on board a united plane, forcing it to turn around. multiple people injured. what officials say caused it. new images from the navy s recovery of the chinese spy balloon off the south carolina coast. the fbi examining the wreckage. what we re learning. the intensive assault on the ukrainian eastern city of bakhmut as russia prepares gnaw offensive. our richard engel on the ground. new evidence in the alex murdaugh trial. what his former law partner told the jury about murdaugh s alleged financial crimes. and the team of teachers that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and thank you for being with us. sadly, the number killed in that catastrophic earthquake hitting turkey and syria has more than doubled since we were with you last night. now topping a staggering 7,500 people. these are desperate hours where time is quickly running out for those still trapped in the rubble. silence in some cases the most effect
charges he faces. the new storm threat taking aim at california with an untold number of residents still trapped by record snow. we re tracking it. the crash that killed a norfolk southern conductor, the company s third accident in ohio in just over a month after those two derailments. and the special investigation, the ntsb announced today into the company. my report tonight on how a letter from a prisoner led to a 20-year-plus search for the truth is now the subject of a hit nbc news podcast. and the bluegrass star and the obstacles he overcame to become one of the best fiddlers in the world. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and thank you for joining us. a violent kidnap drama that targeted a traveling group of four americans in matamoros, mexico, is over, sadly with word two of them were killed. the others recovered alive in what may have been a case of mistaken identity in an increasingly lawless area near the texas bord
of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brian hooper ahead here on cnn newsroom, putting months of speculation to rest. president joe biden is expected to officially announced the launch of his reelection campaign as soon as next week. is one side in the conflict in sudan announces a 72 hour ceasefire. the u. s military is making plans to get americans out of the country if it becomes necessary and a new arrest in the investigation of the birthday party shooting in alabama left four people dead. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim bruun hoover. us president joe biden has repeatedly hinted that he will run for re election next year. but soon it will finally be official. multiple sources familiar with the matter tells cnn. his campaign is preparing for a video announcement on tuesday, exactly four years after he launched his last bid. it s hoped that will ignite and aggressive fundraising effort to help democrats hold t
the russian defense ministry is now saying these stories and more on cnn news, central. alright we ve learned that louisville bank shooter left behind too lengthy notes, and they seem to reveal why he opened fire on his co workers earlier this month, enforcement sources said one note was found in the gunman s home, the other found on him at the scene on april 10th. the shooter killed five people and injured several others, including a rookie police officer who was shot in the head. he still remains in the hospital. police then killed the shooter. the notes revealed that part of his goal was to show how easy it is in america for someone with mental illness to get ahold of an assault weapon. after the shooting, the gunman s family acknowledged he struggled with depression, but he was able to legally purchase an ar 15 style rifle just seven days before the attack. kentucky is known to have some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country perspective, gun buyers only need to
at the highest levels of inflation in 40 years and prices are soaring, especially at the gas pump which just set another record high this morning at $4.40 a gallon. the markets already reacting. yesterday the dow tumbled for the fourth straight day as investors began to sour on the u.s. economic outlook. some on wall street warning of a recession because of inflation possibly as soon as next year, mika. that s one reason why president biden addressed it in a major white house speech, calling inflation his top domestic priority and trying to shift blame for rising prices by attacking republicans and what he calls their ultra maga agenda. he also blasted their policy ideas as extreme and said they would make inflation worse, not better. really ask yourself how well are we going to sleep at night knowing that every five years maga republicans, if they re still republicans as i said, this is not your father s republican party. if we re going to have to vote on whether you w