This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening from los angeles and welcome to our viewers in the west. Tonight the prison door slamming shut on dr. Larry nassar for up to 175 years is not closing the door on serious questions about the institutions accused of inaction over his years of sexual abuse of young gymnasts. The fallout swift. Last evening just hours after nassars sentencing, the president of Michigan State university, where nassar worked, resigned. Tonight against growing calls for an independent investigation, weve obtained revealing insight into how the university and usa gymnastics governing body are defending themselves. More from nbcs Senior National correspondent kate snow. They were selfish. Reporter for Lindsey Lemke who was cocaptain of the Michigan State Gymnastics Team and says larry nassar abused her hundreds of times, his sentencing was just the beginning. We arent going to start healing until the people who need to be held accountable are held accounta
Coming after the announcement of the capital, but even before that meeting, President Trump was meeting with british Prime Minister theresa may here as well on the sidelines of the davos economic forum. Of course, so much bad blood between those two, the president had essentially called off a state visit to london that was supposed to happen this winter. The president tried to ease some concerns about the relationship, he said this. So that was a little bit of a false rumor out there. I just wanted to correct it, frankly, because we have Great Respect for everything youre doing and we love your country. We think its doing good. And were working on transactions in terms of economic development, trade, maybe most importantly military. We are very much joined at the hip when it comes to the military. So you heard the president there describing it as a false rumor, the fact that they have had some tense relationships. But there is no question that it is a reality, a fact, that the special
Right now with the president touching down in switzerland. The president says he is ready to talk under oath to Robert Mueller and for the First Time Ever he endorses a pathway to citizenship for d. R. E. A. M. Ers. The president landing in switzerland moments ago after shedding light on key issues. Republican attacks on the fbi intensifying. The Justice Department now warning it would be reckless to release a classified memo without review. Im giving you 175 years which is 2,100 months. I just signed your death warrant. Larry nassar will never see the light of day again. The University President has now quit as survivors demand accountability. We have reports from michigan, switzerland and south korea where the north and south korean womens hockey team is united. Well co welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. We will go to switzerland shortly. President trump is eager to talk to Russia Special counsel Robert Mueller. The president unexpectedly dropped by john kel
At this hour. And your money tonight. Your credit card. And those points you earn. How to make them go even further. What we did not know. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. And we begin with that surprising offer late today from President Trump when it comes to the dreamers. A pathway to citizenship for nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as children. The president , the center of attention today in davos. Embracing many of the World Leaders he has exchanged words with before. But late today, it was his team at the white house, making that proposal public. But what the president now wants in return. And the white house tonight acknowledging, theyre not sure this will all pass congress. Abcs senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega, leading us off. Reporter tonight, the white house handing those dreamers whose fate hangs in the balance a possible lifeline. President trumps new immigration plan u
President donald trump asserted that he would be interviewed under oath by special counsel Robert Mueller. While invoking his 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton. Im looking forward to it, actually. Do you have a theres been no collusion whatsoever. Do you have a date set . Theres no obstruction whatsoever and im looking forward to it. Do you have a date set . Here is the story. Do you have a date set . I dont know, no. I guess were talking about two or three weeks, i would love to do it. Subject to my lawyers and all that, but i would love to do it. Did you do it under oath, mr. President . You mean like hillary said that . Who said that . I said it. Did hillary did it under oath. . I have no idea. I think you have an idea. Wait, wait, do you really not have an idea . Ill give you an idea. She didnt do it under oath, but i would do it under oath. And you know she didnt do it under oath. If you didnt know about hillary, then youre not much of a reporter. And youre going to do it earn oath .