the grand jury on donald trump s possible interference in the 2020 election. key parts of its report released today. what it says about possible perjury charges. the tornado threat in the south and the winter storms slamming the midwest. al roker is here. pennsylvania senator john fetterman checking himself into the hospital. why he is seeking treatment. tesla recalling more than 300,000 cars. the potential danger with the self-driving system. a devastating diagnosis for bruce willis. what his family revealed today. and remembering an all-star catcher and hall of fame broadcaster. the legendary tim mccarver. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and thank you for joining us. today for the first time, president biden addressed in detail what is known about those three high-flying objects shot from the skies of north america last weekend, offering more about what they weren t than what they were. the president saying the objects are
of the american people. but make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people, i will take it down. president joe biden addresses the chinese surveillance balloon and other objects shot down by the military in recent days. more of his comments and his message to beijing in just a moment. plus former president trump claims total exoneration following the partial release of a grand jury report on election interference in georgia. we ll explain why that s not even close to being true. and also ahead the latest update from the epa on the major ohio train derailment which is now a focus of many conspiracy theorists. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, folks. we made it. friday, february 17th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning in washington where president joe biden spoke extensively for the first time yesterday about his administration s decision to shoo
hands up. and here we go again. welcome to cnn this morning. good morning, everyone. you see poppy there. kaitlan is on assignment and i m don lemon. an american crisis. california suffer egg its third mass shooting in just three days. the nation as whole up to nearly 40 mass shootings in 2023. this year is just over three weeks old right now. look at this map. nearly 70 people killed already in mat shootings. 70 people living new year s day along side friends and family no longer here. this deadly month coming after america suffer ed 670 shootings last year, a significant jump from five or six years ago. one includes fourth graders inside their classroom. there are nearly 400 million privately-owned firearms in the u.s. that s 120 guns for every 100 americans. no other nation has more civilian guns than people. in 2019 the number of americans who died from gun violence was 1 times than developed countries. the u.s. is only develop the nation to have mass shootings eve
i m going to break your cra cranium, you got that? we are quick to flare, aren t we? one, two, three, four, five, six. is that why you played that song? we re going to do it. he walked on to set this morning playing this song. i m going to get you a blue tooth speaker. i loved laverne and shirley. happy days, and later it was joanie loves. you re like, what are you talking about. good morning, everybody. we re talking about someone we love. hollywood has lost another star, we re talking about actress cindy williams who played shirley on happy days , more on her life in a moment. two more memphis police officers taken off the street, including the one who said he wanted to stomp tyre nichols. coming up, what they did on the night of that deadly beating. and a dangerous ice storm spreading misery across multiple states right now. 40 million americans enter winter weather alerts. travel nightmares beginning this morning. you have treacherous icy outside and a th
provide more details from its closed-door interview with former white house counsel, pat cipollone. he testified friday for eight hours. yesterday at the south said cipollone reinforced alleged misconduct by trump, adding that his testimony included information that demonstrates the former presidents, quote, supreme dereliction of duty. a member of the committee explaining more of cipollone s testimony this morning on meet the press. he made very clear that he took the side of many of the folks we have already seen come before the committee. and he was asserting that there was not enough evidence to prove that the election was not free and fair. and that the right thing to do, i think, for a democracy is to have a peaceful transfer of power, especially after december 14th, when the states have certified their electors. also new today, former trump strategist steve bannon says he is now open to testifying before the committee. he resisted requests and defied subpoenaed,