right now on ana cabrera reports, the countdown to new hampshire, new signs that ron desantis is giving up on the granite state. does that open a new lane for nikki haley. plus, writer e. jean carroll back on the stand this morning, who s not in the courtroom? donald trump, absent today after dramatic clashes with the judge. also ahead, the doj set to release a long-awaited report on the tragedy at robb elementary. what more it could reveal about the botched police response. and later, new u.s. strikes against houthi rebels in yemen. have these strikes done anything to stop attacks on commercial ships? so glad to be with you. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we are just five days out now from the first in the nation primary and the big political contest of the 2024 race. new hampshire. and this morning, nikki haley who has put a lot of time in the state is campaigning alongside governor chris sununu. donald trump, meanwhile, spent
temporarily blocked a lowe court ruling that would have restricted the availability of mifepristone, one of two drugs used to induce a medicatio abortion, which is the mos common method of abortion in the united states. that means at least for th time being, mifepristone wil remain legal, and will be made available, according to curren fda regulations, where abortio is still legal it could be sent and receive through the mail, prescribed t patients by medica professionals over telehealt consultations, and can be used up to the tenth week o pregnancy. this is the first time that th supreme court has weighed in o the issue of abortion since th conservative majority decide to overturn roe v. wade less than a year ago. as is typical when the supreme court makes a ruling on an emergency appeal, the majority did not provide an opinion t explain that ruling. not to be know exactly how eac justice voted, except fo justices samuel alito an clarence thomas, spoke of whom noted in the o
this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening there is significant movement to report tonight in the effort to bring home americans brittney griner and paul whelan, both separately imprisoned in russia. late today, secretary of state antony blinken acknowledging there was a substantial proposal on the table to facilitate their release. griner, the wnba star detained since february, who has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil whelan, a marine corps veteran, serving a 16-year sentence after being convicted of spying in 2020. both, the u.s. says, are wrongfully imprisoned blinken says the next step, a call with his russian counterpar sergey lavrov. believed to be on the table, a prisoner swap that could prove to be a bitter pill for the biden administration which has been under fire in its efforts to gain freedom for the americans. all this unfolding as griner told her story today inside a russian courtroom. andrea mitchell now
president biden urging hamas to accept a new israeli peace proposal saying, it s time for the war to end. why there is new optimism tonight. just in, the sentence for michelle troconis, convicted of helping her boyfriend plot to kill his estranged wife. o.j. prices are at record highs. what s driving them up? and the long shot baseball team chasing extra innings after their college closed for good. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. donald trump today unrepentant, defiant, and casting himself as the aggrieved one as newspapers across the country proclaim the new york jury s finding of guilt against the former president in his falsified documents trial. today at trump tower, the very place the crimes at the heart of the case took place, mr. trump stood before gathered reporters and some supporters in what appeared to be an unscripted monologue. he railed against the judge calling the trial, unfair and rigged, and withou