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today. will china help russia in the war in ukraine? what the white house said about that today, given this meeting. tom soufi burridge in kyiv. here in the u.s. tonight, the deadly school shooting today. a teenager tonight charged with capital murder. that school on lockdown for several hours. the powerful storm set to hit the west and move right across the country again this week. california to texas to the northeast. ginger zee timing it out. the alarming new report tonight on climate change, amid these extremes we re witnessing. the u.n. calling it a time bomb. and what they re now warning. police in colorado tonight investigating what they re calling a complex and calculated murder. a dentist accused of slowly poisoning his wife, revealing the text messages his wife sent to him in the days before she died. the other case making national headlines, after his father was sentenced to life in prison, the surviving son, buster murdaugh tonight, breaking his silence, involv
school classmate and the powerful connection these girl scouts share that s inspiring america. this nbc news nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us we are on somewhat of a legal watch tonight vo involving former president trump somewhat in that the growing expectation has been fueled mainly by mr. trump himself with his unverified claim over the weekend that we be that he would be arrested on tuesday. the office has not commented on the timing of a decision on whether to prosecute. in the absence of news, key republicans have been rushing to mr. trump s defense and vilifying democrat prosecutor alvin bragg. but tonight even many of his loyalists are discouraging trump supporters from taking up the former president s call to protest. it s where we start tonight, with garrett hake reporter: the manhattan d.a. s office tonight on the verge of a fateful decision, whether to indict a former president for the first time in history, a case c
it s the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. and we re so glad you re with us, hi, everyone, i m jessica dean. and i m boris sanchez. jessica, great to share an afternoon with you, albeit a busy one, right? the nation is bracing to see if an american president is going to be indicted in coming days. that s never happened in u.s. history. it s unprecedented. and the outcome hinges on what happens outside of this courthouse in manhattan. just a short time ago, a man who may be one of the final grand jury witnesses in a case against former president donald trump arrived at the courthouse. this car transporting robert costello, he s appearing at the request of trump s attorneys and he is there, essentially to contradict michael cohen, trump s former fixer. of course, cohen is a key witness as the new york district attorney investigates trump s alleged role in a hush money scheme to cover up a $130,000 payment in 2016 to adult film star stormy daniels. it was to keep her quiet
similar goals. we have exerted efforts for the prosperity of our respective countries. we can cooperate and work together to achieve our goals. reporter: but china has so far drawn the line at military aid for russia s war. there are concerns that may change, but right now it s only chinese diplomacy on the table. the kremlin-leaning peace plan calling for talks but stopping short of demanding a russian withdraw, a key ukrainian demand. translator: we have carefully studied your proposals onseting the acute crises in ukraine. of course we ll have an opportunity to discuss these issues. reporter: there s little sign putin is open to compromise. this was the russian leader on sunday, driving through the captured and devastated city of mariupol. local residents, according to state media, are shown thanking him and asking to shake hands when a heckler briefly makes her breath heard. none of this is true is the cry. it s all for show. the russian leader seems undisturbed. no