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putin, zelenskyy on his way to the u.s. to make a last-ditch appeal for aid as putins top critic is now missing. what happened to him and what could new billboards popping up have to do with his disappearance. the supreme court moving fast after the special counsel asked the justices to rule on one of trumps main defenses. a hypocrite? reporting reveals audio of the house speaker slamming the same impeachment strategy he is now pursuing against biden. crucial vote is scheduled for ...

hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. im bianca nobilo. >> and im max foster. joining you live from london. just ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy visiting washington, d.c. this week to try to make a personal and desperate plea for his country. >> ukraine is just a stepping stone for russia. >> special counsel jack smith is asking the supreme court to take up two constitutional questions in his ...

immune from prosecution for things that happened while he was in office, and secondly, whether he essentially is barred from being tried in this case because of double jeopardy, because he was obviously impeached by the congress, but he was not convicted. that is one of the central questions that jack smith and his team is now asking. the filing says in part -- of that principle, is that a zenith here, whereas here a grand jury has accused a former president of committing federal crime...

us. what do you make of the current israeli military operation in gaza? the aim of the operation is to replace the government of hamas, which is a government of isis, and to allow another arab state ruling gaza. gaza was taken by force from the palestinian authority, the plo, in 2007, and it should be returned to them if they wish. i just in 2007, and it should be returned to them if they wish. ijust heard on your news that president abbas is saying that hes ready to take upon himself ...

jaw-dropping numbers from a new poll. what they want trump to do now that he has been convicted. >> good afternoon from washington dc. we began with no reaction from donald trump to the prospect of being jailed. his lawyer also on the talk shows today outlining the defense appealed strategy and saying that trump may not face sentencing at all july 11. we are going to challenge this case on appeal. i do not think he is going to end up being subject to any symptoms whatsoever, and we l...

in this will pay for it. >> when people are desperate, they do desperate things. >> very violent conniving. >> she is into sexuality, and such a calculated way. >> im not surprised by anything. its just crazy twist after crazy twist. it really was internationally choreographed, good old-fashioned sting operation. >> you think it was going to work? >> honestly, i give it a 50/50 chance. >> it wasnt about retribution. it was about justice. >> it was a quiet fall night, close to midnight,...

correspondent david spunt is in wilmington, delaware tonight awaiting a verdict. david, good evening. >> david: trace, good evening. jurors will be back tomorrow for day two of deliberations. they deliberated about an hour today before going home. over the past week we saw salacious text messages, pictures in the courtroom. even high profile people sitting in the audience. but, in the end, its all about this one gun form, hunter biden filled out in october 2018. >> hunter bidens attorn...

unfold. >> i go into the living room and i see blood all over the place. i went into the bathroom there is more blood. the whole time we were thinking it was a car wreck. >> the rumor mill is in overdrive. >> there was gossiped that there was an affair. >> this was tearing her apart. you really cannot make this up. >> there is no other way to describe a human being but satans bond. -- spawn. >> hello and welcome to dateline. when judy met jamie baldwin he swept her off her feet and the...

about his efforts to get sober before buying the gun at the center of the case. the outrage in israel. the u.n. adding it and hamas to a blacklist of those who harm children in war zones. new body cam video from the arrest of the worlds number one golfer, scottie scheffler. what it reveals. and team usa stunning the world with a historic win. is america catching cricket fever? >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. in this season o...

and bracing for severe storms tonight and tomorrow. first tonight, president biden on the world stage with the lessons from the heroes of d-day. the president on the urgent need to defend democracy and freedom and americas alliances, he argued, are more important than ever, saying democracy begins with each of us. mary bruce traveling with the president. the news here at home tonight, that fiery plane crash in a front yard. two adults and two children pulled from the wreckage by go...