freedom today, tomorrow, and for as long as it takes! reporter: the speech in lithuania s capital, coming at the end oh of a dramatic, sometimes heated two days of discussions over ukraine s future within the nato alliance. it s going to happen. we re moving in the right direction. i think it s just a matter of getting by the next few months here. reporter: presidents biden and volodymyr zelenskyy all raise and thanks closing out the nato summit, despite ukraine coming away without the biggest ticket item it had hoped for a concrete path to nato membership. zelenskyy came in blasting the lack of a membership timeline as absurd and unprecedented. wednesday, he took a soft ever tone, arguing the summit was a success because of security guarantees. the outcome of the nato summit was much needed and meaningful success for ukraine. i m grateful to all leaders in the nato conference for very practical, unprecedented support. reporter: while the u.s. and others argue tha
the fbi director on defense. the lead starts right now. are you protecting the bidens? absolutely not. the fbi does not hold on. you won t answer the question. the fbi, christopher wray on the hill questioned by some of his harshest republican critic. calling for a culture shift at the fbi. and more promises for ukraine but president zelenskyy is not getting the thing he really wanted, entry into nato. why not? plus, taxpayer beware. it s not just uncle sam getting your data, the report out today on who else can see your most sensitive tax information. welcome to the lead i m jake tapper. we start with that explosive battle on capitol hill. republicans released a tsunami of accusations and attacks against the fbi and its trump-appointed director christopher wray accusing wray of weaponizing the bureau against conservatives, lambasting the bureau s participation in last year s search of trump s florida home. american speech is censored, parents are call t
the concern, tens of thousands more aren t far behind. the biden administration on defense. the homeland security secretary saying they re prepared. now armed troops patrolling across the rio grande. families making desperate, dangerous river crossings. is social media playing a role in the number of people coming? plus, the crisis playing out beyond the border. with shelter in short supply from california to chicago and new york. our team on the ground. just breaking, a manslaughter charge is on the way for the subway rider who put a homeless man in a fatal chokehold. when he ll be in court. seven million at risk of severe weather, including tornadoes. we ll tell you where. the man suspected in the disappearance of natalee holloway set to be extradited to the u.s. what he is accused of, and why now. the new crackdown on power plants that run on coal and gas in the race to stop climate change. more pain for peloton, recalling more than two million exercise bikes.
7 million at risk of severe weather, including tornadoes. we ll tell you where the man suspected in the disappearance of natalee holloway set to be extradited to the u.s what he is accused of, and why now. the new crackdown on power plants that run on coal and gas in the race to stop climate change more pain for peloton, recalling more than 2 million exercise bikes and from shooting survivor to superstar inspirer, james harden in a story of brotherly love announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. tens of thousands of migrants who have endured smugglers, heat, and dust storms, and difficult terrain are gathered along the southern border of the united states right now, believing their journey to the u.s. is about to get easier, knowing that at midnight, the u.s. will lift a key border restriction that has limited migration in the name of public health the law, title 42, is a response to the covid emergency. it allowed the u.s.
of a vigil outside city hall in monterey park, california. people have been stopping by throughout the evening there in remembrance of 11 murdered over the weekend by a gunman at a dance studio as they were celebrating the lunar new year. one of three mass shootings since saturday leaving 19 dead and california s governor with harsh words for washington and republican lawmakers. federal government needs to do its job. let s call it out. we have one party that are obstructionists. i m damn sick and tired of this stuff. i m sick of this. i don t want to ever see this again. i don t want to see you again in this condition. i m serious. i m not making this up about all these damn notes. how many governors have you seen doing the same damn dance we are doing here today? joining us senator chris murphy, democratic, connecticut, in the wake of the mass murder at sandy hook elementary school ten years ago. appreciate you joining us. you hear the anger from gavin newsome. californ