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 harv harvested without her knowledge, the historic settlement for her family good evening, and thank you for joining us Donald Trumps legal jeopardy became much more serious late today, after the former president was indicted for a third time, this time, by a Federal Grand Jury in wash washington, investigating his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the new indictment, mr. Trump is charged with three counts of conspiracy and one count of obstruction. He was summoned to appear on thursday before a federal Magistrate Judge in washington washington. The indictment also mentions six unnamed and unindicted coconspirators. It says mr. Trump and the knowingly false claims of Election Fraud to get State Legislators subvert
Courtroom in washington just steps from the capital where his supporters rioted on january 6th. The former president facing his third arraignment charged with a criminal scheme to stay in power after his loss. Special counsel jack smith just feet away from him in the courtroom before leaving washington. Mr. Trump, who is running to retake the white house in 2024 coming before the cameras, calling it a very sad day for america. Our team at the courthouse and our legal analyst standing by. Also tonight, two u. S. Navy sailors under arrest, accused of spying for china. The secret theyre accused of selling. The Grim Discovery. Two bodies in the rio grande. One at that floating Barrier Texas installed in the river. What texas and mexican officials are saying. Terrifying moments aboard a delta flight. Police say a passenger with a sharp object cut himself and then attacked a Flight Attendant. How he was stopped. The new development in the gilgo beach serial killer investigation. What prosecu
and wounded five u.s. troops at a base in northeast syria. our reporting, the key radar system that was down at the time. did that leave the base open to attack? also tonight, the scare at the office of the manhattan d.a. investigating donald trump. the suspicious powder and threatening letter discovered. police hauling hazmat bags from the building. it comes as mr. trump warns of death and destruction if he s charged for a hush money payment and a new blow for mr. trump and the special counsel s january 6th investigation. severe storms, more than 30 million under the threat of a potential tornado outbreak, and heavy flooding from texas to west virginia. we re tracking it. president biden and canadian prime minister justin trudeau announcing a major immigration deal. will it stem the record surge of migrants at america s northern border? gwyneth paltrow taking the stand at a utah trial. the man suing the actress over a skiing accident. and our series, ai revolution,
there tonight. the idaho college murder suspect in court. why it could now take months for him to enter a plea. our nbc exclusive on the possible cause of a nationwide air travel meltdown. we ask secretary pete buttigieg how it could have happened in our one-on-one interview. what he told us. lisa marie presley, the daughter of elvis presley, rushed to the hospital. what we re l learning. and the big move in the burger wars. the beloved chain from out west finally heading back east. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening from washington, where in response to what he calls the extraordinary circumstances, attorney general merrick garland today named a special counsel to look into secret documents found in president biden s delaware home in addition to a washington office he used. extraordinary circumstances may be an understatement with one current and one former president entangled in questions over the alleged mishandling of sensitiv
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