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anne thompson, nbc news >>> in buffalo, prosecutors have indicted the gunman accused of shooting and killing ten people at a grocery store on federal hate crime charges. it comes two months after the gruesome rampage and as the store finally reopens. emilie ikeda is there. >> reporter: in buffalo, a step forward from the tragedy that took the lives of ten of their own inside tops supermarket, the heart of the neighborhood. >> this grocery store has been a center of community. hundreds and hundreds of people shop here. >> reporter: now two months later the supermarket is re-opening following a complete makeover with a new sign, products, and the memorial to honor the victims, an attempt to ease the pain of a community still reeling from what officials call a racially motivated massacre today the suspect was indicted on federal hate crimes charges and could face the death penalty. >> it's difficult. it's been very difficult. >> reporter: the produce manager rose wasaki had barricaded herself in a back room during the attack. >> i haven't had a good night's sleep since this whole thing

lester >> anne thompson, tonight, thank you >>> this evening we're hearing from the grieving parents of one of two americans killed recently in battle in ukraine while there's new fallout from russia's attack on a critical port city. morgan chesky is there. >> reporter: in eastern ukraine tonight, fears frontline fighting leaving two american families in mourning a ukrainian commander sharing over the weekend that two americans, including luke lucyszyn died in battle after traveling here on their own for the war effort >> my heart can't be any heavier than it is now. >> reporter: kathy and george lucysczn describing their son luke as a loving father who went abroad wanting to help and found work as a medic. >> every time i talked to him i told him why don't you just come home? >> reporter: the parents say luke was knocked unconscious by an artillery blast and his fellow fighters rushed to help a russian tank opened fire. >> he didn't go there to be a hero he went there because he wanted to help people >> reporter: meanwhile in the port city of odesa, smoke-filled skies after a russia

anne thompson, nbc news, milwaukee. >>> up next prison sentences for the last two former officers involved in the death of george floyd. >>> and remembering a star of a television comedy classic >> wally >>> two former minneapolis police officers were sentenced today on federal charges for their roles in the death of george floyd. j. alexander kueng was sentenced to three years in prison and tou thao received 3 1/2 years fo violating floyd's civil rights the two also face trial on state charges in october. >>> a passing of note tonight. the star of one of the all-time classic american sitcoms, tony dow, the actor best known as big brothe wally cleaver on "leave it to beaver" during the 1950s and '60s has died after a battle with cancer, his representatives confirm. over his long career, dow worked as a producer, director and sculptor he was 77. >>> up next, how a beloved songwriter found her way back from a debilitating illness. >>> finally tonight, for years, amy mann has been beloved for her music. but when she was confronted with a serious health challenge, she reached out to her fans i

use my executive powers to combat the climate crisis in the absence of congressional action >> anne thompson, the president said the word "emergency" several times, but didn't go as far as declaring it a climate emergency. >> that's right, lester that's despite pressure from democrats and leading environmental groups th president did not declare a climate emergency today, but he did take action authorizing more fema spending on climate-resilient infrastructure, expanding energy assistance to low income americans, and looking at the possibility of wind farms in gulf of mexico, currently home to oil and gas production that's a good first step, climate advocates say, but not nearly enough. and in this era of high gas prices, the president asking saudi arabia to increase oil production is slammed by both progressives and republicans as a mixed message in a time of crisis, lester. >> anne thompson, thank you. >>> we'll turn now to the growing pressure on the secret service over those deleted text messages the january 6th committee is asking for. the committee suggesting the secret service may hav

anne thompson tonight on how climate change is unfolding in realtime >> reporter: it has been a most unusual week wildfires threatening yosemite, scorching heat baking the pacific northwest, biblical rains and floods in the nation's midsection, all the hallmarks of climate change >> this is exactly the fingerprint, the signature we would expect with global warming due to the increase in greenhouse gases from human activities >> reporter: but even climate scientists are surprised by the intensity. >> breaking these temperature records, for example, by so far several degrees goes beyond what we expected at this point. >> reporter: the earth has warmed almost 2 degrees since 1880 with most of the warming happening since 1975 warmer air can hold more moisture and produce more rain. does climate change create an environment that makes rainfall more intense >> climate change creates an environment that's super charged as rainstorms, and that means when conditions are right we can get these catastrophic rain events, several inches per hour >> reporter: this week kentucky endured deadly 1 in

