NBC Nightly News S2026E83 - Apr 2 Thur

President Trump fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General and said she would take a role in the private sector. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has sacked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, according to three U.S. military officials. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports. Stephen Bowen has been charged with the murder of his wife, Nancy, the vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida. According to an affidavit, police went to her home after she failed to show up to city meetings and found her wrapped in a blanket with three shell casings. NBC News' George Solis reports. Accused of trying to kill his wife, Gerhardt Konig took the stand in his own defense and says his wife tried to push him from a hiking trail. Prosecutors pushed back in cross examination, describing a deliberate attack. NBC News' Steve Patterson reports. Four astronauts on the Artemis space mission have been given the order to fire up their engines and set a course for the moon. NBC News' Tom Costello has more from the Kennedy Space Center. On Thursday, a federal judge dismissed 10 of the 13 claims filed in a lawsuit by Blake Lively against her former co-star Justin Baldoni and his production company. Some of the claims dismissed were harassment and defamation. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda has more details. A Marine veteran reunited with his five daughters after months overseas working in Iraq. NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas reports.