the deadly shooting at a texas high school. one student in custody. what police are saying tonight. our nbc news exclusive. the teacher shot by a 6-year-old student speaking out for the first time. her difficult road to recovery. the rally on wall street after two troubled banks found new owners. what it means for your money. the u.n. warning humanity is on thin ice. what a new report says must be done now to avoid the worst of climate change. buster murdaugh breaking his silence. what he now says about the death of a high school classmate. and the powerful connection these girl scouts share that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us. we are on somewhat of a legal watch tonight involving former president donald trump. somewhat in that the growing sense of expectation has been fueled mainly by mr. trump himself with his unverified claim over the weekend that he would be arrested on t
the weekend that he would be arrested on tuesday. the manhattan district attorney has been presenting evidence to a grand jury concerning the former president and a potentially unlawful hush money payment to an adult film actress. but the office has not commented on the timing of a decision on whether to prosecute. in the absence of news, key republicans have been rushing to mr. trump s defense and vilifying democrat prosecutor alvin bragg. but tonight even many of his loyalists are discouraging trump supporters from taking up the former president s call to protest. it s where we start tonight with garrett haake. reporter: the manhattan d.a. s office tonight on the verge of a fateful decision, whether to indict a former president for the first time in history. a case centering around donald trump s alleged effort to keep an extramarital affair secret by paying hush money to stormy daniels. in the last week grand jurors hearing dueling accounts. former trump fixer turned fierce trump