yesterday, manhattan, it s what we ll continue to talk about every day until the first debate and atlanta. but michael real quick that trump campaigns suggests that they think it s blown up in your face and in the movie you guys made yesterday saying that it proves the case that they ve been trying to make the whole time that politics is motivating the case. jason miller said after months of st. politics thanks, had nothing to do with this trial. they showed up and made a campaign event out of lower out of a lower manhattan trial for president trump. did this backfire on you no, not at all we re not talking about the trial. we re talking about the threat that donald trump poses to our democracy. his embrace of political violence, that he does every single day, whether he s outside the courthouse there in manhattan or he s down to mar-a-lago or he s shouting into an echo chamber on truth, social. that s what we were talking about with robert de niro and officers for know
children, as both sides made their final cases. the prosecution accusing mr. trump of trying to illegally influence the 2016 election by covering up a payment to adult film star stormy daniels. the defense attacking michael cohen as, quote, the greatest liar of all time. and the chaos outside the court. actor robert de niro clashing with pro-trump protesters. also tonight, severe storms slamming texas. flash flooding on the highway in dallas. vehicles trapped. a church and homes possibly hit by lightning. hurricane-force winds pushing a plane away from the gate. more than a million without power on the heels of a deadly holiday weekend. the massive explosion at a chase bank in ohio. debris blowing across the street. multiple injuries were reported. israeli forces entering the heart of rafah for the first time. and deadly new strikes as outrage grows over the attack on a tent city that killed 45 people. the new study on preventing peanut allergies in children. what par
Of a tenth inch of rain. Ill have more on this and what else is ahead heading into the weekend. Mike, you are tracking the mcarthur main. Thats the full main for the maze by the bay bridge. The rest of the bay, including highway 87, nothing to report. No incidents to report. Ill continue to track that. We saw slowing there. We saw slowing, 680, i was standing in front of it. A new crash reported there. Near 580880 split, we should see more activity. I dont hear about the lanes blocked. The freeway shows a build for the toll plaza. Nothing dramatic. The Transit Agency is showing a good ride on the rails, too. Over to you. Thank you very much, mike. At 5 01, this is only a story you will see here. Keeping drivers safe. An Oakland Company has a breathalyzer to see if you are working or driving under the influence. Pete suratos joins us with a closer look at the technology and how it could save lives. Good morning, pete. Good morning to you, laura. With the legalization of recreational mar
Breaking news. Police are searching for a drive their hit a man with his car and took off on foot. The suspects car wound up on someones front lawn after striking the victim. It happened after 9 30 this morning near the intersection of ogontz avenue. And the man was said to be stable as he was rushed to the hospital. Chad pradelli has more on the search for the driver coming up. And now the deadly redei railment in washington state. Right now at least three people are confirmed dead with dozens more injured. Reporter rick and sara, just behind me you see the overpass where the train derailed and authorities brought in a massive crane and they are removing the train cars and opening to reopen the interstate. The quiet routine of a morning commute shattered. Emergency. Emergency, we are on the ground. Is everybody okay. Im still figure that out and we have cars everywhere and on to the how way. There was metal and screeching. And the debut ride of amtrak 501 a ride between portland and s
Home when youre not there. Watch it on your phone but Security Experts say theres something you should see. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Just as it appeared that republicans were on track to deliver a tax bill to president as early as this evening, procedural hiccup in the rush to passage has forced a delay requiring the house of representatives to hold a redo vote tomorrow. Senate republicans, hours from a vote of their own, had hoped to tie a bow on the bill tonight. Either way the plan is expected to be passed, promising tax cuts for many even as brand new nbc news poll finds Many Americans opposed to it. Our kasie hunt has late developments. The yeas reporter republicans in congress declaring victory. Report is adopted laid on the table. Reporter House Speaker paul afternoon. But tonight embarrassing stumbling block. Senate has to change the bill before they can pass it because a handful of obscure provisions dont meet