country and what this means for crucial health care. that is not the only the president visiting cellmate today to punctuate the ongoing battle over voting rights. one of democratized joins us, plus new details in the exclusive nbc news reporting of migrant minors working in dangerous conditions. the department of homeland security is now expanding its investigation. and later, congress poised to investigate george santos for ethics violations, congresswoman leading the charge to hold him accountable. is here to talk about. it this is american voices. we begin this hour with the escalating fight over reproductive freedom, shaped by the supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade. the antiabortion movement now chomping at the bit to further restrict abortion access, even in cases where reproductive rights are protected by law. any day now, federal judges with a long history of antiabortion beliefs could rule on a lawsuit that aims to block access to abortion medicatio
overcome and inspiring a new generation announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. for the defense, accused murderer alex murdaugh taking the witness stand today in south carolina dramatic and at times tearful testimony from the man at the center of the country s most closely followed criminal trial murdaugh under questioning from his lawyers saying i didn t shoot my wife or son and addressing what has appeared to be some of the prosecution s strongest evidence murdaugh from the witness box admitting he lied about his whereabouts the night his wife and 22-year-old son were shot to death. chalking up the lies to opioid addiction and paranoia under cross-examination, murdaugh, a former lawyer, also admitted to stealing from clients. the prosecution has maintained the murders were part of murdaugh s attempt to escape accountability for financial misdeeds we begin tonight with catie beck reporting from walterboro, south carolina. reporter: after ne
campaign, you can tell he s moving forward reconvenes the investigation, the alleged hush money paid to alleged according to new nbc news reporting, da alvin bragg has dismissed a second letter from house republicans put seeking information into the back against republicans, making it their mission to investigate investigators. republicans, because they cannot govern on the issues, continue to use fearmongering tactics, red herrings, and playing the consistent victim to a so-called woke culture. that s how they re looking to govern, versus dealing with the facts of this particular case. and by the way, facts relayed to georgia, and facts related to the department of justice as well. stop, you know, president trump has to be held accountable for what he has done, and let s see if that accountability begins with an indictment in manhattan. for donald trump, it s back to the playbook as casting all of these investigations was nothing but a hoax. 2024 campaign in texa
and abortion doctors are urging a us appeals court to uphold a ruling that would take a common abortion medication off the market as soon as friday. ambushed newly released body cam video shows the moment officers come face to face with the louisville, mass. killer and deteriorating health. jailed russian opposition leader alexey navalny s medical condition is said to be severe. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. and thanks for being with us, a group of anti abortion doctors that sued to ban a common abortion medication is urging a u. s appeals court to uphold a ruling that would take the drug off the market. the group filed its response to request requests from the u. s justice department and the maker of the drug mifepristone. asking that a texas judge s decision to suspend that drugs long held fda approval be allowed to take effect on friday, the group says mifepristone is not safe and that the fda did not adequately assess its risks when it a
abortion access. this time, coming from the largest pharmacies in the country, and in some states, where abortion is still legal. my question is, what s being done to protect the rights we still have? plus, cpac 2023. what used to be the hottest conservative event in town is now a big bust. former president trump is set to speak today, while a potential 2024 challenger is headlining a dueling event here in florida. is there a civil war brewing in the republican party? and trump s dealt another legal lost, this time by the doj, who says he can run but he can t hide behind absolute immunity. and a good saturday morning to you, i m key thing. we start to dig show with the republican-led house committee investigating the so-called weaponization of the federal government. not surprisingly, the first three witnesses that testified privately before the committee had little to nothing to offer. instead, the witnesses appear to be a group of former fbi agents who traffic in co