Player and his brother by a suspected drunk driver. That very night for their sister s wedding good evening. Jim sciutto here sitting in for anderson, the former president will be speaking tonight at the moms for liberty convention here in washington. That is the rightwing group, which got it. Start pushing to restrict sex education topics in schools and banning books on gender and sexuality from school libraries. We begin though, keeping them honest with the not the former president has just tied himself into over abortion for the first time either. And potentially not without electoral consequences. It involves florida, one of ten states with abortion measures on the ballot this november, donald trump is, you may remember a florida voter yesterday, he was asked about the state s proposed ballot measure on a constitutional amendment protecting the right to abortion until fetal viability roughly 24 weeks. The amendment would make the state s new sixweek ban unconstitutional. And here s
Conspiracy charges. The Fulton County d. A. Accusing of him leading a criminal enterprise to overturn his loss in georgia. 18 codefendants also charged including Rudy Giuliani and mark meadows. Mr. Trump blasting the case as another witchhunt. Tonight, the deadline for him to surrender, and what does it mean for 2024 . Also tonight, the mounting questions about the response to hawaiis deadly wildfire. Many asking, where then, and where is the help now . And officials working to identify the victims. Among the dead, a 68yearold man who died shielding a Golden Retriever. Our team in the fire zone. North koreas new claims about travis king. What he supposedly said about his reason for crossing into the country. Severe thunderstorm watches on the east coast on the heels of Flash Flooding in the midatlantic. Were tracking it all. The mother of a 6yearold Virginia Student, who shot his teacher, what she pleaded guilty to today. And the Superstar Surfer who jumped onto his jet ski to help aft
Coastline completely burned. Felt this heat, this tremendous heat. Major the urgent need for more resources as just 100 firefighters struggle to get control of the massive blaze. President biden has signed off on what will likely be a politicallycharged agreement with iran to bring home five imprisoned american citizens. In exchange, the Iranian Regime will gain access to billions of dollars in blocked funds. The assassination of a president ial candidate rocking the country of ecuador. This less than two weeks before an election has led to a State Of Emergency there. The new Consumer Price index, or cpi, shows Inflation Rose for the first time in 12 months. I have to choose, milk one week, eggs the next week. And it is very difficult. Major eye on america. How a deepdiving robot is helping electric Vehicle Manufacturers keep up with demand. Each 5 million Robotic Vehicle uses cameras and Artificial Intelligence to find rocks that contain metals, but not animal life. The barriers that
Neighborhoods burned. The governor saying, it looks like a bomb went off. At least 59 people confirmed dead. Now, the frantic search. More than a thousand unaccounted for, and growing questions, why werent mauis Warning Sirens activated as the flames approached . Our team in the disaster zone. Also tonight, attorney general Merrick Garland granting Special Counsel status to the u. S. Prosecutor overseeing the hunter biden investigation, why now after a fiveyearlong probe and after his deal fell apart, is the president s son headed to trial . The judge in Donald Trumps Election Conspiracy case limiting what he can share publicly about the governments evidence. What she warned the former president not to do. Sam bankmanfried, the onetime crypto mogul, thrown in jail ahead of his fraud trial. Why the judge revoked his bail. New photos inside the home of the suspected gilgo beach Serial Killer. Why his family is threatening to sue police and also revealed his wifes health battle. Amid the
draining their bank accounts. for some victims it s fatal. one mother who fought to convince police her son s death was no accidental overdose. those images of unruly passengers on planes. today, the flight attendants on the steps of the capitol. what they re demanding congress do about it. the growing scam involving ai. how criminals can impersonate you or a loved one and cash in. and on this vietnam veterans day, , haarry smiith on a a journey home more than 50 years in the making. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. we begin with developing news out of the vatican tonight surrounding the health of pope francis. just days before the start of holy week observances, the 86-year-old leader of the roman catholic church is in a hospital in rome tonight after suffering breathing difficulties in recent days. tonight the vatican reports pope francis is being treated for a respiratory infection and will remain hospit