a.m. out we i m lipid see riser at msnbc headquarters in new york heightened anticipation as we watch for a potentially unprecedented decision from a new york grand jury about whether to indict trump. his former fixer, michael cohen, could head back to the grand jury today as a rebuttal witness. that s because they re about to hear from a different unexpected witness today, robert costello, michael cohen s former legal adviser. looming over the decision, the former president s statement over the weekend that he expects to be arrested tomorrow. with uncertainly swirling, prominent republicans including the speaker of the house are coming to his defense. it doesn t matter what side of the issue you re on it doesn t matter if this was president trump or if this was a democrat there should be equal justice in america, and stop going after people because you have political differences. also this hour, a high-stakes meeting in moscow between chinese leader xi jinping and russia
after another judge rules in favor of the pill will the supreme court decide the issue? is there a mole in the pentagon the race to find out who may be leaking top-secret intelligence the department of justice and pentagon now investigating. it puts ourselves at risk. it puts our allies at risk. china s major escalation, launching massive military drills off taiwan s coast just as u.s. lawmakers visit the island our correspondent is there. gunfire at the beach. six people shot, most of them teenagers enjoying a senior skip day. video shows the chaotic moments shots were fired. terrifying new footage of trees falling at the masters. are these the luckiest people on earth? watch as three trees just barely miss them. bam, trees are falling on the ground. why play was halted again today. and the need for speed. the new push across the country to raise the speed limits how fast is too fast announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good even
almost 100 people evacuated in less than an hour. we have new details about the mission to get u.s. diplomats out of sudan. now, the white house must decide how to help thousands of other americans still trapped in a war zone. well, the aviators are hitting the trail again. president biden expected to launch his re-election bid tomorrow. that means he ll have about 19 months to tell voters about his accomplishments from term one, as well as his ability to keep going well into his 80s. ron desantis hasn t thrown his hat into the ring yet, but his travel itinerary indicates otherwise. the florida governor discussing trade with the japanese prime minister. this is just his first stop. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. the u.s. says it is actively helping americans get out of sudan as violence in that country continues to intensify. it comes after u.s. special forces pulled off a daring rescue oper
to the courthouse. he is being closely guarded by the secret service. this is a pretty fluid situation, but here s what we know so far. former president expected to get fingerprinted once he s inside the courthouse. it remains unclear if you will have a mug shot taken. they have been going back-and-forth on that today. we do understand he will not be handcuffed. remember, i told you on tucker couple nights ago that no, the secret service would decide the tone of all of this. the tone would include whether to handcuff him which is a completely different visual for the nation to see or not. he will not be handcuffed. he will then be escorted to the 15th floor of the main courthouse where the hearing will take place. it s expected to last less than 30 minutes. video cameras have been banned from the courtroom today but there will be some still photographs taken. during the arraignment, the indictment will be unsealed, and those charges will finally be revealed, although andy mcc
during halloween festivities. the husband of speaker nancy pelosi remains in the hospital recovering from a violent attack inside his home as police say this was not a random attack. plus record early voting continues across the country. in georgia, almost 1.5 million ballots have already been cast. and an 8-year-old has accomplished what no other kid his age has ever done before. climbed to the top of el capitan. you re in the cnn newsroom. we begin in the south korean capital, seoul, where a halloween celebration went terribly wrong. the death toll is now up to 149, and many others are injured. some of the video we re going to show you, it is very disturbing. many of the victims, they are young adults looking forward to their first big halloween party since covid restrictions were lifted. it appears they were trapped in a crowd crush in a packed and popular nightclub district. investigators are trying to piece together how this tragedy happened. south korea s pres