On this sunday night, pure evil has another american is executed by isis terrorists, the president condemns the killing. And the top military Officials Say the battle against isis will take years. Without warning, gas leaks from a texas Chemical Plant killing four workers and leaving a cloud over a major metropolitan area. Kids at risk. The new warning about the Popular Energy Drinks and what can happen if Young Children consume them. And call of the wild. Using the latest technology to keep people and bears a safe distance apart. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Another american has been brutally murdered by isis thugs. The awful news of the beheading of aid worker peter kassig came in a graphic isis video released earlier today. We wont show you even a frame on this broadcast, but we can tell you like all of the others, it demonstrates the sheer lethalness of the group. This is over a year after he was taken prison. Tonight from the president on down, there ar
Tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. The state of emergency now including los angeles. Multiple fires burning out of control. One of americas busiest highways shut down for a time. Fire raging on both sides. The other major story tonight. President trumps monumental shift on u. S. Policy. Officially recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel. Planning to move the u. S. Embassy there. Tonight, swift reaction from some of americas most drafted allies. Some calling it regrettable, unhelpful. Al franken tonight revealing he will make about announcement tomorrow. Is the senator resigning . Amid a growing number of senators who now say he must go. Donald trump jr. Answering questions for several hours on capitol hill about that meeting with a russian lawyer. Amid the bigger question, what, if anything, did his father, then candidate donald trump,
know about it . The plane shooting from a plane taking off from lax. And the manhunt right now. Authorities say the suspect
Captioning sponsored by cbs glor on the cbs evening news this monday news just coming in out of colorado. A father has been charged with five counts of firstdegree murder after his wife and children were found dead. And the pope issues an unprecedented letter on abuse as more questions swirl about a powerful cardinal. But first, the headlines in 60 seconds. Pope francis issuing a letter condemning crimes of sexual abuse by priests. In this letter, pope francis admits the Catholic Church has delayed implementing a zero tolerance policy. Its coming nearly a week after a pennsylvania grand jury detailed decades of sexual abuse. Two men wanted in connection for questioning for a series of crimes that terrorized nashville a me too movement accuser is accused of sexual assault. Asia argento, reportedly arranging a quiet payment to a former child actor. Jimmy bennett alleges the assault happened just two months after his 17th birthday. A woman is dead after she was attacked and dragged into
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Captioning sponsored by cbs odonnell breaking news tonight hazmat emergency. A passenger plane making an than 10,000 gas of j fuelore over l. A. , even hitting a school playground. Dozens now sickened, nearly 100 firefighters and paramedics on the scene. Tonight, how dangerous could that fuel be . My eyes are itchy. Odonnell blown out of the sky new video shows that doomed ukrainian plane still in the air after being hit by a missile over iran. Were passengers still alive before a second missile hit . The new arrests tonight, and the growing anger in iran. Going on trial the senate sets a date to start President Trumps impeachment trial. Could the president s closest aides now be forced to testify . At it again the same Russian Military unit that hacked into Hillary Clintons campaign now
accused of hitting the Ukrainian Company at the center of the impeachment scandal. Were they digging for dirt on joe biden . Cash machines in florida blown apart by thieves. The manhunt now on for the