the federal indictment of donald trump, new details uncovering the former president s stored classified documents in public space like a ballroom and a bathroom shower. our reporters have the latest. plus a remarkable testament of survival in the amazon rain forest. a look at the dramatic rescue of children missing for 40 days. and an historic game on the court between the nuggets and miami heat. andy scholes joins me live to break down the nba playoffs. donald trump is hitting the campaign trail today with stops in georgia and north carolina. the former president is forge ing ahead with his reelection bid despite the damning new details in 37-count criminal indictment that s now public. he s accused of hiding sense tiff and highly classified documents conspireing with an aid to defy a subpoena for the material. prosecutors say he kept secret information in a bathroom, shower, bedroom and ballroom. the former commander-in-chief allegedly showed off classified material
will they be indifferent about authorities seeking to recover classified materials? that s today s poll question, which i ll share in a moment. it may depend upon responses by trump s gop opponents. most weren t quick to weigh in before the indictment was unsealed. ron desantis tweeted, the weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a threat to a free society. mike pence used the same word while calling for the unsealing of the indictment. the american people should be able to judge for themselves whether this is just the latest incident of weaponization and politicization at the justice department, or if it s something different, he said. ditto for tim scott on the weaponization charge. the committing to pardon trump immediately upon his own swearing in. chris christie kept his powder dry initially saying we don t get our news from truth social, trump s account. let s see what the facts are when an indictment is released. asa hutchinson called for trump to withdraw
where it s headed. in iowa, the first video showing that apartment building collapsing, and our interview with the man who warned it was a death trap hours before the disaster. also tonight, the audio recording in the possession of the special counsel investigating former president trump. a source telling nbc news he talks openly about the material he knew was classified that he still had after leaving the white house. plus, president biden trips and takes a hard fall. how the president is doing tonight. the explosive wildfires north of the border. thousands more uevacuated, and the american firefighters now heading in. amazon in the spotlight, agreeing to pay tens of millions to settle accusations its alexa and ring camera products violated owners privacy. what you need to know. tourists behaving badly. a string of incidents caught on camera. visitors getting way too close to wildlife at national parks. and the major announcement from billy joel. why he is no lo
evacuated, and the american firefighters now heading in amazon in the spotlight, agreeing to pay tens of millions to settle accusations its alexa and ring camera products violated owners privacy. what you need to know. tourists behaving badly. a string of incidents caught on camera visitors getting way too close to wildlife at our national parks. and the major announcement from billy joel why he is no longer in a new york state of mind. i m in a new york state of mind announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening. i m tom llamas, in for lester tonight we begin with that extreme weather creating chaos in parts of texas right now. this video just coming into our newsroom. look at this highways under water, cars there submerged, drivers forced to abandon their vehicles even a fire engine trying to make it through the flooding and on this first day of hurricane season, we re now tracking this, a storm system growing in the gulf of mexico
we ll get it fixed and get it fixed properly in two years. but we re going to get it fixed and fixed properly. we ll get it fixed in two years. all right. he s going to get it fixed in two years. two years. wait, but he had a chance to fix it in 2017. what did he do? well, he called the debt ceiling sacred. and 18, 19. then he urged a default. now, donald trump is back in the mushy middle, promising a big fix down the road. you know, like infrastructure, health care, and a border wall. yeah. meanwhile, ron desantis continues de-santis. i think you should. really. if i say it, you should do it, okay? willie, mika wants me to change the pronunciation of my name to joe subaru. or brzezinski. joe subaru. it s been scarborough, like, my whole life. yeah. subaru, joe subaru. iramping up for a campaign, maybe it s time for a rebrand. people love a good subaru, reliable automobile. great family car. it is odd, i have to say, that the desant