draining their bank accounts. for some victims it s fatal. one mother who fought to convince police her son s death was no accidental overdose. those images of unruly passengers on planes. today, the flight attendants on the steps of the capitol. what they re demanding congress do about it. the growing scam involving ai. how criminals can impersonate you or a loved one and cash in. and on this vietnam veterans day, , haarry smiith on a a journey home more than 50 years in the making. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. we begin with developing news out of the vatican tonight surrounding the health of pope francis. just days before the start of holy week observances, the 86-year-old leader of the roman catholic church is in a hospital in rome tonight after suffering breathing difficulties in recent days. tonight the vatican reports pope francis is being treated for a respiratory infection and will remain hospit
helping his son obtain a gun? breaking news: derek chauvin sentenced: a federal judge gives the former officer 21 years for violating george floyd s civil rights. remembering a hollywood icon: the godfather star james caan dies after a six-decade career. cbs carter evans has a story about why you could see lower prices on your next purchase.xt. and honoring great americans: the 17 civilians awarded the presidential medal of freedom at the white house. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. i m jericka duncan in for norah. tonight, british prime minister boris johnson is stepping down following months of scandals, but he s not leaving right away. the embattled leader says he will stay on until his chosen successor comes in setember. his three years in office very plagued by controversy including his handling
where to begin. it s a great way to start a press conference. this was after wave of scandal. the straw that broke the camel s back was johnson s decision to promote beneficial facing sexual misconduct allegations. his allocation lease one of america s closest allies in the state of political turmoil. we ll show you live look at a moment from 10 downing street were about 15 minutes ago they made the amount announcement. there was a chorus of cheers and cat calls that came down from > it s really not the world of the parliamentary conservative party that there should be a new leader of the party and therefore a new prime minister. the process of choosing that new leader should begin now. foreign affairs correspondent. dano that s right it s almost over. conservative u.k. prime minister boris johnson stepping down as party leader which eventually lead to him departing as the p.m. he broke the news in front of his famous office home after an amazing 36 hours in u.k. politi
the confessed shooter eats dad. derek chauvin sentenced, a federal judge gives the former officer 21 years for violating george floyd s civil rights. remembering a hollywood icon, the godfather star james caan dies after a six-decade career. cbs s carter evans has a story about why you could see lower prices on your next purchase. and honoring great americans, the 17 civilians awarded the presidential medal of freedom at the white house. duncan: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. i m jericka duncan in for norah. tonight, british prime minister boris johnson is stepping down following months of scandals, but he s not leaving right away. the embattled leader says he will stay on until his chosen successor comes in september. his three years in office very plagued by controversy including his handling of coronavirus and hosting government alcoholic fueled parties, where he stands on the european union and other policies that directly impact the
next public hearing. the perspective could be a game changer in the quest to learn more about former president trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. sworn testimony from previous hearings puts him at the center of pivotal events including in the oval office on january 3rd shooting down the plan to replace the acting attorney general. on january 6th, two sources say he was with trump, watching the riot unfold on television. the next day tried in vain to get trump to call for the prosecution of the rioters. marshall, obviously critical testimony on capitol hill, what more are we learning about what happened in those eight hours behind closed doors. eight hours. it s almost miraculous that this even happened, right, phil. a year and a half has gone on since january 6th. the committee interviewed a thousand witnesses. but they couldn t get cipollone. now they did. and they got him on tape, on video, and hopefully in the coming days we ll finally start to see some of th