attack on the nation s capitol, their families gather to honor them. our conversation with condoleezza rice with u.s. forces out of afghanistan, is america less safe? afghanistan in turmoil. we re at a chaotic border crossing where the taliban won t let afghan refugees out and pakistan won t let them in. 9/11 and mental health: a look at the crisis facing our first responders still suffering. teen titans: the surprise women s final at the u.s. open. and on the road, september 11 turned a newlywed into a widow, and how her new purpose making sure we never forget that day. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 from new york. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we are coming to you tonight from one of the sites of the worst terrorist attacks on u.s. soil ground zero, the world trade center site where passenger jets became missiles and office buildings looked like war zones. the attack that forev
questions. also tonight, the justice department is suing texas over its near total ban on abortion, calling it clearly unconstitutional. does visit a case? the americans on board the first passenger flight out of afghanistan since the u.s. military withdrawal. where they are tonight. our team in the region. our nbc news exclusive. americans still waiting on refunds for flights impacted by the pandemic. how to get your money back. nearly 20 years since 9/11. the first responders with lingering health issues. the company accused of breaking promises to them. and countdown to kickoff. the new nfl season just moments away right here on nbc. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. clearly frustrated by the covid vaccinations in this country, president biden tonight is trading out the velvet glove for a hammer, unveiling a broad and largely new covid strategy heavily grounded in vaccine mandates, meant to compel millions of a
to take you there live. the president is facing a big foreign policy on this friday. a potential russian invasion of ukraine. our secretary of state, tony blinken, just spoke for 90 minutes with his russian counterpart. what we re learning about that meeting, and whether russian aggression is inevitable. plus you want to see why voting rights are so critical right now? new voting laws in texas are taking root and a harris county judge says one in three, 33% of the vote by mail applications in her county is being flagged for rejection. i ll talk to her about that, especially with the midterms looming just a few months from now. and we re also learning about a new push on capitol hill to pass some sort of election legislation on the federal level. not exactly what activists and most democrats had hoped for, but there does seem to be some movement afoot. but we are going to start with our team standing by for president biden, mike memoli, also with me jake ward. michael says e
skiff at mar-a-lago so the former president can review secret prosecution evidence at his home without having to go to a government facility. our legal experts will weigh in. and the very latest on the utah man fatally shot by fbi agents while trying to serve a search warrant on him after he allegedly threatened the president, the vice president, and manhattan da alvin bragg on line. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. we start in hawaii today where conditions are finally improving at least for the crews battling three powerful wildfires raging still on maui. at least 36 people are dead. officials say that number could soon rise as sunrise begins to reveal the extent of the devastation. survivors described the situation as apocalyptic. everyone i know is now homeless. in 36 hours, our town has been burned to ashes, nothing left. lahaina appears to have been burned incredibly bad. there are a lot of very terrible stories coming out of there. and i am
todd: the breaking news. ashley: a florida journalist and 9-year-old girl gunned down wednesday afternoon by suspect wanted in an early deadly shooting at the same scene. the slain journalist has been identified by his fiancee as 24-year-old dylan lyons with gofundme link tweeted the love of my life was murdered. i will never be the same person ever again. officials say two others were hurt including a photographer and mother of the 9-year-old girl. the authorities responded to the scene of a homicide yesterday where they found a 20 year old girl shot dead. later that evening 213 news reporters were on the scene reporting the crime. the same suspect return to the scene and opened fire on them around 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. the suspect walked into nearby residents killing a 9-year-old girl and seriously injuring her mother. speak with the deputies located two men who had been shot in or near a vehicle. they are news 13 reporter and photographer who were on the scene to cover it