how close they came to catastrophe. you ll hear the urgent calls from air traffic control. the black boxes found after the passenger plane crash that killed at least 69 in nepal. the final moments caught on camera. the search tonight for answers. the death toll growing in one of the worst russian strikes on civilians since the war in ukraine began. italy s most wanted man captured. how a notorious mafia boss was found hiding in plain sight after 30 years on the run. and honoring a civil rights icon. the images from across the country on this martin luther king jr. day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. california tonight suffering the effects of its tenth consecutive storm. weeks of rain from an atmospheric river undermining roads. some crumbling right before the eyes of horrified onlookers. saturated hillsides turning to mudslides. the round of storms now blamed for the deaths of at least 22 people. search and rescue
man, that s lisa marie pressley, singer, song writer, elvis only child. she has died. i was so stunned. me too. she s really young. 54 years old. prime really, that s young, especially these days with the medical what a life, though. what a life. and her parents, crazy, you know, being the daughter of priscilla and elvis. hate to start with sad news but this morning tributes are pouring in as a we remember lisa marie. special counsel, another one, don t be confused a different special counsel has been named, this in president biden s classified documents probe. what are the possible crimes and could the current president be charged? plus this. oh my god. oh my god. yeah, look. oh my god. that is the damage so many people are waking up to this morning after more than 30 tornados ravaged several states including my home state of alabama, severe weather has been sweeping the south. the damage is likely to take days to survey. we ll take you live to selma
i m erica hill. and i m jim sciutto. lots of news this morning happening right now. the newly appointed special counsel robert hur is beginning his investigation into classified documents found by his lawyers and staff at president biden s home as well as a former private office. now we are seeing both the current and former president under investigation. ahead, the legal and political ramifications as the w.h.o. could be on the ballot against each other once again in 2024. plus, we are closely monitoring the devastation across the south, seven people confirmed dead as tornadoes ripped across alabama and georgia. officials say one of those tornadoes may have been on the ground for at least 50 miles. we are live in selma, alabama. those pictures from the air, always tell such a powerful story. also this morning, the world is mourning the loss of lisa marie presley, elvis presley s only child. she died overnight at the age of 54. a look back at her life in the spotlight
at least 40 people died, including three children. and 75 were wounded, making saturday s missile strike among the deadliest russian attacks on civilians since the war began. this is what was left. this woman spoke to ukraine s channel 11 with a message to russian forces. may you be cursed by all mothers tears, she yells. incredibly, some survivors were still being pulled out of the wreckage as recently as sunday. but dnipro s mayor says the time for hope may be over. i think the chances of saving people now are minimal, he said. may god help us. meanwhile, after russia claimed its first military victory in ukraine in months in the eastern city of soledar, britain became the first country to announce it will give western battle tan to mr ukraine. critical assistance as more civilians are caught in the crossfire. and lester, there will be growing pressure from ukraine for the u.s. to match that british offer of tanks. meanwhile, the u.s.
military supplies fast enough. translator: this is what i m telling you, let s discuss this after the meeting. there s no point in our splitting hairs at this point. i know no contracts have been signed with the enterprises. the directors have told me so, why are you fooling around? i want to get to clarissa ward, live in ukraine, kyiv, for us. cha clarissa we are getting word from russia that it is claiming the city of soledar, what do you know about that? good morning. reporter: good morning, don. we haven t heard any response from the ukrainians. the russian ministry of defense is saying they ve taken the hotly contested city of soledar in eastern ukraine, in the donbas region, we heard from the ukraine deputy defense minister recently that the fighting there was still hot but we don t know yet whether this is indeed true