Along with a powerful and heartwarming stadium tradition. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening im tom llamas, in for lester tonight we begin with that Breaking News on this labor day. The Surprise Holiday Ruling a judge handing former President Trump a legal victory, appointing whats called a Special Master to oversee the documents seized from his home that ruling essentially removing the files from the Justice Departments possession the move could slow down any further investigation into the former president s handling of classified documents. The doj now has to decide whether it wants to fight that decision and it comes as mr. Trump blasts the fbi in his first rally since the search for his part President Biden was on the Campaign Trail today as both ramp up their roles in the final sprint to the midterm elections. Kelly odonnell starts us off tonight reporter tonight the criminal investigation into those classified documents found at maralago is tempo
along with a powerful and heartwarming stadium tradition. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas, in for lester tonight we begin with that breaking news on this labor day. the surprise holiday ruling a judge handing former president trump a legal victory, appointing what s called a special master to oversee the documents seized from his home that ruling essentially removing the files from the justice department s possession the move could slow down any further investigation into the former president s handling of classified documents. the doj now has to decide whether it wants to fight that decision and it comes as mr. trump blasts the fbi in his first rally since the search for his part president biden was on the campaign trail today as both ramp up their roles in the final sprint to the midterm elections. kelly o donnell starts us off tonight reporter: tonight the criminal investigation into those classified documents fo
for eli s mom katie, this tradition means so much. i just was overcome with emotion, like seeing the other families standing in there. i just wanted them to like to feel love and just like they re going to be okay reporter: now eli spreading his message to other kids. be strong and never give up. reporter: and remember, when you hear the roar of that crowd just outside your window, fight on because those cheers are for you. iowa creating a great new tradition. that s nightly news for this monday. thank you so much for watching i m tom llamas for all of us here at nbc news, good night wave just a little bit more nice and high so everybody can see you. there you go
everybody here turns and waves to the children s hospital behind the stadium reporter: some moments are bigger than the game itself like this one. look from the field at the hawkeyes kinnick stadium to the stands, everyone turning to wave hello to the kids next door. there they are in the windows. you can see a mother clutching her baby and waving and more young patients at the university of iowa stead family children s hospital. also waving, 5-year-old olivia tays, a little girl with cerebral palsy, looking at the stadium rooting her on for her and her family this tradition lifts them up. it was very emotional and very good knowing that they were all thinking of us reporter: even on the field these little warriors meeting the moment that s 7-year-old eli belzer he s now recovered from cancer and is representing the hospital as their kid captain this year.