the death toll is rising president putin s defiant surprise appearance, touring a part of ukraine russia took over years ago, just a day after an arrest warrant accusing him of war crimes terror in the streets. a surge in illegal car racing across the country. racers taking over neighborhoods. why it s turning deadly more often. and the biggest march madness upset in decades. the small college that took down a basketball powerhouse can you believe it? the players tell us how they pulled it off. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart good evening if former president trump is correct, we are on the verge of something unprecedented in american history a former u.s. president arraigned before a judge facing criminal charges the case against mr. trump involving hush money payments to stormy daniels has been simmering for months today mr. trump set it to a boil. in an early morning social media post he announced that from media leaks he has seen, he
one pilot s quick decision that may have averted a disaster. just the latest incident in recent weeks, including a near collision in new york. the state of emergency extended in eastern ohio 48 hours after a train derailment and fire. schools closed, thousands told to evacuate or stay indoors. the warning now about dangerous chemicals. an arrest in a horrifying synagogue attack in san francisco. the suspect accused of firing a handgun loaded with blanks. the attack coming just days after a man allegedly threw a molotov cocktail at a new jersey temple, leaving jewish communities on edge. we re tracking a new cross country storm dropping a foot of snow in the west with severe winds and flooding rain heading east this week. rob marciano times it out. our emotional interview with a widow of an american medic killed in ukraine. why she says he dedicated his life to helping others and a russian defector speaks for the first time about the atrocities he witnessed by his own
charged in the january 6th attack on the capitol. how authorities tracked them down, and tonight images from inside the capitol, what they re seen doing. one allegedly posting, glad to be part of history. pierre thomas with late reporting. the weekend storm hitting the northeast. two storms combining. one from the rockies combining with one from the south. what will bring to new york, philadelphia, boston, and entire northeast. tonight, the new images in new york of alec baldwin seen for the first time since learning he ll be charged with involuntary manslaughter. what his legal team is saying tonight. the war in ukraine new images coming in. the horrific explosions in the east and what president zelenskyy is pleading for now. the u.s. defense secretary in germany, and why the germans so far are saying no. authorities on the death of an american in mexico. the husband found dead. the wife sleeping. and why the family isn t buying the explanation. also tonight the
hear the warning of climate change driven heat, what they re telling the people of britain, where just 1% with air conditioners with temperatures over 100. will reeve is there. here at home, damning new report into the uvalde massacre. body camera images that show confusion, lack of communication with 376 law enforcement officers on the scene. hear one say we have to get in, the gunman just keeps shooting. the we have to get in there, he just keeps shooting. in the classroom for 77 minutes, what the report uncovers tonight. mireya villarreal from uvalde. young man with assault rifle into indiana mall, what he did to prepare in the bathroom and started firing on the way out. good samaritan who shot him and what we learned about three people who were killed. war in ukraine, major shake up, president zelenskyy suspending two top leaders in his inner circle, saying they didn t do enough, concern of russian infiltration, among those suspended, lifelong friend of zelenskyy