Right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. There is profound grief and bewilderment in a Tennessee Community rocked by a School Bus Crash that took the lives of five elementaryaged children late yesterday. Theres also shock over the apparent circumstances. The 24yearold driver of the bus stands charged with their deaths, accused by police of recklessly speeding before the bus careened out of control and wrapped around a tree. Tonight, with as many as a dozen kids hospitalized, were learning details of the drivers history and details of the young lives that were so suddenly taken. Nbcs Kerry Sanders has the latest from chattanooga. Reporter tonight, a community in mourning, remembering the five lives lost in mondays tragic School Bus Crash. He was hurt. One of them was bleeding bad. One of them had passed out. Reporter the driver of that bus, 24yearold Johnthony Walker has been charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless driving and reckless endangerment. According to the affidavit, walker was driving well over the 30mileperhour speed limit, on a narrow winding road when he lost control of the bus. Tonight nbc news has learned from state records that walker had his license suspended in 2014 for 25 days for failing to show insurance, and he was involved in another minor School Bus Accident just two monks ago monks ago. No one was injured. At least one mother from Woodmore Elementary School claims she complained to the school about his erratic driving. I done called the board of education. I done called the school. Reporter among the five children killed in mondays accident, 9yearold zoe nash, her younger brother 8yearold zachary was also in the bus. He survived but is in intensive care. Theres no bringing her back, but we take the memories, you know. We take the memories away and we just try to live with that and, you know, just hopefully we move forward so this wont happen to anybody elses family, you know. Reporter today, extra grief counsellors at the victims school. Some students lost their best friends. Shamika black told her 9yearold son his friends are now in heaven. I can just tell him that i love him and that it will be okay. That the child, he received the wings and you just have to pray. Reporter federal records show the private outsourcing company used here in chattanooga to hire School Bus Drivers has been involved in 142 accidents, with three fatalities in just the last two years. Tonight the ntsb says the hiring and screening of drivers will be a part of their investigation. Lester . Kerry sanders tonight, thank you. President elect donald trump did an aboutface today on something that became a popular refrain at his rallies on the campaign trail. Lock her up. Now backing away from his vow to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server. It was just one of many issues trump addressed today, including potential conflicts of interest, involving his businesses. We get details from nbcs hallie jackson. She should be locked up. Reporter some promises he ran on as candidate, now looking less likely as president elect. Starting with his pledge to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her email server. She has to go to jail. Reporter now donald trump confirms what a source close to him first told nbc. Quote, its just not something that i feel very strongly about. Well, so much for locking her up, i guess. Reporter trump, who doesnt have the power as president to prosecute anyone, tells the new york times, i dont want to hurt the clintons, adding, she went through a lot and suffered greatly in many different ways. Breitbart, the conservative outlet thats backed trump is blaring the headline, broken promise, with the news now of maybe another one. During his campaign, trump attacked a major climate deal, the paris accord. Signed by nearly every nation in the world. We will cancel this deal so that our companies can compete. Reporter today he says he has an open mind about the deal. The walkback raising questions about what he will do as president and what hes already done in his businesses and charity. The Trump Foundation reporting in a new filing, it violated irs rules. Tax experts say correcting that could require paying taxes and possible penalties. On the business side, Unanswered Questions about how hed wall off his personal interests from the interests of the country. Suggesting on the trail, it wouldnt be an issue. I wouldnt even be thinking about the business. I mean, who cares. I would actually say, who cares . Reporter now trumps brushing aside fears of conflicts of interest, pointing out, the law is totally on my side. Hes right. The president is exempt from conflict of interest laws. But not from constitutional provisions forbidding foreign gifts. The president elect today also condemned and disavowed a recent gathering here in washington of members of the altright. A conservative Extremist Movement with ties to white nationalism. He added, he doesnt want to do anything to energize that