but first our correspondent abduljalil abdulrasulov reports from the front line in bakhmut, in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target
crisis overwhelms communities there and is felt nationwide. will his visit really help stop flow? and the nfl plans a league-wide tribute to buffalo bills safety damar hamlin who is recovering as the owner of the new orleans saints and pelicans takes measures in her community to address medical emergencies like damar s. saints owner gayle benson will join us in just a few moments on that. eric: but first, parents who lost their children to fentanyl poisoning are speaking out about the huge amounts of deadly narcotics flooding across the southern border as the toll is continuing to take on families across the country. we have team fox news coverage of the ongoing border crisis. charles watson on how the disaster extends beyond our border, lucas tomlinson on president biden s first vet to the epicenter of the crisis tomorrow, but we given with christina coleman live in los angeles with the new, disturbing details on the fentanyl surge here in our country. reporter: hi,
in a digital world, why film cameras are suddenly flying off shelves again. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone it is not only been one of the race s most critical to the control of the u.s. senate, but also one that has generated some of the biggest personal controversies and surprises. tonight, with 22 days left until the midterm elections, early voting is under way in georgia, where republican hopeful herschel walker sat down for a wide-ranging interview with nbc s kristen welker, making news on a subject walker wants to put behind him, the accusation that he paid for an ex-girlfriend s abortion over a decade ago. the former football star acknowledging to kristen that he had indeed written the check the woman says backs her claim, but that he can t recall why. walker also talking about why he thinks the economy will win the day for him over incumbent senator raphael warnock. and the reason why he says he carries a sheriff s bad
World Service Middle east analyst. Just take us through the series of events of what we know has happened. Essentially, over the last couple of hours, we started to hear reports that a convoy of helicopters carrying the iranian president Ebrahim Raisi had got into difficulties. Now, never difficult, different ways in which it was phrased on different outlets in the arabian media. A hard landing, a rough landing on a Crash Landing but no exact details of what that actually meant. On the reports were that it was a convoy of three helicopters travelling in the north west of the country, the province of east azerbaijan, and, she was saying, not only was the president on this particular helicopter, it began to emerge that the Foreign Minister was on the helicopter, too. Now, the two other helicopters that were in the convoy, we have had reports that they have landed safely so a huge Rescue Operation has been launched, she was saying a new introduction there, this been hampered by the thick
Dozens of people are involved in the search. But bad weather is reported to be hampering their efforts. It happened in the far north of iran, near the city of tabriz, close to the border with azerbaijan. President raisi, seen here on the left, had been visiting a dam project. This is thought to be footage of him earlier in the day, travelling in a convoy of three helicopters. First reports that something had gone wrong were announced on state tv. Translation there are unconfirmed reports of an incident involving the helicopter carrying the president in thejolfa region. Initial reports cite a hard landing for the helicopter carrying the president. President raisi, considered a hardliner, is the second most powerfulfigure in iran and has been regarded as a possible successor to the Supreme Leader, ali khamenei. There is no word yet on any casualties today, but across iran, there have been prayers for the president s safety. Jon donnison, bbc news. And i want to take you to the live pictu