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pushing a radical program. the floodgates opened in 2020 when they came up with a bright idea to defund the police. they wanted us to believe take resources away from hot police would make us safer. major cities that embraced the idea found themselves in crime. and no city saw so much of a change in life than portland, oregon. portland jumped to the defunds the police movement in 2020. the council cut its budget by $15 million. in 2020 homicides increased 83% in portland. that trend co...

♪ >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening from los angeles, where picket lines went up today in front of major film studios the people who write the plots that enthrall and entertain millions of american tv and film watchers sidelined tonight by a writers strike 11,000 writers off the job after talks with producers reached an impasse overnight. at the root of the dispute, some of the very things that have transformed how all of us watch our favorite ...

president trump or if this was a democrat it should be equal justice in america. and stop going after people because you have political differences. >> house speaker kevin mccarthy pushing a popular defense within the gop when it comes to a possible indictment for donald trump. well have the latest on the former presidents legal troubles in new york in just a moment. plus, chinese president xi jinping is in russia this morning meeting with vladimir putin for the first time since the ...

>> americans can rest assured that our banking system is safe. >> did the governments actions actually make the system healthier? ill ask democratic senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts.ollides plus, close encounters a russian fighter jet collides with a u.s. drone over the black sea. >> we know the intercept was intentional. we know the aggressive behavior was intentional. vladimir putin gets ready to welcome chinese president xi jinping at what could be a pivotal moment for ...

darkness 80 americans how the operation came together plus bills to get hundreds of americans trapped out. an american airlines plane catching fire. the dramatic moment on board as passengers brace for an emergency landing. >> i was afraid that we were going to crash. >> it comes just days after flames tore through the wing of another american airlines flight. ready to announce. president biden would like to make his reelection run official within days why our new nbc news poll sho...

offences. police in england and wales are failing victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft, the official inspectorate has warned. donald trump declines to answer questions as part of a new york state investigation into his familys business practices. and the bbc finds that more than 16 local swimming. closed across the uk in the past three years. —— 16 local swimming pools have closed. good morning and welcome to bbc news. ministers are holding talks with energy bosses this mornin...

russia has sought to downplay the attack, that could be a big win for ukraine. donald trump declines to answer questions as part of a new york state investigation into his familys business practices. disney has overtaken netflix as the worlds largest streaming service — adding over 1a million new subscribers in the last quarter to bring it up to a total of 221 million paying customers. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. temperatures in europe are climb...

borisjohnson urges energy companies to act in the national interest — and do more to cut rising bills — as he meets energy bosses at downing street. the police watchdog says forces in england and wales are failing victims of burglaries, robberies and theft — with too few suspects being charged. the crisis of local swimming pools — the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past 3 years. hello and welcome to bbc news at 5:00pm. an amber heat warning for large pa...

chairman benny thompson says no. >> but you dont, just to be clear, you dont anticipate that the committee, itself, will offer up a formal referral? >> no, thats not our job. our job is to look at the facts and circumstances around journal 6. what caused it and make recommendations after that. >> but is ranking member liz cheney saying maybe. she tweeted the january 6th select committee has not issued a conclusion regarding potential criminal referrals. we will announce a decision on t...

Lis on to this story out of florida. A 200mile joyride ended with a highrisk traffic stop. Also, a huge surprise. Deputies say that they were stunned to find a 10yearold boy and his 11yearold sister hop out of the stolen car near gainesville as they surrounded it. Those are the kids with their hands up. Look, the Sheriffs Office says the pair stole their mothers car after she took away their electronic devices. The mom drove three hours from her northport home to pick them up. Police say mom did...