unequal pay in its corporate ranks. is artificial intelligence growing too fast the urgent warning from the man called the godfather of ai. did pop superstar ed sheeran steal part of a marvin gaye classic? what a jury decided today. and amazing rescue the hero who spots a baby stroller rolling into danger. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. they appear to be among the most determined in the january 6th attack on the capitol. thirsting for violence is how prosecutors put it today five members of the far right extremist group, proud boys, including their former leader, were convicted on serious felony charges related to the capitol assault. perhaps the most significant trial yet. four of them found guilty of seditious conspiracy, rare charges with deep and chilling historical roots. all of the defendants convicted of interfering with the duties of members of congress in what the government argued was an organized attempt
city subway. witnesses say the man was threatening fellow passengers. donors raised $2 million to defend daniel penny charged with manslaughter putting neely in a fatal choke hold. i m dana perino. bill: laura stack was a very impressive woman. our best to her and her cause. i m bill hemmer. good morning. 41,000 people from all walks of life contributing to daniel penny s legal defense fund donors praising him as a hero and denouncing alvin] for bringing the charges against the decorated marine who stepped in to protect others. penny s lawyer thanking the public for their generosity and defending penny s action. he didn t go to the subway seeking to harm anyway or attack anyone. he was putting himself in harm s way for the benefit of others. dana: laura engel is live in the newsroom today. hi, laura. supporters of daniel penny showed up over the weekend helping to raise $2 million for his defense fund. it happened in the last few minutes. as the 24-year-old continues
their protection and their families to . somew channtly, i notice somewhahat of a change and i expressed it. here on fox.i i warned thawat veselirned tn it was coming. this isn t anything new .n en what we ve been experiencing for almost like two years inye the countrary where the crimes have become more brazen. it. is very clear that criminals aren t afraid of law enforcement as this continues in the country that we re going to have vigilante justice and we can t have that in a civilized society. avsomeone is going to fill that void and there will bel that vigilante justice. and we don t want thataders areg to happen. but the leaders aren t doing anything about it. the mayors are steppin m g up th to the plate. the dea is aren t stepping us ap to the plate. the judges aren t stepping up plate to the plate. so who is going to d o it?o and that s why that vigilante justice comes in that look, i didn t say that to brag or be right. i genuinely want it to be wrong about this
yes, your honor. is the defense ready to proceed. yes, your honor. let s have the jury come in, please. while the jurors are being brought in, i d like to indicate this matter is being live streamed on the court s youtube channel in addition the court s existing conduct order is in effect and everybody needs to comply with the conduct order. this verdict has several counts. the court will require that all in attendance abstain for any sort of loud outbursts or sounds that could affect the proceedings in this matter as the counts are read in the verdict. i expect to maintain order and decorum as has been the case throughout this trial. with that in mind, if the jurors are ready, they can be seated. all rise, please. please be seated. all right. the court will note that we had alternate jurors that were excused upon deliberations. the remaining 12 jurors that have deliberated are here and appear to be properly seated. will counsel stipulate that the jury is all pres
he answered the questions you all asked and i think that s an opportunity for the american people to hear directly from him. a week ago today he sat down and had a one-on-1, 1-on-one interview with one of your one of your colleagues here, not here, but clearly in one of the networks here, and talked was asked about title 42. so the american people have heard from the president when we when we, again, when we were in new york and again right when, after the meeting you heard directly from the president after the meeting he had with the big four, if you will. and he gave remarks and then took questions. so the american people have heard directly from him, especially when he laid out how that conversation went with the big four. you described the discussions this week between white house officials and congressional staff as productive. what from those talks do you believe is pointing to the signs of progress? i m not going to get into details of private conversations.