appearance is scheduled for tuesday and his attorney says he plans to waive an extradition hearing. begin this hour new york city were police say three officers are in stable condition after a machete attack last night at a new year s eve security checkpoint near times square. alexis mcadams is live in new york city and has the details. hi molly, thankfully those three nypd officers are recovering. we are learning the details of the teenage suspect investigators tell me drove all the way hear from maine. police calling him a violent islamic extremist the fbi says they have been following closely for weeks. take a look here in your screen this is where it all unfolded. we all know there s some people i hear less site in new york city on new year s the three officers attacked in midtown manhattan during the celebrations as thousands were gathering, knight trolled trevor bickford pulled out this machete style knife and started swinging according to police. he struck two offi
celebrations in years with no covid restrictions. and the latest on southwest. operations back to normal, but are stranded passengers finally home? former president trump s full tax returns just released. what they reveal about his foreign bank accounts while he was in office. the hero of buffalo. how this man saved more than 20 people from freezing to death. we re there for the reunions. the nfl quarterback who helped rescue four people after their helicopter crashed into the ocean. the new video just released. and why not end the year with a bang? a nearly $700 million jackpot is up for grabs tonight. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and g. it is the murder case that has terrified a small college community and captured the interest of the entire nation. today police announced they have finally made an arrest in the murders of four college students on november 13th. 28-year-old bryan christopher kohberger was captured early this morning i
forehead from hitting her face. this horrific incident comes this frustrated business owners in portland are calling on city and county leaders to do more to combat rising property crime in that city. and police response times of hit levels not seen in a decade according to portland police data. molly. so for that poor baby. matt thanks very much. the backup quarterback makes a play of a lifetime blaine help save for people after the helicopter they were in crashed into the waters off davis island in florida. charles watson s life in the southeast bureau with more, charles. rich, tom brady isn t the only one able to draw attention down there in tampa bay. buccaneers backup quarterback blade now receiving plenty of praise after rescuing a family of three and the pilot in his scary crash helicopter landing off of davis islands new tampa bay at late last week. he and his brothers were nearby having a little fun out on the
snow blower to help get everyone home. saving lives would have been enough. cleaning was more than enough. but then jay left this note. to whomever it may concern, i m terribly sorry. i had to do it to save everyone. merry christmas. if you were going to write a note back, what would your note say? oh, thank you, right? like what else can you say? you are a hero. there s still a lot of good left in the world, and i hope people can see that and just trust someone. reporter: trust in a helping hand that won t give up. jesse kirsch, nbc news, cheektowaga, new york. we have another rescue tale. buccaneers backup quarterback blaine gabbert went into action when he saw a tourist helicopter make a crash landing yesterday in the waters off tampa. gabbert there he is. you see him riding a jet ski actually. he happened to be in the area and helped save three passengers. tampa police rescued the pilot, helping him onto their boat. no one was injured. some lucky person could begin 2023