anne thompson, nbc news. >>> let's circle back now to the court's ruling allowing president biden to end the remain in mexico policy at the border that has migrant advocates celebrating. critics say it will send a record number of border crossings soaring even higher. gabe gutierrez with late details >> reporter: tonight another tragedy at the southern border. four migrants killed in texas as authorities chased alleged human smugglers. it comes days after 53 migrants died in san antonio. as the immigration debate ramps up, now the supreme court has ruled the biden administration can end the trump-era remain in mexico policy. >> i was very happy to hear it. >> reporter: we first met this immigrant advocate a year ago at a migrant tent camp in mexico there is an overwhelming sense of desperation here since then, she says that side of the border has grown increasingly dangerous. >> the asylum seekers get murdered all the time in mexico there is kidnappings every day. >> reporter: remain in mexico requires asylum seekers to wait south of the border while their u.s. asylum cases were proc

nbc's anne thompson has our sunday focus. >> reporter: the oppressive and deadly heat trapping europehandle it. >> reporter: may have cause some off guard, but not climate scientists. >> we've been predicting it for 30 years. >> reporter: this, he says, is climate change. what makes you so sure it's climate change? >> we've done the math. what we're finding is that these events are happening four times, seven times, ten times more often now than they were say 30 or 40 years ago. >> reporter: this week was one for the history books across the northern hemisphere. 104.5 degrees in the uk, the highest temperature ever recorded there. in london, that heat generated the busiest day for the city's fire service since world war ii. wildfires burning up 25 times more land in france than the same period last year. and in oklahoma, every station in this weather network recorded temperatures of 102 degrees or higher tuesday. after looking at this week, is it fair to say the future is now? >> yes. what we thought we were predicting for the future has now -- has now arrived. >> reporter: and it's a

anne thompson is covering the visit. talk to me first -- i know this mass is beginning soon.t the rest of the day, what else the pope has planned, and how people there are reacting. >> reporter: after this mass this afternoon, the pope will go to a place called lack st. ann. it's a place of pilgrimage. today is the feast day of st. ann. they are the grandparents of the blessed mother who is the mother of jesus christ. it is a big day on both sides of this issue, as you will. when the pope came into the stadium a few minutes ago, this is the first time we have seen him in his element, as it were, in the trip. he had the pope mobile stopped. he blessed at least five children on the ride. it looked like your typical papal trip. this is no typical papal trip. he is here to apologize for the catholic church's role in the residential schools where so many indigenous children were abused. the pope's apology is getting mixed reaction. some people are very comfortable with it saying it's a very good thing. many people want much more. they want the records released of what happened in

instead, he comes offering an apology for abuses committed at schools run by the church decades ago anne thompson is in edmonton with the pope >> reporter: this is a papal trip like no other. pope francis arriving in canada to apologize to its indigenous peoples. three survivors meeting the pope at the airport. representing the thousands who were abused at catholic run residential schools sanctioned by the government francis will visit the site of this former residential school what is it like to be back here? where i met debora josephine smalls smalls went to the school >> there's a lot of little spirits in this building >> do you all feel them >> you feel it, and you walk lightly >> reporter: events that never left smalls or her ancestors, represented by the empty chair. >> my hearing was totally destroyed by my grade five teacher. i was sexually molested here by a priest received a reparation payment from the government but is not healed the pope is coming to say he's sorry is that enough >> for me, it probably would have meant more to the people that are not here you know, because they're the

