ....
republicans in deep blue states are surging in the polls. we have full coverage ahead on the key races. these are the most important mid-term races possibly in our lifetime. possibly in the history of this great republic. my words cannot possibly convey the urgency i m feeling for the country that we all love. after yesterday s dismal inflation news, another 40-year high, common sense americans are rightly concerned about their future. they are rightly losing confidence in joe biden and the new extreme socialist climate cult alarmist democrats. we have a new a.p. poll out. 46% of our fellow americans consider their financial personal financial situation to be poor, poor. remember, average family is paying $7,200 more under donald trump for the exact same items. bare necessities. now, it was biden and his failed administration. they lied to us. remember, inflation is transitory, transitory. then oh, inflation is now peaked. i think it s peaked. we have zero inflation on ....
and missing in america. after seeing our report, one family s 30-year-old mystery finally solved announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. the american west is scorching tonight under a smooth ring heat dome that won t giving producing temperatures never before seen in september. breaking records by as much as 5 degrees. sacramento no stranger to summer heat reaching a record high of 114 yesterday at 104, salt lake city topping its september record for the third time this month. and now a deadly emergency playing out in southern california where two people died in a fast moving labor day fire the region now a week into a dangerous heatwave the brutal conditions are also threatening california s power grid which remains on the brink of rolling blackouts to cope with demand miguel almaguer is in hemet, california, where firefighters are still battling that deadly and lightning fast wildfire. reporter: it exploded out of control so quickly, ....
because, mr. president, that s why the country elected you twice and why you ll be considered one of the most consequential presidents in our history along with one of the most consequential first ladies. michelle, he knows and i know he couldn t have done it without you. i know i couldn t. in fact, we had lunch once a week every week come hell or high water. and everybody wondered about all the important things we talked about. probably 40% of the time we talked about family. we most talked about our girls and my grandchildren and my children. you embody dignity beyond measure and generated hope for millions of people left behind for so long. you both did it with such grace and such class. you know, you dream big and secured lasting wins for the american people helping lift their burden with the blessing of hope. it is so underestimated of just having hope. this is a gift of the obama presidency to the country and to history. it s gift i felt personally. as we used to ....
worst part of the day. since we last met, donald trump responded to that development in the form of a meandering, unhinged 14 paige letter addressed to bennie thompson. we ll spare you the much debunked claims, the kicking and screaming, random sentences, inexplicably in all caps except to say nowhere did trump commit to complying with the subpoena and even reporting trump may want to make that interview with the committee a live one. we ll talk to a committee member to find out if that is on the table. as a matter of fact, though, trump s kwaurl with the january 6th committee is one of a number of separate avenues of legal peril for the twice impeached ex-president. all of these stories every one of them broke within hours of one another. we ll run down the rest. there is this seditious conspiracy trial of far right oath keepers related to the capitol attack an trump is very much present in all of those proceedings. evidence presented in court shows that militia group ....