china claims taiwan as part of its territory, despite having never controlled it and repeatedly warned against pelosi visiting the island, vowing to take resolute and forceful measures if the visit goes forward. john kirby addressed the trip on cnn last hour. there s no reason for the chinese rhetoric, there s no reason for any actions to be taken. it is not uncommon for congressional leaders to travel to taiwan. it is very much in keeping with our policy and consistent with our support to taiwan under the taiwan relations act. we shouldn t be as a country, we shouldn t be intimidated by that rhetoric or those potential actions. this is an important trip for the speaker to be on. we re going to do whatever we can to support her. cnn is on capitol hill, but we begin with will ripley in taipei, taiwan. will, what can you tell us the latest about this announcement of the speaker s trip? reporter: well, for one thing, this is not going to be, you know, a fueling brief stop
asia, and she s not ruling out a visit all eyes on kansas, the first state to ask voters to weigh in on abortion rights since roe v. wade was overturned. and polls suggest the vote will be a close one. mystery in the sky. why did this co-pilot jump or fall to his death out of a plane as it made an emergency landing? number two jumped from the aircraft, did not have a parachute his family opening up to us and we lost two people today who shattered racial barriers bill russell, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, and nichelle nichols, who brought equality to the final frontier. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening. from water to fire, we have two very different natural disasters to update you on tonight in northern california, extreme temperatures and bone-dry conditions fueling the mckinney fire 2,000 residents have been evacuated the fire expanding this weekend to cover 50,000 acres now and then to the east in kentu
role in television, and the world is looking. hi, i m nichelle nichols, but i still feel a little bit like lieutenant uhura on the starship enterprise. even after star trek, she continued to inspire subsequent generations, taking part in several nasa initiatives to encourage women and people from ethnic minorities to join the space programme. for her, it was a lifelong mission. what, have you lost all your sense of reality? she returned to star trek when it took to the cinema screen, having lost none of her characters determination. screen, having lost none of her character s determination. you wanted adventure, how s this? the old adrenaline going, huh? good boy. get in the closet. star trek hoped to portray a future where prejudice had faded away. nichelle nichols played a huge part in bringing that future a step closer. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel shabi an author and journalist, and kate mal
fans across the country watched and celebrated. the women have absolutely smashed it tonight. - absolutely smashed it. 50 years, and we had to ask the ladies to do it for us. but what are you going to do? i will be live at wembley on one of the greatest days in english footballing history, a day that it is hoped will prove transformative for women s football. and also coming up on the programme. the ukrainians living with the reality of russian missile strikes. a weekend of campaigning for liz truss and rishi sunak as ballot papers go out to conservative party members. and at the commonwealth games joy and disappointment for england in the pool as adam peaty misses the medals but james wilby takes a gold. good evening. it s been been a day of tension and triumph, ofjoy in the moment and of history being made. the lionesses victory in euro 2022 means that for the first time since 1966 england have won a major international tournament at a senior level. it happened at wemb
she said they ve set an example for girls and women today, as well as for future generations. also on the programme. us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia amid intense speculation over whether she ll anger china by visiting taiwan. fidel ramos, the former president of the philippines now seen as one of the most effective leaders the country ever had, has died. and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died age 89. hello and welcome to the programme. england have won the european women s football championship beating germany 2 1 at wembley. the lionesses had never won a major trophy before and this is the first football honour for the nation since the men s world cup victory in 1966. a crowd of almost 90 thousand people were at the stadium, with millions more following the game on television and radio. mark lobel reports. eight euphoric moment for english