case, is to call the defendant himself to testify. margaret: plus, hunter biden s daughter takes the stand. what she said that made her father emotional. the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, and thank you for being with us. i m margaret brennan in for norah o donnell. the prosecution rested in the federal gun trial of hunter biden. his eldest daughter took the stand today to testify in his defense. naomi biden told the jury about visiting her father while he was in rehab, just weeks before the gun purchase at the center of the case. she said, he seemed like the clearest i had seen him since my uncle died. and then, i told him i was so proud of him. an emotional moment that came after prosecutors wrapped their case with testimony from law enforcement officials, who spoke about drug residue and text messages between hunter biden and his alleged dealers. cbs s scott macfarlane was inside the courtroom and will start us off tonight. reporter: 30-year-old n
our correspondent hugo bachega has more from jerusalem. this annual list by the un secretary general covers the killing of children in conflict and also the denial of access to aid in the targeting of schools and hospitals. it s still not clear what accusations the israeli military is facing, but this decision, if it s taken, will put more pressure on the country s authorities. unsurprisingly, there s been strong reaction from israeli officials. benjamin netanyahu said the un had added itself to the blacklist of history and he said the israeli military was the most moral army in the world. they have been reports suggesting that both hamas and islamichhad will also be added to the list and there has been reaction from the palestinians as well. a spokesman for the palestinian president told reuters that this decision was a step closer to holding israel accountable for its crimes. french president emmanuel macron has promised ukraine new weapons and fighterjets. mr macron, who s
meetings, i billion with a b. we ve got this. honor, got this. i m kevin lived ttac at the white house and this is cnn hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me on fredricka whitfield, new today, emotional moments in israel as four hostages are rescued and reunited with their families after eight months of being held by hamas, the israeli military launching a dramatic raid into gaza to run turn those hostages home. but that operation also left a trail of devastation for several, for central gaza, there were reports of more than 200 killed and the salt and hundreds more wounded also knew today a potential shakeup in israel s emergency government prime minister netanyahu. now asking war cabinet member benny gantz to stay after reports that he and his national unity party would withdraw from the government. gans postpone that news conference set for today after the rescue of the four israeli hostages. cnn s paula hancocks. and priscilla alvarez have been tr
about his efforts to get sober before buying the gun at the center of the case. the outrage in israel. the u.n. adding it and hamas to a blacklist of those who harm children in war zones. new body cam video from the arrest of the world s number one golfer, scottie scheffler. what it reveals. and team usa stunning the world with a historic win. is america catching cricket fever? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. in this season of extremes and heightened weather danger we ve witnessed these last several weeks, it s now the crippling heat we re watching tonight taking hold across a wide stretch of the southern tier putting 21 million people under heat alerts today. in the past 24 hours, triple-digit temperatures being recorded in places that include phoenix and las vegas. near record high temperatures could occur as far east as miami. tonight, first responders are adopting some of the lessons from last year s deadly summ
hugo bachega has more, from jerusalem thousands of children have been killed in this war against hamas in gaza and thousands more are in desperate need of humanitarian help. this list by the un secretary general covers the un secretary general covers the killing of children in conflict and also the denial of access to aid in the targeting of schools and hospitals. it is still not clear what accusations the israeli military is facing but this decision, if it is taken will put more pressure on the country s authorities and unsurprisingly there has been strong reaction from israeli officials. benjamin netanyahu said the un had added itself to the blacklist of history and he said the israeli military was the most moral army in the world. the israeli foreign minister said this decision would have an impact on the country s relations with the united nations. they have been reports suggesting that both hamas and islamichhad will also be added to the list and there has been reaction