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1:13And President Trump on defense in battlegrounds Iowa and Kansas with surprisingly tight contests there. Another Senate race controversy, a federal judge tossing out the DOJ's civil legal challenge to block Alaska's Senate results over two candidates with the same name. The latest on all the Trump administration's legal maneuvers. Also breaking tonight, this deadly plane crash in Florida, killing nine people. The jet nosediving into the ground, leaving behind a fiery crater. Our team on the scene tonight. Deadly Halloween holiday shootings, multiple investigations coast to coast with gunfire erupting and dozens now hurt.

1:54Developing tonight, President Trump not ruling out new strikes on Iran. what it means for the chances war ramps back up. New video tonight of an ICE officer pulling a gun on a bystander with another officer now set to turn himself in after allegedly running someone over. The fallout tonight. A dramatic shootout captured on camera. The intense moment police killed a suspected sailboat thief. Flash flood emergency. Water rising fast across the southwest. Homes surrounded. Cars submerged. Officials warning people to get out now. And there's good news tonight about the incredible milestone for the voice of a football team.

2:33Now the longest serving radio broadcaster in league history. Nightly News starts right now. But it's just nice to be down there. This is NBC Nightly News with Hallie Jackson. Good evening. We are coming on the air tonight with a dramatic twist in a key Senate race. with the battle for control of Congress hanging in the balance. Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens pulling her endorsement of her party's pick, Abdul El-Sayed, and backing his Republican opponent instead, Mike Rogers, shocking her own party with one top Democrat calling it a betrayal. And new questions now on how voters see the move.

3:10We're also following a late legal ruling on the Alaska Senate race and its ballot with two candidates with the same name, a judge delivering a blow to the Trump administration tonight as President Trump rallies in red states to try to boost GOP chances. Our team is covering every angle, including Steve Kornacki at the big board, all of it just ahead. But first, some breaking news out of Florida right now, where a fiery plane crash in a residential neighborhood has killed all nine people on board, leaving behind only this smoking crater. Our Jesse Kirsch has made his way to the scene and starts us off tonight.

3:46This is the moment a private jet plummeted to the ground in South Florida today. The terrifying deadly crash captured on dash camera, sparking this massive fireball. You can see and hear the plane nosediving into a neighborhood near Green Acres, Florida, just before 1 p.m. The crash killing all nine people on board, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Flight radar 24 data showing the jet plummeting from about 35 ,000 feet in roughly three minutes. Mayday, mayday, we're descending. Air traffic control audio recording the crew's frantic mayday call. We're going to crash into the ground.

4:22The wreck leaving a giant crater in the ground, flames shooting up into the air as drivers navigated the damage. This was a Learjet 60, according to Secretary Duffy, who says the plane was flying from Austin, Texas to the Bahamas when it crashed. When you see a plane drop that far that quickly, what does that tell you right away? Well, it's clearly a loss of control for some reason. And I think it's clearly associated with the severe weather that was existing at the altitude that the airplane was flying at just before it made that rapid descent. And tonight, the list of questions only growing.

4:58Jesse is joining us now from West Palm Beach. And Jesse, it is an active scene behind you there. And federal investigators are now coming in to help investigate. That's right, Hallie. Both the FAA and NTSB are expected to be investigating here, and you can see how much of this road is now blocked off by local officials on the ground. Meanwhile, the sheriff's office here in Palm Beach County telling us that residents living in evacuated areas will be blocked from getting home for the time being. Hallie. Jesse Kirsch, thank you. Now to the final 48 hours until the midterms, including that shocking endorsement in the Michigan Senate race.

5:32Liz Kreutz has more. Tonight, a stunning turn in Michigan in the final days before the closely watched Senate race there. Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens pulling her endorsement of her own party's nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, announcing she is now backing Republican Mike Rogers. Abdul said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away. And he's right. And that's why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today. This morning, the two making a surprise appearance together at a Detroit church. It's my personal and private decision. I still love the party.

6:12I'm honored to have Haley Stevens support today. I'm honored to have earned that vote. Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer calling the decision a despicable betrayal. It comes after Stevens, who lost to El-Sayed in a bitter primary, was uninvited from a Democratic unity rally with El-Sayed. The two have been in a public feud over El-Sayed's staunch criticism of Israel and a recent ad made by an outside group blaming Israel for high costs in Michigan that El-Sayed says his campaign had no involvement in. Still, even this morning, Democrats thought Stevens would vote down party line. She is voting straight down the line on the Democratic ticket, and she's going to be celebrating with Democrats across the country when we win on Tuesday night.

6:54Today, El-Sayed responding to Stevens' last-minute switch. At the end of the day, I actually don't think about Haley Stevens. See what I'm saying? I think about the, like I said, the 9 ,999 ,998 people who are not those two. Because you know what? I'm just less interested in the politics of it all than I am in the policy of it all. Voters in Michigan also reacting. I was very disappointed. I feel it was vindictive. I don't think it shines well on her part. The shocking shakeup coming as President Trump is back on the campaign trail as both Republicans and Democrats make their final push to control the Senate.

