then handing down his decision. chauvin faced a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 40. he was sentenced to 22.5 years behind bars. this is based on your abuse of a position of trust and authority and also the particularly cruelty shown to george floyd. reporter: david, floyd s family saying today s decision delivers closure and accountability. david? alex perez in minneapolis tonight. alex, thank you. there is also news tonight involving former president trump, the manhattan d.a. informing the former president s lawyers they re considering filing criminal charges against the trump organization as early as next week. pierre thomas has late reporting tonight. pierre? reporter: david t, the investigation involves whether the business paid ranging from cars and apartments to private school tuition. tonight sources are telling us
an indictment could come on the trump organization as soon as next week, but an attorney for the trump organization is saying it s all completely outrageous, david. pierre thomas tonight. thank you. when we come back, the dangerous heat wave set to hit the u.s. this weekend. rob marciano standing by. and the department of the justice suing georgia. like theyo rinse off dirty dishes like these before loading them in the dish washer. but new cascade platinum changes all that. new cascade platinum, with 50% more cleaning power! it dissolves fast to start cleaning sooner, releasing the soaking power of dawn. then cascade s food-seeking enzymes latch on and break down food into particles so small they can flow right down the drain. and it s powerful enough for the quick-wash cycle! new cascade platinum with 50% more cleaning power! the #1 brand just got better! when technology is easier to use.
now to that historic heat wave coming to parts of the country. rob marciano in portland, oregon tonight, rob? got up to the 90s here in portland, but that pales in comparison to what s to come. tomorrow s high measured in the shade near 107 in seattle. this is going to be a long duration event with this blocking pattern that s going to remain strong. sunday, 110, that would break an all-time record. this is dangerous heat in the northwest. david? rob marciano, thank you. when we come back here, the new headline from right here at the scene as we now head into the night here. severe rheumatoi. and take. it. on. with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill can dramatically improve symptoms. rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for some, rinvoq can even significantly reduce ra fatigue. that s rinvoq relief. with ra, your overactive immune system
top of that big pile of debris, and then moving it out of the way. part of that rubble could provide crucial evidence in pdetermining what caused this tragedy. you have to look at the design of the building, you have to look at the engineering calculations, you have to look at the quality of the construction, but i think in the end, maintenance is probably going to play a significant role in this. reporter: the building had recently begun its 40-year structural recertification process. work had started on its roof. but in recent years, it received some scrutiny. in 2015, a tenant sued the condo association, claiming water damage from cracks in her walls. and a 2020 florida international university study found that in the 1990s, the land beneath the building was sinking at a faster rate than neighboring towns. one author telling it it did flag the report. a lot of questions tonight. david? so many unanswered questions. victor oquendo tonight, thank you. more from the scene later,
sentenced march 8th and december. will he spend the rest of his life behind bars? david t certainly looks that way. good morning to you. it s very problematic starting with the strategy. knowing you ve committed decades long crimes and you have all of this in your background in terms of fraud and tax evasion and you still go to trial. why is that significant? because the government really values remorse. it values contrition. it values the acceptance of responsibility and after that, you say i ll plead guilty and cooperate but i ll lie why i cooperate. that doesn t do you any favors. strategically, it s problematic. he ran afoul what you call the nfl and not acceptance of responsibility. you have to accept responsibility and he didn t do that and why the special counsel is so infuriated and his failure to cooperate and when he cooperated he committed the l