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ahead. it was a busy night and you are waking up to history. america waking up to the historic news that president donald j. trump has been indicted. he is the very first president. we ve never seen this before in history. so here s the latest on this friday, march, 31st 2023 sources tell cnn trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud. this case prosecuted by the manhattan district attorney centers around the accounting of hush money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels. as of now, this is how it s supposed to go down because multiple sources say trump will turn himself in next tuesday. he is expected to appear in court for his arraignment in new york. the nypd getting ready for any sign of trouble. all officers are being told to report to work in uniform people prepared for deployment today. meanwhile republicans in the house senate and even some 2024 rivals are rushing to trump s defense, calling the case political and outrage and even one of them
nine soldiers killed in kentucky, two black hawk helicopters crashed in a residential area during a nighttime training mission. the deadliest loss for our military in a single incident since 13 troops were killed by a suicide bomber in kabul in 2021. what we are learning about the moments before the crash and what witnesses say they saw and heard. martha raddatz with late reporting. in russia tonight a u.s. journalist charged with espionage, the first time since the cold war. the kremlin claiming he was caught red-handed, the wall street journal reporter originally from new jersey facing decades behind bars if convicted to pleading not guilty in court. the wall street journal saying he is innocent, the white house saying the charges are the chilling 911 call audio released from inside that nashville school. a teacher in a closet in the art room with students calling for help. you can hear the children in the background, how the brave teachers protected their students. t
our nbc news exclusive. the former fox news producer at the center of a defamation battle, breaking her silence. she says fox bullied her into giving misleading testimony her allegations of a toxic workplace and the shocking thing she says she was told about fact-checking election falsehoods. and words of kindness the best-selling author and the outpouring from fans, inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone, and welcome. we start tonight with the historic breaking news here in new york city a grand jury has voted to indict former president trump. investigating his role in a hush money payment to an adult film star during his 2016 campaign, a claim mr. trump denies a lawyer for mr. trump says the former president has been notified of the indictment the action is unprecedented. it is the first time a former or sitting american president has been indicted. nbc s garrett haake leads our coverage garrett, what more do
and for the first time, the chilling calls for help from inside that elementary school. please hurry. i m hearing shots. they are coming, they are coming. norah: two black hawk helicopters collide, killing nine american soldiers. why this nighttime exercise went horribly wrong. this is a truly tragic loss. russia has arrested an american journalist on the suspicion of espionage. russian security officials claim that evan gershkovich, he works for the wall street journal, was trying to obtain classified information. we have another severe weather outbreak coming, as the areas still trying to recover from last week s storm outbreak are included in this risk. hello, friends. norah: and sports broadcasting legend jim nantz reflects on a nearly-four-decade career covering march madness. being able to have this seat for that long, to tell so many stories, and document so many great events, no regrets. norah: good evening to our viewers in the