what he said about reports the u.s. spied on south korean officials, rising nuclear tensions and relations with china the slow-moving disaster the severe flooding threat as snow melts much of yosemite park closed, as some areas along the mississippi are already under water. what doctors are calling one of the worst allergy seasons in decades why so many adults are suffering for the first time. and the remarkable life of an american original, singer, actor and civil rights activist, remembering the great harry belafonte. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome, everyone. there are 560 days until the 2024 presidential election, and tonight the ingredients for a potential trump-biden rematch are falling into place following president biden s announcement today that he is in, officially running for a second term in office as he put it in an early morning video release, to finish the job. the president laying out the stakes, taking
rape. e. jean carroll claims trump attacked her. he called carroll s claims a hoax and a lie. the arraignment of a man accused of killing the founder of cash app has been pushed to next week. an attorney for 38-year-old nima momeni asked for more time. my residents are one minute away from losing hope. norah: a cbs news investigation, why a texas hospital is forced to close. did investors walk away with millions? it became less about people and more about profits. norah: and remembering harry belafonte, the trailblazing singer and civil rights icon. daylight come and me want go home artists are the gatekeepers of truth. we are civilization s moral compass. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we want to begin with some breaking news. senior administration officials tell cbs news that the isis leader behind the 2021 suicide bombing at the kabul airport has been killed. 13 u.s. service members died in t
$8 million to create their own rival version of the college boards ap courses. so much for going along to get along. that is our show for tonight we will see you again tomorrow now it is time for the las word with ali bell she, who is in for lawrence. good evening, ali. it is good to see you, than you. we will see you tomorrow night we ll do. let s finish the job. today, joe biden and the speculation, yes, he s running for reelection for the same reasons he ra against on trump in 2020 because republican extremist are still threatening american democracy. - to fight for our democracy it shouldn t be a - to protect our rights. to make sure that everyone i this country is treated equall in that everyone is given fair shot at making it but you know, around th country, maga extremists are lining up to take away those bedrock freedoms, cuttin social security that you pager in for entire life walt cuttin taxes connect banning of books and telling people who they ca l
it s part of the pressure that helped to create that type of change. what would have become of my mother and those other protesters of a local journalist wasn t there telling the story? and now is no different. but thankfully, my mother s story was told she got to complete her degree of delta state and continued on the florida a and m and got another degree and then for the last 45 years, has worked at a historically black colleges and educator and administrator and . one of those many black colleges, they need a little bit more funny. you got a 20 on your joke. setting that down to one of the black colleges. uh to my mom. i said, thank you for everything you ve done for me and for helping countless students in birmingham have the opportunity to see a college degree. and to see an opportunity to grow, you know? my mother s journey may not have even begun, if not for brave journalists who chose to chronicle history and real time. and i don t know how to ever repay my mom for w
outfront next, russia seizing on tucker carlson s exit from fox. why this obsession? it comes as a top putin official tonight tells our matthew chance about the possibility of a prisoner swap for americans detained in russia. plus, what s old is new again. biden s message today for re-election, eerily similar to what he said on this very day exactly four years ago. will it work a second time? and then a story you will see first outfront tonight. outrage over lawmakers making decisions of white lawmakers making decisions for a city that is overwhelmingly black and democratic. outfront tonight, russia is hiring as a top putin mouthpiece offers tucker carlson a job with russian state television. the most senior russian official to visit the united states since putin invaded ukraine. you heard me there, today, said this, unprompted. translator: perhaps it would be useful to consider how things are with freedom of speech in the united states. i ve heard that tucker c