justice is blind now. that s a lofty standard. sta but because americans have long believed in fairnessndarericans, and because most of the people in charge of administering that system have behave d in good faith, this country has, for liv the most part, lived up to its core ideal for two hundred and fifty years, making it the greatest country in the world. but the populist surgthe of 2016 changed everything permanent. washington s suddenly felt more threatened by its own voters, by american voters than by any foreign adversary, donald trump. dom, seem more dangerous than isis. they panicked and in their panic, our leaders decided to turn the american legal system as well as thete american intel agencies and if necessary, the u.s. armyopponen. against their political opponents. they felt they had n theyo choin doing this. they abandoned the ancient principld e of equality under the law, and they replaced it with what is effectively a loyalty oath. opponents of the regime
blunder. hundreds of thousands of students have disappeared from u.s. classrooms. so where did they go? we re on the stories throughout the hour. but first watch here. president biden: i thought it was critical there not be any doubt, none whatsoever, about u.s. support for ukraine in their war against the brutal attack by russia. the sacrifices have been far too gr great. we mourn alongside the families of those who have been lost to the brutal and unjust war. dana: president biden vowing solidarity with ukraine as he makes a dramatic visit to kiev meeting with president zelensky in a major show of support for the fight against russia. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. good morning. bill: good morning. hope you had a good weekend. dana: not bad. bill: i m bill hemmer, good morning. to today s unannounced visit. biden spent five hours on the ground in ukraine announcing additional half billion in u.s. aid. florida governor ron desant
carry on his legacy. under fire the ceo of the company that owns the train that derailed in ohio meets with angry residents. i think he was hiding what the white house is now demanding. a high ranking catholic bishop killed in his own home in l.a. his stunned congregation in tears. the investigation into who did it and why one of the long time stars of law and order has died. we remember richard belzer and children s book controversy the publisher rewriting role dahl controvers like charlie and the chocolate factory. are words like fat and ugly too controversial? this is nbc nightly news good evening i m jose diaz-balart in for kate snow we begin with what appears to be a major escalation by north korea. late today north korea launched a barrage of missiles in a provocative show of force. those launches come just hours after they test fired a missile capable of hitting the united states. it came so close to japan the residents there were able to see it fall
disaster that sent toxic chemicals into a small community. tonight, we hear from residents who say they ve been dealing with eye infections and sore derailment. our team on the ground in ohio. a beloved catholic bishop known for peacekeeping in the in his residence near los death angeles. what we re learning about the investigation, and the victim who d been a priest and later a bishop for decades. a scare at an indoor waterpark, the new video coming in of a decorative helicopter falling into a pool, injuring multiple people. killed in the line of duty. a temple university police officer is gunned down, leaving behind his wife and four children. the suspect, just 18 years old, arrested miles away. his wrists placed in the slain officer s handcuffs. two deadly crashes involving teslas on both coasts, just days after that huge tesla recall. we remember richard belzer, who played the wisecracking detective john munch, one of tv s longest running characters. and final
i m charlie d agata in kyiv, where a swift russian victory turned into a devastating conflict with no end in sight. plus, new fallout following the toxic train derailment in ohio. we ve got a lot to do to fix this, to make rails safer. back to class. michigan state university moves forward as it begins to heal from last week s mass shooting. and later, insights from our own bob schieffer on covering the nation s 39th president, a period of american upheaval and a leader determined to go his own way. telling the truth has been pretty deeply ingrained in me. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thank you for joining us on this sunday. today an outpouring of tributes for former president jimmy carter after it was announced that he would be receiving hospice care at home. at age 98, mr. carter is the nation s oldest living president. his decision follows a series of hospital stays and many years of health chal