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one-on-one with house speaker kevin mccarthy, negotiators back at the table tonight. the new signals a standstill may be over soon with the u.s. just days from default and the major meeting now set for tomorrow there is no agreement. we re still apart. presidents biden and zelenskyy face to face as ukraine gets new american support. and our correspondent pressing president biden, does his sign-off of f-16 fighter jets to ukraine risk escalating the war deadly stampede at a soccer stadium. a dozen people killed. nearly a hundred hurt. the terrifying videos as fans run for their lives. the suspect charged with manslaughter after that subway chokehold now speaking out for the first time why he says he d do it again. the idaho murder suspect set to be arraigned tomorrow and we have new nbc news reporting. did he break into another female student s apartment before the murders? and liftoff. late today a private company launching paying tourists into space, and the woman on
carroll in the 90s. the jury awarding her $5 million in damages. the former president saying he has no idea who carroll is. calling the verdict a disgrace after sitting out his own trial in favor of a stunning deposition, did his lawyer s strategy backfire? the legal and political fallout as the former president runs for reelection. just breaking, the federal charges against george santos. the controversial new york congressman facing multiple investigations. a critical meeting on the debt crisis between president biden and top hill leaders. inside the negotiations, the crippling coconsequenceses of a d default, wiwith millions of jobs, government benefits and a recession at stake. one family s message to washington. the massive flow of migrants at the southern border even before the end of title 42 restrictions just two days from now. new guidelines for breast cancer screening. how much earlier. what women need to know. and a remarkable rescue. how an 8-year-old sur
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
today for the first time since the horrific attack is outfront as we are learning more tonight about the shooter s mysterious past. plus, we are live in moscow, where the head of wagner group is publicly breaking with putin. over a 13 year old girl and her father. it is a story you ll see first outfront tonight and one republican senator single handedly holding up 158 military jobs. even his own party thinks he s gone too far. is he putting america s national security at risk? let s go, outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight you re looking at live pictures out of nashville. a grieving community. they re gathering to honor the three children and three adults who lost their lives in a mass shooting at covenant school. then not everything. seems like a crow that you re listening to their contents. sheryl crow is performing the first lady of the united states. joe biden is also there, along with families and friends of those lost in the senseless attack, an