The socalled hush money payments. I call them a Legal Expense. A Legal Expense. Norah the Cbs Evening News now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with those fireworks inside a manhattan courtroom. After a day he was dreading, donald trump left his criminal trial defiant this afternoon after nearly four hours of testimony by Stormy Daniels. Daniels testified under oath about an alleged sexual encounter she had with trump back in 2006, and at times it was graphic. Trump denies any such encounter took place and his legal team aimed to paint the porn star as a greedy liar today. But it is the alleged coverup of the 130,000 hush money payment to daniels just days ahead of the 2016 election that is at the heart of this case. Prosecutors claim that trump falsified his companys Business Records to hide the payment by recording it as a Legal Expense to his former personal attorney and fixer michael cohen. And let me tell you, it is not ov
Former president and wants them held accountable in the case of the socalled hush money payments. A Legal Expense. A Legal Expense. Norah the Cbs Evening News right now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with those fireworks inside a manhattan courtroom. After a day he was dreading, donald trump left his criminal trial defiant this afternoon after nearly four hours of testimony by Stormy Daniels. Daniels testified under oath about an alleged sexual encounters she had with trump back in 2006 and at times it was graphic. Trump denies any such encounter took place and his legal team aims to paint the porn star as a greedy liar today. But it is the alleged coverup of the 130,000 hush money payment to daniels just days ahead of the 2016 election that is at the heart of this case. Prosecutors claim that trump falsified his companys Business Records to hide the payment by recording it as a Legal Expense to his former personal attorney a
The emergency, First Responders and hundreds of water rescues. Also breaking as we come on tonight, israel now launching dozens of air strikes on the Southern Gaza city of rafah. The israeli war cabinet approving plans to launch a Ground Attack. It all comes just as hamas now says it has agreed to a potential ceasefire, though different terms from what was offered in recent days. So, what both sides are saying at this hour. Here at home tonight, the protests on College Campuses over the war. Tonight, columbia now canceling its main commencement ceremony. And more than 100 arrested in california. Tonight, the news coming in, an american soldier has now been detained in russia. Martha raddatz standing by with late reporting. Tonight, the drama in court. President trumps criminal trial. The judge telling trump, the fines against him are not working, telling the former president , jail is now a possibility. The judge telling trump, at the end of the day, i have a job to do. Tonight, the he
Flooding. The emergency, first responders, and hundreds of water rescues. Also breaking as we come on tonight, israel now launching dozen office air strikes on the Southern Gaza city of rafah. The israeli war cabinet approving plans to launch a Ground Attack. It all comes just as hamas now says it has agreed to a potential ceasefire, though different terms from what was offered in cent days. So, what both sides are now saying at this hour. Here at home tonight, the protests on College Campuses over the war. Tonight, columbia now canceling its main commencement ceremony. And more than 100 arrested in california. Tonight, the news coming in, an american soldier has been detained in russia. Martha raddatz standing by with late reporting. Tonight, the drama in court. President trumps criminal trial. The judge telling trump, the fines against him are not working. Telling the former president , jail is now a possibility. The judge telling trump, at the end of the day, i have a job to do. Ton
Protesters arrested in new york, and what the nypd says about an officer accidentally firing his gun during a raid at columbia. The democratic congressman and his wife indicted on federal charges. They say theyre innocent. What theyre accused of doing for bribes. A grim discovery in the search for two australians and an american missing on a surfing trip. Three bodies found in mexico. The future of air combat. Unmanned Fighter Jets Piloted by a. I. And michelle yeoh, Katie Ledecky, and other big names at the white house to receive the nations top Civilian Honor. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome at the end of what has been an especially dangerous and destructive week of weather across big sections of the country, including 130 reported tornadoes since last friday, and tonight, floods, the parade of Severe Weather leaving parts of Southeast Texas under heavy flooding tonight. Torrential rains have inundated communities, sending major rivers r