Forgive him. A lawyer for nfl Star Rashee Rice says hes cooperating with police after reports his car was involved in a major crash. Authorities asking for help i. D. Ing the man in this video. And hes young and driven. The Gamer Turned Nascar star who just claimed his first major checkered flag. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. Breaking tonight, a pair of closely watched Abortion Rulings late today by floridas supreme court. The conservative Majority Panel opening the door for a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. A point at which some women dont know they are pregnant. But in a separate ruling the court will leave it to florida voters to decide whether To Restore Abortion Rights when they go to the polls in november. Senior Legal Correspondent Laura Jarrett starts us off tonight. Reporter tonight floridas highest court paving the way for a strict abortion ban to go into effect, while also sending the issue back to the voters this november. The conservative court finding the states constitution does not protect Abortion Rights, which will now allow florida to ban the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many women know that theyre pregnant. That law signed last year by republican governor ron desantis, now set to go into effect in the next 30 days. We are here today to defend those who cant defend themselves. Reporter its all likely to usher in a sea change not only in florida but throughout the south as the state has seen a surge in patients from surrounding states that have passed stricter bans since roe v. Wade was overturned. But at the same time the court today also approving key language for a constitutional amendment protecting Abortion Rights after advocates gathered enough signatures for voters to decide the issue this november. I feel like women should not be told what to do. I dont think they should have abortion at all. Reporter if passed, it would guarantee the right to abortion before viability, which is usually around 24 weeks, or when necessary to protect the patients health. And laura, its not just florida that could have abortion on the ballot in november. Reporter thats right, lester. Several different states are considering Ballot Measures like these. Some theyve already succeeded. The advocates have succeeded getting them on the ballot. But in the meantime, in the short term, lester, this abortion ban, this sixweek abortion ban is going to start in the next 30 days in florida. All right. Laura, thanks very much. Just developing tonight, a driver near atlanta ramming his car into the front gate of the fbi office there. Blayne alexander reports he is in custody tonight. Reporter tonight, a major Security Scare at the Fbi Field Office in atlanta when agents say a man driving this vehicle used it to try and force his way inside. We can confirm a person rammed into the fbi atlantas front gate shortly after noon today. He was not associated with this facility. Reporter the fbi says the driver tried to get past the Security Checkpoint by following an employees vehicle inside. But the Security Barrier engaged and the suspect crashed his car into it. Officials say he then jumped out of the car and tried to run toward the building but only made it a few feet before being tackled. Several of our Special Agents who were passing by apprehended him. His motives at this point are not known. The suspect was taken to a local area hospital, where hes being evaluated. Reporter the suspect was never close to actually getting inside of the building, officials say, and note its too early to tell whether this was a potential act of terror. Tonight, fbi officials are not releasing the name of the suspect and say no weapons were found inside the car. And tonight officials are considering both state and federal charges. Lester . Blayne alexander, thank you. Tens of millions are in the crosshairs of Severe Weather tonight and tomorrow in the midwest and south from the same storm that caused major flooding and surprisingly heavy snow in california over the weekend. Al roker is tracking it for us. Al, a dangerous situation brewing. In fact, lester, it is developing right now. A volatile situation. We have 8 Million People under tornado watches from st. Louis, kansas city down to Oklahoma City and just north of dallas until late tonight. And then weve also got, as you can see, this line of showers and thunderstorms moving into the midwest. Flood watches for 16 Million People. Tonight we are really concerned about this area right in Central Oklahoma where weve got damaging hail, wind gusts, nocturnal tornadoes. These are twice as deadly as daytime tornadoes. Fort smith, joplin, st. Louis, poplar bluff, and then we move into tomorrow. The threat ramps up to 55 Million People in the Upper Ohio River Valley from columbus, nashville, chattanooga, birmingham. Were looking at rainfall amounts anywhere from two to three inches. And on the back side of this