boosters ignition. and lift off of artemis one. we rise together, back to the moon and beyond. roaring off launch pad 49 be at the kennedy space center, the next chapter in americas love affair with all things space. and is on the core stage into solid rocket boosters now prevailing the vehicle at 128 miles per hour. nasa s artemis rocket, the most powerful ebel built headed for a multi day crew orbit around the moon. a test flight before astronauts climb into the orion spaceship and head for a lunar landing, perhaps within 2 to 5 years. flanked with two booster rockets, artemis looks like apollo on steroids. 15% more powerful than the monster center five rockets that carried apollo astronauts to the moon. there is a lot out there to explore, and this is the next beginning. and this is the artemis generation. artemis is all about asserting america s leadership of space, building a lunar base, and orbiting lunar space station. then, in the late 2030 s, a mission to m
john: begin america reports with form president trump under investigation by the justice department as the agency appears slow to act on the current president s son, with one republican senator now alleging a cover-up. john roberts in washington. good to be with you again. sandra: we made it to wednesday. i m sandra smith in new york. washington post reporting the justice department is looking into the former president as part of a criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. the post says phone records of some trump officials have been seized and witnesses have been questioned before a grand jury. john: as iowa senator chuck grassley accuses the fbi and d.o.j. for trying to bury the dirt they have on hunter biden. jacqui heinrich is live at the white house with the latest on the hunter biden investigation. rich edson, how deep does the investigation go? john, the justice department is investigating the attack on the capitol and phony electorat
before. we are told that some clerks are so alarmed, they re exploring seeking counsel. let s bring in cnn s joan biscupic with the exclusive reporting. joan, tell us what you re learning. sure. first of all, remember, this is the most important case of this term, in many years, potential to roll back a half century of abortion rights, privacy rights. midway through negotiations of this case a draft document was leaked, as we all know, it was leaked from last february. so not only did the public see where the court was headed to roll back roe v. wade but seriously disrupted negotiations in terms of justice where is they were going to head by june. chief justice john roberts launched an unprecedented investigation four weeks ago today. apparently that has made absolutely insufficient progress, i would say. and they have taken this new step to have clerks sign affidavits. i m not sure exactly of the wording. but there would be denial of any responsibility. and also starting
Protesters arrested in new york, and what the nypd says about an officer accidentally firing his gun during a raid at columbia. The democratic congressman and his wife indicted on federal charges. They say theyre innocent. What theyre accused of doing for bribes. A grim discovery in the search for two australians and an american missing on a surfing trip. Three bodies found in mexico. The future of air combat. Unmanned Fighter Jets Piloted by a. I. And michelle yeoh, Katie Ledecky, and other big names at the white house to receive the nations top Civilian Honor. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome at the end of what has been an especially dangerous and destructive week of weather across big sections of the country, including 130 reported tornadoes since last friday, and tonight, floods, the parade of Severe Weather leaving parts of Southeast Texas under heavy flooding tonight. Torrential rains have inundated communities, sending major rivers r
Roads underwater. Drivers stranded. Mandatory evacuations. First responders making dozens of rescues. Plus, the massive Tornado Ripping through a town, and the threat now stretching through the weekend. Also tonight, dramatic testimony in Donald Trumps hush money trial. Hope hicks, one of his former top advisers, telling the jury about that now infamous access Hollywood Tape in 2016, and the trump campaigns Damage Control after it came out, and the moment she broke down in tears on the witness stand. New campus crackdowns. More than 50 propalestinian protesters arrested in new york and what the nypd says about an officer accidentally firing his gun during a raid at columbia. The democratic congressman and his wife indicted on federal charges. They say theyre innocent. What theyre accused of doing for bribes. A grim discovery in the search for two australians and an american missing on a surfing trip in mexico. Three bodies found in mexico. The future of air combat. Unmanned Fighter Jet