legend kobe bryant says she was left devastated by first responders photographs of her dead husband and daughter after a fatal helicopter crash. and home invasion why this seal caused something of a stir for one family and their cat in new zealand. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. we begin in the us, where a former british member of the islamic state group has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in virginia. 34 year old el shafee elsheikh was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. and then they would ask me to. el shafee elsheikh claimed he was a simple is fighter who wanted to help. but it wasn t true. he was part of the islamic state group which terrorised large swathes of iraq and syria between 2014 and 2017. beatings, electrocutions and mock executions were carried out by the jihadists on western hostages, wh
despite a year long family feud, the coronation of a new king of the zulu nation is taking place in south africa, the first such event in 50 years. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the home of russia s black sea fleet in crimea, sevastapol, has once again come under drone attack, the latest in a series over the past few days. these pictures appear to show what the russian installed regional head said was a ukrainian drone being shot down over a naval headquarters, before falling onto the roof of the building. he said no damage had been done. several other drone attacks were reported overnight in crimea, including one at an airbase. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin says un officials will be granted permission to visit and inspect the zaporizhzhia nuclear complex. the announcement came as claims of fighting near the plant continued, with four civilians reportedly injured by russian shelling. the plant at zaporizhzhia has been under
the belief among democrats that a horrible political climate is improving some. plus, a high stakes trip. multiple officials now tell cnn the house speaker nancy pelosi will touch down in taiwan, ignoring dramatic warnings from china. and this week, democrats promised to put a vets bill back on the floor a second time. that after republican rejection prompts angry viral protests. we begin the hour, though, with death and devastation and sadness in kentucky. more heavy rain coming tonight and adding to the already historic and destructive flooding. at least 30 people are dead, including these four children, 2, 4, 6, and 8 years old and swept away when strong flood waters ripped them from their parents. the governor says they will, quote, be finding bodies for we weeks. certainly the deadliest and most devastating of my lifetime. we can now confirm we have lost 30 kentuckians to this flooding and that is going to grow. we know about additional bodies beyond these 30 confirmed
photos of the crash that killed her husband and her daughter. cbs jonathan vigliotti is at the courthouse. and, a 12-year-old baseball player is out of the i.c.u., taking his first steps, as his team pays tribute at the little league world series. cbs nikki battiste speaks with his dad. he just keeps defeating the odds, and the only way to explain that is by miracles. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. i m margaret brennan, in for norah. tonight, the u.s. will, for the first time, give ukraine scan eagle surveillance drones, mine-resistant vehicles, and mine-clearing equipment to mount a military counteroffensive against russian forces. a senior defense official tells cbs news that the nearly $800 million package is to help ukrainian forces regain territory, as the war nears its sixth month. shelling around a key nuclear plant in ukraine