the moment a plane landed on a busy highway as drivers filmed it all. how the mlb is rewriting the record books to honor the hits, home runs, and milestones of some of history s greatest players. the panda-plomacy breakthrough. inside the new effort to bring the furry favorites back to the national zoo. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, and now we wait. the fate of donald j. trump, former president of the united states, and now criminal defendant, is tonight in the hands of a manhattan jury. the seven men and five women deliberating for 4 1/2 hours today on whether mr. trump was part of an unlawful scheme to falsify business records to cover up hush money paid to an adult film star. he is charged with 34 counts. late this afternoon the panel rang a bell summoning a bailiff to the deliberation room, not to say they had reached a verdict, but rather with questions about those instructions and a request to have a readback
what they asked for today from inside the jury room. plus, what could happen when they reach a decision. the flap over flags. conservative supreme court justice samuel alito tells congress he won t step aside from trump-related cases before the high court. what s behind the call for him to recuse and what he said about his wife s central role in the controversy. all charges dropped against pro golfer scottie scheffler. plus, the leaked video just out showing him being questioned moments after his arrest. what the golfer told police and why he says he has no ill will. emergency landing. the moment a plane landed on a busy highway as drivers filmed it all. how the mlb is rewriting the record books to honor the hits, home runs, and milestones of some of history s greatest players. the panda-plomacy breakthrough. the furry effort to bring the favorites back to the national zoo. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. and no
Two white, one negro. Beaten and shot to death. Among those indicted with a for this triple slaying were six men identified as members of the ku klux klan. None has been brought to trial. In this automobile, a reserve lieutenant was cut by a shotgun blast while writing through georgia. Riding through georgia. Arrested for the crime were four knights of the ku klux klan. Two of them were tried and acquitted. In a few short months 13 alleged , members of the ku klux klan said to be involved in these killings. When such an order of this takes over the police power, you all are completely at their mercy. And their atrocities and their violence can be visited on anybody that disagrees with them in any given situation. Narrator what started as a joke 100 years ago when a group of men donned bedsheets for a romp has over the years attracted to it persons charged with acts of harassment, intimidation, and violence throughout the south. Even though the nation has been outraged for many years, t
We probably get 72 per delegate votes that they next president of the United States. [applause] [applause] today the National Urban leg released their annual state of black america report. Says africanamericans are moving backwards on issues of equality and calls for 1 trillion in spending over five years on education, Small Business and Youth Employment programs. The National Urban league resident marc morial discuss the reported museum in washington. This is 50 minutes. [inaudible conversations] good morning. Ladies and gentlemen i want to welcome you the 2015th state of black america launch event. Education jobs and justice. Im amber pain they been urging editor of nbc universals inclusive site for politics culture social issues. We tell stories by four and about the black community. And hello to everybody watching this historic right cast on line. We want to invite you to join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag locked out and we are coming to you live from the st
Plus that shoing at a republican baseball practice reminds us that toxic rhetoric can turn to real violence. Both parties say its time to tone things down. Let us always remember that our job is to serve and represent the whole of the american people. But how long will that sentiment last . And georgia on our minds. Why tuesdays special Congressional Election is the biggest test yet for the trump presidency. Joining me for insight and analysis are david brooks of the New York Times, amy walter, regina of the Washington Post and danielle pletka. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. The longest running show in television his celebrating its 70th year. Good sunday morning and happy fathers day to all of the dads out there. Before we get to our main story of the show, we want to update you on the progress of one father in particular. Congressman Steve Scalise who was shot at the republican baseball practice on wednesday. His condition has improved from critical to serious. After undergoi