as trump ally push to release surveillance of the search. and mike pence today doubling down on defending the fbi. the emotional day in court. vanessa bryant, the wife of kobe bryant, breaking down on stand, describing her pain after first responders leaked photos of the helicopter crash that killed the nba legend and their daughter. reporter: after a summer of travel chaos, the department of transportation cracking down. our exclusive with secretary pete buttigieg, the ultimatum he s giving the airlines ahead of labor day. danger in the water. two shark attacks at the same beach on the same day. and uniting for ukraine. the music with a message inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. we are reminded again tonight just how high the stakes are in the war in ukraine as focus turns to the state of the ukrainian nuclear power plant now in the hands of russian forces. ukraine official making some pretty disturbing claims
Calgarians permit good afternoon, i martha maccallum, and this is we are in this husso step of this process and President Trumps trial in new york city. Right this minute the lawyers in the judge are debating what instructions, parameters, they will lay down for the jury before they go into deliberate my this is for the framework, the path that the judge says look, this is what you can consider how this is what you cant consider in this case. So that we will have Closing Arguments set for next week so youve just got this enormous golf of time between the Jury Instructions and the Closing Arguments were all these jurors will go home, that is eight leads, over the memorial day weekend. We are also waiting for the judge to rule on the trumps team which has been sort of a Standing Request and the necklace again right no and the judge said he is in the process of considering it and wont say when he will determine whether or not this case should be thrown out. Mr. Trump we have that was put
Causing plumes of smoke to envelop the area. No one was hurt. The scene is under investigation. In south florida, a double decker tour bus went up in flames, shutting down i959 for hours. Dozens of forests ran out of the bus to escape. No injuries were reported. It is unclear what sparked that fire. A delta flight departing from jfk to los angeles was reported to return to new york after an Emergency Slide fell off shortly after takeoff. The aircraft has been taken out of service and will undergo maintenance inspections. In moments, i will speak with two guests who were in court this week for donald trump trial. The fascinating detail we learned from trumps assistance when she took the stand, ahead. As we start the hours with Breaking News this hour, another day of dangerous weather across much of this country. Tornadoes, flooding, hail, and strong winds are a concern from the great lakes to texas. Last night, there was a Tornado Outbreak centered in nebraska. No deaths have been repor
Tornado on the ground near hillsdale, oklahoma. It is lesson 75 people about 100 miles north of where we are right now. All of this is on the heels of the outbreak we just described yesterday for the north. Nebraskas at the heart of it. There are stunning images of homes leveled, foundations exposed. We heard from a man who described sheltered in place with his family, unsure of what was coming next. I could see the storm way out to the west here, coming out 204th and i pulled into the neighborhood and you can see the tornado about half a mile away. I thought it was going west, but it hit us straight on. My wife and kids were already in the basement. Like i said, we made it through. Reporter you just moved in here . Two weeks ago. Reporter we also heard a report about a building in nebraska with 70 people sheltering inside. Despite the numbers of reported injuries that we have heard, several reports, weve heard no reports of any deaths. In terms of what people in the region should be e
And presenter Russell Brand of Sexual Assault says his response to the allegations has been insulting. The woman, known as alice, says she was 16 at the time, and is one of four women alleging he assaulted them in the uk and us between 2006 and 2013. Russell brand denies the claims saying his relationships have been always consensual. The bbc and channel 4 the broadcasters where he used to work have both launched investigations. Heres helena wilkinson. Actor, comedian, entertainer Russell Brand, now accused of serious allegations by four women, including rape and Sexual Assault, allegations he denies. One of his accusers, alice, not her real name, alleges that Russell Brand assaulted her when he was in his early 30s and she was 16 and still at school. She spoke to radio 4s womans hour and had this to say about his denials. First of all, i think it is insulting. It is laughable he would even imply that this is some kind of Mainstream Media conspiracy. He is not outside the mainstream.