reporter: evening, trace. this is the second federal indictment for the former president out of jack smith s investigation. the 2024 gop candidate who leads the field by a wide margin has already pleaded not guilty to 37 counts related to his alleged retention of classified records from his presidency. only this time we re talking about four federal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the u.s. conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. obstruction and an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding. and conspiracy against right. notably resist allege the president knowingly made false claims about the election being stolen which, they claim, stoked the fires of january 6th. quote, these claims were false, and the defendant knew that they were false, but the defendant repeated and widely disseminated them anyway to make his knowingly false claims appear legitimate creating an intense national atmosphere of mistrust and anger and erode public faith in the administratio
warning lights on three previous flights. also tonight, the new storm on the move. blizzard conditions in the central u.s. flash flood threats in the northeast. on the heels of the first major winter blast of 2024. al roker is timing it out. the hotel explosion in texas. windows and debris blown into the street. multiple injuries. what we ve learned. defense secretary lloyd austin under fire after he failed for days to disclose he was hospitalized to the president and the public. what the white house is saying as republicans call for him to be fired. and did he break any laws? the first u.s. moon lander mission in more than 50 years in danger. what happened after the unmanned launch. and the exclusive. olympic gold medalist mary lou retton. her first interview since her life-threatening health battle. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone. there are major developments tonight in the investigation of that alask
over to investigators. good morning. it is sunday, august 7th. thanks for waking up with us. the alarm went off this morning, i was a little bit in pain and i thought at least i m not a capitol hill reporter right now. i was in pain this morning as well and i was excited to come in because i m glad to be anchoring with a capitol hill insider, or what do you call yourself, a procedural nerd? i called you last night to get some study points. a technical term. and that s exactly where we re going to start. up first, senate democrats pulling that all nighter as they move toward final passage of the sweeping climate and healthcare bill. right now senators are nearing their seventh straight hour of considering amendments in a so-called vote-a-rama. we didn t make that term up. that s what it is called in the senate. that marathon process began when the senate voted to advance the bill with vice president kamala harris breaking the tie. on this vote, the ayes are 50, the nay
the urgent manhunt, with residents scared and frustrated, and school is canceled for another day. here are tonight s headlines. the stunning video shows the killer scaling a wall, then pushing through razor wire and running across the roof. plus, one of the major obstacles facing search teams. the undergrowth fear of it is so thick, searchers can only go a few feet before losing sight of each other. federal prosecutors say they plan to bring an indictment against hunter biden by late september. the president s son has been under investigation in delaware on gun and tax charges. norah: with record-breaking heat, parents are scrambling to find child care as the start of multiple states. i was shocked. i couldn t believe that we didn t have something as basic as air conditioning. norah: plus, the new track for hurricane lee just coming in for the extremely dangerous storm is headed.% more than four dozen children sent to the hospital after a school bu
campus. it s not my job. it s your job. it s time for the soul of our university to reclaim its integrity. it s time for me and my fellow classmates to stop worries for our lives. why today a jewish student is afraid to walk the library? i m very troubled by what you re reporting. it s our top priority to keep our students safe and secure. can you tell us why the university did not react like other universities might have or hoped harvard would have? respectfully the notion that harvard did not react is not correct. anti-semitism last no place as harvard. what action has been taken against students harassing and calling for the genocide of jews on campus? i can what action have been taken? i m not asking neil: all right. that went well. that are ivy league schools, but these days more like poison ivy league schools. fox on top of university leaders in the hot seat as the house probes rampant anti-semitism on their campuses. did the presidents of harvar