movement ends up killing black people. and this is our new favorite, the so called world economic forum seems to exist to destroy national economy. not an overstatement. it was the wef that told the government of sri lanka to give up modern fertilizer. good plan, guys. try it. result, the country collapsed and people starved. then it was the wef that promoted sam bankman fried s historic ponzi. apparently the savant at the world s economic forum just couldn t tell this twitchy pill popping kid in cargo shorts who played video games during interviews was a scammer. they had no idea. they thought he was a genius, just like them. and, of course, it was the wef that predicted the covid lockdowns would, quote, quietly improve cities not turn them into ominous hell scape of drug addiction and crime. it seemed like a good plan at the time. i have got an idea. let s prevent people from working nap will make them rich. it will quietly improve life for everyone. that s the world eco
how close they came to catastrophe. you ll hear the urgent calls from air traffic control. the black boxes found after the passenger plane crash that killed at least 69 in nepal. the final moments caught on camera. the search tonight for answers. the death toll growing in one of the worst russian strikes on civilians since the war in ukraine began. italy s most wanted man captured. how a notorious mafia boss was found hiding in plain sight after 30 years on the run. and honoring a civil rights icon. the images from across the country on this martin luther king jr. day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. california tonight suffering the effects of its tenth consecutive storm. weeks of rain from an atmospheric river undermining roads. some crumbling right before the eyes of horrified onlookers. saturated hillsides turning to mudslides. the round of storms now blamed for the deaths of at least 22 people. search and rescue
i always had a few questions about it. reporter: the campaign, pretending to be your chief of staff. you know, i didn t know about that. it happened i was not notified about that until a later date. reporter: did you speak to him about it at all? yeah, i didn t know about it until a later date unfortunately. house speaker kevin mccarthy thought george santos resume was questionable before revelations about his lies were discovered and there are so many lies. some of them. others, like the fact that his political person pretended to be mccarthy s chief of staff. there s so many. i m sure he s not thrilled about that at all. as for santos, have we gone from ridiculous lies to russian ties? the bizarre saga takes another turn with new reporting that links him to the family of a sanctioned russian oligarch. hold on now. meanwhile, republicans remain focused on president biden. they re laser focused on biden and his handling of classified documents. the
we begin this hour with breaking news, the final nbc news poll of the midterms is out now, just two days before the election. it shows a highly competitive landscape and what could be one of the most consequential elections in u.s. history. among all registered voters, congressional preference is tied at among likely voters, 58% say they prefer a democratic-controlled congress compared to 47% for republican controlled. our poll also finds democrats have no pulled even with republicans in enthusiasm, and identical 73% from both parties say they are highly interested. registering either a nine or ten on a ten-point scale. and when it comes to the most important issue, 23% of registered voters say it is threats to democracy. 20% say jobs in the economy, and 17% say the cost of living. earlier today on nbc news, leading members of both parties say both issues will propel them to victory. we have great candidates, people are showing up to vote. there is no this election is a
mike gallagher as the gop prepares to investigate. welcome back as america reports rolls into hour two. i m sandra smith. hi, trace. trace: great to see you. the president told americans he would bring competency to, and order to the white house but even members of his own party say it s embarrassing at best, if not a national security threat. sandra: we are now learning there are novice tore logs from his home in wilmington. no paper records of who was coming and going from his residence there, passing within feet of our nation s secrets. some people called it a crime scene, most certainly it s an investigatory scene. a place classified documents may have been held in highly unsecure circumstances for six years. trace: fox team coverage starts now, a new committee could kick capitol hill investigations into high gear. sandra: david spunt is live at the justice department. what do we know? quite a time at the justice department. two special counsels investigatin