the epa chief in ohio again today as officials battle over where to send the waste from that toxic train derailment. why the epa s plan to transport contaminated water to texas is back on after local leaders objected. the new drone strike deep inside russia, and our rare look inside crimea. will it become the new flash point in the conflict? the white house giving a deadline to remove tiktok from all government devices. could the popular app be banned altogether in the u.s.? and the american skier who just made history on the world stage. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone, in a pair of cases that will impact tens of millions of student loan borrowers, the supreme court heard arguments today on whether the biden administration had the authority to forgive some of those loans. the president s loan debt relief plan calls for erasing up to $20,000 in student loans for certain borrowers at an estimated cost of $400
of the cat skills. while most new yorkers will be voting in the primary, others will be voting in a special election for the house seat vacated by tino delgato after he was appointed governor. so why this race, especially because it s for a four-month term? this is because it s most potent, for economy and crime or abortion and democracy, what ryan is running on. the democrats are hoping the closer-a than-expected red districts, along with the resounding defeat of the anti-abortion measures are not one-offs. the hard-and-fast rules don t see so hard and fast. look at our survey conducted august 12th through 16th. threats to democracy has overtaken cost of living as the most important voter issue. president biden s approval numbers are still stagnant and modern history tells us the only time the party in power gained seats in the mid term is when the president is overwhelmingly popular, clinton in 1998 and bush in 2002. but even among exception, this is an exceptional time, th
the city boarded up as jury selection is society to begin in one of the most high profile trials in years. the pope speaks out at a one time isis stronghold, remembering the horror and praying for peace. and later, harry, meghan, and oprah. their long awaited interview. were you silent or were you silenced? this is the cbs weekend news. from new york here is jericka duncan. duncan: good evening, we begin tonight with new york s governor andrew cuomo facing more allegations of inappropriate behavior by former aides. two top new york state democrats are now calling for his resignation as two additional women accuse the governor of inappropriate touching and language. that brings the number of women who have come forward to five, and two male aides reportedly accuse mr. cuomo of routinely berating them, creating a toxic workplace. meanwhile cuomo says there is no way he is resigning. cbs s nancy chen has the details. reporter: on a conference call today, new york gover
resuming in harris county, texas today because facilities in ohio and indiana are at capacity. and the head of the epa also returned to east palestine for a third time since the derailment. michael regan tried to reassure people of the agency s commitment to the cleanup. authorities in russia were on high alert after reporting a series of drone attacks near the border with ukraine and elsewhere in russia. no casualties were reported, and tonight keir simmons has a wear look inside crimea, the territory in southern ukraine that russia has occupied since 2014. reporter: this is a view american news crews rarely get, to be this close to the russian navy, president putin s prized black sea fleet. we re in sebastopol, crimea, home to a crucial navy base that both sides may be ready to fight for this. this is what president
roe but nicky fried is saying she s already been getting momentum that will carry her into the primary. listen to how they ve been spinning this abortion issue. and especially now after roe v. wade has been overturned, people across our state, women, our allies, democrats, republicans, independents want somebody who they can put in that governor s office who is going to get their back. as the only person in this race in both my primary and general election, i m the only one who is 100% my entire life been pro-choice. and democrats are looking for that. we re under a new era. listen, women are under attack like never before. 50 years in our country with roe v. wade overturned by the u.s. supreme court. that issue alone is a huge difference, a huge change maker from 2014. reporter: you hear him mention 2014 there. that was when he lost the race