also tonight, the suspect in a stabbing rampage that killed four people in illinois in court. among the victims, a 15-year-old girl and a mailman. what the suspect says set him off. former crypto mogul sam bankman-fried sentenced to 25 years for massive fraud. his apology in court before learning his fate. on the east coast, the soaking rain and flood risk. the race for 2024. president biden sharing the stage tonight with barack obama and bill clinton at a star-studded fundraiser. just miles away, former president trump at the wake for a slain nypd officer as he campaigns on the issue of crime. the mission protect the giants of the sea. inside the new whale traffic control. and as small-town papers disappear, harry smith takes us to maine, where local news is getting a lifeline. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. tonight we are getting our closest look yet at the precarious remains of baltimore s francis scott key b
news. the former president loses one bid to n1 trial, but learns he might get a month long delay in another without trial less than two weeks away from a michigan courtroom. we re breaking news. a father convicted of manslaughter for the murders his son committed, and the latest from haiti in my conversation with shawn pen about what his relief organization core is facing on the ground there as gangs remain in control of much of the capital good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news on the former president and happen just hours after he walked into the federal courtroom, the judge, he himself appointed aileen cannon sitting opposite hur. he watched as his attorneys argued that jack smith s classified documents case should be dismissed. the lawyers defended two of their nine motions to dismiss today, including the one arguing that the presidential records act allowed him to designate the classified documents he took his personal even though his own words suggests he
maybe she was kidnapped. the stories did not stop, did they? no. we were getting information that they were cuddling. we have to figure out, does he have any motive to want to harm her? i see her side, right at the exit of the trail. the word help was etched into the ground. two shovels that had what appeared to be blood on them. that just did it for me. i can t even think about how scared she was. [crying] a mother s worst nightmare. there are no signs to get there, just follow the rough, sandy trail down from the subdivisions above, turn a corner, and there it is, the creek. a twisting, slow-moving body of water in north carolina, it s nothing less than an undiscovered garden of eden for teenagers playing hooky from high school. it s like going to the beach for us, it s just a vacation. when caroline was a high school freshman, and terrified of math class, if the weather was good, her decision was made. go right to the creek, and bypass s
me. . the police told my father that he was gone. are you sure? what are you talking about? grieving alongside his family, his girlfriend. she sent messages of condolences. to be strong together. she gave me a lot of support. just there for me when i needed her. but was there something about the two that no one knew? what are you seeing? a series of messages. i had to read them a couple of time to really take it all in. utterly shocking. a trail of text messages leading to the darkest of discoveries. keeping all the light history is difficult. she did it masterfully. i closed my eyes and i said, this is not real. a twist no one saw coming. and a story that every parent needs to see. we need to know what is going on in our kid s lives, can it be very scary when you don t.? hello and welcome to dateline . 18-year-old conrad roy battled depression and anxiety. then but seemed to be finding his way. he was headed to college and excited abou
trump, if and when he defames heard client again. we re gonna spend a lot of time talking about that case tonight. conservative attorney george conway is standing by here in washington. he s the person who introduced carroll and caplan, and he s got the emails to prove it. plus, legendary democratic strategist james carville is coming up in just a minute to talk about how the looming general election is anything but normal. and the dangers associated with talking about it in normal terms. i do want to start tonight with something that e. jean carroll said, just this morning, that really stuck with me all day. what was it like being in the courtroom with donald trump? well, terrifying, until i got there. the weeks leading up to it, no sleep, couldn t eat, couldn t do and then, i sat down, robbie said, good morning miss carroll, can you please spell your name for the court. i spelled my name. i looked out, and it was like, he was, like, nothing, like an emperor without cl