Capitol. And after a tragedy how one community is helping the band play on. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. A verdict as we come on the air in the closely watched Jussie Smollett trial a chicago jury tonight finding the former empire actor guilty on five of six counts related to lying to police about being the victim of a hatedriven attack in 2019 the verdict coming on the second day of deliberations. Rehema ellis has the breaking news for us. Rehema reporter lester, Jussie Smollett stood with his arms crossed and he was stoic as the jury read the verdict. As you point out, he was found guilty of five of six counts not guilty on a charge of reporting a false aggravated battery to police but it was nearly three years ago that he was facing six Felony Counts of reporting a fake, antigay and racist attack against himself and lying to police about it on the witness stand he had always insisted on his innocence saying there was no hoax, but the prosecution told juro
fixed there. when that happens, the opponents say, yes, it is happening, and your member of congress voted against it, voted against the safety of alabama, on and on and on. it s crazy. i think, mika, we ll see more and more of this. yeah. because infrastructure is something everybody likes, especially when it s been crumbling for quite some time. i mean, people are going to be very it is going to create jobs. i mean, of course he is going to take credit for it, but the voting against and then taking credit for it, that s just another way the republican party looks kind of lost. well, let s just say, if you ve looked at the poll numbers, there are a couple parties in washington, d.c. that are lost. democrats way behind. we ll get to that on a lot of issues polls especially and much more. willie, couple of bits of news we should talk about. first of all, our dear friends, and they are as much family as much as friends, out at java joes in des moines, we ve been going t
rapper travis scott is facing multiple lawsuits after at least eight people were killed and hundreds injured in a crash at his texas festival astro world. sold, sold, sold! and the dress worn by amy winehouse during herfinal stage performance during her final stage performance sells during herfinal stage performance sells for 16 times its original estimate at an auction in los angeles. the prices we are getting for amy winehouse are prices we have gotten for people like marilyn munro so she is just a global icon as marilyn munro was. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. after 600 days the united states has finally reopened its borders too much of the world s population as long as they are fully vaccinated. there have been emotional reunions for families and friends have separated since the start of pandemic. from new york, our correspondent. cheering that first embrace, that flood of relief. none of them could
belarus. the eu is expected to remove ukraine from its list of covid safe countries as cases rise with 600 people dying every day. gender equality is the focus of the cop26 summit in glasgow stop the un says that women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change. and the glittering diamonds which once belonged to france s last queen marie antoinette are going up for auction in geneva. a very warm welcome. us rapper travis scott is facing multiple lawsuits after at least eight people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush on his texas festival astroworld. one injured concert goer has accused scott and surprised perform at drake of inciting the crowd and is seeking $1 million in damages. neither have commented on the lawsuits. scott has said he is working to help the families of the victims, the youngest of whom was just 1a. victims, the youngest of whom wasjust14. mark lobel was just 1a. mark lobel reports. too much to bear. after losing his brother danis
treatment in england discriminates against them because they re gay. we ll talk to megan andwhitney bacon evans in the next half hour about the landmark legal case they re bringing against their local fertility service. a new study finds it s notjust how long you sleep for but when you go to bed that has an impact on your health. we ll tell when scientists think you should go to bed and talk to a sleep expert. coming up in the next hour eight years after they first drew millions of us to the tower of london, ceramic poppies have found a new permanent home in trafford in manchester. at the imperial war museum in manchester. the government is to compel front line nhs staff in england to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus. an official announcement is expected later today, and workers will have until spring to be double jabbed. unions argue it should not be forced. staff working in care homes were instructed earlier this year to become fully vaccinated their deadline