especially tonight. and adidas cuts ties just now with kanye west over his anti-semitic rants. that is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. brittney griner was again before a russian court today and received no mercy. the court upholding griner s nine year prison sentence rejecting the nba s star plea for leniency. she was convicted in august after russian authorities say that they found vape can sifters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at moscow airport. this was swift reaction after the appeal that didn t go anywhere, slamming the court proceeding as a quote, sham, vowing the biden administration is doing everything it could to bring her home. kylie atwood is live at the state department for us. what are you hearing about this now? reporter: the conviction has opinion upheld. meaning that she is still found guilty of smuggling drugs into russia. this trial essentially brings the end of the judicial process for brittney gr
for his visit to saudi arabia this week, how he s pushing back plus will the trip result in lower gas prices here? search for survivors, after a russian missile hits an apartment building in ukraine. at least 15 dead the emergency on the runway in atlanta, a plane s landing gear on fire shocking video of a mother clinging to the hood of her suv, as a carjacker drives away with her children inside. how she got her kids back and will this be the summer of savings why so many major retailers are now slashing prices. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening. this is normally the high season at yosemite national park in california, one of the most visited parks in the country, but tonight flames have shut down parts of the park with a fire that s burned since thursday, threatening the majestic giant sequoias, some that have stood for thousands of years take a look at new video today of what firefighters are doing to try to protect the most famo
collapsed on the street with several security guards running toward him on the video. he can be seen bleeding and holding his chest, according to kyodo news. he sustained a bullet wound on the right side of his neck. a chief cabinet secretary says police arrested a male suspect at the scene of the shooting in nara. it s not clear yet what might have motivated the shooting done. violence is extremely rare in japan. in 2018, japan only reported nine deaths from firearms. shinzo abe was japan s longest serving prime minister until he resigned in 2020 speaking from indonesia. us secretary of state anthony blinken expressed deep concern following the shooting within hours of a series of and former president trump reacted to the news of the shooting, saying, quote, this is a tremendous blow to the wonderful people of japan who loved and admired him so much. we are all praying for shinzo and his beautiful family. the current prime minister suspended his campaign following the shooti
reporter: appearing in court for the first time since the july fourth massacre, prosecutors say shooting suspect robert crimo, iii admitted to opening fire on parade goers celebrating independence day in highland park, illinois. authorities say three 30-round magazines and 83 spent shell casings were recovered and crimo was considering another shooting in madison, a 2.5 hour drive away. he did see a celebration occurring in madison and he seriously contemplated using the firearm he had in his vehicle to commit another shooting in madison. reporter: a judge ruled he will be held without bond. [ gunshots ]. reporter: the state s attorney is charging the 21-year-old with seven counts of first-degree murder. the fbi is also considering federal charges. these are just the first of many charges that will be filed against mr. crimo. i want to emphasize that. there will be more charges. we anticipate dozens of more charges centering around each of the victims. reporter: n
formally charged and due in court today. as new information about his past raises questions about how he was able to legally purchase firearms. we ll get a live report. and we ve also got new developments into the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. as republican senator lindsey graham and donald trump s former lawyer rudy giuliani both get hit with subpoenas. good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 6th i m john that la mere. we appreciate you joining us. the suspect in the july 4th massacre in illinois has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. and the lake county state attorney says more charges are expected. we anticipate dozens of more charges centering around each of the victims, psychological victims, physical victims, aggravated discharge charges, aggravated battery charges. there will be dozens of more charges against mr. crimo. police say a seventh victim died at the hospita