sitcom star convicted of rape in a case that put his religion, scientology, on trial, as well. nasa weighing in on videos of suspected ufos we ll show you what they said about these giant orbs flying across the sky. the wild video from a georgia highway. this car launching off a tow truck s ramp going airborne what we know about the driver. and the hero on mount everest. the incredible rare rescue, a sherpa literally carrying a sick climber down on his back announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester we begin tonight with breaking news as two major stories are are playing out right now which coul shape the political landscape for years to come tonight, that critical vote in the house of representatives finally passing. it is the up an unusual bipartisan push from president biden and speaker mccarthy, wrangling enough members from both parties to pass it we have major developments in the 2024 race for president
aisle coming out against it. the nation could default within days. also tonight, the battle heating up for the republican presidential nomination. two big names, former vice president mike pence and chris christie, now set to jump it as florida governor ron desantis takes his toughest shots yet at donald trump. the search for survivors in that partially collapsed apartment building in iowa. tonight, you ll hear from the families holding out hope amid the rubble as the woman who was rescued after being trapped for 27 hours speaks out. plus, the pets just rescued. out-of-control wildfires in canada. why they re triggering air quality warnings in the u.s. this just in, the sitcom star convicted of rape in a case that put his religion, scientology, on trial, as well. nasa weighing in on videos of suspected ufos. we ll show you what they said about these giant orbs flying across the sky. the wild video from a georgia highway. this car launching off a tow truck s ramp g
targets of the attack that day. every sitting member of congress and members of their staff, as well as donald trump s own vice president, who came within feet of a mob that wanted to hang him. but it was the capitol police, metropolitan police, and other law enforcement officers who suffered the most direct and severe physical harm at the hands of the maga insurrection. as the dramatic and disturbing body camera video shows, they were forced to engage in literal hand-to-hand combat. they were attacked with bats, clubs, pepper spray, even flagpoles and a fire extinguisher. they were stabbed, stump, and push downstairs. they suffered concussions, cracked ribs, and shattered spines. one lasted i, and five of those officers died in the days and weeks following the attack. one january 6th defendant who was just sentenced to four years in prison was caught on camera that day saying this. quote, death is the only remedy for what s in the capital building. for every single one of those
to believe how it happened and that somehow the driver survived. blayne alexander with the video and the story behind it. reporter: officials say they don t know how the driver could have missed the flashing lights and emergency vehicles that she approached this accident scene and the wrecker at full speed. this body camera video shows what happened next. the car rams into the back of the wrecker then goes airborne slamming into another car as officers run to help. rollover. immediate roll. terrified thing to watch because you didn t know how many were in the car. reporter: lowndes sheriff ashley polk was there. i ve been doing this 31 years. i never seen anything like it. it was a miracle she was alive because one more roll she probably would have been ejected. reporter: it all happened on a busy south georgia highway. the driver of that car was rushed to the hospital.
report he had just been robbed by two men at gun point. one of the guys started hitting me and i fall to the ground. reporter: not fall from the caller s location, a police officer found 19-year-old devon bailly and another man. newly released body camera video shows what happened next. we got a report of two people similar descriptions possibly having a gun, all right? don t reach for your waist. we re going to check to make sure you don t have a weapon, all right? heads up, heads up, heads up! get your hands up, get your hands up, get your hands up! get down on the ground. bailey was shot three times in the back and once in the arm. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. the county sheriff eav s officed early on one of them reached for