tomorrow. so anything much going on in the news? enjoying these sleepy summer days with not much happening? agh. all right, we ve got a bunch of stuff to cover tonight. first, the former president of the united states is going to be sentenced for 34 felony convictions next week on thursday. the prosecutors who brought that case and who prosecuted in court that case against donald trump, they were due today to make their sentencing recommendation to the judge. in a new york state case like this, it s not the jury that convicted trump that will decide what his sentence is, it s the judge who oversaw the case. it s judge juan merchan who will sentence trump. the maximum sentence trump could face is four years in prison. it s very possible, however, that he might not get any prison time at all, or if he does get a sentence of confinement, it s possible it could be home confinement, we just don t know. on the one hand, what he s been convicted of, while it is 34 felonies, it s a
thank you for watching, on that note i wish you all a very good and a very safe night from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. see you at the end of your monday. hello, covering this first conviction of a former president in american history. thursday may 30th, 2024 is now etched in all of our collective experiences. the day a jury found donald trump guilty. the day a man who spent his life outrunning lawsuits from fellow citizens, civil cases from government officials, regulatory probes, federal probes, congressional inquiries, a record breaking two impeachments in one presidential term, a historic rico charge and two federal, in all of those cases over many years that included all kinds of evidence of wrong doing, found that he could not outrun a jury of his peers. after two days and more than nine hours of deliberation, they unanimously found him guilty. on all counts as you know by now. a former president convicted of felon
the beat with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. hi, nicolle. i m going to pull a minilawrence. i was trying to give you your seconds back. we have a full breakdown of all these jury questions tonight, which is so interesting. that s what we re going to do. i can t wait. i m going to get upstairs fast enough so i don t miss anything. have a great show. thank you. thank you to nicolle. and welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. today for the first time ever, donald trump s fate in this criminal trial is now in the hands of a jury of his peers. the presides judge giving the standard and detailed instructions to these 12 jurors in a case that s anything but standard. we know that. and tonight we can report several brand-new developments from the jury s first day of deliberations, which lasted over four hours. we have now gleaned new clues about what they re discussing, what they re considering, what exact evidence and testimony they are focused on today, and presu
biden and donald trump scurrying off in their first face-to-face meeting since 2020. we will take a closer look at how it could reshape the race for 2024 and how it . we are going to walk through the historic short showdown. donald trump says he has chosen his vice presidential running mate. that person could be at the debate. i will talk about the possible contenders with my sound off panel. and, the fight ain t over. two years after the supreme court repealed the right to choose an abortion, minnesota senator tina smith is here to talk about her effort to repeal the act. i am jonathan capehart, this is the sunday show. buckle up, this week could be a wild ride and a critical turning point in the race for the white house on thursday in atlanta, president biden and donald trump will face-off on the big stage for the first time since october 2020. that s actually the last time they have been in the same room. it will also be the first ever debate between a sitting presi
trey: good evening and thank you for joining us i m trey gowdy it is sunday night in america , summer is barely here and already the stage is set for this unit presidential debate this week. i don t even have a tan line yet, voters will be asked to judge what is said and how it said because content and cognition are issues this year, the younger of the two candidates is 78. to be fair age at acuity doesn t always align but there have been recent incidents calling president biden s cognitive capabilities into question. i take no delight in saying that, my parents are in my 80s and if i m lucky i ll be there one day but i won t be trying to run anything except a remote control, certainly not a nation. we ve seen other politicians stay longer than they should have. some believe cochran and so too with dianne feinstein and straw thurman he was beloved of my home state and known for his stamina eventually lost to the only undefeated gladiator father time. the white house is biden