swift t as she kicks off her first tour in five years. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and thank you for being with us on this friday night. in what is at least for this moment mostly symbolic act, an arrest warrant was issued today for russian president vladimir putin now formally charged by the international criminal court for war crimes in ukraine. the court says putin bears individual responsibility for the unlawful transfer of children from occupied areas of ukraine to russia while there is little expectation of putin ending up in custody any time soon, the charges were nonetheless welcome by ukraine s president zelenskyy, who thanked the court for its willingness to really bring those who are guilty to justice. tonight putin s spokesman dismissed the warrant saying, we do not recognize this court. erin mclaughlin reports from kyiv. reporter: tonight russian president vladimir putin now wanted for alleged war crimeses ththe int
alleges she was harassed at the texas base. parent company of phil silicon valley bank is filing for chapter 11. [bell rings] meanwhile, the stock market took another beating tonight. selling their banking y st. patrick s day. millions celebrated with parades, beers, and decade-long presidential tradition. i a t you ve never know mike ever met who has never had a drink. norah: march madness continues, and the women s tournament tips off. gets the dump off. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. tonight, the fbi and justice department are investigating tiktok s chinese parent company for potentially spying on american citizens. plus, it s friday, so we go on the road with an artist whose talent has given him a new lease on life. but first, the extraordinary announcement today about russia s leader, vladimir putin. the international criminal court at the hague issued an arrest warrant for the russian president for war crime
ahead this st. patrick s day friday starting with desperate measures on wall street. nearly a dozen banks teaming up to prevent this week s financial turmoil from spreading their $30 billion life line to save another major bank from potential ruin as janet yellen works to sooth the markets and reassure americans that their money is safe. i can reassure the members of the committee that our banking system is sound and that americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. plus major move in china s partnership with russia, announcing this morning that xi jinping will visit russia next week at the invitation of vladimir putin that comes as russia continues to search for the downed u.s. drone intercepted by a russian fire jets. why the pentagon says russia won t find anything useful even if they do track it down and rage on the streets of paris, thousands of protestors rise up over an unpopular move by macron raising the age of retirement
good day i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. at what point did we start considering mental illness a crime? the agonizing words from the brother of a man pinned down and killed by police while apparently if the grips of a mental health crisis we have new reporting on the startling frequency of similar encounters with law enforcement and maybe how to stop them plus, another stunning drop in markets with banks stocks leading the way. how low will it go breaking an arrest warrant issued for russian president vladimir putin we start in virginia where ten people including three hospital employees are now facing charges in the death of a black man in handcuffs and shackles pinned to the ground and suffocated the 28-year-old had been hospitalized for suffering severe mental distress, something his family wasn t addressed by officials who instead they say treated him like a criminal. at what point do we stop preserving life. at what point do we cons
that state of the race less than six weeks out from the iowa caucus. kevin mccarthy officially stepping down. what his departure means amid chaos on capitol hill. then, pop megastar taylor swift named time magazine s person of the year. her global impact far beyond the charts, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle at headquarters here in new york city. tonight, some of the republicans running for president held for fourth and final debate before the iowa caucuses, now less than six weeks away. ron desantis, nikki haley, vivek ramaswamy, and chris christie came out swinging, facing off at tuscaloosa, alabama at a trump free event. trump free, why? because the former president was a no-show once again. but despite him not being there, things got heated and he did quickly. i am sick of republicans who are not willing to stand up and fight back against what the lift is doing to this country. you have oth