The image. It was supposed to be the First Official photo since kate underwent Mystery Surgery nearly two months ago. Now its fueling even more questions about her health. Also tonight, the terrifying moments in midair aboard an international flight. The plane experiencing a strong shake. 50 people injured. What happened . The powerful winds turning deadly in the northeast. More than 50 million under alerts. Flight delays and Tens Of Thousands without power. President biden attacking something his likely opponent said about entitlements. Would former President Trump cut Social Security and medicare . The delay in getting aid into gaza. 200 tons of food. Whats holding it up . It comes as the tensions between the u. S. And israel spill out into the open. Our nbc news exclusive. Charles spencer, the brother of princess diana, speaking out about the sexual abuse he says he suffered at an elite Boarding School. And two families. How one helped the other achieve the American Dream. Now theyr
Would former President Trump cut Social Security and medicare . The delay in getting aid into gaza. 200 tons of food whats holding it up it comes as the tensions between the u. S. And israel spill out into the open. Our Nbc News Exclusive. Charles spencer, the brother of princess diana, speaking out about the sexual abuse he says he suffered at an elite Boarding School and two families how one helped the other achieve the American Dream now theyre paying It Back Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. A suspicion that there was more or maybe less than meets the eye in a widely circulated photo of britains Princess Kate is stirring broad speculation tonight about the princess and her Health Nearly two months after she was hospitalized for Abdominal Surgery. At first glance the photo is a picture of happiness, a beaming princess embracing her children the image released by Kensington Palace. But on closer examination News Agencies including nbc news
i m elise preston in santa monica, california, where crowds are coming to escape the extreme heat. also tonight, mixed signals. after a week filled with flight delays and cancellations, starting today, there s a new invisible threat that could cause more disruptions. i m michael george in new york. new, more powerful 5g wireless signals could make your flight delays even worse. plus, immigrant crackdown. florida s new law that takes aim at undocumented workers and their employers takes effect today. rage in the streets. as france struggles to quash days of violent protests. peach problem. what s eating into georgia s farmers profits, and impact k sweet treats? and later hog wild. we ll take you to the town that s squealing with pig pride. what do we have up here? this is a pork in the road. this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. we begin this fourth of july weekend with severe heat scorching much of the country. and i
reporter: a deal with the fcc allows wireless companies to start powering up new 5g our towers near major airports today. an altimeter bounces radio signals off the ground to determine how high the plane is flying. but 5g signals could potentially interfere with those readings, making landing in fog or other poor visibility conditions dangerous. cbs news travel editor peter greenberg explains, this has nothing to do with your phone or whether it s in airplane mode. those don t affect navigation, but a 5g tower can because it s sending a sill, not for the plane, but that signal can actually disrupt the readings you re going to get on the radio altimeter which will give the pilot a false altitude reading. reporter: most major u.s. airlines have fully upgraded to new altimeters that aren t affected by 5g signals. delta airlines told cbs news, due to supply chain problems, 190 of its planes aren t yet retrofitted. in a statement, delta says, some of our aircraft will have more restr
years ago. the details are chillingly similar to what we ve learned about this particular crash. this one a couple years ago, the plane went down in namibia. the co-pilot, same situation, left to use the restroom. the pilot seemed to barricade himself in. there was banging at the door of the co-pilot trying to get in. the pilot then switched the plane s altitude reading from 38,000 feet to ground level. of course you know what happened next. that also was ruled as an intentional act by the pilot in that case which raises the question how common are these types of situations? how common is what s called aircraft assisted suicide? it s extremely, extremely rare. when you look at the number of flights in 2014 there were approximately 40 million flights that landed safely. and you go back over the decades, back into the 90s, into the 80s, you find one or two, but we re talking in millions upon millions of