shooting, yet again, that left five people dead including an eight-year-old child. we are keeping an eye on breaking weather news as well, around the country including the growing flooding threat along the mississippi river. plus, mike pence grilled, the latest on the hours he spent before the special counsel s grand jury. and the woman accusing donald trump of sexual assault defamation stands up to the former president s lawyers in a blistering cross examination. plus, this. when i have had friends who have taken their lives because of these bills. i have fielded calls from families in montana. including one family who s trans teenager attempted to take her life while watching a hearing on one of the anti-trans bills. so when i rose up and said there is blood on your hands, i was not being hyperbolic. i was speaking to the real consequences of the votes that we as legislators take in this body. i will be joined by montana state representative, is that we zephyr, after he
five people killed when an air ambulance crashed in heeno. what we have learned about the passengers and the investigation as the company temporarily grounds its fleet. brutal fighting as ukraine battles russian forces in the east. entire towns evacuated as russian tanks open fire on residential buildings. vladimir putin labels it an existential struggle. and reports of another american killed in the fighting. plus, the warning to china. one of president biden s top advisers saying china will pay real costs if it sends military aid to russia. dozens of migrants drowning off the italian coast when their boat crashed into rocks. more than 150 people crammed into the rickety ship on that dangerous journey. rough weather slowing down the search for victims. the student loan showdown, the supreme court to decide if president biden has the power to forgive student debt for tens of millions of borrowers. the strong opinions on both sides. a standing ovation for wnba star b
and they broke it. also tonight a man goes on trial accused of murdering 9 year old olivia pratt korbel who was shot in her home in liverpool last summer. oh, my gosh. the clamour for eurovision tickets all nine shows being held in liverpoool in may sell out in 90 minutes. and we are here in glasgow tonight for a very special centenary. the bbc began broadcasting in scotland 100 years ago this week. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. the latest on the final day of cricket s disciplinary hearing into alleged racism at yorkshire as the panel hears closing submissions. childbirth because some types of pain relief are being withheld. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, tonight coming from glasgow in a week when the bbc is celebrating a century of broadcasting in scotland. the men sjoy this the men s joy this evening the men sjoy this evening is the men s joy this evening is the government plans to stop people coming to the uk illegally. in the la
chief of the faa i asked him why do these near misses seem to be happening so often. and the bakery helping young chefs rise to their full potential and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and thank you for joining us we ll get to that major weather news in a few moments. but first, we want to bring you the latest in what we know about a dangerous aerial encounter in the sky today between the united states and russia the pentagon saying a russian fighter jet poured fuel on an unmanned american drone, then collided with it over the black sea. it sent the american aircraft into the water the confrontation escalating already high tensions between the countries which are telling different versions of today s event. courtney kube has the latest for us from the pentagon. reporter: the stunning showdown happening over the black sea near ukraine and russia when an unmanned american drone like this one called a reaper was c