group. Lester . Hallie jackson, thanks. Now to the travel headaches that could be ahead for millions getting set to head to the airport for thanksgiving. Winter storms from the rockies to the plains and up into parts of the northeast. We have it all covered starting with nbcs blake mccoy. Reporter for the northeast, more snow and gusty winds today. Another harsh blow for residents digging out from yesterdays massive snowfall. Upstate new york, seeing as much as 40 inches of snow in just the past two days. Cant get out the side door yet. We got out the back door. [ laughter ] reporter northern pennsylvania, digging out from 15 inches and even bigger snow drifts. Snowdrifts. You dont want to hit those drifts. Youll be buried in your vehicle. Reporter minnesota getting socked again. Colorado too. All leading to a challenging start for holiday travel. Nearly 49 Million People on the move this thanksgiving, up a million over last year. The biggest travel rush since 2009. You can thank low gas prices and cheaper airfares. Chicago ohare is debuting new automated screening lanes designed to get people through 30 faster. If you do run into problems flying this year, social media could be your friend. Some of the airlines are answering twitter a lot faster than they would a phone call. Reporter now if only a tweet could dig you out of this. Blake mccoy, nbc news, chicago. Nbc news meteorologist dylan dryer is here with us. Were about to get hit with one of the busiest travel periods. Where should people be on the lookout for the bad stuff . The Pacific Northwest and the midwest, thats where the next two storms are moving through. If we start on wednesday, for those of you traveling by air, we could see most of our delays across the midwest. Mostly in the chicago area, because of Poor Visibility and also the possibility of seeing some heavier pockets of rain. In the Pacific Northwest, well see occasional showers during the day in seattle, but then heavier rain starts to move in overnight. If youre traveling by road, especially through the tennessee and ohio River Valleys from chicago to nashville, we could see rain and storms early on. Then improving conditions later in the day. The mountain passes in the Pacific Northwest, because of the snow, will cause significant slowdowns as well. As we go into thanksgiving itself, most of the country will see improvements, but were still looking at possible delays across the Pacific Northwest due to rain and mountain snow. In the pittsburgh area, thats where we could see most of our scattered showers and some rain will last through most of the morning with improvements during the day. We are looking at a wintry mix of rain and snow in the buffalo area early on, changing to rain later in the day. On sunday, as people return home, it doesnt look like many trouble spots at all. Dylan dryer, thanks. Wall street continued its postelection rally today with a new record. The dow industrials were up 67 points today, to close above 19,000 for the first time in the dows history. The nasdaq and s p closed higher as well. The issue of jobs and bringing back those jobs lost overseas is at the center of Donald Trumps plan to pull out of the Transpacific Partnership. Thats the big trade deal the u. S. And 11 other countries agreed to last year. But last night, mr. Trump said he would get rid of it on day one of his presidency. We get more on this tonight from nbcs jacob rascon. Reporter Ulysses Trotter was always going to be a factory worker. My livelihood, the way that i can raise my family, take care of my family, same way that my father did. Reporter in february, the chattanooga factory that provided for their families for decades, plans to downsize. Those jobs, he says, shift overseas. Cannot compete with them. We could probably do that, do those jobs now for free and we still couldnt compete with them. Reporter its a difficult reality trotter and millions of americans fear would only intensify with the Transpacific Partnership or tpp, which the president elect says will go. Im going to issue a notification of intent to withdraw from the Transpacific Partnership, a potential disaster for our country. Reporter its a Free Trade Agreement between the United States and 11 other countries, including japan, mexico, and vietnam, that would lower trade barriers and taxes for u. S. Goods. The winners in global trade deals often consumers who pay lower prices. The losers, often american workers, forced to compete with lower cost competition overseas. Its not possible to save all our jobs and have markets in the world open to american goods. Weve got to have some tradeoff, and that tradeoff tends to be low value manufacturing jobs. Reporter in baltimore, drew greenblatt said tpp would help him add jobs. We need new markets to sell to. We need new clients to grow into. Reporter but its an argument that doesnt convince trotter, its why he supports trumps view on trade. When he said hes going to make it one of his top priorities, thats good for you . Its good. People