in covid infections. but it comes as deaths hit the highest number nationwide in a year and those free at-home covid tests from the government have started to arrive in the mail. city on edge after two police officers are shot, one killed, in new york. arnold schwarzenegger involved in a major accident his suv ending up on top of another car who s to blame for the skyrocketing price of meat? the president accuses four big companies of driving up the costs we investigate. and turning the tables the woman who refused to become a victim and took down a phone scam grandma 1, bad guy 0. this is nbc night lie news good evening millions are battling two very different weather extremes tonight. some meteorologists are calling what s happening down south a once in a decade ice storm. thousands temporarily lost power state troopers are warning residents to stay off roads out west, another unusual weather event, a major wildfire in january. this is just outside big sur,
hello and welcome. a chicago court has found the actorjussie smollett guilty of lying to police after he staged an attack on himself nearly three years ago and claimed it was a hate crime. smollett, who is gay and african american paid two masked accomplices to accost him in a city street at night. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. he was once a rising star, but for the last three years jussie smollett has been fighting for his reputation and career. walking into court surrounded by his family, the 39 year old has always maintained he was of them of racist and homophobic attack at a jury didn t believe him. after deliberating for nine hours they found him guilty of lying to police. after the conviction prosecutors spelt out the impact this case has had on the city. 26 impact this case has had on the ci . ~ . . ., impact this case has had on the ci.~ ., . city. 26 chicago police officers city. 26 chicago police officers spent - city. 26 chicago police offi
more than 50 people were killed, most of them believed to be migrants from central america. and breaking news. this morning, wikileaks founder julian assange is one step closer to being extradited after the u.s. won an appeal at a uk court battle. and on the economy, consumer prices are up a staggering 6.8% from last year. that s the highest increase in nearly four decades. and let s go with pete williams. there is a supreme court decision. okay, i m being told now that there is we are looking now at i m sorry about this. there s some breaking news that we re going to be covering, but this is the moment that the coffin that s carrying senator dole leaves the capitol after being in the rotunda for the last 24 hours. it is going to be shortly respected to the national cathedral. let s listen in. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. read
the pentagon, u.s. response to the drone attack that killed three troops in jordan could come in stages. you are watching fox and friends first, i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. we learn the identities of the three army soldiers, two of them were under 25 years old. some are calling for the u.s. to send a direct message to iran immediately. brooke singman has details. brooke: pentagon releasing the names of the three soldiers killed in the attack. they were assigned to 718th. sergeant william drone and specialist moffet. the president faces growing calls to take action against iran. sounded like the administration has ruled out strikes within iran. i appreciate the question, i will not telegraph punches. we are not looking for war with iran, not looking to escalate the tension anymore. everything has been done to deescalate tension. did does the administration not hold iran responsible for the attack or the risk is acceptable? i m not going to telegrap
china. president biden is facing ongoing questions about why he allowed his son hunter to attend a state dinner last week as more information is coming out about other investigations. critics say the decision was poor. the president s defenders disagree. jackie is live from the north along with details tonight. when we have questions about the ongoing federal probe into the president s son, officials redirect us to the white house counsel s office or the doj, saying they can t talk about it. when it comes to the decision to bring hunter to official events and presidential spaces, the answer is we are not going to engage on this. the former spokesperson believes hunter biden asked to attend the dinner days after accepting a plea deal with prosecutors in an ongoing investigation. his son wanted to come, so his son is going to come to the dinner. is the love for his son greater than the love for his country? that is what it looks like. the leader of the free world is a r