His secret health battle. And the tragic death of a rising star from hbos euphoria at only 25. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, everyone and welcome. The sad and at times bizarre trial of an idaho mother who was convicted of killing two of her children and conspiring to kill her husbands former wife ended today with multiple life sentences. The judge ordering Lori Vallow Daybell to spend the rest of her life in prison without the chance of parole. The tortured details of the case, her claim to be a goddess, her children zombies, she believed, captured headlines around the world. Before she was sentenced Vallow Daybell offered no remorse. As she addressed the court, declaring no one was murdered and suggesting the deaths of her 7 and 16yearold children could have been the results of accidents or even suicides. Miguel almaguer has details. I do not fear death. But i look forward to it. Reading from notes moments before a judge ordered her to spend the rest of her life behind bars, Lori Vallow Daybell, the idaho mother convicted of killing her two children and conspiring to murder her husbands former wife, broke her silence and remained defiant. No one was murdered in this case. Accidental deaths happen. Suicides happen. Fatal side effects from medications happen. I know for a fact that my children are happy and busy in the spirit world. Reporter with Vallow Daybell claiming she has spoken to the victims in the afterlife, the tragic and bizarre case led to sensational headlines. Dubbed the doomsday cult mom, Vallow Daybell claimed her children were zombies and she was a goddess sent to usher in the biblical apocalypse. The mutilated bodies of 7yearold j. J. And 16yearold tylee were found on the property of her new husband, chad daybell, a selfpublished author who wrote about doomsday and whose former wife he is also accused of killing. I have always mourned the loss of my loved ones, and i have lost many in this mortal world. Reporter as the judge admonished Vallow Daybell for showing no remorse, prosecutors say the motive was money, arguing the mother killed her children to collect benefit checks. The crime scene was a horrific thing to have to review. Reporter despite the heinous crime Vallow Daybells attorney pleaded for mercy. But family members say she deserves none. Were done. Lori, we are done with lori. She is no more to us. Miguel joining me now. Miguel, where does Lori Vallow Daybells husbands case stand at this hour . Reporter lester, chad daybell, who has pleaded not guilty, faces similar charges his wife lori was convicted of. His trial on murder and conspiracy to commit murder scheduled to get under way next year. He too faces life in prison, lester. Miguel, thank you for that. Just breaking tonight, police say a potential mass shooting was averted after a gunman opened fire outside a Jewish School in memphis and tried to get in the school before fleeing. Ron allen is following developments. What have you learned so far . Well, lester, this all began around 12 20 when police say a man tried to enter the Margolin Hebrew Academy armed with a gun. When he couldnt get any shots fired outside the Jewish School which police say had safety procedures in place, thankfully no one there was hurt. The school gave police a photo of the suspect and a description of his truck. Officers soon spotted that vehicle and pulled the suspect over. Police say he got out with his hand on a gun and officers opened fire hitting the suspect, whos now in a hospital in critical condition. The assistant chief of police says that a tragedy was averted in memphis today. Very troubling. Ron, thank you for that. A First Court Appearance today for the maralago employee prosecutors say tried to delete Surveillance Video under orders from donald trump. The republican frontrunner tonight slamming the charges. Garrett haake now with late details. Reporter indicted maralago employeede olivei free tonight on 100 bond enderg no plea during a first hearing in a court in miami. Prosecutors say he sought to delete Surveillance Video subpoenaed as part of the classified documents case. De oliveira allegedly telling another maralago staffer, quote, the boss wanted the video deleted. Mr. Trump, who now faces 40 separate counts in the case, posting maralago tapes were not deleted. They were voluntarily handed over. I never told anybody to delete them. These are ridiculous indictments. Reporter the former president this weekend lashing out at those charges to which he has pleaded not guilty and at the federal prosecutors who may bring another indictment regarding his actions before january 6th, writing he expects to be indicted, quote, any day now, arguing charges are being revealed now because hes the republican frontrunner against president biden. They waited 2 1 2, almost 3 years so that they could bring them right in the middle of my president ial election, because its election terference. These are crooked ople. Orter the rneyeral appointed a special counsel to take o the doj investigation three days after mr. Trump announced his campaign. While thea. Lea a similar probe in georgia now says an indictment there could come by the end of august. Were ready to go. Reporter as his legal challenges mount, the Washington Post reporting mr. Trumps Political Group spent more than 40 million on legal costs in the first half 2023 defen and his allies. Nt some of mr. Trumps rivals now intensifying their attacks. These guys were acting like the corleones with no experience. I think we need a new leader. I think he was good then. I