Officials expected to speak this hour after prosecutors ask for a dna swab from the suspected serial killer. It is 10 00 eastern. We made it to friday. Thanks for being here. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. This morning, donald trump is gearing up for yet another trial. He is set to appear before a d. C. Federal judge in about three weeks and that hearing set after former president and 2024 gop frontrunner pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election. Now, his dramatic courtroom appearance just a few minutes walk from where the january 6th violence unfolded. Joining us now is nbcs garrett haake, one of the few reporters who got to go inside the courtroom with trump. Nbc news correspondent dasha burns is here with us, and carol lam, former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst. So, lets start with garrett, because in addition to hearing Donald Trumps not guilty plea, the judge also set some conditions for trump as he awaits trial. Garr
Laying down during the day and only four visits a year. How the u. S. Is responding. And its nice to be among friends. Former President Donald Trump heading to a republican dinner alabama tonight, a state he won by 26 points. What we expect to hear from him after his highprofile washington, d. C. , indictment. Our nbc reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with donald trump off his arraignment. Nbcs dasha burns joins me now. What more can you tell us about this trip to alabama . Reporter thats right. Former President Trump headed to alabama today. If the past is any indication he is absolutely going to be using the third indictment as a key part of his Campaign Messaging in the coming weeks and months and the way that the legal calendar is lining up with the election calendar, primary calendar, it is going to be fairly easy for the former president to soak up a whole lot of oxygen, which is going to make things pretty difficult for his primary opponents. Youve
A new york gas station in custody what police are saying. The severe storms in the South Flood Evacuations and rescues, and more dangerous heat. Were tracking it all. Donald trump entering his second not guilty plea in 24 hours, this time to new charges in the classified documents case the dramatic video, a ukrainian sea drone striking a warship in the black sea. Our Richard Engel is standing by. Simone biles back in action for the First Time Since withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics and do you have your tickets more than A Billion Dollars up for grabs tonight. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening, and welcome. We start tonight with Breaking News. Police in New York City restoring calm tonight after a riot broke out in manhattans union square neighborhood. A crowd estimated at 2,000 people descended into the area after popular social Media Influencer kai cenat advertised a video game giveaway. The crowd appearing to be mostly young people turned restless and
Facing 78 Felony Counts across three separate Criminal Cases with a four potential indictment from Fulton County, georgia coming any day now. This d. C. Case and the charges now facing the former president are as serious as it gets. Here is trumps own former Attorney General bill barr. I think this case is the most serious of the cases because the conduct here involved trying to subvert and prevent the progress, the execution, probably the most important process and proceeding we have in our country, which is the peaceful transfer of power after an election. Putting aside whether its criminal or not, you know, it i dont see how the Republican Party can nominate someone who is capable of doing Something Like that. So were going to have more of that interview in just a moment with the man who was asking those questions. We also have the latest on what lawyers who practice frequently in washington, d. C. Are calling an unusual warning the former president received from the judge yesterday
Donald trumps legal team is prepared to go back to court later this month, and the many deflections they are testing out in public. A dramatic attack in a russian port overnight. It shows an unmanned drone seriously damaging a russian warship. And the update of the gilgo killings. Sara is off today. Im kate bolduan with john berman, and this is cnn news central. A new month of job growth extending Employment Strength in the u. S. Economy. 187,000 jobs were added in july and the Unemployment Rate ticked down to 3. 5 , and now the 187,000 jobs added were lower than what economists were expecting. Joined now by acting labor secretary julie sue, and thank you for joining us, and economists were expecting more jobs added and what do you think of that . Well, this is the stable steady growth that the president predicted a year ago. We were hopeful that we would go from the recordbreaking numbers of jobs created on the numbers created coming out of the pandemic, and now over 13. 4 million job