draining their bank accounts. for some victims it s fatal. one mother who fought to convince police her son s death was no accidental overdose. those images of unruly passengers on planes. today, the flight attendants on the steps of the capitol. what they re demanding congress do about it. the growing scam involving ai. how criminals can impersonate you or a loved one and cash in. and on this vietnam veterans day, , haarry smiith on a a journey home more than 50 years in the making. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. we begin with developing news out of the vatican tonight surrounding the health of pope francis. just days before the start of holy week observances, the 86-year-old leader of the roman catholic church is in a hospital in rome tonight after suffering breathing difficulties in recent days. tonight the vatican reports pope francis is being treated for a respiratory infection and will remain hospit
joining us in the united states and around the world. and just ahead on cnn newsroom they screwed up our town, they will fix it. it has been two weeks now and we have no plans of going back to our house. xw a key witness to a lot of the things donald trump was doing. if jack smith wants mark meadows testimony, jack smith will get mark meadows testimony. they have just unloaded the tents here. they is one of the hardest hit areas in the quake zone. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is february 16, 9:00 a.m. in london and 4:00 a.m. in east palestine, ohio where in a few hours the air will be tested. this was the scene three days after the train derailed. federal investigators are reviewing numerous videos and data from the so-called black box and despite ohio s governor saying it is safe to return home, many residents have evacuated their homes and businesses out of concern for their safety from the toxic chemic
the gop battle for speaker. kevin mccarthy losing round after round for a third day, but is there progress in sight? violence erupting as the son of drug kingpin el chapo was arresteded in mexicoco. the deadly bomb cyclone slamming the west coast and now a new threat. the moving funeral at the vatican for pope benedict. royal bombshell. prince hararry alleging in his new b book he wasas physysically attttacked by brother r william. and hello, again, behind the scenes of neil diamond s surprise for fans after a health battle led him to retire from the stage. good times never seem so good good evening. we are getting our first detailed look at some of the evidence authorities say they have gathered against the suspect in the november murders of four idaho college students. just hours after his extradition from pennsylvania to idaho, bryan kohberger appearing in court where a probable cause affidavit was unsealed describing the dna trail allegedly linking a kni
of donald trump s top allies now says he s ready to testify. plus, president zelensky message to russia on a deadly strike in an apartment building in ukraine. live from cnn, this is cnn newsroom. thank you for joining us, japan is preparing to form a leader just hours after his party won big in parliamentary elections. a private wake will be held about three hours from now, followed by funeral service tuesday afternoon. u.s. secretary of state anthony lincoln made an unscheduled trip to tokyo to pay his respects. during his time in office, he really took the relationship between our countries to new heights. as i share with our colleagues we saw in him something rare. a man who had the vision and the ability to realize that vision. but mostly, i came because more than allies, we are friends. and when a friend is hurting, other friends show up. in the meantime we are learning new details about the suspect and his anger over an unnamed group he thought they were conn
2020 and january 2021. this pressure campaign on pence to overturn the lelection what understand instructions trump gave his lawyers and advisers about fake electors and sending electors back to the state. as the former president returned to washington since leading office, we ll have some of what he said shortly. first what merrick garland told lester holt when asked when indicting a former president and possible presidential candidate again might tear the country apart. we pursue justice without fear or favor. we intend to hold everyone, anyone who is criminally responsible for the events surrounding january 6th or any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another accountable. that s what we do. we don t pay any attention to other issues with respect to that. reporter: so if donald trump were to become a candidate for president again, that would not change your schedule or how you move forward or don t move forward? i ll say