remains will be joining her. he s in the general vault underneath the chapel now. so it is going to it s a multi-part commemoration and each part is going to be equally dramatic and i think the crowds in london and windsor are going to be extraordinary. right. when george vi, when he had the lying in state in westminster hall, in 1952, there was something like 305,000 filed by the catafalque an i think we re going to see way more than that. sally, thank you. sally smith, isa suarez and bianca, i m grateful. we see there the vigil continues with members of the various scottish regiments and military now taking their place as well at the catafalque. alison and victor, i think what you we ve said a million times and it s worth repeating we ve never seen anything like this before. we ve prepared for it. we ve known about it. but the size and scale of this is going to be so enormous. it will it will be other magnitude we ve not seen before, especially when the world le
Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. After a lengthy and very public casting call through the lobby of trump tower, the president elect ended the suspense today over one of the most coveted jobs in his administration. Donald trump picking an oil company ceo to be his secretary of state. With no government experience, Rex Tillerson, the exxon mobil boss, is being praised as a seasoned International Deal maker in business, and it is those business connections, specifically his ties to russia, that are raising the most serious concerns about him tonight. And putting trump at odds with members of his own party. Nbcs Kristen Welker starts us off with the latest. Reporter tonight, president elect donald trump, likely setting up his first confirmation fight with members of his own party, officially tapping Rex Tillerson to be his secretar touting what he calls tillersons deep understanding of geop
Glow sticks and candles to a vigil to honor the victims last night. At least 36 people were killed, including teenagers. Late last night, authorities released the names of ten newly identified victims. So far, 22 victims have been positively identified and 11 tentatively, but three victims will require scientific identification. A criminal investigation has begun and the alameda District Attorney said it could lead to charges of Involuntary Manslaughter or even murder. The manager of the warehouse and his wife feel like theyre being unfairly blamed. Do i take blame or responsibility for this . Like we have done everything that we possibly could afford to do. While most of the building has been searched, firefighters were forced to pause their efforts earlier because walled were caving in and needed a crane to continue. However, authorities do not anticipate recovering any more bodies. Turning now to politics, and after a night out on the town, dining with family members at new yorks 21
Flights today. Theyre still recovering from a power outage in atlanta that crashed their computer system. Thousands of passengers were stranded. Today the Power Company involved says it was deltas equipment not theirs that caused the outage. Delta says they will continue to offer refunds and vouchers to passengers who are affected. Former illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will be back in federal court this morning. Hes currently serving a 14 year sentance in a colorado prison for corruption charges including trying to sell president a llinois. Blagojevich has served four years already. He will be resentenced today because some of the original charges were thrown out after an appeal. Three girls died after drowning in a Swimming Pool in pueblo. Two of the girls were sisters. The third was their babysitter. The girls were swimming at a Mobile Home Park in pueblo yesterday. Police say the two sisters age 3 and 5 were with their 17yearold babysitter. Watching the girls and theyre still try
America. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. After a lengthy and very public casting call through the lobby of trump tower, the president elect ended the suspense today over one of the most coveted jobs in his administration. Donald trump picking an oil company ceo to be his secretary of state. With no government experience, Rex Tillerson, the exxonmobil boss, is being praised as a seasoned International Deal maker in business, and it is those business connections, specifically his ties to russia, that are raising the most serious concerns about him tonight. And putting trump at odds with members of his own party. Nbcs Kristen Welker starts us off with the latest. Reporter tonight, president elect donald trump, likely setting up his first confirmation fight with members of his own party, officially tapping Rex Tillerson to be his secretary of state. Touting what he calls tillersons deep un