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
Process that all requests for assistance of the department. Were analyzing it and if it can be validated and supported, well do that and, you know, well look at the sourcing inside the department as to whats most appropriate. Local officials in washington, d. C. , are also on high alert for this coming weekend. All City Police officers will be on duty. All leaves canceled. Assistance has been requested from Police Officers in surrounding areas. Theres an nbc News Report Tonight that only 700 people are expected to attend the rally, but nobody knows really. The Insurrection Enthusiasts have been whipped up into thinking that the 16 rioters who have been rounded up and jailed are somehow Freedom Fighters now. The Rallys Organizer a former Trump Campaign Operative and pusher of the Big Lie who says this will not be a repeat of January 6th. Weve got a largely peaceful crowd. No ones going to be bringing a weapon whos going to be part of our crowd. I can assure the police that. About a mile
Supported we will do that. Well look at the sourcing inside the department, as to what is most appropriate. Local officials in washington d. C. Are also on high alert for this coming weekend. All City Police officers will be on duty, all leaves canceled. Assistance had been requested from Police Officers in surrounding areas. There is an nbc News Report Tonight that only 700 people are expected to attend the Rally But Nobody knows, really. The Insurrection Enthusiasts have been whipped up into thinking that the one six riders who have been rounded up in, joe are somehow Freedom Fighters now. The rallies organizers is a former trump campaign operative, and pressure of the big lie, who says, this will not be a repeat of january six. Weve got a large people of crowd. Nobody is going to be bringing a weapon, that is going to be a part of our crab, we can assure the police. That about a mile or so from the capital, the President Today focused on convincing some skeptical democrats to back h
A law president biden is slamming as extreme. We ll break down what it could mean for the future of roe versus wade. Welcome to our viewers around the world. I m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. Announcer: this is cnn breaking news. We begin with a hurricane catastrophe in louisiana. The search and rescue operation continues. You have been moving around this disaster zone. What are you seeing on the ground tonight? reporter: wolf, people are still in desperate need of the basics. I ll show you a visual of that. Look at the gas line. People have been waiting for eight, nine hours, to get gas. That line extends beyond that bridge there. Take a look here. A line of people on foot waiting to put gas in their gas cans. They ve been waiting for several hours. The owner said he ll cut off this pump in a minute because motor powering the pump could get fried at any minute. People are struggling all over the place. This comes as we re three days out from hurricane ida. We re getti
The request includes records from the trump white house relating in any way to former president trump and former vice president mike pence and in total to 30 other key figures in trump s orbit. In letters demanded from the national archives and several other agencies the committee chairman signaled an expansive investigation touching not only on what happened on january 6th but also materials that could shed light on matters such as the former president s knowledge of the election results and what he communicated to the american people about the election. The requests include information on communications within and among the white house and executive branch agencies during the leadup to january 6th and on that day as well as attempts to place politically loyal personnel in senior positions across government after the election. The committee is hoping to fill in. A campaign that culminated in the deadly attack as congress tried to certify the election results. Here is a little bit of w