a suspect now in custody. in missouri, the 84-year-old man who shot a black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell today pleading not guiltlty. and in upstate new york, a young woman shot and killed when the car she was in made a wrong turn in a driveway. the shooter denied bail. plus, the arrests in the deadly weekend shooting at a sweet 16 party in alabama that injured dozens. the latest on the cases and the state of gun violence in america. also tonight, the airman accused of leaking top secret intelligence documents in court. the blowback on capitol hill. the hearing in congress aboutut unidentified objectsts in the sky. why the pentagon s warning tonight is not about alien life. the severe weather threat across the plains. millions facing high winds and large hail in the middle of the country. our series, climate challenge, the threat facing some endangered gentle giants of the sea, but also signs of hope. and the official end of a bygone era, streaming
band, and not just smaller gloves the entire school is here for him, we all miss him, is he means the world to us. this hour i ll speak with the mayor of kansas city, missouri, about the growing calls to charge that suspect with a hate crime. plus, a historic and shocking settlement. fox news agreeing to a massive payout to dominion voting systems, averting a high stakes defamation trial at the 11th hour, the andominion ceo saying fox has admitted to telling lies. s 21-year-old accused of that massive intel leak will appear before a federal judge in boston he was supposed to have a detention hearing. that has been postponed. he ll still be in court. this afternoon senators will get a classified briefing about the leak what more could we learn about all those secrets? let s begin in kansas city where andrew lester s arraignment is set for this afternoon joining us from kansas city, nbc s maggie vespa and charles coleman, civil rights attorney and msnbc legal analyst. what
delay in the new york grand jury probe into donald trump. also, mr. trump s feud with potential 2024 rival ron desantis is heating up. the colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife, formally charged with murder in court. midair scare. the captain on a southwest flight suffering a medical emergency, and the off-duty pilot who stepped in to help land the plane. our nbc news exclusive. on patrol with nato, guarding against the rising threat of russia at sea. and kids helping kids. the heartwarming idea inspired by our edition of nightly news just for children. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome on this thursday. is the clock ticking down for tiktok in america? the head of the wildly popular but also heavily criticized social media platform came to capitol hill today and walked right into a bipartisan storm of suspicion and distrust about the app. its chinese owners and its potential national security risks
the oscars have certainly had their shocking moments. but none of these have had the cultural impact of the slap heard around the world. so here s the scene. chris rock s on stage. he s presenting one of the awards, best documentary. the most interesting thing that has ever happened in the academy awards happened when most people went to get their second beer. chris rock spots. jada pinkett smith. will smith s wife sitting in the front row and she s rocking this bald head. i think she looks better without hair than most women look with hair. chris rock says, jada, i love you. she adds to can t wait. the entire audience laughs, including will smith. she shoots. will this look like him? like she is not amused and then will like. like hitting a light switch. jumps up on stage, stalks right to chris rock. then like a pitcher in the bottom of the knife rearing back stance. when violence spiked at the oscars. that s the moment we knew crime was out of control in liberal cities. fir