You good morning, everyone. We are so glad you are with us. 8 00 a. M. Out east. There is a lot happening around the world and in the political world, that is for sure. Former President Trump bracing for possibly more indictments, but we are learning that his Political Action committee is nearly tapped out of money. It had more than 100 million at the start of last year. Now it has less than 4 million. Most of that money went to legal bills. And the u. S. Punching their ticket to the Knockout Stage at the womens world cup. It wasnt pretty and it was pretty close. Carli lloyd called it uninspiring and disappointing. We will have highlights. And a Concertgoer Filing a report against cardi b saying they were struck by the microphone she threw from trt stage. What may have happened before cardi b was hit with a drink that was thrown at her. This hour of cnn this morning starts now. Good morning. Brandnew this morning, i hope you are all awake at 3 00 a. M. The u. S. Womens soccer team was
Attack in u. S. History. The disturbing images, a cinder block cell in an oregon home the fbi says a kidnapped woman was kept inside but made a dramatic escape. Tonight, the plea to the public for help. Are there more victims . And visitors flocking to a zoo in china after this video exploded on social media. Is that a bear or a human in disguise . Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. Less than 24 hours from now and for the third time in under four months, former President Donald Trump will appear in court as a criminal defendant. This for his arraignment in washington on federal charges related to his alleged actions to overturn the results of the 2020 president ial election. The grand jury indictment handed up late yesterday alleging the expresident s actions amounted to a conspiracy to defraud the United States to obstruct and impede the January 6th Congressional Proceedings where the votes were tallied and certified and a conspiracy agains
A key piece of smiths case, the Pressure Trump put on his Vice President , mike pence, including a call on Christmas Day asking mr. Pence not to certify the results. Mr. Trump allegedly telling pence, quote, youre too honest. How pence reacted today. Our team in washington and our legal analysts standing by. Also tonight, the scare on capitol hill. Staffers running out of the Senate Office building after reports of an active shooter. Police later giving the allclear. What happened . The gunman who killed 11 people at a pittsburgh synagogue sentenced to death for the worst antisemitic attack in u. S. History. The disturbing images, a cinder block cell in an oregon home. The fbi says a kidnapped woman was kept inside but made a dramatic escape. Tonight the plea to the public for help. Are there more victims . And visitors flocking to a zoo in china after this video exploded on social media. Is that a bear or a human in disguise . Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good
internet, is this sun bear at a zoo in china really a bear, or is it a human in disguise? the uproar over this viral video showing a bear named angela on hind legs with impressive posture, lumpy hips and waving. it s quite a unique behavior for sun bears. reporter: zoo officials deny there s anything fishy. we asked the deputy director [ speaking non-english ] is the bear real or fake? i promise it s real, he said. seeing is believing. people could come and see for themselves. but across social media the debate will not be tamed. it looks too fishy to me. reporter: despite a statement released on