tonight that swimmer sharing her story in an nbc news exclusive. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening an unsent letter described as a murder-suicide pact by a former trump white house lawyer stood at the core of testimony in today s january 6 committee hearing. three former top justice department officials describing former president trump s efforts to enlist help from the department to perpetuate his unsupported claims of election fraud, including pressure on the doj to send an official letter to georgia election officials. that letter falsely stating the justice department had identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election. when doj leaders refused to sign it, the president reportedly telling them just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me today s hearing focusing on the actions of former assistant attorney general jeffrey clark who witnesses say stood ready to do mr. trump s bidding. let
tense oval office meeting three days before the attack where the former president proposed replacing the acting attorney general wit a lawyer that would pursue his false election claims. one witness said trump said to say the election was corrupt, leave the rest to him and the gop and reveal names of the gop lawmakers that allegedly sought pardons in the aftermath of january 6. the other major story tonight, landmark supreme court ruling expanding gun rights, overturning a more than century-ol new york law restricting concealed carry. the immediate impact as the senate clears the way for a final vote on the first major gun safety bill in decades the unrelenting heat wave threatening tens of millions al roker is here. and the dramatic rescue, the team usa swimmer fainting in a pool during a competition. the incredible underwater images. her coach diving in, saving her life.