and remembering olivia newton-john the iconic pop star beloved by generations of grease fans you re the one that i want announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight we begin with that breaking news involving donald trump. the former president saying in a statement just a short time ago that the fbi carried out an unannounced raid at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach, calling it not necessary or appropriate. he also said the fbi broke into his safe. but moments ago he declined to comment to nbc news while leaving trump tower in new york city. a person familiar with the matter tells nbc news the fbi is not disputing that it carried out the search, and the new york times reporting tonight that the raid appears to be focused on materials mr. trump may have taken with him after he left the white house. let s get right to vaughn hillyard with the breaking details reporter: in an unprecedented move the f
reporter: in an unprecedented move the fbi executing a search warrant of a former american president s home today donald trump s mar-a-lago the subject of a search by fbi agents according to the former president himself. a secret service official says the fbi notified the secret service of the bureau s intent to execute a search of the former president s home nbc news has not confirmed if trump is the subject of this investigation, but in order to execute a search warrant the fbi would have had to receive approval from a judge, believing there to be probable cause that a crime was committed. the new york times says the investigation appears to be focusing on the relocation of materials from the white house after trump left office, material that was potentially classified trump in a statement calling the search not necessary or appropriate. vaughn hillyard, nbc news and another major story we re following tonight, democrats celebrating a blockbuster billion-dollar deal on capitol