explosion in virginia as police attempted to serve a search warrant on a man firing off dozens of flares the suspect inside presumed dead. hat we re learning. more than 400 u.s. military promotions approved after the republican senator blocking them dropped his months-long hold news on the eight americans killed in an osprey crash off japan. all of them now identified and the streaming wars heating up. the new way you can save a bundle. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone. one of the least discussed atrocities in the october 7th hamas attack on israel is coming into horrifying focus tonight. stories of women sexually assaulted and brutally killed. tonight, investigators from israel are revealing eyewitness and victim accounts, some reviewed by nbc news they describe gang rapes, the bodies of deceased victims bearing signs of mute lake and what many endured in their final hours at the hands of terrorists tonight,
the moment a plane landed on a busy highway as drivers filmed it all. how the mlb is rewriting the record books to honor the hits, home runs, and milestones of some of history s greatest players. the panda-plomacy breakthrough. inside the new effort to bring the furry favorites back to the national zoo. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, and now we wait. the fate of donald j. trump, former president of the united states, and now criminal defendant, is tonight in the hands of a manhattan jury. the seven men and five women deliberating for 4 1/2 hours today on whether mr. trump was part of an unlawful scheme to falsify business records to cover up hush money paid to an adult film star. he is charged with 34 counts. late this afternoon the panel rang a bell summoning a bailiff to the deliberation room, not to say they had reached a verdict, but rather with questions about those instructions and a request to have a readback
what they asked for today from inside the jury room. plus, what could happen when they reach a decision. the flap over flags. conservative supreme court justice samuel alito tells congress he won t step aside from trump-related cases before the high court. what s behind the call for him to recuse and what he said about his wife s central role in the controversy. all charges dropped against pro golfer scottie scheffler. plus, the leaked video just out showing him being questioned moments after his arrest. what the golfer told police and why he says he has no ill will. emergency landing. the moment a plane landed on a busy highway as drivers filmed it all. how the mlb is rewriting the record books to honor the hits, home runs, and milestones of some of history s greatest players. the panda-plomacy breakthrough. the furry effort to bring the favorites back to the national zoo. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. and no
. a very good day to all of you, i m alex witt in for chris jansing. the supreme court strikes down a trump era ban on bump stock, the devices that allow rifles to fire faster, almost like a machine gun. the heated reaction coming into the decision. also breaking a major health update on the princess of wales, what we re now learning about her treatment and plans for a major public appearance tomorrow. plus, peace, according to vladimir putin. the russian president lays out his terms for a cease fire, more than two years into his gruesome war in a ukraine. what reception is that getting in kyiv. and did donald trump just empathize with joe biden? his surprising comments about being a father and having to deal with hunter biden s conviction. our nbc news reporters are following the latest developments for us. we re going to begin with nbc s julia ainsley who joins us from outside the supreme court. julia, welcome. so break down this major decision on the rapid fire gun a
americans under air quality alerts, in chicago, new york city and cleveland, as parts of canada continue to burn. it all amounts to a summer of suffering, with more on the way. and erin joins me now from a hydration station in phoenix, where it s 115 degrees. erin, we all get uncomfortable in that kind of weather but talk for a moment about heat exhaustion. what are the signs? reporter: well, lester, according to the cdc the signs of heat exhaustion are headache, nausea and dizziness. the cdc also says that if you re working in these kinds of extreme temperatures you should drink at least 24 fluid ounces of water an hour, which is roughly equivalent to the size of this bottle. lester? erin mclaughlin tonight. thank you. new details are emerging this evening as investigators examine more evidence related to the long island man charged with killing three women in the so-called gilgo beach killings. stephanie gosk reports. reporter: today on long island police are not letting up