in tennessee and late friday, a ruling on a abortion pill that could hav enormous implications for wome all across the country senator catherine cortez masto described that texas rulin with a word i can t say on television and that exclusive interview i coming up first. plus, what is next for justi j. pearson, one of the tennessee three who captivated this country this week i will ask him when he joins m in a few minutes meanwhile, after donald trump arraignment in new york, republicans stepped up their calls to defund the fbi and th doj. i will explain all the reasons why the gop is anything but in the party of law and order and later, what was th governor of california doing a alabama? i traveled to montgomery for a wide ranging conversation with governor gavin newsom. i asked him about gun reform abortion rights in the, trum indictment, and of course hi favorite foil, ron desantis. i try not to be alarmist on the show, but every now an then there is good reason to
the deadly shooting at a texas high school. one student in custody. what police are saying tonight. our nbc news exclusive. the teacher shot by a 6-year-old student speaking out for the first time. her difficult road to recovery. the rally on wall street after two troubled banks found new owners. what it means for your money. the u.n. warning humanity is on thin ice. what a new report says must be done now to avoid the worst of climate change. buster murdaugh breaking his silence. what he now says about the death of a high school classmate. and the powerful connection these girl scouts share that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us. we are on somewhat of a legal watch tonight involving former president donald trump. somewhat in that the growing sense of expectation has been fueled mainly by mr. trump himself with his unverified claim over the weekend that he would be arrested on t
right now we re watching the manhattan d.a. s office where we believe a grand jury will hear today from robert costello, a former legal adviser to michael cohen, and heightening the interest today, he s potentially the final act before a decision is made about whether to issue an indictment against donald trump. costello was called in at the request of trump s attorneys, leading many to believe his testimony will be aimed at undermining cohen s credibility. cohen himself is also there, he says, as a rebuttal witness. i want to bring in nbc s garrett haake outside the d.a. s office. legal analyst glenn kirschner joins us as well. garrett, what have you seen or heard today, if anything, of the comings and goings? what s the very latest? reporter: chris, we re all operating on the same scraps of information. no signs of costello or cohen yet. that shouldn t be a surprise. the grand jury typically meets in the afternoon. we would expect to potentially see them sometime here in
president mike pence have both said that the possible arrest is politically motivated. nate foy live with the latest, hello, nate. nate: posted on truth social. he claims those doj prosecutors are actually leading this effort against him and you mentioned today many republicans even trump s former vice president are voicing opposition to expected charges. trump s campaign put out a statement saying this isn t a prosecution, it s a persecution. the former president made his first public appearance since announcing expected arrest at the ncaa wrestling championship in tulsa, oklahoma, the crowd cheered him on as he walked in. president trump calls witch hunt and, of course, trump is a front runner in republican primary, former director of national intelligence tells morning future this is political. someone said we will not prosecute armed robberies in this office and now saying he will prosecute a misdemeanor offense against opposition political opponent, former president of
kevin corke s life with more on the search for answers. good evening. my search for answers indeed evening to you. before heading out for another delaware become the president did finally take some questions from the press after refusing t do so a day earlier in the day, following a meeting with ireland s prime minister. despite assuring. despite assurances yesterday from the press secretary, karin jean-pierre, that the press corporate have a chance to ask questions every time a head of state would pay a visit to washington. as you can see once again that didn t happen today. the president has been slow, delayed, and hasn t had a plan for victory party didn t listen to his military enough gas from the stand and there s consequences for decades to american. pressure mounting on the presence of armed to forcefully respond to moscow after russian pilots downed a $32 million us drone of the black sea all this is the international criminal court has issued an arrest warr