plus, clock ticking. the economic impact we are already seeing as the president and house speaker try to avoid a historic default with just days to go. and former president trump set to appear via video today in the manhattan hush money probe. but is he already facing more trouble in another case? this is a fake story and you don t want to give it credibility. one thing you i have no idea who the hell she s a whack job. e. jean carroll seeking more damages after those comments made during a town hall. ahead, the legal peril piling up for trump. we re going to begin with the breaking news in washington. a driver is under arrest and a nazi flag seized after a u-haul truck crashed into the white house security barriers. a law enforcement official tells nbc news that the suspect made threatening statements about the white house. joining us now, nbc s ryan nobles and jim cavanaugh, retired atf special agent in charge. ryan, what exactly happened, what are you learn
school classmate and the powerful connection these girl scouts share that s inspiring america. this nbc news nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us we are on somewhat of a legal watch tonight vo involving former president trump somewhat in that the growing expectation has been fueled mainly by mr. trump himself with his unverified claim over the weekend that we be that he would be arrested on tuesday. the office has not commented on the timing of a decision on whether to prosecute. in the absence of news, key republicans have been rushing to mr. trump s defense and vilifying democrat prosecutor alvin bragg. but tonight even many of his loyalists are discouraging trump supporters from taking up the former president s call to protest. it s where we start tonight, with garrett hake reporter: the manhattan d.a. s office tonight on the verge of a fateful decision, whether to indict a former president for the first time in history, a case c
proportions as law enforcement braces for a possible indictment of donald trump, jurors are sorting through conflicting testimony from key witnesses. so, who is the grand jury going to believe? plus, gut wrenching video showing the death of irvo otieno pinned down by law enforcement and hospital staff for 11 minutes before he stopped moving. what the county attorney is doing today to try to bring those responsible to justice. and more dangerous and destructive weather is hitting california, including another massive dose of snow and several more inches of rain. evacuation orders issued for neighborhoods like this that used to be along the san joaquin river, now essentially in the san joaquin river. a lot to get to. we start in new york, where the next grand jury date in the hush money case against donald trump is tomorrow. allowing the already massive sense of anticipation to build for at least another 24 hours or so. but jurors have a lot to digest between now and then
at this hour, a mysterious explosion behind russian lines in annexed crimea, what we re hearing on the ground about who is responsible. and president biden announces major conservation action just moments ago. is it enough to get him back in the good graces of environmental groups? we ll have a live report. and in los angeles, that teacher strike is under way today which means for 420,000 students, no teachers, no bus drivers, no lunch, and no options for countless parents scrambling to find child care. and a small group of trump fans making a show of support on the bridge at mar-a-lago as the manhattan grand jury gets ready to reconvene tomorrow. our reporters are following all the latest developments. and we begin with vaughn hillyard near mar-a-lago. what is the scene like there today? obviously even though trump said that he was going to get arrested today, that hasn t happened. but is there any sense of when i something might happen? reporter: and donald trump ca
the deadly shooting at a texas high school. one student in custody. what police are saying tonight. our nbc news exclusive. the teacher shot by a 6-year-old student speaking out for the first time. her difficult road to recovery. the rally on wall street after two troubled banks found new owners. what it means for your money. the u.n. warning humanity is on thin ice. what a new report says must be done now to avoid the worst of climate change. buster murdaugh breaking his silence. what he now says about the death of a high school classmate. and the powerful connection these girl scouts share that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us. we are on somewhat of a legal watch tonight involving former president donald trump. somewhat in that the growing sense of expectation has been fueled mainly by mr. trump himself with his unverified claim over the weekend that he would be arrested on t