his private meetings with republicans, and what happened when he saw mitch mcconnell for the first time since the senator blamed him for the capitol riot. the new safety concerns for boeing. the potential problem on brand-new 787 dreamliners. nbc news investigates. the state with the highest rate of children in foster care facing allegations of horrifying abuse and a major lawsuit. and the animal advocate who turned this testing facility into a refuge for hundreds of four-legged friends. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holtevening and . good evening and welcome. we begin tonight with a major and notably unanimous ruling on reproductive rights by the u.s. supreme court. the justices upholding continued access to a widely used abortion medication. the plaintiffs in the case challenged the fda s 2000 approval of mifepristone on safety grounds. but the court today refusing to weigh in on the merits of their arguments, instead deciding the plaintiffs ha
the decision a victory for abortion rights supporters two years after the court overturned roe v. wade. and why the fight over the abortion pill and reproductive rights is far from over. also tonight, the state of emergency in florida. millions bracing for more catastrophic flash floods, as the storms turn deadly. some areas getting a foot in a single day. president biden on the world stage. our corespondent asking would he commute his son hunter s sentence. how he answered. donald trump back on capitol hill for the first time since the january 6th attack. his private meetings with republicans, and what happened when he saw mitch mcconnell for the first time since the senator blamed him for the capitol riot. the new safety concerns for boeing. the potential problem on brand-new 787 dreamliners. nbc news investigates. the state with the highest rate of children in foster care facing allegations of horrifying abuse and a major lawsuit. and the animal advocate who tu
you might have gone to get your coffee, seen your friends. i was here at 30 rock with my entire staff. i went to a school play that day. but by the end of the evening the w.h.o. had declared covid a pandemic. seattle shut down their school system, the first major district to do so, the stock market fell off a cliff. the sign of a lot more pain to come. the first case of covid popped up on capitol hill and the nba suspended its season leading all the rest of major sports to follow suit. that all happened in one single day. it was a stunning disruption to all of our lives and as we know it was just the beginning. one by one states shut down, businesses closed and normal life came to a complete halt. but we also know the future is much brighter than it has been in a long time. tonight president biden will mark the anniversary. tomorrow he signs the american rescue plan into law, hopefully getting more help to those who need it most. remember, we went from no vaccines to three va
We want you to stay. The cladding used on Grenfell Tower is withdrawn from around the world. The Us Supreme Court has partially lifted an injunction against president Donald Trumps travel ban. And a new Aircraft Carrier hms Queen Elizabeth Sets Sail For The First Time from the Rosyth Dockyard in fife. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that after more than two weeks of talks the conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party have agreed a parliamentary deal to support theresa mays Minority Government. It will mean an extra £1 billion for health, education and infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The conservatives have also agreed to keep the so called triple lock on pensions and maintain universal winterfuel payments for pensioners. Leaders in scotland and wales have condemned the deal other parties have raised concerns that the deal will cause problems in Northern Ireland. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. Why has it taken so long . Theresa may had wanted to seal a deal w