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we'll break it down. the severe storm threat moving east after tornadoes ripped through texas and oklahoma at least three dead. flash flooding and water rescues in austin golf ball-size hail in illinois, even a waterspout in florida. millions at risk heading into the weekend. charges against alec baldwin officially dropped, and new details about the gun that killed the "rust" cinematographer as production resumes the new images from inside the film's montana set. an american killed in sudan as fighting rages on. plus, the latest from u.s. officials on the other americans trapped. alarming new findings about climate change. a new report says the melting of glaciers is off the charts can anything be done is the future of food grown in a lab? it's better for the climate, but what does it taste like? and back in the groove. with record sales rising, why so many are turning to turntables this weekend. >> announcer: this is

substantially harder to obtain. now, justice thomas, justice alito dissenting to that decision from the rest of their colleagues. the fda and the drugmaker had strongly urged those justices to step in warning essentially if they hadn't stepped in, all manufacturing and distribution of this drug would have come to a screeching halt, but for now women can continue to receive the pill by mail and use it until ten weeks into their pregnancies while this case continues to play out in the court below lester, the biden administration just issuing obviously a statement praising it. you know, the groups that had filed this suit originally claimed that the fda ignored safety risks, something that the fda and the biden administration pushed back on very strongly, lester >> all right, so, laura, legally, what happens next next steps here? >> reporter: okay, so now the case will head back to a federal appeals court for further evaluation of the merits of the lawsuit. the supreme court decision was just a

temporary issue just because it came up so quickly. now the case will head back to a three-judge panel on the 5th circuit. it's made up of mostly conservatives, but we don't know who exactly on that court will hear this case now that it's back there, lester. >> all right laura jarrett on that breaking news. i'm joined now by peter alexander at the white house. peter, the president, as we heard, just reacted to this move what are you learning? >> reporter: yeah, lester, that's right the white house has been bracing for this for days abortion medications have become a critical flash point. the states limit or banned them after the supreme court ruling overturning roe v. wade largely because medication can be sent by mail and taken at home as for the president, he just moments ago weighed in releasing a statement that reads in part, mifepristone remains available and approved for safe and effective use while we continue this fight in the courts the president adding, his administration will continue to defend the fda's independence to review, approve, and regulate a wide range of prescription drugs. the president says the stakes for women could not be higher and

denounces what he called politically driven attacks on women's health lester, the white house had warned if the court upheld the lower court's decision, it would have put women's health at risk and have undermined the fda's ability to keep safe and effective medications available for those people who need them, lester. >> all right peter alexander. peter, thank you. tonight's other top story, the deadly severe weather that has ripped through the plains and the midwest this week with millions still at risk as the storms move east our priscilla thompson has the latest >> oh, [ bleep ] oh, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: a twister tearing through tyler, texas. unrelenting rain in austin causing dangerous flash flooding and harrowing water rescues. >> that water came up to here, and you were just, like, trying to crawl out the window. >> people were getting out of their cars swimming, so it was pretty bad. >> reporter: as golf ball-size hail pummeled parts of oklahoma and illinois. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: thousands

throughout texas, oklahoma, and arkansas remain without power the governor in oklahoma declaring a state of emergency after an ef-3 tornado ripped through several counties killing three. many there now grappling with the path of death and destruction left behind. >> i think i'm still in shock >> reporter: this woman is still shaken after riding out the storm in a bunker in her backyard >> this door is probably a good 50, 60 pounds, and it ripped the hinges off. >> reporter: when she emerged, there was nothing left she's now unsure of what comes next. how are you feeling about the future >> scared. we're trying to find temporary housing or even a hotel that we can afford month to month. i'm not sure >> reporter: in the midst of that uncertainty, her fiance's boss coming over with his family to help lend a hand. >> we don't have a whole lot to give. all we have is hands, and so that's what we're doing. we're taking care of our family >> how much do those little things mean in this moment? >> well, it's keeping a smile on my face, and i feel like i have hope. >> reporter: hope amid

so much despair in a community still reeling from disaster. priscilla thompson, nbc news, cole, oklahoma and there was some rough weather in florida today. take a look at this waterspout near hollywood beach. meteorologist bill karins is watching other storms in the horizon. what do you got, bill? >> yeah, amazing video, and as soon as it made its way on shore, we actually call that a tornado, and that was the only tornado we had so far today. strong storms in ohio and south texas and mississippi, but we're not watching anything widespread, not like the last couple of days tomorrow that changes. we are thinking we have a chance for some strong storms to roll through the mid-atlantic late afternoon, early evening from washington, d.c. to richmond, to raleigh, wilmington our friends in myrtle beach and charleston, keep an eye to the sky late in the day. gusty winds, and we're also going to see some small hail and isolated chances of tornadoes. here's the timing, this is 8:00 p.m notice new york city you're clear all day saturday. not till about 9:00 p.m. the rain comes in

