worry around the coronavirus pandemic builds. his coronavirus advisers were grilled on capitol hill today. instead the president choosing to focus on an issue he hopes unite and invigorate his political base. at least right now the votes aren t there. and progressives are skeptical. in fact, one of the leading progressive adds vo cats for voting changes who happens to be from georgia, snubbed the president, electing not to show up in atlanta today white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening,. peter: peter good evening, bret. the president isn t even back here yet the naacp is already pressuring him to back up today s big talk saying in a statement voting rights should not simply be a priority it must be the priority. it s not the only thing on the president s plate as covid continues to spread more than ever. it s worldwide. it s not slowing up very much. peter: covid cases in this country climbing higher, 1 and a h
house records secret by claiming executive privilege. even though he s no longer in office. the man who is in office, president biden, is standing by his decision not to assert privilege here. in a new statement overnight, markedly more blunt in tone, the white house now says trump abused the office of the presidency and attempted to subvert the peaceful transfer of power, adding here, the constitutional protections of executive privilege should not be used to shield information that reflects a clear and apparent effort to subvert the constitution itself. as trump heads to court, one of his former aides appears headed that direction as well. later today the committee is expected to hold steve bannon in criminal contempt for defying their subpoena, setting up what could be a legal battle ahead. cnn s ryan nobles starts us off this morning in washington. reporter: laura and christine, no doubt tuesday night is a big night for the select committee. this is where they will ho
nhs leaders are warning that the health service is facing the brutal reality of an easter as bad as most winters, with figures due this morning expected to show record waiting times. i have been let out of the studio and sent to the seaside in the north wales coast and i have in speaking to voters all day to find out what is important to them in the elections in may. hello and welcome to bbc news. some asylum seekers are to be sent to east africa while their claims are processed under a new deal between britain and rwanda. it s understood that single men who travel across the english channel in small boats will be sent more than four thousand miles to rwanda. the government sees it as a way to discourage people from crossing the english channel in small boats while critics have called the plans cruel . last year almost 29,000 people crossed the english channel in small boats. yesterday alone 600 people made the crossing. the uk is expected to give 120 million pounds to the
currency is it working? and the female coach who just made mlb history. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone from the mayor of new york city tonight, we got him. and with that, millions of anxious transit riders breathing a sigh of relief after word of an arrest in yesterday s terrifying rush hour subway shooting spree in brooklyn that left ten people shot. a massive and roughly 30-hour manhunt ending this afternoon in this moment, frank robert james led away after being taken into custody on the streets of manhattan s east village neighborhood nypd detectives releasing video of james yesterday morning as he entered the subway in construction attire before the shooting. a video trail part of what they call significant evidence gathered that includes a gun left at the scene that authorities say they were able to quickly trace back to james. police say james fired over 30 rounds on a subway car after setting off two smoke canister
construction vest and a hard hat just before the shooting. and in a chilling moment, police believe he hopped onto another train as it was racing out of that station, trying to get the passengers to safety. they say he hopped on that train with them. janai norman and aaron katersky reporting tonight. and pierre thomas on what has federal authorities so concerned about this case going forward. also tonight, the dangerous tornado threat as we come on the air tonight. the ef-3 confirmed, winds 165 miles per hour. tornado watches across several states. severe storms from new orleans to indianapolis, then moving east. heavy rain, hail, damaging winds, gusts up to 75 miles per hour. and then philadelphia and new york city facing storms tomorrow. ginger zee tracking it all. the disturbing new video from ukraine tonight appearing to show cluster bombs being used to attack civilians in kharkiv. and tonight, what the u.s. is now sending to ukraine. james longman standing by live in