where the system is headed next bringing heavy rain with it. and the child lost in the shuffle, flying alone and sent to the wrong city. what the airline is saying tonight. deep inside hamas tunnels. new video from underground as israel s military says that s where they found the bodies of five hostages. the latest on the long shot effort to restart negotiations with reports of dozens killed in a new refugee camp strike overnight as new warning signs the conflict could expand. a tanker struck by iran an ocean away plus, the post-message of peace and richard engel s rare access in bethlehem, a silent night in the holy land covid, rsv, and flu on the rise the sharp increase of cases just as families get together for the holidays and our visit to the tiny town where the iconic dolls are still being born 40 years after the nationwide frenzy. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. good evening i m garret haake in for kate a near record number of americ
i am a victim of one of the great political smear campaigns in the history of our country. the entire thing has been a witch hunt, and there s no collusion. if there were lawyers they d be disbarred for what they re doing. it s a one-sided witch hunt, and i am a victim, i will tell you i m a victim oh, they re after me for so many things oh, those prosecutors. for years donald trump has complained about potential legal problems now it s a reality for the former president we have a lot to get to this morning on the historic indictment by the manhattan grand jury plus, we ll have reactions from top republicans including former vice president mike pence. and also ahead, a look at the security measures being put in place across new york city as authorities prepare for possible protests ahead of trump s arraignment. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this friday, march 31st, i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us, and we will begin this friday w
morning joe starts right now trump indicted the first ever criminal indictment of a former president of the united states came down yesterday when a new york city grand jury convened by the manhattan district attorney s office took the unprecedented step of voting to charge donald trump. because the indictment is under seal, the exact charges are unknown, but we do know they center around that $130,000 payment trump allegedly made to porn star stormy daniels just days before the 2016 election, to keep her silent about an affair she claims the two had a decade earlier according to the star witness in the case, trump s own former lawyer, michael cohen, the trump organization tried to cover up the payment, falsely claiming it was a legal expense. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, march 31st along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too ea early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire the host of politics nation, presid
and remembering the actor who brought a beloved harry potter character to life announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, we are going to begin with the tragic and frightening story that was breaking in north carolina as we came on the air here last night. we now know five people died, allegedly at the hands of a teenage shooter who held a raleigh neighborhood in fear, forcing residents to barricade themselves inside their homes north carolina s governor calling it the nightmare of every community. authorities say the alleged shooter left a two-mile trail of victims and crime scenes behind him. tonight, the 15-year-old suspect is being held and is in critical condition after a long standoff with police. the dead include an off-duty police officer and range in age from 16 to 52. two other people were injured. and eye-witnesses are now describing to us their own harrowing encounters with the accused shooter. blayne alexander is in raleigh and has
why the coffee giant is closing stores in several major cities and it s not about sales. and the trailblazing woman making nfl history announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone the government is putting another dismal number to what our family budgets are already telling us prices are still going up the rate of inflation in june ballooned to 9.1% over the same month last year. the highest peak since 1981 the cost of virtually everything up, from gas, up 60%, to groceries, up 12.2%. to the roofs over our heads climbing 5.5% last month president biden calling the numbers unacceptably high but also out of date, noting they do not fully reflect recent declines in gas prices still, it spells a gut check moment for the fed as it weighs more interest rate hikes, sure to hit home for american borrowers and potentially tipping the economy into a recession. tom costello has our report reporter: for anyone struggling with daily expenses, espec