negotiations after all sides had sounded optimistic. late word they re set to reconvene. what the two sides are demanding with the american people caught in the middle. alt of it overshadowing the g7 in japan where there is major news. president biden giving the green light to allies to send f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. plus, president zelenskyy set to make an appearance with those world leaders this weekend. also tonight, the severe storm threat in the plains and the south. 13 million at risk of hail, heavy storms, even tornadoes. behind bars, the air national guardsman accused of that major intelligence leak to stay locked up. the repeated warnings he was given before he was arrested. are some cars easier to steal than others? kia and hyundai agree to pay $200 million to owners who say they are and what you can do now to keep your car safe. hertz apologizing tonight for refusing to rent a a car to a man with a puerto rican driver s licensing suggesting he s not an
to rent a a car to a man with a puerto rican driver s licensing suggesting he s not an american. remembering jim brown. he pulverized defensive lines and made major strides for civil justice. and words of wisdom from lester to the class of 2023. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester tonight. with president biden in high-stake meetings on the world stage, while facing a growing crisis at home. there s less than two weeks to go for negotiators in washington to keep america from going to default and tonight a major hurdle, the republicans negotiating with the white house and democrats on a way to increase the debt limit suddenly declared a pause in those talks saying the negotiations were stalled. at the same time the president dealing with another crisis, the war in ukraine and giving the go ahead for western allies to provide f-16 fighter
make more than 40 films. don t sweet talk me. you know why i m here. reporter: and making history with raquel welch with what s believed to be one of the first interracial love scenes in the 1969 film, 100 rifles. brown used his celebrity to bring about change, supporting muhammad ali s protest of the vietnam war. he worked tirelessly to promomote black owned businesses b by helping g to create the negro inindustrial e economic union. bring about a complete economic change in the ghetto in this country. reporter: but brown was not without controversy, making headlines over accusations of abuse against women. in the 1980s he worked to stop gang violence in u.s. cities with his program, and in later years his politics impossible to define, a supporter of both president barack obama and donald trump. jim brown was a complex individual
mainland, but when police arrived, this body cam footage obtained by cbs news shows the officers side with the hertz employee, who tells marchand not to come back. > being that t you treat us like a second class citizen, unnecessarily, totally unnecessarily. reporter: hertz, who accepts puerto rican driver s licenses, says, it regrets our policy was not followed and apologized. just last month a puerto rican family leaving l.a. was stopped from boarding their spirit airlines flight because their 2-year-old didn t have a passport. tonight like hertz, spirit apologized saying next time, services won t be denied. miguel almaguer, nbc news. a lot of news on this friday night because we re also following the passing of nfl legend and civil rights champion jim brown. the nfl commissioner calling him one of the most dominant players to ever step on any athletic field, but his impact extended far beyond the gridiron. mr. brown batters
ththrough the e cards, 41 1 yards s to touchdodown teterritory. repeporter: by y many accocount, jim b brown was ththe greatestst runnnning back i in nfl history rushing for more than 12,000 yards and scoring 126 touchdowns in his time with the cleveland browns. leading the team to the nfl championship in 1964. jim brown was a prototype running back in the 60s, and six decades later if you see a great running back, you really better think he s special to compare him to jim b brown. that s howow good a footballll player hehe was.s. r reporter: h he grew up in gegeorgia, raiaised byby his grandndmother. jimmymy brown brereaks loose e for a spspectacular r gain. reporteter: emergining as a a football l star at syracuse. by the time he reached the nfl, no one could stop jim brown except jim brown. jimmy brown as napoleon jefferson. reporter: while filming the dirty dozen, brown stunned the sports world when he retired from football refusing to leave the movie set for pract