begins an apology tour for the sins of the church, anxiously awaiting the wounded. >> that was anne thompsonpe francis, give us some context. >> it goes back 200 years, about 200 years, and we see first religious orders coming to canada to work as missionaries, integrating into the native american, native canadian tribes, traveling with them, and then as the canadian government becomes interested in this large product of assimilation, suddenly, we see this partnership arise, that's a little bit aided by the church's theology at the time, which was very much born of imposition, rather than mission, and as one described it to me as, so we see the partnership between the catholic church and the schools, and this is all part of a large project of, as i said, assimilation, it is basically to choke the indian and save the man, which is really horrifying and the church is having to take responsibility for this. >> you mentioned the interviews. do you these on your podcast, in which you discuss the history of the indigenous school survivors and church leader as well. what you are hearing from indige

anne thompson has that story. >> reporter: as the nation swelters through the heat wave, any immediate climate action is on the ropes after two stinging defeats. democratic senator joe manchin from west virginia today defending his decision to block president biden's climate legislation, including tax incentives for wind and solar power and electric vehicles. manchin says it calls for spending that will send inflation even higher >> i haven't walked away from anything and inflation is my greatest concern. >> reporter: add to that the supreme court limiting the epa's ability to regulate carbon emissions from power plants the second largest source of gases driving climate change what do those two developments do to president biden's climate agenda >> they are major setbacks. >> reporter: biden hopes to cut u.s. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 polls show a majority of americans, 65%, are worried about global warming. but only 1% of voters say climate change is the top issue facing the country. among voters under 30, that number rises only to 3%. climate change always seems to be

our friend anne thompson has the details. >> reporter: this 17-year-old loves to read and wants othern her passion. >> as a child i was rarely seen without a book in hand so i started a classic book club. but then i started learning about book deserts in ninth grade when i was working on a project to set up a small library for migrant girls. >> reporter: for some kids, just getting their hands on books as a challenge rania is hoping to change that. in 2019 she began her mission to help put an end to book deserts. book deserts are areas where books are difficult to access. she founded a nonprofit whose control is to promote reading and donate books to children in need, especially among children ages 3 to 5 years old. >> at this age, the children are too young to go out and check out a book themselves from the library and then their families don't necessarily have the disposable income to go out and buy books >> reporter: now rania just finished her most ambitious project to date, gifting a new book to every child of families that live at or below the poverty line in her home state of w

anne thompson, nbc news >>> the biden administration says it plans to offer updated pfizer and moderna covid boosters in september. the new shots are reformulated to better protect against ba.5, the highly contagious subvariant now sweeping the country. only people over 50 and those over 12 who are immunocompromised are currently eligible for the second booster >>> now to the economy in a week that saw everything from interest rate hikes to proof of a slowing economy to new data confirming historic inflation. all of it impacting you and your budget emily ikeda explains >> reporter: for jimmy riklis it ha become a twice a week ritual, selling her plasma >> originally the plasma was just like a safety net and now it's becoming more of a necessity. >> reporter: her family's two income household is struggling to keep up with run away inflation and they're far from alone. two-thirds of americans ar blowing through their savings because of sky high prices >> we should be middle class and we should have a nice savings, but everything's going up >> reporter: workers wages have increased but no

>> anne thompson for us in edmonton. owns were evacuated after a major eruption of a volcano there yesterday. we have video we want to show you. the volcano spewed dark smoke with ash high above the mountain top. there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. here is the video here. residents have been asked to be on high alert for any large debris. the government there says they don't expect another large explosion for a while. >> all right. that's the news. let's get a boost. >>> i have a good one. it's a fun one. a new york city woman celebrated the 25th anniversary of her bar mitzvah with an incredible side-by-side video. okay. 13-year-old shelby on the left, and on the right 38-year-old shelby re-creating the dance in the same dress. turns out coffman happens to be a professional tap dance teacher. >> incredible. >> this video went viral. she got a ton of results. she must offer online classes. savannah guthrie will sign up. >> i have to learn this dance. >> i mean, can you imagine? look at that. >> she's inc

