loved ones. i m chandler. i make jokes when i m uncomfortable. also tonight remembering matthew perry the friends star dead at 54. rescue 23. respond to the drowning. talented and troubled. the latest on the investigation into his death. plus vigils in maine. mourners honor the 18 mass shooting victims as new details emerge about the gunman. i m in lewiston, maine where the makeshift memorials to the 18 victims are growing. later space race. planned missions to the moon, lunar rovers. how china is rocketing ahead. beware because they are very aggressive. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thank you for joining us on this sunday. several big stories including the sad news that friends star matthew perry died this weekend. he was 54. tonight perry is being remembered for his role in one of tv s biggest hits as well as his public struggle with addiction. but first, we begin with the latest in the
well, no one camps in my backyard. it s unclear if that couple will receive the $22,000 reward posted for his arrest. also unclear where burham will head next behind bars. he will not be returning to the same jail. now to the war in ukraine where tonight fighting is intensifying on the eastern front and russian president vladimir putin claims kyiv s counteroffensive is failing. his declaration comes at a crucial moment. a deal ato export grain safely through the fire will expire tomorrow. cbs s charlie d agata reports from ukraine. a warning, some of the images are graphic. reporter: at this run down clinic not far from the front line, we expected to find a handful of soldiers wounded in fighting.
executive s tweet in support of the hong kong protesters here is nbc s geoff bennett. reporter: the nba tonight fighting back after being blasted for caving to china s counist government commissioner adam silver defending houston rockets gm daryl morey whose now deleted tweet supporting protests in hong kong triggered fury in china. we are not apologizing. reporter: at first the league openly criticized morey s message, and in a statement to the chinese, called it inappropriate. but after growing backlash, a decidedly different tone. i am an american, and there are these values that are deeply rooted in the dna of the nba, and that includes freedom of expression for our employees. reporter: china s government tonight, digging in. canceling a brooklyn nets event at a shanghai school and the chinese state broadcaster announcing the country will not air some nba preseason games as nba sponsors
that he wants transparency, like the house democrats of the house voted in that resolution to have this report released to the public. of course, you know, we ll see. and of course even as this comes out, you know, people who haven t yet be sentenced because they re still cooperating on either mueller related investigations or other investigations, i mean there s so much we don t know and this report will probably only solve one avenue here if even that. and next the white house now tonight fighting, refusing, point-blank to turn over documents about the president s private conversations with vladimir putin. so just tonight saying no way, forget it, we won t tell you. plus breaking news. the president s son-in-law accused of using a private untraceable app to talk to world leaders including the one the cia concluded personally directed the murder of jamal khashoggi. house investigators demanding answers tonight. plus thrust into the spotlight with this comment.
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