7:33I've never met Haley, but Haley said what few people are willing to say. I think it probably, I'd love her to join the Republican Party, actually. I think that could happen, maybe. The president rallying Republicans in Iowa and Kansas today, two states he won by double digits in 2024 and where the GOP is now facing unexpectedly tight races. Pretend I'm on the ballot because essentially I am on the ballot. Liz is joining us now from the unlikely battleground where the president is rallying. And Liz, not many people may have had Kansas on their bingo cards before this year. Yeah, Holly, that's right.

8:13The last time that Kansas elected a Democrat to the Senate was 1932. But recent polls show it could now be possible with the Republican incumbent Roger Marshall neck and neck with his Democratic challenger, Adam Hamilton, a megachurch pastor who calls himself a radical moderate and is promising to bring decency and morality back to Washington. Those polls could be why the president is coming back here tonight, his second visit to Kansas in the last two weeks. Hallie. Liz Kreutz, live for us in Kansas. Thank you. Now to Alaska and a judge delivering a blow to the Trump administration over that ballot battle on two candidates with the same name.

8:52Steve Patterson reports. Tonight, a November twist in Alaska's still stunning October surprise. A federal judge dismissing a Trump administration lawsuit attempting to block certification of Alaska's Senate race if incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan loses. The DOJ wanted ballots separated, but the judge was concerned over how officials would do that without violating ballot secrecy. The federal criminal investigation into whether any laws were broken is still on. What we've learned recently has been deeply troubling. Federal agents now dispatched to Alaska after that bombshell New York Times report detailing an alleged effort to sabotage the campaign of Republican Senator Dan Sullivan.

9:31The Times reporting Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign worked with National Democrats, finding a man named Dan J. Sullivan to run. Those groups saying they were not involved and Peltola herself denying any knowledge to Alaska's KTUU. We're not in the business of tricking each other up here. Senator Sullivan saying he doesn't buy it. There's no way that this went on for a year that they weren't informing her on it. We sat down with Matthew Salisbury, quoted in that Times article, who says he was also approached by a recruiter to run for Senate. I turned over everything that I had given to The New York Times.

10:05He spoke to us right after his interview with the FBI. Are you disappointed in this whole thing? Absolutely. To have involvement in this or your campaign, have involvement in this, if what they report is true, it's really disappointing. Steve's joining us from Anchorage now. And Steve, the Trump administration is already appealing that judge's ruling. Yeah, clearly the Trump administration wasting no time on this. Meanwhile, the Peltola campaign calling the lawsuit baseless, saying it has no sway with Alaska voters. This could all set up a long legal battle now. Hallie. Steve Patterson, thank you.

10:40Let me bring in Julie Serkin, who is joining us here now. Hi, Julie. It is not just Alaska where the Trump administration is looking to put pressure on some of these races. Yeah, there have been a string of legal setbacks for the Trump administration as it ramps up its efforts to try and intervene in how states run their elections in California. For example, Hallie, a federal judge blocked the administration from threatening election workers with criminal charges for counting ballots they say could be illegal. The administration has appealed that. In Washington state, the DOJ pushing to set aside hundreds of ballots from voters it suspects are noncitizens.

11:12Judges warn these efforts could lead to lawful voters just not casting their ballots, a real concern. And Hallie, an NBC News review found roughly 200 people have been prosecuted for voting-related offenses out of 174 million registered voters. That's obviously a small number. The majority were lawful permanent residents. Many were mistakenly believing that they were allowed to vote, and that's why they did it, according to that review. Julie Serkin, a lot to watch. Thank you very much. Let's get to Steve Kornacki at the big board with our brand-new NBC News poll. And Steve, a spotlight on the president's approval rating tonight.

11:47Yeah, Hallie, it's our final temperature check heading into Tuesday. Donald Trump's approval rating in our final pre-election NBC News poll stands at 40 percent, 60 percent of voters saying they disapprove of the president's performance. Now, this is not Trump's first midterm. Remember, 2018, his party lost 40 seats, lost control of the House. They did do OK in the Senate that day. But what was his approval rating like in our final poll before that midterm? It was 46 percent. So 46 then, 40 now. On paper, by this number, Trump enters his second midterm in worse shape than in his first midterm.

12:21How about the generic ballot? Which party do you want to see control Congress? In our poll, Democrats now with a seven-point advantage over Republicans. That is up from five around Labor Day. Compare that to the two most recent midterms. This time four years ago in Biden's midterm, generic ballot was tied. And in Trump's first midterm Democrats had a six point advantage on the eve of that midterm. Of course, all of this feeds into the key question Tuesday, one of them, who is going to control the Senate? Republicans trying to hold on to that. They are vulnerable in many places on this map. The key number here is four.

