seek the death penalty. the cdc s new warning about malaria in the united states the first new cases in decades. what you need to know. and the revelation about many members of congress their connections to america s legacy of slavery. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from aspen, colorado good evening from aspen, where i sat down just a short time ago with former congresswoman liz cheney my interview with her in just a few minutes. but if you re traveling by air, then you may have been one of the tens of thousands of americans affected by delays and cancellations, thousands of them brought on by severe weather. not an encouraging sign for this biggest travel week of the summer and for folks in the midwest, the air quality is the concern. smoke from canadian wildfires drifting south, making the air in chicago the most polluted in the world. and from california to florida, dangerous hot weather has 65 million people under heat
of forever chemicals the hottest ne sensation in the nba draft, he was number one in the draft, the expectations on him now a tall order and the cellphone earns its place in history. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. was it an elite travel adventure or reckless experiment that challenged the laws of engineering? difficult questions being asked tonight, as officials and deep sea diving experts speak out on the deaths of five people on a visit to the titanic aboard a vessel built with uncertified technology tonight, oceangate, the company behind that deadly submersible dive, says it is closing indefinitely after the apparent implosion that killed, among others, oceangate s founder. meanwhile, we are now getting the first information on how the international investigation might take shape, as questions continue to focus on the design of the mini-sub and whether it should have been diving to such depths tom costello has late
cracks emerge in the russian facade. tornadoes touching down in indiana late today with a deadly heatwave in texas turning dangerous. one teenager now dead with temperatures feeling like 120. plus, how 12 people trying to cool down in this lazy river ended up in the hospital. the several children having trouble breathing. the new investigation just announced by the coast guard into that doomed titanic sub, and who they say will pay for everything. dramatic body coverage footage showing the moments before three san antonio police officers killed a woman at her own home. the charges they now face. the race to stop a possible environmental disaster after part of this train dropped into the yellowstone river. and wild video from on board a royal caribbean cruise. the freak storm sending chairs flying and passengers sliding. this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. good evening. i m hallie jackson in for kate snow. we begin tonight with the shock and the uncert
Can t wawait to seee what t tomorrow brbrings, hehere in the e middle off everytything! test. test test test. test test tonight, major fallout after that near rebellion in moscow, with mercenaries threatening to overthrow parts of vladimir putin s government. those armed fighters now pulling out of the cities they ve taken inside russia, as our reporter gets inside moscow, a city that was bracing for battle just hours ago. tonight new details on the chaos that almost brought the country to civil war, and what it means for putin s grip on power. we ve seen more