final tournament ever. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening those boxes of materials the fbi recovered from mar-a-lago are drawing broad scrutiny both inside and outside the government tonight for items that may not belong, as well as for signs of damage to national security. president trump s lawyers have asked a judge for a set of independent eyes, what s called a special master, to sift through the seized items government lawyers responded today, saying they have already reviewed the materials and separated out items that potentially contain attorney/client privileged information. a judge may decide if it s enough this week. but also tonight, the director of national intelligence has ordered a separate examination of the items identified as classified to determine what damage may have been inflicted by how they were stored and handled. it s where we start tonight with kelly o donnell. reporter: tonight, measuring the mar-a-lago search f
privilege. how will it impact the mr. trump request for a special master to examine the materials? and just in, president biden planning a prime time speech this week what will he say also tonight, tracking severe storms powerful winds in the midwest on the heels of a flood emergency in mississippi nasa s mission to the moon postponed a mechanical problem that scrubbed today s artemis i launch when will they try again? the deadly supermarket shooting in oregon. a man with an ar-15 style rifl killing two. the gunman also killed what we ve learned ukraine launching a long-awaited counteroffensive to retake territory seized by russia and the urgent mission u.n. inspector headed to that endangered nuclear plant. america s largest reservoir drying out how the mega drought crisis is uncovering the mysteries of lake mead and serena williams stepping on the court tonight for what could be her