the epa chief in ohio again today as officials battle over where to send the waste from that toxic train derailment. why the epa s plan to transport contaminated water to texas is back on after local leaders objected. the new drone strike deep inside russia, and our rare look inside crimea. will it become the new flash point in the conflict? the white house giving a deadline to remove tiktok from all government devices. could the popular app be banned altogether in the u.s.? and the american skier who just made history on the world stage. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone, in a pair of cases that will impact tens of millions of student loan borrowers, the supreme court heard arguments today on whether the biden administration had the authority to forgive some of those loans. the president s loan debt relief plan calls for erasing up to $20,000 in student loans for certain borrowers at an estimated cost of $400
chief of the faa i asked him why do these near misses seem to be happening so often. and the bakery helping young chefs rise to their full potential and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and thank you for joining us we ll get to that major weather news in a few moments. but first, we want to bring you the latest in what we know about a dangerous aerial encounter in the sky today between the united states and russia the pentagon saying a russian fighter jet poured fuel on an unmanned american drone, then collided with it over the black sea. it sent the american aircraft into the water the confrontation escalating already high tensions between the countries which are telling different versions of today s event. courtney kube has the latest for us from the pentagon. reporter: the stunning showdown happening over the black sea near ukraine and russia when an unmanned american drone like this one called a reaper was c
animal sedative commonly referred to as tranq. the agency has seen a sharp increase in tranq mixed with the opioid fentanyl and says that tranq is, quote, making the deadliest drug threat our country has faced even deadlier. and california is now the first state to require hospitals to test for fentanyl during drug screenings. it s a law that one mother believes could have saved her son s life. maura barrett with more in our series one nation overdosed. reporter: after battling addiction for years, 19-year-old tyler shamash was hospitalized for a suspected overdose. but inexplicably, his drug test came back clean. i asked the doctor three times. the doctor is like, no, our tox screen with show it. we test for opioids. it would show fefentanyl.l. rreporterr: the n next night tyler took another pill laced with fentanyl and died. shockingly for tyler s family, regulated drug tests in emergency
ba back now with our series one nation overdosed, an alarming look at the rise of the newest drug wreaking havoc in a major u.s. city. dasha burns reports, and we do want to caution you. some of the images in the story are disturbing reporter: the kensington neighborhood of philadelphia for decades has been an epicenter of the nation s drug crisis, according to the department of justice. this is the infamous kni. reporter: but the supply in the largest open-air market on the eastern seaboard has become even more dangerous, evolving from heroin to the more potent fentanyl, and now those drugs laced with xylazine, referred to as tranq the city is rolling out wound treatment vans to combat the drug, believed to prolong the effects of fentanyl, it also causes deep wound infects r: th is rolling out wound tonight user s body, eroding
models causing thefts to soar. this has spread so quickly, it s just frustrating because this is something that s easily preventable. the technology has been there for years. reporter: both companies offering free upgrades to security software, adding their cars are in compliance with federal safety standards kia adding it s deeply concerned about this trend hyundai says it s committed to the security of its customers. lester maggie vespa, thank you coming up, the dangerous drug ravaging some communities our series one nation overdosed is next tion overdosed is next.