The Attorney Shot in the head now accused of plotting the attack himself. And the countdown to tonights historic spacex launch. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening. We know them from another arena, celebrated gymnasts, olympians. But today they sat tearfully in front of a different audience in a Senate Hearing Room Simone Biles surrounded by fellow gymnasts, telling senators we have been failed, the young women accusing the fbi of Turning A Blind Eye to their complaints of Sexual Abuse at the hands of Team Dr. Larry nassar in 2017 nassar pleaded guilty to abusing 10 of the more than 265 women and girls who have come forward to say they were molested he is serving up to 175 years in prison. Tonight the emotional call for accountability for those the women accuse of protecting a serial Child Molester rather than them. Anne thompson was in the Hearing Room and has our report to be clear, i blame Larry Nassar, and i also blame an entire system that enabled and
Worlds greatest gymnasts sharing their stories of sexually abused by Usa Doctor Larry nassar. What they are saying now is the people who are supposed to protect them failed to do their jobs. Now in the final details of the 3. 5 trillion spending bill. New signs that moderates In The House could sink the whole thing. We are starting with spacex and the crew orbiting 360 miles above thing earths surface. They are up there right now after a successful blastoff Last Night. Four, three, two, one. Ignition. And liftoff. I can watch it 1,000 times and get the chills every time. The rocket roared into the Nights Sky from the same Launch Pad from the apollo moon mission. It will orbit the earth for the next three days. They will reenter the atmosphere and splash down into the atlantic ocean. The crew will conduct a series of scientific and medical experiments. I have Cal Perry in port canaval, florida. Cal, walk us through the next three days. When we think of Richard Branson or the bezos broth
Desantis that wants a ban on masks. The mystery deepens over the shooting of a once w once Promi Attorney whose Wife And Son were murdered three mormt Evnths Ear Outfront tonight, President Biden facing republican outrage over his Covid19 Vaccine policies that will impact up to 100 Million americans. What is Your message to republicans who are calling Your vaccine requirements an over reach who are threatening to challenge it in court . Have at it. Look, i am so disappointed that particularly some of the republican governors have been so cavalier with the health of these kids, so cavalier with the health of their communities. This is this is were playing for real here. This isnt a game. Hes referring to republican governors because some of them are piling on the outrage. The governor of South Carolina Henry Mcmaster tweeting rest assured well fight them to the Gates Of Hell to protect the Liberty And Livelihood of every South Carolinaen and then there is this. What the biden administra
Visiting towns and neighborhoods that days ago looked pristine and now completely still flooded out all the while making the Hard Sell on his domestic agenda trying to offer his Infrastructure And Budget plans as solutions in preventing future death and devastation. We got to listen to the scientists and the economists and the Nasa Security experts. They all tell us this is Code Red. The nation and the world are in peril and thats not hyperbole, that a fact. Its a bipartisan plan to modernize our physical Ins Infras infrastructure, our roads. How many bridges i went tHrough in New Jersey that had been over flown by the river because the next time disaster strikes, the flood is contained, the fire doesnt spread as widely and power stays on. Not to mention those investments save lives, homes and create good paying union jobs. President biden making a hard pivot to his economic plan as you heard there trying to turn the page on crisis that have consumed his White House in recent weeks inc
Reports out Of the panjshir valley. The taliban claim to have captured all Of it. The national resistance say theyre holding out, still control strategic positions and the battle they say is still ongoing. Still serious concerns as you say Of the ability Of americans to escape from afghanistan. Congressman Michael Mccall saying over the weekend they that the taliban was holding american citizens and Allies Hostage on demand On Board six planes sitting right now on the runway in Northern Afghanistan and theyre unable to leave. Congressman Mike Gallagher Yesterday blasted the State Department. These people think that somehow because the taliban want humanitarian assistance or international recognition that were going to be able to convince them to get americans out Of the country after we surrendered territory on the battlefield. Theyre completely delewded, operating as if this is a model u. N. In high school, not a matter Of life or death. Reporter as reports Of taliban brutality contin