The streets, Throwing Objects, climbing into cars, food trucks, even the roof of a major subway station. The nypd activating its highest Mobilization Level to restore order. Tonight, the social Media Influencer and playstation giveaway said to have started it all. Also tonight, a victim tied to the Gilgo Beach Murders Investigation identified 27 years after her remains were discovered. Why did it take so long . And is Rex Heuermann a suspect . The suspect in the fatal stabbing of a professional dancing at a gas station in custody. What police are saying. The severe storms in the south. Flood evacuations and rescues and more dangerous heat. Were tracking it all. Donald trump entering his second not guilty plea in 24 hours, this time to new charges in the classified documents case. The dramatic video, a ukrainian sea drone striking a warship in the black sea. Our Richard Engel is standing by. Simone biles back in action for the First Time Since withdrawing from the tokyo olympics. And do
investigative details on how they tracked him down after more than a decade. here are tonight s headlines. the suspect linked to the so-called gilgo beach murders by burner phones and dna evidence from a pizza crust. a demon that walks among us. record-breaking heat. dangerous temperatures for more than 100 million americans from opposing risks from blackouts to wildfires. an unusually wet winter prompted a huge growth of vegetation, which has now turned into hot, dry brush, the perfect fuel for fires. norah: plus, the northeast braces were more severe storms. today marks the first full day of hollywood actors going on strike. this is the first time since 1960 that actors and screenwriters have been on strike at the same time. they are very concerned about ai and its invasion of their likeness. norah: the battle for bakhmut. we are on the front lines with ukrainian soldiers. this is what it has come to along the front line, firing off at russ
negotiations after all sides had sounded optimistic. late word they re set to reconvene. what the two sides are demanding with the american people caught in the middle. alt of it overshadowing the g7 in japan where there is major news. president biden giving the green light to allies to send f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. plus, president zelenskyy set to make an appearance with those world leaders this weekend. also tonight, the severe storm threat in the plains and the south. 13 million at risk of hail, heavy storms, even tornadoes. behind bars, the air national guardsman accused of that major intelligence leak to stay locked up. the repeated warnings he was given before he was arrested. are some cars easier to steal than others? kia and hyundai agree to pay $200 million to owners who say they are and what you can do now to keep your car safe. hertz apologizing tonight for refusing to rent a a car to a man with a puerto rican driver s licensing suggesting he s not an
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
stain on the soul of america. russia is not achieving its strategic objectives. russia tried to deny any enlargement of nato. the social democratic party has concluded that sweden should join nato. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa suarez. welcome to the show, everyone, it is monday, may 16th. we begin with the consequences of russia s war on ukraine. finland and sweden have announced they intend to join nato, reverse ago neutral stance held by the two nations for decades and really paving the way for major expansion of nato s military alliance directly on russia s doorstep. now, what you are looking at right now, a live images coming to us from helsinki in finland where finnish lawmakers are gathered to consider the issue. swedishish use are set to do the same in 30 minutes or so both parliaments are widely expected to endorse the decisions, from there nato says the approval process could move very quickly. finland s acceptance would also double r