spending. i strongly urge you both to pass that agreement. ukraine s military says just 70 aerial targets launched by russia in the latest onslaught. ukrainians are calling this the largest attacks using iranian drones. almost all of them were shot down. russia will only face defeat. turkey extends his power for a third decade. there is jubilation of triumph for erdogan. these are his most ardent supporters. this was potentially the closest electoral race and they still couldn t defeat him. ken paxton is calling his impeachment vote. the first attorney general in texas to be impeached. this is a case of republicans policing republicans in the state of texas. corruption has now been voted out. significant step for the integrity of the state. up side down! he s been eliminated! i started out as a fan in the crowd. everyone kept asking me why i won this race. they look at you like you re a failure. i m so glad to be here. good morning, everyone. 7:00
new details on how one police officer took out the gunman and new reporting on the suspect s identity and possible ties to white supremacists ideology weighing on all of us, why have there been so plus, the big question weighing on all of us. why have there been so many mass shootings this year? we ve discussed this over and over, and nothing gets done. also breaking, an suv slams into pedestrians outside a shelter housing migrants in a texas border town, killing seven. police now investigating whether it was intentional outrage in new york over the subway chokehold death. protesters even blocking train tracks now lawyers for the former marine who choked the passenger are speaking out. a long shot wins the kentucky derby amid a growing investigation. why did seven horses die in the lead-up to the race? and a concert fit for a king the stars are out to celebrate the coronation of king charles and the new photos of harry just hours after the coronation announcer: th
agenda for the next two years. and the case they ll be making for reelection. a critical piece of the puzzle for democrats young voters. we ll dig into what they want in 2023. the president of next gen x. plus, the gop culture wars, attacking diversity in the curriculum. professors tommy about the cost of that. and real solutions for police reform. i ll talk to a colorado long make her about what her state has done. and, if it could be a model for the nation. this is american voices. we begin with a historic moment for the president on tuesday. president biden plans to frame his state of the union address by highlighting his administration s achievements during his first two years in office. the speech may also serve as a preview of what a possible 2024 reelection bid might look like. a person close to the white house tells nbc news biden will focus on his plans to reduce prescription drug costs and upgrade the nation s aging infrastructure. once the speech is over,
just in, the major move from the supreme court on immigration. the high court keeping title 42 in effect for now. what that means for the surge at the border. shelters full. migrant families forced to sleep in the cold. thousands more in tents, waiting to cross, desperate for food and warmth. coming clean. incoming congressman george santos who lied on his resume. will he face consequences when he gets to washington? inside the fight against medical misinformation and children. what you need to know. and riding it out. the stories of strangers surviving a historic snowstorm and finding time to help while trying to stay warm. it s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester tonight. after that holiday deep freeze and deadly historic snowstorm that s still affecting so many americans, it s an airline meltdown that leads our news this evening. southwest airlines again canceling thousands of f
teachers at the end of may. and new details about what the 77 minutes of school hallway surveillance video shows. plus, a new covid variant spreading at an alarming rate throughout the united states, and this one is not deterred even by recent infections. so how do the vaccines hold up against it? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our politics lead and members of the january 6th select house committee now publicly suggesting they will use tomorrow s hearing to draw direct links between the extremist groups who stormed the u.s. capitol and have been charged with seditious conspiracy and people inside donald trump s orbit. we are going to be connecting the dots during these hearings between these groups and those who were trying in government circles to overturn the election. what we heard cassidy hutchinson testify along the lines of trump telling mark meadows, the chief of staff, to talk to roger stone and others, mike flynn, and stone and flynn ha