remembering legendary actor james caan this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone a guilty plea today in a russian court from brittney griner, the american basketball star the biden administration says has been unlawfully held griner admitting to carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil into russia her lawyer saying she did so accidentally, hoping griner s contrition will lead to a lenient sentence. as it stands, a conviction carries a possible maximum sentence of ten years in prison. today s development also being seen in this country as potentially the first step in a delicate diplomatic dance to win her release in a prisoner swap. the wnba standout the wnba standout also receiving a letter today from president biden in response to her plea not to be forgotten. andrea mitchell has details. reporter: on just the second day of her trial, wnba superstar brittney griner, handcuffed and carrying a photo of her wife, cherelle, pleading guilt
Typically a claim a crime a motive but in this case just hanging out and having a good time in case of five teams with Nothing Better to do. It didnt look like they were doing anything intention intentionally mean. They hopped off of the roof of the storage shed tossing them on the cars parked below but little did they know the was watching and not will he was she watching, she was snapping photos, pictures she sent to the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office. You dont confront them and you dont necessarily want to confront criminals in know how they will react to confrontation. Scratch two cars causing 500 of damage to one of them. Traffic around, and hoping you can help with problem solvers to arguing the crime may be petty but it is still a crime in a headache for the car owners whose vehicles damaged. Those teens kim face fines up to a thousand dollars of content convicted but the escape on scooters be for the deputies arrived but if you recognize them the Sheriffs Office wants to hear
Hospital in North Capitol Hill enforcing 90 people into a shelter tonight. This happening at the Denver International hospital 1610 washington not far off colfax, the auditorium. The owner tells us denver fire cruise searched the building for hours today. They discover the gas leak and padlock the doors after quest for the City Attorneys Office saying it was unsafe for habitation. Apparently several serious fire Code Violations according to the salvatio scrambling to help displaced young people a place to sleep. Salvation army and red cross joining forces to take and 60 86 people. Once we get them inside you will give them something to eat, nice caught, a comfortable place and hopefully out of the cold and element. Still waiting more details from denver fire on the gas leak but the owner is not sure how long shoulder but we bring you more details as soon as we get them. Another dip developing story colorado sheriff behind bars, so far no formal charges filed against the sheriff tom han
State police and police are on the bridge. Weve had two different dive teams show up. One officer told me theyre erring on the side of caution. They dont know whether a baby was in the stroller. It bears repeating there. We have video of a rescue boat. It is a 20foot drop from the bridge to the water. The witness, the woman wasnt able to give a good description of the person who allegedly tossed the stroller. Back live now. Police are still out here, you see some of them are gathered there on the deck of the bridge shiepi shining lights to the water. They continue to monitor the situation. So far we havent seen any activity, if we do see any sign of a stroller or heaven forbid any sign of a child, well bring it to you live. Keith jones, nbc 10 news. Storms bring lightning, heavy rain and strong winds to our area and this Lightning Strike was caught by a driver on the p. A. Turnpike tonight and look at the wind and rain blowing through conshohocken montgomery county. They were the worse