i am anderson cooper. while the u.s. is the most expensive country when it comes to tkgiving birth, it s also th safest. the statistics are more dire when it comes to giving birth for black women. the question is why do black women face more risks when they go to the hospital to give birth? that s the question that cnn anchor and new mom, abby phillip, has been asking since the birth of her daughter two years ago. abby made unconventional choices when it came to her own childbirth experience, and since then she has been surprised to meet so many other women that made the same choices that she did. over the next hour she takes us to hospitals and birthing centers around the country to show us why more and more black women are turning away from traditional health care and finding other options when it comes to giving birth. hi. hi, baby. reporter: this is the sound of new life being brought into the world. the e kind o of momement mosostt women drdream of.. yet t this is
she says, because of the color of her skin. republicans pushing back. vice president harris making a quickly arranged visit to nashville, plus the new questions about if the expelled lawmakers could be reinstated. supreme court justice clarence thomas speaking out saying he did nothing wrong by accepting and not disclosing luxury trips over two decades paid for by a republican mega-donor. violence escalating in the middle east. two israeli sisters shot to death in their car in the west bank. a new attack in tel aviv after new israeli air strikes on southern lebanon and gaza. the shocking moment at the masters. high winds toppling three trees fall next to spectators. the newly released surveillance video showing the tech executive pleading for help moments after he was stabbed. an urge want new warning to parents about the dangers of sleeping with their iffant. and the stunning act of forgiveness. my story about the man who called for the release of his father s ki
are accused of doing with sensitive data. president biden taking on bank executives and questions about bonuses paid at silicon valley bank hours before the collapse. violent demonstrations in paris. the changes to france s retirement age triggering outrage. the american citizen and great grandmother kidnapped in mexico. the fbi now asking the public for help. he s famous for the wire and the john wick series. remembering actor lance e reddick. andnd we rere inn swift city, the place that literally renamed itself after taylor swift kicks off her first tour in five years. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, thanks for being with us on a friday night. this is a mostly symbolic act, an arrest warrant was issued today for russian president vladimir putin now formally charged by the international criminal court for war crimes. the court says putin bears individual responsibility for the unlawful transfer of children from occupi
telling us tonight. more trouble for congressman elect george santos, federal prosecutors already probing his finances. and now this, did he lie about his mother dying on 9/11? new video of a chinese fighter jet buzzing an u.s. air force plane, the pentagon s response tonight. a new law is set to cap the price of insulin, so why are tens of thousands of americans left out? this family pays $20,000 a year. get ready for massive post-christmas discounts, why the weather and supply chain issues will mean unprecedented sales, how about 80% off? and we remember the greatest of all time, the king of the pitch, soccer legend pele passed away today. good evening. i m tom llamas, in for lester tonight. that long holiday travel nightmare is not over for the thousands still struggling to get home, but tonight southwest says it s finally getting back on track. even though it cancelled another 2300 flights today, the airline says it expects normal operations with minimal disru
we spoke this morning with david sanger of the new york times who said trump was significantly more interested in the nuclear weapons efforts of north korea and iran than other countries. to be clear, we don t know from this report which country this is talking about. do you expect that this was information about the military, though, of an american adversary? well, we simply don t know exceptional interest in the nuclear capabilities or aspirations of north korea and iran, we all did for national security purposes. but we don t know whether it was a friend or a foe, and the issue is not just about the content of the report, but what it may reveal about our sources and methods and capabilities to find out and learn about another country s military capabilities. so that is a particular concern as well, which why i think it is all the more important that the intelligence community quickly conduct its risk assessment of what may or may not have been released at mar-a-lag