but for the mid-atlantic to southeast beaches, watch out tomorrow afternoon. >> bill, thank you. prosecutors have officially closed their case against alec baldwin in the deadly "rust" shooting with new revelations leading to the stunning reversal, but a crew member is still charged. here's miguel almaguer >> reporter: tonight seen here for the first time, alec baldwin is back on the set of "rust" as he was officially cleared of criminal charges today. the stunning legal about-face comes 18 months to the day after the death of cinematographer, halyna hutchins. a source with knowledge of the investigation tells nbc news new prosecutors recently learned the colt .45 handled by baldwin had been modified with a new trigger making it possible to misfire as the actor, who's maintained his innocence, said before >> i let go of the hammer of the gun, and the gun goes off. >> reporter: before stepping away from the case -- >> do you believe alec baldwin pulled the trigger? >> yes. >> reporter: -- the former special prosecutor and d.a. told us they had evidence to convict,

but new case attorneys writing, new facts were revealed that demand further investigation. consequently, we cannot proceed under the current time constraints. >> it defies belief that the state is only now learning about how this firearm operates when they are the only people who have had access to it exclusively for over a year and a half. >> reporter: while prosecutors maintain the move does not absolve mr. baldwin of criminal culpability, experts don't believe charges may be refiled as the d.a.'s office warns. hannah gutierrez-reed, the film's armorer, who plans to plead not guilty still faces involuntary manslaughter charges >> the case against gutierrez-reed is still viable because of her title, her role >> reporter: with production resuming on the new set of "rust," nbc news has learned director, joel souza, who was also shot, gave a moving speech to the cast and crew of 200 tonight, baldwin is also back on the set

hoping to finish shooting the western that started his legal drama. miguel almaguer, nbc news tonight the u.s. state department says an american is among hundreds killed in sudan where fighting between two rival armies rages on. courtney kube with the latest >> reporter: tonight, thousands of americans among those caught in the cross fire in sudan. a fragile 72-hour cease-fire not ending the wave of violence the state department announcing an american was among the at least 400 people killed as two warring generals fight for control of the country. sudan's international airport shut down, many residents without running water or enough food. the pentagon now sending troops to the u.s. military base, camp lemmonier, in djibouti to be ready to evacuate americans. >> we've deployed some forces to -- into to -- into theater, but we

haven't been called on to do anything yet. >> reporter: but the biden administration is leaning towards an evacuation of the roughly 70 u.s. government personnel there according to two sources familiar with the planning while insisting a mission to rescue the rest of the 16,000 americans in sudan is still too dangerous. tonight, american lakshmi parthaserathi among those stranded >> there's no plane that can safely land, so at the moment, i'm kind of taking it day by day, hour by hour. >> reporter: tonight one side in the fighting says they're ready to partially re-open sudan's airports though it's unclear if they actually control them. lester. >> courtney kube at the pentagon, thank you. now to harrowing accounts of torture from refugees who fled china and say they still don't feel safe. keir simmons reports, and we have to warn you, some may find what you hear disturbing >> reporter: inside this building in the heart of new york, u.s. authorities say china was operating a secret police station, harassing chinese dissidents

this week two men arrested it's now shut down >> we cannot and will not tolerate the chinese government's persecution of pro-democracy activists. >> reporter: the u.s. says it's a global pattern, china's communist government going after those who oppose it. we've traveled to the edge of europe, norway, to meet refugees who fled china. this man says he was tortured and sexually abused by chinese authorities. what is the torture? >> the torture, mostly electric stick. your skin will be burnt. >> reporter: he's part of a mostly muslim ethnic minority called uighurs from northwest china. the u.s. and others say they're victims of genocide, which china denies. the u.s. state department says more than a million uighurs were sent to what china calls re-education camps china says they harbored separatist and terrorist thoughts abduelli says he and his family did nothing wrong.

>> my sister sentenced 11 years, and my brother sentenced 14 years. >> reporter: his niece died in prison >> we are living because of them. i am living because of them >> reporter: a recent u.n. report documented intimidation, threats, and reprisals against uighurs overseas, and uighurs forcibly returned to china. this man was in turkey when he got a threatening call, so he moved again >> the kind of, like, warning shot for me, the phone call. >> the anonymous phone call. >> yeah. >> reporter: he and his wife miracle fear speaking to us may come at a cost to their families back home >> i love them so much, and i worry if anything bad happen to them because of me >> you are waiting for them to die there.

>> reporter: tonight the chinese embassy in washington tells nbc news their accusations are aimed at undermining china's unity. president xi says every country is different. america just needs to understand that. >> we shouldn't accept dictatorship we shouldn't accept sexual abuse we shouldn't accept torture. >> keir, let me circle back to those chinese secret police stations you're hearing there might be more in the u.s. >> reporter: that's right, lester. one watchdog group tells us there are at least four in the u.s. including one in los angeles. china says they are just volunteer groups helping chinese nationals abroad lester >> all right, keir, thanks good to have you here. in 60 seconds, the alarming new report on how quickly the world's glaciers are disappearing at home and abroad what can be done in our series, "climate challenge.

