was with the agency for more than a decade has just been indicted in connection with his actions on january 6th. the accusation that his comments encouraged rioters to kill the police. that s next. plus, exclusive new footage of the moment in davenport, iowa, the building suddenly collapsing. what we now know about the three people officials say are likely still trapped in the rubble. also, off the ledge, with the u.s. no longer on the brink of an historic collapse, president biden and washington are breathing a whole lot easier today. we ll hear from the president in just a few hours as he prepares to sign the debt ceiling bill into law. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin right here in washington just five hours away from president biden s speech with nbc news white house correspondent monica alba. monica, what s the goal tonight? reporter: i think for the president, chris, it s really to convey the severity of this issue,
breaking news from around the world, 24 breaking news from around the world, 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. turning to the war in ukraine now, and the us secretary of state has called president putin s invasion of ukraine a strategic failure . speaking in finland, antony blinken said the war had only strengthened the very alliances russia had sought to weaken nato and the eu. finland, of course, is the latest country to join the security alliance. mr blinken made clear that a strong ukraine was the only way to achieve a lasting peace. precisely because we have no illusions about putin s aspirations, we believe the prerequisite for meaningful diplomacy and real peace is a stronger ukraine, capable of deterring and defending against any future aggression. meanwhile, in ukraine itself, president zelensky has threatened to prosecute local officials if there is any repeat of the failure to open air raid shelters, which contributed to the deaths of three people in kyiv on thurs
not defaulting. days before a portion of an apartment building in iowa collapsed repair work was under way on that section. three people remain missing. i said, if you value your life, get away from that building and an hour later i heard the building fell. the inspection never failed. it was incomplete. so the work was still in progress. this needs to be done in a way that it respects that this is a resting place. president biden tripped over a sandbag and fell. because this wasn t the president s first stumble it has gotten a lot of attention. according to white house official, totally fine. remember to stay true to ourselves. jokic knocks down the three. the first finals game in franchise history is a rousing success. p-s-a-m-m-o-p-h-i-l-e, psammophile. that is correct. after much anticipation about a spell-off, a 14-year-old dev shah won the 2023 scripps national spelling bee. it s surreal. i didn t even let it settle in. my legs are still shaking.
big moves in arizona cutting off building permits so they don t have to cut off the water and far-reaching effort to make sure that everyone in arizona has enough. and new research in breast cancer, and researchers fiending new results of clinical research. this is cnn news central. the important big development this hour, the us j tis department has officially closed its investigation into vice president mike pence and his handling of classified documents. this is when an attorney for mike pence found about a dozen documents marked classified in mike pence s possession. evan perez and katelyn polantz is with us. i am going to you first, kate. well, it is clear that the justice department is not bringing any criminal charges related to the discovery of classified records or records with the classified markings with them in the possession of former vice president mike pence. what happened to start this investigation, buzz that back in january, a lawyer had gone to penc
information about the apartment building that partially collapsed on sunday. heavy machinery is now removing debris, as search and recovery efforts continue. mosquitoes. they are pesky and persistent. there is a reason you may be feeling more bites this summer. what attracts mosquitoes to us? psammophile. norah: there is a new spelling bee champion, and the nor e, psammophile. that is correct. it is still kind of surreal. norah: and it is friday, so we go on the road. i couldn t read. started teaching yourself? yes, because practice makes perfect. dottie says it was reading that helped her find love again. a love that she had never known. the message she put across that day. really touched a lot of people s hearts. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. we begin tonight with the majority of the country facing hot and humid temperatures, from the midwest to the northeast. 97 million americans across