what parents of young children should know. just hours to go before a threatened hollywood writers strike will your favorite tv shows be halted? and our interview with rock legend john fogerty, finally singing the songs again that made him famous announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome, everyone. we start with breaking news in a year defined by extreme and deadly weather, the latest, a dust storm along a stretch of i-55 in illinois dozens of cars piled up in poor visibility conditions tonight, six people are dead, more than 30 hospitalized much more on the story in just a moment but first, the window for the u.s. government to figure out a way to pay its bills just got a lot narrower that news coming in a letter to congress from treasury secretary janet yellen who, after crunching the numbers again, announced the u.s. will be unable to satisfy its obligations by early june, potentially as early as june 1st. the new estimate
arrests after 18 migrants, including a child, were found dead in a truck. play on how finland became the computer gaming capital of the world: we have a special report from helsinki. a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united. a british businessman has already put in a rival offer. dramatic music. and the latest marvel superhero movie sets out to conquer the us box office over the presidents day weekend. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in memphis, tennessee, where five former police officers have pleaded not guilty to second degree murder and other charges in the case of tyre nichols. mr nichols, a young black man, died in hospital three days after being beaten in memphis last month. videos showed the officers repeatedly kicking and punching mr nichols after he d fled a traffic stop. the five officers, all out on bail, entered their not guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing in shelby county criminal court. tyre nichols mo
more than 16,000 people. bulgarian police make four arrests, after 18 migrants, including a child, were found dead in a truck. a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united. a british businessman has already put in a rival offer. and the latest marvel superhero movie sets out to conquer the us box office over the presidents day weekend. hello and welcome to bbc news. president zelensky has called on western allies to speed the delivery of weapons to ukraine. addressing world leaders, who gathered in germany for the annual munich security conference on friday, he warned that dithering and delays also posed a threat to their country s security. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is in munich and he sent us this report. ukrainian troops on the front line in bakhmut. a moment to rest and eat before the next russian assaults. their fate top of the agenda for world leaders gathering in munich. a chance for them to hear once again from well, you know who. he wants more
that video. the fallout from police departments across the country. in the middle east, bloodshed. a 13-year-old palestinian gunman opens fire in jerusalem. one day after a deadly synagogue shooting. plus, former president trump hits the trail looking ahead to 2024. while embattled congressman george santos dives into work, putting off questions about his past. and later, a new find from ancient times. how a mummy unearthed in egypt may be the oldest ever discovered. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. there is breaking news from memphis. today the city s police department said it would shut down the crime fighting unit that included officers charged in the death of tyre nichols. the so-called s.c.o.r.p.i.a.n. unit had a reputation for using aggressive tactics. those officers now fired, face second-degree murder and other charges in the death of the 29-year-old following his violent arrest earlier this month. today
enforcement and systemic change. after george floyd said never again, yet here we are. i will ask what he and his colleagues plan to do next time. and if there is will, what is the way to fix this country s broken system. this is american voices. we begin this hour with new action from the memphis police department following the deadly police beating of tyre nichols. memphis pd eight now deactivating the departments scorpion unit which was launched in 2021 to fight the city s rising murder rate. nbc news confirms all five officers charged with second degree murder in nichols death were members of the scorpion unit. this also raises new questions. why would a unit focused on violent crime take their time to enforce traffic violations? this beating all started with a traffic stop, officers at the time said the 29 year old was driving recklessly. the department has since said no video evidence backs of that claim. now i need to warn you that the video you re about to see is in