good saturday morning to you. we have viewers with us from around the world this morning, it s saturday, april 3, 13th. i m victor blackwell with you, victor, i m amara walker. here s what we re working on for you. this morning. breaking news out of sydney, australia a stabbing spree at a packed shopping center leaves at least seven people, including the accused attack are dead. what we re learning about them, attack ahead and a live report from the scene rise this tensions, israeli forces target hezbollah strongholds in overnight airstrikes. as the uss iran is moving military assets in place for a possible attack. the developments are ahead in live team cover, and we re just two days away from the first criminal trial against a former president in us history, would donald trump? he says about testifying as high profile hush money trial in new york, plus major abortion ban, backlash and arizona after the state supreme court upholds a civil war era law, the wee
ban. the aggressive new push by president biden to pin blame on th former president trump, who takes credit for the overturning of roe v. wade. the tornado touching down in florida, leaving a trail of damage, high-water rescues as heavy rain moves up the east coast. shohei ohtani s former interpreter charged with bank fraud, and the staggering amount the feds say he stole. $16 million from the mlb superstar. how he allegedly did it. and our nbc news exclusive. nearly a year after he was shot in the head when he rang the wrong doorbell, ralph yarl speaking out. the mental trauma he now lives with, and would he ever forgive the man who shot him. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. the news breaking today that o.j. simpson has died no doubt stirred vivid memories for many americans who were captivated by a seemingly irresistible saga during the 1990s. the unlikely story of a charming and telegenic football star turned actor
talk, of all things, election integrity with the former president. and later, new fallout over a revived 1864 ban on abortion, as the vice president prepares to, quote, take the gloves off in arizona. welcome to friday. it is 10:00 eastern. thanks for being here. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin in florida, and that hearing today in the mar-a-lago classified documents case. the judge will hear arguments from two of donald trump s co-defendants, walt nauta and carlos de oliveira on several motions including the bid to get the charges against them thrown out. ken dilanian is outside the courthouse in fort pierce, florida. also with us paul butler former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst. ken, what else do we know about today s hearing and these two co-defendants? reporter: ana, good morning from sunny fort pierce where normally donald trump is the star of the show. he s been attending these hearings, and when he does, the street behind me is u
murders of his ex-wife nicole brown simpson and her friend ron goldman. the drama all playing out on live tv, the white bronco chase, simpson s arrest, the trial, the gloves, and ultimately, that not guilty verdict. simpson s family revealing today he died of cancer. what they re saying about his final moments and the reaction from the goldman family. also tonight, the battle over arizona s near total abortion ban. the aggressive new push by president biden to pin blame on former president trump, who takes credit for the overturning of roe v. wade. the tornado touching down in florida, leaving a trail of damage, high-water rescues as heavy rain moves up the east coast. shohei ohtani s former interpreter charged with bank fraud, and the staggering amount the feds say he stole. $16 million from the mlb superstar. how he allegedly did it. and our nbc news exclusive. nearly a year after he was shot in the head when he rang the wrong doorbell, ralph yarl speaking out. the
three people come to me wearing suits and one of them tells me that he hadn t made it and i was like, no, he did. just go check. they come back and tell me, miss hall, he did not make it. [crying] two women racing down a texas highway. she saw me make a u-turn. bonnie, the mistress in one lane. i looked in my rearview mirror and it was francis. francis, the wife and the other. i gave her the middle finger. the middle finger? right. i start following her. i say what the hell. she breaks, and i break, and he s pronounced dead at the hospital. two women in love with one man, hating each other. you are getting text messages from bonnie of the two of them having sex. yes. a hollywood love story? this was the man i wanted to marry. or a fatal attraction. he goes i can t get rid of this person. and so many about to lose so much. why? i will live with that for the rest of my life. hello, and welcome to dateline. bill and francis hall