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contentious cross examination, how the former fixer turned star witness is upending donald trump s hush money trial, and when this whole thing may drew draw to a close. and then the other big trial in new york city, senator bob menendez is arriving this morning for another day of jury selection. we ll have the latest on his criminal trial. good morning, it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and lots of news this morning. let s begin with the breaking news in the race for the white house. president biden announcing a short time ago he will not participate in the three traditional debates organized by the nonpartisan debate commission, instead challenging donald trump to two non-traditional matchups with this video. donald trump lost two debates to me in 2020. since then he hasn t shown up for a debate. now he s acting like he wants to debate me again. make my day, pal. i ll even do it twice. so let s pick the dates, donald. i hear you re fre ....
by somebody that is a serial liar? i mean there should be no reason that anybody should listen to this guy. some of donald trump s allies showing their loyalty by saying what the former president can t say because of the gag order in his hush money trial. meanwhile, in the courtroom itself, trump s former fixer took the stand for blockbuster testimony. we ll have expert legal analysis for you on what michael cohen had to say. also ahead we ll have the latest out of ukraine on a surprise visit from u.s. secretary of state antony blinken. this as russian president vladimir putin will now make a two-day state visit to china later this week. and we ll go through the new developments in gaza where israeli troops appear to be ready to invade the densely populated areas of rafah. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 14th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we ve got a jam-packed show, and we ll begin here in manhattan where in just ho ....
with 60 children inside for their first communion. severe weather from texas to florida. we re tracking it. wildfire smoke from canada moving into the u.s. air quality alerts in multiple states. pro-palestinian protests disrupting some graduations. jerry seinfeld s speech at duke prompting dozens to walk out. just in, the dramatic controlled demolition of a massive piece of baltimore s collapsed bridge. and the most stunning images from that spectacular show in the sky. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. the prosecution case against donald trump nearing its crescendo in a new york courtroom tonight, with the much-anticipated testimony of former trump lawyer and fixer michael cohen. cohen describing his role in trying to bury stormy daniels s claim of a sexual liaison with mr. trump and his concerns about its impact on the 2016 election, driving cohen to pay hush money to daniels that he says was at mr. trump s ....
told him, just take care of it. the defense preparing to attack cohen s credibility after calling him an admitted liar. and the secret tape cohen made of trump played for the jury. also tonight, the race to escape rafah. 360,000 people fleeing as israeli forces advance on the southern gaza city. terrifying moments at a louisiana church during a livestreamed service. a teen with a gun stopped as he tries to get into the building with 60 children inside for their first communion. severe weather from texas to florida. we re tracking it. wildfire smoke from canada moving into the u.s. air quality alerts in multiple states. pro-palestinian protests disrupting some graduations. jerry seinfeld s speech at duke prompting dozens to walk out. just in, the dramatic controlled demolition of a massive piece of baltimore s collapsed bridge. and the most stunning images from that spectacular show in the sky. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. g ....
no way. a lot of money. no way. thank you, president. is this your mug shot? this is what we re reduced to, which could be the slogan for donald trump s campaign as his republican sycophants continue to kneel to the first ever felon to be a major party presidential nominee. first up tonight bump stocks turn guns into rapid fire killing machines. nonetheless the six leonard leo conservatives on the supreme court say they cannot be banned, leading to a scathing dissent fromjustice sonia sotomayor. but we begin tonight by wishing everyone a happy flag day, which commemorates the day in 1777 when the continental congress approved the stars and stripes as the symbol for an emerging if imperfect nation. and as there has been some confusion recently the american legion wanted to clarify that the flag should never be displayed with the union down except as a symbol of dire distress in instance of extreme danger to life or property. in other words, never upside down. if ....