tasks, cutting that bridge into pieces to make it easier to remove. four workers missing and presumed dead in the water as officials race to re-open that busy port. also tonight, the atmospheric river storms slamming the west this holiday weekend. we re tracking it all. the violent chaos in haiti. the rare interview with the country s most infamous gang leader. what he says it will take to get him to the table for cease-fire talks. three presidents on one stage. inside joe biden s fund-raiser with barack obama and bill clinton. the record-breaking haul. and former president trump, his new attempt to kick fani willis off that georgia election case. the mystery in florida. what s causing fish to behave like this and wash up dead. he became the first black man ever to win the oscar for best supporting actor. remembering louis gossett jr. and the wait is over. beyonce s barrier-breaking country album is here with her own fiery reimagining of a dolly parton classic.
a tax expert who will do your full service visit turbotax.com today, brainpower, helping you buy better. i m natasha bertrand at the pentagon. and this is cnn the painstaking cleanup of the francis scott key bridge is just beginning huge cranes being moved in to clear the wreckage and just moments from now, we do expect to hear an update from maryland governor wes ward which we ll bring to you as we get the latest plus, using trump s attacks against him, fresh off a major fundraising haul, president biden s campaign is making a direct appeal for nikki haley s voters, how they re making their case using trump s own words and new evidence shows that putin did know about a threat from isis before that deadly concert attack in moscow. we are following these major developing stories and many more i ll coming in right here to cnn news central at any moment, maryland governor wes moore is expected to give an update on that huge cleanup operation that is happening right now a
suffering a fall. what his family is saying tonight. the disturbing incident during march madness, racial slurs allegedly hurled at the utah women s team. now, the fbi prepared to join the investigation. our team inside the chaos in haiti. the orphanage where women and children seek refuge, and our nbc news exclusive reporting. will the u.s. allow more haitian immigrants fleeing the violence into the states? what we ve learned. and the game-changing bar where it s all women s sports all the time. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. tonight officials in baltimore are sizing up the enormous and urgent tasks ahead following yesterday s cargo ship accident and deadly collapse of the francis scott key bridge. tonight, the nearly 1,000-foot-long container ship remains lodged where it came to a sickening rest early yesterday after losing power and slamming into a bridge pylon. the ship s crew still on board tonight u
fron next, breaking news, new video, just into outfront from onboard the massive cargo ship that crashed into the francis scott key bridge. and for the first time we re seeing what it looks like, deep inside that vessel. plus russia tonight claim leaving ukraine paid for the deadly terror attack in moscow when it as cnn has new reporting about what putin knew exactly in the days leading up to the attack eight special report from moscow ahead and lie pictures from new york, biden and obama together again, about to hold a fundraiser that has already pulled in 25 million dollars. and we have new numbers about a surprising group of voters that have been loyal biden and could be key to a win in november. let s go out front good evening. i m brianna keilar in for erin burnett outfront tonight. the breaking news. we have brand new video just into outfront from on board that massive cargo ship. here you can see hazardous material investigators and engineers from the ntsb inspecti
family to at this point, based upon the conditions we are now moving from a recovery mode to a salvage operation. because of the superstructure surrounding the vehicle, what we believe were the vehicles and the amount of concrete and debris divers are no longer able to safely navigate and operate around that we have exhausted all search efforts and the areas around this this wreckage and based on sonar scans, we firmly believe but the vehicles are encased in the superstructure and concrete that we tragically saw up come down at this point as this moves to a salvage recovery effort the maryland state police will continue to support the unified command as the salvage assessment phase takes place and the us coast guard will brief additional additional information regarding what to expect and possibly how long this could take but i ll tell you now there s no definitive timeline on this please be patient please keep the family members in mind in coordinating with our fbi partners.