brought down a presidency 50 years ago today. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening the fate of two missing american military veterans, volunteers in ukraine s fight against russia, may be coming into focus tonight. video said to show alexander drueke and andy huynh, appearin on russian television this evening the men apparently captured by russian troops we are showing still frames of the video that appears to show both men alive a third american remains unaccounted for. they are among an unknown number of u.s. citizens that traveled on their own to fight on behalf of ukraine, prompting a renewed warning against such travel from president biden today. notably the captured americans were not mentioned by a defiant president vladimir putin today in a speech in the russian city of st. petersburg keir simmons is there tonight, and thus, we remind you russia is cracking down on the media, limiting what reporters can say under threat of imprisonm
about the elderly alleged gunman. the medical debt crisis in america. more than 100 million americans are affected. what you can do to protect yourself. two men arrested after allegedly harassing a black teen and destroying the car he was driving. tonight, the new video. watergate 50 years later. cbs news looks back on the scandal that led to the downfall of a president. and on the road at a high school graduation that included cheers, diplomas, and plenty of tears. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to and thank you for joining us on this friday night. as we come on the air tonight, the state department is scrambling for information on three americans who have gone missing in the war in ukraine. their families are anxiously awaiting any news. all three served in the u.s. military and traveled into the war zone to help the ukrainians fight the russians. well, today, russian media showed vide
portion of an hour and a half speech today, making it clear he is spending a lot of time watching everything the committee says and does. there s no clearer example of the menacing spirit that has devoured the american left and disgraceful performance being staged by the unselect committee. the unselect s entire sham presentation is based on video that has been deceptively edited. they re taking six, eight, and nine-hour depositions and putting up five-second clips. that guy letig, whoever the hell letig is, a former judge, he was saying pence had no choice. not actually what he said at all. look, here s the thing. trump s day of having the world stop to listen to a 90-minute ranting, roving speech are over. not even fox news took his speech live. now, that didn t stop trump, who spent time denying he called mike pence a wimp. he spent time even though to make sure the record s clear on this, his special assistant said he did call pence a wimp and testified to this under
how much more will a new loan cost you? tonight, the massive flood, and new video from yellowstone national park, and the questions about why the governor is nowhere to be found. plus, the major flight cancellations and delays due to severe weather nationwide. tonight s other top headlines: a third american reportedly missing in ukraine. revlon files for bankruptcy. and finally, ahead of father s day, how a father-daughter bond led to a possible life-saving discovery. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. today, we witnessed what some consider to be the most-important january 6 hearing to date. there was powerful testimony from one of the most respected conservative lawyers in the republican party, warning ominously that the threat to democracy isn t over, and that former president donald trump and his allies present a
about the elderly alleged gunman. the medical debt crisis in america. more than 100 million americans are affected. what you can do to protect yourself. two men arrested after allegedly harassing a black teen and destroying the car he was driving. tonight, the new video. watergate 50 years later. cbs news looks back on the scandal that led to the downfall of a president. and on the road at a high school graduation that included cheers, diplomas, and plenty of tears. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. as we come on the air tonight, the state department is scrambling for information on three americans who have gone missing in the war in ukraine. their families are anxiously awaiting any news. all three served in the u.s. military and traveled into the war zone to help the ukrainians fight the russians. well, today, russian media showed video o