Smith coming before the cameras moments ago to make the announcement. The indictment also stsix unindi coconspirators. Who are they . Tonight the reac frrump as he once again runs for the white house in 2024. Our team In Washington and our legal analysts standing by. Also tonight, the Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer making his first appearance in court. Victims Family Members inside the courtroom. The biggest wildfire in the u. S. This year exploding to more than 80,000 acres and producing firenados. The fight to contain it. The stabbing at a new york gas station that killed a gay professional dancer. The death being investigated as a hate crime. The teen police are searching for. And the extraordinary legacy of Henrietta Lacks. More than 70 years after her cells were kndge, leading to her historic breakthroughs leading to settlement for her family. This is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Donald trumps legal jeopardy became much more se
sitcom star convicted of rape in a case that put his religion, scientology, on trial, as well. nasa weighing in on videos of suspected ufos we ll show you what they said about these giant orbs flying across the sky. the wild video from a georgia highway. this car launching off a tow truck s ramp going airborne what we know about the driver. and the hero on mount everest. the incredible rare rescue, a sherpa literally carrying a sick climber down on his back announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester we begin tonight with breaking news as two major stories are are playing out right now which coul shape the political landscape for years to come tonight, that critical vote in the house of representatives finally passing. it is the up an unusual bipartisan push from president biden and speaker mccarthy, wrangling enough members from both parties to pass it we have major developments in the 2024 race for president
where it s headed. in iowa, the first video showing that apartment building collapsing, and our interview with the man who warned it was a death trap hours before the disaster. also tonight, the audio recording in the possession of the special counsel investigating former president trump. a source telling nbc news he talks openly about the material he knew was classified that he still had after leaving the white house. plus, president biden trips and takes a hard fall. how the president is doing tonight. the explosive wildfires north of the border. thousands more uevacuated, and the american firefighters now heading in. amazon in the spotlight, agreeing to pay tens of millions to settle accusations its alexa and ring camera products violated owners privacy. what you need to know. tourists behaving badly. a string of incidents caught on camera. visitors getting way too close to wildlife at national parks. and the major announcement from billy joel. why he is no lo
mexico plus, nbc s new reporting on how the u.s. will handle thousands of people entering the country she wrote a children s book about grief after her husband died now, the mother of three is accused of poisoning him with fentanyl the new details from a search warrant just in tonight. for the first time, an fda panel endorses over-the-counter birth control pills. when they ll be available. and the new treatment for peanut allergies in the youngest children one step closer tonight. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. a republican congressman who was accused of launching a political career built in part on made up claims about his family and work history was arrested today on federal charges. congressman george santos turned himself in to authorities on long island, new york, this morning, where he has been indicted on 13 criminal counts that includes money laundering, theft of public funds, and false statements to con
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening from los angeles, where picket lines went up today in front of major film studios the people who write the plots that enthrall and entertain millions of american tv and film watchers sidelined tonight by a writers strike 11,000 writers off the job after talks with producers reached an impasse overnight. at the root of the dispute, some of the very things that have transformed how all of us watch our favorite shows. think streaming. the impact of emerging technology think virtual reality. tonight t the writerers and d productionon cocompanies, i including our parentnt company nbnbcuniversalal, appear toto be far apapart, virtually y guaranteeieing reruns wilill be comining to scrcreens as productitions grind d to a haltlt for some s shows, the e impact wilill be felt t immediately. miguel almaguer has the latest what do we want a fair contract reporter: off the job and on to the picket line from co