To ensure delivery to your inbox add email@mail.nbcnews.com to your contacts

Today’s Top Stories from NBC News

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022

Good morning, NBC News readers.

A Trump employee said the former president told his staff to move boxes of documents at Mar-a-Lago before the FBI searched the property. The Jan. 6 committee says it will reveal new details about the Capitol riot during its hearing today. And Alex Jones was ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to families of Sandy Hook shooting victims.

Here's what we're watching this Thursday morning.

A Trump employee told the FBI that the former president ordered staff to move boxes at Mar-a-Lago

(Joe Raedle/Getty Images file)

One of Donald Trump's employees told FBI agents the former president ordered boxes of documents at Mar-a-Lago to be moved before federal agents searched the property, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The source also told NBC News that the FBI obtained security video showing people moving boxes out of a storage room at Trump's Florida estate.

The worker's account, first reported by the Washington Post on Wednesday, offers new details about Trump's actions before FBI agents executed a search warrant on Aug. 8 to retrieve classified material from Mar-a-Lago.

Read the full story here.

Thursday's Top Stories

Jan. 6 committee set to hold its final hearing before the midterm elections

Thursday's hearing, scheduled for 1 p.m. ET, will take a sweeping view of the plot to overturn the presidential election. Expect to hear new testimony from witnesses and new information from a trove of Secret Service records, according to an aide.

Putin appointed 'General Armageddon' and hit civilian targets. Is he shifting tactics in Ukraine?

This week's deadly strikes against Ukraine — as well as the appointment of a man known as "General Armageddon" to lead the campaign — offered a display of Russian might for pro-war hawks and hardliners in Moscow to revel in.

Herschel Walker's Black supporters say their votes are about Senate control and conservative values

Few Black Georgians plan to vote for Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate, according to recent polling. But those who do say their vote is motivated by the possibility of Republican control of the Senate, according to interviews with six Black conservatives.

Analysis: Los Angeles leaders' racist remarks point to a not-so-hidden Latino problem

Some may want to see the racist diatribes of Nury Martinez, who resigned from her seat Wednesday, and other Los Angeles City Council members as an unfortunate incident. The reality is that such prejudice is not uncommon write NBC News' Suzanne Gamboa and Edwin Flores in a news analysis.

Alex Jones must pay $965 million in damages to families of 8 Sandy Hook victims

Several family members of the victims wept as they heard the jury's decision. Jones, who was not in court, appeared on his online show, mocking the amounts being awarded and suggesting that he did not intend to pay.

Editor's Pick

The Penn State abuse scandal sparked laws that are ensnaring poor families

Laws requiring people to report child abuse have created a vast dragnet that ensnares millions of families each year while spreading fear in poor Black communities. But there's no proof these policies make children safer, an NBC News and ProPublica investigation found.

Also in the News

Children as young as 5 can now get omicron booster shots, CDC says

Social Security Administration expected to reveal substantial cost of living increase

Missouri neighbors played role in woman's harrowing escape from captivity in basement

Georgia authorities say missing toddler Quinton Simon is likely dead and call his mom a 'prime suspect'

Rats' behavior changed after human tissue was inserted into their brains, research finds

They angled for a $28,000 payout. After viral video, 2 fishermen were charged with cheating.

She helped take down Kiwi Farms while in hiding. At TwitchCon, she's back in the public eye.

Stanford University long denied it had limited Jewish admissions in the 1950s. Now, the school is apologizing.

Select: Online shopping, simplified

Amazon’s fall Prime Early Access Sale is over, but events like Walmart's "Rollbacks" are still on. If you're looking for early holiday gifts, try these sales and money-saving tips:

Check out Walmart's competing sale, which runs through Thursday, and has discounts on popular brands like Apple.
See Select's list of the best October sales, which includes brands like REI and Home Depot and lasts further into the month.
Take advantage of retailers' price match guarantees. Target's current policy is in effect through Dec. 24.
Browse Select's fall Prime event bestsellers, as some may still be of interest.

Thanks for reading the Morning Rundown. Today's newsletter was curated for you by Elizabeth Robinson.

If you have any comments — likes, dislikes — send us an email at: MorningRundown@nbcuni.com

If you're a fan, please forward it to your family and friends. They can sign-up here.

Want to receive Breaking News & Special Alerts in your inbox?

Check out more NBC News newsletters.

Download the NBC News Mobile App

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, NY 10112

VIEW IN BROWSER | UNSUBSCRIBE | MANAGE SUBSCRIPTION | CONTACT | PRIVACY