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this breathtaking glow again bringing so many of us together, making our massive planet feel simultaneously more magical and yet interconnected than ever before. liz kreutz, nbc news. i want to thank stephanie ruhle for allowing me to sit in her seat as well as her amazing staff for making my job easy tonight. that s going to do it for me. i m charles coleman jr. and i want to thank you as well, and on that note, i wish you a very, very good night. ood nigh. f0 the people of new york call michael cohen, tonight the michael cohen testimony begins. the guy we saw this morning was credible and calm if not a little freaked out. and trump s former fixer testifies that the candidate himself led the conspiracy. the most significant line was just take care of it. just take care of it. this is a total disaster, women will hate me. the most important thing that the jury heard today. it wasn t thinking about melania, this was all about the candidate. we go over the testi
we give veterans access to support from anywhere in the world. that s tonight s last word to point at the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, michael cohen finally takes the stand point of what the former president s longtime fixer said about the payments to stormy daniels before the 2016 election and how he tied trump to the hustling scheme. plus, donald trump brings his political to court for another trump is under a gag order, are they saying what he can t? then the police shooting of air force airman roger fortson. what we are hearing from his family through their attorney, benjamin crump, as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. monday night. good evening, i m charles coleman jr. in for stephanie ruhle tonight and we have got a lot to talk about point we are now just 176 days away from the election .5 years ago we saw michael cohen publicly turn on his long-term boss, donald trump, and today, after years of buildup, cohen finally too
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 direc
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. good ev