classic inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening it is happening. the dreaded winter storm putting holiday plans literally on ice for millions is under way. a stunning 105 million people under some kind of winter weather alert right now from blizzards to rain and floods, fierce winds to life-threatening cold the storm system has it all weather service forecasters in buffalo bracing for what they re calling a once in a generation event. as we come on the air, wind-driven snow has moved from the plains into the midwest, and temperatures are falling through the floor. in denver, the thermometer plunging 37 degrees in 1 hour the most dramatic drop there ever 37 states including those in the deep south are under windchill alerts as real feel temperatures fall below zero in many places and as feared christmas travel plans for millions in jeopardy right now. well over 2,000 flights in and out of u.s. airports canceled with more expe
whiteout conditions on the roads. good morning to you. welcome to way too early. after a historic 18-month investigation, the house select committee investigating january 6th has unveiled its full report on the deadly capitol is tack and former president trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. at more than 00 pages, the report is broken down into eight chapters that provide details from more than 1,000 witnesses interviews and hundreds of thousands of pages of text messages, emails and other documents. chapter 1 is titled, quote, the big lie, a reference to trump s widespread effort to push false claims about the 2020 election being stolen. the chapter notes that trump made efforts even before election day to delegitimize the election process by suggesting it would be marred by ballot fraud. chapter 2 is titled i just want to find 11,780 votes and focuses on trump s attempt to pressure state and local election officials to overturn the 2020 election results. the
you are a sound of music fan out there, it s how do you solve a problem like george santos. he was only sworn in a few days ago, but the republican congressman who lied about, well, where he worked, where he went to school, about being jewish. remember, when he said what he meant was jew-ish? now he s in hot water with members of his own party back in new york state. i ll talk to two new york republicans who are now calling for him to resign. but as the chorus for calls for him to step down get much, much louder, the congressman is trying to shut it down by saying this. i will not. he will not. well, there s also another batch of classified government records found by president joe biden s legal team. that s after the initial discovery of those classified documents in his one-time office in washington back in november. so where were these new documents found, and what s in them? and, frankly, how long have they known about this set of documents as well? plus, a republ
tonight. how do you solve a problem like george santos? he was only sworn in a few days, ago but the republican congressman lied about, well, where he worked, where he went to school, about being jewish, remember what he said what he meant was to-ish, now he is in hot water with representatives of his own party back in his own state. i will talk to two new york republicans are now calling for him to resign. has it cost from just, uptown it gets much louder, while the congressman is trying to shut it down by saying this. i will not. he will not. well, also another batch of classified government records found by joe biden s legal team, that is after the initial discovery of his classified documents. i just want him office in washington in november. so, where were these new documents found, and what isn t them? frankly, how long have they known about this set of documents as well? plus, republicans allege that powerful conservative, match lap, sexually assaulted him while
and elsewhere have been clamoring for the justice department to unseal the affidavit. and president trump could reveal the documents that he has as well. that would be transparency. meanwhile, an attorney for rudy giuliani said the former new york city mayor is now a target of the criminal investigation into possible 2020 election interference in georgia by former president trump and others. giuliani is a former personal attorney for trump and last week was ordered to testify in person before a grand jury handling the case. that is expected to take place tomorrow. giuliani was subpoenaed last month but his legal team delayed his appearance, citing health concerns. and the former cfo of the trump organization is expected to plead guilty as early as this thursday in a criminal taxes case. the charges against allen weisselberg are tied to his indictment by the manhattan district attorney s office investigating former trump s businesses. but terms of the expected deal were not