school classmate and the powerful connection these girl scouts share that s inspiring america. this nbc news nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us we are on somewhat of a legal watch tonight vo involving former president trump somewhat in that the growing expectation has been fueled mainly by mr. trump himself with his unverified claim over the weekend that we be that he would be arrested on tuesday. the office has not commented on the timing of a decision on whether to prosecute. in the absence of news, key republicans have been rushing to mr. trump s defense and vilifying democrat prosecutor alvin bragg. but tonight even many of his loyalists are discouraging trump supporters from taking up the former president s call to protest. it s where we start tonight, with garrett hake reporter: the manhattan d.a. s office tonight on the verge of a fateful decision, whether to indict a former president for the first time in history, a case c
the deadly shooting at a texas high school. one student in custody. what police are saying tonight. our nbc news exclusive. the teacher shot by a 6-year-old student speaking out for the first time. her difficult road to recovery. the rally on wall street after two troubled banks found new owners. what it means for your money. the u.n. warning humanity is on thin ice. what a new report says must be done now to avoid the worst of climate change. buster murdaugh breaking his silence. what he now says about the death of a high school classmate. and the powerful connection these girl scouts share that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us. we are on somewhat of a legal watch tonight involving former president donald trump. somewhat in that the growing sense of expectation has been fueled mainly by mr. trump himself with his unverified claim over the weekend that he would be arrested on t
pushing a plane away from the gate. more than a million without power on the heels of a deadly holiday weekend. the massive explosion at a chase bank in ohio. debris blowing across the street. multiple injuries reported. israeli forces entering the heart of rafah for the first time. and deadly new strikes as outrage grows over the attack on a tent city that killed 45 people. the new study on preventing peanut allergies in children. what parents need to know. and the needle in a haystack search. the divers on a mission to reunite a couple with a wedding ring lost 25 years ago. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. after 21 days of trial, the opposing lawyers in the donald trump hush money trial have spent today appealing directly to the jurors. today s closing arguments the last chance for each side to convince 12 everyday new yorkers of donald trump s guilt or innocence. the former president facing 34 felony counts of
the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight s closing arguments in donald trump s new york criminal trial. the defense targets michael cohen as the prosecution point to a mountain of evidence against the former president. then the biden campaign brings star power outside the courthouse. robert de niro s blunt message about trump. plus, how aggressive will president biden get on the campaign trail once the trial is over? as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. we are now 161 days away from the election and we are likely 13 hours away from the first case against a former president going to the jury. closing arguments in the case began this morning, lasted all day long, and wrapped up a few hours ago. both sides made their final pleas to the jury of 12 ordinary new yorkers who are taking on an extraordinary task. here is my colleague laura jarrett with more. reporter: tonight the first trial of an americ
children, as both sides made their final cases. the prosecution accusing mr. trump of trying to illegally influence the 2016 election by covering up a payment to adult film star stormy daniels. the defense attacking michael cohen as, quote, the greatest liar of all time. and the chaos outside the court. actor robert de niro clashing with pro-trump protesters. also tonight, severe storms slamming texas. flash flooding on the highway in dallas. vehicles trapped. a church and homes possibly hit by lightning. hurricane-force winds pushing a plane away from the gate. more than a million without power on the heels of a deadly holiday weekend. the massive explosion at a chase bank in ohio. debris blowing across the street. multiple injuries were reported. israeli forces entering the heart of rafah for the first time. and deadly new strikes as outrage grows over the attack on a tent city that killed 45 people. the new study on preventing peanut allergies in children. what par