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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

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Policy, War, Government, Politics, President, News, Information, Political, World, Campaign, Congress

4.32K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Karen Read found not guilty of murder in retrial; Trump on potential Iran strike: ‘I may do it. I may not do it.’; Destructive tornado outbreak rips across Midwest; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Tonight, the stunning verdict, Karen Reid acquitted of murder, the emotional moments inside the courtroom as the judge announces the verdict.

0:09.0

Reed in tears, hugged her legal team. Outside, the crowds cheering as the Massachusetts jury found her not guilty in the retrial where she was accused of killing her police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe.

0:23.3

Prosecutors alleged she struck him with her SUV, leaving him for dead.

0:28.4

No one has fought harder for justice for John O'Keefe than I have.

0:34.1

More of Reid's reaction tonight. We're live. Also breaking tonight.

0:38.0

Will President Trump strike Iran telling reporters today, I may do it, I may not do it.

0:44.4

Israel taking out Iranian helicopters and missile launchers as Iran fires back with its own

0:50.0

airstrikes.

0:51.0

Tonight, the Ayatollah's threat and the camera clash between some of the president's

0:55.8

biggest supporters over getting involved. Plus, tornadoes shredding through Illinois and millions

1:02.1

under the severe weather risk through the night. The sudden death of beloved celebrity chef

1:06.9

Anne Burrell, how did she die? Tonight we speak with her close friend on how she spent her

1:12.7

final hours. The $100 million heist, diamonds, jewels, and gold, the bust years in the making

1:20.6

in what's being called the largest jewelry job in U.S. history. This just in, the Lakers are being

1:27.1

sold by the family that's owned them for decades.

1:30.3

And the incredible fine at a Missouri scrapyard.

1:33.7

How did this purple heart stand out like the soldier who earned it?

1:38.5

Nightly News starts right now.

1:41.8

This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Yamas.

1:48.4

And good evening.

1:49.7

It is that stunning verdict that led to cheers inside and outside of a courthouse in Massachusetts.

1:55.2

Karen Reid found not guilty of second-degree murder after prosecutors retried her in the 2022 death of her boyfriend,

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