12:55If Democrats are going to beat Republicans, take control, they need a net gain of four. Republicans obviously need to deny Democrats from doing that. The red states, these are states that Democrats are targeting that Republicans now hold. A lot of these states, almost all of these states are not just Trump states. They were Trump double digit states. The Democratic path to a majority, if it exists, goes through Trump country. And Republicans, meanwhile, trying to turn the tables on Democrats. Minnesota, Michigan, the two Democratic seats, they think they could flip and change the math in their favor.

13:28Steve Kornacki, thank you. And NBC News, of course, We'll have full coverage on election night all night. I'll see you there starting at five o 'clock Eastern. We are following other news tonight, including what's been a wave of deadly violence on this Halloween weekend, including at a spirit Halloween store. Here's Dana Griffin. Tonight, a Halloween weekend marred by gun violence from coast to coast. In Northern California, customers inside the spirit Halloween Friday forced to hide. We have at least four victims down. Seven were shot in what police describe as a targeted incident towards someone inside the store.

14:03When we went in, they just heard like pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. Everybody froze. 31-year-old Constance Hages died, her family telling police she was pregnant. There were three separate shootings overnight near Dallas, leaving four dead, 15 injured. This is completely unacceptable for it to take place in Dallas, and we're going to do everything that we need to do to get everyone in custody that's responsible for this. Gunfire overnight in several cities, leaving at least 14 dead, 69 injured, including a deadly shooting in Newark, Delaware. People were running, screaming. And in Colorado, police need help identifying two men seen in this doorbell video at a Halloween party.

14:46Persons of interest in the shooting death of a University of Colorado Boulder student. A violent holiday weekend, leaving families grieving and communities searching for the suspects and answers. Dana Griffin, NBC News. So the war against Iran now in the region bracing for escalation with President Trump not ruling out more military action. Keir Simmons is in Bahrain for us tonight. Keir, good evening. Hali, good evening. With America focused on the midterm elections, the conflict with Iran continues to simmer in this region tonight. In Saudi Arabia, they have been targeted again by missiles and drones, and a ship has been hit again in the Strait of Hormuz.

15:29America's allies and partners in this region continue to push for peace. But President Trump says he is in no hurry for a deal and that a military escalation is still possible. The U.S. still has substantial military assets in this region, and a third aircraft carrier is on the way. Here in Bahrain, home to the Fifth Fleet, They are bracing themselves for an escalation after the vote, with Iran threatening substantial retaliation. Hallie? Keir Simmons, thank you. Here at home, new backlash in California over a newly surfaced video showing an ICE officer pointing a gun at a bystander. Priscilla Thompson reports.

16:07Growing outrage in California tonight over this. An ICE officer pulling a gun on a bystander during an arrest in North Hollywood. It happened Friday while ICE officers were arresting this man. Video then shows this bystander walking two dogs, pick something up off the ground and throw it into the street.

16:33The Department of Homeland Security saying in a statement, a bystander armed with pepper spray encountered the officers, creating a moment of chaos in an otherwise controlled scene. That could have been my son. My son walks out in the mornings and is just worrisome. It's horrible what's happening right now. The tense confrontation raising new questions about ICE officers' tactics. In Houston, a grand jury indicted officer Mario Alberto Morales for running over a man with his car last month. You see him here moving Miguel Pada Hernandez's leg as Pada Hernandez cries out. ICE calling the prosecution a political stunt.

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21:44The longest play-by-play radio broadcaster in NFL history. This is Merrill Reese. Is this your dream job? It's my dream job. I'd rather do this than anything in the world. And in 1977, when Reese started calling Eagles games at just 35 years old. What a big Sunday this is. It's not a bad view. It's a great view. That dream becoming reality. A lot of people would say, relax. You've done it. You've had an amazing career. Go take a load off. Go do some golf. Well, I do plenty of golf. It's never relaxed because to me, this is what I'd rather do than anything else in the world. And here is where he sits alongside his radio partner and former Pro Bowl Eagles receiver, Mike Quick, and longtime producer, Joe McPeak.

22:29We'll get on the plane and he already has his notebook out preparing for next week's game. Evante Williams. That meticulous prep, A family affair. 80. Camden Brown. 30. With his wife of 47 years. Cindy. 86. 86 is Luke Schoonmaker. She goes over everything with me. She has a checklist. As you're looking back on 50 years, what are the moments that stand out to you that you've loved? The most rewarding moment was when the Eagles won Super Bowl 52. Eagles fans everywhere, this is for you. Let the celebration begin. A call as iconic as the man who made it. This is not a farewell tour for you, right?

23:13It is absolutely not a farewell tour. They will have to come up. I always say they're going to have to remove me with a crane. I'm not going anyplace. I love what I do. And that is nightly news for this Sunday. It will be the Eagles taking on the commanders on Sunday Night Football up next. I'm Hallie Jackson. And for all of us here at NBC, thanks for watching and have a great week.