plus, two jewish men shot outside of synagogues in los angeles on different days. tonight authorities say they re connected. the victims targeted for their religion. the federal hate crime charges just filed. the outrage in ohio. families waiting in long lines for help in east palestine two weeks after that toxic train derailment and new details on what may have caused this crash. the tragedy on the field. a 12-year-old dying after collapsing at football practice. the family says the ambulance took 30 minutes to arrive. what his mother says could have saved his life. and the book of 125,000 names, the story it tells and the deep connection for our correspondent. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester tonight. they were sworn to protect, but today five fired memphis police officers were in a courtroom facing charges of murder that they beat tyre nichols so badly during his arrest last month that he died
an isis inspired attacker killed eight people in new york city. russia launching deadly missile strikes hours after the u.s. pledged to send tanks. our team on the ground. my conversation with the ceo of southwest airlines as the transportation department launches an investigation into the airline s meltdown over the holidays. i ask him, did southwest deceive passengers? the asteroid the size of a delivery truck having a close encounter with earth tonight. grin and bear it. the selfie snapper and one wild photo shoot. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. memphis, tennessee, awaits tomorrow s release of video that officials say will underscore why they have moved to charge five former memphis police officers with murder. they are accused of being part of a violent confrontation earlier this month that led to 29-year-old tyre nichols being severely injured. it happened after a traffic stop. he died from his injuries a few days later. the d.a. saying the acti
and reaction pouring in from across the world. president biden calling her a steadying presence for generations of britains and a states woman of unmatched dignity. the queen intensely private but also very public,ening during the troubles and tragedies of the royal family as the matriarch, a figure of enduring global fascination. will her life captured in headlines and by hollywood. to nishgts the queen s legacy. her relationship with the america and its presidents as the world remembers queen elizabeth ii. good evening. the queen is dead. at 96, elizabeth ii is gone leaving an aching hole in the hearts of britians, most having never existed in a world without her. she was the comforting touch stone for her people and for her royal family during moments of tragedy and challenge. t world. her formal pintment of a new british prime minister just two days ago, providing her last public photo and completing a remarkable arc of history across her 70-year reign as queen. tonig
a tense scene all day. a shooter trying to breach an fbi office in cincinnati. the suspect allegedly armed with an ar-15 style weapon and wearing body armor. a gun battle erupting. the chase. and tonight what authorities have just revealed moments ago. trevor ault on the scene for us. the horrific aftermath after the house explosion in indiana. the new images tonight. at least three people killed. 39 nearby homes damaged, many of them destroyed. the war in ukraine tonight. and the very alarming development. the shelling at europe s largest nuclear power plant in ukraine. smoke now seen rising from the site. the historic heat wave across europe. and tonight, the emergency unfolding now in france. 10,000 people forced to evacuate. the horrific fires. 60% of europe having dealt with this heat and in a drought now. ginger zee is there tonight. this evening, nearly one year after that chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan, our chief foreign correspondent ian pannell back on
mass shootings. our cbs news investigation the uvalde gunman bragged to friends about getting an assault rifle after his 18th birthday. are gun manufacturers marketing military-grade weapons to at-risk young men? american adversaries united. vladimir putin meets with the iranian leader, after iran promises drones to russia. plus, great news for those toys r us kids. and, america s favorite pastime, honoring a member of america s greatest generation. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this very warm tuesday night. tonight, the heat is on across much of the country as the scorching hot summer grips the nation. brutal and dangerous temperatures are being felt from california to massachusetts. more than 120 million americans are under excessive heat warnings or advisories, with triple-digit temperatures expected from the great plains to th