case. and the long overdue honor for a 102-year-old world war ii veteran. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone after holding the attention of millions of tv viewers this summer, the recent pause to the january 6th hearings into the attack on the capitol have turned attention now to the department of justice and attorney general merrick garland to provide what could be the next act in this american, legal, political, and constitutional drama with outside pressure mounting for indictments of mr. trum and some of his inner circle, i sat down with the attorney general today for an exclusive interview. the ag dismissing accusations his office hasn t moved swiftly enough to build cases against those at the top of the ladder and telling me concerns over further tearing the country apart would not deter his office from holding those criminally responsible accountable. let s start off and talk about january 6th. we just watched weeks of s
dramatic testimony about the capitol attack, the attorney general answering our questions about possible charges for donald trump we asked him would the justice department welcome criminal referrals from the january 6th committee. and what happens if mr. trump runs for president again in 2024 would that impact the doj s investigation? how he answers. it comes as mr. trump returns to washington for the first time since leaving office on the same day mike pence, his former running mate turned potential 2024 rival also appeared in d.c., their dueling messages. tonight, historic rain causing deadly flooding in st. louis. multiple boat rescues, cars and homes submerged. where the threat is headed next. wnba star brittney griner set to testify in her trial at russia and our exclusive with trevor reed, the american freed from russia in april. why he s criticizing the white house s handling of the griner