school classmate and the powerful connection these girl scouts share that s inspiring america. this nbc news nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us we are on somewhat of a legal watch tonight vo involving former president trump somewhat in that the growing expectation has been fueled mainly by mr. trump himself with his unverified claim over the weekend that we be that he would be arrested on tuesday. the office has not commented on the timing of a decision on whether to prosecute. in the absence of news, key republicans have been rushing to mr. trump s defense and vilifying democrat prosecutor alvin bragg. but tonight even many of his loyalists are discouraging trump supporters from taking up the former president s call to protest. it s where we start tonight, with garrett hake reporter: the manhattan d.a. s office tonight on the verge of a fateful decision, whether to indict a former president for the first time in history, a case c
carley: we had a session isment specifically designed for you in the 6:00 hour, hangover remedies. and if you were up at 6 a.m. and and you did some partying night before, i m sure that was the most useful segment that we ve had over the last three hours. lawrence: this is true. and if you thought things were going wrong for you this new year s already, well, just watch todd. [laughter] this is watch it. let s just [laughter] todd: all right, so here s the deal lawrence: this is todd cutting into a cake. todd: a couple things. first of all, hay put it on a golf tee. there s no way i can handle the balance. okay? second, i told everybody i was cutting carbs this year. i didn t realize i would have so much trouble actually cutting the carbs carley: clever. todd: i still got it, america, still got it. carley:you weren t watching when that moment happened, we were cutting into a cake that brings you luck if you re in greece. i can t remember the name of th- todd: not if y
how to talk about it and approach this issue reasonably and without cruelty. we know this is true, because the electorate told us this in 24, right? the polling all indicated that independents broke from republican voting because of this issue. this exact issue. i don t mow what the big mystery is. when voters tell you, we re voting against you because of this, republicans have got to listen. but the republicans elected a republican president who put justices on the court, specifically for that reason. and that s the thing. i understand that donald trump is trying to have it both ways, but he s the one who appointed the extreme justices who ripped away this right from the american people. i don t think he s trying to do it both ways. he says it s a state s right issue. he s not been out advocating for a ban. he said, i appointed these judges. i don t think he s in the right place. i think that the republicans will rue the day that they appointed these justices and they will
members to join their far-left party. have you heard about this? the group saying families need, quote, shared analysis on controversial on conversations and different issues including working conditions, potholes, insulin prices, abortion and student debt and develop opinions that that highlight are how those issues stem from the, quote, crisis of capitalism. sounds like a real party. todd: what are two sides on potholes? like, isn t literally everybody anti-pothole? [laughter] carley: that s a great point. todd: we re pro-pothole. carley: i don t mow. i don t even know if there is an explanation for them. lawrence: there s zero. former ftx ceo sam bankman-fried expected the to plead not guilty many court here in manhattan this tuesday. carley: yeah, that s right. the disgraced ex-crypto boss is charged with defrauding investors of nearly $2 billion