the crisis at the border. the warning from law enforcement. the dangerous gang crossing illegally and committing crimes. and apple s big entry into the ai race. the new iphone features. siri s getting more chatty. and the emojis you will now be able to create. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester. for the first time the child of a sitting president facing a potential criminal conviction. right now a jury deliberating the fate of hunter biden, the sole surviving son of the president. today hunter declined to take the stand in his own defense. many of his family members, including first lady jill biden, in the courtroom nearly every day of the trial. prosecutors calling the evidence against hunter personal, ugly and overwhelming. hunter biden is charged with three felonies stemming from the purchase of a handgun in 2018 when he was allegedly using drugs including crack cocaine. hunter s defense team maintai
terrified hostages. inside a fourth hostage. you may remember her face. the young woman kidnapped on a motor bike from the nova music festival finally reunited with her family. the growing death toll in gaza from the raid. and our exclusive reporting. could the u.s. cut israel out of negotiations to free the americans still being held? just in, former president trump required to meet today with a probation officer after his hush money conviction. the massive inferno at a miami apartment building. an employee found shot. what we re learning. new reporting on the crisis at the border. the warning from law enforcement. the dangerous gang crossing illegally and committing crimes. and apple s big entry into the ai race. the new iphone features. siri s getting more chatty. and the emojis you will now be able to create. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester. for the first time the child of a sitting preside
a half hour after taking off, the jet is back in melbourne with security officers barking commands to passengers. in your seats. everyone in their seats. put your heads down. reporter: police suggest the suspect has a history of mental illness. passengers are being put up for the night and will continue their flight to malaysia tomorrow. david. david kerley with us tonight. thank you, david. another disturbing moment that led to an emergency landing here at home, in grand rapids, michigan. a jetblue flight from new york to san francisco, diverted after a passenger smelled smoke. the flight crew then traced the smell to a smoking carry-on bag, an electronic device with a charred lithium ion battery. the plane eventually continued on to san francisco. overseas tonight, and to afghanistan, one of the worst attacks in years and it comes just as president trump decides whether to send more u.s. troops. a devastating suicide truck bombing in kabul. the moment was captured on an off