back in a florida courtroom today for another showdown with special counsel jack smith. but the judge denying mr. trump s bid to throw out the charges over the documents the fbi seized from mar-a-lago. and in new york, word that mr. trump s hush money trial could be delayed, but by how long? also tonight, the massive tornadoes in the midwest. millions under severe threats from texas to ohio. plus, the major winter storm slamming the west. up to four feet of snow in colorado. after five months of war in gaza, some of the sharpest criticism yet from a top u.s. official. senator chuck schumer urging israel to hold new elections and oust benjamin netanyahu. americans stranded as chaos grips haiti, and could the u.s. house migrants fleeing the violence at guantanamo bay. all-out search for a missing 22-year-old college student. the last known videos of him. was he overserved alcohol before disappearing? his family speaking out to us. the biggest rocket ever built, successf
top u.s. official. senator chuck schumer urging israel to hold new elections and oust benjamin netanyahu americans stranded as chaos grips haiti, and could the u.s. house migrants fleeing the violence at guantanamo bay all-out search for a missing 22-year-old college student. the last known videos of him was he overserved alcohol before disappearing his family speaking out to us. the biggest rocket ever built, successfully launched by spacex, but breaking up during re-entry now the faa investigating. and meet the new class of astronauts training to take america back to the moon announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. there are big developments in the criminal cases faced by former president donald trump the first related to the federal classified documents case a judge late today denying mr. trump s request that the case be dropped on grounds of unconstitutional vagueness. it was the first of two motions argued by the forme
norah: hundreds of thousands are without power tonight as a massive storm brings life-threatening conditions and at least a dozen reported tornadoes. the reason for the defense secretary s mystery hospitalization is revealed. complications from his prostate cancer treatment. why the president didn t know the reason until today. discussions about screening, treatment, and support are deeply personal and private ones. norah: a federal panel here s trump s claim of immunity but the judges sound skeptical. what it all means. a president has to have immunity. and the other thing is i did nothing wrong. the investigation into that alaska airlines 737 max that lost a door panel is honing in on bolts. norah: and the new concern tonight about bottled water and your health. what you should know. good evening to our viewers in the west. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this tuesday night. we want to begin tonight with a story that is impacting just
for a flash and heavy rain. the water was up to my door appeared to hundreds of thousands are without power tonight as a massive storm brings life-threatening conditions in at least a dozen reported tornadoes. the reason for the defense secretary s mystery hospitalization is revealed. complications from his prostate cancer treatment. why the president didn t know the reason until today. discussions about screening, treatment, and support are obviously not mike often deeply personal and private. norah: a federal panel here s trump s claim of immunity but the judges sound skeptical. what t all means. a president has to have immunity. and the other thing is i did nothing wrong. the investigation into the alaska airlines 737 max that lost a door panel is honing in on bolts. norah: avenue didn t know my concern tonight about bottled water and your health. what you should know. good evening, i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this tuesday n
and could a conviction in any of these cases be a tipping point for voters? scheduling nightmare aside in all of this, the former president might not even get on the republican ballot in some states. we ve got a wave of new developments in the effort to disqualify trump ahead of the primaries. where it s working and where it s getting kind of messy. meanwhile, in d.c., another motion has been filed by jack smith in donald trump s election interference case. what the special counsel is now asking the judge to block the former president from doing during trial proceedings. let s dive right in. joining us now is washington post senior political reporter aaron blake, former congresswoman and msnbc political analyst donna edwards, and msnbc political analyst, democratic strategist, and pollster cornell belcher. thanks for being here. aaron, let s start with you. as we approach the new year, paint a picture of this, if you could, of just how chaotic this could get. only one of do