since the periods of time when we saw the attacks on u.s. forces, in iraq and syria, you either stop or slow down when the u.s. and iran were engaged in either directly or through some other country. that is how we keep a personal abroad. it is not by escalating these words. it is by talking to our enemies. that is what diplomacy is. thank you very much. that is all in on this thursday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now. good evening, alex. we will start this hour with breaking news. the new york times is reporting that trump former finance chief, allen weisselberg, is in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury for allegedly lying on the stand during trump s civil fraud trial. and while we don t know for certain wished alleged line he might be owning up to, the testimony of the new york times points to the thing that they heavily suggest maybe the lie in this case. it s maybe the most trumpy thing ever. just a few months ago, back in october, allen weisselberg
news the suspect posted disturbing messages online before the shooting, which is just one of many over the holiday. authorities in shreveport are searching for the suspect wanted for killing four people at a birthday block party. 18 people killed, more than 100 wounded in mass shootings over the last four days. trevor ault is in philadelphia. record-breaking heat and travel. more than 50 million americans are now making the return trip home after the long holiday weekend. the tsa screening an all-time high of 2.8 million in one day. and tonight, a new round of severe storms from denver to chicago. heat alerts from oregon to florida into the northeast. and the new record for the hottest day on earth. tensions rise in the gulf of oman. the u.s. navy releases video showing an iranian naval ship, accusing iran of trying to seize two foreign oil tankers in international waters, firing at one of them. a u.s. navy destroyer racing to protect the ships. marcus moore standing by.
is it about him? i really think he has a heart for the common man. he s not with the status quo. eight years later and the media still treating trump voters like zoo animals. what s your message to iran? don t, don t, don t, don t. jesse: guess what? they didn t, and now three americans are dead. along the way we discovered secret chinese staging hotels embedded with an illegal alien caravan that rode the next san train of death. a look inside a migrant caravan where biden s approval rating is a hundred percent. [chanting biden] we re drinking a hundred beers and a hundred vodkas. jesse: it was the end of the korean war and soldiers returned home. the new york times dropped the bombshell. some g.i. captives fear converted was the headline. it was the government s biggest nightmare come true. american prisoners of war were coming home converted by communist brainwashers. the story kicked the cia into high gear. just weeks into his job as cia director, a
the weapons capable of causing massive damage are banned by more than 120 countries around the world because of their risk to civilians. president biden defending his decision. james longman in ukraine. new images coming in. the massive cargo ship fire now burning for nearly 48 hours at one of america s largest ports. two firefighters killed battling the smoke and flames. the blaze kicking up to more decks. the ship listing, raising concerns it might sink. the urgent manhunt at this hour for a murder suspect who escaped from jail in the northeast. the dangerous fugitive accused of multiple violent attacks last seen in the recreation yard. how he got free. where were the guards at the time? the earth reaching its hottest temperature for the fourth day in a row. temperatures well into triple digits in arizona and california. severe storms moving from colorado all the way east this weekend. rob marciano tracking it all. the walmart shooter getting 90 consecutive life sen
forman for a very special broadcast. the last man in america, the road to 2024. you do not want to miss it. and, on that note, i wish you all a very good night. i appreciate you being here. for all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. i ll see you again tomorrow. . i ll see you again tomorrow. the new york times is reporting that trump former finance chief, allen weisselberg, is in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury for allegedly lying on the stand during trump s civil fraud trial. and while we don t know for certain wished alleged line he might be owning up to, the testimony of the new york times points to the thing that they heavily suggest maybe the lie in this case. it s maybe the most trumpy thing ever. just a few months ago, back in october, allen weisselberg took the stand to defend the trump organization and new york attorney general, letitia james, had a civil fraud lawsuit. that is the case for trump and its com