good evening, i am died benson along with kennedy, anita vogel and joe concha and welcome to the big weekend show . the big story tonight while it fight night for former president trump, he s going to the u.s. tilt in new york jersey as he fights for his political life after new york jury convicted him 48 hours ago. i don t mind being out there because i m doing something for this country and i m doing something for our constitution. it is very important, far beyond me. this can t be allowed to have enjoyed the president, should never be allowed to happen in the future. this is far beyond me, this is bigger than trump, bigger than me, bigger than my presidency. democrats and many of the media got exactly what they wanted out of this will depart. donald john trump chairman. a convicted felon. [cheering] convicted felon. why should americans vote for a convicted felon? convicted felon. he is a convicted felon. a convicted felon. convicted [laughter] wha
the moment a plane landed on a busy highway as drivers filmed it all. how the mlb is rewriting the record books to honor the hits, home runs, and milestones of some of history s greatest players. the panda-plomacy breakthrough. inside the new effort to bring the furry favorites back to the national zoo. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, and now we wait. the fate of donald j. trump, former president of the united states, and now criminal defendant, is tonight in the hands of a manhattan jury. the seven men and five women deliberating for 4 1/2 hours today on whether mr. trump was part of an unlawful scheme to falsify business records to cover up hush money paid to an adult film star. he is charged with 34 counts. late this afternoon the panel rang a bell summoning a bailiff to the deliberation room, not to say they had reached a verdict, but rather with questions about those instructions and a request to have a readback
what they asked for today from inside the jury room. plus, what could happen when they reach a decision. the flap over flags. conservative supreme court justice samuel alito tells congress he won t step aside from trump-related cases before the high court. what s behind the call for him to recuse and what he said about his wife s central role in the controversy. all charges dropped against pro golfer scottie scheffler. plus, the leaked video just out showing him being questioned moments after his arrest. what the golfer told police and why he says he has no ill will. emergency landing. the moment a plane landed on a busy highway as drivers filmed it all. how the mlb is rewriting the record books to honor the hits, home runs, and milestones of some of history s greatest players. the panda-plomacy breakthrough. the furry effort to bring the favorites back to the national zoo. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. and no
you are in the cnn newsroom. hi everyone. i m jessica dean and washington. and at this hour we are closely following breaking news and violent storms that are threatening nearly 110 million americans tornadoes have killed at least 15 people, including two young children. north of dallas. you re looking at aerial shots of the devastating damage in that community and more areas are bracing for hail and powerful winds. this moral day weekend take a look now at the radar. you can see the areas that are under these threats for possibly dangerous weather tonight we have cnn s ed lavandera and valley view, texas with the latest developments on the ground. first though, let s go to cnn meteorologists, elisa rafah, whose joining us from the weather center and alisa, you re saying that tonight and today, we have more threats than even yesterday yes. we have another particularly dangerous situation, tornado watch that s in effect for parts of missouri, illinois tennessee, arkans
what is acceptable from a political candidate in one of america s two political parties when it comes to inciting threats of violence. an urgent plea today from manhattan district attorney alvin bragg to keep in place the gag order against trump. prosecutors asking judge juan merchan to extend much of the gag order imposed on the ex-president in that hush money election interference case. bragg s team argues that merchan no longer needs to enforce the ban on statements about trial witnesses, but they do ask that the gag order remain in place when it comes to jurors, prosecutors, court staff, and their families. they note that trump s request to lift the gag order is filled with what we on this program might describe as nonsense. quote, the people note that defendant s motion once again includes a number of categorically false accusations. for example, the defendant claims that the d.a. is acting in concert with the defendant s electoral opponent and unspecified cast of associ