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city hall. jamming with none other than rocker john fogerty. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening from los angeles, where picket lines went up today in front of major film studios the people who write the plots that enthrall and entertain millions of american tv and film watchers sidelined tonight by a writers strike 11,000 writers off the job after talks with producers reached an impasse overnight. at the root of the dispute, some of the very things that have transformed how all of us watch our favorite shows. think streaming and the impact of emergiging technonology thinink virtual l reality. tonighght the writiters and d productionon cocompanies, i including our parentnt company nbcuniveversal appeaear to be farar apart, virtually y guaranteeieing rereruns will l be coming g to screens as productions grind to a halt for some shows, the impact will be felt immediately. miguel almaguer has the latest what do we want a fair contract re
tonight tiger woods all but certain to make the cut at the genesis invitational. it is his first tournament, his first time back at the tournament he hosted two years after the car crash that left him badly injured and away from the sport he loves. that is it for us. the news continues. new cnn exclusive reporting, the u.s. about to put russian intelligence services on notice. this is russia s best hope for winning on the battlefield. it appears to be crumbling tonight s. plus new details about just how worried fox news was about telling the truth to their viewers. about to sail solo around the globe before her incurable disease makes it impossible. good evening. outfront tonight cracking down. cnn is exclusively learning the united states is planning to crack down on russia and russian intelligence services for efforts to circumvent u.s. sanctions. we understand this will be coming next week and it is prudent best hope for a win. the wagner group suffering huge losses
last while in the southeast at least seven tornadoes reported along with hail and flooding. the threat far from over. also tonight, the deadly collision of two army apache helicopters killing three soldiers and injuring another. dozens killed in ukraine, most at an apartment building, as russia launches its worst attack on civilians in months. our reporter is on the ground. inside the manhunt for two escaped inmates still on the run after a third is captured, and another found dead after murdering a pastor. after the collapse of silicon valley bank, the fed now taking partial responsibility saying it didn t act with enough urgency, but are there more bank failures ahead? the incredible scene on a school bus as a brave seventh grader takes control after the driver passes out. politics embracing artificial intelligence. a potentially useful tool, but will distortions of reality get even worse? and giving kids with autism a powerful voice that s inspiring america.
still ahead. also tonight, my exclusive interview with the president of israel on the conflict in ukraine and more. he s pushing back at pressure from ukrainian president vz volodymyr zelenskyy to choose a side. a second woman is now accusing georgia republican herschel walker of pressuring her to get an abortion. i m wolfer blitzer. you re the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight with the war in ukraine. the body of an american man killed while fighting alongside ukrainian defenders is finally on the way home tonight after a swap with russia. this as putin s army prepares for a major battle inside the largest ukrainian city still controlled by moscow. c nrknn fred pleitgen has our rt from the war zone. reporter: ukrainian forces trying to hit the russians on all fronts. this mortar unit firing in the north of the country while in the south, kyiv is continuing a counter offensive trying to capture the russian occupied city of kherson. we met up with an artill