helped create the change. what would have become of my mother if a localjournalist would have become of my mother if a local journalist wasn t there to tell the story? and now, it is no different. but thankfully my mother s story was told, she got to complete her degree at delta state, then got another degree and has worked as an educator and administrator. one of those many black colleges needed more funding. to my mum, i say thank you for everything you have done for me and for helping countless students in birmingham have the opportunity to see a college degree and to see an opportunity to grow. applause. my my mother s journey may not have begun if not for brave journalists who chose to chronicle history in real time. i don t know how to ever repay my mum for what she s done for me and what she has done for so many people in alabama. just now, if a white billionaire call you and offer to buy your house, please sell it. because i might want to become nft. thank you all so
only by the barest margin and only by winning the votes in the 11th hour of the most extreme members of his party. one promise he made while campaigning to be speaker according to cnn s the new york times is to make thousands of hours of security footage from the january 6th attack public. today here is how house speaker mccarthy justified his decision to release the video. because i think sunshine matters. i don t care what side of the issue you re on, that s why i think putting it out all to the american public, you can see the truth. so what could be wrong with that? well, for starter, he is not actually doing what he said. he is not putting it all out to the american people. he is giving it to fox host tucker carlson, the one who spent months downplaying the significance of the day and hosting people peddling conspiracy theories about the day, lies about the election. when asked about that today, the speaker suggested the objections were just sour grapes. did you
welcome back to the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin with joe biden heading off to poland tomorrow. he will deliver a message of solidarity just a few days ahead of the one-year anniversary of russia s full-blown invasion of ukraine. he will reaffirm support for that country. this comes on the heels of the munich security conference where the u.s. staked out some hard-nosed positions, accusing russia of war crimes and warning china not to give russia lethal aid. we saw the vice president, secretary of state tony blinken all delivering these messages to russia and china. tell us more. reporter: and white house officials have said it s a crucial time as we hit that one-year mark of russia invading ukraine. and joe biden will mark that with his trip starting tomorrow in poland. and during that time, he plans to reinforce the unity and support behind ukraine. now, he will be meeting with the polish president during his visit there, as well as a group of nato
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, fox news stunner, with legal problems mounting and major troubles with the truth, the networks top rated anchor, tucker carlson, is fired. president joe biden appears to be finalizing his 2024 campaign plans, hours ahead of unexpected formal announcement. this, as new polling shows most americans don t want him or donald trump to run again. plus, both warring factions in sudan agree to a 72-hour cease-fire. but concerns remain about how long it will hold, and how to get americans and other ex pats out. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, fox news has severed ties with the host of its highest rating primetime show, in a stunning move that is sending shockwaves throughout the world media and politics. tucker carlson drouin conservative viewers with his right wing rhetoric and conspiracy theo
the epa chief in ohio again today as officials battle over where to send the waste from that toxic train derailment. why the epa s plan to transport contaminated water to texas is back on after local leaders objected. the new drone strike deep inside russia, and our rare look inside crimea. will it become the new flash point in the conflict? the white house giving a deadline to remove tiktok from all government devices. could the popular app be banned altogether in the u.s.? and the american skier who just made history on the world stage. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone, in a pair of cases that will impact tens of millions of student loan borrowers, the supreme court heard arguments today on whether the biden administration had the authority to forgive some of those loans. the president s loan debt relief plan calls for erasing up to $20,000 in student loans for certain borrowers at an estimated cost of $400