The video bringing so many to tears. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening to our viewers in the west. A new case of russian cybereddling was alleged today, but in this case, it was personal. What federal prosecutors are describing as a russiansponsored computer hack that targeted a half billion everyday email users, and the feds are naming names, identifying two russian intelligence agents and a pair of hackers, accused of orchestrating the massive hack predating the suspected russian interference in the 2016 election. But unlike that case, for the first time, russian spies have been criminally charged with hacking by the u. S. Government. Justice correspondent Pete Williams has details. Reporter it was one of the largest data breaches ever. Yahoo is dealing with a massive security breach. Yahoo is working with Law Enforcement. Yahoo claims the hack was done by a statesponsored actor. Reporter the massive cyber attack on yahoo launched three years ago made off with information o
Russia. Right now were not getting along with russia at all. We may be at an alltime low in terms of relationship with russia. This is built for a long period of time. But were going to see what happens. Putin set leader of russia. Russia is a strong country. Were a very, very strong country. President trump also very suspicious of putin, questioning if russia knew about syrias chemical attack before the slaughter of those innocents. They are doing investigations into that right now. I would like to think that they didnt know, but certainly they could have. Thats a butcher. Thats a butcher. So, i felt we had to do something about it. I have absolutely no doubt we did the right thing. The president s comments come in short time after secretary of state Rex Tillerson tour of moscow meeting with Vladimir Putin. After his boss President Trump, secretary tillerson with the ominous news that there is a low level of trust with russia. And amid all the feuding, get this, President Trump with a
Investigation into russia and the Trump Campaign at this point and in light of this new information. But you also have republicans who are out there defending him. People like senator ted cruz, House Speaker paul ryan, saying that the attorney general doesnt have too much of a conflict of interest here, to continue with any investigation. Senator Lindsey Graham telling nbc news, and graham is a unique one today because he obviously was meeting with jim combey, th fbi director. Hes frustrated that the fbi will not say one way or another to members of congress whether this investigation is even going on. Grahams position is, yes, Jeff Sessions should recuse himself from an investigation of the Trump Campaign and russia, but since i dont know whether that investigation is going on or not, i cant say if hes recusing himself. We do know that graham was pushing comey behind closed doors to talk to him about what is going on with the investigation into its been reported widely in the press, o
Tragedy, a young girl saving the lives of others. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening to our viewers in the west. We begin with breaking news a suspected deadly terror attack in paris tonight where a gunman opened fire using a militarystyle weapon on Police Officers, along the famed champselysees, sending people for cover. Isis claimed responsibility, and at this hour, police and soldiers shut off much of the shopping district telling tourists to return to their hotels. Authorities have been on high alert in the runup to sundays opening round of balloting in the french president ial election. Here at home President Trump offering his condolences after learning at least one Police Officer was killed in this evenings attacks. Keir simmons has late details opinion reporter terror in the heart of paris on the world famous champselysees, packed with tourists. A gunman opened fire on police. Frightening moments caught on social media. The attack just happen the man says. One of the o
Burgdorf. Plus, chapel hill finds redemption. Big night. First, Senate Republicans are preparing to invoke the socalled Nuclear Option as the confirmation of president Trumps Supreme Court nominee neil gorsuch heads toward a dramatic final vote. Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee Approved gorsuchs nomination in an 119 vote. It went along party lines. That vote essentially served as a preview of what will likely be a seismic contentious vote by the full senate. At some point today Mitch Mcconnell will file the proceeding to end debate on gorsuchs nomination with hopes of a final vote by friday, but 42 democrats have publicly announced their opposition to the nomination and support for a fill buster. In response, senator mcconnell has left open the option of changing the senate rules so that gorsuch, and potentially future Supreme Court nominees k pass the senate with a simple majority instead of a 60vote threshold. Those likely to fundamentally reshape the way the senate does busi