got to hold him to do it. He cant just be saying it and not do it, also. Reporter one family fearing a way of life is at stake. Jacob rascon, nbc news, chattanooga, tennessee. A Hollywood Star spoke out for the first time on television today about a personal battle with Prostate Cancer. Ben stiller rose to fame in some of the biggest blockbuster comedies of the last couple decades, but now hes getting serious, hoping to save lives by sending a message, every man should talk to their doctor about getting tested. We get his story from nbcs miguel almaguer. Reporter a man of many roles, today ben stiller celebrates one of his most important reallife cancer survivor. Anybody whos had cancer, you know you have to keep on checking on it. But im really fortunate. Reporter speaking to matt lauer on today with his surgeon, stiller wants to send a message to men about getting screened for Prostate Cancer. If it was up to me, id say every guy should go and get tested after the age of 40, 45. Especially if you have a Family History. Reporter the test itself, known as the psa, is easy. Simple blood work. But some experts caution against routine testing, saying the psa can be unreliable and lead to overtreatment with painful side effects. This is a discussion the doctor has to have with their patient. The treatments for Prostate Cancer all have risks around urinary function and sexual function and other risks. So you want to treat the right men. Reporter the American Cancer Society recommends all men talk to their doctor about the benefits and risks of having the test, starting at age 50 for those with an average risk, and age 45 for highrisk patients like africanamericans and those with a Family History. But according to those guidelines, stiller, age 46, with no Family History when diagnosed, should not have gotten the test. If i hadnt taken this test, i wouldnt have known. I dont know when i would have known until it had probably become something that was not going to have the outcome, in terms of the treatment that it did have. Reporter tonight the beloved comedian, grateful for a lifesaving test that he is deadly serious about. Miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. And some troubling news tonight, having to do with the zika virus. The doctor who first sounded the alarm now says infected babies who were born appearing healthy could have defects after all. The cdc studied 13 such normal looking infants, and 11 of them now have microcephaly, a medical term for a smaller head which can cause brain damage. Theres a lot more to tell you about. School bus dangers, how the bad driving is not limited to a few isolated incidents. The alarming findings of an nbc news investigation. Also, the ordinary bucket that started a nationwide movement, now headed for its place in american history. Were back now with a deeper look at scho bus safety and bad driving after the deadly crash in tennessee. An investigation by our dallas station, kxas, found widespread problems with drivers in that city and well beyond. Scott freedman has more on the disturbing findings. Reporter big yellow buses, racing past red lights, risking dangerous collisions. One bus driver nearly rear ending a car before running the red light. They are responsible for the safety of our children. They know better. Reporter in dallas, the areas Largest School bus agency fired 13 drivers, and suspended 229 more after an nbc news investigation uncovered these red light camera videos, along with nearly 500 tickets over a two and a half year span. Drivers also racked up 1,700 complaints, called in by witnesses alleging reckless driving. We are taking the steps necessary, both systemic and personnel, so that this will not and cannot happen again. Reporter but from illinois to florida, to arizona, red light cameras show it happens in other cities to, too. In new york, drivers at several Bus Companies accumulated more than 6,000 speeding and red light violations in just two years. In miami, and nearby broward county, hundreds of School Bus Drivers received traffic tickets while driving school buses but continued to drive, one even on a suspended license. Safety experts say its ultimately up to bus Company Managers to police bad driving. If theres dangerous driving behavior, if there are bad habits that are out there, they need to be addressed and it needs to be done quickly. Reporter but that was not happening in dallas. Nbc news discovered the agency that runs the buses never disciplined a single driver caught in those red light camera videos. Instead, the agency spent 80,000 of taxpayer money to pay the tickets and the drivers walk away with no punishment, until we flagged it. Statistically school buses are still the safest way for kids to get to school, but the chattanooga crash and these images are a wakeup call for swift punishment if drivers are reckless. Scott freedman, nbc news, dallas. And were back in a moment with a milestone for one of the most famous baby pictures of all time. If you were one of the 