dont think hes going to be good going ard. Reportehe former prent crues and the chs against which have so farone little politic damageday suggesting h skip the fir debate but might stiatch it to help him pick a vice pdential minee. Lest gar haake, thanks. This w dea inkraine russia launched an at on president zelenskyys hometown just one day after a drone strike on moscow. And were learning more on the whereabouts of the man behind the brief mutiny against president putin. Heres richard engel. Reporter with two missiles launched at ukraine tonight russia destroyed much of an Apartment Building full of civilians, killing a 10yearold girl and her mother in president zelenskyys hometown. Its unclear if the strike, which ukrainians described as terrorism, was retribution, but it came just 24 hours after drones exploded in moscow for the third time in days. Hitting highrises in downtown and making president putin look weak and the capital vulnerable. Russia blamed ukraine. Zelenskyy, while not claiming responsibility, gave his most direct admission yet of crossborder strikes. Gradually the war is returning to russian territory, he said. In Ukraine Russian troops are battling an intensifying ukrainian offensive and doing it without some of their most experienced troops. Mercenaries from the wagner group are off the battlefield after their leader, yevgeny prigozhin, launched a shortlived mutiny. Putin branded prigozhin, once a trusted aide, a traitor but then cut a deal with him. The potential reasons why are now becoming more clear. Tonight prigozhin posted that wagner troops are for the moment in belarus, awaiting orders. And video from belarus shows the mercenaries Training Special forces. Poland, a nato ally across the border, is on high alert just in case. But africa seems to be prigozhins main focus now. We reported how wagner in coordination with the kremlin props up wefrican lrs uding the ident of the Central African republic in exchange ho 17 afr ek putin d leaders in russia. And on hand to greet them was prigozhin, who says his network in africa is expanding. Prigozhin challenged putin and embarrassed him, but it seems as long as wagner is still in business and still making money in africa an accommodation is being worked out. Lester . All right, richard, thank you. And a Senior State Department official tells us the u. S. Does not believe prigozhin is behind the coup in niger, where today the president was seen publicly for the First Time Since being ousted. Our Courtney Kube is the only u. S. Based journalist inside niger. Reporter tonight the first glimpse of nigers democratically elected president ha was m, not seence last weeker a coup. Zoum smiling, meeting with the leader of chad, whos now trying to mediate in niger after several west african countries called on the coup leaders to give up power, warning them to release president bazoum in the next week or receive possible military action. Such measures may include the use of force. Reporter over the weekend thousands took to the streets of the capital here, mostly peaceful, supporting the coup. Some waving russian flags chanting long live russia. Though violent erupted outside the french embassy, crowds burning a door and throwing rocks at windows, chased off by tear gas before they could breach the outer walls. Tonight the coup leaders have not responded to the ultimatum, vowing to defend niger from aggression, accusing france of planning a military intervention. Both france and the u. S. Have military bases here in niger. Adding to the tensions, should the u. S. Designate this as ai coup, more than 400 million in u. S. Aid and military training would immediately be at risk. Any questions . Reporter eroding years of u. S. Nigerian Partnership Training to combat terrorist groups here. 130 of its members were arrested by the junta including four members of bazoums ousted cabinet. Lester . Courtney, thank you. Lets turn to the collapse of yellow one of the countrys Biggest Trucking Companies affecting 30,000 workers and leaving taxpayers in the hole for hundreds of millions of dollars it received during covid. Heres tom costello. Reporter those yellow trucks are iconic on americas highways. Now its the biggest collapse ever in the u. S. Trucking industry. With the company telling employees and customers its shutting down. Affecting 30,000 employees including 22,000 teamsters. S. A mechanic for 20 years, Shannon Abbott is tonight worried about his family. Im worried about my insurance for me and my family. 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Even though the Justice Department had sued yellow for overcharging the military. Taxpayers still own 30 of the company. Its stock down 89 in less than two years. Tonight Industry Experts believe other Trucking Companies can pick up yellows business with minimal impact on the supply chain. Are there jobs for every worker at yellow . That remains to be seen. But certainly there is a steady demand for drivers. Reporter the question is whether the National Demand for Truck Drivers will create enough openings for yellows drivers now looking for jobs. Lester . . All right. Tom costello, thank you. Tom costello, thank you. In 60 secon dsds whwhen you havave chronicc kidneyey disease. There are places youd lilike to be. Like h here. And here. Not so m much here. If you h have chroninic kidneyey disease, farxigiga can helplp you kekeep living g life. F farxiga and farxigiga reducess the risksk of kidneyey failur, which h can lead t to dialysi. 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