nbc's ann thompson joins us there with more. hi, ann, good morning. >> good morning, hoda. the funeral will take place this afternoon here at st. vincent catholic church on manhattan's east -- upper east side. it is just a few blocks away from the manhattan townhouse of ivana trump. that's where she died last week after falling down the stairs. a death that the medical examiner ruled an accident today's funeral is an invitation only event we're told her three children, don junior, ivanka and eric will will all eulogize their mother their father, ivana's second husband, former president donald j. trump will attend the service. a person close to the family describes the one time couple's relationship as very close and says that he was her biggest supporter and vice versa the former president was spotted earlier this week arriving at trump tower with his wife melania. the service is billed as a celebration of life. she was born in czechoslovakia, she became a competitive skier she escaped communism, moved over here, became a model, successful businesswoman, a mother and a gran

it hears nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: on the canadian "i am sorry, i ask forgiveness. did not deserve this". children, shipped of their cultures and identities. policies that the pope called catastrophic. >> what is it like to be back here? >> the memories. it's a lot of memories. it >> reporter: they went to the school that the pope visited. the gymnasium is all that remains. >> a lot of abuse. >> reporter: physically and sexually abused at the school. deborah parker, another daughter. they prayed today at the graves of 6000 children who died. >> our people have called for releasing the records. also, the repair of those babies. bring them home. >> reporter: ancestors to be remembered, even in the interview. >> why is the chair here? >> for the ones that can't be here. for the ones that suffer the most. still to this day, i can barely talk about it. it >> reporter: pope francis, initially apologized at the vatican. they decided they were there. what difference does it make that it happens in canada? >> they are opening their heart for consolation. they are trying to a

nbc news correspondent anne thompson has more. >> moves on the state level to restrict abortions hittings abortions after 15 weeks set to take effect in court. >> it vials the privacy right of the florida constitution. >> disappointing the governor. >> these are unborn babies that have heart beats. >> kentucky's trigger law, a mere total ban, put on a temporary hold, too. applauded by that state's governor. >> the trigger law in kentucky is extremist. >> now, a new salvo in the abortion rights war. conservative lawmakers looking at the potential laws to keep women from crossing state lines for legal abortions, by targeting corporations, paying their travel expenses. arkansas state senator, leads the national association of christian lawmakers. >> we are exploring legislation and drafting language that would stop some of these woke corporations from using shareholder money illegally and without real authority to traffic people for the cause of an abortion. >> some say any effort to stop women from crossing state lines is a step too far. >> this would be like virginia passing a law, saying

here is mbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: powerful words from pope francis. i am sorry. i asked forgiveness. he is applauded as he spoknot et deserv the residential school where indigenous children were abused by catholic priests. force by the government to attend, the children stripped of their cultural and identity. policies the pope called catastrophic. what's it like to be here? the memories? >> there are a lot of little spirits. >> reporter: she went to the school that the pope visited. the gymnasium is all that remains. >> there was a lot of abuse. >> reporter: she was physically and sexually abused at the school. the pope prayed today at the graves of some 6000 children who died. >> our people have called for the releasing of the records, and also repatriation of those babies and bringing them home. >> reporter: and to be remembered even in the interview. >> i am here for the ones that cannot be here. the one who suffered the most in cannot talk about it. >> reporter: france's initially apologized at the vatican. what difference does it make that it happens in can

the ex-wife of former president donald trump and the mother of donald jr., ivanka and eric nbc's anne thompson with a look back at her life anne, good morning >> reporter: good morning, craig. in the 1980s donald and ivana were known as the power couple here in new york city, working together to build the global trump empire though their partnership was short-lived ending in a very messy public divorce, ivana wrote her own legacy as a successful businesswoman and mother once more the cameras waited for ivana trump. >> it's a very sad day >> reporter: her son eric delivering the difficult news. a new york city official telling nbc news the 73-year-old was found on the spiral staircase in her upper east side apartment. former president donald trump praising his ex-wife is wonderful, beautiful, and amazing. her three children remembering their mother as an incredible woman who taught them about grit, toughness, compassion, and determination. if living well is the best revenge, ivana trump got that and more, as she advised goldie hawn, diane keaton and bette midler's characters in the film "the fi

