money fraud. and the house republicans now war-gaming to attack the prosecutor. plus china s xi jinping touches down in moscow for his face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin. xi says china and russia share key goals. unclear, though, is whether putin gets the help he wants from china for his war in ukraine. and $3 billion. a swiss bank spends big to take over its struggling rival. financial markets are reacting positively, but what does this mean for your money? a first for us, though, a week that could bring history, criminal charges against donald trump. the former president predicts as much saying he expects to be arrested tomorrow. new developments underscore the tension an high stakes. the issue, the 2016 hush money paid to adult film star actress stormy daniels. longtime fixer michel cohen made that payment. trump says cohen falsified business records in the process. robert costello is a trump-connected attorney who once represented michael cohen. costello asked
the deadly shooting at a texas high school. one student in custody. what police are saying tonight. our nbc news exclusive. the teacher shot by a 6-year-old student speaking out for the first time. her difficult road to recovery. the rally on wall street after two troubled banks found new owners. what it means for your money. the u.n. warning humanity is on thin ice. what a new report says must be done now to avoid the worst of climate change. buster murdaugh breaking his silence. what he now says about the death of a high school classmate. and the powerful connection these girl scouts share that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us. we are on somewhat of a legal watch tonight involving former president donald trump. somewhat in that the growing sense of expectation has been fueled mainly by mr. trump himself with his unverified claim over the weekend that he would be arrested on t
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