what caused the sonic boom that rattled residents across two states and the nation s capital. the grand jury investigating the trump classified documents case is starting today. new video this morning as a chinese warship comes close to a u.s. destroyer in the taiwan strait over the weekend. the new warnings from both sides. and back at home, it s a big week for the republican race for the white house with at least three new candidates expected to make announcements. we begin this hour with federal investigators now on the site of a small plane crash, a private plane crash, that went off course and flew near the nation s capital on sunday. the plane took off from tennessee heading to long island, new york, but did an unexpected 180 heading south toward washington and crashed. four people were on board. no survivors have been found. fighter jets from d.c., the national guard there were scrambled to intercept the plane traveling at supersonic seems which caused the s
the president reacting to defiance when asked about the new house impeachment inquiry. a strategy behind everything, we only follow facts. this is almost silly, except there is former president trump may have just complicated his legal defense. were you calling the shots? as to whether or not i believe, sure, it was my decision. i m sure somebody shaking their heads. there s one investigation protecting biden, there s another attacking president trump. i m not the president s lawyer. justice department works for the american people. let me start with the most important matter facing our country at this dire moment. u.s. senate will no longer be subject to a dress code. let s get looks like he is in a, gang or moving out somewhere. no more important things we should be talking, about if a dress like a slob. ukraine is doing everything to ensure that after no one in the world will dare to attack any nation. house prevention know one thing i t
this is almost silly, except there is so serious. former president trump may have just complicated his legal defense. were you calling the shots? as to whether or not i believe, sure, it was my decision. i m sure somebody shaking their heads. there s one investigation protecting biden, there s another attacking president trump. i m not the president s lawyer. justice department works for the american people. let me start with the most important matter facing our country at this dire moment. u.s. senate will no longer be subject to a dress code. let s get looks like he is in a, gang or moving out somewhere. no more important things we should be talking, about if a dress like a slob. ukraine is doing everything to ensure that after no one in the world will dare to attack any nation. house prevention know one thing i think thousands concerned about is we are going to run out of money, and over a week. i m a government shutdown for republican
minister benjamin netanyahu meeting today in new york. the potentially historic peace deal they discussed and why the meeting place itself caused controversy. the recall on thousands of cases of kraft singles, the potential choking danger and the incredible images harry smith on the spectacular show in the sky. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone the nation s top law enforcement official, attorney general merrick garland, traveled to capitol hill today where he faced a gauntlet of tough questions and accusations, much of it centered on whether his office has put a thumb on the scale in the special counsel investigation of president biden s son, hunter garland testified in a contentious hearing before the house judiciary committee. republicans pressing him on whether garland has meddled with the work of special counsel, david weiss, who was handling the hunter biden case. biden was recently charged with three gun-related counts
that s while attacking the former president. the attorney general firing back saying, quote, i m not the president s lawyer. our team on capitol hill. also tonight, the urgent manhunt for a murder suspect released in indiana by mistake. police now asking for the public s help. the suspect in the deadly ambush on an l.a. county deputy in court for the first time. the rare plea he entered. new reporting on that patriots football fan who died after a fight at gillette stadium. what the first autopsy results show. the growing impact on the autoworkers strike. thousands of workers who didn t walk off the job now laid off. president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meeting today in new york. the potentially historic peace deal they discussed and why the meeting place itself caused controversy. the recall on thousands of cases of kraft singles, the potential choking danger. harry smith on the spectacular show in the sky. announcer: this is nbc night