richard engel is in ukraine as the country prepares to mark one year of war. reports tonight that donald trump s daughter ivanka and son-in-law jared kushner have been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating january 6th. it comes as mr. trump visits the site of a toxic train derailment in ohio. how he attacked the biden administration s response. will alex murdaugh take the stand at his double murder trial? what his attorneys signaled today. the newly revealed image taken by an american pilot of that chinese spy balloon as it overflew the u.s. and the surprise in space. new images of distant galaxies captured by the webb telescope. why they left scientists stunned. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. it is massive, it is powerful, it is historic. tonight much of the northern half of the country is feeling at least some of the effects of that coast-to-coast storm with more than 100 million people under winter alerts, wind a
and then, a show of unity on the world stage. president biden and members of nato pledging their support for ukraine at a crucial time in the war. and the splintering of the republican party. it looks like everyone is focused on one florida man and not the guy at mar-a-lago. as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. we begin tonight with a big developments on two separate investigations into donald trump. the new york times reporting that special counsel jack smith has subpoena ivanka trump and her husband jared kushner to testify before a grand jury, according to two people briefed on the manner. donald trump s daughter and son-in-law both served as white house officials in the trump administration, and they both gave interviews to the january 6th committee. earlier today, committee member zoloft greene reacted to the subpoena news. both of them appeared before our committee. some of it was useful. but i wil
i m stephanie ruhle. we begin tonight with a big developments on two separate investigations into donald trump. the new york times reporting that special counsel jack smith has subpoena ivanka trump and her husband jared kushner to testify before a grand jury, according to two people briefed on the manner. donald trump s daughter and son-in-law both served as white house officials in the trump administration, and they both gave interviews to the january 6th committee. earlier today, committee member zoe lofgren reacted to the subpoena news. both of them appeared before our committee. some of it was useful. but i will say there was a vagueness, especially with mr. kushner, but also ivanka, where it was just hard to believe they could not remember some of the things they claimed not to remember. i believe that a grand jury appearance might shake the recollections in some cases. it might, the committee did get a vaunted to talk about whether she believed her father s electi
Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Potential payment to Kathleen Mcdougal before it took place. So that is obviously at odds with the president saying that he learned about it later. Still lots of questions here, lots of unresolved issues, and the white house, a stressful day at the lectern for sarah sanders, i think, given the number of questions which she really did not have anything that she could go to beyond the prepared statement of he has done nothing wrong, there are no charges against him. Kelly, thanks very much for that. Kelly odonnell at the white house. Michael cohens guilty plea sheds light on the timeline of Hush Money Payments made to women who President Trump is accused of having affairs with before the campaign. This Isnt The Salacious Gossip it once was, this is part of a pattern of trump. According to the new yorker, Playboy Model Karen Mcdougal signed a Nondisclosure Agreement with American Media incorporated, the parent compan
The latest news from around the world with host Brooke Baldwin. The elements of a crime. I had cases trying to plead guilty and he said what you said is not a crime, i am not accepting your plea. Yesterday, heard what Michael Cohen said, said that is a crime, i accept your guilty plea. When they say he wasnt implicated in the cohen plea deal, john, is that a lie . Well, actually the president was not named in the indictment or in the plea agreement. Michael cohen did an audible during his allocution, said the president directed me to do it, not in the documents that were signed. That came as a big surprise. The bottom line is Michael Cohen admitted to a crime, rather than take a bullet for the president , he shot a seering missile. Right now, the white house is not articulating a defense. Rule one. Dont allow your client to speak. The more President Trump speaks, the worse it gets. What do you make of his defense . It is not a valid defense. Three defenses the white house has to make.