. >> it came the same day that a great whitewashed up dead on a nearby beach ann thompson has more for is scary. good morning. >> reporter: it is scary, but we have good news to start with this morning that teenager you mentioned, he is on the mend after encountering a shark in the waters off of new york's popular fire island. including members of details who those may be. and the press who interacted with the president during yesterday's travel, the president's last previous test as we just reported was on tuesday when his test result was negative. he was at church when he got back from overseas on sunday, very briefly we did see him again publicly as i noted yesterday, but his public appearances have been quite limited so for now we only have a limited view of who he would have been around in the course of the last couple of days, last 48 hours where we may have been in a position toin feck others around him but those are the questions here at white house. >> and you started to touch on this peter, but it is worth repeating and getting into the specifics of it. because the president,

ann fraser—pryce yet again on top of the world. earlier, britain's hopes in the 100 metres had rested on dina asher—smith. nearest the camera, she got away well. butjamaica's trio had other ideas. elaine thompsonete known as the pocket rocket had done it again. fraser—pryce, a seemingly timeless talent, as jamaica took all three medals. once again it's joy forjamaica. yet another world title for shelly—ann fraser—pryce confirming her status as one of sprinting's all—time greats. for asher—smith, though, there was agony, finishing fourth. she equalled her british record but it was tough to take. it sucks. i'm... so close. but, you know, we got the 200, which i'm definitely, definitely very fired up for. in the heptathlon, meanwhile, katarina johnson—thompson lies in sixth place after four events. she won't be world champion this time but after so many injuries she said she was just glad to be out there. andy swiss, bbc news, eugene. and the quarterfinal line up for the women's euros will be completed tonight. the holders the netherlands are through after beating switzerland a—1 at bramall lane. they'll take on france in the last eight on saturday. the final group games are played later, one fin

ann fraser—pryce yet again on top of the world. earlier, britain's hopes in the 100 metres had rested on dina asher—smith. nearest the camera, she got away well. butjamaica's trio had other ideas. elaine thompsonit's joy forjamaica. yet another world title for shelly—ann fraser—pryce confirming her status as one of sprinting's all—time greats. for asher—smith, though, there was agony, finishing fourth. she equalled her british record but it was tough to take. it sucks. i'm... so close. but, you know, we got the 200, which i'm definitely, definitely very fired up for. in the heptathlon, meanwhile, katarina johnson—thompson lies in sixth place after four events. she won't be world champion this time but after so many injuries she said she was just glad to be out there. andy swiss, bbc news, eugene. england came out on the wrong side of their series decider with india at old trafford, losing by five wickets. new captainjoss buttler top scored with 60 as his side were 259 all—out. in reply, india had rishabh pant to thank after his 125 not out saw them home with a7 balls to spare. england don't have long to wait for their next series to begin, they face south africa tomorrow. and the quarterfinal

ann fraser—pryce yet again on top of the world. earlier, britain's hopes in the 100 metres had rested on dina asher—smith. nearest the camera, she got away well. butjamaica's trio had other ideas. elaine thompsonso close. but, you know, we got the 200, which i'm definitely, definitely very fired up for. in the heptathlon, meanwhile, katarina johnson—thompson lies in sixth place after four events. she won't be world champion this time but after so many injuries she said she was just glad to be out there. andy swiss, bbc news, eugene. australia's cameron smith produced a sensational final round to win the open at st andrews yesterday evening.. while rory mcilroy was left to rue what might have been. he had led for much of the day and some great early play saw him move two shots clear of the field and looking like ending his eight year wait for a major. but smith produced a stunning back nine, where he made a whopping six birdies, including one on the 18th to finish on 20 under par, two shots ahead of mcilroy and one clear of america's cameron young. i'm only human. at the end of the day, i'm not a robot. of course you think about it and you envision it. you want to envision it. my hotel is direc