revealed. the biden administration taking action against china tonight. a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics over china s crackdown on democracy and human rights abuses. china s response just in tonight and what does this mean for team usa? also tonight, the showdown now brewing over ukraine. on the eve of a high stakes call between president biden and vladimir putin, the white house now issuing a strong warning to russia. tonight, ian pannell on the ukraine border. 66 years later, the fbi closing the case again in the murder of 14-year-old emmett till. what they have told family members tonight. that family now responding. the tragedy on the track. kentucky derby winner medina spirit collapsing and dying. the system moving into the northeast. snow, wind, and plunging temperatures sweeping across the country. dangerous driving and the tornadoes. meanwhile, hawaii tonight bracing for potential catastrophic flooding. and ginger zee is tracking it all. the al
revealed. the biden administration taking action against china tonight. a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics over china s crackdown on democracy and human rights abuses. china s response just in tonight and what does this mean for team usa? also tonight, the showdown now brewing over ukraine. on the eve of a high stakes call between president biden and vladimir putin, the white house now issuing a strong warning to russia. tonight, ian pannell on the ukraine border. 66 years later, the fbi closing the case against in the murder of 14-year-old emmett till. what they have told family members tonight. that family now responding. the tragedy on the track. kentucky derby winner medina spirit collapsing and dying. the system moving into the northeast.erg across t country. dangerous driving and the tornadoes. meanwhile, hawaii tonight bracing for potential catastrophic flooding. and ginger zee is tracking it all. the alarming new tonight on blood pressure during
new dash cam video from a semi truck as a crash sends it dangling off a bridge. the record-breaking filibuster in missouri as democrats wage a battle over abortion rights. and the athletes dominating the world of women s golf and swinging for a shot at gold in the paris olympics. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. not one, but two presidential debates are on the books tonight after an exchange of verbal taunts more akin to a prize fight promotion. president biden and former president trump have agreed to televised one-on-one debates, the first happening june 27th and, notably, without a live audience. the second one, september 10th. the arrangement first proposed by president biden was quickly accepted by mr. trump, who refused to take part in this year s republican primary debates. the first of the showdowns timed by the biden campaign to take place before early voting begins. in the time being, the debate among pundits
president biden should have pardoned mr. trump. also tonight, the attempted assassination, a man walking up to slovakia s prime minister shooting him multiple times. aides pushing the wounded politician into a car and a man tackled on the ground. the prime minister s condition tonight. the barge slamming into a bridge in galveston, texas, causing a partial collapse and unleashing an oil spill. one community island cut off. opening statements in the bribery trial of senator bob menendez. the defense suggesting those gold bars didn t belong to menendez but to his wife. a heart-stopping new dash cam video from a semi truck as a crash sends it dangling off a bridge. the record-breaking filibuster in missouri as democrats wage a battle over abortion rights. and the athletes dominating the world of women s golf and swinging for a shot at gold in the paris olympics. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. not one but two presidential de