Nbc news daily starts right now. Today, tuesday, august 15th, 2023. Breaking news, the fourth indictment. Former President Trump and highblow highprofile members of his inner circle facing a slew of charges in georgia. The allegations over his alleged interference in the 2020 election and how team trump is responding. The growing concerns about the potential threats in the water and the air. Blind side. The subject of an oscarwinning film hits back that the adoption seen in movie was a total line. What he said really happened. And you make the call, when is it appropriate to answer the phone and when is it best to do not disturb. Cell phone etiquette. We begin this hour with the fallout from Donald Trumps fourth indictment in five months. The former president and 18 others face a number of felony charges including racketeering over their alleged efforts to overturn mr. Trumps election loss in georgia, the codefendants include trumps former lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former white house ch
In north korea, the regime confirming for the first time it has custody of an american soldier who bolted into its territory last month. What the north is claiming he said. And back at home, Soccer Superstar lionel messi propels his miami team to new heights. We begin this morning with a Wildfire Devastation in hawaii. This morning, the white house announced President Biden and the first lady will travel to maui on monday to meet with First Responders and survivors. And as the death toll climbs to 106, were starting to learn the identities of some of the victims. They include 74yearold robert vickman, 79yearold buddy jantoc, franklin teros, who was trying to save a friends dog, Carol Hartley who lived on lahaina for 36 years and a family of four that was trying to escape. And as news crews with Cadaver Dogs Scour the area, a growing number of families are facing a grim reality, one man spoke with our affiliate khnl outside a morgue, saying he was waiting to identify his stepfathers rem
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Yesterday, Fighting Away tears, called a close friend. Today im hurt. And im hurting. And i know so many people out there are as well. Another investigation into the who and the why. Another set of questions, like why did a 25yearold Bank Employee bring horror to his own workplace . Why did he live stream it . And why was his Weapon Of Choice an ar15, like so many other shooters before him . And now another conversation about gun violence and reform. A conversation well continue in just moments with Congressman Morgan Nicardi who represents louisville The Big Question once again, will this cycle end the same way as all the rest before with nothing changed whatsoever also this morning, back in action, one of the two black tennessee lawmakers expelled from the state house last week is back at work. There he is, justin jones. How soon could his other ousted colleague be back there with him . And the race to keep a popular Abortion Pill on the market, the doj now appealing a controversial
school classmate and the powerful connection these girl scouts share that s inspiring america. this nbc news nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us we are on somewhat of a legal watch tonight vo involving former president trump somewhat in that the growing expectation has been fueled mainly by mr. trump himself with his unverified claim over the weekend that we be that he would be arrested on tuesday. the office has not commented on the timing of a decision on whether to prosecute. in the absence of news, key republicans have been rushing to mr. trump s defense and vilifying democrat prosecutor alvin bragg. but tonight even many of his loyalists are discouraging trump supporters from taking up the former president s call to protest. it s where we start tonight, with garrett hake reporter: the manhattan d.a. s office tonight on the verge of a fateful decision, whether to indict a former president for the first time in history, a case c