Is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. It was a risky call and a daring military rescue mission, but sadly it ended in failure for a Young American journalist held hostage by al qaeda gunmen in yemen. Killed as u. S. Military commandos closed in on the terrorist hideout in an overnight raid. Believing time was running out for 33yearold luke somers, it was president obama who gave the green light for the rescue attempt. It was the second attempt to rescue somers in less than two weeks. Tonight, weve learned more details of last nights mission and the difficult choices that white house and military planners faced. Were covering several angles of this story. We begin with our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. Jim, good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. This was in fact the second time the u. S. Military launched a mission to try to rescue american hostage luke somers. The first time his al qaeda captors simply moved him. Today, they killed him. In afghanistan tod
Wednesday night. We do begin with the deadly storm being called historic tonight. A state of emergency now, and at least seven dead. And the National Guard moving in. Drivers trapped for hours being rescued. And this pregnant woman carried to safety. And a harrowing drive home. A highway in wisconsin, that car sliding into that other car. And you can see the view through this garage door. And neighbors buried in several feet of snow, and more on the way. We begin with gio benitez, in the storm zone for us again tonight. Reporter after a monster storm that left the great lakes from new york to michigan buried, millions are digging out. How long is this going to take you to shovel out . Well, not long because im not going to do it much longer. Reporter hes smart to take a break. At least three of the reported seven deaths were from heart attacks related to shoveling snow. Travel remains treacherous. The Fire Department forced to get around on snowmobiles. I believe when all is said and d
As we head into the first weekend of the new year. David will be back on monday. Im amy robach. We begin with the wintry mess of much of america, millions navigating icy roads, returning from the holidays. Look at the massive pileup in New Hampshire. Dozens of cars and trucks almost on top of each other. In the southwest, drivers falling off slippery roads. And gio benitez starts us off this evening. Reporter tonight, an icy mess in much of the country. Just as millions get back on the roads between now and sunday. In New Hampshire, a massive 35car pileup. Vehicles burning up. It was pretty scary. Cars off the road everywhere. Reporter incredibly, there was no big winter storm. Just look at the radar. The culprit was a fastmoving snow squall passing through the area right over i93 in ashland. There was a squall. It just hit us out of nowhere. Reporter serious damage, but amazingly, only minor injuries. Cold temps arent just causing havoc in the east. But in the deep south, too. In west
Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. The city of boston worked so hard to overcome the scars of the marathon bombing, the worst act of domestic terrorism since 9 11. The accused marathon bomber the surviving brother of the two original suspects is about to go on trial with the Death Penalty hanging in the balance and with security as tight as anyone there can remember as it got underway today. Its where we begin tonight with our justice correspondent Pete Williams in boston. Pete good evening. Reporter brian, its been nearly two years since the devastating attack on the boston marathon. And the trial now getting underway will be a long one. But some people here say they just want it to be over. With extra security including coast guard gunners patrolling Boston Harbor Dzhokhar Tsarnaev killing three, injuring 260 and devastating an entire community. One of those seriously hurt was Rebecca Demartino of texas just last week took her first s
Pelley good evening. So lets start with the good news about the flu. Today, the c. D. C. Said that the flu season in much of the country appears to have peaked. So weve seen the worst of it. But the worst still includes this the flu is now widespread in all but six states, and its sending americans 65 and older to the hospital at the highest rate in at least a decade. Heres dr. Jon lapook. Reporter at a Senior Center in new york city, the fridays bingo game is in full swing but 96yearold may robinson is thinking about her friend who recently caught the flu. My deceased friend had it. They worked very hard to save her, but she passed. Reporter the c. D. C. Began tracking flu hospitalization rates 10 years ago. This year, the hospitalization rate for patients over 65 has been more than twice the average rate over the previous five seasons. Dr. Susan ream is an Infectious Disease specialist at the cleveland clinic. People who are 65 years of age and up tend to have other diseases like Hea