the 2020 election one day after a federal appeals court denied mr. trump s last-ditch effort to stop it. what we know. the suspect of the massive leak of secret u.s. documents appearing before a federal judge amid fears he could be a flight risk. plus, the new details on his home arsenal, and the evidence prosecutors said he tried to destroy. wnba star brittney griner speaking out for the first time since her release from a russian jail. how she says she stayed strong, and her advice to americans still being held. the growing flood emergency. the mississippi river cresting, but many towns not out of the clear. barge traffic halted. a train derailed. cars spilling into the river with the worst yet too come. tucker c carlson breaking his silence after his dismimissal by fofox news.. the new f findings about a diabebetes drugg that cocould be a a gamee changer for weight loss. the changing face of hollywood. how production is being transformed by artificial intelligenc
taking partial responsibility saying it didn t act with enough urgency, but are there more bank failures ahead the incredible scene on a school bus as a brave seventh grader takes control after the driver passes out. politics embracing artificial intelligence a potentially useful tool, but will distortions of reality get even worse and giving kids with autism a powerful voice that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome on this friday as large parts of the country head into a potentially volatile weekend of weather in the midwest, eyes are locked on the slow but steady rise of the mississippi river. a spring snow melt producing flooding across portions of minnesota, wisconsin, illinois, iowa, and missouri scenes like this in davenport, iowa, expected to grow worse between now and monday, but right now it is the south, once again, facing the immediate threat of violent and dangerous storms an estimated 2
cars spilling into the river with the worst yet to come. tucker carlson breaking his silence after his dismissal by fox news the nenew findingsgs about a diabetes drug that could be a game changer for weight loss the chananging face e of hollywood how prododuction is s being trtransformed by artificial intelligence and remembering jerry springer, beloved ringmaster of his hit talk show circus announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. we begin tonight with breaking news. sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news that former vice president mike pence appeared before a federal grand jury this afternoon as part of a special counsel investigation into former president trump s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. it s believed pence has direct knowledge of mr. trump s efforts to block certification of the 2020 election pence s testimony legally pitting him against the man who could very well be a rival for the 2024
new york. we have a lot of news to get to on this busy friday morning including a seismic development in the special counsel investigation into former president donald trump. his vice president, mike pence, appearing before the grand jury probing his former boss s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to a source familiar with the matter. this morning, new reaction including this from a member of congress who investigated the capitol attack. i think that the vice president has a lot of information. i have no doubt really that he answered the questions openly, honestly, and fully. plus, russia unleashing on ukraine overnight with the worst strikes in weeks. the death toll still climbing at this hour. we re on the ground in that war-torn country with a live report. and later, extreme weather, the iconic yosemite national park closing over fears a massive snow melt could lead to unprecedented floods. intense flooding also suspected to have caused this train dera
breaking overnight, russia launches the largest missile attack in two months on ukraine killing at least 20 civilians. this morning ukraine is promising to fight back. here at home, water continues to rise across the midwest and what is being called a slow moving disaster. there is widespread flooding along the mississippi river. and the worst is yet to come. former vice president mike pence testified before the special grand jury investigating former president trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we ll play for you what trump had to say about it. and a tense back and forth between donald trump s lawyer and the woman who says trump raped her which he denies. what it was like in the room during e. jean carroll s cross examination. we begin this hour with that breaking news out of ukraine. overnight, a deadly wave of air strikes, 20 people were killed including three children in a strike on a residential building in the central ukrainian city of uman according