messages of hate. the gruesome rampage at a texas mall killing eight people. our brand new reporting on the gunman s racist and right-wing posts on social media. why the army would not allow him to serve and how he bought his arsenal. this as we learn more about the remarkable efforts to stop him and help the victims. also tonight the suspect in the crash that killed eight migrants at a texas bus stop, charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault. authorities trying to determine if it was intentional. and his extensive criminal record. closing arguments in donald trump s civil trial. a writer saying the former president raped and defamed her. plus mr. trump s stunning video deposition and what both sides said today. alex murdaugh s admission he lied about the death of his long-time housekeeper. what s next in the case and why millions of dollars are at stake. as the summer travel season kicks off, could a new rule make airlines pay you when it s their fault that f
stunning video deposition and what both sides said today. alex murdaugh s admission he lied about the death of his long-time housekeeper. what s next in the case and why millions of dollars are at stake. as the summer travel season kicks off, could a new rule make airlines pay you when it s their fault that flights are canceled or delayed? when you could start seeing that cash and after this winter s massive storms, the runoff unearthed a glittering prospect in the mountains. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and thank you for joining us the news that came out of texas over the weekend was almost too much to take, especially after a series of grim headlines of mass violence that have rocked the country recently we don t know what caused a driver to plow his suv into a crowd of migrants waiting at a bus stop in brownsville on sunday, killing eight, but tonight he has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter the suspect describe
that ticket. reporter: the airlines received billions in taxpayer bailout money during the pandemic, now warn the new rule would cost passengers more. airfares are going to rise, plain and simple. it also creates a one size fits all solution that doesn t allow our carriers to compete with each other. reporter: the compensation plan will not be in effect for this summer s travel stress test. this is a proposed rule, which means the faa will solicit feedback from passengers and the airlines and this process will take months if not longer before it ever takes effect. lester? okay, tom, thank you. up next, the debate over reparations as one major state takes a big step forward toward potentially making them a reality. thisis mother s day, show mom t that you woworshp the grouound she walalks o. thisis mother s day, show mom t that you woworshp oror in this c case, standnds. thisis mother s day, show mom t that you woworshp the e new anti-f-fatigue cocomfortmat f from weatheherh t
mission with three other jets when he lost contact with headquarters. he sent an alarm before disappearing. it was nighttime and also sleet in the area at the time. the obama administration raising the white flag on closing guantanamo bay with little fanfare. they reassigned the diplomat in charge of overseeing the shut down and there appears to be no plan to replace him. in 2009 president obama vowed to close gitmo and transfer prisoners to the united states but that plan never took off. the treasury department was showing them the money. a scathing new report from the inspector general finds it ignored its own rules and okayed huge raises for bailed-out c.e.o. s. according to the report, raises for 18 firms were approved. they received $250 billion total in taxpayer bailout money. gagan says the report is inaccurate.
social safety net under all the major banks. neil: ford welcomed it because they thought it would strangle their own suppliers and there was a non-bailed out company saying better bail them out. guest: the interesting thing is, ford is an example of a company that did the right thing, they did not, it was in financial trouble, as well, in 2008 and 2009 and they did not take taxpayer bailout money and they are doing fine and it is a profitable company. remember that. the point is, this creates kind of a perversion of the capitalist system, we have crony capitalism in washington. every distressed company now rushes to washington, dc, for a bailout, and the little guys, the banking tremendous is an example. the little banks are the ones paying the cost of the big banks getting this big protection from government. i am a capitalist and i don t like this. neil: more after this.