system, lester, weve got a major snowstorm, Blizzard Conditions possible in parts of Northern New England for up to 18 inches of snow. All right. Al roker, thank you. Six days since baltimores key Bridge Collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship there is progress in the urgent effort to reopen the port. Officials saying crews have already opened a narrow channel to allow Recovery Vessels to access the disaster site. Aaron gilchrist is there. Reporter tonight authorities battling more bad weather in the Urgent Mission to get a portion of the baltimore port back open. Today announcing a temporary channel now complete. It will help us to get more vessels in the water around the site of the collapse. Reporter we were out on the water with the coast guard late today. With this temporary Shipping Channel now open, were seeing one of the first ships to go through off in the distance here. A barge being pushed by a tugboat. The operation in full swing six days after the Francis Scott key Bridge Collapsed when a Container Ship struck one of its pillars. We know crews were out this weekend with cutting Torches Slicing these pieces of metal. Youre looking at now some of the first pieces that were cut and theyre waiting to be removed. The new 11footdeep temporary shipping lane expected to allow only vessels essential to salvage operations. More than 370 engineers, technicians, Logistics Experts and others working around the clock. The plan, clear the bridge wreckage from the channel, stabilize the dali, remove the bridge span from its bow and eventually remove some Cargo Containers so the massive ship can be refloated and brought back to port. All of this expected to take weeks at least. Were going to move as rapidly as possible, but were going to continue to do it safely. Reporter every day the port remains closed could have a major impact on both the supply chain and the 8,000 jobs that directly depend on this busy waterway being open. 140,000 workers have some connection to this shipping hub. It stung seeing it come down. Reporter Chris Elliott is a longshoreman, the folks who handle all the products moving from ship to shore at the port. Since the Bridge Collapse chris has been in limbo. The uncertainty has to be hard, though. Yeah, it is. Every day youre thinking about the future and the uncertainty. You know, you lose some sleep over it. Got bills to pay. Reporter tonight were also learning the owner of the Container Ship petitioned the court to limit its liability for this accident. And President Biden plans to visit the wreckage on friday. Lester . All right, aaron, thank you. In South Carolina a new sentence for Alex Murdaugh today for federal financial crimes. Priya sridhar joins us. Priya, this comes on top of multiple state sentences including for the murder of his wife and son. Reporter thats right, lester. Today murdaugh was sentenced to 40 years in prison and 8 million in restitution for stealing millions from his family law firms personal injury clients. This is in addition to the two Life Sentences without parole hes already serving for killing his wife and son and 27 years in state prison for similar financial crimes. Murdaugh appeared in court today in an Orange Jumpsuit and shackles and addressed the judge for 13 minutes. He said hes remorseful and embarrassed about what he did and that he thinks about his victims every day. Two of his victims also appeared in court today and said they forgive him. Lester . Priya sridhar, thank you. Tonight a lawyer for nfl Star Rashee Rice said he is cooperating as authorities investigate a sixvehicle crash in dallas that may have involved one of his cars. Priscilla thompson now with late details. Reporter for the First Time Since this terrifying crash Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receiver rashee rice is responding amid reports that his car may have been involved. His Attorney Writing in a statement that rice is cooperating fully with authorities and will take all necessary steps to address this situation responsibly, adding his thoughts are with everyone impacted. The response comes 48 hours after this sixcar crash caused, police say, by this lamborghini and corvette speeding down the expressway. Major accident on the freeway at the 6700 block of North Central expressway northbound. Reporter Dramatic Dashcam video shows the Moment Police say the drivers lost control, one car slamming into the Center Median as the other appears to spin out. Kayla quinn says she and her 4yearold son were headed home after a day at the zoo when they were among those hit. This could have ended way worse, she wrote on social media. Both cars hitting me yet me and my baby walked out untouched. Police say all injuries were minor and the occupants of the lamborghini and the corvette all ran from the scene. Moments after the crash a bystander captured this video. You guys all right . Yeah. My chest. Where are you guys heading . You guys all right . Yeah. You guys just going to leave it . Reporter tonight the nfl not commenting. But the chiefs president telling Kcmo Talk Radio this. Well get to the bottom of it. Well gather the facts. And then well react accordingly. Reporter Dallas Police are not saying if rice was involved in the actual crash, and theyre asking for the publics help in identifying the men in the video. Lester . Priscilla thompson, thank you. In the middle east iran is claiming tonight that an israeli air strike in syria killed some of its senior commanders at an iranian diplomatic building in damascus. Raf sanchez has more. Reporter tonight the fiery aftermath of what appears to be a targeted strike in syria. Smoke and flames billowing from an iranian diplomatic building in damascus. Debris scattered on the street. Iran says the blast killed two generals and five officers from its revolutionary guard, and its blaming israel and vowing revenge. Israel not commenting. Iran is a primary backer of both hezbollah and hamas. As fears grow of a widening conflict outside gaza, where today israel announced the end of what it calls a twoweek Counterterror Raid on al shifa hospital, leaving behind a trail of destruction. Israel says hamas used the hospital as a base and that israeli commandos killed 200 militants and captured senior hamas operatives. The u. S. Saying hamas is hiding among civilians. Hamas should not should not be operating out of hospitals. But as weve also said, we do not want firefights in a hospital. Reporter the World Health Organization says at least 21 patients died during the israeli siege. And gazas hamasrun Health Ministry said they found bodies of civilians decomposing in the dirt. Among them dr. Ahmad maqadmeh according to his family and palestinian media. A dedicated surgeon, his colleague said he refused to leave his patients behind. He opted to stay in Northern Gaza in shifa and ali to look after his patients. Reporter and israels military saying tonight an iranianmade drone hit an Israeli Naval base. There were no casualties but israel calling it a very serious incident. Lester . Raf sanchez, thank you. In 60 seconds the 20 an hour pay hike for Fast Food Workers in california. But what will the impact be on meal prices . Next. More than 500,000 Fast Food Workers got a raise today to 20 an hour as a new law took effect in california. Its meant to offset the high Cost Of Living, but it may also means youll pay more for your burger. Heres liz kreutz. Something is better than nothing. Reporter for three years Anisha Williams has worked at jack in the box, struggling to make ends meet as a single mom in highpriced los angeles. They need to know that their workers are struggling. Some workers are homeless. Reporter thats why today marks a moment shes been waiting for. Anisha is among hundreds of thousands of Fast Food Workers across california getting a raise. We need this. We need this so bad. Reporter after years of Protest Restaurant Chains with more than 60 Locations Nationwide must now pay their california employees at least 20 an hour. Its one of the highest minimum wages in the country and the first time State Lawmakers have mandated a minimum wage for just one industry. Supporters say its time for the billiondollar corporations to pay a living wage. Hows it going . Reporter but many Franchise Owners like jessica diambra, who runs 11 mcdonalds around l. A. , say the law puts an unfair strain on their businesses already operating on slim margins. Do you feel targeted that its specifically for fast food . Yes. And i think people just dont realize that, they see this Big Mcdonald Brand and just think oh, theyve got all the money in the world, and its just thats not at all how it is. Reporter mcdonalds, chipotle and starbucks already saying they plan to raise prices to offset the rising labor costs. Pizza hut preemptively laid off 1,200 Delivery Drivers like michael ojeda. I was very frustrated. A lot of us got our jobs taken from us. Reporter he was let go after eight years. Whats the point of the raise if you dont have a job anymore . Reporter experts say the law may also lead to shorter hours and expedite the push to automation, replacing people with technology. Economists often say theres no such thing as a free lunch. Does that apply here . It really applies here. But we forget that somebodys paying for it somewhere. Reporter but for anisha as the Cost Of Living rises she says a few extra dollars goes a long way. Im praying that this 20 will actually do something for me and my children. Reporter liz kreutz, nbc news, los angeles. Up next for us tonight, colleges warnings over Financial Aid chaos. Could it impact thousands of students ability to go to college in the fall . Were back now with our series kids under pressure. We first told you last month about glitches causing chaos in college Financial Aid approvals. Now universities are sounding the alarm that they cant process it all in time. Heres