about racism in this country and race relations more broadly. after the fatal police beating of tyre nichols, the 29-year-old unarmed black man. there s been conversations about race, about policing, and about power and it s abuse for years. complicate of course by the fact that the five officers charged in his death are also black. that is what many feel so passionate about how we teach about the legacy of race and racism in this country. it is why it is become, frankly, so controversial. especially in places like florida where the republican governor ron desantis has been slamming a new ap african american studies course. tonight, the college board is out with changes to that curriculum, raising questions about why they choose and why they chose to remove certain topics. leyla santiago has the very latest. look at this traffic. for 42 years, he was killed right here. from that moment, it was never the same. the man was arthur mcduffie, a black father beaten to death by
you know, we ve been talking a lot about racism in this country and race relations more broadly. after the fatal police beating of tyre nichols, an unarmed black man, there s been conversations about race, policing and about power and its abuse for years. complicated, of course, by the fact that the five officers charged in nichols death are also black. that s about how we teach about the legacy of race and racism in this country. and why it s become, frankly, so controversial. especially in places like florida, where the republican governor, ron desantis, have been slamming a new a.p. african-american studies course. tonight, the college board is out with changing to the curriculum, raising questions about why they chose to remove certain topics. look at this traffic. for 42 years, not knowing this man was killed right here, from that moment, was never the same. reporter: the man was arthur mcduffie, a black father, beaten to death by white police officers in 1979. the o
instagram and then repeatedly messaged one of them. cnn national correspondent camila bernal is following the latest developments for us. camila, what more can you tell us? reporter: hey, fred. so, this is really important because authorities have not given us a connection between bryan kohberger and the victims. they have not said whether they knew each other or whether they had interactions. so people magazine is finding one of these connections saying that bryan kohberger followed the three girls on instagram and also saying that the three girls did not follow him back. the report also saying that not only did he follow them but he reached out to one of the girls in particular repeatedly. those messages went unanswered. it s unclear whether she saw the messages or whether she just chose not to answer them. but people magazine saying they were able to review that instagram account before it was deleted. they also went a little bit further saying that the girls worked
subpoena standoff. january 6th committee versus donald trump. the final hearing before the midterms put trump on the spot, and all nine members voted to get his testimony. the next step, actually getting him to take the stand. adam kinzinger today, warning that it contempt referral is not out of the question. as we are wrapping up the investigation, we re also pursuing new leads and facts. we want to speak to the president. look, he has made it clear that he has nothing to hide. that s what he says. he should come in on the day that we ask him to come in. if he pushes off beyond that, we will figure what to do next. the clock is ticking. the january six committee has just over two months to get trump to reply. republicans win back the house in the upcoming midterms, and the committee will not be allowed to continue in the new year. beyond that, kinzinger says the quote, the torch has been passed for the doj. attorney general merrick garland, growing facing card includin
making reporter: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening it goes against every fiber in our being, having to bury our own children parents in uvalde, texas now facing that grim reality, beginning to lay their children to rest in a world no safer today than it was a week ago when their children became victims of mass murder this holiday weekend, nine people were killed and more than 60 hurt in mass shootings across the u.s. overall, at least 156 died by gun violence hundreds left wounded. but in the tiny texas town of uvalde, still mourning the 19 children and two adults who were ruthlessly murdered last tuesday, we re still learning about the timeline and what officers did or didn t do to try to save them but today s focus, the first of 21 funerals celebrating the lives lost our morgan chesky is there. reporter: tonight heartbreak hitting home, with hundreds saying final goodbyes. you feel sad, man, it hits you hard reporter: 21 funerals over the ne