Closer to an arrest of movie producer harvey weinstein. They say rape allegations made by an actress are credible, and theyre putting together evidence for a judge to issue a warrant. Jericka duncan, who broke this story yesterday, has the followup tonight. We have an actual case here. Reporter at an n. Y. P. D. Niews conference, chief of detectives robert boyce made it clear they are working to arrest harvey weinstein. We are happy with where the investigation is right now. Mr. Weinstein is out of state. We would need a a arrest warrant to arrest him. Reporter cbs news first reported thursday that actress paz de la huerta told police that weinstein raped her in new york city twice back in october and december of 2010. Weinstein spokesperson has not responded to this latest allegation. Today, i asked chief boyce about de la huertas claims. What makes her story so creb . The ability to articulate each and every movement of the crime where she was, where they met, where this happened, an
Who took off, leaving the other driver to die while strangers tried to save him. And long lines tonight across america and around the world. The new iphone already a smash hit. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, and thank you for being here. When Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl abandoned his base in afghanistan eight years ago, he set into motion a chain of events that left a comrade severely disabled, compelled the u. S. To release taliban prisoners and embarrass the military. Tonight he stands to lose virtually everything but his freedom. At sentencing today a military judge sparing bergdahl prison time but branding him with a dishonorable discharge. The decision brought angry reaction from the families of those who served with him and President Trump, whose previous words, ironically, may have spared bergdahl from more serious punishment. With details, our pentagon correspondent hansic Bowe Bergdahl leaving court today in civilian clothes, free but dishonorably dis
Curiosity. A 50yearold man an in a sixyearold body. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley retired general Michael Flynn, President Trumps First National security adviser, is now the target of five investigations into his ties with russia. The latest was opened by the Inspector General of the defense department, investigating whether flynn, before he joined the administration, took money from a Foreign Government without the required approval. The president fired flynn for lying to Vice President pence about contacts that he had with russias u. S. Ambassador. Today, a top House Democrat released documents that could spell legal trouble for flynn, and heres our justice correspondent jeff pegues. But we have no evidence, not a shred, that he disclosed his payments. Reporter elijah cummings, the top democrat on the House Oversight committee, said the documents released today, showed retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn may have broken the law by making a 2015 trip to m
Bomb hit is now dead. American officers who inspected the site reported no evidence of civilian casualties. Just a short distance south in the same valley close to afghanistans border with pakistan, several senior isis leaders were hiding out in a compound. When American Special Operations Forces along with afghan command ores conducted a Helicopter Assault on the compound, two u. S. Army rangers were killed and a third soldier wounded in a firefight which lasted about an hour. They were the second and third american servicemen to die in combat in afghanistan this year. The first, special forces Sergeant Mark de alencar, was killed when isis fighters popped out of a cave and ambushed his unit. In this latest raid several isis fighters were also killed. The u. S. Military is still trying to confirm whether they got the Senior Leaders they were after. Scott . David martin at the pentagon. Thanks. The president called his new tax cut plan the biggest in history, so we were curious about w
Curiosity. A 50yearold man an in a sixyearold body. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Oversight committee, said the documents released today, showed retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn may have broken the law by making a 2015 trip to moscow where he was paid nearly 34,000 to speak and was photographed at a dinner with russian president vladimir putin. The first document, a letter from october 2014, was sent from the Defense Intelligence agency, or d. I. A. , to flynn, shortly before his military retirement. It informed flynn, who once ran the d. I. A. , that the receipt of consulting fees from a Foreign Government was prohibited without advance approval. The pentagons warning to general flegeneral flynn was bo, italicized and could not have been clearer. Reporter but the second letter from the d. I. A. , to the house committee, said it found no record of flynn seeking permission. In a statement today, flynns attorney insisted flynn gave briefed the agency, both befor