stephanie gosk. Reporter choosing a college is hard enough. But as the enrollment deadline draws near, some students still dont know if they will get the Financial Aid they need to pay for school. Frustrating virginia high schooler kate tunstall. How many schools accepted you . Five or six. How many of them have told you whether or not they will offer Financial Aid . None of them. Reporter issues with the federal governments new Financial Aid form fafsa keep mounting. Students who dont have offers, they likely will choose to not go to college in the fall, and that will be a tragedy for them and a tragedy for the nation. Reporter according to a recent survey of college officials, 67 dont think their school can process Financial Aid in the next few weeks. Lowincome students are already facing a number of challenges to get a higher education, and arent they the ones who are hurt the most by this . They are definitely the ones who are hurt the most. The irony is that this was a system that was aimed at making it easier. Reporter the new Financial Aid form mandated by Congress Expanded eligibility and streamlined questions from 103 to about 20. But there was a late rollout and lots of glitches. Theres no question that the transition here has been rocky and its been challenging, not just for us but for students and for colleges. Reporter facing delays, dozens of colleges have pushed back the may 1st enrollment deadline. The d. O. E. Has also made multiple changes, including adding Department Employees to deal with the issues and loosening requirements for schools. People are working seven days a week here, long nights, to make sure that its going to be possible for people to get their aid offers. Reporter meanwhile, the tunstalls wait. If were unable to know if we can pay for the college, then its a pretty big deal. Reporter like many students what she doesnt want along with the College Diploma is a mountain of debt. Stephanie gosk, nbc news. And next tonight, how playing video games as a kid propelled him right into the fast lane of nascar and his first big win. Sad news tonight about a world war ii hero. Lou conter, The Last Living Survivor from the uss arizona, has died at the age of 102. The arizona was bombed. It sank during the japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor in 1941. More than 1,000 american sailors and marines were on board and were killed. And finally, he went from playing video games to driving in nascar. And at the age of 21 hes just getting started. Sam brock now with his story. Reporter for fans of 21yearold rajah caruth there it is rajah caruth wins it in las vegas first career win. Reporter his accomplishments might seem to be flying in at breakneck speed. Are you telling me because youre 21 now, right . Only four years ago was your first race . Yeah. Coming on five. It will be five in june. And so to be at this level i feel pretty proud so far. Reporter the number 71 truck for spire motorsports. Caruth just became the third black driver in nascars history to win a National Series race after Wendell Scott and bubba wallace. Did you see that as part of your mission . The passion was the main thing, and it still is, right . Its authentic to my background and who i am and my family. But at the same time, you know, im here to be a racer. Reporter video games as a kid so you even have like Tire Pressure in there . Oh, yeah. You can see all that stuff. Reporter and isimulator machines as a teen serving as a springboard straight to nascars drive for Diversity Program here in north carolina, following in the footsteps of drivers like wallace and daniel suarez. Well, for me it was literally the sole reason why i was able to make the jump from racing online to in real life. Reporter and critical support coming from his family. Going through the cadence of any driver and any parent that wants to support a child doing something. But as far as it being a very unique thing, thats a difference. Right . Do you think rajahs accomplishments are opening the door for other people to come on through . Yeah, absolutely. Reporter now with a full garage. I appreciate their work. Reporter caruth an inspiration. Last year was the dream. And now the dream is reality. So its really cool. Reporter and Success Story thats only beginning to rev up. Sam brock, nbc news, mooresville, north carolina. And thats nightly news for this monday. Thank you for watching. Im lester holt. Please take care of yourself and each other. Good night. Test. Right now on nbc bay area news tonight, a big part of big sur closed off by a landslide that happened during this weekends storms. So we decided to kind of head back north and see what we would find. And sure enough, when we got to bixby bridge, there was firemen and chp there turning everybody around. We talked to someone who got escorted through the damage. Were down in big sur tonight with the latest. Also, sfo is pushing back after the Oakland Airport proposes