Tonight Vice President Harris closing the gap with former President Trump ahead of the biggest moment of her political career so far

hitting the road in Pennsylvania today with the Democratic National Convention set to kick off in just hours, what to expect from President

Biden's prime time speech and what new polling shows about where the race stands.

Also tonight, protesters gathering already outside the DNC, with thousands more expected,

the security plan in place, and the concern about clashes with police.

Extreme weather across the country, an intense thunderstorm.

Look at this, sending this bounce house airborne and the dangerous rip current threat

on the East Coast as the cleanup from Ernesto begins.

Here in Washington, new video, appearing to show a beating outside a shak

what the victim is saying tonight.

A terrifying scene at a music festival, this Ferris wheel erupting in flames. The new crackdown on retail

theft, how California is going after shoplifters and car thieves in what could be a blueprint

for the rest of the country.

An NBC News exclusive inside operation,

we will find you as US Marshals tracked down hundreds of missing kids

in just six weeks.

And these very good dogs and the people making it easier to

find their forever homes. This is NBC Nightly News with Hallie Jackson.

Good evening.

We begin tonight with the race for the White House that is clearly changed compared to just a month ago and clearly competitive with

Democrats hoping the week of prime time programming kicking off tomorrow in

Chicago keeps momentum moving for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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