hosted by billionaire ceo elon musk on twitter. but is this state big enough for two candidates? plus, how florida is about to become center stage for presidential politics. also tonight, the security scare in the shadow of the white house. new details out tonight on the man accused of ramming a rented u-haul truck into security barriers over and over. the 19-year-old suspect making threatening statements. police say before his arrest, a nazi flag seized. the latest in a growing number of threats aimed at governmentnt officialsls. the e clock tickcking away on a possible government default just nine days away from now. insiders indicating there is still a long way to go. we pressed the house speaker. the airlines facing their biggest travel test in years. plus, the fight over what carriers have to pay you if there are problems after the summer chaos one year ago. the fake image seeming to show an explosion near the pentagon, racing around the world and on twitter and
so it s really the second time in american, history the former president appeared in court as a criminal defendant. the first time as last month when donald trump was arraigned on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. in the manhattan district attorney s case against him. now, today, mr. trump appeared in that courtroom again, virtually. by video conference from mar-a-lago. the reason for this hearing was that the judge in this case needed to explain to former president trump why he is not allowed to post any of the evidence from this case on social media. which seems like it was probably quite necessary. because donald trump has a real tendency to post about his various legal entanglements. this weekend, for example, the former president went on a truth social tirade, the radical left democrats will step up their fake investigations on me because they they now see they can t win at the ballot box. trump hating special prosecutor jack smith, whose family and friend
challenges as he makes a third run for the white house. today, he made a virtual appearance at a hearing in the manhattan d. a. s hush money case. it was his first court appearance since pleading not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. this afternoon, the judge told him the trial would begin on march 25th 2024, the heart of the presidential campaign season. the judge also issued an order of restricting trump opposing about some evidence in the case, nbc legal analyst lisa reuben was in the courtroom. the judge did not obey the protective order to trump line for line, but definitely wanted to make sure on the record that trump had reviewed it line for line with his lawyer and that he understood most importantly that it is a court order that if he violates, he risks a wide range of sanctions including and up through criminal contempt. was my clinic believes this is an infringement of a first amendment right and i have assured him, your honor, that was not yo
government default just nine days away from now insiders indicating there is still a long way to go. we pressed the house speaker. the airlines facing their biggest travel test in years plus, the fight over what carriers have to pay you if there are problems, after the summer chaos one year ago. the fake image seeming to show an explosion near the pentagon racing around the world and may have briefly spooked the markets. how did it happen, and are we prepared? netflix cracking down on sharing passwords. what you need to know. and a record-breaking pilot teaching kids here in miami to soar. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight live from miami good evening and welcome from florida, where the center of gravity in the race for president is about to undergo a dramatic shift. governor ron desantis expected to declare his candidacy for the republican nomination tomorrow evening but nbc news has learned the long-anticipated announcemen
and the battle for, buck moves a city now in ruins after the lace battle of the war in ukraine. as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. greetings. i m simone sanders towns, interesting role. the former president has learned when he ll go on trial in the hush money case and reporting says one of the special counsel s investigations maybe near the end. according to the wall street journal special counsel jack smith is wrapping up the criminal case involving trump s handling of classified documents. the journal says smith quote has all but finished obtaining testimony and other evidence according to people familiar with the matter. trump is trying to take his case directly to the justice department. today his lawyer sent out a letter to attorney general merrick garland requesting a meeting to discuss the special counsel s investigation. of course donald trump is facing multiple legal challenges as he makes a third run for the white house. today, he made a v