His first classified briefing and his historic picks as he staffs up his administration the injury over the weekend hes recovering from and the two battlegrounds delivering a new blow today to President Trumps legal fight. Severe storms barrel through several states, tornadoes, strong winds, heavy rain al roker is here. Cyber monday expected to be the biggest ever how to score deals all week long. Plus, the shipping alert you need to know about. The man clinging to a capsized boat 86 miles off the coast. Tonight how he survived messages to santa in the pandemic. What kids are really asking for this year this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone the specter of a covid surge on top of a surge is almost too much to imagine. But its exactly what Public Health officials believe we may be in for as millions of americans return to their lives today, some likely bringing home from thanksgiving gatherings more than just family memories officials urging travelers to take
risking a rise in tensions between the u.s. and china. the death toll is rising from the devastating mckinney fire in northern california. at least two more people found dead inside their homes. the fire burning more than 56,000 acres, nearly 6,000 people under evacuation orders. also, rescuers struggling to reach flood victims in eastern kentucky. dozens of people still unaccounted for. thousands without power or water. the new danger, temperatures expected to climb into the 90s beginning tomorrow. news tonight about more missing text messages following the january 6th attack on the capitol. a watchdog group is accusing the pentagon of wiping text messages from cell phones belonging to top officials. the nfl suspends the owner of one of its top teams. what the league is accusing him of doing. and why tom brady s name was part of the investigation. the monkeypox outbreak spreads across the u.s. more than 6,300 cases now reported. a fifth child now tests positive.
risk a rise in tensions between the u.s. and china. the death toll is rising from the devastating mckinney fire in northern california. at least two more people found dead inside their homes. the fire burning more than 56,000 acres, nearly 6,000 people under evacuation orders. also, rescuers struggling to reach flood victims in eastern kentucky. dozens of people still unaccounted for. thousands without power or water. the new danger, temperatures expected to climb into the 90s beginning tomorrow. news tonight about more missing text messages following the january 6th attack on the capitol. a watchdog group is accusing the pentagon of wiping text messages from cell phones belonging to top officials. the nfl suspending the owner of one of its top teams. what the league is accusing him of doing. the monkeypox outbreak spreads across the u.s. more than 6,300 cases now reported. a fifth child now tests positive. the windsor castle includer now charged with treason in t
And tonight, amid all of the chaos at home and abroad, a Bombshell New Development from the biden Family Business or syndicate, if you prefer, or if youre in fulton county, georgia, you might want to call it an enterprise. Now, for months, the media mob, they were telling us, oh, joe biden couldnt possibly be corrupt because he never took any direct payments, although thats not what the Bribery Statute says, if it enriches a family member, that is just as bad anyway. Well, theyre going to need a brand new lie and excuse because the House Oversight Committee Just uncovered a large direct payment to joe biden in the form of a 200,000 check. A personal check from james biden marked as a Loan Repayment. Now, this occurred on the very same day that a struggling Company Allegedly hoping to use the bidens Family Influence to open doors. Wired james biden, that exact amount of money. What a coincidence. Anyway, the chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, james colmer, wil
president reviewing the plans to take out the terrorist. in that box on the table, a scale model of the safehouse in kabul. no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. reporter: a major victory for the president, but today, the white house facing new questions did pulling american troops from afghanistan create a refuge for terrorists? how concerned is the administration right now that the afghanistan has become a safe haven for terrorists? i think if you were to ask the members of al qaeda, ask them how safe they feel in afghanistan right now. let s get right to cecilia vega, joining us from the white house. and just moments ago, the state department issued a new warning in the wake of his death, what are they say? reporter: yeah, linsey, they are warning of a continued threat of terror attacks and other actions against american citizens who happen to be overseas. they say tha