we re going to take back what s ours? if you are a patriot, then get on board. you re do the right thing or we re going to make you do the right thing. all while the man at the center of the threats is finally calling out his former boss about his role that day. president trump is wrong. under the constitution i had no right to change the outcome of our election. what he needs to do is sit down and talk to the january 6th committee. it s taken him 13 months to admit the undeniable. and as the winter olympics begin in beijing, human rights abuses are in the spotlight. the chinese government is holding more than 3 million uyghurs in concentration camps and also glorifying the modern day slavery. plus, we re following new developments on the future of queen elizabeth and the royal family. i m pamela brown in washington. it s great to have you with us on this saturday night. we re going to start with graphic evidence of the violent and deadly insurrection at the
celebrates her platim jubilee, 70 years on the throne, with a surprise announcement. we re live in london with a closer look. u.s. officials now believe russia has assembled about 70% of the military force it needs to launch a full-scale invasion of ukraine. the latest satellite images show russian forces gathering strength in belarus. some are positioned less than 50 kilometers from ukraine s northern border. france s president heads to moscow on monday to pursue a diplomatic solution. emmanuel macron spoke saturday with nato s secretary-general and the british prime minister, who want the kremlin to understand that nato isn t divided about the russian threat. cnn s melissa bell is standing by live for us in kyiv. melissa, heading into that meeting with putin, the message from france, uk, and nato is unity, right? reporter: unity and strength and preparedness to react should anything further happen, kim. but there is this deep belief on the part of the french president t
rob marciano is standing by, timing it all out. the growing gop divide over january 6th. the republican national committee trying to clarify 24 hours after accusing investigators in congress of persecuting citizens engaged in quote, legitimate public discourse. tonight, the disturbing new images from that fateful day. and former president trump responding to recent bombshell comments from mike pence. tonight, the nfl under fire, accused of a lack of diversity among head coaches. commissioner roger goodell s reported memo to all teams. what he says about the league s efforts so far, as a former coach pursues legal action. the cdc expanding its covid-19 surveillance, tracking the virus in wastewater. how it could help battle a future outbreak. also breaking as we come on the air, the major new announcement from queen elizabeth on the eve of her platinum jubilee. and america strong tonight. the teen with autism getting his big break and inspiring others. good evening
election. jiang: plus, u.s. covid death toll surges past 900,000. in canada today, new protests against vaccines and restrictions. in beijing, the winter olympics begin. snowboard great shaun white with a big announcement. platinum jubilee: today queen elizabeth celebrate 70 years on the throne. and we visit a place instrumental in spreading the joy of music. they want the music to live on. this is the cbs weekend news. jiang: good evening. i m weijia jiang in new york. tonight, the showdown over ukraine between russia and the west shows no sign of easing. instead, it is intensifying, moscow sent two long-range bombers over its ally, belarus. also today, the first of 3,000 american troops landed near the poland-ukraine border as the u.s. tries to deter a russian invasion. cbs charlie d agata is in estonia tonight with more on the brewing conflict. reporter: they re the latest u.s. combat forces to arrive in europe, 18th airplane corps out of fort bragg touched d
russian invasion of ukraine. firing back, former president trump rips into his vice president after mike pence said trump was wrong about january 6th. a daring raid caught on video. police freeing michael bloomberg s housekeeper who had been kidnapped from his estate. was the alleged kidnapper after the billionaire s daughters. joe rogan apologizes of him using a racial slur multiple times. spotify has pulled dozens of his shows. we take you behind the scenes in beijing, and what the athletes are really doing between competitions. this is nbc news nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. we begin outside tonight in our expanded olympic home here at rockefeller center, the first full day of competition in beijing where it is already a new day. the american women off to a big start in the snowboard course and on the hockey ice, but it is a bittersweet announcement by snowboarding legend shaun white that has team usa talking tonight and we ll hear about h