17 Million People who took part in that ice bucket challenge craze two years ago, youre now a part of american history. The smithsonian is adding the original bucket, the one that started it all to a new philanthropy exhibit, giving in america. And for good reason. The internet phenomenon raised more than 100 million for the als association. Two weeks after the death of legendary musician leonard cohen, some good news. One of his hits finally stands among the countrys most popular. The original version of his 1984 ballad, hallelujah, jumped to number 59 on the latest billboard hot 100. It was downloaded 33,000 times last week alone. N and a very happy already to the original gerber baby. Ann turner cook turned 90 this week. She was four months old when a family friend sketched that portrait now known all around the world. The artist submitted the sketch to a baby food contest, insisting shed finish it if selected. Gerber liked it just the way it was. These days ann turner is a retired english teacher and novelist in florida. Boy, they grow up fast, dont they . When we come back, some of our countrys biggest overachievers receiving highest honors today at the white house. Seasons in a decade. Raj live our cameras are picking up gridlock. And tonights rain could make it worse. Jess vo and, a fast trak driver thinks someone pulled a fast one. Nbc bay area responds. And uncovers how someone could rack up your tolls. Jess next close next. Finally tonight, a whos who at the white house as president obama blew past the record for most medals of freedom awarded by a president. 114 in all over eight years, the highest civilian honor for some of the best and brightest this country has to offer. Its safe to say the final class of the obama years did not disappoint. It was an extraordinary gathering that even before the ceremony made for some remarkable images, including the obligatory mannequin pose that soared across social media. President obama hosting and celebrating the 21 distinguished americans who each has left an indelible mark on the nations fabric. Extraordinary americans who have lifted our spirits, strengthened our union, pushed us towards progress. Receiving the prestigious president ial medal of freedom honor, giants of sport, including Kareem Abduljabbar and michael jordan. Renowned character actors like the guy from space jam. Reporter legends of the screen, redford, hanks, and de niro. The sicilian father turned new york mobster. A mobster who runs a casino. A mobster who needs therapy. Reporter actress cicely tyson. Once she got her education and broke into the business, she made a conscious decision not just to say lines, but to speak out. Reporter and for those wondering about this tweet, Ellen Degeneres did make it into the white house forgotten i. D. Notwithstanding, where the president praised her as a trail blazer. Just how much courage was required for ellen to come out on the most public of stages almost 20 years ago. Reporter there were musical icons, diana ross and bruce springsteen. I am the president , he is the boss. Reporter for all of them, the honor started with a phone call like this from the white house. Oh, my gosh, no. Yes, so you are you sure . Im just an old baseball announcer. Reporter but today, vin scully, that little old baseball announcer and dodgers legend, joined an exclusive club. I think, as human beings, we each looked at each other and thought, weve really been fortunate. I know i did, for sure. As we noted, this is the last time president obama will award medals of freedom, and it was apparent he relished the moment. Thats going to do it for us on a tuesday night. Im lester holt. For all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. Here comes the rain again. A look at our live satellite radar wertracking a series of storms right now at 6 00, here comes the rain again. A lock at our live satellite radar. Were tracking a series of storms during this holiday week. The news at 6 00 starts right now. Thanks for yojoining us. Thanksgiving week is about to get wet. The rain will arrive in just a few hours. Our live traffic cam and yes the north bay will get hit first and lets bring in our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. And right now the storm system we expect to move in tonight. The center of the storm system which has the most rain and wind is headed off to the north so were getting the weaker branch pushing in for tonight. We have to look off to the north to find heavier pockets of rain. And this will be moving on down throughout the bay area. Middle town, santa rosa, spotty showers begin. Then its going to be a late evening event. Then eventually just after midnight down towards the south bay. Now of course well run that time line out through thanksgiving. Good news at least right now. No airport delays due to weather. Im back with another update in 10 it minutes. Excellent news regarding all the travellers. Heres a helpful app. You can track our live doppler radar. From the palm of your hand. Just