Are responding to the fact that the Company Gilead appears to be having some Good Progress with its testing of its drug. This is a trial, a Clinical Trial that is showing some promi promise. There were some 125 people, people who were severely ill. Many saw a rapid recovery and now looking at expanding the testing in hopes of scaling up the drug. Dow futures up. Gilead stock is up 16 on news its trial is going well. Testing is a key point. The plan to reopen the country, be democrats say, doesnt have enough of it. Three phases in restoring we are not opening all at once but one careful step at a time. Reporter the three phase plan, a gradual return to work and public life with social distancing and schools still closed. Highrisk individuals stay home. Then resume nonessential travel, open schools and sports and social gathering. Finally back to social life with caution. A focus on hygiene. Democrats argue the plan needs much more detail about testing, testing, testing. We need several
Of control. Strong winds set to worsen an already dire situation. A live report just ahead. Weekend washout, the first winter storm of 2020 takes aim at ten of millions in the south, midwest and northeast. Heavy rain and snow expected. Flood watches just issued. Al is tracking all of it. Those stories plus today exclusive, the husband of a beloved Sports Reporter killed in a tragic plane crash opens up to honor her legacy. She loved fiercely. She loved so much. Red carpet ready, weve got your guide to sundays Golden Globes, hollywoods Biggest Party of the year. And escalation of tensions. Hoda and lester. Andrea mitchell starting us off. We have nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel with his by phone on the way to the region as we speak. Help us to understand soleimani, where he fits in the Bigger Picture in iran, and how key this is . Reporter well, this is very key. I think it is a pivotal moment, and i think it could lead to some form of Armed Conflict between the Unite
President trump calling for an Intelligent Community whistle blower against him part of a witch hunt. Democrats and congress is urging the president to release the transcript of the call to settle the matter. We are live at the white house. The new poll had senator warren surging in iowa with an airtight race with joe biden. And later a sunday sit down with Neil Patrick Harris. A 30 year in broad light and now to a best series of books. I have made a career out of doing random diverse things but hopefully with the level of quality and sort of a gleam in my eye that it is going to go okay. A sit down with Neil Patrick Harris and a tom brokaw and another life welllived later on in the show. An issue now at the center of the president ial campaign. President trump tweeting a dozen time that the president pressured ukraine that takes action that could damage joe bidens campaign. Nbcs White House Correspondent has the details. Good morning, kelly odonell. The president cascading about this
documents uncovered at his office and the brutal storms in california. flooding, massive rainfall and flooding, tens of thousands under evacuation orders right now. and according to governor gavin newsom 17 confirmed dead right at this hour. cnn s nick watt joins us with the latest along the los angeles river which in normal times is a river in name only. what s the latest, nick? reporter: you re right, anderson. this is normally just a trickle. in fact, there s usually a homeless encampment in what is the l.a. river. those people about to flee to higher ground. you know, californians just aren t used to this amount of water. and in many cases the state s just not equipped to deal with it. further north up in santa barbara the floodwater just overwhelmed the sewer system, and that ended up with sewage on the streets in santa barbara. and also, you know, drivers just trying to drive where they shouldn t be driving because frankly they just don t know any better. so wave seen
classified documents, less than a dozen from his time as vf found at his former office days before the mid-terms. why weren t they disclosed before now? the calls from the gop for a full investigation. the former top trump organization executive sentenced for his role in a 15-yearlong tax scheme. how long he ll spend behind bars. rushing gaining ground in the fierce battle for a strategic city in eastern ukraine and why some ukrainian troops may be coming to the u.s. students on edge as they return to the university of idaho less than two weeks after a suspect was arrested for the murders there. and tonight s mega millions jackpot more than a billion dollars. why have the prizes gotten so big lately? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. there are few corners of the massive state of california not feeling the impact of the relentless line of storms that have been hammering golden state residents for days leaving at least 17 people d