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our "climate challenge" series and a dire, new report about earth's glaciers they're melting at an astonishing rate with catastrophic consequences anne thompson reports. >> reporter: today's u.n. report details the relentless advance of climate change on every continent, the world's glaciers shrinking at a dramatic pace right before our eyes. >> it's not just that we're losing ice, but we're losing ice faster and faster, and that has consequences >> reporter: the 40 glaciers tracked worldwide lost an average of 4.2 feet of ice in a year. in europe, the melting of the glaciers in the alps is off the charts little winter snow and a summer heat wave exacerbated by dark dust from the saharan desert that trapped heat accelerating the record melt. scientist mateus hunt showing nbc news the devastating impact in january. >> you can see that it's much more obvious than seeing just a graph with rising temperatures >> reporter: in switzerland for the first time, no snow survived the summer melt season, even at the very highest

sites. in this country, montana's glacier national park is in danger of losing its namesake ice the park has lost 85% of its ice area. that was five years ago. today the government says the park is warming at twice the global average all this glacier melt contributing to record sea level rise here in lower manhattan, scientists predict the waters behind me could rise another foot by 2050, but we can slow it down >> every tenth of a degree of warming is worth fighting for >> reporter: to survive more floods, heat waves, and droughts that inflict the lethal human toll of climate change. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. still ahead tonight, would you eat lab grown meat we'll taste it as more companies try it out, and how w it could h help the e environmenent.

the meat on your plate tonight likely comes from a farm, but more companies are designing ways to grow your dinner in a lab but how does it taste? our maya eaglin went to find out. >> reporter: it's big tech's newest take on bibig ag, no f farmland, no coops, but these labs in silicon valley could be the future of meat >> there are a lot of benefits of making meat this way from 70% less emissions, 70% less water and land, but one of the biggest is you don't need to harm an animal >> reporter: josh is the ceo of eat just. it's one of only two

companies in the u.s. that's received clearance from the fda for human consumption of lab grown meat. the usda still needs to approve it for sale. >> this is not vegan or vegetarian. >> reporter: the other company is upside foods headed by cardiologist uma valeti talk to me about the science here how does it work >> the science is fascinating, but it's fairly simple. we take cells from eggs or young animals or mature animals, and we identify thos cells that are capable of going into fats, proteins, connective issue. >> reporter: those cells are then prepped in a lab and pumped into stainless steel vessels. inside this bioreactor tank, there are billions of chicken cells growing. it will take about a month before they're ready to eat right now in the u.s you can only eat cultivated chicken on company premises it definitely has the chew factor. >> yeah. >> of chicken. it shreds like chicken too. soft in texture. i have to say it's very, very, very, very close. on average americans eat 100 pounds of chicken a year, but raising livestock comes at a cost,

contributing 14.5% of all human caused greenhouse gas emissions according to the u.n. the companies making lab cultivated meat t say they can fix that ifif they can bring down their cocosts. cucurrently the only place in the world you can buy cultivated meat is in singapopore where e eat just s sells its s chicken atat a financial loss so if the motivation isn't profit here, why sell in singapore? >> selling is a way of demonstrating that this way of making meat is not science fiction, but it's here. it's reality >> reporter: experts say lab grown chicken showing up on store shelves in the u.s. is likely still years away. >> there's a ton of risk in doing this there's a lot of uncertainty, but the other option is not to do anythining, and thahat seems worsrse. >> repororter: pushing for change one bite at a time maya eaglin, nbc news, san francisco. when we return, how vinyl got its groove back. the return of the record and the record store thanks to everyone from emerging

artists to superstars like taylor swift.

finally tonight the vinyl reviva ahead of tomorrow's record store day sales of albums skyrocketing thanks in part to superstars like taylor swift. our stephanie gosk has that story >> reporter: at a time when music from any era and ever genre lives invisibly in the cloud, record store day is dedicated to music that can actually be held in

your hands and to the independent stores that never stopped selling it >> it's the one day that we are guaranteed to have a line outside and people super excited to buy vinyl releases. >> reporter: record sales are on the rise. for the last 16 years, up 17% in 2022 >> we've seen vinyl totally almost decimated that we thought we were going to close >> reporter: rock and soul record store has been in midtown manhattan for 50 years. how would you describe the future today for a record store >> super exciting, lilike, we're e really excited.d. >> repeporter: rececord storore day getsts bigger everery year musisicians fuelel the hyhype with spspecial releases, , limited editions t that sell o out fast and can only be bought in the store. last year the big record was taylor swift. >> they started lining up 24 hours before >> wow >> so they really wanted that taylor swift. >> reporter: and this year, it's also taylor swift. ♪ just when i felt like ♪ >> reporter: there's

more billy joel, grateful dead, stevie nicks ♪ just like the white winged dove ♪ ♪ sing the song ♪ >> reporter: the best part about record store day, there is something for everyone, every taste, every generation, including me it's the 40th anniversary of violent femmes' debut album, "blister in the sun," like you've never heard it before. ♪ >> reporter: ah. and without skipping a beat -- ♪ come on. oh, right back at you. [ laughter ] >> reporter: so get offline, get off the couch and go to the record store stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. well, that sound of a needle hitting the record that's "nightly news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone ♪ . .. [upbeat saxophone music] - nana, i'll take mine black. there'e's a substititute teacr i neneed to get ririd of,

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