one jet flew underneath the drone, and kipped the pro-feller on the back of the mq-9. because of the damage, we were in a position to have to essentially have to crash it into the black sea. reporter: but russia denies the two aircraft collided. the russian ambassador to the u.s. trying to calm tensions after the biden administration summoned him to the state department. we prefer not to create a situation where we can face unintended collisions or unintended incidents between the russian federation and the united states. reporter: with u.s. and russian aircraft operating over the black sea, the invasion of ukraine drags on, and so do the chances of a dangerous miscalculation. we know that the interception was intentional. it was also very unsafe and unprofessional. the actual contact of the russian fighter with our uav, the physical contact of those two, not sure yet. reporter: russian aircraft have had other dangerous confrontations with the u.s. in the black se
questioned whether he should be playing. in february, one of his teammates gave him a pat-down during pregame introductions that drew criticism after the shooting. it s not appropriate, it s been addressed and it will not happen again for the remainder of this year. reporter: on the eve of alabama s first round game, miller was asked how he s able to focus on the tournament with everything that s happened on the court. i just think of my teammates. they re here for me like a family away from home. reporter: we reached out to attorneys for comment. when miller came to his press conference today, he was escorted by an armed security guard. the coach said that was necessary because of threats miller has received after everything that s happened. so far, a l al has been unfazed by everything off of the court and we ll see if that continues tomorrow in the tournament 2:45 eastern against texas a&m. they re seeded first in their
district attorney, saying there is nothing we could charge him with. alabama athletics has called miller a cooperating witness, but received heavy criticism for allowing miller to play. the athletic director greg burn was asked if miller s talent and ongoing season is the reason he was still on the court. i think that s a fair narrative that people can immediately go to. what i have tried to think about this entire time is let s do what we think is right. let s make sure we are honest. he hasn t been in any type of trouble nor is he in any type of trouble in this case. reporter: after those comments, the alabama head coach said his words came across poorly. miller never missed a beat shortly after being named in court as the person who transported the gun. he scored 41 points in a win over south carolina, while many
night. this whole situation is just really heartbreaking. reporter: brandon miller is alabama s best player and a top pick in the nba draft. he s led alabama to its best season in school history, earning the top seed in the ncaa tournament for the first time. but the team s success this season has been marred by the shooting death of a young mother near campus. we ve been fully cooperating with law enforcement the entire time. reporter: in january, a backup on the team, darius miles, and another man were charged with capital murder with police saying davis pulled the dru trigger. a law enforcement officer testified that miller transported the gun to miles. miller s attorney said that miller never touched the gun, and didn t know any illegal activity involving the gun would occur. miller has not been charged in the case with tuscaloosa s