trapped. alarming new findings about climate change. a new report says the melting of glaciers is off the charts can anything be done is the future of food grown in a lab? it s better for the climate, but what does it taste like? and back in the groove. with record sales rising, why so many are turning to turntables this weekend. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone facing an 11:59 p.m. eastern time deadline of its own choosing and a day of high drama, the u.s supreme court has just weighed in on another pivotal and consequential question in the nation s divide over abortion. the justices tonight deciding what s next for a texas court ruling that said the fda s 23-year-old approval of a commonly used abortion drug is no longer valid, a ruling temporarily paused from taking effect up until now. that has had the potential to impact medical abortions even in states where abortion remains legal. senior legal correspondent laura j
steps? we ll break it down. the severe storm even a waterspout in florida. millions at risk heading into the weekend. charges against alec baldwin officially dropped and new details about the sgng that killed the rust cinematographer as production resumes. the new images from inside the film s montana set. an american killed in sudan as fighting rages on. plus, the latest from u.s. officials on other americans trapped. alarming new findings about climate change and a new report says the melting of glaciers is off the charts. can anything be done? the future of food grown in a lab? it s better for the climate, but what does it taste like? back in the groove with record sales rising, why so many are turning to turntables this weekend. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. facing an 11:59 eastern time deadline, the supreme court weighed in on another pivotal and consequential decision in the nation s divide. deciding
charged in the january 6th attack on the capitol. how authorities tracked them down, and tonight the images from inside the capitol, what they re seen doing. one allegedly posting, glad to be part of history. pierre thomas with late reporting. the weekend storm hitting the northeast. two systems combining. one from the rockies in the middle of the country with a system from the south. and what it ll bring to washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york, boston and the entire northeast. lee goldberg timing it out. tonight, the new images in new york of alec baldwin seen for the first time since learning he ll be charged with involuntary manslaughter. what his legal team is saying tonight. the war in ukraine new images coming in. the horrific explosions in the east and what president zelenskyy is pleading for now. the u.s. defense secretary in germany, and why the germans so far are saying no. authorities on the death of an american in mexico. the husband found dead. the
charged in the january 6th attack on the capitol. how authorities tracked them down, and tonight images from inside the capitol, what they re seen doing. one allegedly posting, glad to be part of history. pierre thomas with late reporting. the weekend storm hitting the northeast. two storms combining. one from the rockies combining with one from the south. what will bring to new york, philadelphia, boston, and entire northeast. tonight, the new images in new york of alec baldwin seen for the first time since learning he ll be charged with involuntary manslaughter. what his legal team is saying tonight. the war in ukraine new images coming in. the horrific explosions in the east and what president zelenskyy is pleading for now. the u.s. defense secretary in germany, and why the germans so far are saying no. authorities on the death of an american in mexico. the husband found dead. the wife sleeping. and why the family isn t buying the explanation. also tonight the
appear poised to deliver sophisticated tanks as they urge ukrainians to turn the focus from brutal battles in the east to a renewed offense in the south. also tonight, former vice president mike pence facing his own document controversy. about a dozen records were found in pecnce s home. we re following gut wrenching developments out of california, the scene of back to back mass shootings. police releasing information about the suspect in the latest massacre as the governor there mourns tragedy upon tragedy in his state. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re the situation room. let s get to the top story. the log jam over delivering tanks appears to be this reversal could be a major development in the war. explain how the biden administration came around on this. well, the biden administration finalizing plans to commit to sending the u.s. made m 1 abrams tank to ukraine with officials familiar with the matter.