when you ve got something that was this bad somebody s got to pay. somebody has got to pay. hello, and welcome to dateline. nona dirksmeyer and kevin jones were a couple with a bright future. she was a self-confident 19 -year-old known for her beautiful voice. he was her devoted boyfriend with big ambitions. then, a brutal attack their shattered their dreams. it was a crime that would shake a small southern town to its core. and pit a family against the community they called home. here s keith morrison with what happened to the beauty queen? look at her. look at the young woman at the heart of our story. you can see how lovely she is. the young beauty queen. can you see her vulnerability? by now your first impression is probably locked in. it s very unlikely to change. and certainly, that s how it was in russellville, arkansas. the town where a first impression hardens like a patch of cement. about her and also about for better or worse, the young man acc
bridget, she s gone. there was nothing believable about a perfectly healthy person having a catastrophic fall. this is not an accident. but again,. police close the case. and again, that followed. you get another phone call? it was just absolutely shocking. this one was devastating. this was absolutely devastating. a killer hunting members of a frightened family. and they re the only ones convinced that it israel. this isn t a curse. this isn t a fluke. we were right. we were right the whole time. it was a home filled with joy. holidays, family celebrations. this is where they all gathered. the home was a home of happiness. she s not breathing. doug until the house became the scene of one tragedy. then another. how could this happen twice? to one family? i couldn t reconcile. it and another. it s just, in the realm of the bizarre. how are we going to endure a third death? was the house cursed? it gives me chills when i think, he
pro punishing protesters forcing some to fight in the very war they want to stop. and crisis of democracies, a warning to the world from french president macron, and his message to donald trump after being wrapped up in the mar-a-lago case. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. and we begin with our politics lead. and just in, special master of the trump mar-a-lago documents case opens the door to hearing witness testimony. this, coming after yet another legal defeat for former president donald trump. three judges from the 11th circuit court of appeals unanimously reversed district judge aleene cannon s decision. three-judge panel, one obama and three trump appointees. a special master s review of that subset, about 100 records is now partially stopped after judge cannon amended her ruling today. and just a short time ago, a special master deliver a new order to trump s legal team to prove one notable aspect in the former president s public claims. an in
evidence. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. russia s military said to be divided tonight over ukraine s stunning military offensive, retaking thousands of square miles from moscow s forces, which are now on the defensive in eastern and southern ukraine. cnn s senior international correspondent matthew chance has the latest for us. matthew, cnn s reporting that putin himself is giving directions to generals on the battlefield as russia s military appears increasingly divided on how to proceed with this war. tell us more of what you re learning. reporter: that s right, wolf. tonight another illustration of just how much intelligence u.s. authorities have, the u.s. intelligence has, on the thinking of what s going on inside the russian command structure. they re talking about intercepts that they ve sort of made available to cnn. we re reporting on that. about how there are disagreements on the
picket lines? but as the tock market plummets and rates soar, the democrats are still pushing for more spending on climate change and a freeze in lending to oil companies only to receive a smackdown during jpmorgan ceo jamie dimon. please answer question or no, does your bank have a policy against lending new oil and gas products? absolutely not. that would be the road to hell for america. maria: coming up, utah senator mike lee on biden s dangerous policies as democrats renege if on joe manchin s permitting promises. will the government shut down this week with still no new money going to the open border? then, the iranian people are on the streets this morning chanting death to the supreme leader. is iran about to break, and why is the biden administration strengthening their hand now with a new nuclear deal? coming up, arkansas senator and senate armed services committee member tom cotton on biden s weakness on the world stage. plus, death, drugs and terrorists coming