First trial of the sitting Cabinet Member in u. S. History, but it didnt last long. The democrats in the Majority Voting to dismiss the articles against mayorkas calling them, unconstitutional. Republicans outraged a full trial wasnt held. Our team at the capitol. Also tonight, Speaker Mike Johnson setting up a showdown with fellow republicans over foreign aid for ukraine and israel. Will he have to work with democrats to pass it . And could it cost him his job . More Severe Weather in the midwest on the heels of a dangerous tornado outbreak. Al roker is tracking it for us. Sources telling nbc news the Justice Department is negotiating a massive settlement with gymnasts who survived Larry Nassars abuse said to be near 100 million. The nba issuing Jontay Porter for gambling. The suspicious bets that tipped the league off. My report on the major shortage on the streets of Police Officers. I asked the lapd chief is it keeping officers from responding to crime in time . And let the countdown begin, the 2024 Paris Olympics just 100 days away. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. The house republicanled impeachment of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis had barely left the station before being stopped in its tracks today by the senates democratic majority, who quickly dismissed the charges that mayorkas had willfully ignored Immigration Laws, a not unexpected outcome. A trial averted still left both sides expressing outrage. The Impeachment Showdown, however, nearly overshadowed by the Drama Building tonight in the house over Speaker Mike Johnsons tenuous hold on power. Johnson tonight Risking Removal by fellow republicans as he advances a controversial plan to provide funding to ukraine, israel, and taiwan. Watching it all for us from the capitol tonight, correspondent ryan nobles. Reporter tonight, an Impeachment Showdown in the senate with democrats essentially dismissing charges against Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a matter of hours. Hear ye, hear ye. Reporter arguing the impeachment by House Republicans was unconstitutional. To validate this gross abuse by the house would be a grave mistake and could set a dangerous precedent for the future. Reporter but republicans blasting the move to not hold a trial, arguing democrats are defying hundreds of years of senate precedent. This process must not be abused. It must not be shortcircuited. History will not judge this moment well. Reporter House Republicans accuse mayorkas of willfully ignoring Immigration Laws with a record 9. 3 million migrants crossing into the u. S. During the biden administration. Mayorkas calls the accusations, baseless. Democrats say, theres no impeachable offense. Meanwhile, house Speaker Mike Johnson facing off with his own Party Tonight releasing his plan for aid to ukraine, israel, and taiwan in three separate packages. Combined, the proposal would provide 95 billion in funding and is very similar to the already passed senate bill that bundled the plans together, though in johnsons proposal, 9. 5 billion of ukraine aid is through loans, not grants, a demand of former President Trump, but bringing ukraine aid to the Floor Means Johnson is putting his job in danger. House conservatives railed against the plan. I dont think we should be throwing 95 billion overseas when we have wideopen borders and American People are in danger. Reporter Tonight Johnson arguing the stakes around the world are too high. Im doing here what i believe to be the right thing. I think providing aid to ukraine is critically important. So, ryan, when will the house vote on these aid bills . Reporter lester, Speaker Johnson has said that lawmakers will get 72 hours to read the legislation, meaning the earliest they could vote on it is saturday. It will likely require democratic votes in order to pass, and then the focus will shift to whether or not any republicans will move to boot johnson from his job. Lester. All right, ryan nobles, thank you. Tens of millions are under severe Storm Threats once again tonight. In the suburbs of detroit, an Apartment Complex was hit hard by strong winds. Yesterday Funnel Clouds swept across parts of four states. At least two dozen reported tornadoes causing widespread damage, but no major injuries. Al roker is here now. Al, there could be more on the way. Lester, for the third night in a row as we come on the air, weve got tornado watches to deal with. Eastern ohio, western p. A. And northern west virginia, and we have 18 million at risk stretching from kansas city all the way to port huron, columbus, pittsburgh, damaging winds, hail, and weve got the risk for ef2 tornadoes from columbus, cleveland, pittsburgh, on into wheeling, west virginia. Tomorrow, were looking at 23 Million People at risk for Severe Weather, especially st. Louis, paducah and nashville, all the way down to waco. Rainfall amounts, lester, generally around two to three inches from texas into oklahoma. Lester. Okay, al roker, thank you. A huge settlement appears to be taking shape tonight involving the Justice Department and the victims of dr. Larry nassar over the fbis failure to act on reports of abuse of star athletes by nassar. Heres anne thompson. How much is a Little Girl Worth . Reporter a potential answer tonight to simone biles question at a Senate Hearing on the fbis failure to take seriously gymnasts complaints of sexual abuse by dr. Larry nassar. Two sources familiar with the negotiations tell nbc news the Justice Department is far along in Settlement Talks with nassars victims. The final amount, the sources say, is likely to be close to 100 million, an amount first reported by the wall street journal. In 2021, biles and her fellow gymnasts described how the bureau ignored them. The agent diminished the significance of my abuse and made me feel my criminal case wasnt worth pursuing. Reporter Mckayla Maroney says she told the fbi of her abuse before she told her mom. They allowed a Child Molester to go free for more than a year, and this inaction directly allowed nassars abuse to continue. Reporter by one estimate, nassar abused at least 70 more gymnasts after the fbi was first told. The Justice DepartmentInspector General in a scathing report found multiple failures and Policy Violations by the indianapolis field office, which first handled the nassar allegations. Nassar is serving what amounts to a Life Sentence in prison while his victims now may be near some kind of justice. Anne thompson, nbc news. In congress today, top officials from Columbia University were questioned about their handling of recent incidents of antisemitism as demonstrations took place on campus. Heres garrett haake. [ Crowd Chanting ] reporter new yorks Columbia University tonight again a flash point in the rise in antisemitism on college campuses. [ Crowd Chanting ] as propalestinian protests continue across the country