announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening we re all about to learn more of what the government knows that drove it to search former president trump s mar-a-lago he estate a federal judge late today giving the justice department until noon eastern time tomorrow to make public a redacted copy of the affidavit that backed its application for the search warrant. the order issued just hours after the justice department submitted to the court sections it wants blacked out to protect witnesses, law enforcement, and methods used in the investigation. the full affidavit would describe the government s case and justification for the unprecedented search, but how much the redacted version will disclose remains an open question tonight. kelly o donnell is tracking late details. reporter: new tonight granted in part a decision from the florida federal magistrate to unseal by noon tomorrow a redacted copy of the affidavit used to authorize the controversial
what it could reveal about the reasons behind the fbi s search at the former president s home. also tonight, tracking the storm threat on the move new images from the flash flooding emergency in mississippi. our team in the flood zone tonight. the battle over abortion rights. the states where so-called trigger laws are taking effect today. in ukraine, officials saying a russian controlled nuclear power plant was disconnected from the power grid new fears of what could happen next. the uvalde school board voting unanimously to fire the embattled police chief three months after the massacre the emotional meeting parents and survivors speaking out. california green lighting the most sweeping emissions rules in the nation aiming to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars. and our rare access inside nasa, suiting up with the astronauts, training to take america back to the moon as we count down to an historic launch.