World News The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will be providing up to $450 million in emergency food assistance for the families and communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey. NBC 's 288 consecutive week winning run had stetched back to September 2009 and the drop comes two months after Brian Williams ' suspension . An NBC spokesperson said the network was 'pleased ' with substitute anchor Lester Holt 's 'strong performance ' Switch also follows a change in how the numbers are crunched and NBC is now prevented from including repeat numbers from overnight replays .
World News Tonight evening newscast has officially overtaken underfire rival NBC 's Nightly News in the ratings war . NBC 's 288 consecutive week winning run had stetched back to September 2009 and the drop comes two months after Brian Williams ' suspension . An NBC spokesperson said the network was 'pleased ' with substitute anchor Lester Holt 's 'strong performance ' Switch also follows a change in how the numbers are crunched and NBC is now prevented from including repeat numbers from overnight replays .