and jewish students report being targeted or feeling unsafe. I feel a tremendous amount of hostility towards me. Reporter columbias leadership testifying before a House Committee today investigating its response to recent incidents of antisemitism. President Minouche Shafik says thas included curtailing access to campus and stiffening penalties for unapproved protests. Antisemitism has no place on our campus, and i am personally committed to doing everything i can to confront it directly. Reporter administrators pressed to respond to some of the most appalling examples of antisemitism. Does calling for the genocide of jews violate columbias code of conduct, mr. Greenwald . Yes, it does. Ms. Shipman . Yes, it does. Doctor shafik . Yes, it does. Reporter columbias leaders clearly prepared after the University Of Pennsylvania and harvards president s stumbled over the same line of questioning last year, ultimately resigning their posts. That calling for the genocide of jews violates harvards code of conduct, correct. Again, it depends on the context. It does not depend on the context. The answer is yes, and this is why you should resign. Reporter some questioning focused on work and commentary of certain faculty members. The support of terrorism is acceptable if youre a columbia professor . Not at all. Reporter some democrats criticize the republicanled committee noting they have now held three hearings on antisemitism and none on bills to combat the problem. Lester. All right, garrett haake, thank you. Also on capitol hill, the whistleblowers who claim boeings Safety Culture is broken. It comes after one of them spoke out on this broadcast last night. Heres tom costello with more. Reporter today, two hearings with boeing in the crosshairs. Boeing is at a moment of reckoning. Reporter as a former faa engineer, a former boeing engineer, and a current engineer all told senators, boeing is putting production and profits ahead of safety. Effectively they are putting out defective airplanes. Reporter engineer, sam salehpour, who told us boeings 787 dreamliner has a potentially fatal flaw. Would you put your family on a 787 right now . Right now i would not. Reporter today telling senators he warned boeing the fuselage could break apart. I raised concerns internally. I was sidelined. I was told to shut up. Reporter but boeing is pushing back hard insisting it does not tolerate retaliation, and after more than 4. 2 million flights, 13 years of service and extensive stress testing, it has zero evidence of airframe fatigue. Today the ceo of United Airlines with 70 dreamliners said hes not concerned. I am totally confident the 787 is a safe airplane. Reporter in the hearing room, relatives of the 346 people who died in two max 8 crashes overseas demanding change at boeing. There was no accountability. Not a Single Person from boeing went to jail. Reporter also today, a panel of outside experts commissioned by the senate reporting back on boeings culture. They hear safety is our number one priority, but what they see is that thats only true as long as your Production Milestones are met. Boeings culture and Safety Management needs drastic improvement. Reporter boeing says it will act on the panels findings, but it insists safety already comes first. Lester. All right, tom costello tonight. Jury selection in former President Trumps Hush Money Trial resumes tomorrow after a break today. Meantime, President Biden has been in a key Swing State Calling for new restrictions on china. Gabe gutierrez is in pittsburgh with the latest. Reporter courting Union Members in battleground pennsylvania tonight, President Biden is calling for the Tripling Of Tariffs On Chinese Steel and aluminum. Im not looking for a fight with china. Im looking for competition, but fair competition. Reporter the administration accuses china of Overproducing Goods and flooding the u. S. Market hurting the american economy. China denies it. President biden has kept most of the tariffs on china the Trump White House first imposed. Former President Trump has pledged even higher tariffs if he wins. My predecessor and the maga republicans want acrosstheboard tariffs on all imports from all countries. That could badly hurt american consumers. Reporter the president is focusing on Economic Issues during a threeday trip through a crucial swing state while his opponent is tied up in court. A new poll shows 64 of americans approve of how mr. Trump handled the economy while 63 disapprove of President Biden on the issue. Joe patavan, a retired steelworker, blames corporate greed, not President Biden for inflation. I really do believe that the constitution is going to take a step backwards if mr. Trump gets in. Reporter he supports the president s push for more tariffs on china. All we need to do is be building in america. Why pay the tariff if you can build it here. Reporter but in Scranton Trump supporter john is building a new restaurant and is slamming President Biden for rising costs. He says his policies are better for Middle America or anybody. Just walk around and ask the real people, and theyll tell you the exact opposite. Reporter with Jury Selection and former President Trumps trial set to resume tomorrow, the Biden Campaign is heading to philadelphia trying to create a split screen moment. Lester. All right, gabe, thank you. In 60 seconds, the betting scandal rocking the sports world. An nba player just banned for claiming illness to influence a bet allegedly. But just ok isnt ok. And i was done settling. If you still have symptoms after a tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq is different and may help. Rinvoq is a oncedaily pill that can rapidly relieve joint pain, stiffness, and swelling in ra and psa. Relieve fatigue. And stop further joint damage. And in psa, can leave skin clear or almost clear. Rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. Serious infections and blood clots, some fatal; cancers, including lymphoma and skin; heart attack, stroke, and gi tears occurred. People 50 and older with a Heart Disease risk factor have an increased risk of death. 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Reporter according to a League Investigation, porter placed at least 13 bets on nba Games Netting about 22,000, shared Confidential Information about his own Health Status to a known nba bettor, and limited his own game participation to influence the outcome of bets tied to his performance. He then gets into a game against the sacramento kings, and within three minutes taking himself out saying he was sick. He didnt take shots. He didnt get rebounds so he underperformed. They win the bet. Reporter nbc news was unable to reach porter for comment. The rush of attention around professional Sports Leagues and gambling. All the stars with all your friends. Reporter have coincided with those leagues going into business with the