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
question, should a person s non-violent attendance at the january 6th save america march have any impact on their employment? i m michael smerconish in philadelphia, and that is this week s poll question at smerconish.com. many who participated on the storming of the capitol on january 6th have been charged and may still be. scrutinizing former president donald trump. but i want to update a different story about that day. one of a middle schoolteacher who on thursday night was just fired by his school board tracing back to his attendance on january the 6th, despite his never being anywhere near the capitol. kind of ironic that the pennsylvania teacher is now out of his job while the current republican nominee for pennsylvania charted puss to transport people to attend. jason mother head at the robb middle school in allentown, pennsylvania. he attended the rally and posted about it on social media, but did not participate in anything beyond that. he was suspended with pay
states that do allow the procedure. soon, the pink house as it s known in mississippi, will reopen in new mexico they are starting a fund to help women from mississippi and beyond get there i m not going to abandon these women. i mean, there s limits to what i can do, but i m not going to abandon them. reporter: in north dakota, tammy is also preparing for a move she runs red river women s clinic, which today sued to stop that state s trigger law, set to take effect at the end of the month. give us some more time reporter: she is moving the clinic from fargo, north dakota, to moorhead, minnesota, just 15 minutes away but still a tremendous undertaking. this is not simpl packing up a house or an apartment and moving across the city this is learning new rules and regulations, making new forms for a new state, making sure that we are in compliance with the