life-threatening cold. we re tracking it all. also tonight, the january 6th committee s final report recommending donald trump be barred from holding office ever again. how the former president is responding. the new numbers from the cdc. will the holidays lead to another spike? the crash caught on camera. a plane slamming into the beach in santa monica. the warning from fedex and u.p.s. for last-minute shoppers. will your holiday packages arrive on time? and celebrating christmas in wartime. st. nick bringing holiday cheer to children in ukraine. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and a good friday evening to you. i m craig melvin in for lester. for many tonight, mother nature has decided to be quite the grinch. this is going to be the coldest, wettest, snowiest holiday in recent memory thanks to a once in a generation massive winter storm that s disrupting plans for millions. for some it s the really strong wind gusts already knocking out
climate change, but with senator joe manchin pulling his support, what can the president really do? what the president said today and terry moran on that tonight. the primetime hearing tomorrow night from the january 6th committee. tonight we learn who the american people will hear from including former white house counsel pat cipollone, who has been asked about conversations within the cabinet involving the 25th amendment, which would remove a sitting president and what cipollone warned the president. jonathan karl tonight with new reporting. in washington today, the emotional appeal from ukraine s first lady addressing lawmakers on the hill. the images of the children she brought with her, the standing ovation and after u.s. intelligence warned of what putin could be planning next, what we re now hearing tonight from russia s foreign minister. rachel scott on the hill. it was the story that made national headlines. the turpin children, authorities say, trapped in thei
nchin pulliissupport, what can the president really do? what the president said today and terry moran on that. the primetime hearing tomorrow night from the january 6th committee. tonight we learn who the american people will hear from including former white house counsel pat cipollone, who has been asked about conversations within the cabinet involving the 25th amendment which would remove a sitting president and what cipollone warned the president. jonathan karl tonight with new reporting. in washington today the emotional appeal from ukraine s first lady addressing lawmakers on the hill. the images of the children she brought with her, the standing ovation and after u.s. intelligence warned of what putin could be planning next, what we re now hearing tonight from russia s foreign minister. rachel scott on the hill. it was the story that made national headlines. the turpin children, authorities say trapped in their home for years, some chained to beds. tonight allegation
tonight with the context, joe twyman, director of the polling company, deltapoll. and former senior advisor to george w bush ron christie. hello, welcome to the programme. it is not normal. these are supersized temperatures that are breaking records all across europe and the united states. today, we got a glimpse of what our climate future will look like. a massive heatwave is set across the south west, meteorologists predict it will continue east and bring sweltering temperatures with it. tonight: a newly released report on our environment has painted the picture of a poor and deteriorating country, ourforests, reefs, water and air, all at tipping point. the predictions were spot on, this has been the hottest day recorded in the uk. in coningsby in lincolnshire the thermometer hit 40.3 degrees centigrade, in fact, 29 places across england habe broken the old record which was 38.7 degrees. well as you just heard, the new uk record was set in conningsby, lincolnshire, 40.3 d