commencements since becoming president. it comes after the white house fallout of the sudden dismissal of james comey during the fbi investigation into possible ties between the trump administration or rather trump campaign, i should say and russia. now this is as four candidates prepare to interview today for the fbi director job. we have a team of political reporters and analysts standing by here. let s begin with cnn washington correspondent ryan nobles who is at the commencement. you see him there on the left. what are you hearing from the crowd there? i understand there s about 7,000 students and families who will be watching. what are they saying? what do they expect? reporter: well, this is expected to be a pretty friendly crowd for the president. this is a group of people and voters in particular that generally supported him during the election and, of course, here at liberty university their president jerry falwell jr. a very influential evangelical leader that allowed t
Disappearing and what not, and i looked at it and i thought of my own children and would i defend with them would i defend them with my life? absolutely, without even a thought and tim is that guy. raymond: amazing guy, incredible mission this underground railroad network he set up. you and i went on a little outing the other day to the theater and we surprised moviegoers. watch. what did you think of jim caviezel s performance? he is a very great actor but the silence, i mean, when he is silent and he just tears up, it s raymond: breaks your heart. yeah, breaks my heart. i could feel the emotion from everything he was witnessing and he was putting himself into. his performance is excellent. raymond: i want to introduce to you somebody. hi. how you doing? oh, my gosh. oh, my god. oh, my god. oh, my goodness. thank you, thank you very much for that movie. we have to help our children, don t we?
My host, amazing guy, jeff ruby took great care of us. his daughter in the middle. great folks. jockeys before the actual race itself. we were inside, okay? there is castellano wearing the jeff ruby knickers wins the race riding mage and there were the boys hanging out. i want to thank jeff and churchill downs and the great people of louisville, kentucky for a great weekend. dana: harris faulkner is up next. harris: how far can the president of the united states fall? and will he take his entire democrat party down with him? president biden s approval rating is sinking like a stone and it is raising all kinds of red flags for democrats across the board. i m hair use faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the president is no stranger to terrible polling. at least not as of late. this is a new row even for him.
norah: fentanyl crackdown. inside the dea s year-long f stofri wereoi norah: chilng new video of susp murderer bryan kohberge. what the footage reveals. the world health organization now says covid-19 is no longer a global emergency. today s announcement is a symbolic end to the coronavirus pandemic, which killed more than 7 million people. we are just hours away from the coronation of king charles iii. i think he s an amazing, amazing guy, and i m proud to be a brit. norah: and on the road with a touching story of how this hand drawn artwork led to an incredible friendship. this was a stranger, and she was doing that just for me, and that s the beauty of it.
Skies cleared, surprise handshakes from the king, telling greatest hits radio london news rain s a blessing. except for your camera. reporter: a smiling king, a cheering crowd, and tomorrow, the crowning moment. i think he s an amazing, amazing guy, and i m proud to be a brit. long live the queen the king. reporter: kelly cobiella, nbc news. and nbc s coverage of charles coronation starts at 5:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow morning. that s nightly news for this friday. thank you for watching, everyone. i m lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.