And flash floods. More than 80 million at risk. Major disruptions to air travel. More than 6,000 Flights Canceled or delayed. Ground stops in atlanta, baltimore, philadelphia, washington and new york. In d. C. Federal offices closing early. Danger on the roads. A charter bus crashing in pennsylvania. At least three killed. Were tracking the storms. Also tonight, the deadly midair tragedy. Two firefighting Helicopters Colliding in california. What were learning. Donald trump firing back after federal prosecutors ask for a protective order to limit what he can share about the 2020 election probe. Why his attorneys say the judge should reject it. Our nbc news exclusive on the Campaign Trail with ron desantis. After years of avoiding questions about it, desantis now taking direct aim at Donald Trumps false claims about the 2020 election. What he told us. The alleged plot to assassinate ukraines president zelenskyy foiled. The woman in custody tonight. Our nbc news investigation. The potent
investigative details on how they tracked him down after more than a decade. here are tonight s headlines. the suspect linked to the so-called gilgo beach murders by burner phones and dna evidence from a pizza crust. rex heuermann is a demon that walks among us. norah: record-breaking heat. dangerous temperatures for more than 100 million americans, posing risks from blackouts to wildfires. an unusually wet winter prompted a huge growth of vegetation, which has now turned into hot, dry brush, the perfect fuel for fires. norah: plus, the northeast braces for more severe storms. today marks the first full day of hollywood actors going on strike. this is the first time since 1960 that actors and screenwriters have been on strike at the same time. they are very concerned about ai and its invasion of their likeness. norah: the battle for bakhmut. we are on the front lines with ukrainian soldiers. [explosion] this is what it has come to along the f
officials have been interviewed in the special counsel s investigation into trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. this is the former president s lawyers move to stop prosecutors this their tracks. plus, putin s spin. russian state tv in overdrive after a top general slams the country s military leaders and is fired for it. this as we learn more about putin s alleged meeting with the man who tried to overthrow him. and tonight, an arrest in serial killings othat terrorize new york for decades. the suspect, a married father of three, and an architect. let s go outfront. i m erica hill in for erin b burnett. cnn learning exclusively the special counsel has met with more top officials from states crucial to trump s attempt to maintain power after the 2020 election. interviewing the secretary of stays from pennsylvania and new mexico. these are the latest of course in a growing list of state officials whose cooperation with the special counsel is now public. the h
evacuations after relentless rain overwhelms the northeast and new england. a major landslide destroys homes, forcing residents to flee. i ve never seen anything like this ever in my career. the creaking, the cracking, the crumbling, they are going to fall. president biden met with british prime minister along with king charles, the president is now going to take part in the nato summit. norah: with president biden saying ukraine needs to wait till after the war to join nato. with medics treating civilians. near the front lines, but not on the front lines. this is an attack on a civilian area. norah: dangerous prisoners on the run. the manhunt for two murder suspects. it s a little unnerving knowing he could be somewhere in the woods. norah: disgraced olympic doctor larry nassar stabbed ten times in the neck, back, and chest in prison. while serving up to 175 years for sexually abusing american gymnasts. we need to focus heavily on the ethi
alike as the pga unites with its bitter rival. but will all be forgiven as backlash blows across the globe? prince harry makes history taking the stand in a high-stakes trial against british tabloids his riveting testimony, and what he said about his mother, princess diana chris christie s campaign kickoff the one-time trump loyalist laying into the former president, as former vice president mike pence readies to get in the race despite a red hot job market, why some employers are pulling job offers already promised to new college grads. and taking the scenic route one man s walk around the america, inspiring us along the way announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome, everyone. it has happened again. we are monitoring what appears to be another mass shooting, this one as students and their loved ones were gathering for a high school graduation in richmond, virginia on the campus of virginia commonwealth university police say