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so we start in the us, where, as you ve been hearing, the world s biggest entertainment company, walt disney, is axing 7000 jobs as part of a cost cutting drive. it comes as the company revealed the first fall in subscribers to its streaming service, disney+, since it was launched more than three years ago. veteran ceo bob iger has returned to run the company again after its shares lost almost half their value last year, as michelle fleury reports from new york. this is ceo bob iger s first set of results since returning to the company in november, attempting to revive the storied brand and cement his legacy, he said disney was embarking on a significant transformation, putting creativity at the heart of everything it does, while announcing the elimination of 7000 jobs as it seeks to trim costs by $5.5 billion. his comments point to the future, but results showed the mouse house performed better across a number of areas in the last months, compared to the dismal showing that
casting ballots for one of nine people running for mayor, but it could be weeks before we find out who wins. growing fears in east palestine, ohio. the head of the epa is there now taking questions directly from residents who say they will caught in a political fight. the gang of eight getting its first briefing on classified documents. found at the properties of joe biden, donald trump and mike pence. what they will and won t be able to find out. and a rare live report from inside russian occupied crimea. a critical area russia annexed back in 2014. ukraine s president says the war will not end until his country gets it back. our nbc reporters are across the globe following all of the latest developments. we start with nbc s chief international correspondent, keir simmons, in crimea. you re the first western journalist to enter since the invasion. talk to us about what you re seeing and finds out. reporter: there s a lot of talk about crimea, that russia and ukraine will
trapped. alarming new findings about climate change. a new report says the melting of glaciers is off the charts can anything be done is the future of food grown in a lab? it s better for the climate, but what does it taste like? and back in the groove. with record sales rising, why so many are turning to turntables this weekend. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone facing an 11:59 p.m. eastern time deadline of its own choosing and a day of high drama, the u.s supreme court has just weighed in on another pivotal and consequential question in the nation s divide over abortion. the justices tonight deciding what s next for a texas court ruling that said the fda s 23-year-old approval of a commonly used abortion drug is no longer valid, a ruling temporarily paused from taking effect up until now. that has had the potential to impact medical abortions even in states where abortion remains legal. senior legal correspondent laura j
imagine what it was like back when the rolling stones would shock parents everywhere. my, how times have changed. i see hustling. i see killing. that s what i rap about. you can take me out of the ghetto, but you can t take the ghetto up out of me, though. it s a tough time to grow up in. and nirvana and kurt cobain in particular reflect the angst. i learned how to write for myself, and it s pretty ironic that most people related to it. boom, there it is, platinum record. country music has taken over the airwaves and the record charts. the honeymoon s over. now we re getting down to real commerce. aren t these girls just crazy? yeah, they are. you may think of it as the channel that rattles your china, occasionally your teeth and hypnotizes your children. but what you may want to know is that mtv is responsible for a complete revolution in the music business in this country. unskinny bop just blows me away mtv makes the hits. it s as if the