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Former President Donald Trump’s defense team calls their first witness after prosecution rests in the ongoing hush money trial, Iran’s president was killed in a helicopter crash along with eight others, the ICC is seeking arrest warrants for Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu and leaders of Hamas for alleged war crimes, and more on tonight’s broadcast.

Search for Iran’s president underway after helicopter crash; Biden gives commencement speech at Morehouse College; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs issues apology after release of video that appears to show 2016 assault; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

New video appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting his former girlfriend in 2016, deadly storms killed several people in Texas and knocked out power to thousands, Israel says it has recovered the bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas, and more in tonight’s broadcast.

Former President Donald Trump’s attorney accused Michael Cohen of lying on the stand in his ongoing hush money trial, President Biden asserted executive privilege over records of his interviews with a special counsel who ended up criticizing his memory, the Texas governor pardoned a man convicted of murdering a protester, and more in tonight’s broadcast.

As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Dateline: True Crime Weekly, an all-new weekly podcast series. Every Thursday Dateline correspondent Andrea Canning and her guests dive into the biggest crime stories of the week, bringing you the latest on trials and investigations around the country.  
 
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Biden and Trump agree to first presidential debate in June; Ship hits bridge in Galveston, Texas, creating oil spill; Asian American women soar in professional golf; and more on tonight’s broadcast.