federal gun charges. and in just an hour, the judge has already ruled on four motions. our crew at the courthouse will tell us about the ground rules he s laying for this trial. plus, donald trump trying to win over black and hispanic voters as he rallies in the deep blue south bronx. his many controversial messages and the response from one of the most diverse crowds at any of his rallies. and take a look at this, a massive tornado caught on camera carving a path of destruction through parts of oklahoma. this terrifying scene just one of hundreds that have already touched down this year, and now even more danger could be on the horizon. what s causing tornados to be more threatening and what can be done about it. lots to get to on this holiday weekend, but we begin with the next big courtroom legal drama that s hanging over the 2024 election. this time with hunter biden at its center. right now the president s son is in court for a pretrial hearing on felony gun charges. t
and the former president under fire after a video appearing to reference nazi germany was posted to his social media account. president biden accusing mr. trump of using, quote, hitler s language. the battle over graceland. elvis granddaughter accusing creditors of trying to steal the property away through fraud. the new turn in the investigation into the death of friends star matthew perry. scarlett johansson taking on openai. what she is accusing the tech giant of doing after she turned them down. and the portal connecting two cities across the world reopening, as long as everyone behaves. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. breaking as we come on the air tonight, the radar maps lighting up with tornado warnings from yet another severe weather outbreak. a line of storms making their way across iowa this afternoon, where at least 12 tornadoes have been reported today and already one death. early major damage report
showing major damage, homes destroyed, a neighborhood leveled. 50 million at risk from texas to michigan, and the threat lasting into the night. also tonight, the deadly turbulence on a singapore airlines flight out of london. oxygen masks hanging down, debris in the aisles, blood on the seats. at least one dead, 30 injured. what caused it. donald trump s defense resting its case on the hush money trial without calling him to the stand. and the former president under fire after a video appearing to reference nazi germany was posted to his social media account. president biden accusing mr. trump of using, quote, hitler s language. the battle over graceland. elvis granddaughter accusing creditors of trying to steal the property away through fraud. the new turn in the investigation into the death of friends star matthew perry. scarlett johansson taking on openai. what she is accusing the tech giant of doing after she turned them down. and the portal connecting two c
you to velshi s team. stay right where you are, inside with jen psaki begins right now. things can move very quickly this week in the donald trump criminal trial as the former president s former fixer , michael cohen , will be on the stand tomorrow and closing arguments could come after that andrew wiseman and lisa rubin are coming up first. a congressman will join me in a few minutes. a supreme court justice and upside down flag, and the growing crisis of confidence in our highest court. a deep dive into the gop relationship with putin is unlike you have any unlike anything you have seen before. a comedian is here with more. and a little more than a week, donald trump could be a convicted felon. not wishful thinking but a fact. it is hard to imagine that the 12 men and women who make up this jury don t know what is on the shoulders right now. tomorrow, they will watch michael cohen return to the stand for more cross- examination and on tuesday they could be watchin
hi, everybody. it s thursday. it s 4:00 in new york. it is also day 18 of the people of the state of new york vermont donald trump, the ex-president s former attorney michael cohen is just off the witness stand. the jury is done with their service for the day. prosecutors and attorneys for the ex-president are dealing with the all important question of what happens next. it s happening right now. a hearing over what the defense s case will look like and if they will make a case, if they have a case to present the updates from that hearing that is happening as we meet we ll bring them to you right away. all this is in the wake of a rather desperate and uneven attempt to undercut michael cohen s credibility. it was to be generous, hit and miss, defense attorney todd blanche had a second chance at cross examining michael cohen after a day of rest yesterday. he moved around from topic to topic so quickly that todd blanche decided that todd should apologize to the jurors who would