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charles watson live in atlanta with more. charles. >> good afternoon the news of the passing of nba legend bill russell is sending shock waves to the sports world and beyond. people try to wrap their heads around this tremendous loss. a message posted to russells twitter earlier today said he passed away peacefully with his wife jeanine by his side. tributes for the boston celtics gray can nba hall of famer has ported from high-profile figures including former president and fellow bask...

damaged by multiple ethics scandals. on the list the covid lockdown party known as party gate. an promoted lawmaker christopher pinter despite knowing about sexual harassment allegations against him. johnson will stay on for now until a replacement is chosen. >> it is clearly not the will of the parliamentary conservative party and that should be a new leader of that party and a new prime minister. i know there will be many people who will be relieved and perhaps also quite a few of yo...

senate democrats have passed the inflation reduction act. theyre major climate in health policy act on -- vice president kamala harris breaking the 50/50 tie. >> the yays are 50, the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, is passed. >> the final version of the bill includes some huge wins for democrats, including investing nearly 400 billion dollars over ten years to attack climate change and to boost clean ...

why they expect more u.s. states to follow their lead. we are hours away from learning new details about what prompted the fbi search on donald trumps estate. the u.s. federal judge has ordered the justice department to release the affidavit. some crucial information will be kept secret. we could see the search warrant affidavit in redacted form at any moment. that is because the federal judge has ruled the justice department must make public the version they submitted to him on thu...

dumpster. tonight, we hear have a doctor who was at the parade with his family and young grandson. he describes the horrific scene on the street. alex perez and pierre thomas standing by. also today, a curfew in place and fireworks canceled in akron, ohio, tonight. tensions are rising after police released body cam video of the deadly shooting of jalen walker. more than 60 wounds on his body. frustrations -- return trip home after the holiday. more than 2,000 flights delayed or can...

>> the former church deacon, and his wife. who on earth would want them down? >> it does not make sense. they were loved by everyone. >> everyone, maybe. but their own daughter who admitted to a bitter, simmering dispute. >> its been a long family feud. >> her stepfather won her dead so she could get her property back. >> evidence pointed to her boyfriend as an accomplice. >> you have that blood on your shoe, he was there. >> or, was he? >> no hair, no fingerprints, no dna. >> nothing....

president and his fellow democrats first laid out nearly 16 months ago. >> look, this bill is far from perfect. its a compromise. but its often how progress is made, by compromises. and the fact is that my message to congress is this -- this is the strongest bill you can pass to lower inflation, cut the deficit, reduce health care cost, tackle the climate crisis and promote energy security, all the time reducing the burdens facing working class and middle-class families. so pass it. pa...

some at first thought they were hearing fireworks. families frantically trying to protect their children. a father hiding his son in a dumpster. tonight, we hear from a doctor who was at the parade with his family and young grandson. he describes the horrific scene on the street. alex perez and pierre thomas are standing by. also today, a curfew in place and fireworks canceled in akron, ohio, tonight. tensions are rising after police released body camera footage of the deadly police...

>> john: begin "america reports" with form president trump under investigation by the justice department as the agency appears slow to act on the current presidents son, with one republican senator now alleging a cover-up. john roberts in washington. good to be with you again. >> sandra: we made it to wednesday. im sandra smith in new york. "washington post" reporting the justice department is looking into the former president as part of a criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020...

move closer to shore what you can do to avoid what lies beneath. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening im tom llamas in for lester tonight we begin with breaking news massive ground stops and delays across some of the countrys biggest airports, making the holiday travel chaos even more complicated. a difficult summer travel season is now going from challenging to worse before the severe weather even moved in, americans facing a rare combination of hig...