For the First Time Since the attempted coup we have the only u. S. Journalist on the ground just hours until team usas highstakes match against portugal our oneonone with the legendary Megan Rapinoe. Remembering paul reubens, the actor beloved for the peewee herman character. His secret Health Battle and the tragic death of a rising star from hbos euphoria at only 25 announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone and welcome the sad and at times bizarre trial of an idaho mother who was convicted of killing two of her children and conspiring to kill her husbands former wife ended today with multiple life sentences. The judge ordering Lori Vallow Daybell to spend the rest of her Life In Prison without the chance of parole the toetails of case, her claim to be a godd her children zombihe believed, captured headlines around the world. Before she was sentenced Vallow Daybell offered no remorse. As she addressed the court, declaring no one was murdered and suggest
election he lost. and hearing the case, the panel of nine supreme court justices including three that president trump himself appointed to the bench. whatever they decide has the potential to transform the trajectory of this year s election, and trump s bid to retake the white house making it the most consequential election case since bush v. gore a quarter century ago. these oral arguments expected to begin in moments and potentially last several hours, and we will be here with you for all of it. and joining us now, nbc s ken dilanian outside the court along with andrew weissmann, former fbi general counsel and former senior member of the moeller probe. and neal katyal. before we dive into the big question, your thoughts about the gravity of this moment, exploring an issue that this country has never had to confront before. the founders of our 14th amendment in the 1860s put this in as an ironclad guarantee that we wouldn t have insurrectionists leading our governm
more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, defense secretary lloyd austin finally taking questions more than one month after hiding his diagnosis and surgery for prostate cancer from public and from the president. we did not handle this right. i did not handle this right. i should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis. i should have also told my team and the american public. i take full responsibility. i apologize to my teammates and to the american people. the u.s. navy intercepts a ballistic missile fired from inside yemen. american f-18s eliminate houthi drones poised to launch. the biden white house chooses targets to retaliate against iran-backed attacks. president biden heads to michigan today where he is facing growing opposition from the large arab american community over his support for israel. nikki haley gets a reality check from a pollinaing her in south carolina. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in new york. as the p
at issue, a colorado business seeking permission not to work for same-sex wedding couples, only this time it wasn t the baker. that case was decided in 2018 when jack phillips refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. back then the court narrowly decided for the baker but didn t determine whether a business owner s speech writes can justify refusing service to gay couples. well, five miles from the colorado baker is a graphic artist named lorie smith who will join me momentarily. she said she didn t want to create any same-sex wedding message at odds with her religious beliefs. she said she had never received a request to design a same-sex couple site, nor had she turned anyone down. smith won. a majority of the court saw colorado s public accommodation laws an unconstitutional attempt by the state to compel her speech. the minority cast the outcome as the first time the court permitted a commercial business to refuse service to a protected class. justice neil gorsuch