all hitting at once. and what authorities are seeing with the flu this year. severe storms tonight across several states from texas east. heavy rain up to chicago. also concerns of damaging winds, possible tornadoes. and rob marciano is here. the rise in hate. the investigation in los angeles tonight. several people hanging anti-semitic signs from a bridge over the 405 freeway. some giving a nazi salute. one sign saying, kanye is right. authorities now warning anti-semitic incidents have hit an all-time high. the abc news exclusive tonight. the school staff member who was wrongly blamed for leaving a door ajar in uvalde. tonight, abc news obtaining the video showing what really happened. and this evening, the horrible toll it has taken on that staffer. john quinones with the interview. also, major news out of the uk tonight. the new british prime minister now. the third in seven weeks. the son of indian immigrants, the first person of color. and what he warned the p
this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening there is significant movement to report tonight in the effort to bring home americans brittney griner and paul whelan, both separately imprisoned in russia. late today, secretary of state antony blinken acknowledging there was a substantial proposal on the table to facilitate their release. griner, the wnba star detained since february, who has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil whelan, a marine corps veteran, serving a 16-year sentence after being convicted of spying in 2020. both, the u.s. says, are wrongfully imprisoned blinken says the next step, a call with his russian counterpar sergey lavrov. believed to be on the table, a prisoner swap that could prove to be a bitter pill for the biden administration which has been under fire in its efforts to gain freedom for the americans. all this unfolding as griner told her story today inside a russian courtroom. andrea mitchell now
Tonight, multiple intel agencies are condemning the leaks and warning that subjectivity could be criminal. Breaking tonight, an impassioned plea from the Seattle Police chief directed to the occupiers of a lawless zone in seattle called the chop were earlier today to young men were shot. One is dead. The other is in Critical Condition. As the occupiers refused to leave, Seattle Police chief carmen vest making this appeal. Multiple incidents of assault, rape, robbery, and shooting. This is something that needs to change. We are asking for people, for the safety of the people, if they care about people, theyre going to have to try to help us to make it safe. Shannon will they . Hello and welcome to fox news night. I am Shannon Bream in washington. We begin with the latest from the seattle shop with jeff paul from our l. A. Newsroom. Good evening, jeff. Good evening. Enough is enough, thats the message from seattles chief of police if she reacts to the shooting in the socalled chop zone.
Tonight, the covid crisis in america escalating. One of americas Top Health Officials warning, we are running out of time. Cases tonight surging across more than half the country. At least 14 states hitting the brakes on reopening. Los angeles county alone topping 100,000 cases. Its largest single day increase. The city of jacksonville, the site of the gop convention, ordering residents to wear masks. In west virginia, 200 told to selfquarantine over concerns about possible exposure at a gym. And tonight, the warning from new yorks governor to the rest of the country. On the brink. Tonight, we take you inside a hospital in arizona where icus are now close to the breaking point. Plus, the new headline about that rare syndrome in children tied to covid19. Also developing tonight, the four officers charged in the
killing of george floyd appearing in court today. The judge asking floyds Family Members to control their reactions and warning all sides to stop discussing the case publicly. Pr
Now the protests. Can business blossom for the citys Small Traders . Hello and welcome. We start in the us. The first of several Memorial Services have been held in minneapolis, to remember the life of george floyd, the 46 year old black man, whos death sparked days of protests across the country, and around the world. A lawyer for mr floyds family said his death was the result of a pandemic of racism and discrimination. From minneapolis, heres Barbara Plett usher. This is the beginning of official mourning for george floyd but not the end of his story. A pause for breath after ten traumatic days. The unrest that has shaken the country in the wake of his death seem to demand a collective display of grief, despite the risks of the coronavirus. Amazing grace. How sweet the sound. One by one members of mr floyds family remembered what he meant to them in life. Every day he walks outside, just like when we came in, wanted to greet him and wanted to have fun with him. He had a way with word