very hard to do. but in that commandment, in my view lies the essence of the gospel and the essence of the american promise. when we see each other as neighbors, not enemies, the progress and justice come. when we see each other as fellow human beings, as children of god, we begin to walk the path of dr. king s beloved community. the path is dream inspired, and his legacy propels us forward to this day. here s what i learned in my life and career along that path, as many of you have learned along your path. we re all imperfect beings. we don t know where and what fate will deliver to us and when. but we can do our best to seek a life of light, hope and love. and, yes, truth. truth. that s what i try to do every day, to build the future we all want. we re reminding ourselves that nothing, nothing is guaranteed in democracy. nothing. every generation is required to keep it, defend it, protect it, to be repairers of the breach. and to remember the power to redeem the soul of ame
ainsley: todd piro joins us with more on her life. todd: tributes pouring in overnight. her mother priscilla releasing this statement to people magazine, it is with a heavy heart that i must share the devastating news that lisa marie has left us. she was the most passionate, strong and loving woman i have known. we ask for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss. thank you for the love and prayers. lisa marie died thursday after being rushed to the hospital earlier in the day. l.a. county first responders were called to the home for a woman in cardiac arrests. paramedics arrived six minutes later and performed cpr and regained life, she was later pronounced dead. touching tributes. her former husband nicolas cage putting out this statement, this is devastating news, lisa had the greatest laugh of anyone i ever met. she lit up efr room and i m heartbroken, i find solace believing she is reunited with benjamin. john tro volta says, lisa, baby girl, i m sorry, i wi
there tonight. the idaho college murder suspect in court. why it could now take months for him to enter a plea. our nbc exclusive on the possible cause of a nationwide air travel meltdown. we ask secretary pete buttigieg how it could have happened in our one-on-one interview. what he told us. lisa marie presley, the daughter of elvis presley, rushed to the hospital. what we re l learning. and the big move in the burger wars. the beloved chain from out west finally heading back east. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening from washington, where in response to what he calls the extraordinary circumstances, attorney general merrick garland today named a special counsel to look into secret documents found in president biden s delaware home in addition to a washington office he used. extraordinary circumstances may be an understatement with one current and one former president entangled in questions over the alleged mishandling of sensitiv
tonight, the white house on defense. after special counsel is appointed to investigate president biden s handling of classified documents. but there are some major differences between this, and what was found the former president s florida home. then, the renewed bipartisan push to hold lawmakers will hire stand when it comes to stock trading. and from our hamlin s remarkable recovery. to diversity off the field at nfl. we will one-on-one with the one and only stephen smith. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. attorney general, merrick garland, has now appointed a special counsel to review president biden s handling of classified records after leaving the obama white house back in 2017. garland has asked former federal prosecutor. and one time trump doj official, robert her, to handle this investigation. nbc s kristen walker has more. classified documents from the obama administration were found by biden
then, the renewed bipartisan push to hold lawmakers will hire stand when it comes to stock trading. and from our hamlin s remarkable recovery. to diversity off the field at nfl. we will one-on-one with the one and only stephen smith. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. attorney general, merrick garland, has now appointed a special counsel to review president biden s handling of classified records after leaving the obama white house back in 2017. garland has asked former federal prosecutor. and one time trump doj official, robert her, to handle this investigation. nbc s kristen walker has more. classified documents from the obama administration were found by biden attorneys in two locations. mr. biden s private office he used after he left the vice presidency, and president biden s home in delaware. his garage, a location seen briefly in this campaign video. you had classified with certain exhibit. or ret