this issue will destroy new york city. destroy new york city. and an nbc news exclusive, what secretary of state antony blinken told our very own richard engel about a possible meeting between putin and kim jong-un. and we begin the hour with the latest on the legal drama surrounding former president donald trump. the judge overseeing the georgia election interference case says he remains very skeptical of a plan by prosecutors to put all 19 defendants, including trump, on trial next month. prosecutors told a judge a trial for all the defendants would take about four months and feature 150 witnesses. two of trump s co-defendants in the georgia election interference case kenneth chesebro and sidney powell will go on trial together on the 23rd of october. they hope to be tried separately, but the judge denied their motions. meantime, the former president told radio host hugh hewitt he would be willing to testify in his own defense, but it was unclear which case he was tal
right now on ana cabrera reports, just in, a new resolution just filed to expel george santos from congress. this after that damming report alleging that he spent campaign cash on everything from botox to sephora. will the house gop line up behind this effort to kick him from the capitol. donald trump talking about going to the capitol on january 6th, what he said and the legal implications. also ahead, israel carrying out new operations inside gaza claiming to have evidence of hamas operating out of multiple hospitals. plus, more on the potential plan to get the sick and the injured out of those hospitals and harm s way. well, you made it to friday. it s 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with breaking news on capitol hill. just in the last hour, the chairman of the house ethics committee filed a resolution to kick congressman george santos out of congress. this follows the release of the committee s scathing report, which found sant
pushing a plane away from the gate. more than a million without power on the heels of a deadly holiday weekend. the massive explosion at a chase bank in ohio. debris blowing across the street. multiple injuries reported. israeli forces entering the heart of rafah for the first time. and deadly new strikes as outrage grows over the attack on a tent city that killed 45 people. the new study on preventing peanut allergies in children. what parents need to know. and the needle in a haystack search. the divers on a mission to reunite a couple with a wedding ring lost 25 years ago. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. after 21 days of trial, the opposing lawyers in the donald trump hush money trial have spent today appealing directly to the jurors. today s closing arguments the last chance for each side to convince 12 everyday new yorkers of donald trump s guilt or innocence. the former president facing 34 felony counts of
children, as both sides made their final cases. the prosecution accusing mr. trump of trying to illegally influence the 2016 election by covering up a payment to adult film star stormy daniels. the defense attacking michael cohen as, quote, the greatest liar of all time. and the chaos outside the court. actor robert de niro clashing with pro-trump protesters. also tonight, severe storms slamming texas. flash flooding on the highway in dallas. vehicles trapped. a church and homes possibly hit by lightning. hurricane-force winds pushing a plane away from the gate. more than a million without power on the heels of a deadly holiday weekend. the massive explosion at a chase bank in ohio. debris blowing across the street. multiple injuries were reported. israeli forces entering the heart of rafah for the first time. and deadly new strikes as outrage grows over the attack on a tent city that killed 45 people. the new study on preventing peanut allergies in children. what par
peacock app. you can download it from the app store or sign up for free at pck.tv/theweek. we ll be here for you on msnbc saturday nights from 8:00 to 10:00 eastern after the mehdi hasan show. it s the top of the hour and it s so good to be with you tonight. the american rescue plan is now law. more than 100 million americans have received at least one vaccine and the biden administration says all americans will qualify for a vaccine by may. with one year of the pandemic behind us, what will the year ahead look like? we ll dig into the future of work, travel, and more. plus one year ago this week, the pandemic left thousands in the theater industry without jobs. but while the lights are out on broadway, the stars are still shining. you live, you learn, you love, you learn the woman on the left joins us to talk about bringing new york s theaters back to life. and some joyful reunions. grandparents are seeing their grandkids for the first time in months. we ll share