For the first time in two years simone biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time is getting back on the floor, bob costas joins us to talk about the abuse she and others suffered, and how shes coming back. Good evening, im pamela brown here for anderson on this friday night. And we begin with the former president , expected to speak shortly in alabama. Already today he has posted a threat on his social network, which doesnt bear showing, but reads in all caps, quote, if you go after me im coming after you, exclamation point. Earlier today in a court filing he pleaded not guilty to the additional charges Special Counsel jack smith recently tacked onto the documents case, and in case youre keeping track thats twice in two days, and four times since april. As for yesterdays electionrelated charges, there is new polling out today showing nearly twothirds of americans believe those charges are either somewhat or very serious. Yet, somehow, some of the very people who would directly bene
Take certain stands that even a former president will be held accountable. This is an important reversal of that decision former president ford made to choose healing, which didnt happen, over accountability. This time accountability comes first. Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredericka witfield. We begin this hour with a new salvo in the war on ukraine, Ukrainian Forces carrying out an attack in the dead of the night on one of russias biggest oil tankers in the black sea. A sea drone with almost 1,000 pounds of explosives hit the ship. Video shows the moments leading up to the attack. Russia says the tanker was not carrying out, but ukrainian says say it was. The attack came after russian sea drones targeted a coastal naval base striking a warship. Nick paton walsh looks at the escalation in the black sea. Reporter we are beginning to see perhaps a new ukrainian tactic. The black seas Shipping Lanes now repeatedly under attack by ukrainian drones. Ukraine is be
Him. Also Rudy Giulianis slide from americas mayor to unindicted Co Conspirator with steps along the way. For the first time in two years simone biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time is getting back on the floor, bob costas joins us to talk about the abuse she and others suffered, and how shes coming back. Good evening, im pamela brown here for anderson on this friday night. And we begin with the former president , expected to speak shortly in alabama. Already today he has posted a threat on his social network, which doesnt bear showing, but reads in all caps, quote, if you go after me im coming after you, exclamation point. Earlier today the court filing he pleaded not guilty to the additional charges Special Counsel jack smith recently tacked onto the documents case, and in case youre keeping track thats twice in two days, and four times since april. As for yesterdays electionrelated charges, there is new polling out today showing nearly twothirds of americans believe those c
dance and his loving personality. he was loving because he was always giving love to get love. reporter: pamela, one of the things that we kept hearing over and over tonight, bogging not a crime, they shouted dancing is not a crime, they say that sibley s death is another example of how gay and trans people in this country continue to be targets of hate. pamela? jason carroll, thank you for that. and up next, sportscaster bob costas on simone biles return to championship gymnastics. born in 1847,, formally enslaved, started buying land, was in the house of representatives. we didn t know our family was part of black reconstruction. exactly. okay, seriously. finding out this family history, these things become anchors for your soul.
station in brooklyn to memorialize and to take a stand against hate. we stand here today, tomorrow, and we ll continue to until black, queer, trans, nonbinary lives are respected and it s not a debate. we shouldn t have to debate our existence. reporter: this is where o shea sibly, a 28-year-old professional dancer was stabbed to death last saturday night. police say the trouble started when a group of young men shouted anti-gay slurs at sibley a his friends because they were dancing, voguing to a beyonce song. one witness at the gas station described what he saw. the guy came from inside the store, he left and he saw the men like why are you dancing. he s like i m muslim, stop dancing. so that s where the fight all started. reporter: surveillance video showed at one point sibley appeared to walk away, the situation escalated, and police say one of the men stabbed sibley in the chest.